CN109788491B - Method, device and system for managing slice migration - Google Patents
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The disclosure provides a method, a device and a system for managing slice migration, and relates to the field of mobile communication. The slice manager determines slices to be migrated, determines attributes of the slices to be migrated, and sends corresponding indication information to the affected user terminal according to the attributes of the slices to be migrated so that the user terminal can reselect the slices. If the slice to be migrated is only a slice-specific functional sub-slice, sending a session reestablishment request to the affected user terminal, so that the user terminal initiates a PDN session to reselect a slice-specific functional sub-slice used in the PDN session; if the slice to be migrated is not only the slice-specific function sub-slice, a re-registration request is sent to the affected user terminal, so that the user terminal can re-select the corresponding function network function sub-slice and the slice-specific function sub-slice through re-registration. Therefore, slice migration controlled by a network side can be realized, and the influence of the slice migration on a user is reduced while the system management efficiency is effectively improved.
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Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to the field of mobile communications, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, and a system for managing slice migration.
Background
The concept of network slices is introduced into the 5G system, each network slice can have different mobility, safety, time delay and reliability, even a charging mode, and can better provide wide connection service for various industries.
A user may access multiple network slices in a network simultaneously. The network slice used by the user may contain both public network functions and slice-specific functions, where a public network function is a part shared by multiple slices simultaneously accessed by the user.
The user may migrate between slices due to user movement, etc. Since only how to perform the processing when the user terminal actively initiates the slice migration is currently considered in the related art, the situation that the slice migration is actively initiated on the network side for management reasons is not involved. Therefore, when the network side initiates slice migration, slice migration cannot be managed effectively.
Disclosure of Invention
One technical problem that embodiments of the present disclosure solve is: because the slice migration cannot be effectively managed when the slice migration cannot be initiated at the network side, the system management efficiency is influenced, and the user experience is reduced.
In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for managing slice migration, comprising:
determining slices needing to be migrated;
determining the attribute of the slice to be migrated;
and sending corresponding indication information to the affected user terminal according to the attributes so that the user terminal can perform slice reselection.
Optionally, in a case that the slice to be migrated is a slice-specific function sub-slice, the indication information is a session reestablishment request, so that the user terminal initiates a packet data network PDN session to reselect a slice-specific function sub-slice used in the PDN session.
Optionally, in a case that the slice to be migrated is not a slice-specific function sub-slice, the indication information is a re-registration request, so that the user terminal reselects the corresponding function network function sub-slice and slice-specific function sub-slice through re-registration.
Optionally, the sending the corresponding indication information to the affected user terminal includes:
and sending corresponding indication information to a corresponding access and mobility management function (AMF) entity, wherein the indication information comprises an identifier of a slice to be migrated, so that the AMF entity determines an affected user terminal according to the identifier and sends the indication information to the affected user terminal.
In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a slice manager for managing slice migration, including:
a migration slice determining module configured to determine a slice to be migrated;
the slice attribute determining module is configured to determine the attribute of the slice to be migrated;
and the indication sending module is configured to send corresponding indication information to the affected user terminals according to the attributes so that the user terminals perform slice reselection.
Optionally, in a case that the slice to be migrated is a slice-specific function sub-slice, the indication information is a session reestablishment request, so that the user terminal initiates a packet data network PDN session to reselect a slice-specific function sub-slice used in the PDN session.
Optionally, the indication sending module is configured to, in a case that the slice to be migrated is not the slice-specific function sub-slice, indicate that the information is a re-registration request, so that the user terminal reselects the corresponding function network function sub-slice and the slice-specific function sub-slice through re-registration.
Optionally, the indication sending module is configured to send corresponding indication information to a corresponding access and mobility management function AMF entity, where the indication information includes an identifier of a slice to be migrated, so that the AMF entity determines an affected user terminal according to the identifier, and sends the indication information to the affected user terminal.
In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a slice manager for managing slice migration, including:
a memory configured to store instructions;
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to perform a method according to any of the embodiments described above based on instructions stored in the memory.
In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a slice management system including:
any of the embodiments described above relates to a slice manager.
Optionally, the slice management system further comprises:
and the AMF entity is configured to determine the affected user terminal according to the slice identifier to be migrated, which is included in the indication information, after receiving the corresponding indication information sent by the slice manager, and send the indication information to the affected user terminal.
According to an aspect of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, which when executed by a processor, implement a method as described above in relation to any of the embodiments.
Other features of the present disclosure and advantages thereof will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is an exemplary flow chart of a method for managing slice migration according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 2 is an exemplary flow chart of a method for managing slice migration according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 3 is an exemplary block diagram of a slice manager of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 4 is an exemplary block diagram of a slice manager of another embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 5 is an exemplary block diagram of a slice management system of one embodiment of the present disclosure.
Fig. 6 is an exemplary flowchart of a slice migration management method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all of the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the disclosure, its application, or uses. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments disclosed herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
The relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present disclosure unless specifically stated otherwise.
Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description.
Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.
In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.
Fig. 1 is an exemplary flow chart of a method for managing slice migration according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. Alternatively, the method steps of the present embodiment may be performed by a slice manager. Wherein:
For example, the network slice that needs to migrate the user may be determined based on maintenance and management requirements. The slice to be migrated may be directly selected by hand, or may be notified by another external management system.
For example, it is determined whether the slice to be migrated is only a slice-specific functional sub-slice.
And 103, sending corresponding indication information to the affected user terminal according to the attributes so that the user terminal performs slice reselection.
Optionally, the slice manager may directly determine the affected ue, or may send corresponding indication information to a corresponding AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) entity, where the indication information includes an identifier of a slice to be migrated, so that the AMF entity determines the affected ue according to the identifier and sends the indication information to the affected ue.
Based on the method for managing slice migration provided by the above embodiment of the present disclosure, corresponding indication information is sent to an affected user terminal according to the attribute of a slice to be migrated, so that the user terminal performs slice reselection, thereby implementing network-side controlled slice migration, and reducing the impact of slice migration on a user while effectively improving system management efficiency.
Fig. 2 is an exemplary flow chart of a method for managing slice migration according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Alternatively, the method steps of the present embodiment may be performed by a slice manager. Wherein:
And step 203, judging whether the slice to be migrated is only a slice-specific functional sub-slice.
In the case that the slice to be migrated is only a slice-specific functional sub-slice, performing step 204; in the case where the slice to be migrated is not just a slice-specific functional sub-slice, step 205 is performed.
Fig. 3 is an exemplary block diagram of a slice manager of one embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 3, the slice manager may include a migration slice determination module 31, a slice attribute determination module 32, and an indication transmission module 33. Wherein:
the migration slice determination module 31 is configured to determine a slice to be migrated.
The slice attribute determination module 32 is configured to determine attributes of the slice to be migrated.
The indication sending module 33 is configured to send corresponding indication information to the affected user terminals according to the attributes, so that the user terminals perform slice reselection.
Optionally, the indication sending module 33 is configured to send corresponding indication information to the corresponding AMF entity, where the indication information includes an identifier of the slice to be migrated, so that the AMF entity determines the affected user terminal according to the identifier, and sends the indication information to the affected user terminal.
Based on the slice manager provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, corresponding indication information is sent to the affected user terminal according to the attribute of the slice to be migrated, so that the user terminal reselects the slice, thereby realizing the slice migration controlled by the network side, and reducing the influence of the slice migration on the user while effectively improving the system management efficiency.
Optionally, the indication sending module 33 is configured to send a session re-establishment request to the affected user terminal in case that the slice to be migrated is only a slice-specific function sub-slice, so that the user terminal initiates a packet data network, PDN, session to reselect a slice-specific function sub-slice used in the PDN session.
Optionally, the indication sending module 33 is configured to indicate that the sending module is configured to send a re-registration request to the affected user terminal in case that the slice to be migrated is not only a slice-specific function sub-slice, so that the user terminal reselects the corresponding function network function sub-slice and slice-specific function sub-slice through re-registration.
Fig. 4 is an exemplary block diagram of a slice manager of another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, the timer setting means includes a memory 41 and a processor 42. Wherein:
the memory 41 is used for storing instructions, the processor 42 is coupled to the memory 41, and the processor 42 is configured to execute the method according to any one of the embodiments in fig. 1 or fig. 2 based on the instructions stored in the memory.
As shown in fig. 4, the slice manager also includes a communication interface 43 for information interaction with other devices. Meanwhile, the device also comprises a bus 44, and the processor 42, the communication interface 43 and the memory 41 are communicated with each other through the bus 44.
The memory 41 may comprise a high-speed RAM memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory (non-volatile memory), such as at least one disk memory. The memory 41 may also be a memory array. The storage 41 may also be partitioned, and the blocks may be combined into virtual volumes according to certain rules.
Further, the processor 42 may be a central processing unit CPU, or may be an application specific integrated circuit ASIC, or one or more integrated circuits configured to implement embodiments of the present disclosure.
The present disclosure also relates to a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and the instructions, when executed by a processor, implement a method according to any one of the embodiments shown in fig. 1 or fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is an exemplary block diagram of a slice management system of one embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 5, a slice manager 51 according to any one of the embodiments of fig. 3 and 4 is included in the slice management system.
The network-side controlled slice migration can be realized by the control of the slice manager 51.
Optionally, as shown in fig. 5, the slice management system further includes an AMF entity 52. After receiving the corresponding indication information sent by the slice manager 51, the AMF entity 52 is configured to determine an affected user terminal according to the slice identifier to be migrated included in the indication information, and send the indication information to the affected user terminal.
That is, the user terminal to be applied may be determined by the slice manager query, or may be determined by the AMF entity based on the identity of the slice to be migrated.
Alternatively, the functional unit modules described above may be implemented as a general purpose Processor, a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other Programmable Logic device, discrete Gate or transistor Logic, discrete hardware components, or any suitable combination thereof for performing the functions described in this disclosure.
The present disclosure is illustrated below by way of a specific example, as shown in fig. 6.
In step 601, the slice manager determines that slices need to be migrated.
In step 602, the slice manager determines the attribute of the slice to be migrated to determine whether the slice to be migrated is only a slice-specific functional sub-slice.
Step 603, if the slice to be migrated is only a slice-specific functional sub-slice, the slice manager sends a PDN session reestablishment indication to the AMF entity, where the indication carries a slice identifier to be migrated.
Step 604, after receiving the PDN session reestablishment indication, the AMF entity determines the affected ue according to the slice identifier to be migrated.
In step 605, the AMF sends a PDN session reestablishment request to the affected user terminal.
And step 606, the user terminal reselects the slice-specific function sub-slice used by the PDN session by initiating PDN session reestablishment according to the PDN session reestablishment request.
Correspondingly, if the slice to be migrated is not only a slice-specific function sub-slice, the slice manager sends a re-registration request to the corresponding user terminal through the AMF entity, so that the user terminal reselects the public network function sub-slice and the slice-specific function sub-slice.
By implementing the scheme provided by the disclosure, the slice migration controlled by the network side can be conveniently realized, and the influence of the slice migration on the user is reduced while the system management efficiency is effectively improved.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps for implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by a program instructing relevant hardware, where the program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the above-mentioned storage medium may be a read-only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc.
The description of the present disclosure has been presented for purposes of illustration and description, and is not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the disclosure in the form disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to practitioners skilled in this art. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the disclosure and the practical application, and to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the disclosure for various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
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1. A method for managing slice migration, comprising:
determining slices needing to be migrated;
determining the attribute of the slice to be migrated;
corresponding indication information is sent to the affected user terminal according to the attributes so that the user terminal can perform slice reselection;
wherein, when the slice to be migrated is only a slice-specific function sub-slice, the indication information is a session reestablishment request, so that the user terminal initiates a Packet Data Network (PDN) session to reselect a slice-specific function sub-slice used in the PDN session;
and under the condition that the slice to be migrated is not only the slice-specific function sub-slice, the indication information is a re-registration request so that the user terminal can reselect the corresponding function network function sub-slice and the slice-specific function sub-slice through re-registration.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein:
the sending of the respective indication information to the affected user terminals comprises:
and sending corresponding indication information to a corresponding access and mobility management function (AMF) entity, wherein the indication information comprises the identification of the slice to be migrated, so that the AMF entity determines the affected user terminal according to the identification and sends the indication information to the affected user terminal.
3. A slice manager for managing slice migration, comprising:
a migration slice determining module configured to determine a slice to be migrated;
the slice attribute determining module is configured to determine the attribute of the slice to be migrated;
an indication sending module configured to send corresponding indication information to an affected user terminal according to the attribute so that the user terminal performs slice reselection, wherein, in a case that the slice to be migrated is only a slice-specific function sub-slice, the indication information is a session reestablishment request so that the user terminal initiates a Packet Data Network (PDN) session to reselect a slice-specific function sub-slice used in the PDN session; and under the condition that the slice to be migrated is not only the slice-specific function sub-slice, the indication information is a re-registration request so that the user terminal can reselect the corresponding function network function sub-slice and the slice-specific function sub-slice through re-registration.
4. The slice manager of claim 3, wherein:
and the indication sending module is configured to send corresponding indication information to a corresponding access and mobility management function (AMF) entity, wherein the indication information comprises an identifier of the slice to be migrated, so that the AMF entity determines the affected user terminal according to the identifier and sends the indication information to the affected user terminal.
5. A slice manager for managing slice migration, comprising:
a memory configured to store instructions;
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured to perform implementing the method of any of claims 1-2 based on instructions stored by the memory.
6. A slice management system, comprising:
the slice manager of any of claims 3-5.
7. The slice management system of claim 6, further comprising:
and the AMF entity is configured to determine an affected user terminal according to the slice identifier to be migrated included in the indication information after receiving the corresponding indication information sent by the slice manager, and send the indication information to the affected user terminal.
8. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions which, when executed by a processor, implement the method of any one of claims 1-2.
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