CN112769608B

CN112769608B - Network slice switching method and device, intelligent device and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN112769608B
Application number: CN202011642569.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡震宇; 向勇阳
Original assignee: Shenzhen Huole Science and Technology Development Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Huole Science and Technology Development Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-31
Filing date: 2020-12-31
Publication date: 2023-01-10
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-31
Also published as: CN112769608A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a network slice switching method, a network slice switching device, intelligent equipment and a storage medium, which are applied to the intelligent equipment and are registered to a first slice network of a first slice or service type when a first service is processed; when a second service is triggered, initiating the switching of a network working mode, and switching the network working mode from a first slice network to a second slice network of a second slice or service type; and processing the second service on the second slice network, thus switching network slices aiming at different services and realizing better service processing effect.

Description

Network slice switching method and device, intelligent device and storage medium

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of intelligent equipment, in particular to a network slice switching method and a related product.

Background

Many existing intelligent devices can realize multiple functions, for example, many intelligent devices integrate functions in the aspects of wireless network, online video playing, online voice, intelligent home management and vehicle networking application, and services with different functions have different requirements on the wireless network, for example, online video playing has higher requirements on network speed, online voice has higher requirements on low delay and high reliability, the network provided by the existing intelligent devices cannot simultaneously meet the two requirements, and the existing 5G network can support multiple network technologies, but cannot simultaneously meet different network requirements.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a network slice switching method, a network slice switching device, intelligent equipment and a storage medium, which can switch network slices for different services and achieve a better service processing effect.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network slice switching method, where the method includes:

registering to a first slice network of a first slice or service type while processing a first service;

when a second service is triggered, initiating the switching of a network working mode, and switching the network working mode from the first slice network to a second slice network of a second slice or service type;

processing the second traffic on the second sliced network.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network slice switching apparatus, where the apparatus includes:

the communication unit is used for registering to a first slice network corresponding to a first slice or service type when processing a first service;

the processing unit is used for initiating the switching of a network working mode when a second service is triggered, and switching the network working mode from the first slice network to a second slice network corresponding to a second slice or service type;

the processing unit is further configured to process the second service on the second slice network.

In a third aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a smart device, including a 5G communication module and a processor, wherein,

the 5G communication module is used for registering to a first slice network of a first slice or service type when the processor processes a first service;

the processor is configured to control the 5G communication module to initiate switching of a network working mode when a second service is triggered, and control the 5G communication module to switch the network working mode from the first slice network to a second slice network corresponding to a second slice or a service type;

the processor is further configured to process the second traffic on the second slice network.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a smart device, including a camera module, an ultrasound module, a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and one or more programs, where the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and the program includes instructions for executing the steps in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium, where the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, where the computer program enables a computer to perform some or all of the steps described in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application.

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide a computer program product, where the computer program product includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, where the computer program is operable to cause a computer to perform some or all of the steps as described in the first aspect of the embodiments of the present application. The computer program product may be a software installation package.

The embodiment of the application has the following beneficial effects:

it can be seen that the network slice switching method, apparatus, intelligent device and storage medium described in the embodiments of the present application register to a first slice network of a first slice or service type when processing a first service; when a second service is triggered, initiating the switching of a network working mode, and switching the network working mode from a first slice network to a second slice network of a second slice or service type; and processing the second service on the second slicing network, thus switching network slices according to different services and realizing better service processing effect.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1A is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 1B is a schematic flowchart of a network slice switching performed by an intelligent device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 1C is a schematic flowchart of another intelligent device performing network slice switching according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2A is a schematic flowchart of a network slice switching method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2B is a schematic diagram illustrating an intelligent device switching among multiple networks according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3A is a schematic flowchart of another network slice switching method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3B is a schematic flowchart of another network slice switching method provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another intelligent device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a block diagram of functional units of a network slice switching apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present application and in the above-described drawings are used for distinguishing between different objects and not for describing a particular order. Furthermore, the terms "include" and "have," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. For example, a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of steps or elements is not limited to only those steps or elements but may alternatively include other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

In order to make the technical solutions of the present application better understood, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The smart device in the embodiment of the present application may refer to various forms of terminals, access terminals, subscriber units, subscriber stations, mobile Stations (MSs), remote terminals, mobile devices, user terminals, terminal devices (terminal equipment), wireless communication devices, and the like. The smart device may also be a cellular phone, a cordless phone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld device with wireless communication function, a computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, a projector device, an in-vehicle device, a wearable device, and the like, which is not limited in this embodiment.

As shown in fig. 1A, fig. 1A is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent device provided in an embodiment of the present application. The intelligent device comprises a camera module, a processor, a Memory, a signal processor, a signal transceiver, a loudspeaker, a microphone, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a sensor, a network module and the like. The camera module, the Memory, the signal processor, the speaker, the microphone, the Random Access Memory (RAM), the sensor and the network module are connected with the processor, and the signal transceiver is connected with the signal processor.

The Processor is a control center of the intelligent device, connects each part of the whole intelligent device by using various interfaces and lines, executes various functions and processes data of the intelligent device by running or executing software programs and/or modules stored in the memory and calling the data stored in the memory, thereby performing overall monitoring on the intelligent device, and can be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) or a Network Processor (NPU).

Further, the processor may integrate an application processor, which mainly handles operating systems, user interfaces, application programs, etc., and a modem processor, which mainly handles wireless communications. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor.

The memory is used for storing software programs and/or modules, and the processor executes various functional applications and data processing of the intelligent device by running the software programs and/or modules stored in the memory. The memory mainly comprises a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area can store an operating system, a software program required by at least one function and the like; the storage data area may store data created according to use of the smart device, and the like. Further, the memory may include high speed random access memory, and may also include non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, flash memory device, or other volatile solid state storage device.

Wherein the sensor comprises at least one of: light-sensitive sensors, gyroscopes, infrared proximity sensors, vibration detection sensors, pressure sensors, etc. Among them, the light sensor, also called an ambient light sensor, is used to detect the ambient light brightness. The light sensor may include a light sensitive element and an analog to digital converter. The photosensitive element is used for converting collected optical signals into electric signals, and the analog-to-digital converter is used for converting the electric signals into digital signals. Optionally, the light sensor may further include a signal amplifier, and the signal amplifier may amplify the electrical signal converted by the photosensitive element and output the amplified electrical signal to the analog-to-digital converter. The photosensitive element may include at least one of a photodiode, a phototransistor, a photoresistor, and a silicon photocell.

The camera module can include a camera, the camera can be a visible light camera (a general visual angle camera, a wide angle camera), an infrared camera, or a double-camera (having a distance measuring function), and is not limited herein.

The intelligent device can further comprise a display screen, the display function can be achieved through the display screen, and the intelligent device comprises a display panel used for displaying videos or images. The display panel may be a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), an active matrix organic light-emitting diode (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode, AMOLED), a flexible light-emitting diode (FLED), a mini light-emitting diode (mini-light-emitting diode, mini), a Micro-o led, a quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED), or the like.

The network module may be at least one of: a bluetooth module, a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), etc., which are not limited herein. The network module may further include a 5G communication module, and the 5G network module may implement a 5G network technology, and specifically may support technologies such as enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low latency (URLLC), large-scale internet of things (ma internet of things, MIoT), and vehicle networking (V2X).

The following describes embodiments of the present application in detail.

The intelligent device described based on fig. 1A above includes a 5G communication module and a processor, and is capable of executing the following functions:

The intelligent device described in the embodiment of the application can realize multiple functions, for example, many intelligent devices integrate wireless networks, online video playing, online voice, intelligent home management, and functions in the aspect of car networking application, services with different functions have different requirements on the wireless networks, for example, online video playing has higher requirements on network speed, online voice has higher requirements on low delay and high reliability, the network provided by the existing intelligent device cannot simultaneously meet the two requirements, the existing 5G network can support multiple network technologies, but cannot simultaneously meet different network requirements, therefore, the intelligent device can distribute more appropriate slice networks for service processing by switching slice networks corresponding to different services when processing different services, and better service processing effect is realized.

Optionally, in terms of registering with a first slice network of a first slice or service type, the 5G communication module is specifically configured to:

when the intelligent equipment processes a first service, determining a first slice or service type corresponding to the first service according to a mapping relation between a preset service type and a slice or service type;

a first slice network of a first slice or service type is registered.

In one embodiment of the present application, the smart device further comprises a microphone, the processor comprises a switching control module, in connection with the controlling the 5G communication module to initiate switching of the network operating mode,

the microphone starts an online voice mode and initiates a network switching command to the switching control module;

the switching control module sends a switching request to the 5G communication module according to the network switching command, wherein the switching request carries a second slice or a service type; the handover request is used for instructing the 5G communication module to send a registration request to a network device.

Optionally, in this embodiment, in terms of controlling the 5G communication module to switch the network operation mode from the first slice network to a second slice network corresponding to a second slice or service type,

a processor configured to control the 5G communication module to send a registration request to a network device, where the registration request includes the second slice or the service type;

the control 5G communication module receives registration acceptance information from a first Authentication Management Function (AMF) network element;

controlling a 5G communication module to send first feedback information of the registration acceptance to a switching control module, wherein the first feedback information is used for feeding back that the 5G communication module completes slice network switching to the switching control module;

the switching control module sends a connection instruction to the 5G communication module;

controlling the 5G communication module to send a new PDU session establishment request to a new authentication management function network element according to the connection instruction, wherein the new PDU session establishment request is used for indicating the new authentication management function network element to select a session management function network element;

the control 5G communication module receives Session Management Function (SMF) session feedback information of a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) of a new SMF network element selected by the network element;

and controlling a 5G communication module to establish a new PDU connection on the second slice network, and sending establishment success feedback information to the switching control module, wherein the establishment success feedback information is used for indicating the processor to process the second service on the second slice network.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the registration acceptance information is registration acceptance information sent by the new Authentication Management function network element after the network entity is selected, updated, and authenticated among a new Authentication Management function network element and a User Plane Function (UPF) network element, a Policy Control Function (PCF) network element, a Session Management Function (SMF) network element, an Authentication service function (AUSF) network element, and a Unified Data Management (UDM) network element according to reselection of the Authentication Management function network element by the network device, where the new Authentication Management function network element is an Authentication Management function network element corresponding to the second slice or service type.

Referring to fig. 1B, fig. 1B is a schematic view of a process of switching network slices by an intelligent device according to an embodiment of the present application, where the intelligent device includes a microphone, a processor, and a 5G communication module, the processor includes a switching control module, and taking a second service as an online voice service as an example, the microphone starts an online voice mode, and initiates a network switching command to the switching control module; the switching control module sends a switching request to the 5G communication module according to the network switching command, wherein the switching request carries a second slice or a service type; the 5G communication module sends a registration request to a network device, wherein the registration request comprises the second slice or the service type; the network equipment performs authentication management function AMF reselection according to the registration request, and performs network entity selection, updating and authentication between a reselected new AMF network element and a UPF network element, a PCF network element, an SMF network element, an AUSF network element and a UDM network element; the 5G communication module receives registration acceptance information from the new AMF network element; the 5G communication module sends first feedback information of the registration acceptance to a switching control module, wherein the first feedback information is used for feeding back that the 5G communication module finishes the slicing network switching to the switching control module; the switching control module sends a connection instruction to the 5G communication module; the 5G communication module sends a first PDU session establishment request to the SMF network element according to the connection instruction; the 5G communication module receives session establishment feedback information of the first SMF network element; the 5G communication module establishes new PDU connection on the second slice network and sends feedback information of successful establishment to the switching control module; and finally, the switching control module processes a second service on the second slice network.

In another embodiment of the present application, the processor further comprises a network control module that, prior to the intelligent device processing the first traffic,

the network control module is further configured to initiate a multi-network slicing request to the 5G communication module;

the 5G communication module is further used for sending a registration request to the network equipment according to the multi-network slice request, wherein the registration request comprises a plurality of slices or service types, the slices or service types comprise a first slice or service type and a second slice or service type, and the registration request further comprises a currently selected first slice or service type;

the 5G communication module is further configured to receive registration request response information from the network device, where the registration request response information is used to indicate that the registration request is accepted.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the registration request response information is response information sent by a first authentication management function network element corresponding to the first slice or service type after the network device selects the first slice network according to an indication of the currently selected first slice or service type, where the response information is selection, update, and authentication of a network entity among a plurality of authentication management function AMF network elements, a plurality of session management function SMF network elements, and a plurality of user plane function UPF network elements corresponding to the plurality of slices or service types, and the first authentication management function network element is an authentication management function AMF network element corresponding to the first slice or service type in the plurality of authentication management function AMF network elements.

Optionally, in this embodiment, in terms of registering to the first slice network corresponding to the first slice or the service type, the 5G communication module is specifically configured to:

sending a first PDU session establishment request to an authentication management function network element;

and after receiving first PDU session feedback information from the first authentication management function network element, establishing a first PDU connection on a first slice network corresponding to the first slice or service type.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the second service is an online voice service, and when the intelligent device triggers the second service, in initiating the switching of the network operating mode,

the microphone is used for starting an online voice mode and initiating a network switching command to the switching control module;

and the network control module is used for sending a switching request to the 5G communication module according to the network switching command.

Optionally, in this embodiment, in the aspect of switching the network operating mode from the first slice network to a second slice network corresponding to a second slice or a service type, the processor is specifically configured to:

controlling the 5G communication module to release the second PDU connection;

controlling the 5G communication module to send a second PDU session establishment request to a second authentication management function network element;

and after receiving second PDU session feedback information from the second authentication management function network element, the control 5G communication module establishes a second PDU connection on the second slice network.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the 5G communication module is further configured to send a network switching success notification to the network control module.

Referring to fig. 1C, fig. 1C is a schematic view of a process of performing network slice switching by another intelligent device according to an embodiment of the present application, where the intelligent device includes a microphone, a processor, and a 5G communication module, the processor includes a network control module, and the network control module sends a multi-network slice request to the 5G communication module by taking a second service as an online voice service as an example; the 5G communication module sends a registration request to the network device according to the multi-network slice request, wherein the registration request comprises a plurality of slices or service types, for example, the plurality of slices or service types comprise a first slice or service type and a second slice or service type, and the registration request further comprises a currently selected first slice or service type; the network equipment selects, updates and authenticates network entities among a first AMF network element, a first SMF network element and a first UPF network element corresponding to a first slice or service type, a second AMF network element, a second SMF network element and a second UPF network element corresponding to a second slice or service type, and selects a first slice network according to the indication of the currently selected first slice or service type; a first AMF network element corresponding to the first slice network sends registration request response information to the 5G communication module; the 5G communication module receives registration request response information from the network equipment; the 5G communication module sends a first PDU session establishment request to a first AMF network element, and after receiving first PDU session feedback information, establishes a first PDU connection on a first slice network corresponding to the first slice or service type; the microphone starts an online voice mode and initiates a network switching command to the network control module; the network control module sends a switching request to the 5G communication module according to the network switching command; the 5G communication module releases the first PDU connection according to the switching request; the 5G communication module sends a second PDU session establishment request to a second AMF network element, and after receiving second PDU session feedback information, the 5G communication module establishes a second PDU connection on the second slice network; the 5G communication module sends a network switching success notice to the network control module; and the network control module processes the second service on the second slice network.

Referring to fig. 2A, fig. 2A is a schematic flowchart of a network slice switching method according to an embodiment of the present application, where the method is applied to the intelligent device shown in fig. 1A, and the network slice switching method includes:

201. in processing the first traffic, a first slice network of a first slice or service type is registered.

The first service may be any one of the following: services such as online video playing, online voice, smart home, smart city, intelligent security, car networking, the embodiment of the present application is not limited.

Wherein, the first slice network may include any one of the following: eMBB networks, URLLC networks, MIoT networks, and V2X networks, etc., without limitation herein.

In a specific implementation, when processing a first service, the first service may be registered in a first slice network suitable for a first slice or service type of the first service, for example, an online video playing service has a high requirement on a network rate and is suitable for matching with an eMBB network; the online voice service has higher requirements on low time delay and high reliability, and is suitable for matching with a URLLC network; services such as smart home, smart city, intelligent security and the like are suitable for matching with the MIoT network; the internet of vehicles service is adapted to match the V2X network.

Optionally, in step 201, the registering to the first slice network of the first slice or service type when processing the first service includes:

a first slice network of a first slice or service type is registered.

In specific implementation, a mapping relationship between a service type and a slice or a service type before the service type may be preset in the smart device, so that when the first service is processed, the first slice network of the first slice or the service type corresponding to the first service may be determined according to the mapping relationship.

202. And when a second service is triggered, initiating the switching of the network working mode, and switching the network working mode from the first slice network to a second slice network of a second slice or service type.

The second service is a service that is different from the network slice required by the first service, for example, the first service may be an online video playing service, and the second service may be an online voice service, for example, if the second service is an online voice service, initiating the switching of the network working mode may include: the microphone starts the online voice mode, so that the online voice service can be triggered, and the network working mode is switched from the first service to the online voice mode.

In a specific implementation, when the second service is triggered, if a second slice or service type required by the second service is different from the first slice or service type, the network working mode may be switched from the first slice network to the second slice network of the second slice or service type, so that the network slice may be controlled to be switched along with services of different application scenarios, and a better network service may be provided for the second service.

203. Processing the second traffic on the second sliced network.

And the second service is processed on the second slice network, so that the switching of the network slices along with the services of different application scenes can be controlled, and better network service is provided for the second service.

In a possible embodiment, in the step 202, the switching the network operation mode from the first slicing network to a second slicing network corresponding to a second slicing or service type may include:

sending a registration request to a network device, the registration request including the second slice or service type;

receiving registration acceptance information from a new authentication management function network element;

sending a new Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment request to the new authentication management function network element according to the registration acceptance information;

and after receiving PDU session feedback information from a session management function network element, establishing a new PDU connection on the second slice network, wherein the session management function network element is the session management function network element selected by the new authentication management function network element according to the new protocol data unit PDU session establishment request.

Wherein the registration request may include single network slice selection assistance information, the single network slice selection assistance information carrying the second slice or service type.

The registration acceptance information is the registration acceptance information sent by the new authentication management function network element after the network entity is selected, updated and authenticated between the reselected new authentication management function network element and the user plane function network element, the policy control function network element, the session management function network element, the authentication service function network element and the unified data management network element, wherein the new authentication management function network element is the authentication management function network element corresponding to the second slice or the service type.

In another possible embodiment, before step 201, the method may further include:

sending a registration request to a network device, the registration request including a plurality of slices or service types, the plurality of slices or service types including a first slice or service type and a second slice or service type, the registration request further including a currently selected first slice or service type;

receiving registration request response information from a network device, wherein the registration request response information is used for indicating the acceptance of the registration request.

Referring to fig. 2B, fig. 2B is a schematic diagram illustrating switching of an intelligent device between multiple networks, where the intelligent device may support networks such as eMBB, URLLC, MIoT, and V2X, and thus the intelligent device may switch between the networks according to service requirements, and respectively switch to a Slice 1 corresponding to the eMBB, a Slice 2 corresponding to the URLLC, a Slice 3 corresponding to the MIoT, or a Slice 4 corresponding to the V2X, for example, when the intelligent device processes an online video playing service, the intelligent device may switch to a Slice 1 corresponding to the eMBB, and when the intelligent device processes an online video service, the intelligent device may switch to an intelligent Slice 2 corresponding to the MIoT, so that the intelligent device may better switch to a different llc, and thus may improve the Network quality.

In a specific implementation, a multi-network slice request can be initiated inside the intelligent device, and the 5G network module can send a registration request to the network device according to the multi-network slice request, where the registration request includes a plurality of slices or service types and a current default selected first slice or service type of the intelligent device.

The registration request response information is response information sent by a first authentication management function network element corresponding to the first slice or service type after a network device selects the first slice network according to an indication of the currently selected first slice or service type, where the registration request response information is selection, update and authentication of a network entity among a plurality of authentication management function AMF network elements corresponding to the plurality of slices or service types, a plurality of session management function SMF network elements and a plurality of user plane function UPF network elements, and the first authentication management function network element is an authentication management function AMF network element corresponding to the first slice or service type in the plurality of authentication management function AMF network elements.

And the network equipment selects, updates and authenticates network entities among a plurality of Authentication Management Function (AMF) network elements, a plurality of Session Management Function (SMF) network elements and a plurality of User Plane Function (UPF) network elements corresponding to the plurality of slices or service types, so that a plurality of slice network resources are allocated for the intelligent equipment.

And the intelligent equipment receives the registration request response information from the network equipment, so that the intelligent equipment can confirm to obtain and allocate a plurality of slice network resources.

Optionally, in step 201 of this embodiment, the registering to the first slice network corresponding to the first slice or the service type may include:

sending a first PDU session establishment request to a first Authentication Management Function (AMF) network element;

and after receiving the first PDU session feedback information from the first AMF network element, establishing a first PDU connection on a first slice network corresponding to the first slice or service type.

In this embodiment, after the intelligent device completes the registration request and is allocated with the multiple slice network resources, the intelligent device may send a first PDU session establishment request to the first AMF network element, and after receiving the first PDU session feedback information, establish a first PDU connection on the first slice network corresponding to the first slice or the service type, thereby completing registration of the first slice network.

Optionally, in step 201 of this embodiment, the switching the network operation mode from the first slice network to a second slice network corresponding to a second slice or a service type may include:

releasing the first PDU connection;

sending a second PDU session establishment request to a second Authentication Management Function (AMF) network element;

and after receiving second PDU session feedback information from the second authentication management function network element, establishing a second PDU connection on the second slice network.

If the second service is an online voice service, initiating switching of the network working mode may include: the microphone starts an online voice mode, so that an online voice service can be triggered, and a network working mode is switched from a first service to the online voice mode; further, the first PDU connection can be released, and a second PDU session establishment request is sent to a second authentication management function network element; and after receiving the second PDU session feedback information, establishing a second PDU connection on a second slicing network to complete switching of network slices, so that the intelligent equipment can process a second service on the second slicing network.

Therefore, by simultaneously requesting a plurality of slice resources when registering a request, the switching efficiency in the subsequent network slice switching process is higher.

It can be seen that, in the network slice switching method described in the embodiment of the present application, when processing a first service, the network slice is registered to a first slice network of a first slice or service type; when a second service is triggered, initiating the switching of a network working mode, and switching the network working mode from a first slice network to a second slice network of a second slice or service type; and processing the second service on the second slice network, thus, the network slices can be switched according to different services, and better service processing effect is realized.

Consistent with the embodiment shown in fig. 2A, please refer to fig. 3A, where fig. 3A is a schematic flowchart of a network slice switching method provided in an embodiment of the present application, and the network slice switching method includes:

301. in processing the first traffic, a first slice network of a first slice or service type is registered.

302. And when a second service is triggered, initiating switching of a network working mode, and sending a registration request to network equipment, wherein the registration request comprises the second slice or the service type.

303. Registration acceptance information from the new authentication management function network element is received.

304. And sending a new Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session establishment request to a new authentication management function network element according to the registration acceptance information.

305. And after receiving PDU session feedback information from a session management function network element, establishing a new PDU connection on the second slice network, wherein the session management function network element is the session management function network element selected by the new authentication management function network element according to the new protocol data unit PDU session establishment request.

306. Processing the second traffic on the second sliced network.

For the detailed description of steps 301 to 306, reference may be made to the corresponding steps of the network slice switching method described in fig. 2A, which are not described herein again.

It can be seen that, in the network slice switching method described in this embodiment of the present application, when a first service is processed, a first slice network of a first slice or a service type is registered, when a second service is triggered, a network working mode is switched, a registration request is sent to a network device, registration acceptance information from a new authentication management function network element is received, a new protocol data unit PDU session establishment request is sent to the new authentication management function network element according to the registration acceptance information, after PDU session feedback information from the session management function network element is received, a new PDU connection is established on the second slice network, and the second service is processed on the second slice network, so that network slices can be switched for different services, and a better service processing effect is achieved.

Referring to fig. 3B, please refer to fig. 3B in accordance with the embodiment shown in fig. 2A, where fig. 3B is a schematic flowchart of a network slice switching method according to an embodiment of the present application, and the network slice switching method includes:

307. sending a registration request to a network device, the registration request including a plurality of slices or service types, the plurality of slices or service types including a first slice or service type and a second slice or service type, the registration request further including a currently selected first slice or service type.

308. Receiving registration request response information from the network device, wherein the registration request response information is used for indicating the acceptance of the registration request.

309. And when the first service is processed, sending a first PDU session establishment request to a first authentication management function network element.

310. And after receiving first PDU session feedback information from the first authentication management function network element, establishing a first PDU connection on a first slice network corresponding to the first slice or service type.

311. And when the second service is triggered, initiating the switching of the network working mode and releasing the connection of the first PDU.

312. And sending a second PDU session establishment request to a second authentication management function network element.

313. And after receiving second PDU session feedback information from the second authentication management function network element, establishing a second PDU connection on the second slice network.

314. Processing the second traffic on the second sliced network.

For the detailed description of the steps 307 to 313, reference may be made to the corresponding steps of the network slice switching method described in the foregoing fig. 2A, and details are not repeated here.

It can be seen that, in the network slice switching method described in this embodiment of the present application, a registration request is sent to a network device, registration request response information from the network device is received, when a first service is processed, a first PDU session establishment request is sent to a first authentication management function network element, after first PDU session feedback information from the first authentication management function network element is received, a first PDU connection is established on a first slice network corresponding to a first slice or service type, when a second service is triggered, switching of a network working mode is initiated, the first PDU connection is released, a second PDU session establishment request is sent to a second authentication management function network element, after second PDU session feedback information from the second authentication management function network element is received, a second PDU connection is established on a second slice network, and the second service is processed on the second slice network, so that network slices can be switched for different services, a better service processing effect is achieved, in addition, a plurality of slice resources are simultaneously requested when an initial registration request, and switching efficiency in a subsequent network slice switching process is higher.

Referring to fig. 4, in accordance with the above-mentioned embodiment, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent device provided in this application, as shown, the intelligent device includes a processor, a memory, a communication interface, and one or more programs, where the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the processor, and in this application, the programs include instructions for performing the following steps:

processing the second traffic on the second sliced network.

In one possible example, in the aspect of switching the network operation mode from the first slice network to a second slice network corresponding to a second slice or service type, the program includes instructions for performing the following steps:

In a possible example, the registration acceptance information is obtained by performing authentication management function reselection by the network device, and according to registration acceptance information sent by a reselected new authentication management function network element after selecting, updating, and authenticating a network entity between the reselected new authentication management function network element and a user plane function network element, a policy control function network element, a session management function network element, an authentication service function network element, and a unified data management network element, the new authentication management function network element is an authentication management function network element corresponding to the second slice or the service type.

In one possible example, before the intelligent device processes the first service, the program further includes instructions for performing the steps of:

In one possible example, in connection with the registering with the first slice network corresponding to the first slice or service type, the program includes instructions for performing the steps of:

sending a first PDU session establishment request to a first authentication management function network element;

releasing the first PDU connection;

sending a second PDU session establishment request to a second authentication management function network element;

The above description has introduced the solution of the embodiment of the present application mainly from the perspective of the method-side implementation process. It is understood that the smart device includes corresponding hardware structures and/or software modules for performing the respective functions in order to implement the above-described functions. 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 elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments provided herein. Whether a function is performed in 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 functional units may be divided according to the above method example, for example, each functional unit may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated in one processing unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit. It should be noted that the division of the unit in the embodiment of the present application is schematic, and is only a logic function division, and there may be another division manner in actual implementation.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram of functional units of a network slice switching apparatus 500 according to an embodiment of the present application. The network slice switching apparatus 500, the network slice switching apparatus 500 comprises: a processing unit 502 and a communication unit 503. The processing unit 502 is used for controlling and managing the operation of the terminal. For example, the processing unit 502 is used to support the terminal to perform some of the steps in fig. 5 and other processes for the technical solutions described in this application. The communication unit 503 is used to support communication between the terminal and other devices in the wireless communication system. The wireless communication apparatus 500 may further include a storage unit 501 for storing program codes and data of the terminal.

The processing unit 502 may be a processor or a controller, and may be, for example, a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a 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. Which may implement or perform the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, and circuits described in connection with the disclosure. The processing unit 502 may also be a combination that performs computing functions, e.g., comprising one or more microprocessors, a combination of DSPs and microprocessors, or the like. The communication unit 503 may be a communication interface, a transceiver, a transceiving circuit, etc., and the storage unit 501 may be a memory. When the processing unit 502 is a processor, the communication unit 503 is a communication interface, and the storage unit 501 is a memory, the wireless communication apparatus 500 according to the embodiment of the present application may be an intelligent device shown in fig. 4.

In a specific implementation, the processing unit 502 is configured to perform any step performed by the terminal in the above method embodiment, and when performing data transmission such as sending, the communication unit 503 is optionally invoked to complete the corresponding operation. The details will be described below.

A communication unit 503, configured to register to a first slice network corresponding to a first slice or a service type when processing a first service;

a processing unit 502, configured to initiate switching of a network working mode when a second service is triggered, and switch the network working mode from the first slice network to a second slice network corresponding to a second slice or a service type;

the processing unit 502 is further configured to process the second service on the second slice network.

In one possible example, in terms of switching the network operation mode from the first slice network to a second slice network corresponding to a second slice or service type, the processing unit 502 is specifically configured to:

In one possible example, before the intelligent device processes the first service, the processing unit 502 is further configured to:

In one possible example, in terms of the registering to a first slice network corresponding to a first slice or service type, the processing unit 502 is further configured to:

releasing the first PDU connection;

It can be seen that, the network slice switching apparatus described in the embodiment of the present application, when processing a first service, registers to a first slice network of a first slice or service type; when a second service is triggered, initiating the switching of a network working mode, and switching the network working mode from a first slice network to a second slice network of a second slice or service type; and processing the second service on the second slicing network, thus switching network slices according to different services and realizing better service processing effect.

It can be understood that the functions of each program module of the network slice switching device in this embodiment may be specifically implemented according to the method in the foregoing method embodiment, and the specific implementation process may refer to the related description of the foregoing method embodiment, which is not described herein again.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer storage medium, where the computer storage medium stores a computer program for electronic data exchange, the computer program enabling a computer to execute part or all of the steps of any one of the methods as described in the above method embodiments, and the computer includes an intelligent device.

Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program operable to cause a computer to perform some or all of the steps of any of the methods as described in the above method embodiments. The computer program product may be a software installation package, the computer comprising the smart device.

It should be noted that for simplicity of description, the above-mentioned embodiments of the method are described as a series of acts, but those skilled in the art should understand that the present application is not limited by the described order of acts, as some steps may be performed in other orders or simultaneously according to the present application. Further, those skilled in the art should also appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are preferred embodiments and that the acts and modules referred to are not necessarily required in this application.

In the foregoing embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus may be implemented in other manners. For example, the above-described embodiments of the apparatus are merely illustrative, and for example, the above-described division of the units is only one type of division of logical functions, and other divisions may be realized in practice, for example, a plurality of units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed coupling or direct coupling or communication connection between each other may be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection between devices or units, and may be in an electrical or other form.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one position, or may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. The integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, and can also be realized in a form of a software functional unit.

The integrated unit may be stored in a computer readable memory if it is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as a stand-alone product. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application may be substantially implemented or a part of or all or part of the technical solution contributing to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a memory, and including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the steps of the above-mentioned method of the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned memory comprises: a U-disk, a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a removable hard disk, a magnetic or optical disk, and other various media capable of storing program codes.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of the steps of the methods of the above embodiments may be implemented by a program, which is stored in a computer-readable memory, the memory including: flash Memory disks, read-Only memories (ROMs), random Access Memories (RAMs), magnetic or optical disks, and the like.

The foregoing detailed description of the embodiments of the present application has been presented to illustrate the principles and implementations of the present application, and the above description of the embodiments is only provided to help understand the method and the core concept of the present application; meanwhile, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, there may be variations in the specific embodiments and the application scope, and in summary, the content of the present specification should not be construed as a limitation to the present application.

Claims

1. A network slice switching method, the method comprising:

receiving registration request response information from a network device, wherein the registration request response information is used for indicating that the registration request is accepted;

when a second service is triggered, initiating switching of a network working mode, and switching the network working mode from the first slice network to a second slice network of a second slice or service type, including: releasing the first PDU connection; sending a second PDU session establishment request to a second authentication management function network element; after receiving second PDU session feedback information from the second authentication management function network element, establishing a second PDU connection on the second slice network;

processing the second traffic on the second sliced network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein switching the network operation mode from the first slice network to a second slice network corresponding to a second slice or service type comprises:

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the registration acceptance information is obtained by performing authentication management function reselection by the network device, and according to the registration acceptance information sent by a reselected new authentication management function network element after the reselected new authentication management function network element performs selection, update and authentication of a network entity among a user plane function network element, a policy control function network element, a session management function network element, an authentication service function network element, and a unified data management network element, the new authentication management function network element is an authentication management function network element corresponding to the second slice or service type.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein registering with a first slice network corresponding to a first slice or service type comprises:

5. An apparatus for network slice switching, the apparatus comprising:

a processing unit, configured to send a registration request to a network device, where the registration request includes multiple slices or service types, the multiple slices or service types include a first slice or service type and a second slice or service type, and the registration request further includes a currently selected first slice or service type;

the processing unit is further configured to initiate switching of a network working mode when a second service is triggered, and switch the network working mode from the first slice network to a second slice network corresponding to a second slice or a service type, and includes: releasing the first PDU connection; sending a second PDU session establishment request to a second authentication management function network element; after receiving second PDU session feedback information from the second authentication management function network element, establishing a second PDU connection on the second slice network;

6. An intelligent device, comprising a 5G communication module and a processor, wherein,

the processor is used for initiating a multi-network slicing request to the 5G communication module;

the 5G communication module is configured to send a registration request to a network device according to the multi-network slice request, where the registration request includes multiple slices or service types, the multiple slices or service types include a first slice or service type and a second slice or service type, and the registration request further includes a currently selected first slice or service type;

the 5G communication module is further configured to register to a first slice network of a first slice or service type when the processor processes a first service;

the processor is further configured to control the 5G communication module to initiate switching of a network working mode when a second service is triggered, and control the 5G communication module to switch the network working mode from the first slice network to a second slice network corresponding to a second slice or a service type, where the method includes: releasing the first PDU connection; sending a second PDU session establishment request to a second authentication management function network element; after receiving second PDU session feedback information from the second authentication management function network element, establishing a second PDU connection on the second slice network;

7. An intelligent device, comprising a processor, a memory for storing one or more programs and configured for execution by the processor, the programs comprising instructions for performing the steps in the method of any of claims 1-4.

8. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that a computer program for electronic data exchange is stored, wherein the computer program causes a computer to perform the method according to any one of claims 1-4.