CN114980149A

CN114980149A - Network device management system, method, apparatus, device and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN114980149A
Application number: CN202110208704.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王超; 梅赟; 石磊
Original assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Current assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-24
Filing date: 2021-02-24
Publication date: 2022-08-30
Also published as: WO2022179484A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention provides a network equipment management system, a method, a device, equipment and a storage medium, wherein the system comprises: a configuration device and a first device and a second device to establish a connection. The connection establishment procedure may be: the first device sends a first connection request containing self attribute information to the configuration device. The configuration device determines the second device and its attribute information from the devices that have been registered on the configuration device in response to the connection request, and transmits the attribute information of the second device to the first device. The first device may use the attribute information of the second device as configuration information for establishing the communication connection according to the attribute information of the second device, so as to finally establish the communication connection between itself and the second device. In the process, the attribute information of the equipment used when the first equipment establishes the communication connection is automatically fed back by the configuration equipment, and no manual process exists in the whole connection establishment process, so that the efficiency of establishing the communication connection is ensured.

Description

Network device management system, method, apparatus, device and storage medium

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a network device management system, a network device management method, a network device management apparatus, and a storage medium.

Background

When each network device in the communication network accesses the network or the network location changes, configuration is usually required, and then normal communication between the devices can be realized. In the prior art, the configuration of the network device is performed manually.

In a 5G communication network, as the frequency of a signal increases, more 5G base stations (gnbs) need to be built to ensure the coverage of the signal. Meanwhile, the 5G communication network can also be used in combination with an Edge Computing (MEC) technology, thereby creating an MEC network with high performance, low latency and high bandwidth to ensure the user experience.

It can be seen that, in both the 5G communication network and the MEC network, the number of network devices included in the network is large, and the communication connection between the network devices is also complicated. The use of manual configuration to establish a communication connection may make the establishment of a communication connection inefficient.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, embodiments of the present invention provide a network device management system, method, apparatus, device and storage medium, so as to improve the efficiency of establishing a communication connection between network devices.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a network device management system, including: the device comprises a configuration device, a first device and a second device which are in communication connection with the configuration device;

the first device is configured to send a first connection request including attribute information of the first device to the configuration device; establishing communication connection between the first device and the second device according to the attribute information of the second device;

the configuration device is configured to determine the second device from devices registered on the configuration device in response to the first connection request; and sending the attribute information of the second equipment to the first equipment according to the attribute information of the first equipment.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a network device management method, including:

receiving a connection request which is sent by first equipment and contains attribute information of the first equipment;

determining a second device from the network devices registered on the configuration device in response to the connection request;

and sending the attribute information of the second equipment to the first equipment according to the attribute information of the first equipment so as to establish communication connection between the first equipment and the second equipment.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a network device management apparatus, including:

the device comprises a receiving module, a sending module and a receiving module, wherein the receiving module is used for receiving a connection request which is sent by first equipment and contains attribute information of the first equipment;

a determining module for determining a second device from the network devices registered on the configuration device in response to the connection request;

and the sending module is used for sending the attribute information of the second equipment to the first equipment according to the attribute information of the first equipment so as to establish the communication connection between the first equipment and the second equipment.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, including a processor and a memory, where the memory is used to store one or more computer instructions, and when the one or more computer instructions are executed by the processor, the network device management method in the second aspect is implemented. The electronic device may also include a communication interface for communicating with other devices or a communication network.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, on which executable code is stored, and when the executable code is executed by a processor of an electronic device, the processor is enabled to implement at least the network device management method according to the second aspect.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a network device management method, including:

sending a connection request containing attribute information of the first device;

receiving attribute information of the second equipment determined by the configuration equipment according to the connection request;

and establishing communication connection between the first equipment and the second equipment according to the attribute information of the second equipment.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a network device management apparatus, including:

a request sending module, configured to send a connection request including attribute information of the first device;

the information receiving module is used for receiving the attribute information of the second equipment determined by the configuration equipment according to the connection request;

and the establishing module is used for establishing the communication connection between the first equipment and the second equipment according to the attribute information of the second equipment.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, including a processor and a memory, where the memory is used to store one or more computer instructions, and when the one or more computer instructions are executed by the processor, the network device management method in the sixth aspect is implemented. The electronic device may also include a communication interface for communicating with other devices or a communication network.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, having executable codes stored thereon, which when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the processor to implement at least the network device management method according to the sixth aspect.

The network equipment management system provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises configuration equipment, and first equipment and second equipment which are to be connected. The connection establishment procedure may be: the first device sends a first connection request containing self attribute information to the configuration device. The configuration device determines the second device and its attribute information from the devices that have been registered on the configuration device in response to the connection request, and transmits the attribute information of the second device to the first device. The first device may use the attribute information of the second device as configuration information for establishing the communication connection according to the attribute information of the second device, so as to finally establish the communication connection between itself and the second device.

In the process, by means of the communication connection established in advance between the first equipment and the configuration equipment, after the first equipment actively sends out the connection request, the configuration equipment can automatically feed back the attribute information of the second equipment used for establishing the communication connection, and the whole connection establishment process does not have any manual process, so that the establishment efficiency of the communication connection is ensured.

Drawings

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

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a signaling diagram of communication connection establishment according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a signaling diagram of another communication connection establishment provided in the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a signaling diagram of another communication connection establishment provided in the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a signaling diagram of another communication connection establishment provided in the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a signaling diagram of a device registration procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 is a signaling diagram of a device deregistration procedure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a flowchart of a network device management method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a flowchart of another network device management method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 is a flowchart of another network device management method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of a network device management system and method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, applied in an automatic driving scenario;

fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of a network device management system and method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, applied in a video capture scene;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device corresponding to the network device management apparatus provided in the embodiment shown in fig. 13;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of another network device management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device corresponding to the network device management apparatus provided in the embodiment shown in fig. 15.

Detailed Description

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

The terminology used in the embodiments of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used in the examples of the present invention and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and "a" and "an" generally include at least two, but do not exclude at least one, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

It should be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein is merely one type of association that describes an associated object, meaning that three relationships may exist, e.g., a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

The words "if," "if," as used herein may be interpreted as "at … …" or "at … …" or "in response to a determination" or "in response to a recognition," depending on the context. Similarly, the phrases "if determined" or "if identified (a stated condition or event)" may be interpreted as "when determined" or "in response to a determination" or "when identified (a stated condition or event)" or "in response to an identification (a stated condition or event)", depending on the context.

It is also noted that the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a good or system that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such good or system. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a commodity or system that includes the element.

Before explaining the network device management system and the network device management method provided by the embodiments of the present invention, an exemplary explanation may be made on the meaning of establishing a communication connection between network devices:

for a 5G communication network including an access network and a core network, communication connections are established between network devices included in the access network, between network devices included in the core network, and between network devices included in the core network and the access network, respectively, so as to implement a communication function of the 5G communication network.

The network device included in the access network is typically a 5G base station. The core Network may include a Network Exposure Function (NEF), a Policy Control Function (PCF), a Session Management Function (SMF), a User Plane Function (UPF), an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), and so on. The network devices comprised by the core network may be considered as any of the network elements mentioned above. And the role of each network element is the same as that of the prior art, and is not described in detail herein.

In addition, as described in the background, an MEC network may also be obtained by combining a 5G communication network with MEC technology. In the MEC network, communication connections need to be established between network devices for data communication, between network devices for data computation, and between network devices for data communication and data computation, so that the MEC network has both communication capability and computation capability. In practice, the network devices used for data computation in the MEC network may be understood as edge computing nodes.

In the above-mentioned 5G communication network or MEC network, a pair of network devices that need to establish a communication connection relationship may be referred to as a first device and a second device, respectively.

In addition, besides the communication connection relationship between different network devices, a network device in a core network included in the 5G communication network may also have a communication connection relationship with the resource server to transmit resource data according to the communication connection relationship. For example, the resource server may be, for example, a server maintained by a video application, in which video is stored. The terminal equipment used by the user can trigger the video resource acquisition request. Then, the network device in the core network can obtain the video resource through the communication connection between itself and the resource server, and finally transmit the video resource to the terminal device of the user through the core network and the access network in sequence, that is, provide the video resource for the user. The video resources can be live videos of games, sports competitions and the like, and can also be live videos for realizing remote education and remote medical treatment.

In the above video acquisition scenario, the first device may be a network device in a core network of a 5G communication network, and correspondingly, the second device may be a resource server.

Similarly, a network device for data computation in the MEC network may also have a communication connection with the resource server. For example, the network device for data calculation in the MEC network may encode the acquired video resource by using the communication connection between the network device and the resource server, and further transmit the encoding result to the network device for data transmission in the MEC network, so as to finally transmit the encoding result to the terminal device used by the user.

In the above scenario, the first device may also be a network device for data computation in the MEC network, and the second device may be a resource server.

In a common automatic driving scenario, vehicles running on a road can also be accessed to the MEC network to form an Internet of vehicles, and then communication connection needs to be established between the vehicles and drive test equipment in the Internet of vehicles, so that vehicle-road cooperation is realized, and automatic driving of the vehicles is further realized. And communication connections also need to be established between different vehicles on the road and between different drive test equipment. In this scenario, the first device and the second device may both be vehicles or drive test devices.

According to the various examples described above, in different networks, communication connections between different network devices need to be established to implement data transmission or data computation. For the establishment of the communication connection, the network device management system or the network device management method provided by each embodiment of the present invention may be used.

Based on the above description, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The features of the embodiments and examples described below may be combined with each other without conflict between the embodiments. In addition, the sequence of steps in the embodiments of the methods described below is merely an example, and is not strictly limited.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The system comprises: the device comprises a configuration device, and a first device and a second device which are in communication connection with the configuration device.

The first device and the second device are set when being shipped from the factory, so that the first device and the second device can be communicated with the configuration device. Optionally, the configuration device generally has a more stable network location and better signal accessibility, thereby ensuring that the first device, the second device and the configuration device can easily perform data transmission. Based on the above description, the working process of the whole system can be described as follows:

first, the first device may send a first connection request including its own attribute information to the configuration device.

Optionally, the attribute information of the first device may include at least one of a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN), a Tracking Area Code (TAC), and a Cell Identity (Cell-ID). The attribute information may also include other identification that can indicate the identity of the device. Optionally, the attribute information of the first device may further include at least one of a type of the device, port information of the device, a geographical location where the device is located, a network location, and a device load condition.

The type of the device may reflect the capability provided by the device, and may also reflect the network to which the device belongs. Alternatively, the device may belong to an access network or a core network in a 5G communication network, a network device in the access network is generally used to access a terminal device used by a user to the 5G communication network, and a network device in the core network generally has a forwarding routing or traffic charging function. The device may also be an edge compute node in the MEC network, which may have computing or storage capabilities.

The configuration device may then determine the second device and attribute information for the second device from the network devices registered with the configuration device in response to the received first connection request. The determined second device is a network device capable of establishing a communication connection with the first device, and the number of the determined second devices may be at least one. And the same attribute information as that of the first device, the attribute information of the second device may also contain the above-described contents. And for the registration of the device, it can be understood as a process in which the device transmits its own attribute information to the configuration device and is held by the configuration device. The timing and process of network device registration can be referred to the following description of the embodiment shown in fig. 6.

Furthermore, the configuration device may further send the determined attribute information of the second device to the first device according to the attribute information of the first device. Optionally, the configuration device may obtain, according to the attribute information of the first device, routing information required to send the attribute information of the second device, or directly use the attribute information of the first device as the routing information, and then send the attribute information by using the routing information.

Finally, the first device may establish a communication connection between itself and the second device according to the received attribute information of the second device sent by the configuration device.

In an optional connection establishment manner, the first device may send a second connection request to the second device according to the attribute information of the second device. After responding to the second connection request, the second device sends a response result to the first device, where the response result may be, for example, a connection establishment passing message sent by the second device to the first device, and the first device may establish a communication connection between itself and the second device according to the response result.

For the sending of the second connection request, similar to the process of sending the attribute information, optionally, the first device may obtain, according to the attribute information of the second device, routing information required for sending the second connection request, or directly use the attribute information of the second device as the routing information, and then implement the sending of the second connection request by using the routing information.

The above procedure for establishing a communication connection can be understood in conjunction with the signaling diagram shown in fig. 2.

In the system provided in this embodiment, the first device may send the first connection request including the self attribute information to the configuration device. The configuration device determines the second device and its attribute information from the devices that have been registered on the configuration device in response to the connection request, and transmits the attribute information of the second device to the first device. The first device may use the attribute information of the second device as configuration information for establishing the communication connection according to the attribute information of the second device, so as to finally establish the communication connection between itself and the second device.

In the process, by means of the communication connection established in advance between the first device and the configuration device, after the first device actively sends out the connection request, the configuration device can automatically feed back the attribute information of the second device used for establishing the communication connection, and the whole connection establishment process does not have any manual process, so that the establishment efficiency of the communication connection is ensured.

It should be noted that, in the prior art, when a communication connection is established manually, corresponding configuration software generally needs to be downloaded on a first device, and then a configurator manually configures attribute information of a second device to be connected by using the configuration software, so as to finally implement establishment of the communication connection between devices, but this method does not support unmanned configuration. By using the system provided by the above and following embodiments of the present invention, with the aid of the communication connection between the pre-established first device, second device and configuration device, when the first device wants to establish a connection with the second device, the configuration device can automatically acquire and send the attribute information of the second device to the first device, thereby implementing unmanned automatic establishment of communication connection between devices and improving the efficiency of connection establishment.

In the embodiments shown in fig. 1-2, the start point of the communication connection establishment is the first device sending a first connection request. As for the sending timing of the first connection request, an optional timing may be that the first device sends the first connection request to the configuration device immediately after the start-up, that is, in response to the start-up operation of the first device.

After the first device is started, at another optional occasion, the first device may further send a first connection request to the configuration device at a regular time. In another optional occasion, the first device may also monitor its own attribute information in real time. And if the attribute information is changed, sending a first connection request containing the changed attribute information to the configuration equipment. In practice, the attribute information that changes is typically the network location or geographical location of the device.

When the attribute information of the first device changes, the communication connection between the first device and the second device established by using the previous attribute information may be disabled, and therefore, the configuration device may reestablish the communication connection relationship between the first device and the second device according to the changed attribute information of the first device, that is, the automatic adjustment of the communication connection relationship between the network devices is achieved, the connection is not required to be reestablished manually, and meanwhile, the automatic update of the network topology is also achieved. For the connection re-establishment process, reference may also be made to the relevant description in the embodiments shown in fig. 1 to 2.

The above-described situation of communication connection adjustment is particularly obvious in an automatic driving scene. In this scenario, the first device may be a vehicle, the second device may be a drive test device, and the vehicle and the drive test device may form an internet of vehicles. In the driving process, the attribute information of the vehicle is constantly changed, so that the vehicle needs to be constantly disconnected from one path of equipment and then establish communication connection with the other path of equipment, and automatic driving is continuously realized.

Adjustment of the inter-device communication connection relationship may also occur in a video acquisition scenario. At this time, the first device may be a terminal device used by the user, the second device may be an access network in the 5G communication network including a base station, and the terminal device may also be in a motion state along with the continuous motion of the user, similar to a vehicle. In this scenario, optionally, the sending timing of the first connection request may also be that the user triggers a play operation of a certain video.

Meanwhile, in the process of establishing the communication connection, the configuration device also has a process of determining the second device and attribute information of the second device. Then, an optional determination method is used, the configuration device knows the type of the first device after receiving the attribute information of the first device, and at this time, the configuration device may determine the second device directly according to the type of the first device. Optionally, the configuration device may further establish a network topology between the first device and the second device based on the determined second device. The configuration device also maintains other network topology structures registered among the network devices.

For example, assuming that the first device is a terminal device used by a user, according to the device type, the configuration device may determine that the second device connected to the terminal device may be a network device in an access network included in the 5G communication network, such as a 5G base station. Further, assuming that the first device may be a network device in an access network included in the 5G communication network, such as a 5G base station, the configuration device may determine that the second device connected to the 5G base station may be another 5G base station or a network device in a core network. Further, assuming that the first device is a PCF network element in a core network included in the 5G communication network, the configuring device may determine that the second device connected thereto may be an SMF network element or an AMF network element in the core network. Assuming that the first device is a vehicle running in the internet of vehicles, the configuration device may determine that the second device is a drive test device in the internet of vehicles.

The above determination method is suitable for the first device to send the first connection request for the first time after being started, and is also suitable for the first device to send the first connection request at regular time after being started.

In practice, when the first device sends the first connection request at regular time, the attribute information of the first device contained in the first connection request sent at regular time may not be changed or may be changed, for example, the network location or the geographic location of the first device is changed, compared with the first connection request sent at first time. The second device may be determined in any case using the above-described manner.

In addition to the foregoing manner, when the first device sends the first connection request at regular time and the attribute information of the first device is not changed, in another optional determination manner, the configuration device may directly determine the second device and the attribute information of the second device according to a network topology structure established after the first device sends the connection request for the first time.

In the embodiments shown in fig. 1 to fig. 2, the first connection device sent by the first device may include its own attribute information, and at this time, it may be considered that the first device initiates a connection request to at least one type of network device capable of establishing a communication connection, and the configuration device may determine, according to the manner provided above, a network device that can establish a communication connection with the first device, that is, a second device, so as to further establish a communication connection with the first device.

For example, the first device may be a 5G base station a in an access network included in a 5G communication network, and when the first connection request includes attribute information of the 5G base station a, the second device determined by the configuration device may be a 5G base station B, a 5G base station C in the access network, and a network device D in a core network. The communication connection between the 5G base station a and the 5G base stations B and C may be implemented by an Xn interface, and the communication connection between the 5G base station a and the network device D may be implemented by an NG interface.

In practice, the first connection request sent by the first device may also define the type of the second device, that is, the first device may establish a communication connection with a specific type of network device. At this time, the first connection request may include the target device type in addition to the attribute information of the first connection request, and the configuration device may determine the device belonging to the target device type as the second device, so as to obtain the attribute information of the second device at the same time.

For the above example, the 5G base station a may also send a connection request to the network device D in the core network separately, and the first connection request sent by the 5G base station a may include its own attribute information and the type of the target device to which the network device D belongs. At this time, the configuration device may determine, as the second device, the 5G base station B, the 5G base station C, and the network device D in the network device D, and simultaneously acquire attribute information of the network device D, so as to further implement establishment of the communication connection.

The above-described establishment procedure of a communication connection can also be understood in connection with the signaling diagram shown in fig. 3.

The number of the second devices belonging to the type of the target device, which is determined by the configuration device, is not limited in the above description. In practice, when the number of the second devices is one, the communication connection between the two devices can be established directly in the above-described manner. When the number of the second devices is multiple, since the second devices all belong to the target device type, that is, the multiple second devices have the same function, one of the second devices may be selected as the target device, and the communication connection between the target device and the first device may be established.

Alternatively, the target device may be selected based on the operating status and/or attribute information of each of the plurality of second devices. The operation state of the device may include at least one of a load amount of the device and a delay of the device. Of course, the geographical location information of the device contained in the attribute information may also be used to select the target device. Specifically, among the plurality of second devices, the second device having the smallest load, the shortest delay, and the closest geographical position to the first device may be selected as the target device. By selecting the target device according to the above manner, not only can the communication quality between the first device and the target device be ensured, but also the load balance between the plurality of second devices can be realized.

For the multiple second devices determined by the configuration device, in an optional manner, the selection of the target device may be performed by the first device, and then the first device establishes a communication connection between itself and the target device, where a specific process may be understood by referring to the signaling diagram shown in fig. 4.

Alternatively, the selection of the target device may also be performed by the configuration device. Specifically, the configuration device may determine the target device according to the respective operating states and/or attribute information of the plurality of second devices; and then, sending the determined attribute information of the target device to the first device, and establishing a communication connection between the first device and the target device by the first device, where a specific process can be understood by referring to a signaling diagram shown in fig. 5.

In addition, for the configuration device determining a plurality of network devices belonging to the target device type according to the first connection request, for clarity of subsequent description, the plurality of network devices may be referred to as alternative devices. Optionally, the configuration device may further select, according to respective load conditions of the alternative devices, a part of the alternative devices with a smaller load as the second device. At this time, load balancing between the alternative devices may also be achieved. The configuration device or the first device may then select the target device from the second device again in the manner described above.

That is, when this method is used, the target device needs to be acquired through two selections, the first selection may consider the device load, and the second selection may consider the device load and the device attribute information at the same time, so as to ensure that the load balance of the devices is realized at different stages of the establishment of the communication connection.

In summary, in the above embodiments, the first device may actively initiate establishment of a communication connection, where an opportunity to initiate connection establishment, that is, an opportunity to send the first connection request may be start of the first device, where the first device monitors that the attribute information of the first device changes, or the first device sends the first connection request at regular time after being started. Then, the configuration device may determine the second device according to the content included in the first connection request, so that the first device establishes the communication connection between itself and the second device, thereby implementing automatic establishment of the communication connection and improving efficiency.

When the first connection request contains attribute information of the first device, the configuration device may determine a device that can connect with the first device as the second device. The basis for determining the second device may be attribute information of the first device or an already established network topology.

When the first connection request includes attribute information of the first device and a target device type, the configuration device may determine, as the second device, a device belonging to the target device type among devices capable of establishing a connection with the first device.

Further, when there are a plurality of second devices belonging to the target device type, the first device or the configuration device may further select the target device from the plurality of second devices according to the respective operating states and/or attribute information of the plurality of second devices. Finally, the first device can establish communication connection between itself and the target device, that is, automatic establishment of communication connection is realized, and efficiency is improved. Meanwhile, the selection process of the target device can realize load balance among a plurality of second devices, and meanwhile, the communication effect between the first device and the second devices can be ensured.

In the embodiments shown in fig. 1 to 2, when the first device actively sends a connection request to the second device, the configuration device may determine the second device from the devices that have been registered on the configuration device. Correspondingly, when the second device may also actively send a connection request to the first device, the configuration device may also determine the first device from the already registered network devices.

The registration process of the first device is described as follows: the first device sends a registration request containing self attribute information to the configuration device. The configuration device responds to the registration request, and stores the attribute information of the first device, namely, the registration of the first device in the configuration device is realized. The configuration device may also send a response result to the first device for the registration request to notify that the first device has successfully registered. Alternatively, the opportunity to send the registration request may be the first device starting. For the registered devices, optionally, the configuration device may also perform manual correction periodically, so as to avoid that some devices do not establish communication connection with other devices for a long time and occupy the registered resources. Optionally, the configuration device may further determine a correction priority of the registered device according to the usage frequency of the communication connection, and the network device with the higher correction priority may be manually corrected if the usage frequency of the communication connection of the network device is higher.

Optionally, the first device may also send a registration request at regular time, so that the configuration device may acquire the latest attribute information of the first device. Wherein the registration procedure can be understood in connection with the signalling diagram shown in fig. 6,

it should be noted that, in the above, a case where the first device and the second device may send a connection request to each other to establish a communication connection is mentioned, in this case, the first device and the second device may both be network devices in an access network included in the 5G communication network, or both be network devices in a core network. And in the automatic driving scene, the vehicle and the drive test equipment can also send connection requests to each other.

Optionally, the first device may also log off in the configuration device. The timing at which the first device sends the logout request may be when the first device is powered off. The specific logout process may be: the first device sends a logout request containing attribute information of the first device to the configuration device in response to a shutdown operation of the first device. The configuration device responds to the logout request, and deletes the attribute information of the first device, namely, the logout of the first device in the configuration device is realized. The configuration device may also send a response result to the first device for the registration request to notify that the first device has successfully registered. Wherein the deregistration procedure can be understood in connection with the signalling diagram shown in fig. 7. Automatic registration or automatic de-registration of the first device may also be implemented in the manner shown in figure 6 or figure 7,

it should be noted that, as in the first connection request, both the registration request and the cancellation request may include attribute information of the device. However, since the various requests may have different request identities, the configuration device may determine whether the device is to register, deregister, or initiate establishment of a communication connection based on the request identity.

A communication connection between the first device and the second device can be established in the manner described above in the embodiments of fig. 1-7. The two devices may then effect data transfer according to the communication connection to provide different services to the user, such as video may be provided to the user or an autopilot service may be provided to the user.

Specifically, in an automatic driving scenario, after a communication connection between a vehicle and a drive test device is established, the drive test device may analyze the acquired drive test data according to the communication connection to obtain an analysis result. Optionally, the analysis results may include traffic flow reflecting a drive test equipment coverage area. The drive test device can then transmit the traffic flow to the vehicle by means of the established communication connection, in order to plan its own driving route from the traffic flow and to carry out automatic driving according to this driving route. Alternatively, the analysis result may include a travel path, and the travel path may be determined by the drive test apparatus based on the traffic flow. The drive test equipment can directly send the driving path to the vehicle according to the communication connection, so that the vehicle drives according to the received driving path, and automatic driving is realized.

Optionally, the vehicle may also be a special vehicle such as an ambulance, a fire truck, or the like, and the drive test device may further control a traffic light on the road according to the collected drive test data, so that the special vehicle can realize smooth automatic driving on the road.

In a video acquisition scene, after a communication connection relationship between a terminal device used by a user and a network device and a resource server in an access network and a core network included in a 5G communication network is established, a first connection request generated by the terminal can be sent to the resource server by using the communication connection between the devices. And the resource server determines a target video with the video identification according to the video identification contained in the first connection request. And then, according to the communication connection relation between the devices, the target video is sent to the terminal device. Alternatively, the target video may be a live video of a game, a sports game, or the like, or may be a live video for implementing remote education and remote medical care.

The above embodiments describe the procedure of establishing a communication connection between devices from the perspective of the entire system. The description may also be taken separately from the point of view of the configuration device. Fig. 8 is a flowchart of a network device management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The network device management method provided by the embodiment of the invention can be executed by the configuration device in the network device management system. As shown in fig. 8, the method includes the steps of:

s101, receiving a connection request containing attribute information of a first device sent by the first device.

The first device and the second device have been factory set to be able to communicate with the configuration device, optionally the configuration device typically has a more stable network location and better signal reachability.

Based on this, the configuration device may receive a connection request containing self attribute information sent by the first device. For simplicity and clarity of the following description, it may be referred to as a first connection request, which is the first connection request mentioned in the embodiments shown in fig. 1 to fig. 7. The content included in the attribute information of the first device may refer to the description in the embodiment shown in fig. 1, and the timing when the first device sends the first connection request may also refer to the above-mentioned related description, which is not described herein again.

And S102, responding to the connection request, and determining the second equipment from the network equipment registered on the configuration equipment.

Since the attribute information of the first device may reflect the type of the first device, the configuration device may know the type of the first device after receiving the first connection request. Alternatively, the configuration device may determine the second device from the devices already registered in the configuration device directly according to the type of the first device in response to the first connection request. The registration process of the device can be seen in the following description. Meanwhile, the configuration device may also establish a network topology between the first device and the second device based on the determined second device. This way of determining the second device is particularly suitable for the case where the first device first sends a first connection request.

As can be seen from the description in the foregoing system embodiment, the first device may also send the first connection request at regular time, and when the attribute information of the first device is not changed, optionally, the configuration device may directly determine the second device and the attribute information of the second device according to a network topology structure established after the first device sends the connection request for the first time.

When the first device sends the first connection request at regular time and the attribute information of the first device changes, the second device may be re-determined according to the changed attribute information, and then the establishment of the communication connection between the first device and the second device is further re-determined, that is, the real-time adjustment of the communication connection is ensured.

S103, according to the attribute information of the first device, the attribute information of the second device is sent to the first device, so that the communication connection between the first device and the second device is established.

After the configuration device obtains the attribute information of the second device, optionally, the configuration device may determine routing information according to the attribute information of the first device, or directly use the attribute information of the first device as the routing information, so as to further send the attribute information of the second device to the first device according to the routing information, so that the first device establishes a communication connection between itself and the second device.

An optional communication connection establishment method may be: the first device determines the routing information according to the attribute information of the second device, or directly uses the attribute information of the second device as the routing information to send a connection request, which may also be referred to as a second connection request, to the second device. And the second equipment responds to the second connection request, and the first equipment establishes communication connection between the first equipment and the second equipment according to the response of the second equipment to the second connection request.

In this embodiment, after the first device actively initiates the communication connection, the configuration device may automatically determine the attribute information of the second device, and feed back the attribute information of the second device to the first device by using the communication connection established with the first device, so that the first device establishes the communication connection between itself and the second device, thereby establishing an unmanned connection and ensuring efficiency. The implementation of this embodiment can also be understood in conjunction with the signaling diagram shown in fig. 2.

In addition, for the parts of the present embodiment not described in detail, reference may be made to the related description of the embodiment shown in fig. 1 to 2. The implementation process and technical effect of the technical solution refer to the descriptions in the embodiments shown in fig. 1 to fig. 2, and are not described herein again.

Optionally, in an automatic driving scenario, the first device and the second device may include vehicles in a vehicle networking or a drive test device, and may be used to enable the vehicles to realize automatic driving according to a communication connection between the vehicles and the drive test device.

Optionally, in a video acquisition scenario, the first device may include a terminal device, and the second device may include a network device included in an access network and a core network in a communication network, or a network device in an edge computing network; and the communication connection between the terminal equipment and the second equipment is used for realizing the video playing of the terminal equipment. Optionally, in a video acquisition scenario, the first device further includes a network device included in an access network and a core network, or a network device in an edge computing network.

The specific implementation processes of automatic driving and video acquisition can be referred to the above related description.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 8, the registration process of the second device is mentioned, and in contrast, the first device may also register on the configuration device, and the registration processes of the two devices are the same. Optionally, a registration process of the first device is taken as an example for description: the method comprises the steps that a configuration device receives a registration request which is sent by a first device and contains attribute information of the first device; and responding to the request, and storing the attribute information of the first device, namely realizing the registration of the first device. This part of the content can be understood in connection with the signalling diagram shown in fig. 6.

Optionally, both the first device and the second device may log out in the configuration device, and the log-out process of the first device is also taken as an example for description: the configuration device receives a logout request containing the attribute information of the first device sent by the first device, and deletes the attribute information of the first device after responding to the logout request, namely, the logout of the first device is realized. This part of the content can be understood in connection with the signalling diagram shown in fig. 7.

It should be noted that, although the first connection request, the registration request, and the logout request sent by the first device all include attribute information of the first device, different requests have different request identifiers, and the configuration device may determine, according to the request identifiers, whether the device performs registration, logout, or initiates establishment of a communication connection.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 8, the first connection request only includes attribute information of the first device, and the configuration device may feed back, to the first device, the second device determined by all devices capable of being communicatively connected to the first device, where the second device may include multiple types. Optionally, the first device may also initiate a connection request to a device of a specific type, and in this case, the sent first connection request may include the attribute information of the first device and the type of the target device at the same time. At this time, fig. 9 is a flowchart of another network device management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 9, the method includes the steps of:

s201, receiving a connection request including attribute information of a first device and a type of a target device sent by the first device.

The process of step 201 can be referred to the related description in the embodiment shown in fig. 8, and is not described herein again.

S202, determining a network device belonging to the target device type as a second device from the network devices registered in the configuration device.

And S203, acquiring the attribute information of the second equipment.

If the configuration device determines that a plurality of network devices belong to the target device type, and for the sake of brevity of subsequent description, the network devices may be referred to as alternative devices, optionally, the configuration device may select, according to respective load conditions of the plurality of alternative devices, an alternative device with the least load as the second device, that is, implement load balancing between the alternative devices, and obtain attribute information of the second device at the same time.

S204, according to the attribute information of the first device, the attribute information of the second device is sent to the first device, so that the communication connection between the first device and the second device is established.

The process of executing step 204 can be referred to the related description in the embodiment shown in fig. 8, and is not described herein again.

In addition to the manner in step 202, optionally, the configuration device may determine, as the second device, a device whose load is smaller than the preset threshold in the alternative devices, where the number of the second devices may be multiple. The configuration device may determine a target device and attribute information of the target device according to the respective operating states and/or attribute information of the plurality of second devices; and sending the attribute information of the target equipment to the first equipment so that the first equipment establishes communication connection with the target equipment finally.

The operation state of the device may be the load amount and the time delay of the device. The attribute information used in selecting the target device may be the geographical location of the device. Generally speaking, the configuration device may determine, as the target device, the second device closest to the geographic location of the first device with the least load and the least delay among the plurality of second devices, so as to ensure that the communication quality between the first device and the target device is good. Optionally, the configuration device may also determine the target device using one or more of a load amount, a latency, and a geographic location.

In this embodiment, after the first device initiates the connection request to the network device of the specific type, the configuration device may automatically feed back the attribute information of the device of the specific type to the first device, so as to further implement automatic establishment of the communication connection, and ensure establishment efficiency. Meanwhile, when a plurality of devices of a specific type are provided, the target device can be selected from the aspects of the load, the time delay and the geographic position of the devices so as to establish the communication connection between the first device and the target device, thereby realizing the load balance of the devices and simultaneously ensuring the communication quality.

In addition, for the parts of the present embodiment not described in detail, reference may be made to the related descriptions of the embodiments shown in fig. 1 to 3 and fig. 5. The implementation process and technical effect of the technical solution are described in the embodiments shown in fig. 1 to 3 and fig. 5, and are not described herein again.

The above-described embodiments shown in fig. 8 and 9 describe the establishment process of the communication connection from the perspective of the configuration device. In addition, it can also be described from the perspective of the first device, and fig. 10 is a flowchart of another network device management method provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and the network device management method provided in the embodiment of the present invention can be executed by the first device in the network device management system.

As shown in fig. 10, the method includes the steps of:

s301, sending a connection request including attribute information of the first device.

And S302, receiving attribute information of the second equipment determined by the configuration equipment according to the connection request.

S303, establishing communication connection between the first device and the second device according to the attribute information of the second device.

The first device and the second device have been previously set to be able to communicatively connect with the configuration device. Based on this, the first device may send a connection request containing its own attribute information. The content included in the attribute information can be referred to the description in the embodiment shown in fig. 1. At this time, the first device may be considered to initiate a connection request to at least one type of network device capable of communication connection.

Then, the configuration device may determine the second device according to the content included in the connection request, and send the attribute information of the second device to the first device, so that the first device establishes a communication connection between itself and the second device. The process of establishing the communication connection and the process of determining the second device may refer to the related description in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 or fig. 8.

For the occasion when the first device sends the connection request, optionally, the connection request may be sent immediately after the first device is started, or the first device may also send the connection request at regular time.

Optionally, the first device may also monitor its own attribute information, and when the attribute information is changed, send a connection request including the changed attribute information to the configuration device, so that the configuration device may determine the second device again according to the changed attribute information, and then the first device establishes a connection again.

Optionally, the first device may also initiate a connection request to a particular type of network device. At this time, the connection request transmitted by the first device may further include the target device type. When the number of the second devices belonging to the type of the target device determined by the configuration device is multiple, the configuration device may determine the target device according to the respective operating states and/or attribute information of the multiple second devices; and establishing communication connection with the target equipment according to the attribute information of the target equipment.

Optionally, the first device may further send a registration request or a logout request to the configuration device to implement registration or logout in the configuration device. The specific procedure can be combined with the signaling diagrams shown in fig. 6 to 7.

Optionally, the configuration device may also determine the second device according to the load condition in the candidate devices belonging to the target type, and then determine the target device from the second device by the first device.

Taking the autopilot scenario as an example, optionally, the first device and the second device may be vehicles in a car networking or drive test devices. When the first device is a drive test device and the second device is a vehicle, the drive test device can analyze drive test data acquired by the drive test device; and sending the analysis result to the vehicle according to the communication connection between the vehicle and the drive test equipment so as to enable the vehicle to realize automatic driving according to the analysis result. And the analysis result comprises the traffic flow of the coverage area of the drive test equipment or the driving path planned for the vehicle according to the traffic flow.

Taking the above video acquisition scenario as an example, optionally, the first device may include a terminal device, and the second device may include a network device included in an access network and a core network in a communication network, or a network device in an edge computing network. At this time, the terminal device transmits a connection request including the video identifier to the second device. The terminal equipment can receive and play the target video with the video identification according to the communication connection between the terminal equipment and the second equipment, so that the video acquisition is realized. Alternatively, the target video may be a live video generated in a different scene.

In a video acquisition scenario, optionally, the first device further includes a network device included in an access network and a core network, or a network device in an edge computing network.

The specific implementation of the automatic driving and video acquisition can be referred to the related description.

In this embodiment, the first device may implement automatic establishment of the communication connection by sending a connection request to the configuration device, so as to improve the efficiency of establishing the communication connection. In addition, for the parts of the present embodiment not described in detail, reference may be made to the related description of the embodiment shown in fig. 1 to 4. The implementation process and technical effect of the technical solution refer to the descriptions in the embodiments shown in fig. 1 to fig. 4, and are not described herein again.

For ease of understanding, specific implementations of the network device management system and method provided above are illustrated in connection with the following auto-driving scenario.

It is assumed that the vehicle 1 is traveling and in the automatic driving mode, and the starting point of the vehicle 1 is point a and the end point is point B. The vehicle 1 can establish a communication connection with a drive test equipment covering a different location when driving to this location. Then, the drive test apparatus may transmit the current traffic flow to the vehicle according to the communication connection relationship between itself and the vehicle 1. The vehicle 1 may plan a travel route according to the received traffic flow to further implement automatic driving. And a plurality of drive test devices, such as drive test device 2 to drive test device 4, may be included in the range covered by point a to point B.

In order to realize the automatic driving, the vehicle 1 and the drive test devices 2 to 4 can communicate with the configuration device 5. And the drive test devices 2 to 4 also complete registration in the configuration device 5. During the process that the vehicle 1 travels from point a to point B, the vehicle 1 will establish communication connections with different distance devices in the drive test devices 2 to 4 in sequence.

Taking the communication connection between the vehicle 1 and the drive test device 2 as an example, the specific establishment process may be:

after the automatic driving mode of the vehicle 1 is switched on, a first connection request may be sent to the configuration device 5. Wherein the attribute information in the first connection request includes the position information of the vehicle 1 in addition to the information capable of indicating the identity of the vehicle 1. The configuration device 5 may determine, in the plurality of drive test devices, that the current position of the vehicle 1 is within the coverage area of the drive test device 2 according to the position information, and return the attribute information of the drive test device 2 to the vehicle 1. At this time, the vehicle 1 may send the second connection request to the drive test apparatus 2 according to the attribute information of the drive test apparatus 2, thereby establishing communication connection between itself and the drive test apparatus 2. The above connection establishment process can also be understood in conjunction with fig. 11.

In practice, when the configuration device 5 determines that the current position of the vehicle 1 is within the coverage of multiple drive test devices, that is, the current position is within the coverage of both the drive test device 2 and the drive test device 3. Then, optionally, the selection of the drive test device 2 and the drive test device 3 may be performed according to at least one of the load condition, the time delay, and the geographical location of each of the driven test device 2 and the drive test device 3. One of the most common selection ways is to select the drive test device with the smallest load, the shortest time delay and the closest geographical position to the vehicle 1, i.e. the drive test device 2 is finally selected. The selection process of the drive test device may be performed by the configuration device 5 or the vehicle 1. Finally, the vehicle 1 establishes a communication connection with itself according to the selected attribute information of the drive test apparatus 2. The communication connection is established according to the above manner, so that not only can the communication quality between the vehicle 1 and the selected drive test equipment 2 be ensured, but also the load balance between the drive test equipment 2 and the drive test equipment 3 with overlapped coverage areas can be ensured.

Optionally, according to different communication connection establishment requirements, the registered vehicle 1 and the drive test devices 2 to 4 may also perform logout in the configuration device 5.

Alternatively, the vehicle 1 may also periodically send the first connection request to the configuration device 5 after the automatic driving mode is started. As the vehicle 1 moves from point a to point B, the location of the vehicle gradually falls within the coverage area of the drive test device 4, at this time, the communication connection between the vehicle 1 and the drive test device 2 becomes an invalid connection, and the configuration device 5 sends the attribute information of the drive test device 3 to the vehicle 1, so that the vehicle 1 establishes a communication connection with the drive test device 4, similarly to the above process.

That is, as the position information of the vehicle 1 changes, the drive test device that establishes a communication connection with the vehicle 1 is continuously changed by the timed transmission of the first connection request, so that the vehicle 1 continuously performs the automatic driving in the process of traveling from the point a to the point B.

Optionally, in practice, the attribute information included in the vehicle 1, the drive test device 2, and the drive test device 4 may also change, at this time, the device that has changed the attribute information may send the changed attribute information to the configuration device 5, and the configuration device 5 may reestablish the communication connection between the devices according to the changed attribute information, that is, the communication connection is automatically updated.

In addition, the specific implementation process of the network device management system and method provided above may be exemplarily described in conjunction with a video acquisition scenario.

Assuming that a user has a requirement for acquiring a live video, the user may trigger a video playing operation through a video application (APP for short) installed on the terminal device 1, for example, click a video in the video APP, and then acquire the video by using the established communication link.

In the simplest communication link, a terminal device 1 establishes communication connection with a base station 2 included in an access network in a 5G communication network, the base station 2 establishes communication connection with a network device 3 included in a core network, and the network device 3 also establishes communication connection with a resource server 4 maintained by a video APP. The method provided by the above embodiments of the present invention may be used for establishing the communication connection between the base station 2 and the network device 3, and between the network device 3 and the resource server 4.

After the communication connections are established, the terminal device 1 responds to the request generated by the video playing operation, and transmits the request to the resource server 4 through the base station 2 and the network device 3 in sequence. After receiving the request, the resource server 4 may transmit the video data back to the terminal device 1 via the network device 3 and the base station 2, and at this time, the user may view the video using the terminal device 1.

In order to implement the above-described video acquisition process, the terminal device 1, the base station 2, the network device 3 and the resource server 4 are all able to communicate with the configuration device 5 in advance. And the base station 2, the network device 3 and the resource server 4 are also registered in the configuration device 5.

For the establishment of the communication connection between the terminal device 1 and the base station 2, specifically, the terminal device 1 sends a first connection request containing its own attribute information to the configuration device 5, and the configuration device 5 may return the attribute information of the base station 2 to the terminal device 1 according to the attribute information of the terminal device 1, at this time, the terminal device 1 may send a second connection request to the base station 2 according to the attribute information of the base station 2, thereby establishing its own communication connection with the base station 2.

Similarly, for the establishment of the communication connection between the base station 2 and the network device 3, specifically, the base station 2 sends the first connection request containing its own attribute information to the configuration device 5, and the configuration device 5 may return the attribute information of the network device 3 to the base station 2 according to the attribute information of the base station 2, at this time, the base station 2 may send the second connection request to the network device 3 according to the attribute information of the network device 3, so as to establish its own communication connection with the network device 3. The establishment of this connection can be understood in connection with fig. 12.

The establishment of the communication connection between the network device 3 and the resource server 4 is similar to the above process, and is not described in detail.

In practice, the configuration device 5 may determine a plurality of network devices 3 that are of the same type and can be connected to the base station 2 from the core network, and optionally, may select the plurality of network devices 3 according to at least one of load conditions, time delays, and geographical locations of the plurality of network devices 3. One of the most common selection ways is to select the network device 3 with the smallest load, the shortest delay and the closest geographical position to the base station 2. The selection process of the network device 3 may be performed by the configuration device 5 or may be performed by the base station 2. Finally, the base station 2 establishes a communication connection with itself according to the selected attribute information of the network device 3. The communication connection is established in the above manner, which can ensure the communication quality between the base station 2 and the selected network device 3, and can also ensure the load balance among a plurality of network devices 3.

Optionally, the various network devices described above may also log off in the configuration device 5 according to different communication connection establishment requirements.

Optionally, the attribute information included in the base station 2, the network device 3, or the resource server 4 may also be changed, at this time, the device that has changed the attribute information may send the changed attribute information to the configuration device 5, and the configuration device 5 may reestablish the communication connection between the devices according to the changed attribute information, that is, the communication connection is automatically updated.

The network device management apparatus of one or more embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that these network device management means can be constructed by configuring them by the steps taught in the present embodiment using commercially available hardware components.

Fig. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 13, the apparatus includes:

a receiving module 11, configured to receive a connection request that includes attribute information of a first device and is sent by the first device.

A determining module 12, configured to determine the second device from the network devices registered on the configuration device in response to the connection request.

A sending module 13, configured to send the attribute information of the second device to the first device according to the attribute information of the first device, so as to establish a communication connection between the first device and the second device.

Optionally, the connection request further includes a target device type.

The determining module 12 is specifically configured to: determining, from among the network devices registered on the configuration device, that the network device belonging to the target device type is the second device; and acquiring attribute information of the second device.

Optionally, the second device is plural.

The determining module 12 is further configured to determine a target device and attribute information of the target device according to the respective operating states and/or attribute information of the plurality of second devices.

The sending module 13 is further configured to send the attribute information of the target device to the first device, so as to establish a communication connection between the first device and the target device.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises: a response module 14.

The receiving module 11 is further configured to receive a registration request that is sent by the first device and includes attribute information of the first device.

The response module 14 is configured to, in response to the registration request, store the attribute information of the first device to implement registration of the first device.

Optionally, the receiving module 11 is configured to receive a logout request that includes attribute information of the first device and is sent by the first device.

The response module 14 is configured to, in response to the logout request, delete the attribute information of the first device to implement logout of the first device.

Optionally, the first device and the second device comprise vehicle drive test devices in a vehicle networking; the communication connection of the vehicle and the drive test equipment is used for enabling the vehicle to realize automatic driving.

Optionally, the first device includes a terminal device, and the second device includes a network device included in an access network and a core network in a communication network, or a network device in an edge computing network; and the communication connection between the terminal equipment and the second equipment is used for realizing the video playing of the terminal equipment.

Optionally, the first device further includes a network device included in the access network and the core network, or a network device in the edge computing network.

The apparatus shown in fig. 13 can perform the method of the embodiment shown in fig. 8 to 9, and reference may be made to the related description of the embodiment shown in fig. 8 to 9 for a part not described in detail in this embodiment. The implementation process and technical effect of the technical solution refer to the descriptions in the embodiments shown in fig. 8 to fig. 9, which are not described herein again.

Having described the internal functions and structure of the network device management apparatus, in one possible design, the structure of the network device management apparatus may be implemented as an electronic device, as shown in fig. 14, which may include: a processor 21 and a memory 22. Wherein, the memory 22 is used for storing a program that supports the electronic device to execute the network device management method provided in the embodiments shown in fig. 8 to fig. 9, and the processor 21 is configured to execute the program stored in the memory 22.

The program comprises one or more computer instructions which, when executed by the processor 21, are capable of performing the steps of:

and sending the attribute information of the second equipment to the first equipment according to the attribute information of the first equipment so as to establish the communication connection between the first equipment and the second equipment.

Optionally, the processor 21 is further configured to perform all or part of the steps in the embodiments shown in fig. 8 to 9.

The electronic device may further include a communication interface 23 for communicating with other devices or a communication network.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer storage medium, which is used for storing computer software instructions for the electronic device, and includes a program for executing the network device management method in the method embodiments shown in fig. 8 to 9.

Fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of another network device management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in fig. 15, the apparatus includes:

a request sending module 31, configured to send a connection request including attribute information of the first device.

An information receiving module 32, configured to receive attribute information of the second device determined by the configuration device according to the connection request.

An establishing module 33, configured to establish a communication connection between the first device and the second device according to the attribute information of the second device.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises: a determination module 34.

The request sending module 31 is specifically configured to: and sending a connection request containing the attribute information of the first equipment and the type of the target equipment.

The determining module 34 is configured to determine, if the number of the second devices is multiple, a target device according to respective operating states and/or attribute information of the multiple second devices.

The establishing module 33 is configured to establish a communication connection between the first device and the target device according to the attribute information of the target device.

Optionally, the request sending module 31 is further configured to: monitoring attribute information of the first device; and if the attribute information of the first device changes, sending a connection request containing the changed attribute information of the first device.

Optionally, the first device comprises a drive test device in a vehicle networking and the second device comprises a vehicle in the vehicle networking.

The device further comprises: and the analysis module 35 is configured to analyze the drive test data acquired by the drive test equipment.

And a result sending module 36, configured to send an analysis result to the vehicle according to the communication connection between the vehicle and the drive test equipment, so that the vehicle realizes automatic driving according to the analysis result.

Wherein the analysis result comprises a traffic flow of the coverage area of the drive test equipment or a driving path planned for the vehicle according to the traffic flow.

Optionally, the first device includes a terminal device, and the second device includes a network device included in an access network and a core network in a communication network, or a network device in an edge computing network.

The device further comprises: a video receiving module 37.

The request sending module 31 is configured to send the connection request including the video identifier.

The video receiving module 37 is configured to receive the target video with the video identifier according to the communication connection between the terminal device and the second device.

Wherein, the first device further includes network devices included in the access network and the core network, or network devices in the edge computing network.

The apparatus shown in fig. 15 can perform the method of the embodiment shown in fig. 10, and reference may be made to the related description of the embodiment shown in fig. 10 for a part of this embodiment that is not described in detail. The implementation process and technical effect of the technical solution are described in the embodiment shown in fig. 10, and are not described herein again.

The internal functions and structures of the network device management apparatus are described above, and in one possible design, the structure of the network device management apparatus may be implemented as an electronic device, as shown in fig. 16, and the electronic device may include: a processor 41 and a memory 42. Wherein the memory 42 is used for storing a program for supporting the electronic device to execute the network device management method provided in the embodiment shown in fig. 10, and the processor 41 is configured to execute the program stored in the memory 42.

The program comprises one or more computer instructions which, when executed by the processor 41, are capable of performing the steps of:

Optionally, the processor 41 is further configured to perform all or part of the steps in the embodiment shown in fig. 10.

The electronic device may further include a communication interface 43 for communicating with other devices or a communication network.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention provides a computer storage medium, which is used for storing computer software instructions for the electronic device, and includes a program for executing the network device management method in the method embodiment shown in fig. 10.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A network device management system, comprising: the device comprises a configuration device, a first device and a second device which are connected with the configuration device in a communication mode;

the configuration device is configured to determine the second device from network devices registered on the configuration device in response to the first connection request; and sending the attribute information of the second equipment to the first equipment according to the attribute information of the first equipment.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the first device is configured to send a second connection request to the second device according to attribute information of the second device;

and establishing communication connection between the first device and the second device according to the response of the second device to the second connection request.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the configuration device is specifically configured to determine the second device and attribute information of the second device according to the attribute information of the first device.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the configuration device is specifically configured to obtain a network topology between network devices registered in the configuration device;

and determining the second equipment and attribute information of the second equipment according to the network topology structure.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the first device is configured to send a first connection request to the configuration device, the first connection request including attribute information of the first device and a type of a target device;

the configuration device is configured to determine that the network device belonging to the target device type is the second device; and acquiring attribute information of the second equipment.

6. The system according to claim 1 or 5, wherein the first device is configured to send the first connection request to the configuration device in response to a start operation of the first device.

7. The system of claim 1 or 5, wherein the first device is configured to monitor attribute information of the first device;

and if the attribute information of the first equipment is changed, sending a first connection request containing the changed attribute information of the first equipment to the configuration equipment.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first device is configured to send a registration request to the configuration device that includes attribute information of the first device;

the configuration device is configured to, in response to the registration request, store attribute information of the first device to implement registration of the first device in the configuration device.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein said first device is configured to send a logout request containing attribute information of said first device to said configuration device in response to a shutdown operation of said first device;

the configuration device is configured to respond to the logout request, and delete the attribute information of the first device to implement logout of the first device in the configuration device.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the first device and the second device comprise vehicles in a vehicle networking or drive test devices.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the drive test equipment is configured to analyze the drive test data collected by the drive test equipment;

and sending an analysis result to the vehicle according to the communication connection between the vehicle and the drive test equipment so as to enable the vehicle to realize automatic driving according to the analysis result.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the analysis results comprise a traffic flow of the drive test equipment coverage area or a planned travel path for the vehicle according to the traffic flow.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the first device comprises a terminal device and the second device comprises a network device included in an access network and a core network in a communication network or a network device in an edge computing network.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the first device further comprises a network device included in the access network and the core network, or a network device in the edge computing network.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein said terminal device is configured to send said first connection request containing a video identifier;

and the second equipment is used for sending the target video with the video identification according to the communication connection between the terminal equipment and the second equipment.

16. A network device management method is applied to a configuration device and comprises the following steps:

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the connection request further comprises a target device type;

the determining, in response to the connection request, a second device from among network devices registered on the configuration device includes:

determining, from among the network devices registered on the configuration device, that the network device belonging to the target device type is the second device;

and acquiring attribute information of the second equipment.

18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving a registration request which is sent by the first equipment and contains attribute information of the first equipment;

and responding to the registration request, and saving the attribute information of the first equipment so as to realize the registration of the first equipment.

19. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

receiving a logout request which is sent by the first equipment and contains attribute information of the first equipment;

and responding to the logout request, deleting the attribute information of the first equipment so as to realize logout of the first equipment.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the first device and the second device comprise vehicles in a network of vehicles or drive test devices; the communication connection of the vehicle and the drive test equipment is used for enabling the vehicle to realize automatic driving.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein the first device comprises a terminal device, and wherein the second device comprises a network device included in an access network and a core network in a communication network, or a network device in an edge computing network; and the communication connection between the terminal equipment and the second equipment is used for realizing the video playing of the terminal equipment.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the first device further comprises a network device included in the access network and a core network or a network device in the edge computing network.

23. A network device management method is applied to a first device and comprises the following steps:

24. The method of claim 23, wherein sending the connection request including the attribute information of the first device comprises:

sending a connection request containing the attribute information of the first equipment and the type of the target equipment;

the method further comprises the following steps:

if the number of the second devices is multiple, determining target devices according to respective running states and/or attribute information of the multiple second devices;

and establishing communication connection between the first equipment and the target equipment according to the attribute information of the target equipment.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein sending the connection request including the attribute information of the first device comprises:

monitoring attribute information of the first device;

and if the attribute information of the first equipment is changed, sending a connection request containing the changed attribute information of the first equipment.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the first device comprises a drive test device in a vehicle networking, and the second device comprises a vehicle in the vehicle networking;

the method further comprises the following steps:

analyzing the drive test data collected by the drive test equipment;

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the analysis results comprise a traffic flow of the drive test equipment coverage area or a planned travel path for the vehicle according to the traffic flow.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein the first device comprises a terminal device, and wherein the second device comprises a network device included in an access network and a core network in a communication network, or a network device in an edge computing network;

the method further comprises the following steps:

sending the connection request containing video identification;

and receiving the target video with the video identification according to the communication connection between the terminal equipment and the second equipment.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein the first device further comprises a network device included in the access network and a core network, or a network device in the edge computing network.

30. A network device management apparatus, comprising:

31. An electronic device, comprising: a memory, a processor; wherein the memory has stored thereon executable code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform the network device management method of any of claims 16 to 22.

32. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable code, which when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the processor to perform the network device management method of any one of claims 16 to 22.

33. A network device management apparatus, comprising:

a request sending module, configured to send a connection request including attribute information of a first device;

the information receiving module is used for receiving attribute information of the second equipment determined by the configuration equipment according to the connection request;

34. An electronic device, comprising: a memory, a processor; wherein the memory has stored thereon executable code which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform the network device management method of any of claims 23 to 29.

35. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable code, which when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the processor to perform the network device management method of any one of claims 23 to 29.