CN114189907A

CN114189907A - QoS configuration method, device, equipment and medium

Info

Publication number: CN114189907A
Application number: CN202010858857.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王彦; 杜建伟
Original assignee: China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd; China Mobile Chengdu ICT Co Ltd
Current assignee: China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd; China Mobile Chengdu ICT Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-08-24
Filing date: 2020-08-24
Publication date: 2022-03-15

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a method, a device, equipment and a medium for configuring quality of service (QoS). The QoS configuration method comprises the following steps: sending QoS management information to a base station, wherein the base station is connected with mobile edge computing MEC equipment; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station, and the QoS management information is used for indicating the base station to create at least one virtual bearer between User Equipment (UE) connected with the base station. The embodiment of the invention can reduce the maintenance complexity and cost of network reconstruction and construction and solve the time delay problem of QoS guarantee.

Description

QoS configuration method, device, equipment and medium

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, a device, and a medium for configuring QoS.

Background

With the development of communication technology, Quality of Service (QoS) configuration management, configuration delivery, and guarantee execution of end-to-end services all depend on a plurality of core network elements; for example, in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), a Policy and Charging Rule Function (PCRF)/a user attribute Storage (SPR), a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF), and a Service Capability open architecture (SCEF) in a core network are responsible for QoS configuration management and configuration delivery of end-to-end services; a PDN GateWay (PDN GateWay, P-GW), a Serving GateWay (S-GW), an evolved Node B (eNB), and a User Equipment (UE) in the core network are responsible for QoS guarantee execution of the end-to-end service; for example, the differentiated QoS guarantee enforcement is to establish corresponding dedicated bearers for two control anchor points based on a PCRF Rx interface (Diameter protocol) or a SCEF northbound interface (generally RESTful HTTP API) for different user information, different service information, and different location information.

Currently, in some Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) scenarios, QoS configuration management, configuration issue, and guarantee execution need to be performed on user information, service information, and location information, and fig. 1 is an MEC scenario, and there are the following problems in fig. 1: (1) after PCC and SCEF are introduced, the maintenance complexity and cost of network reconstruction and construction are increased; (2) because the relevant strategy gateway is arranged at the core network side, the QoS guarantee completion effect with high time delay requirement is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a method, a device, equipment and a medium for configuring quality of service (QoS), and aims to reduce the maintenance complexity and cost of network reconstruction and construction and solve the time delay problem in QoS guarantee.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a Quality of Service (QoS) configuration method, where the method is applied to a server, and the method includes:

sending QoS management information to a base station, wherein the base station is connected with Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) equipment; the QoS management information includes a cell identifier list, User information, QoS parameters, and service information, where one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station, and the QoS management information is used to instruct the base station to create at least one virtual bearer between User Equipment (UE) connected to the base station.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for configuring quality of service QoS, where the method is applied to a base station, and the base station is connected to a mobile edge computing MEC device, and the method includes:

receiving service quality QoS management information issued by a server; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station;

at least one virtual bearer between user equipments, UEs, connected thereto is created according to the QoS management information.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a quality of service QoS configuration apparatus, where the apparatus is applied to a server, and the apparatus includes:

the issuing module is used for issuing the QoS management information to a base station, and the base station is connected with the mobile edge computing MEC equipment; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station, and the QoS management information is used for indicating the base station to create at least one virtual bearer between User Equipment (UE) connected with the base station.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a quality of service QoS configuration apparatus, where the apparatus is applied to a base station, and the base station is connected to a mobile edge computing MEC device, and the apparatus includes:

the receiving module is used for receiving the QoS management information issued by the server; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station;

and the creating module is used for creating at least one virtual bearer between the user equipment UE connected with the creating module according to the QoS management information.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a QoS configuration device, including: at least one processor, at least one memory, and computer program instructions stored in the memory, which when executed by the processor, implement the method of the first aspect of the embodiments described above.

In a sixth aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-readable storage medium, on which computer program instructions are stored, which, when executed by a processor, implement the method of the first aspect in the foregoing embodiments.

According to the QoS configuration method, device, equipment and medium provided by the embodiment of the invention, a server issues QoS management information to a base station connected with a mobile edge computing MEC (Multi-media center) device; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station, and the QoS management information is used for indicating the base station to create at least one virtual bearer between User Equipment (UE) connected with the base station; on one hand, the embodiment of the invention does not need to introduce PCC and SCEF, thereby reducing the maintenance complexity and cost of network reconstruction and construction, on the other hand, the relevant strategy gateway is not positioned at the core network side, but is close to the user side, thereby solving the problem of high requirement on time delay for QoS guarantee.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly described below, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 illustrates the prior art;

FIG. 2 illustrates a flow diagram of a quality of service QoS configuration method provided in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of an MEC scenario provided in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention;

fig. 4 illustrates a schematic diagram of downlink QoS provided according to some embodiments of the present invention;

fig. 5 illustrates a schematic diagram of uplink QoS provided according to some embodiments of the present invention;

fig. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a quality of service, QoS, configuration apparatus provided according to some embodiments of the present invention;

fig. 7 shows a schematic diagram of a quality of service, QoS, configuration apparatus provided according to some embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 8 illustrates a schematic diagram of a server provided in accordance with some embodiments of the invention;

fig. 9 illustrates a schematic diagram of a base station provided in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Features and exemplary embodiments of various aspects of the present invention will be described in detail below, and in order to make objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without some of these specific details. The following description of the embodiments is merely intended to provide a better understanding of the present invention by illustrating examples of the present invention.

It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

Fig. 2 illustrates a flow diagram of a quality of service QoS configuration method provided according to some embodiments of the invention. In fig. 2, only the architecture of 4G is taken as an example, and if the core network is replaced by the architecture of 5G, the technical effect of the present invention can also be achieved, and details are not described here.

In fig. 2 and 3, the QoS configuration method includes:

step 201: the server sends the QoS management information to a base station, wherein the base station is connected with the mobile edge computing MEC equipment; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station, and the QoS management information is used for indicating the base station to establish at least one virtual bearer between User Equipment (UE) connected with the base station;

step 202: a base station receives service quality QoS management information issued by a server; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station;

step 203: and the base station creates at least one virtual bearer between the user equipment UE connected with the base station according to the QoS management information.

In the QoS configuration method provided by the embodiment of the invention, a server issues QoS management information to a base station connected with mobile edge computing MEC equipment; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station, and the QoS management information is used for indicating the base station to create at least one virtual bearer between User Equipment (UE) connected with the base station; on one hand, the embodiment of the invention does not need to introduce PCC and SCEF, thereby reducing the maintenance complexity and cost of network reconstruction and construction, on the other hand, the relevant strategy gateway is not positioned at the core network side, but is close to the user side, thereby solving the problem of high requirement on time delay for QoS guarantee.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the step 201 of the server issuing the QoS management information to the base station includes:

the server periodically sends out QoS management information;

or, the cell of the base station requests the server to send the QoS management information;

or, the cell of the base station (i.e. the cell included in the cell identifier list) requests the server to issue the QoS management information, the server determines whether the QoS management information of the cell is changed, and if the QoS management information of the cell is changed, the server issues the QoS management information to the base station.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the QoS management information in step 201 is further used to instruct the base station to update the QoS parameter having a mapping relationship with the default bearer of the UE.

In one example, QoS management information is located at a server, and is used to add, delete, query and modify a mobile user Service Data Flow (SDF) and its corresponding QoS parameters, and synchronize it to all or part of an Evolved Node B (eNodeB) cell of the MEC network as needed; wherein the QoS management information at least includes:

user information: a user list formed by one or more marks of an Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv 4) address, an Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv 6) address, a Mobile Subscriber number (MSISDN) or an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of the user equipment;

in the embodiment of the present invention, the IPv4 address, the IPv6 address, the MSISDN, and the IMSI are global IDs, and the global IDs are unchangeable.

It should be noted that, if the user information is not a global ID, that is, a zero-time ID, the base station may determine the global ID corresponding to the zero-time ID through a mapping relationship between the temporary ID and the global ID.

Service information: the SDF is defined by an Internet Protocol (IP) quintuple (source IP, source port, destination IP, destination port, transport layer Protocol) filter;

position information: defining (i.e., a target cell to which user information, service information and QoS parameters are to be configured) using an E-UTRAN cell global identity (ECGI) list;

QoS parameters: QCI, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR), Master Boot Record (MBR), User Equipment-Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate (UE-AMBR), Access Point Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate (APN-AMBR);

the implementation of the IP quintuple Filter may refer to the mode design of an Uplink-Traffic Filter Template (UL-TFT) or a Downlink-Traffic Filter Template (DL-TFT) of LTE.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the QoS management information of step 201 further includes: a quintuple filtering strategy; the quintuple filtering strategy is used for indicating the base station to analyze the downlink data packet according to the TCP/IP message when receiving the downlink data packet, and mapping the analyzed downlink data packet to a virtual bearer corresponding to the analyzed downlink data packet in at least one virtual bearer.

In one example, the Packet parsing refers to that the eNodeB supports parsing, in a specified cell, user Data packets above a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer, for example: and the resolution of a network layer and a transport layer is supported, and an IP five-tuple is obtained. The message filtering means that the eNodeB supports and configures UL-TFT and DL-TFT based on IP quintuple matching rules in a specified cell.

In some embodiments of the invention, the type of virtual bearer may comprise a GBR bearer or a non-GBR bearer type.

In one example, the QoS guarantee requirements may be configured as GBR (guaranteed bit rate) and Non-GBR (Non-guaranteed bit rate) types.

GBR type: address Resolution Protocol (ARP), quality of service Class Identifier (QoS Class Identifier, QCI), Guaranteed Uplink Bit Rate (GBR-UL), Guaranteed Downlink Bit Rate (GBR-DL), Master Boot Record (Master Boot Record-Uplink, MBR-UL), and Master Boot Record (MBR-DL);

Non-GBR type, Non-GBR type: ARP, QCI, Uplink User aggregation Maximum Bit Rate (UE-AMBR-UL), Downlink User aggregation Maximum Bit Rate (UE-AMBR-DL), Uplink Access Point aggregation Maximum Bit Rate (Access Point Name-Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate-Uplink, APN-AMBR-UL), and Downlink Access Point aggregation Maximum Bit Rate (Access Point Name-Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate-Downlink, APN-AMBR-DL).

The binding relationship of the above information determines the guarantee level of the QoS and the requirements of users, services and positions.

In one example, the creation of virtual bearers and bearer convergence are implemented in an eNodeB. The concept of virtual bearers in this implementation refers to: when the UE only has 1 default bearer, virtualizing 1 or more virtual radio bearers capable of providing different QoS guarantees for various downlink services of the UE in the eNodeB, and using a virtual circular buffer Identity card identification number (vRB-ID), wherein the vRB-ID adopts a coding format mark same as a ring buffer Identity card identification number (RB-ID), thereby maximally reusing the implementation of an LTE scheduler based on bearer guarantee QoS. The aggregation of the virtual bearers refers to: the eNodeB needs to manage RB-ID and vRB-ID (virtual RB-ID) mapping relationships for each User Equipment (UE); for UE, eNodeB still only exposes RB-ID of 1 default bearer at the air interface; for the S1 interface, the eNodeB also exposes only the S1-TEID corresponding to that RB-ID to the S-GW. Wherein, the default bearer is a mapping relation between the 3GPP standard of a single user and the EPS bearer.

In other embodiments of the present invention, after step 203, the method for configuring quality of service QoS further includes:

and the base station updates the QoS parameters having mapping relation with the default bearer of the UE.

a base station receives a downlink data packet sent by a server;

the base station analyzes the downlink data packet according to the TCP/IP message;

and the base station maps the analyzed downlink data packet to a virtual bearer corresponding to the analyzed downlink data packet in at least one virtual bearer.

In the following, taking downlink QoS guarantee as an example, in fig. 4, the downlink QoS guarantee includes the following steps:

the first step is as follows: configuring QoS management information on a server;

configuration of user information: the type of the user list needing some kind of QoS guarantee may be one of an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, an MSISDN or an IMSI.

Configuration of service information: the characteristics that the service needs to satisfy for a certain QoS guarantee are defined by an IP five-tuple (source IP, source port, destination IP, destination port, transport layer protocol) filter, for example, a regular expression is used to express the corresponding filtering rule.

Configuration of position information: the network location requirements that require some kind of QoS guarantee are described by the ECGI list.

Configuration of QoS parameters: guaranteed QoS requirements may be configured as GBR (guaranteed bit rate) and Non-GBR (Non-guaranteed bit rate) types.

GBR type: ARP, QCI, GBR-UL, GBR-DL, MBR-UL, MBR-DL;

Non-GBR type: ARP, QCI, UE-AMBR-UL, UE-AMBR-DL, APN-AMBR-UL, APN-AMBR-DL;

The second step is that: the server issues the configuration to the eNodeB;

and the server selects the corresponding eNodeB according to the ECGI in the position information in the first step, and issues the corresponding configuration to the eNodeB.

The third step: the eNodeB generates downlink vRB-ID and QoS configuration thereof according to the issued configuration

The eNodeB sends the corresponding configuration to the corresponding cell functional entity according to the ECGI in the location information in the first step, and the cell creates a virtual bearer (vRB-ID) for the users by using the user information in the first step, wherein the virtual bearer binds the service characteristic filter and the QoS parameter described by the service information in the first step.

The fourth step: the downlink data of S1-u will be transmitted to the downlink scheduler according to the RB-ID and vRB-ID relations;

when the eNodeB cell receives the downlink data of S1-u, the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3 GPP) standard bearer of the user specified by the user information in the first step enables Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) data packet analysis above the PDCP layer, directs the data packet meeting the filtering rule described by the service information of the virtual bearer in the third step to the corresponding virtual bearer, and then transmits the data packet to the scheduler for scheduling.

The fifth step: the eNodeB guarantees the QoS of the downlink differentiated service bearer;

all vRB-ID scheduling results of the eNodeB cell for the same user are embodied as RB-ID of its default bearer in the air interface.

Wherein the first step to the fifth step correspond to circles 1 to 5 in fig. 4.

In the following, taking uplink QoS guarantee as an example, in fig. 5, the uplink QoS includes the following steps:

configuration of user information: the type of the user list requiring some kind of QoS guarantee may be one of an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (S-TMSI), or an IMSI.

GBR type: ARP, QCI, GBR-UL, GBR-DL, MBR-UL, MBR-DL;

Non-GBR type, Non-GBR type: ARP, QCI, UE-AMBR-UL, UE-AMBR-DL, APN-AMBR-UL, APN-AMBR-DL;

Step 2: the server issues the configuration to the eNodeB;

and (3) the server selects the corresponding eNodeB according to the ECGI in the position information in the step (1) and sends the corresponding configuration to the eNodeB.

And 3, step 3: the eNodeB updates the QoS configuration of the uplink RB-ID according to the issued configuration;

and the eNodeB sends the corresponding configuration to the corresponding cell functional entity according to the ECGI in the position information in the step 1, and the cell updates the QoS parameters of the uplink default bearer of the users and applies the QoS parameters to the scheduler by using the user information in the step 1.

And 4, step 4: the eNodeB carries out single-bearing QoS guarantee of uplink indistinguishable services;

and the uplink service data flow enters uplink default load to obtain QoS guarantee of the load level.

Wherein the first step to the fifth step correspond to circles 1 to 4 in fig. 5.

Fig. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a quality of service QoS configuration apparatus provided according to some embodiments of the present invention. As shown in fig. 6, the QoS configuration apparatus 600 includes:

the issuing module 601 is configured to issue quality of service QoS management information to a base station, where the base station is a base station connected to a mobile edge computing MEC; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station, and the QoS management information is used for indicating the base station to create at least one virtual bearer between User Equipment (UE) connected with the base station.

Optionally, the QoS management information is further used to instruct the base station to update the QoS parameter having a mapping relationship with the default bearer of the UE.

Optionally, the QoS management information further includes: a quintuple filtering strategy; the quintuple filtering strategy is used for indicating the base station to analyze the downlink data packet according to the TCP/IP message when receiving the downlink data packet, and mapping the analyzed downlink data packet to a virtual bearer corresponding to the analyzed downlink data packet in at least one virtual bearer.

Optionally, the type of the virtual bearer includes a GBR bearer or a non-GBR bearer type.

Fig. 7 shows a schematic diagram of another quality of service QoS configuration apparatus provided according to some embodiments of the present invention. As shown in fig. 7, the QoS configuration apparatus 700 includes:

a receiving module 701, configured to receive quality of service QoS management information sent by a server; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station;

a creating module 702, configured to create at least one virtual bearer between the user equipment UE connected to the creating module according to the QoS management information.

Optionally, the QoS configuration apparatus 700 further includes:

and the updating module is used for updating the QoS parameters which have a mapping relation with the default bearer of the UE according to the QoS management information.

Optionally, the QoS configuration apparatus 700 further includes:

the receiving module is used for receiving a downlink data packet sent by the server;

the analysis module is used for analyzing the downlink data packet according to the TCP/IP message;

and the mapping module is used for mapping the analyzed downlink data packet to a virtual bearer corresponding to the analyzed downlink data packet in at least one virtual bearer.

Optionally, the type of the virtual bearer includes a GBR bearer or a non-GBR bearer.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hardware structure of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The server may include a processor 801 and a memory 802 that stores computer program instructions.

Specifically, the processor 801 may include a Central Processing Unit (CPU), an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or one or more Integrated circuits configured to implement the embodiments of the present invention.

Memory 802 may include mass storage for data or instructions. By way of example, and not limitation, memory 802 may include a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), a floppy Disk Drive, flash memory, an optical Disk, a magneto-optical Disk, a tape, or a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Drive or a combination of two or more of these. Memory 802 may include removable or non-removable (or fixed) media, where appropriate. The memory 802 may be internal or external to the data processing apparatus, where appropriate. In a particular embodiment, the memory 802 is a non-volatile solid-state memory. In a particular embodiment, the Memory 802 includes a Read-Only Memory (ROM). Where appropriate, the ROM may be a mask-programmed ROM, a Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM), an Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM), a charged Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), an Electrically alterable Read-Only Memory (EAROM), or a flash Memory or a combination of two or more of these.

The processor 801 reads and executes computer program instructions stored in the memory 802 to implement any one of the quality of service QoS configuration methods in the above embodiments.

In one example, the server can also include a communication interface 803 and bus 810. As shown in fig. 8, the processor 801, the memory 802, and the communication interface 803 are connected via a bus 810 to complete communication therebetween.

The communication interface 803 is mainly used for implementing communication between modules, apparatuses, units and/or devices in the embodiments of the present invention.

The bus 810 includes hardware, software, or both to couple the components of the server to each other. By way of example, and not limitation, a Bus may include an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or other Graphics Bus, an Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) Bus, a Front-Side Bus (Front Side Bus, FSB), a HyperTransport (HT) Interconnect, an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) Bus, an infiniband Interconnect, a Low Pin Count (LPC) Bus, a memory Bus, a microchannel Architecture (MCA) Bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Bus, (Peripheral Component Express) Bus, a PCI-Express Bus, a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) Bus, a Local video association (vlsa) Bus, or a combination of two or more of these buses. Bus 810 may include one or more buses, where appropriate. Although specific buses have been described and shown in the embodiments of the invention, any suitable buses or interconnects are contemplated by the invention.

In addition, in combination with the QoS configuration method in the foregoing embodiment, the embodiment of the present invention may provide a computer-readable storage medium to implement the QoS configuration method. The computer readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program instructions; the computer program instructions, when executed by a processor, implement any of the quality of service, QoS, configuration methods in the above embodiments.

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hardware structure of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The base station may comprise a processor 901 and a memory 902 storing computer program instructions.

Specifically, the processor 901 may include a Central Processing Unit (CPU), or an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), or may be configured as one or more Integrated circuits implementing the embodiments of the present invention.

Memory 902 may include mass storage for data or instructions. By way of example, and not limitation, memory 902 may include a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), floppy Disk Drive, flash memory, optical Disk, magneto-optical Disk, tape, or Universal Serial Bus (USB) Drive or a combination of two or more of these. Memory 902 may include removable or non-removable (or fixed) media, where appropriate. The memory 902 may be internal or external to the data processing apparatus, where appropriate. In a particular embodiment, the memory 902 is a non-volatile solid-state memory. In a particular embodiment, the memory 902 includes Read Only Memory (ROM). Where appropriate, the ROM may be mask-programmed ROM, Programmable ROM (PROM), Erasable PROM (EPROM), Electrically Erasable PROM (EEPROM), electrically rewritable ROM (EAROM), or flash memory or a combination of two or more of these.

The processor 901 realizes any one of the quality of service QoS configuration methods in the above embodiments by reading and executing computer program instructions stored in the memory 902.

In one example, the base station can also include a communication interface 903 and a bus 910. As shown in fig. 9, the processor 901, the memory 902, and the communication interface 903 are connected via a bus 910 to complete communication with each other.

The communication interface 903 is mainly used for implementing communication between modules, apparatuses, units and/or devices in the embodiments of the present invention.

The bus 910 includes hardware, software, or both to couple the components of the base station to each other. By way of example, and not limitation, a bus may include an Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or other graphics bus, an Enhanced Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus, a Front Side Bus (FSB), a Hypertransport (HT) interconnect, an Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, an infiniband interconnect, a Low Pin Count (LPC) bus, a memory bus, a Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus, a PCI-Express bus, a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) bus, a video electronics standards association local (VLB) bus, or other suitable bus, or a combination of two or more of these. Bus 910 can include one or more buses, where appropriate. Although specific buses have been described and shown in the embodiments of the invention, any suitable buses or interconnects are contemplated by the invention.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific arrangements and instrumentality described above and shown in the drawings. A detailed description of known methods is omitted herein for the sake of brevity. In the above embodiments, several specific steps are described and shown as examples. However, the method processes of the present invention are not limited to the specific steps described and illustrated, and those skilled in the art can make various changes, modifications and additions or change the order between the steps after comprehending the spirit of the present invention.

The functional blocks shown in the above-described structural block diagrams may be implemented as hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. When implemented in hardware, it may be, for example, an electronic circuit, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), suitable firmware, plug-in, function card, or the like. When implemented in software, the elements of the invention are the programs or code segments used to perform the required tasks. The program or code segments may be stored in a machine-readable medium or transmitted by a data signal carried in a carrier wave over a transmission medium or a communication link. A "machine-readable medium" may include any medium that can store or transfer information. Examples of a machine-readable medium include electronic circuits, semiconductor Memory devices, Read-Only memories (ROMs), flash memories, erasable ROMs (eroms), floppy disks, Compact disk Read-Only memories (CD-ROMs), optical disks, hard disks, fiber optic media, Radio Frequency (RF) links, and so forth. The code segments may be downloaded via computer networks such as the internet, intranet, etc.

It should also be noted that the exemplary embodiments mentioned in this patent describe some methods or systems based on a series of steps or devices. However, the present invention is not limited to the order of the above-described steps, that is, the steps may be performed in the order mentioned in the embodiments, may be performed in an order different from the order in the embodiments, or may be performed simultaneously.

As described above, only the specific embodiments of the present invention are provided, and it can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the system, the module and the unit described above may refer to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not described herein again. It should be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive various equivalent modifications or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and these modifications or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for configuring QoS (quality of service) is applied to a server, and comprises the following steps:

sending QoS management information to a base station, wherein the base station is connected with mobile edge computing MEC equipment; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station, and the QoS management information is used for indicating the base station to create at least one virtual bearer between User Equipment (UE) connected with the base station.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the QoS management information is further used to instruct the base station to update QoS parameters having a mapping relationship with a default bearer of the UE.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the QoS management information further comprises: a quintuple filtering strategy; the quintuple filtering strategy is used for indicating the base station to analyze the downlink data packet according to a TCP/IP message when receiving the downlink data packet, and mapping the analyzed downlink data packet to a virtual bearer corresponding to the analyzed downlink data packet in the at least one virtual bearer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the type of the virtual bearer comprises a Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) bearer or a non-GBR bearer type.

5. A QoS (quality of service) configuration method is applied to a base station, wherein the base station is connected with a Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) device, and the method comprises the following steps:

and creating at least one virtual bearer between the User Equipment (UE) connected with the QoS management information according to the QoS management information.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

and updating the QoS parameters having a mapping relation with the default bearer of the UE according to the QoS management information.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a downlink data packet sent by the server;

analyzing the downlink data packet according to the TCP/IP message;

and mapping the analyzed downlink data packet to a virtual bearer corresponding to the analyzed downlink data packet in the at least one virtual bearer.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the type of the at least one virtual bearer comprises a GBR bearer or a non-GBR bearer.

9. A QoS configuration apparatus, applied to a server, the apparatus comprising:

the system comprises an issuing module, a receiving module and a sending module, wherein the issuing module is used for issuing service quality QoS management information to a base station, and the base station is connected with mobile edge computing MEC equipment; the QoS management information comprises a cell identifier list, user information, QoS parameters and service information, wherein one cell identifier in the cell identifier list corresponds to one base station, and the QoS management information is used for indicating the base station to create at least one virtual bearer between User Equipment (UE) connected with the base station.

10. An apparatus for configuring quality of service (QoS), applied to a base station, the base station being connected to a Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) device, the apparatus comprising:

and the creating module is used for creating at least one virtual bearer between the user equipment UE connected with the QoS management information according to the QoS management information.

11. A quality of service, QoS, configuration apparatus, comprising: at least one processor, at least one memory, and computer program instructions stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, implement the method of any of claims 1-4 or 5-8.

12. A computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, implement the method of any one of claims 1-4 or 5-8.