WO2010121469A1

WO2010121469A1 - Information collecting device of deep packet inspection linkage device group and method thereof

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Publication number: WO2010121469A1
Application number: PCT/CN2009/074691
Authority: WO
Inventors: 宋晓丽; 杨波
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2009-04-21
Filing date: 2009-10-29
Publication date: 2010-10-28
Also published as: CN101873220B; CN101873220A

Abstract

An information collecting device of the deep packet inspection DPI linkage device group and method thereof are provided by the invention, and the information collecting device includes: a DPI device information collecting module and a DPI linkage device information control center, the DPI device information collecting module is used to dynamically collect and store the operating information of a device of the DPI linkage device group; the DPI linkage device information control center is connected to the DPI device information collecting module, and is used to manage and maintain the operating information. Through the invention, the information of a DPI device in a network can be dynamically collected, managed and maintained uniformly, and the collected information can be classified provided to a corresponding management mechanism as a decision-making basis and a fee basis so that the decision-making manage mechanism makes the corresponding control policy to uniformly manage and control the DPI linkage device in the entire network.

Description

Information collecting device and method for deep message detecting linkage device group

The present invention relates to the field of data communications, and in particular, to an information collecting apparatus and method for a DPI (Deep Packet Inspection) linkage device group. Background technique

With the rapid growth of Internet services, the realization of controllability and control based on various services is a problem that is of great concern in all aspects of the industry chain. However, the first condition for achieving the control of various services based on various services is to identify the corresponding applications and use them. DPI equipment is undoubtedly the best choice for business identification functions.

The DPI device is a network device with service data flow identification and service data flow control capability. It works in the OSI (Open System Interconnect) model transport layer to the application layer, and has high data stream processing capability and can be used for the network. The bearer services are identified and traffic management, and can be deployed in the network backbone network, the metropolitan area network, and the enterprise network.

In the prior art, each DPI device is distributed in the network, and there is no unified management. How to uniformly collect and manage the information of the DPI device deployed in the network is an urgent problem to be solved in the prior art. Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, and to provide an information collecting apparatus and method for the deep packet detecting linkage device group, and uniformly collect and manage the information of the distributed deployment DPI device.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides an information collection device for a deep packet detection DPI linkage device group, including a DPI device information collection module and DPI linkage device information control. Center, where:

The DPI device information collection module is configured to dynamically collect and store operation information of devices in the DPI linkage device group;

The DPI linkage device information control center is connected to the DPI device information collection module, and is configured to manage and maintain the operation information.

Further, the above information collecting device has the following features:

The DPI linkage device information control center is further configured to acquire registration information of the DPI linkage device group from the DPI linkage device group, and manage and maintain the registration information.

Further, the above information collecting device has the following features:

The DPI linkage device information control center is further configured to classify the registration information and the operation information, and provide the corresponding information to the corresponding decision management organization.

Further, the above information collecting device has the following features:

The DPI linkage device group includes a DPI control device group and a DPI identification device group, where: the DPI device information collection module includes a DPI control device information collection submodule and a DPI identification device information collection submodule;

The DPI control device information collection sub-module is connected to the DPI control device group, and is configured to dynamically collect and store operation information of devices in the DPI control device group;

The DPI identification device information collection sub-module is connected to the DPI identification device group, and is configured to dynamically collect and store operation information of the devices in the DPI identification device group.

Further, the above information collecting device has the following features:

The operation information of the device in the DPI control device group specifically includes: a physical state information of the DPI control device, related routing information of the DPI control device, and load information of the DPI control device; and related routing information of the DPI control device includes DPI control. The routing information of the device itself, the routing information of the corresponding data stream, and the routing information of the identification device managed by the DPI control device.

Further, the above information collecting device has the following features: The operation information of the device in the DPI identification device group specifically includes: the physical status information of the DPI identification device, the routing information of the DPI identification device itself, the load information of the DPI identification device, the recognition result of the DPI identification device, and the DPI identification device needs to be identified. Associated information.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention further provides a method for collecting information of a DPI linkage device group, and a DPI device information collection module and a DPI linkage device information control center, the method comprising:

The DPI device information collection module dynamically collects and stores the operation information of the devices in the DPI linkage device group;

The DPI linkage device information control center acquires the operation information, and manages and maintains the operation information.

Further, the above information collecting method has the following features:

Before the step of dynamically collecting and storing the operation information of the device in the DPI linkage device group, the DPI device information collection module further performs:

The DPI linkage device information control center acquires registration information of the DPI linkage device group from the DPI linkage device group.

Further, the above information collecting method has the following features:

After obtaining the registration information of the DPI linkage device group, the DPI linkage device information control center further manages and maintains the registration information;

The DPI linkage device information control center classifies the registration information and the operation information, and provides the same to the corresponding decision management organization.

Further, the above information collecting method has the following features:

The DPI device information collection module dynamically collects and stores the operation information of the device in the DPI linkage device group, which specifically refers to:

Dynamically collecting and storing the operation of the device in the DPI control device group provided in the DPI linkage device group by using the DPI control device information collection sub-module provided in the DPI device collection module Information

The DPI identification device information collection sub-module provided in the DPI device collection module dynamically collects and stores the operation information of the devices in the DPI identification device group provided in the DPI linkage device group.

Through the invention, the information of the DPI device in the network can be dynamically collected, managed and maintained in a unified manner, and the collected information can be classified and provided to the corresponding decision management organization as a decision basis and a charging basis, which facilitates the decision management organization to formulate The corresponding control strategy is to uniformly manage and control the DPI linkage equipment group of the entire network. BRIEF abstract

1 is a schematic diagram of an information collecting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of an information collecting method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an information collecting and managing system of a DPI linkage device group of an application example of the present invention. Preferred embodiment of the invention

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the information collection device 12 of the DPI linkage device group according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a connected DPI device information collection module 121 and a DPI linkage device information control center 120, where the DPI device information collection is performed. The module 121 is connected to the DPI linkage device group 11 for dynamically collecting and storing the operation information of the devices in the DPI linkage device group 11;

The DPI linkage device information control center 120 is connected to the DPI linkage device group 11 for acquiring the registration information of the DPI linkage device group 11 from the DPI linkage device group 11, and managing and maintaining the registration information and the operation information; Dividing the registration information and the operation information into the DPI linkage device group 11 can be divided into a DPI control device group and a DPI identification device group. The DPI device information collection module 121 includes a DPI control device information collection sub-module 1210 and a DPI identification device information collection sub-module 1211;

The DPI control device information collection sub-module 1210 is connected to the DPI control device group, and is configured to dynamically collect and store operation information of devices in the DPI control device group;

The DPI identification device information collection sub-module 1211 is connected to the DPI identification device group for dynamically collecting and storing the operation information of the devices in the DPI identification device group.

The DPI control device information collection sub-module 1210 may include a DPI control device information database for storing operation information of the device in the DPI control device group, where the operation information of the device in the DPI control device group may include:

The DPI controls the physical status information of the device, which mainly refers to the running status information of the device, such as the normal running and fault status.

The routing information of the DPI control device may include routing information of the control device itself, routing information of the corresponding data stream, routing information of the identification device managed by the DPI control device, and the like;

DPI controls the load information of the device;

DPI controls the management information of the device.

The DPI identification device information collection sub-module 1211 may include a DPI identification device information database for storing operation information of the device in the DPI identification device group, where the operation information of the device in the DPI identification device group may include:

The DPI identifies the physical status information of the device; the DPI identifies the routing information of the device itself; the DPI identifies the load information of the device; the DPI identifies the recognition result of the device; and the DPI identifies the device to identify the associated information.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information collection method of the DPI linkage device group according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps:

Step 201: The DPI linkage device information control center 120 acquires registration information of the DPI linkage device group 11 from the DPI linkage device group 11; The specific implementation of this step can be:

When a DPI device is to be added to the DPI linkage device group 11, a registration request is sent to the DPI linkage device information control center 120, where the registration information of the device is carried;

The DPI linkage device information control center 120 receives the registration request, obtains registration information of the device, and determines whether the device is a DPI control device or a DPI identification device;

If it is a DPI control device, the device is added in the DPI control device information database, and the registration information of the device is stored in the database;

If the DPI identifies the device, the device is added to the DPI identification device information database, and the registration information of the device is stored in the database;

The registration information is initialization information of the DPI device, and may be an ID of the device, a network location of the device, and the like;

This step is an optional step. The DPI control device information database and the DPI identification device information database can be considered to store the relevant initialization information of the DPI device. For example, the administrator can manually add the information in the database without the DPI linkage device. Information Control Center 120 is obtained.

Step 202: The DPI device information collection module 121 dynamically collects and stores the operation information of the device in the DPI linkage device group 11;

Specifically, the DPI control device information collection sub-module 1210 dynamically collects and stores operation information of devices in the DPI control device group;

The DPI identification device information collection sub-module 1211 dynamically collects and stores the operation information of the devices in the DPI identification device group;

The method for dynamically collecting the operation information may be that the DPI device information collection module 121 actively obtains the operation information of the device in the DPI linkage device group 11, or the device in the DPI linkage device group 11 actively reports the operation information to the DPI device information. Collection module 121;

The DPI device information collection module 121 can associate the operation information of the devices in the DPI linkage device group 11 The information is stored in the corresponding database, and specifically, the operation information of the devices in the DPI control device group is stored in the DPI control device information database; the operation information of the devices in the DPI identification device group is stored in the DPI identification device information database.

Step 203: The DPI linkage device information control center 120 manages and maintains the registration information and the operation information.

The management and maintenance means that: the DPI linkage device information control center 120 can add, modify, delete, and query the registration information and the operation information;

The DPI device information collection module 121 can dynamically report the operation information to the DPI linkage device information control center 120, and the DPI linkage device information control center 120 can also actively obtain the operation information.

The DPI linkage device information control center 120 can perform various operations on the content (ie, registration information and operation information) in the DPI control device information database and the DPI identification device information database, such as adding and deleting corresponding devices, and information on the corresponding devices. Make various queries, add, modify, delete, and more.

Step 204: The DPI linkage device information control center 120 pairs the registration information and the operation data;

The DPI linkage device information control center 120 can actively report the classified information to the corresponding decision management organization 10, and the decision management mechanism 10 integrates the information and network information provided by the DPI linkage device information control center 120 to formulate and issue a policy decision. , to achieve unified management and control of DPI equipment.

The essence of the technical solution of the present invention is further illustrated by a specific application example:

As shown in FIG. 3, it is a schematic diagram of an information collection and management system of a DPI linkage device group. In FIG. 3, the DPI linkage device group 11 is a collection of all DPI devices in a layer (such as an access layer) network, including a DPI control device group. And DPI identify device groups; DPI control device groups contain all of this layer The DPI control device, the DPI identification device group includes all the DPI identification devices of the layer; the decision management organization 10 implements the policy decision making and issuing work for the DPI device of the layer, including the DPI linkage policy management sub-module, and traffic sharing and failure. Sub-modules such as processing and association recognition control decision-making are functional modules for unified management and control of DPI devices in this layer;

Each device in the DPI linkage device group 11 completes the registration, management, and maintenance of the device information through the DPI linkage device information control center 120. The DPI control device information collection sub-module 1210 and the DPI identification device information collection sub-module 1211 respectively complete the linkage device. The operation information of the DPI control device and the DPI identification device in the group is collected and provided to the DPI linkage device information control center 120. The DPI linkage device information control center 120 statistically classifies the received information and reports it to the decision management organization 10, and the decision management organization The control strategy of the DPI linkage device group 11 is formulated and sent to the DPI linkage device group 11 in combination with the information and other network information. The collection mode may be actively collected by the device information collection library, or may be actively reported by the DPI device. In Figure 3, different types of information are represented by different rectangular bars, such as: device registration information, status information (physical status, operational status), routing information, and so on.

It can be seen from the above description that the mechanism provided by the present invention can effectively complete the collection of all DPI information distributed throughout the network, and provide a reliable basis for control decision and billing of the entire network DPI equipment.

Of course, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and other various embodiments of the present invention may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention and the corresponding embodiments. Changes and modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Industrial applicability

Through the invention, the information of the DPI device in the network can be dynamically collected, managed and maintained in a unified manner, and the collected information can be classified and provided to the corresponding decision management organization as a decision basis and a charging basis, which facilitates the decision management organization to formulate Corresponding control strategy, for the whole network DPI The dynamic equipment group is managed and controlled in a unified manner.

Claims

Claim

An information collection device for the DPI linkage device group, which is characterized in that it comprises a DPI device information collection module and a DPI linkage device information control center, where:

The DPI linkage device information control center is connected to the DPI device information collection module for managing and maintaining the operation information.

2. The information collecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

3. The information collecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:

The information collecting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: the DPI linkage device group includes a DPI control device group and a DPI identification device group; and the DPI device information collection module includes a DPI. Control device information collection sub-module and DPI identification device information collection sub-module;

5. The information collecting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:

The operation information of the device in the DPI control device group specifically includes: a physical state information of the DPI control device, related routing information of the DPI control device, and load information of the DPI control device; and related routing information of the DPI control device includes DPI control. Routing information of the device itself, The routing information of the corresponding data stream and the routing information of the identification device managed by the DPI control device.

6. The information collecting apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:

The operation information of the device in the DPI identification device group specifically includes: the physical status information of the DPI identification device, the routing information of the DPI identification device itself, the load information of the DPI identification device, the recognition result of the DPI identification device, and the DPI identification device needs to be identified. Associated information.

7. A method for collecting information of a DPI linkage device group, which is characterized in that: a DPI device information collection module and a DPI linkage device information control center are set, the method includes:

8. The information collecting method according to claim 7, wherein:

9. The information collecting method according to claim 8, wherein:

The information collecting method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein: the DPI device information collection module dynamically collects and stores the operation information of the device in the DPI linkage device group as follows:

Passing the DPI control device information set in the DPI device collection module to move the sub-module Collecting and storing operation information of devices in the DPI control device group provided in the DPI linkage device group;