CN114745258B

CN114745258B - Method, device, equipment and storage medium for generating network element function body

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Publication number: CN114745258B
Application number: CN202011548826.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李聪聪; 吕聪生
Original assignee: China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd; China Mobile Suzhou Software Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd; China Mobile Suzhou Software Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-23
Filing date: 2020-12-23
Publication date: 2023-09-05
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-23
Also published as: CN114745258A

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a method, a device, equipment and a computer readable storage medium for generating a network element function body, wherein the method comprises the following steps: receiving a network element function body generation request; in the network element function module set, matching the identity information of the target network element function module corresponding to each network element function identifier in the network element function body generation request; acquiring a network element function expression corresponding to the identity information of the target network element function module; arranging the identity information of the matched at least one target network element functional module by adopting the network element functional expression to form an identity information sequence; and acquiring an image file of the target network element function module from the network element function module set, and determining a network element function body corresponding to the identity information sequence from the image file. The application can lead the user to personally arrange the self-wanted network element function body, thereby achieving the aim of improving the network element generation efficiency.

Description

Method, device, equipment and storage medium for generating network element function body

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the field of mobile communication, and relates to a method, a device, equipment and a storage medium for generating a network element function body.

Background

Currently, advanced technologies such as network function virtualization (NFV, network Functions Virtualization) and software defined networking (SDN, software Defined Network) are widely used, and network element functional bodies are operated on standard servers in a software form (VNF, virtual Network Function), so that the software of the network element functional bodies enables the diversified network functional bodies to be cut and assembled into new network functional bodies through similar modules.

In the related art, for the formation of the network element functional body, a manufacturer of mobile communication is generally required to provide a molded product, similar modules in the network element functional body are not shared, the customization degree is heavy, and technicians are required to develop according to the requirements of operators, so that the development and maintenance period is long, and resource saving and the improvement of the network element generation efficiency cannot be realized.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a method, a device, equipment and a storage medium for generating a network element function body, and relates to the technical field of mobile communication. The network element functional expression is adopted to arrange the identity information of at least one matched target network element functional module, so that a user can arrange the network element functional body which is wanted by himself, and the aim of improving the network element generation efficiency is achieved.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application is realized as follows:

the embodiment of the application provides a method for generating a network element function body, which comprises the following steps:

receiving a network element function body generation request, wherein the network element function body generation request comprises at least one network element function identifier;

in the network element function module set, matching the identity information of the target network element function module corresponding to each network element function identifier; wherein, the network element function module set stores at least one network element function module and the mapping relation between each network element function module and the corresponding identity information;

acquiring a network element function expression corresponding to the identity information of the target network element function module;

arranging the identity information of the matched at least one target network element functional module by adopting the network element functional expression to form an identity information sequence;

and acquiring an image file of the target network element function module from the network element function module set, and determining a network element function body corresponding to the identity information sequence from the image file.

The embodiment of the application provides a generating device of a network element function body, which comprises the following steps:

the receiving module is used for receiving a network element function body generation request, wherein the network element function body generation request comprises at least one network element function identifier;

The matching module is used for matching the identity information of the target network element function module corresponding to each network element function identifier in the network element function module set; wherein, the network element function module set stores at least one network element function module and the mapping relation between each network element function module and the corresponding identity information;

the acquisition module is used for acquiring a network element function expression corresponding to the identity information of the target network element function module;

the arrangement module is used for arranging the identity information of the matched at least one target network element functional module by adopting the network element functional expression to form an identity information sequence;

and the determining module is used for acquiring the mirror image file of the target network element function module from the network element function module set, and determining the network element function body corresponding to the identity information sequence from the mirror image file.

a memory for storing executable instructions; and the processor is used for realizing the generation method of the network element function body when executing the executable instructions stored in the memory.

The embodiment of the application provides a computer readable storage medium, which stores executable instructions for causing a processor to execute the executable instructions to implement the method for generating the network element function body.

In the embodiment of the application, when a network element function body is generated, in a network element function module set, the identity information of a target network element function module corresponding to each network element function identifier is matched, a network element function expression is adopted to arrange the identity information of at least one matched target network element function module to form an identity information sequence, and meanwhile, the mirror image file of the target network element function module is acquired from the network element function module set, and the network element function body corresponding to the identity information sequence is determined through the mirror image file. In this way, the network element function expression is adopted to arrange the identity information of at least one matched target network element function module, so that a user can personally arrange a desired network element function body, and the aim of improving the network element generation efficiency is achieved.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a related art 5G system architecture;

fig. 2A is an alternative flow chart of a network element function generating method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2B is an application scenario schematic diagram of a network element function generating method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is an alternative flow chart of a network element function generating method according to an embodiment of the present application;

Fig. 4 is an alternative flow chart of a network element function generating method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is an alternative flow chart of a network element function generating method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is an alternative flow chart of a network element function generating method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart of an alternative method for generating a network element function according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a composition structure of a network element function body generating device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a network element function body generating device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The present application will be further described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, for the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, and the described embodiments should not be construed as limiting the present application, and all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without making any inventive effort are within the scope of the present application.

In the following description, reference is made to "some embodiments" which describe a subset of all possible embodiments, but it is to be understood that "some embodiments" can be the same subset or different subsets of all possible embodiments and can be combined with one another without conflict. Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which embodiments of this application belong. The terminology used in the embodiments of the application is for the purpose of describing embodiments of the application only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.

The development of the mobile communication core network is subjected to the unification of the first Generation/second Generation mobile communication system (1G/2G, 1/2 Generation) program-controlled exchange and circuit-switched times; professional separation to 3G/4G soft switch, general packet radio service (GPRS, general packet radio service), packet core network (EPC, evolved Packet Core) and IP multimedia system (IMS, IP Multimedia Subsystem); and then to 5G Service-based 5G Service architecture (SBA, service-based Architecture) unification. In the 4G era, from a service perspective, a mobile communication core network is mainly subdivided into three major professions, namely EPC, IMS and soft switch, and carries user data service, multimedia message service, high-definition voice/video service, short message service and traditional voice service respectively; and 5G faces more service scenes, on one hand, the network functions and service fusion of 4G and even 3G at the present stage are required to be met, and on the other hand, the support of more diversified services or industry requirements is required to be realized. Generally, the network layer structure of the 5G network tends to be converged, and a plurality of network partitions are converged in a unified architecture of the 5G SBA, and meanwhile, network functions meeting diversified services are diversified and complex. The overall network layer structure of the 5G network tends to be converged, a plurality of network partitions are converged into a 5G SBA unified architecture, and meanwhile, network functional bodies meeting diversified services are diversified and complex, referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a 5G system architecture (5G standard 23.500 series r15 ts 23.501) in the related art, and before explaining an embodiment of the present application, a 4/5G converged interoperation scenario in the related art is first described with reference to fig. a:

(1) And 5G core network element function fusion.

The 5G core network comprises: session management function 109 (SMF, session Management Function), network slice selection function 101 (NSSF, network Slice Selection Function), network opening function 102 (NEF, network Exposure Function), network storage function 103 (NRF, network Repository Function), policy control function 104 (PCF, policy Control Function), unified Data management function 105 (UDM, unified Data Management), application function 106 (AF, application Function), authentication service function 107 (AUSF, authentication Server Function), mobility management function 108 (AMF, access and Mobility Management Function), session management function 109 (SMF, session Management Function), user Equipment 110 (UE), radio access Network 111 (RAN, radio Access Network), user port function 112 (UPF, user Port Function), and Data Network 113 (DN, data Network).

Wherein NSSF 101 is responsible for selecting a set of network slice instances for a service for a user terminal; NEF 102 is responsible for capability and event exposure, providing translation of security information and internal-external information from external applications to the 3GPP network; NRF 103 is responsible for discovery and maintenance of network modules; PCF 104 is responsible for supporting a unified policy framework to manage network behavior; the UDM 105 is responsible for unified data management, access and mobility management functions; AF 106 is responsible for interacting with the 3GPP core network to provide services, supporting the application's impact on traffic routing, accessing NEF, interacting with policy framework; AUSF 107 is responsible for authentication of 3GPP (third generation partnership project) access and untrusted non-3 GPP access; AMF 108 is responsible for mobile access management functions; SMF 109 is responsible for supporting session management functions; UE 110 is responsible for IP address assignment; RAN 111 is responsible for radio access; the UPF 112 is responsible for forwarding user plane function data; DN113 is responsible for data networks such as operator services, internet access, and third party services.

The 5G system architecture contains the following service-based interfaces (servitization interfaces): nnssf, nnef, nnrf, npcf, nudm, naf, nausf, namf and Nsmf, wherein Nnssf is a service-based interface of NSSF 101; nnef is a service-based interface of NEF 102; nnrf is a service-based interface of NRF 103; npcf is a service-based interface of PCF 104; nudm is a service-based interface of UDM 105; naf is the service-based interface of AF 106; nausf is a service-based interface of AUSF 107; namf is a service-based interface of AMF 108; nsmf is a service-based interface of SMF 109.

The 5G system architecture includes the following reference points: n1, N2, N3, N4, and N6, where N1 is a reference point between UE 110 and AMF 108; n2 is a reference point between (R) AN 111 and AMF 108; n3 is a reference point between (R) AN 111 and UPF 112; n4 is the reference point between SMF 109 and UPF 112; n6 is the reference point between UPF 109 and DN 113.

a) Based on 4/5G fusion interoperation scenario:

the 4G network element home subscriber server network element (HSS, home Subscriber Server) is used for storing user subscription data, and the functions of legality authentication/authorization of user access and the like. The 5G network element UDM 105 is used for user subscription data storage, and based on user data accounting authorization and the like, the HSS network element user subscription data storage function is fused to the UDM 105.

b) Core control network element and 5G network element function fusion scene based on IP multimedia subsystem (IMS, IP MultiMedia Subsystem):

the IMS service domain core session boundary controller network element (SBC, session Border Controller) mainly has a user access control function, a service agent authentication function and a datagram routing and forwarding function. Based on a single responsibility principle, the following functions can be combined: the SBC network element user access control function and the AMF 107 network element function are integrated; the authentication function of the SBC network element service proxy is integrated with the AUSF 107 network element function; the SBC network element service route control function and the SMF 109 network element function are integrated; the media surface data packet forwarding function of the SBC network element and the UPF 112 network element function are integrated.

The IMS service domain core call session control function network element (CSCF, call Session Control Function) is mainly used for access control of services, intercommunication among IMS core control layers, routing control of signaling and triggering of service logic. The access control function of the CSCF network element service and the intercommunication of the cross-IMS core control layer can be fused to an AMF 108 network element; the routing control of CSCF network element signaling and the triggering of service logic may be converged to the SMF 109 network element.

(2) The service network element 5G message system network element functions are integrated.

The 5G messaging system network functions include a messaging platform (MAAP, messaging AS a Platform), a short message center function, an Access module, an Access Stratum (AS), a file server, and a terminal management (DM, device Management). Related functions are flexibly combined according to service, equipment deployment and maintenance requirements, and can be separately arranged and integrated. The AS, the file service, the DM and the access module can be integrated and set AS a message module or the AS, the file service and the DM are integrated AS a message processing module, the access module is singly arranged, or the short message center function, the access module, the AS, the file server and the DM are integrated and set AS a 5G message center.

In summary, first, the network element function layer has a problem of related function overlapping, and the abstract atomic capability is required according to the single responsibility principle, so as to achieve the effect of maximizing the network element function multiplexing. Secondly, there is a need for diversification of service network elements and separation of core network Centralizing Units (CUs), and there is a need for functional fusion of related network element functions. Therefore, the network element function body generating equipment based on network element function arrangement can maximally improve the efficiency of developing the network element and simultaneously meet the requirement of service diversification by abstracting the network element atomic functions and realizing the network element atomic function arrangement.

Based on at least one of the above problems in the related art, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for generating a network element function, when a network element function generation request is received, matching identity information of a target network element function module corresponding to the network element function request in a network element function module set; the method comprises the steps of obtaining a network element function expression corresponding to identity information of a target network element function module, arranging the identity information of at least one matched target network element function module by adopting the network element function expression to form an identity information sequence, and determining a network element function body corresponding to the identity information sequence from a network element function module set, so that the similar network element function modules can be shared, the network element development efficiency is improved, resources are saved, and a user can arrange the self-wanted network element function body to achieve the aim of improving the network element generation efficiency.

The following describes an exemplary application of the generating device for a network element function body provided by the embodiment of the present application, where the generating device for a network element function body provided by the embodiment of the present application may be implemented as various types of terminals, such as a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, a mobile device, and the like, and may also be implemented as a server. In the following, an exemplary application when the generating device of the network element functionality is implemented as a server will be described. Of course, in some embodiments, the generating device of the network element function may also be a FaaS platform, and for convenience of explanation, the following description will take an example in which the generating device of the network element function is implemented as a server.

Referring to fig. 2A, fig. 2A is a schematic flow chart of an alternative method for generating a network element function according to an embodiment of the present application, and will be described with reference to the steps shown in fig. 2A.

Step S201, a network element function body generation request is received, where the network function body generation request includes at least one network element function identifier.

In some embodiments, the network element functional unit refers to a virtual network functional unit in the NFV architecture, and is deployed in software on a virtual resource provided by the NFV, to implement a certain network functional unit.

Here, the network element function generation request may be a request triggered by a developer on a terminal, where the terminal sends the network element function generation request to a server, so that the server responds to the network element function generation request of the user to finally generate the network element function. It should be noted that, a developer may trigger a network element function body generating request through a display interface on the terminal, so as to request the server to generate the network element function body.

In some embodiments, the network element function generation request may include at least one network element function identifier, where each network element function identifier corresponds to a network element function module.

In some embodiments, at least one selection box is displayed on a display page on the terminal, each selection box corresponds to a network element function identifier, a developer may perform a selection operation on the terminal, where the selection operation is used to select at least one network element function identifier, and after the developer performs the selection operation, the terminal encapsulates the network element function identifier selected by the developer in a network element function body generation request, and sends the generated network element function body generation request to the server. In other embodiments, the developer may also perform an input operation on the terminal, where the input operation inputs the network element function identifier, and after the developer inputs the network element function identifier, the terminal encapsulates the network element function identifier input by the developer in a network element function body generation request, and sends the generated network element function body generation request to the server.

Step S202, in the network element function module set, the identity information of the target network element function module corresponding to each network element function identifier is matched.

Here, the network element function module set may be preset, and in the process of continuously and iteratively updating the network element function, the network element functions in the network element function module set are also continuously updated. The network element function module set stores at least one network element function module and a mapping relation between each network element function module and corresponding identity information, that is, each network element function module in the network element function set has the identity information corresponding to the network element function module, and the network element function modules and the identity information are in one-to-one correspondence.

Here, the Identity information refers to an Identity tag corresponding to each network element function module in the network element function module set, and in some embodiments, the Identity information of the network element function module may be an Identity (ID) of each network element function module, or may be a storage path of the network element function module.

In some embodiments, after receiving the network element function generation request, the server analyzes the network element function generation request to obtain at least one network element function identifier, and then, according to the at least one network element function identifier, the identity information of the target network element function module can be matched.

Step S203, obtaining a network element function expression corresponding to the identity information of the target network element function module.

In the embodiment of the application, the network element function expression is used for arranging the identity information of the target network element function module. Here, the network element function expression may be a section of executable code or a function, and when the executable code or the function corresponding to the network element function expression is run, the position of the identity information of each target network element function module is determined through calling the function, so that the identity information arrangement of at least one target network element function module is realized.

And step S204, arranging the identity information of the matched at least one target network element functional module by adopting the network element functional expression to form an identity information sequence.

Here, the identity information sequence is used to characterize the relative positional relationship of the target network element module in the orchestration process.

In some embodiments, orchestrating the target network element functional modules with the network element functional expressions includes: acquiring configuration information of a target network element function module, wherein the configuration information is used for defining the arrangement position of identity information of the network element function module to form an identity information sequence; the configuration information is attribute information of each network element function module in the network element function module set, for example, the attribute information includes but is not limited to: relative position information between the network element function module and other network element function modules, priority of the network element function modules, memory size of the network element function modules, frequency of use of the network element function modules, and the like.

Step S205, obtaining the mirror image file of the target network element function module from the network element function module set, and determining the network element function body corresponding to the identity information sequence from the mirror image file.

Here, the network element functionality runs in software form (VNF, network Function Virtualization, network function virtualization) on standard servers. The software of the network function body also enables the diversified network element function bodies to be cut and assembled into new network function bodies through the similar modules.

In some embodiments, the image file of the target network element function module may be a function or an executable code.

In the embodiment of the application, the network element functional body comprises the network element function corresponding to the at least one network element function identifier in the network element functional body generation request, namely the network element function corresponding to the at least one network element function identifier in the network element functional body generation request can be realized through the network element functional body.

When receiving a network element function generation request, the generating method of the network element function provided by the embodiment of the application matches the identity information of the target network element function module corresponding to the network element function request in the network element function module set; acquiring a network element function expression corresponding to the identity information of the target network element function module, arranging the identity information of at least one matched target network element function module by adopting the network element function expression to form an identity information sequence, and determining a network element function body corresponding to the identity information sequence from a network element function module set, so that a user can personally arrange a desired network element function body, and the aim of improving the network element generation efficiency is fulfilled.

Fig. 2B is a schematic application scenario of a network element function generating method according to an embodiment of the present application, where, as shown in fig. 2B, a network element function generating system 10 for implementing the network element function generating method includes a terminal 100, a network 200, and a server 300, a user (may be a developer) triggers a network element function generating request through the terminal 100, and the terminal 100 sends the network element function generating request to the server 300 through the network 200, where the network element function generating request includes at least one network element function identifier; the server 300 responds to the network element function body generation request, and matches the identity information of the target network element function module corresponding to each target network element function identifier in the network element function module set based on the network element function identifier carried in the network element function body generation request; the identity information of at least one matched target network element function module is arranged to form an identity information sequence, and a network element function body corresponding to the identity information sequence is determined from the network element function module set. After generating the network element function, the server 300 transmits the generated network element function to the terminal 100 through the network 200. In some embodiments, when the network element function is operated, the terminal 100 may display the operation result of the network element function on the current display interface 100-1, so that the user can personally schedule the desired network element function, and achieve the goal of improving the network element generation efficiency.

Based on the foregoing embodiments, the embodiment of the present application further provides a method for generating a network element function body, as shown in fig. 3, step S203 may be implemented by:

step S301, obtaining configuration information of each target network element function module.

Here, each network element function module corresponds to a preset configuration information, and the configuration information of the target network element function module is used for defining an arrangement position of the target network element function module, where the arrangement position refers to a position of each target network element function module defined in the network element function body arrangement process. For example, the target network element functional body a is composed of target network element functional modules A1, A2 and A3, and according to configuration information of the target network element functional modules A1, A2 and A3, it can be determined that the arrangement position of the target network element functional module A1 is in front of the target network element functional module A2, and the target network element functional module A2 is in front of the target network element functional module A3, so that in the arrangement process of the network element functional body a, the arrangement is performed in the sequence of the target network element functional modules A1-A2-A3.

Step S302, according to the configuration information of each target network element function module, the network element function expression is determined.

Here, since the configuration information of the target network element function module is known, the arrangement position of the target network element function module can be obtained according to the configuration information of the target network element function module, and therefore, the network element function expression of the target network element function module can be determined according to the configuration information of the target network element function module.

The method for generating the network element expression provided by the embodiment of the application is characterized in that when a network element function body generation request is received, the identity information of the corresponding target network element function module in the network element function module set; the configuration information of each target network element function module is obtained, and according to the configuration information of each target network element function module, the identity information of the target network element function module forms an identity information sequence, the network element function expression is accurately obtained, and the network element generation efficiency is improved.

Based on the foregoing embodiments, an embodiment of the present application further provides a method for generating a network element function, as shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments, the preset configuration information corresponding to each network element function module includes: the relative positional relationship between the network element functional module and other network element functional modules, correspondingly, step S302 may be implemented by the following steps:

step S401, determining a relative position relationship between every two target network element function modules according to the relative position information of each target network element function module.

Here, in the network element function module set, the configuration information corresponding to each network element function module may be relative position information, where the relative position information is used to determine position point information of each target network element function module in the network element function expression, and further characterize an arrangement position between different network element function modules.

In some embodiments, there is fixed relative position information between every two network element function modules in the network element function module set, for example, assuming that there are 26 network element function modules from ase:Sub>A to Z in the network element function module set, and ase:Sub>A must be before C when it is scheduled, B must be before ase:Sub>A when it is scheduled, and if the target network element function body includes A, B and C, the relative position relationship of the target network element function modules in the scheduling process is B-ase:Sub>A-C.

Step S402, determining the position point information corresponding to the identity information of each target network element functional module according to the relative position relation.

Here, the location point information refers to the location of the function point of the target network element function in the network element function arrangement of each target network element function module.

In some embodiments, the relative position relationship of the target network element function modules is determined according to step S401, that is, the position point information of each target network element function module in the target network element function modules is obtained, for example, the relative position relationship between the target network element function modules in the compiling process is determined to be B-ase:Sub>A-C according to the relative position relationship of the target network element function modules, then the target network element function module B is placed at the function point position 1, the target network element function module ase:Sub>A is placed at the function point position 2, and the target network element function module C is placed at the function point position 3, that is, the position point information of each target network element function module in the target network element function modules is obtained.

Step S403, determining the network element function expression according to the position point information.

Here, after determining the location point information corresponding to the identity information of each target network element function module, the network element function expression may be directly determined according to the location point information, where the network element function expression may represent the location of each target network element function module when the target network element function module is arranged.

In some embodiments, the configuration information may further include priorities of the network element function modules, and correspondingly, step S302 may be implemented by the following steps:

step S404, according to the priority of each target network element function module, determining the relative position relation between every two target network element function modules.

Here, in the network element function module set, the configuration information corresponding to each network element function module may be a priority of each network element function module, where the priority is used to determine location point information of each target network element function module in the network element function expression, and further characterize an arrangement position between different network element function modules.

In some embodiments, the priority of the network element function modules in the network element function module set at the time of arrangement is different, for example, assuming that there are 26 network element function modules from a to Z in the network element function set, if the target network element function module includes A, B and C, and the importance of a in the network element function body is predefined to be higher than B and C, and the importance of C in the network element function body is higher than B, the relative positional relationship of the target network element function modules in the arrangement process is a-C-B.

Step 405, determining location point information corresponding to the identity information of each target network element function module according to the relative location relation.

Step S406, determining the network element function expression according to the position point information.

It should be noted that, the steps S405 to S406 are the same as the steps S402 to S403, and the embodiments of the present application are not repeated.

In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a memory size of the network element function module, and correspondingly, step S302 may be implemented by the following steps:

step S407, determining the relative position relationship between every two target network element functional modules according to the memory size of each target network element functional module.

Here, in the network element function module set, the configuration information corresponding to each network element function module may be a memory size of each network element function module, where the memory size is used to determine location point information of each target network element function module in the network element function expression, and further characterize an arrangement position between different network element function modules.

In some embodiments, according to the difference of the memory sizes of the network element function modules in the network element function module set, determining the relative position relationship of the network element function modules when the network element function modules are arranged, for example, if the network element function set has 26 network element function modules from a to Z, and if the target network element function modules are A, B and C, the memory sizes of A, B and C are a greater than B and B greater than C, the relative position relationship of the target network element function modules in the arranging process may be a-B-C.

Step S408, determining the position point information corresponding to the identity information of each target network element functional module according to the relative position relation.

And step S409, determining the network element functional expression according to the position point information.

It should be noted that, the steps S407 to S409 are the same as the steps S402 to S403, and the embodiments of the present application are not repeated.

In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a frequency of use of the network element function module, and correspondingly, step S302 may be implemented by:

step S410, according to the use frequency of each target network element function module, determining the relative position relation between every two target network element function modules.

Here, in the network element function module set, the configuration information corresponding to each network element function module may be a frequency of use of each network element function module, where the frequency of use is used to determine location point information of each target network element function module in the network element function expression, and further characterize an arrangement location between different network element function modules.

In some embodiments, the relative positional relationship in the network element function arrangement is determined according to the frequency of use of the target network element function module in the network element function module set, for example, assuming that there are 26 network element function modules a to Z in the network element function module set, if the target network element function modules are A, B and C, the number of times a is selected in the network element function module arrangement accounts for 70% of the total number of times the network element function module is arranged, the number of times B is selected in the network element function module arrangement accounts for 60% of the total number of times the network element function module is arranged, and the number of times C is selected in the network element function module arrangement accounts for 40% of the total number of times the network element function module is arranged, and according to the frequency of use of the target network element function module in the network element function module arrangement, the relative positional relationship of the target network element function module in the arrangement process may be a-B-C.

And S411, determining the position point information corresponding to the identity information of each target network element functional module according to the relative position relation.

Step S412, determining the network element function expression according to the position point information.

It should be noted that, the steps S411 to S412 are the same as the steps S402 to S403, and the embodiments of the present application are not repeated.

When receiving a network element function generation request, the generating method of the network element function provided by the embodiment of the application matches the identity information of the target network element function module corresponding to the network element function generation request in the network element function module set; according to the configuration information of the target network element function modules, the position point information of the target network element function modules during arrangement is determined, and the network element function expression is determined according to the position point information, so that a user can arrange according to the attribute information of each target network element function module during arrangement of the network elements, the network element function expression is obtained more accurately, resources are reasonably utilized, and the arrangement efficiency of the network element function body is improved. And, the configuration information corresponding to each network element functional module has different forms, for example, the configuration information may include any one of the following: the relative position information, the priority, the memory size and the use frequency, therefore, after any configuration information of the network element function module is obtained, the network element function expression can be accurately determined, and the target network element function model can be accurately arranged.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a method for generating a network element function body, as shown in fig. 5, step S204 may be implemented by the following steps:

step S501, sequentially acquiring the status information of each target network element function module.

Here, the state information of the target network element function module refers to state information of the target network element function module matched in the network element function set by each network element function identifier, where the state information is used to determine whether the target network element function module is available in the network element function body arrangement. For example, when the target network element function module includes a file server, it is first determined whether the file server is available, that is, whether the access module can be connected to the file server is determined, so as to obtain configuration information of the file server, where the function configuration information includes, but is not limited to, information such as IP (Internet Protocol ), port (port), user name (username), password (password) of the file server, and at least one information in the configuration information is used to log in to the file server, and if the login is successful, it indicates that the access module can be connected to the file server, that is, the file server is available.

Step S502, judging whether the state information of each target network element functional module is available or not.

Here, when the determination result is yes, step S505 is executed, and when the determination result is no, step S503 and step S504 are executed in order.

Step S503, obtaining a similar network element function module with the target network element function module in the unavailable state from the network element function module set.

Here, a similarity threshold may be preset, and when the similarity between the function of any network element function module in the network element function module set and the function of the target network element function module is greater than the similarity threshold, the network element function module is determined to be a similar network element function module.

In some embodiments, when the state information of the target network element function module is determined to be unavailable, the target network element function module may be replaced by a similar network element function module capable of implementing the same or similar function, so that a similar network element function module corresponding to the target network element function module is obtained from the network element function module set, where the similar network element function module refers to a network element function module with the same or similar function in network element function body arrangement.

Step S504, the similar network element function module is adopted to replace the corresponding target network element function module.

Here, after the similar network element function module corresponding to the target network element function module is obtained and the corresponding target network element function module is replaced, step S505 is continuously performed.

Step S505, the network element function expression is adopted to arrange the identity information of at least one matched target network element function module, so as to form an identity information sequence.

In some embodiments, when the status information indicates that any one of the target network element function modules is in an unavailable state, the method further includes, in addition to performing the steps in step S503 and step S504: deleting the corresponding target network element function module, then sequentially executing step S505, judging whether the remaining network element function modules can generate the target network element function body, if not, returning to step S503, and sequentially executing the subsequent steps.

According to the method for generating the network element function body, after the target network element function module is determined, whether the state information of the target network element function module is available or not is judged, unavailable network element function modules in the network element function module set are removed, the problem of resource waste caused by failure in generation of the network element function body is avoided, and the efficiency of the network element function body generation process is improved.

Based on the foregoing embodiments, the embodiment of the present application further provides a method for generating a network element function body, as shown in fig. 6, step S205 may be implemented by:

step S601, according to the identity information sequence, the mirror image file of the target network element function module corresponding to each identity information is sequentially obtained from the network element function module set.

In some embodiments, the image file of the target network element function module may be a function or an executable code, and only the identity information of the target network element function module in the identity information sequence of the target network element function module cannot execute the network element function body generating process, so in step S601, the image file of the target network element function module corresponding to each identity information in the sequence is obtained according to the identity information sequence of the target network element function module, and the network element function body generating process is executed.

And step S602, splicing the obtained mirror image files to form spliced files.

In some embodiments, at least two network element functional modules may be required for generating the target network element functional body, so that the image files of each target network element functional module are spliced to form a spliced file, and codes of the spliced file are executed by independent processes to generate the network element functional body.

And step S603, determining the network element entity corresponding to the spliced file as the network element function body.

In some embodiments, the mirror image files of the target network element function modules are mapped from the network element function set and spliced, and the network element entity obtained by using the independent process execution codes is the network element function body.

Step S604, obtaining an execution process for executing the network element function body.

In some embodiments, the network element functionality may be implemented in a computer programming language such as java, python, golang and nodejs.

Step S605, executing the network element functional body by adopting the executing process, so as to realize the function corresponding to each target network element functional module.

After determining the target network element function module, the generating method of the network element function body maps the mirror image file of the target network element function module from the network element function set to splice, and the network element entity obtained by executing codes by the independent process is the network element function body. Therefore, technicians only need to abstract the functions of the same network elements, develop corresponding network element function modules, store the network element function modules in the network element function set of the network element function body generating equipment, and do not need to custom develop a specific network element function body, so that service personnel can utilize the personalized arrangement network element function body of the network element function body generating equipment to achieve the aim of improving the generation efficiency of the network element function body.

In the following, an exemplary application of the embodiment of the present application in a practical application scenario will be described.

The embodiment of the application provides a method for generating a network element function body, which is based on a FaaS platform (network element function body generating device) for arranging the network element function body, forms a network element function module set through abstracting the network element atomic function, realizes the arrangement of the network element function body, can maximally improve the development efficiency of the network element function body, and simultaneously meets the requirement of service diversification.

Fig. 7 is a schematic flow chart of an alternative method for generating a network element function body according to an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 7, where the method includes the following steps:

in the embodiment of the application, the network element function module can be AS, a file server, DM, an access module, a short message center function and the like, and the network element function body can be a message module or a 5G message center and other network elements.

Step S701, in the network element function module set, matching the configuration information of the target network element function module.

Here, in response to the network element function body generation request, the network element function body generating device matches the configuration information of the target network element function module from the left network element function set 70 according to the target network element function identifier carried in the network element function body generation request, for example, the target network element function module in the message module 71 includes AS, a file server, DM and an access module, and then obtains the configuration information of each target network element function module in step S701.

Step S702, determining the network element function expression according to the configuration information of the target network element function module.

In some embodiments, each network element function module corresponds to a preset configuration information, and obtains the configuration information of each target network element function module, where the configuration information is used to define an arrangement position of the target network element function module, and determine the network element function expression according to the configuration information of each target network element function module.

Step S703, combining the identity information sequences of the target network element functional modules by using the network element functional expressions.

In some embodiments, the network element functionality devices are combined into an identity information sequence of the target network element functional module by a domain specific language (DSL, domain Specific Language, corresponding to the network element functional expression) provided by the platform. For example, two network element functionalities are depicted in fig. 7: the message module 71 and the 5G message center 72, wherein the target network element function module in the message module 71 comprises an AS, a file server, a DM and an access module; the target network element function module in the 5G message center 72 mainly includes a sms center function, an access module, an AS, a DM, and a file server.

Here, the target network element is combined using a network element functional expression according to the DSL capabilities provided by the platform, wherein DSL (network element functional expression) provides the following programming capabilities:

For example, the functions (network element expressions) of the message module arrangement may be:

the functions are the network element function expressions for generating the network element function body.

Step S704, according to the identity information sequence, the mirror image files of the corresponding target network element function modules are sequentially obtained from the network element function module set.

In some embodiments, after the Router 73 receives the identity information sequence of the target network element function module, the image file of the network element function module is mapped from the left network element function set through the identity information sequence, where the image file of the target network element function module may be a function or an executable code.

Step S705, packaging the mirror image file of the target network element function module.

In some embodiments, after receiving the mirror file of the target network element function module, the server packages the network element function mirror using an open-source application container engine 75 (for example, in some embodiments, the open-source application container engine may be Kubernetes/Docker) through the controller 74, so that the developer may package the application and rely on the package into a portable mirror, and then issue the package onto any popular Linux or Windows machine to implement virtualization.

Step S706, an execution process for executing the network element functional body is obtained, and a target network element functional body is generated.

In some embodiments, the server executes the network element expression by using the execution process to implement a function corresponding to each target network element function module, so as to form a network element function body.

In some embodiments, the server may also use an independent process to execute the image file of each target network element function, for example, for an AS, DM, a file server, etc., all of which are respectively packaged into image files, execute the code therein by using the independent process, and finally, start an independent process to execute the generation of the network element function.

The embodiment of the application provides a network element function body arranging method of a 5G message system, which forms a network element function module set through abstract network element atomic functions by generating equipment of the network element function body, realizes the arrangement of the network element atomic function modules, can maximally improve the efficiency of developing the network element function body and simultaneously meets the requirement of service diversification.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a generating device for a network element function body according to an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 8, the generating device 800 for a network element function body includes:

A receiving module 801, configured to generate a request by using a network element function body; a matching module 802, configured to match, in response to the network element function body generation request, identity information of a target network element function module corresponding to each network element function identifier in a network element function module set; an obtaining module 803, configured to obtain a network element function expression corresponding to the identity information of the target network element function module; an arranging module 804, configured to arrange identity information of the at least one matched target network element function module by using the network element function expression to form an identity information sequence; and the determining module 805 is configured to obtain an image file of the target network element function module from the network element function module set, and determine a network element function body corresponding to the identity information sequence according to the image file.

In some embodiments, each network element function module corresponds to a preset configuration information; the acquisition module is further configured to: acquiring configuration information of each target network element functional module, wherein the configuration information is used for defining the arrangement position of the network element functional module; and determining the network element function expression according to the configuration information of each target network element function module.

In some embodiments, the configuration information includes relative location information between the network element function module and other network element function modules, the relative location information being used to determine location point information of each of the target network element function modules in the network element function expression; the acquisition module is further configured to: determining the relative position relation between every two target network element function modules according to the relative position information of each target network element function module; determining position point information corresponding to the identity information of each target network element functional module according to the relative position relation; and determining the network element functional expression according to the position point information.

In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a priority of the network element function module, the priority being used to determine location point information of each of the target network element function modules in the network element function expression; the acquisition module is further configured to: determining the relative position relation between every two target network element functional modules according to the priority of each target network element functional module; determining position point information corresponding to the identity information of each target network element functional module according to the relative position relation; and determining the network element functional expression according to the position point information.

In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a memory size of the network element function module, where the memory size is used to determine location point information of each target network element function module in the network element function expression; the acquisition module is further configured to: determining the relative position relation between every two target network element functional modules according to the memory size of each target network element functional module; determining position point information corresponding to the identity information of each target network element functional module according to the relative position relation; and determining the network element functional expression according to the position point information.

In some embodiments, the configuration information includes a frequency of use of the network element function modules, the frequency of use being used to determine location point information of each of the target network element function modules in the network element function expression; the acquisition module is further configured to: determining the relative position relation between every two target network element function modules according to the use frequency of each target network element function module; determining position point information corresponding to the identity information of each target network element functional module according to the relative position relation; and determining the network element functional expression according to the position point information.

In some embodiments, the orchestration module is further to: acquiring state information of each target network element function module in sequence; when the state information indicates that the target network element function module is in an available state, the network element function expression is adopted to orderly arrange the identity information of the target network element function module with the available state to form the identity information sequence.

In some embodiments, the orchestration module is further to: acquiring state information of each target network element function module in sequence; when the state information indicates that any target network element function module is in an unavailable state, acquiring a similar network element function module with the target network element function module in the unavailable state from the network element function module set; replacing the corresponding target network element function module with the similar network element function module; and arranging the identity information of the replaced target network element functional module in sequence by adopting the network element functional expression to form the identity information sequence.

In some embodiments, the determining module is further to: acquiring mirror image files of target network element function modules corresponding to each identity information from the network element function module set in sequence according to the identity information sequence; splicing the obtained mirror image files to form spliced files; and determining the network element entity corresponding to the spliced file as the network element function body.

In some embodiments, the apparatus further comprises: an execution process acquisition module, configured to acquire an execution process for executing the network element function body; and the execution module is used for executing the network element functional body by adopting the execution process so as to realize the function corresponding to each target network element functional module.

It should be noted that, the description of the apparatus according to the embodiment of the present application is similar to the description of the embodiment of the method described above, and has similar beneficial effects as the embodiment of the method, so that a detailed description is omitted. For technical details not disclosed in the present apparatus embodiment, please refer to the description of the method embodiment of the present application for understanding.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, if the method for generating the network element function body is implemented in the form of a software function module, and sold or used as a separate product, the method may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially or part contributing to the related art, embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including several instructions for causing a terminal to execute all or part of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a Read Only Memory (ROM), a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or other various media capable of storing program codes. Thus, embodiments of the application are not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present application provides a generating device for a network element function body, and fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of the generating device for a network element function body provided in the embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 9, where the generating device 900 for a network element function body at least includes: a processor 901 and a computer readable storage medium 902 configured to store executable instructions, wherein the processor 901 generally controls the overall operation of the generating device of the network element functionality. The computer readable storage medium 902 is configured to store instructions and applications executable by the processor 901, and may also cache data to be processed or processed by each module in the pending processor 901 and the network element function generating device 900, and may be implemented by a FLASH memory (FLASH) or a random access memory (RAM, random Access Memory).

Embodiments of the present application provide a storage medium having stored therein executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method provided by embodiments of the present application, for example, as shown in fig. 2A.

In some embodiments, the storage medium may be a computer readable storage medium, such as a ferroelectric Memory (FRAM, ferromagnetic Random Access Memory), read Only Memory (ROM), programmable Read Only Memory (PROM, programmable Read Only Memory), erasable programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM, erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), electrically erasable programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM, electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), flash Memory, magnetic surface Memory, optical Disk, or Compact Disk-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), or the like; but may be a variety of devices including one or any combination of the above memories.

In some embodiments, the executable instructions may be in the form of programs, software modules, scripts, or code, written in any form of programming language (including compiled or interpreted languages, or declarative or procedural languages), and they may be deployed in any form, including as stand-alone programs or as modules, components, subroutines, or other units suitable for use in a computing environment.

As an example, the executable instructions may, but need not, correspond to files in a file system, may be stored as part of a file that holds other programs or data, for example, in one or more scripts in a hypertext markup language (HTML, hyper Text Markup Language) document, in a single file dedicated to the program in question, or in multiple coordinated files (e.g., files that store one or more modules, sub-programs, or portions of code). As an example, executable instructions may be deployed to be executed on one computing device or on multiple computing devices located at one site or, alternatively, distributed across multiple sites and interconnected by a communication network.

The foregoing is merely exemplary embodiments of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of the present application. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and scope of the present application are included in the protection scope of the present application.

It should be appreciated that reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. It should be understood that, in various embodiments of the present application, the sequence numbers of the foregoing processes do not mean the order of execution, and the order of execution of the processes should be determined by the functions and internal logic thereof, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application. The foregoing embodiment numbers of the present application are merely for the purpose of description, and do not represent the advantages or disadvantages of the embodiments.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, 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, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. In the several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. The above described device embodiments are only illustrative, e.g. the division of the units is only one logical function division, and there may be other divisions in practice, such as: multiple units or components may be combined or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not performed.

The foregoing is merely an embodiment of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think about changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and the changes and substitutions are intended to be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for generating a network element function, comprising:

in the network element function module set, matching the identity information of the target network element function module corresponding to each network element function identifier; wherein, the network element function module set stores the mapping relation between the network element function module and the identity information;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each network element function module corresponds to a predetermined configuration information; the obtaining the network element function expression corresponding to the identity information of the target network element function module includes:

acquiring configuration information of each target network element functional module, wherein the configuration information is used for defining the arrangement position of the network element functional module;

and determining the network element function expression according to the configuration information of each target network element function module.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the configuration information comprises relative position information between the network element function module and other network element function modules, the relative position information being used to determine position point information of each of the target network element function modules in the network element function expression; the determining the network element function expression according to the configuration information of each target network element function module includes:

determining the relative position relation between every two target network element function modules according to the relative position information of each target network element function module;

determining position point information corresponding to the identity information of each target network element functional module according to the relative position relation;

And determining the network element functional expression according to the position point information.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the configuration information comprises a priority of the network element function modules, the priority being used to determine location point information of each of the target network element function modules in the network element function expression; the determining the network element function expression according to the configuration information of each target network element function module includes:

determining the relative position relation between every two target network element functional modules according to the priority of each target network element functional module;

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the configuration information includes a memory size of the network element function module, the memory size being used to determine location point information of each of the target network element function modules in the network element function expression; the determining the network element function expression according to the configuration information of each target network element function module includes:

Determining the relative position relation between every two target network element functional modules according to the memory size of each target network element functional module;

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein the configuration information comprises a frequency of use of the network element function modules, the frequency of use being used to determine location point information of each of the target network element function modules in the network element function expression; the determining the network element function expression according to the configuration information of each target network element function module includes:

determining the relative position relation between every two target network element function modules according to the use frequency of each target network element function module;

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the arranging the identity information of the at least one matched target network element function module using the network element function expression to form an identity information sequence includes:

Acquiring state information of each target network element function module in sequence;

when the state information indicates that the target network element function module is in an available state, the network element function expression is adopted to orderly arrange the identity information of the target network element function module with the available state to form the identity information sequence.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the arranging the identity information of the at least one matched target network element function module using the network element function expression to form an identity information sequence includes:

when the state information indicates that any target network element function module is in an unavailable state, acquiring a similar network element function module with the target network element function module in the unavailable state from the network element function module set;

replacing the corresponding target network element function module with the similar network element function module;

and arranging the identity information of the replaced target network element functional module in sequence by adopting the network element functional expression to form the identity information sequence.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the mirror image file of the target network element function module from the network element function module set, and determining the network element function body corresponding to the identity information sequence from the mirror image file, includes:

Acquiring mirror image files of target network element function modules corresponding to each identity information from the network element function module set in sequence according to the identity information sequence;

splicing the obtained mirror image files to form spliced files;

and determining the network element entity corresponding to the spliced file as the network element function body.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein after the obtaining an image file of the target network element function module from the set of network element function modules, determining a network element function body corresponding to the identity information sequence from the image file, the method further comprises:

acquiring an execution process for executing the network element function body;

and executing the network element functional body by adopting the executing process so as to realize the function corresponding to each target network element functional module.

11. A device for generating a network element function, comprising:

12. A network element function generation device, comprising:

a memory for storing executable instructions; a processor configured to implement the method for generating a network element functionality according to any of claims 1 to 10 when executing the executable instructions stored in the memory.

13. A computer readable storage medium, characterized in that executable instructions are stored for causing a processor to execute the executable instructions for implementing the method of generating a network element functionality according to any one of claims 1 to 10.