CN112333014B - Device management method and communication apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The application discloses a device management method and a communication device, relates to the technical field of communication, and is used for improving configuration efficiency of a plurality of access devices and reducing labor cost. The method comprises the following steps: the network management equipment receives a message from the convergence equipment, wherein the message comprises configuration information of target access equipment and a source IP address used for identifying a home region of the convergence equipment; the network management equipment determines the configuration parameters and the attributive manufacturer of the target access equipment according to the configuration information; the network management equipment sends the configuration parameters of the target access equipment to the automatic configuration equipment corresponding to the attribution area of the convergence equipment and the attribution manufacturer of the target access equipment through the capability platform, so that the automatic configuration equipment generates a configuration signaling according to the configuration parameters of the target access equipment, and the configuration signaling is used for indicating the target access equipment to configure according to the configuration parameters. The embodiment of the application is applied to the process of remotely configuring a plurality of access devices by the network management device.

Description

Device management method and communication apparatus

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a device management method and a communications apparatus.

Background

With the development of communication technology, in order to meet the network requirement of large-flow forwarding of a fifth generation (5th generation, 5G) communication network, a communication operator simplifies the communication network by constructing a metro network which integrates the bearer, so as to achieve the goal of comprehensive bearer of multiple services such as 5G bearer, communication cloud, fixed network broadband, large customer service and the like.

In the prior art, generally, an access device is configured on site in a manual configuration manner, so as to manage the configured access device.

However, as the number of 5G base stations continues to increase, so does the number of access devices in the metro network. Because the number of the access devices is large and the distribution range is wide, if the plurality of access devices are configured in a manual configuration mode, the configuration efficiency is low and the labor cost is high.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a device management method and a communication device, which are used for improving the configuration efficiency of a plurality of access devices and reducing the labor cost.

In order to achieve the purpose, the following technical scheme is adopted in the application:

in a first aspect, a device management method is provided, where the method includes:

the network management equipment receives a message from the convergence equipment, wherein the message comprises configuration information of target access equipment and a source IP address of the convergence equipment, and the source IP address is used for indicating a home region of the convergence equipment; the network management equipment determines the configuration parameters of the target access equipment and the attributive manufacturer of the target access equipment according to the configuration information; the network management equipment sends the configuration parameters of the target access equipment to the automatic configuration equipment corresponding to the attribution area of the convergence equipment and the attribution manufacturer of the target access equipment through the capability platform, so that the automatic configuration equipment generates a configuration signaling according to the configuration parameters of the target access equipment, and the configuration signaling is used for indicating the target access equipment to configure according to the configuration parameters.

Based on the technical solution of the first aspect, after receiving the configuration information of the access device, the network management device may determine the configuration parameters of the access device according to the configuration information of the access device. The network management device may generate, by an automatic configuration device corresponding to the aggregation device, a configuration command including the configuration parameter, where the configuration command may instruct the access device to perform configuration according to the configuration parameter. Compared with the prior art, under the condition that a large number of access devices need to be configured, the network management device can remotely configure a plurality of access devices, maintenance personnel do not need to go to the site to configure the access devices in a manual mode, configuration efficiency of the access devices can be improved, and labor cost is reduced.

In a second aspect, a device management method is provided, and the method includes: the target access equipment sends configuration information of the target access equipment to the convergence equipment, wherein the configuration information is used for determining configuration parameters of the target access equipment; the method comprises the steps that target access equipment receives a configuration signaling from automatic configuration equipment, the configuration signaling comprises configuration parameters of the target access equipment, the configuration signaling is generated by the automatic configuration equipment according to configuration information of the target access equipment, the automatic configuration equipment corresponds to an attribution region of convergence equipment and an attribution manufacturer of the target access equipment, the attribution manufacturer of the convergence equipment is determined according to a source IP address of the convergence equipment, and the attribution manufacturer of the target access equipment is determined according to the configuration information of the target access equipment; and the target access equipment is configured according to the configuration signaling.

Based on the technical solution of the second aspect, the access device may send the configuration information of the access device to the network management device through the aggregation device, so as to obtain the configuration parameters of the access device. The access device may perform configuration according to the configuration parameters after receiving the configuration signaling including the configuration parameters. Therefore, the configuration of the access equipment by a worker on site is not needed, and the labor cost can be reduced. The configuration efficiency can be improved under the condition that a large number of access devices need to be configured.

In a third aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, where the communication apparatus may be a network management device or a chip applied to the network management device, and the communication apparatus may include:

the communication unit is configured to receive a message from the aggregation device, where the message includes configuration information of a target access device and a source IP address of the aggregation device, and the source IP address is used to identify a home area of the aggregation device.

And the processing unit is used for determining the configuration parameters and the attributive manufacturer of the target access equipment according to the configuration information.

And the communication unit is further configured to send the configuration parameters of the target access device to the automatic configuration device corresponding to the home region of the convergence device and the home manufacturer of the target access device through the capability platform, so that the automatic configuration device generates a configuration signaling according to the configuration parameters of the target access device, where the configuration signaling is used to instruct the target access device to perform configuration according to the configuration parameters.

In a fourth aspect, a communication apparatus is provided, where the communication apparatus may be a target access device or a chip applied to the target access device, and the communication apparatus may include:

and the communication unit is used for sending configuration information of the target access equipment to the convergence equipment, wherein the configuration information is used for determining configuration parameters of the target access equipment.

The communication unit is further configured to receive a configuration signaling from the automatic configuration device, where the configuration signaling includes configuration parameters of the target access device, the configuration signaling is generated by the automatic configuration device according to configuration information of the target access device, the automatic configuration device corresponds to a home region of the aggregation device and a home vendor of the target access device, and the home vendor of the aggregation device is determined according to the source IP address of the aggregation device.

And the processing unit is used for carrying out configuration according to the configuration signaling.

In a fifth aspect, there is provided a computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed, implement a method as in the first or third aspect.

In a sixth aspect, there is provided a computer program product comprising at least one instruction which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform a method as in the first or third aspect.

In a seventh aspect, a chip is provided, where the chip includes at least one processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the at least one processor, and the at least one processor is configured to execute a computer program or instructions to implement the method of the first aspect or the third aspect.

In an eighth aspect, there is provided a communication apparatus comprising: a processor, a memory, and a communication interface; wherein, the communication interface is used for the communication device to communicate with other equipment or networks; the memory is used for storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising computer executable instructions, which when executed by the communication apparatus, are executed by the processor to cause the communication apparatus to perform the method of the first aspect or the third aspect.

In an eighth aspect, a communication system is provided, where the communication system includes a network management device and an access device, the network management device is communicatively connected to the access device, the network management device may be configured to implement the function performed by the network management device in the first aspect or any possible design of the first aspect, and the access device may be configured to implement the function performed by the target access device in the second aspect or any possible design of the second aspect.

The communication device, the computer-readable storage medium, the computer program product, or the chip provided above are all configured to execute the corresponding method provided above, and therefore, the beneficial effects achieved by the communication device, the computer-readable storage medium, the computer program product, or the chip may refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding schemes in the corresponding methods provided above, and are not described herein again.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a device management method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of another device management method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 500 according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device 600 according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Before describing the embodiments of the present application, the terms referred to in the embodiments of the present application are explained:

open Shortest Path First (OSPF): is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) that can be used to make routing decisions within a single Autonomous System (AS). The method is an implementation of a link state routing protocol, namely an affiliation Internal Gateway Protocol (IGP), which operates in an autonomous system.

The interface type of a network device supporting an OSPF protocol (hereinafter, referred to as OSPF device for convenience of description) may be a peer-to-peer (P2P) type, and the OSPF device may send a protocol packet (Hello packet, Database Description (DD) packet, Link State Request (LSR) packet, Link State Update (LSU) packet, link state acknowledgement (LSAck) packet) in a multicast form (224.0.0.5), and may also retransmit the LSU packet in the multicast form.

Link-state advertisement (LSA): is the description information of the interface of the OSPF device, such as the IP address of the interface, subnet mask, network type, Cost (Cost) value, etc. Not the routing table, but the LSA, is exchanged between OSPFs. OSPF computes routes to each OSPF device by obtaining all the link-state information in the network. The OSPF device may send its own link-state in the form of an LSA message to a neighboring device communicatively coupled to the OSPF device. And after receiving the LSA message of the OSPF device, the neighbor device stores the LAS message. For example, the neighbor device may store the LSA message to a Link-State Database (Link-State Database). And the neighbor device sends the link state of the OSPF device and the link state of the neighbor device to the neighbor device in the form of an LSA message. The LSA message is not modified during transmission. Through the above transmission process, finally, all OSPF devices in the communication network can acquire the link states of all OSPF devices in the communication network, and can construct a network topology according to the link states of all OSPF devices.

In order to meet the network requirement of large-flow forwarding of a 5G communication network, in the aspects of the construction of the 5G communication network, communication clouding, metropolitan area network clouding and the like, a data network is developed towards the goals of protocol simplification, equipment simplification and network architecture simplification. For example, a communication operator may construct a simplified communication network by constructing a metropolitan area network, so as to achieve the goal of multi-service integrated bearer such as 5G bearer, communication cloud, fixed network broadband, and large customer service.

For example, the metropolitan area network technology may meet the requirement of unified bearer of fixed network, mobile network, and communication cloud services by adopting a Software Defined Network (SDN) + Network Function Virtualization (NFV) architecture and centering on a communication cloud private line (DC). Meanwhile, the metropolitan area network technology can also adopt access equipment configured with a general chip to realize the fusion bearing of services such as 5G, family broadband, large customers, communication cloud and the like, simplify the access equipment and reduce the construction cost.

Most of the existing metropolitan area networks adopt a networking mode of equipment of a plurality of manufacturers, the number of base stations in the 5G era is increased, the number of access equipment of the metropolitan area networks is increased, the machine room addresses of the equipment are distributed all over the places, and in order to better realize the SDN function of the metropolitan area networks, reduce the labor cost, realize the online capability of the equipment of the cross manufacturers and simplify the network construction and operation difficulty.

The access device can be wired in the following two ways:

1. dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) mode: the access device may broadcast a DHCP message after powering up. And the SDN controller responds after receiving the DHCP message of the access equipment and returns a response message containing information such as port numbers, IP addresses and the like. After receiving the response packet of the SDN controller, the access device may establish an OpenFlow connection with the SDN controller according to the response packet. Furthermore, the access device can complete the online of the access device.

According to the technical scheme of the method, before the access equipment is on line, the network equipment needs to do a large amount of data planning, the on line of the access equipment depends on the on line sequence of the equipment, the point adding is required to be damaged and complicated, and the method is not suitable for large-scale network deployment.

2. Data Communication Network (DCN) automatic open mode: after the access device is powered on, the DCN function can be automatically started, an OSPF (open shortest path first) neighbor relation is established with a neighbor network element, and an LSA (local area network) message is flooded. Wherein. The LSA message contains information such as the manufacturer and the identifier of the access device. After receiving the LSA message, the network management device may allocate an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the access device corresponding to the LSA message, and issue related configuration, thereby completing an online function of the access device.

The technical scheme of the mode is suitable for equipment of domestic manufacturers, but foreign manufacturers do not support the mode, and the equipment of the domestic and foreign manufacturers can be widely used in a large operator network, so that the technical scheme is not suitable for networks containing the equipment of the foreign manufacturers.

It should be noted that the domestic device referred in this embodiment of the present application may refer to a device that supports a preset protocol, and the foreign device may refer to a device that does not support the preset protocol. The predetermined protocol may be an OSPF extension protocol. For example, a device supporting the predetermined protocol may parse the LSA message.

The embodiment of the application provides a device management method, which comprises the following steps: the network management equipment receives a message from the convergence equipment, wherein the message comprises configuration information of target access equipment and a source IP address of the convergence equipment, and the source IP address is used for representing the home region of the convergence equipment; the network management equipment determines configuration parameters and an attributive manufacturer of the target access equipment according to the configuration information; the network management equipment sends the configuration information of the target access equipment to the automatic configuration equipment corresponding to the attribution area of the convergence equipment and the attribution manufacturer of the target access equipment through the capability platform, so that the automatic configuration equipment generates a configuration signaling according to the configuration information of the target access equipment, and the configuration signaling is used for indicating the target access equipment to configure according to the configuration parameters.

In this embodiment of the present application, the aggregation device may be divided into a first type device (which may also be referred to as a domestic device) and a second type device (which may also be referred to as a foreign device) according to a supported message. Typically, a communications carrier may deploy different types of aggregation devices in different areas. For example, the first type device may be a device that supports LSA messages, and the second type device may be a device that does not support LSA messages. Access devices of different vendors may have different identities. For example, the identifier may be a Network Element Identity (NEID).

The automatic configuration devices corresponding to the home region of the aggregation device and the home manufacturer of the target access device refer to the aggregation device belonging to the same region and one or more automatic configuration devices corresponding to the access devices belonging to the same home manufacturer. The one or more auto-configuration devices may generate configuration signaling corresponding to the vendor's aggregation device.

In the method provided by the embodiment of the present application, after receiving the configuration information of the access device, the network management device may determine the configuration parameters of the access device according to the configuration information of the access device. The network management device may generate, by an automatic configuration device corresponding to the aggregation device, a configuration command including the configuration parameter, where the configuration command may instruct the access device to perform configuration according to the configuration parameter. Compared with the prior art, under the condition that a large number of access devices need to be configured, the network management device can remotely configure a plurality of access devices, maintenance personnel do not need to go to the site to configure the access devices in a manual mode, configuration efficiency of the access devices can be improved, and labor cost is reduced.

Embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, for example, the communication system can be a third generation partnership project (3 GPP) communication system, such as a 4G communication system, a 5G communication system, a New Radio (NR) system, an NR-to-interconnection (V2X) system, and other next generation communication systems, and can also be a non-3 GPP communication system, which is not limited. In addition, the communication system can also be applied to future-oriented communication technologies, and the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are all applied. The following describes a device management method provided in an embodiment of the present application, with reference to fig. 1 as an example.

The system architecture and the service scenario described in the embodiment of the present application are for more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application, and do not form a limitation on the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application, and as a person of ordinary skill in the art knows that along with the evolution of the network architecture and the appearance of a new service scenario, the technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application is also applicable to similar technical problems. In the embodiment of the present application, the method provided is applied to an NR system or a 5G network as an example.

Fig. 1 is a schematic architecture diagram of a communication system to which an embodiment of the present application is applied. As shown in fig. 1, the communication system may include a network management device 110, one or more aggregation devices (e.g., aggregation device 1 and aggregation device 2 in fig. 1), a plurality of access devices (e.g., access device 1, access device 2, and access device 3 in fig. 1), a capability platform 120, and an auto-configuration device 130. The network management device 110 may be communicatively connected to one or more aggregation devices and a plurality of access devices, for example, the network management device 110 may be communicatively connected to one or more aggregation devices and a plurality of access devices through a network 1, and the network 1 may be a B network. The capability platform 120 and the auto-configuration device 130 may also be communicatively coupled to one or more aggregation devices and a plurality of access devices, for example, the capability platform 120 and the auto-configuration device 130 may be communicatively coupled to one or more aggregation devices and a plurality of access devices via the network 1, and the network 2 may be an a-network. The a network and the B network may be internal networks of a communication carrier. For example, the a network may be interconnected with networks of other communication carriers, and the B network may not be interconnected with networks of other communication carriers.

The network management device 110 may be configured to manage a plurality of access devices, for example, the network management device 110 may monitor operation states of the plurality of access devices. The network management device 110 is also configured with configuration parameters corresponding to the access device.

The access device 1, the access device 2, and the access device 3 in fig. 1 may form an access ring.

Reference may be made to the above description of one or more convergence devices.

The capability platform 120 may be used to send configuration information for access devices communicatively connected to the aggregation device to an auto-configuration device 130 corresponding to the home region of the aggregation device and the home vendor of the access devices. The capability platform 120 is connected to a plurality of automatic configuration devices, and each of the automatic configuration devices corresponds to a convergence device belonging to the same area and an access device belonging to the same manufacturer.

The auto-configuration device 130 may be configured to generate a configuration command based on the configuration parameters of the access device.

Specifically, the following may be referred to for the related description of the configuration command and the technical solutions described in the embodiments of the present application.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the network management device may also be replaced with a network device management system. A plurality of the network management device, the capability platform, and the auto-configuration device are integrated in the same device. For example, the network management device and the capability platform may be integrated in the same server. Thus, the maintenance and management of the equipment can be facilitated.

In one possible implementation, as shown in fig. 1, the communication system may further include an SDN controller 140 and one or more core devices (e.g., core device 1 and core device 2 in fig. 1). SDN controller 140 may be communicatively coupled to one or more aggregation devices, for example, via network 2.

Among other things, SDN controller 140 may be used for network resource scheduling and control. For example, SDN controller 140 may manage and schedule a device layer in the entire network, including link discovery, topology management, policy making, table entry issuing, and the like.

The one or more core devices may be devices of a core layer in a communication network, for example, may be 5G core network (5G core, 5GC) devices. The specific functions and descriptions of one or more core devices may be found in the prior art.

It should be noted that fig. 1 is an exemplary drawing, and the number of devices shown in fig. 1 is not limited. And the communication system shown in fig. 1 may include other devices besides the device shown in fig. 1, without limitation.

In specific implementation, the apparatus in fig. 1 may adopt the composition structure shown in fig. 2, or include the components shown in fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a schematic composition diagram of a communication apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the communication apparatus 200 may be a terminal device or a chip or a system on a chip in the terminal device. Alternatively, the communication apparatus 200 may be a network management device or a chip or a system on chip in the network management device. Alternatively, the communication apparatus 200 may be an access device or a chip in an access device or a system on a chip. As shown in fig. 2, the communication device 200 includes a processor 201, a communication interface 202, and a communication line 203.

Further, the communication device 200 can also include a memory 204. The processor 201, the memory 204 and the communication interface 202 may be connected via a communication line 203.

The processor 201 is a CPU, a general purpose processor Network (NP), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), or any combination thereof. The processor 201 may also be other devices with processing functions, such as, without limitation, a circuit, a device, or a software module.

A communication interface 202 for communicating with other devices or other communication networks. The other communication network may be an ethernet, a Radio Access Network (RAN), a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), or the like. The communication interface 202 may be a module, a circuit, a communication interface, or any device capable of enabling communication.

A communication line 203 for transmitting information between the respective components included in the communication apparatus 200.

A memory 204 for storing instructions. Wherein the instructions may be a computer program.

The memory 204 may be a read-only memory (ROM) or other types of static storage devices that can store static information and/or instructions, a Random Access Memory (RAM) or other types of dynamic storage devices that can store information and/or instructions, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) or other optical disc storage, optical disc storage (including compact disc, laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc, blu-ray disc, etc.), a magnetic disc storage medium or other magnetic storage devices, and the like, without limitation.

It is noted that the memory 204 may exist separately from the processor 201 or may be integrated with the processor 201. The memory 204 may be used for storing instructions or program code or some data etc. The memory 204 may be located inside the communication device 200 or outside the communication device 200, which is not limited. The processor 201 is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory 204 to implement the measurement method provided by the following embodiments of the present application.

In one example, processor 201 may include one or more CPUs, such as CPU0 and CPU1 in fig. 2.

As an alternative implementation, the communication device 200 includes multiple processors, for example, the processor 207 may be included in addition to the processor 201 in fig. 2.

As an alternative implementation, the communication apparatus 200 further comprises an output device 205 and an input device 206. Illustratively, the input device 206 is a keyboard, mouse, microphone, or joystick, among other devices, and the output device 205 is a display screen, speaker (spaker), among other devices.

It is noted that the communication apparatus 200 may be a desktop computer, a portable computer, a network server, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wireless terminal, an embedded device, a chip system or a device with a similar structure as that in fig. 2. Further, the constituent structures shown in fig. 2 do not constitute limitations of the terminal device, and the terminal device may include more or less components than those shown in fig. 2, or combine some components, or a different arrangement of components, in addition to the components shown in fig. 2.

In the embodiment of the present application, the chip system may be formed by a chip, and may also include a chip and other discrete devices.

In addition, acts, terms, and the like referred to between the embodiments of the present application may be mutually referenced and are not limited. In the embodiment of the present application, the name of the message exchanged between the devices or the name of the parameter in the message, etc. are only an example, and other names may also be used in the specific implementation, which is not limited.

In the embodiments of the present application, terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish the same or similar items having substantially the same function and action. For example, the first terminal and the second terminal are only used for distinguishing different terminals, and the sequence order thereof is not limited. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terms "first," "second," etc. do not denote any order or quantity, nor do the terms "first," "second," etc. denote any order or importance.

It is noted that, in the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to mean exemplary, illustrative, or descriptive. Any embodiment or design described herein as "exemplary" or "e.g.," is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or designs. Rather, use of the word "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present concepts related in a concrete fashion.

In the present application, "at least one" means one or more, "a plurality" means two or more. "and/or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, which may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone, wherein A and B can be singular or plural. The character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship. "at least one of the following" or similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of the singular or plural items. For example, at least one (one) of a, b, or c, may represent: a, b, c, a-b, a-c, b-c, or a-b-c, wherein a, b, c may be single or multiple.

The following describes a device management method provided in an embodiment of the present application with reference to the communication system shown in fig. 1. The network management device and the access device described in the following embodiments may have components shown in fig. 2, and are not described in detail. In this application, the actions, terms, and the like referred to in the embodiments are all mutually referred to, and are not limited. In the embodiment of the present application, the name of the message exchanged between the devices or the name of the parameter in the message, etc. are only an example, and other names may also be used in the specific implementation, which is not limited. The actions related to the embodiments of the present application are only an example, and other names may also be used in the specific implementation, for example: the term "comprising" in the embodiments of the present application may also be replaced by "carrying" or the like.

Fig. 3 is a device management method according to an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 3, the method includes:

step 301, the target access device sends configuration information of the target access device to the aggregation device. Accordingly, the aggregation device receives the configuration information from the target access device.

The target access device may be any access device in fig. 1, for example, may be the access device 1 in fig. 1, and may also be the access device 2 or the access device 3. The convergence device may be any one of the convergence devices in fig. 1, and may be, for example, convergence device 1 or convergence device 2 in fig. 1. Without limitation.

The configuration information of the target access device may be used to indicate network element information of the target access device. For example, the configuration information of the target access device may include one or more of a Network Element Internet Protocol (NEIP) address, a NEID, vendor information, a device model, and a device Media Access Control (MAC) address of the target access device. The NEIP address may be determined for the target access device according to the NEID of the target access device.

It should be noted that both the NEID and the NEIP address can uniquely identify an access device. The format of NEIDs from different vendors may be the same or different. The format of the NEIP addresses of different vendors is consistent, so that the device in fig. 1 can determine the access device according to the NEIP address of the access device, thereby facilitating the management of subsequent devices.

In a possible implementation manner, when the target access device is powered on, the target access device may actively send configuration information of the target access device to the aggregation device. For example, the target access device may send the configuration information to the aggregation device via a route between the target access device and the aggregation device.

In an example, if the aggregation device is a first type device, the aggregation device may receive an LSA message of the target access device, and analyze the LSA message to obtain configuration information of the target access device. In this case, the aggregation device may obtain the NEIP address and the NEID of the target access device.

In another example, if the aggregation device is a second type device and the target access device is a first access device, the aggregation device cannot analyze the LSA message after receiving the LSA message of the target access device. In this case, the aggregation device may obtain the NEIP address of the target access device through the OSPF neighbor relationship with the target access device. That is, in the case that the aggregation device is a second type device, the configuration information of the target access device acquired by the aggregation device may include the NEIP address but not include the NEID. In this case, the aggregation device may acquire the NEID and the model of the target access device through interaction with the capability platform.

The first access device may be an access device that sends configuration information to the aggregation device after a plurality of access devices under the aggregation device are installed. Alternatively, the first access device may also be an access device designated by a worker, without limitation.

It should be noted that, if the aggregation device is a second type device, after the configuration of the first access device is completed, the first access device may be used as a Gateway Network Element (GNE) device. The GNE device may identify LSA messages sent by other access devices. In particular, the function of the GNE device may refer to the description of the function of the convergence device corresponding to the first type device. For other access devices except the first access device and belonging to the same access ring with the first access device, the other access devices can send a preset message to the network management device through the first access device and the convergence device. The preset message may refer to the following description.

Step 302, the aggregation device sends the configuration information of the target access device and the source IP address of the aggregation device to the network management device. Correspondingly, the network management device receives the configuration information of the target access device from the aggregation device and the source IP address of the aggregation device.

The network management device may be the network management device in fig. 1.

In a possible implementation manner, the aggregation device may send a preset message to the network management device. The preset message carries configuration information of the target access device and a source IP address of the convergence device. For example, the preset message may be a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) TRAP (TRAP) message. Correspondingly, after the network management device receives the preset message from the aggregation device, the network management device analyzes the preset message to obtain the configuration information of the target access device.

Wherein the source IP address of the aggregation device may be used to identify the home region of the aggregation device.

The home zone of the aggregation device has a unique source IP address. For example, as shown in fig. 1, if the home areas of the aggregation devices 1 and 2 are the same, the source IP addresses of the aggregation devices 1 and 2 are the same; if the home areas of the convergence device 1 and the convergence device 2 are different, the source IP addresses of the convergence device 1 and the convergence device 2 are different.

It should be noted that, in order to facilitate maintenance and management of the convergence device, the communication carriers typically deploy convergence devices in the same area with the same source IP address.

Step 303, the network management device determines the configuration parameters and the home manufacturer of the target access device according to the configuration information of the target access device.

The configuration parameters of the target access device are used for configuring and optimizing software or programs of the target access device.

For example, the configuration parameters of the target access device may include at least one of the following parameters: the method comprises the steps of collecting an IP address field of a server by an SNMP (simple network management protocol), an IP address (an area corresponds to one IP address) of an SNMP TRAP server, a UDP (user datagram protocol) port number (a pre-allocated UDP port number corresponds to equipment of the same manufacturer), an SNMP group attribute (COMMUNITY) of access equipment, an IP address (an IP address corresponds to a city) of a TELEMETRY server, a transmission control protocol (transmission control protocol, TCP) port number (a pre-allocated TCP port number corresponds to equipment of the same manufacturer), configuration parameters for ensuring the routing of the managed IP address, and configuration parameters required by initialization of the access equipment.

In a possible implementation manner, the network management device may determine the configuration parameters of the target access device according to the corresponding relationship between the configuration information of the target access device and the configuration parameters.

The network management device may be configured with a corresponding relationship between configuration information and configuration parameters of the multiple access devices in advance, or the network management device may obtain a corresponding relationship between configuration information and configuration parameters of the multiple access devices from another device. The target access device is one of the plurality of access devices. For example, the network management device may obtain, from the SDN controller in fig. 1, a correspondence between configuration information and configuration parameters of a plurality of access devices. Without limitation.

For example, the correspondence between the configuration information and the configuration parameters of the plurality of access devices may be configured to the network management device in a table form, or may be configured to the network management device in another form. For example, it may be in the form of an array. Without limitation.

It should be noted that, if the configuration information of the target access device received by the network management device only includes the NEIP address of the target access device, the network management device may obtain the NEID, the model, and the home vendor of the target access device according to the NEIP address of the target access device.

In one example, the network management device may be configured with a correspondence relationship between NEIP addresses of a plurality of access devices and NEIDs, models, and home vendors in advance, and the network management device determines the NEIDs, models, and vendor information of the target access device according to the correspondence relationship.

In yet another example, the network management device may also obtain the NEID, the model, and the home vendor of the target access device from other devices. For example, the network management device may obtain the NEID, model, and home vendor of the target access device from the SDN controller or the capability platform in fig. 1.

Take the network management device to obtain the NEID and model of the target access device from the capability platform as an example. The network management device may send the NEIP address of the target access device to the capability platform, and after receiving the NEIP address from the network management device, the capability platform may determine the NEID, the model, and the vendor information of the target access device according to a preset correspondence between the NEIP address and the NEID, the model, and the vendor information, and send the NEID, the model, and the home vendor of the target access device to the network management device.

Step 304, the network management device sends the configuration parameters of the target access device to the automatic configuration device corresponding to the home region of the convergence device and the home manufacturer of the target access device through the capability platform. Accordingly, the auto-configuration device receives configuration parameters of the target access device from the capability platform.

The above may be referred to by the automatic configuration device corresponding to the home region of the aggregation device and the home vendor of the target access device.

In a possible implementation manner, the network management device may send the configuration information and the configuration parameters of the target access device to the capability platform. After receiving the configuration information of the target access device from the network management device, the capability platform may send the configuration parameters and the configuration information of the target access device to the automatic configuration device corresponding to the home manufacturer according to the home manufacturer of the target access device. Accordingly, the auto-configuration device may receive configuration parameters and configuration information from the target access device of the capability platform.

And 305, the automatic configuration equipment generates a configuration signaling according to the configuration parameters of the target access equipment.

The configuration signaling is used for indicating the target access equipment to configure. The configuration signaling may carry configuration parameters of the target access device.

Step 306, the automatic configuration device sends a configuration signaling to the target access device. Accordingly, the target access device receives configuration signaling from the auto-configuration device.

In a possible implementation manner, the automatic configuration device may determine a transmission route between the automatic configuration device and the target access device according to the NEIP address of the target access device, and send the configuration signaling to the target access device according to the transmission route.

For example, the auto-configuration device may be preconfigured with information of transmission routes between the auto-configuration device and the plurality of access devices. If multiple transmission routes exist between the automatic configuration device and the target access device, the automatic configuration device may select one transmission route from the multiple transmission routes according to a preset policy, and send a configuration signaling to the target access device through the transmission route. For example, the predetermined policy may be OSPF, minimum transmission delay, and the like. Without limitation.

And 307, configuring the target access equipment according to the configuration signaling.

The configuration of the target access device according to the configuration information may mean that the target access device may optimize software or a program of the target access device according to configuration parameters carried in the configuration signaling, and the optimized target access device may perform information transmission and/or data transmission with the network management device. The network management device may manage a plurality of configured access devices.

Based on the technical solution of fig. 3, after receiving the configuration information of the access device, the network management device may determine the configuration parameters of the access device according to the configuration information of the access device. The network management device may generate, by an automatic configuration device corresponding to the aggregation device, a configuration command including the configuration parameter, where the configuration command may instruct the access device to perform configuration according to the configuration parameter. Compared with the prior art, under the condition that a large number of access devices need to be configured, the network management device can remotely configure a plurality of access devices, maintenance personnel do not need to go to the site to configure the access devices in a manual mode, configuration efficiency of the access devices can be improved, and labor cost is reduced.

In a possible implementation manner, before step 301, the device management method provided in this embodiment of the present application may further include: the target access device establishes an OSPF neighbor relation with the aggregation device.

Wherein, after the target access device is powered on, a preset initialization command can be run. The initialization command may trigger the target access device to create a subinterface. For example, the sub-interface may be a loopback interface (loopback). The type of this sub-interface may be a P2P type interface. The IP address of the subinterface is the NEIP address.

The target access device may establish an OSPF neighbor relationship between the sub-interfaces and the aggregation device using an OSPF protocol, and bind the sub-interfaces using a preset Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) (e.g., 4094) to create a virtual forwarding and routing (VRF) instance of the DCN. The OSFP neighbor relation may refer to the prior art. And based on the OSPF neighbor relation between the subinterface of the target access equipment and the convergence equipment, the information transmission between the target access equipment and the convergence equipment can be carried out. For example, the target access device may send an LSA message to the aggregation device.

Based on the possible implementation mode, the access device can transmit data through the OSPF neighbor relation with the aggregation device, and the problem that the access device cannot transmit data with the aggregation device during initial operation is solved.

In another possible implementation manner, before step 301, the device management method provided in this embodiment may further include: and the target access equipment builds an IP routing table.

The IP routing table may include information of other access devices connected to the target access device, for example, taking the target access device as the access device 1 in fig. 1 as an example, the IP routing table may include configuration information, a management IP address, and a device interconnection IP address of the access device 2 and the access device 3, and routing information between the access device 1 and the access device 2 and routing information between the access device 2 and the access device 3.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment of the application, data transmission may be performed between multiple access devices through a preset message, for example, the preset message may be a Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) message.

Based on the possible implementation manner, after the access device constructs the IP routing table, the access device may flood the IP routing table, so that other devices in the network obtain routing information between the access devices, and subsequently, when data transmission is performed, it is convenient to determine a route for data transmission based on the IP routing table.

In another possible implementation manner, as shown in fig. 4, after step 304, the device management method provided in this embodiment of the present application may further include:

step 308, the network management device queries the management IP address and the device interconnection IP address of the target access device according to the NEIP address and/or the NEID of the target access device.

The management IP address of the target access equipment is used for identifying the target access equipment. The device interconnect IP address is used to identify the interface of the target access device.

For example, the network management device may query the address allocation table shown in table 1 according to the NEIP address and/or NEID of the target access device, and determine the management IP address and the device interconnection IP address of the target access device. The address allocation table may include correspondence between NEIP addresses and/or NEIDs of a plurality of access devices and management IP addresses and device interconnect IP addresses.

TABLE 1

It should be noted that the correspondence in table 1 is only exemplary, and may also include correspondence between NEIP addresses and/or NEIDs of other access devices and management IP addresses and device interconnection IP addresses. In table 1, "10.0.0.0.1/1" may be used to represent interface 1 of access device 1, and "10.0.0.0.1/2" may be used to represent interface 2 of access device 1. "10.0.0.0.2/1" may be used to represent interface 1 of access device 2 and "10.0.0.0.2/2" may be used to represent interface 2 of access device 2. Wherein "10.0.0.0.1/1" corresponds to "10.0.0.0.2/1", and "10.0.0.0.1/2" corresponds to "10.0.0.0.2/2".

Based on the possible implementation, the network management device may determine the management IP address of the access device and the device interconnection IP address according to the NEIP address and/or the NEID of the access device. Furthermore, the network management device can manage the access device according to the management IP address and the device interconnection IP address distributed by the access device, and the method is simple and convenient.

In another implementation manner, as shown in fig. 4, the device management method provided in this embodiment may further include the following steps 309 to 311:

step 309, if the target access device completes the configuration, the target access device sends a first response message to the automatic configuration device. Accordingly, the auto-configuration device receives a first response message from the target access device.

The target access equipment completes configuration, namely the target access equipment is successfully configured according to the configuration parameters.

The first response message is used for indicating that the configuration of the target access equipment is completed. For example, the target access device may send a first response message to the auto-configuration device after the configuration is completed according to the configuration signaling of the auto-configuration device. The auto-configuration device may determine that the configuration of the target access device is complete after receiving the first response message of the target access device.

Furthermore, the configuration parameters of the target access device are convenient to be inquired subsequently. The first response message may further include configuration parameters for the target access device to complete configuration. After determining that the target access device is configured, the automatic configuration device may store the configuration parameters used by the target access device after configuration is completed, or the automatic configuration device may send the configuration parameters used by the target access device after configuration is completed to the capability platform, so that the capability platform stores the configuration parameters used by the target access device after configuration is completed.

Step 310, the automatic configuration device sends a first notification message to the network management device. Accordingly, the network management device receives the first notification message from the target access device.

The first notification message may be used to indicate that the target access device is configured and online. For example, the auto-configuration device may trigger the auto-configuration device to send a first notification message to the network management device after receiving a first response message from the target access device.

Step 311, the network management device manages the target access device.

The network management device may manage the target access device, where the network management device may monitor an operating state of the target access device.

For example, the network management device may manage the target access device according to the management IP address of the target access device. Or, the network management device may manage the target access device according to a management instruction input by a maintenance person. The management instruction may carry a management IP address or communications of the target access device.

Further, when the network management device manages the network management device according to the input management instruction, the network management device may also query a pre-configured management IP address and communications of the target access device, obtain the management IP address and communications of the target access device, and verify the management IP address and communications in the management instruction by using the management IP address and communications.

If the management IP address in the management instruction is consistent with the management IP address of the target access device configured by the network management device, and the command in the management instruction is consistent with the command of the target access device configured by the network management device, the network management device may manage the target access device. Otherwise, the network management device may output a message that the management instruction is wrong. For example, the network management device may output a "NO FOUND" message to indicate that the access device corresponding to the management instruction is not searched.

All the schemes in the above embodiments of the present application can be combined without contradiction.

In the embodiments provided in the foregoing application, the method provided in the embodiments of the present application is introduced from the perspective of interaction among the network management device, the target access device, the convergence device, the capability platform, and the automatic configuration device, and the network management device, the target access device, the convergence device, the capability platform, and the automatic configuration device. It is to be understood that, for each network element, for example, the network management device and the target access device, to implement each function in the method provided in the foregoing embodiments of the present application, the network management device and the target access device include a hardware structure and/or a software module corresponding to executing each function. Those of skill in the art will readily appreciate that the present application is capable of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software implementing the various illustrative algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein. Whether a function is performed as hardware or computer software drives hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

In the embodiment of the present application, the network management device and the target access device may be divided into the functional modules according to the above method examples, for example, each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The integrated module can be realized in a hardware mode, and can also be realized in a software functional module mode. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the division of the module is schematic, and is only one logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.

Fig. 5 and 6 are schematic structural diagrams of a possible communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The communication devices can implement the functions of the network management device or the target access device in the method embodiments, and therefore, the beneficial effects of the method embodiments can also be achieved. In this embodiment of the application, the communication apparatus may be the network management device 110 or the target access device or the aggregation device shown in fig. 1, may also be the capability platform 120 or the automatic configuration device 130 shown in fig. 1, and may also be a module (e.g., a chip) applied to the network management device 110, the target access device, the aggregation device, the capability platform 120, or the automatic configuration device 130.

As shown in fig. 5, the communication device 500 includes a transceiver module 501 and a processing module 502. The communication apparatus 500 may be used to implement the functions of the network management device, the access device, the aggregation device, the capability platform, or the automatic configuration device in the method embodiments shown in fig. 3 and fig. 4.

When the communication apparatus 500 is used to implement the functions of the network management device in the method embodiment illustrated in fig. 3: the transceiver module 501 is configured to receive a message from the aggregation device, where the message includes configuration information of a target access device and a source IP address of the aggregation device, and the source IP address is used to identify a home area of the aggregation device. The processing module 502 is configured to determine configuration parameters of the target access device according to the configuration information. The transceiver module 501 is further configured to send a configuration parameter of the target access device to an automatic configuration device corresponding to an attribution area of the aggregation device and an attribution manufacturer of the target access device through the capability platform, so that the automatic configuration device generates a configuration signaling according to the configuration parameter of the target access device, where the configuration signaling is used to instruct the target access device to perform configuration according to the configuration parameter.

In a possible implementation manner, if the convergence device supports the preset protocol, the configuration information includes the NEIP address of the target access device and the network element identifier NEID; if the convergence device does not support the preset protocol, the configuration information includes the NEIP address of the access device and does not include the NEID of the target access device.

In a possible implementation manner, the transceiver module 501 is further configured to receive a first notification message from the automatic configuration device, where the first notification message is used to indicate that the configuration of the target access device is completed. The processing module 502 is further configured to manage the target access device.

In a possible implementation manner, the processing module 502 is further configured to query, according to the NEIP address and/or the NEID of the target access device, a management IP address and a device interconnection IP address of the target access device, where the management IP address is used to identify the target access device, and the device interconnection IP address is used to identify an interface of the target access device; the processing module 502 is specifically configured to manage the target access device according to the management IP address of the target access device.

When the communication apparatus 500 is used to implement the function of the target access device in the method embodiment described in fig. 3 or fig. 4: a transceiver module 501, configured to access configuration information of a device to a sink device target. The transceiver module 501 is further configured to receive a configuration signaling from an automatic configuration device, where the configuration signaling includes configuration parameters of a target access device, the configuration parameters are determined by a network management device according to configuration information of the target access device, the configuration signaling is generated by the automatic configuration device according to the configuration information of the target access device, the automatic configuration device is a device corresponding to an affiliation region of the convergence device and an affiliation vendor of the target access device, the affiliation vendor of the convergence device is determined according to a source IP address of the convergence device, and the affiliation vendor of the target access device is determined according to the configuration information of the target access device. A processing module 502, configured according to the configuration signaling.

In a possible implementation manner, the transceiver module 501 is further configured to send a first response message to the automatic configuration device if the target access device completes configuration, where the first response message is used to trigger the automatic configuration device to send a first notification message to the network management device, and the first notification message is used to indicate that the target access device completes configuration and is online.

When the communication apparatus 500 is used to implement the functions of the aggregation device in the method embodiments described in fig. 3 or fig. 4: the transceiver module 501 is configured to receive configuration information from a target access device. The transceiver module 501 is further configured to send configuration information of a target access device and a source IP address of an aggregation device to the network management device.

When the communication device 500 is used to implement the functionality of the capability platform in the method embodiments described in fig. 3 or fig. 4: a transceiver module 501, configured to configure parameters of a target access device from a network management device. The processing module 502 is configured to determine, according to an affiliation manufacturer of the target access device, an automatic configuration device corresponding to the target access device. The transceiver module 501 is further configured to send the configuration parameters of the target access device to the auto-configuration device corresponding to the target access device.

When the communication apparatus 500 is used to implement the function of automatically configuring the device in the embodiment of the method described in fig. 3 or fig. 4: the transceiver module 501 is configured to receive configuration parameters of a target access device from a capability platform. A processing module 502, configured to generate a configuration signaling according to the configuration parameter of the target access device, where the configuration signaling is used to instruct the target access device to perform configuration according to the configuration parameter. The transceiver module 501 is further configured to send a configuration signaling to the target access device.

In a possible implementation manner, the transceiver module 501 is further configured to receive a first response message from the target access device, where the first response message is used to indicate that the configuration of the target access device is completed. The transceiver module 501 is further configured to send a first notification message to the network management device, where the first notification message is used to indicate that the target access device is configured and online.

For a more detailed description of the transceiver module 501 and the processing module 502, reference may be made to the related description of the above method embodiments, and no further description is provided here.

As shown in fig. 6, the communication device 600 includes a processor 610 and an interface circuit 620. The processor 610 and the interface circuit 620 are coupled to each other. It is understood that the interface circuit 620 may be a transceiver or an input-output interface. Optionally, the communication device 600 may further include a memory 630 for storing instructions to be executed by the processor 610 or for storing input data required by the processor 610 to execute the instructions or for storing data generated by the processor 610 after executing the instructions.

When the communication device 600 is used to implement the method in the above method embodiments, the processor 1310 is configured to perform the functions of the processing module 502, and the interface circuit 620 is configured to perform the functions of the transceiver module 501.

When the communication device is a chip applied to a target access device, the target access device chip implements the functions of the target access device in the method embodiment. The target access device chip receives information from other modules (such as a radio frequency module or an antenna) in the target access device, wherein the information is sent to the target access device by the automatic configuration device; alternatively, the target access device chip sends information to other modules (such as a radio frequency module or an antenna) in the target access device, where the information is sent to the target access device by the automatic configuration device.

When the communication device is a chip applied to a network management device, the network management device chip implements the functions of the network management device in the method embodiment. The network management device chip receives information from other modules (such as a radio frequency module or an antenna) in the network management device, wherein the information is sent to the network management device by the target access device; alternatively, the network management device chip sends information to other modules (such as a radio frequency module or an antenna) in the network management device, where the information is sent to the network management device by the target access device.

It is understood that the processor in the embodiments of the present application may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), other general purpose processor, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, a transistor logic device, a hardware component, or any combination thereof. The general purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but may be any conventional processor.

The method steps in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented by hardware, or may be implemented by software instructions executed by a processor. The software instructions may be comprised of corresponding software modules that may be stored in Random Access Memory (RAM), flash Memory, Read-Only Memory (ROM), programmable ROM, Erasable PROM (EPROM), Electrically EPROM (EEPROM), registers, a hard disk, a removable hard disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. Of course, the storage medium may also be integral to the processor. The processor and the storage medium may reside in an ASIC. In addition, the ASIC may reside in an access network device or a terminal device. Of course, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in an access network device or a terminal device.

In the above embodiments, the implementation may be wholly or partially realized by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs or instructions. When the computer program or instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present application are performed in whole or in part. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a network of computers, or other programmable device. The computer program or instructions may be stored in or transmitted over a computer-readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server that integrates one or more available media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium, such as a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape; or an optical medium, such as a DVD; it may also be a semiconductor medium, such as a Solid State Disk (SSD).

The modules in fig. 5 and 6 may also be referred to as units, for example, the processing modules may be referred to as processing units.

As shown in fig. 7, fig. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application, and includes a network management device 11 and an access device 12.

The network management device 11 is configured to perform the actions performed by the network management device in the above-described embodiments. For example, for performing steps 303-304 in fig. 3, and step 308 in fig. 4.

The access device 12 is configured to perform the actions performed by the above embodiment at the target access device, for example, the access device 12 is configured to perform step 301 and step 307 in fig. 3, and step 309 in fig. 4.

In implementation, the steps of the method provided by this embodiment may be implemented by hardware integrated logic circuits in a processor or instructions in the form of software. The steps of a method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present application may be directly implemented by a hardware processor, or may be implemented by a combination of hardware and software modules in a processor.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer-readable storage medium, which includes instructions that, when executed on a computer, cause the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product containing instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform any of the methods described above.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a communication system, including: the network management device and the target access device.

Embodiments of the present application further provide a chip, where the chip includes a processor and an interface circuit, where the interface circuit is coupled to the processor, the processor is configured to execute a computer program or instructions to implement the method, and the interface circuit is configured to communicate with other modules outside the chip.

In the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specified or conflicting with respect to logic, the terms and/or descriptions in different embodiments have consistency and may be mutually cited, and technical features in different embodiments may be combined to form a new embodiment according to their inherent logic relationship.

In the present application, "at least one" means one or more, "a plurality" means two or more. "and/or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, which may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone, wherein A and B can be singular or plural. In the description of the text of the present application, the character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship; in the formula of the present application, the character "/" indicates that the preceding and following associated objects are in a "division" relationship.

It is to be understood that the various numerical references referred to in the embodiments of the present application are merely for descriptive convenience and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of the present application. The sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes do not mean the execution sequence, and the execution sequence of the processes should be determined by their functions and inherent logic.

Claims (15)

1. A device management method, comprising:

a network management device receives a message from a convergence device, wherein the message comprises configuration information of a target access device and a source IP address of the convergence device, and the source IP address is used for identifying a home region of the convergence device;

the network management equipment determines configuration parameters and an attributive manufacturer of the target access equipment according to the configuration information of the target access equipment;

and the network management equipment sends the configuration parameters of the target access equipment to automatic configuration equipment corresponding to the attribution region of the convergence equipment and the attribution manufacturer of the target access equipment through a capability platform, so that the automatic configuration equipment generates a configuration signaling according to the configuration parameters of the target access equipment, and the configuration signaling is used for indicating the target access equipment to configure according to the configuration parameters.

2. The method of claim 1,

if the convergence device supports a preset protocol, the configuration information includes a network element internet interconnection protocol (NEIP) address and a Network Element Identification (NEID) of the target access device;

if the convergence device does not support the preset protocol, the configuration information includes the NEIP address of the access device and does not include the NEID of the target access device.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the method further comprises:

the network management equipment receives a first notification message from the automatic configuration equipment, wherein the first notification message is used for indicating that the configuration of the target access equipment is completed;

and the network management equipment manages the target access equipment.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein before the network management device sends the configuration information of the target access device to an auto-configuration device corresponding to the home domain of the aggregation device and the home vendor of the target access device through a capability platform, the method further comprises:

the network management equipment inquires a management IP address and an equipment interconnection IP address of the target access equipment according to the NEIP address and/or the NEID of the target access equipment, wherein the management IP address is used for identifying the target access equipment, and the equipment interconnection IP address is used for identifying an interface of the target access equipment;

the network management device manages the target access device, and the method includes:

and the network management equipment manages the target access equipment according to the management IP address of the target access equipment.

5. A device management method, comprising:

a target access device sends configuration information of the target access device to a convergence device, wherein the configuration information is used for determining configuration parameters of the target access device;

the target access equipment receives a configuration signaling from automatic configuration equipment, wherein the configuration signaling comprises configuration parameters of the target access equipment, the configuration signaling is generated by the automatic configuration equipment according to configuration information of the target access equipment, the configuration parameters are determined by network management equipment according to the configuration information of the target access equipment, the automatic configuration equipment is equipment corresponding to an attribution area of the convergence equipment and an attribution manufacturer of the target access equipment, the attribution area of the convergence equipment is determined according to a source IP address of the convergence equipment, and the attribution manufacturer of the target access equipment is determined according to the configuration information of the target access equipment;

and the target access equipment carries out configuration according to the configuration signaling.

6. The device management method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises:

if the target access device completes configuration, the target access device sends a first response message to the automatic configuration device, where the first response message is used to trigger the automatic configuration device to send a first notification message to a network management device, and the first notification message is used to indicate that the target access device completes configuration and is online.

7. A communication apparatus, applied to a network management device, the communication apparatus comprising: a communication unit and a processing unit;

the communication unit is configured to receive a message from a convergence device, where the message includes configuration information of a target access device and a source IP address of the convergence device, and the source IP address is used to identify a home area of the convergence device;

the processing unit is used for determining configuration parameters and an attributive manufacturer of the target access equipment according to the configuration information of the target access equipment;

the communication unit is further configured to send, through a capability platform, configuration parameters of the target access device to an automatic configuration device corresponding to an attribution area of the aggregation device and an attribution vendor of the target access device, so that the automatic configuration device generates a configuration signaling according to the configuration parameters of the target access device, where the configuration signaling is used to instruct the target access device to perform configuration according to the configuration parameters.

8. The communication device of claim 7,

if the convergence device supports a preset protocol, the configuration information includes a network element internet interconnection protocol address (NEIP) address of the target access device and a Network Element Identification (NEID);

if the convergence device does not support the preset protocol, the configuration information includes the NEIP address of the access device and does not include the NEID of the target access device.

9. The communication apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the communication unit is further configured to receive a first notification message from the auto-configuration device, where the first notification message is used to indicate that the target access device is configured completely;

the processing unit is further configured to manage the target access device.

10. The communications apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the processing unit is further configured to query a management IP address and an inter-device IP address of the target access device according to a NEIP address and/or a NEID of the target access device, where the management IP address is used to identify the target access device, and the inter-device IP address is used to identify an interface of the target access device;

the processing unit is specifically configured to manage the target access device according to the management IP address of the target access device.

11. A communication apparatus, characterized in that the communication apparatus comprises: a communication unit and a processing unit;

the communication unit is configured to send configuration information of a target access device to a convergence device, where the configuration information is used to determine configuration parameters of the target access device;

the communication unit is further configured to receive a configuration signaling from an automatic configuration device, where the configuration signaling includes configuration parameters of the target access device, the configuration signaling is generated by the automatic configuration device according to configuration information of the target access device, the configuration parameters are determined by a network management device according to the configuration information of the target access device, the automatic configuration device is a device corresponding to an attribution area of the convergence device and an attribution vendor of the target access device, the attribution vendor of the convergence device is determined according to a source IP address of the convergence device, and the attribution vendor of the target access device is determined according to the configuration information of the target access device;

and the processing unit is used for carrying out configuration according to the configuration signaling.

12. The communications apparatus of claim 11, wherein the communications unit is further configured to:

and if the target access equipment completes configuration, sending a first response message to the automatic configuration equipment, wherein the first response message is used for triggering the automatic configuration equipment to send a first notification message to the network management equipment, and the first notification message is used for indicating that the target access equipment completes configuration and is online.

13. A computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions which, when executed, implement the method of any one of claims 1 to 4 or 5 or 6.

14. A communications apparatus, comprising: a processor, a memory, and a communication interface; wherein, the communication interface is used for the communication device to communicate with other equipment or networks; the memory is used for storing one or more programs, the one or more programs including computer executable instructions, which when executed by the communication device, are executed by the processor to cause the communication device to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 4 or 5 or 6.

15. A network management system comprising a network management device and a plurality of access devices; the network management equipment is in communication connection with the target access equipment;

wherein the network management device is configured to perform the method of any one of claims 1-4 and the target access device is configured to perform the method of claim 5 or 6.

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