WO2016015558A1

WO2016015558A1 - Method and apparatus for applying for license

Info

Publication number: WO2016015558A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/083995
Authority: WO
Inventors: 孟宪杰
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2014-07-30
Filing date: 2015-07-14
Publication date: 2016-02-04
Also published as: CN104134122B; CN104134122A

Abstract

A method for applying for a license comprises: acquiring parameter information about a particular service function which needs to be implemented (S101); acquiring software information about target software which implements the particular service function from a preset information database according to the parameter information, wherein the software information carries the parameter information (S102); sending the software information to a target device, so that the target device acquires, from a supply device which supplies a target license file of the target software, the target license file according to the software information (S103), wherein the target license file is a file licensing the target software to implement the particular service function; and acquiring the target license file obtained, from the supply device, by the target device (S104). And an apparatus for applying for a license is provided. The method and apparatus can reduce the cost of a license application process, and shorten the time consumed during license application and deployment.

Description

License application method and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a license application method and apparatus.

Background technique

With the development of communication technologies, operators' business needs are becoming more and more diverse. Accordingly, communication devices developed by equipment suppliers based on these business requirements tend to be large and complicated. At present, most of the communication devices provided by equipment suppliers belong to software and hardware integrated devices. These communication devices provide multiple service functions, but some functions need to be authorized before they can use the corresponding services. Therefore, after purchasing the communication device, the operator needs to purchase the license file (License) of the corresponding service function from the device supplier again according to the actual demand, wherein the license file is used to authorize the service function provided by the communication device, thereby Ensure that the communication device can provide the corresponding service according to the actual authorization.

When an operator applies for a license file according to actual needs, the device installer often needs to communicate with the operator to obtain parameter information of a specific service that needs to be authorized for use on the purchased communication device, and then submit the specific service to the device provider. License file application. After the application is approved, the device installer downloads the license file from the website provided by the device supplier. Further, the downloaded license file is loaded into the target software of the communication device to activate a specific service on the communication device. It can be seen that the license application process in the above technology needs to be manually processed, which leads to a long process of the license application process, and the cost of completing the license application is relatively high.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a license application method and apparatus, which can reduce the cost of the license application process and shorten the time taken for the license application.

In a first aspect, the present invention provides a license application method, including:

Obtain parameter information for a specific service function that needs to be implemented;

Acquiring, according to the parameter information, software information of the target software that implements the specific service function from a preset information database, where the software information carries the parameter information;

Sending the software information to the target device, so that the target device acquires the target license file from the supply device that supplies the target license file of the target software according to the software information, The target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function;

Obtaining the target license file obtained by the target device from the provisioning device.

In a first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the acquiring, by the target device, the target license file obtained by the target device includes:

Receiving the target license file pushed by the target device; or

Receiving a download notification of the target license file sent by the target device, and downloading the target license file from the target device according to the download notification.

With reference to the first aspect, or the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in the second possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the obtaining, by using the parameter information of the specific service function that needs to be implemented, includes:

Obtain parameter information of a specific service function that the target server needs to implement;

After the obtaining the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device, the method further includes:

If it is detected that the target software is installed on the target server, the target license file is loaded into the target software.

With reference to the first aspect or the first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the acquiring, by using the parameter information of the specific service function that needs to be implemented, includes:

If the target software is not installed on the target server, send a request message for acquiring the target software to the target device, so that the target device responds to the request message;

Obtaining the target software on the target device;

Requesting, in the target server, a device resource for installing the target software;

The target software is installed in the requested device resource, and the target license file is loaded into the target software.

In a second aspect, the present invention provides a license application method, including:

Receiving, by the source device, software information of a target software that implements a specific service function, where the software information carries parameter information that implements the specific service function;

Obtaining, according to the software information, the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software, where the target license file is implemented by permitting the target software to implement a file for a specific service function;

Sending the target license file to the source device.

In a first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the sending, by the source device, the target license file includes:

Pushing the target license file to the source device; or

Sending a download notification of the target license file to the source device to cause the source device to download the target license file according to the download notification.

In a second possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the method further includes:

Receiving a request message that is sent by the source device and acquiring the target software;

Obtaining the target software from the supply device;

Pushing the target software to the source device; or

Sending a download notification of the target software to the source device, so that the source device downloads the target software according to the download notification.

With reference to the second aspect, or any one of the first to the second aspects of the second aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the Obtaining the target license file on a supply device of the target license file of the target software, where the target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function, including:

Sending an identity authentication request to the provisioning device specified by the software information, so that the provisioning device performs identity authentication on the device specified by the identity authentication request;

After the identity authentication, submit the order information of the target license file to the supply device according to the software information, so that the supply device generates the target license file according to the order information;

The target license file is obtained from the provisioning device.

In a third aspect, the present invention provides a license application apparatus, including: a first acquiring unit, a second acquiring unit, a sending unit, and a third acquiring unit;

The first obtaining unit is configured to obtain parameter information of a specific service function that needs to be implemented;

The second obtaining unit is configured to obtain software information of the target software that implements the specific service function from the preset information database according to the parameter information, where the software information carries the parameter information;

The sending unit is configured to send the software information to a target device, so that the target device root Obtaining, according to the software information, the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software, where the target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function;

The third obtaining unit is configured to acquire the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device.

In a first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the third acquiring unit is specifically configured to:

Receiving the target license file pushed by the target device; or

With reference to the third aspect, or the first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in the second possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the first acquiring unit is specifically configured to:

The device also includes a first loading unit, the first loading unit is configured to:

With reference to the third aspect, or the first possible implementation manner of the third aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the first acquiring unit is specifically configured to:

The device also includes a second loading unit, the second loading unit is configured to:

Obtaining the target software on the target device;

In a fourth aspect, the present invention provides a license application apparatus, including: a receiving unit, an obtaining unit, and a sending unit;

The receiving unit is configured to receive software information of a target software that is sent by a source device and implement a specific service function, where the software information carries parameter information that implements the specific service function;

The obtaining unit is configured to obtain a target license for the target software according to the software information Obtaining the target license file on a supply device of the license file, where the target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function;

The sending unit is configured to send the target license file to the source device.

In a first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the sending unit is specifically configured to:

Pushing the target license file to the source device; or

In a second possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the receiving unit is further configured to:

The obtaining unit is further configured to:

Obtaining the target software from the supply device;

The sending unit is further configured to:

Pushing the target software to the source device; or

With reference to the fourth aspect, or any one of the first to the second aspects of the fourth aspect, in a third possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the acquiring unit is specifically configured to:

The target license file is obtained from the provisioning device.

In the foregoing technical solution, after acquiring parameter information of a specific service function to be implemented, acquiring software information of the target software that implements the specific service function according to the preset information database, where the software information carries parameter information; and sending the software information to the target device. And obtaining, by the target device, the target license file of the target software for realizing the specific service function on the supply device specified by the software information; acquiring the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device. With the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file for realizing the specific service function can be automatically obtained according to the specific service function that needs to be implemented, the cost of the license application process is reduced, and the time taken for shortening the license application is reduced.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a technical architecture of an NFV according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic flow chart of a license application method according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic flow chart of a license application method according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic flow chart of a license application method according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a license application method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

6 is a schematic flow chart of a license application method according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 8 is another schematic structural diagram of a license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 9 is still another schematic structural diagram of a license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

11 is a schematic structural diagram of another license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of still another structure of a license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a license application method and apparatus, where the implementation process includes an interaction operation between a source device, a target device, and a provisioning device, where the source device is configured to acquire a specific service function that needs to be implemented, according to a specific service function. The parameter information further acquires software information of the target software that implements the specific service function; the target device acquires, according to the software information, the target license file that the target software implements the specific service function from the supply device; the source device acquires the target from the target device License file. The embodiment of the present invention can automatically obtain and implement the specific service according to a specific service function that needs to be implemented. The target license file for the functional target software reduces the cost of the license application process and shortens the time it takes to apply for a license.

It should be noted that the terms “source device”, “target device” and “supply device” in the embodiments of the present invention are for description purposes only. In actual process, the “source device” may be one integrated in the communication device. The function module is a separate server, the former can be used to orchestrate all service functions on the communication device, the latter can be used to orchestrate all service functions in the entire operation network; the "target device" can be integrated in the operation support A function module in the Operational Support System (OSS) or the Business Support System (BSS) or a separate server is used to complete the connection between the “source device” and the “supply device”. Receive the software information of the "source device", obtain the target license file from the "supply device", and send the target license file to the "source device"; the "supply device" may be established by the device supplier or a third-party software vendor A server that is used to generate a target license file based on a request from a "target device." Further, the communication device where the "source device" is located may be a server composed of a general hardware resource of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) (the technical architecture of the NFV is as shown in FIG. 1), or may be existing. The specific hardware device, specifically, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited, as long as the method for applying for a license based on the processing flow of the embodiment of the present invention belongs to the protection scope of the embodiment of the present invention.

The technical architecture of the NFV will be described below with reference to FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a technical architecture of an NFV according to an embodiment of the present invention. The goal of network function virtualization technology is to provide network service functions on standard servers, separating software and hardware, allowing software and hardware to develop independently.

According to the standard documents released by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), which promotes the development of NFV standards, the technical architecture of NFV is shown in Figure 1. It can be summarized into five functional blocks, including: NFVI. (Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure), VNF (Virtualized Network Function), NFV MANO (NFV Management and Orchestration, Network Function Virtualization Management and Orchestration), OSS (Operation Support System, Operation) Support system) and BSS (Business Support Systems), Service, VNF and Infrastructure Description (service, virtualized network functions and infrastructure description), each function block will be introduced separately.

Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure (NFVI):

NFVI is the most basic infrastructure in the NFV architecture. It mainly includes three functional blocks: Hardware Resources, Virtualization Layer, and Virtualized Resources. Specifically, it can be composed of some common hardware resources. The hardware resources include hardware resources such as computing, storage, and network (such as routers, wired or wireless links, etc.), and the virtual layer is between hardware resources and virtual resources, and virtualizes hardware resources into Virtual resources used by dynamic requests, including virtual computing resources (Virtual Computing), virtual storage resources (Virtual Storage), and virtual network resources (Virtual Network).

Virtualized Networking Function (VNF):

This function block is composed of various virtual network functions VNF and EMS (Element Management System), which is also called a network element layer. A variety of different virtual network functions are implemented in the form of software to implement the functions of various types of network hardware (ie, existing proprietary hardware devices) in the original traditional non-virtualized network, such as EPC (Evolved Packet Core network). MME (Mobility Management Entity), SGW (Serving Gateway), PGW (Packet Data Network Gateway), etc., RGW (Residential) in the home network Gateway (Home Gateway) function, or DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), firewall and other functions in the traditional network function.

A VNF can be configured on one or more Virtual Machines (VMs). The EMS is responsible for the operation and management of the VNF. Usually each VNF has its own EMS to control it, or it can be an EMS. At the same time, multiple VNFs are managed, and the cooperation between EMS and VNF replaces the operation mode of the traditional network, and it is no longer necessary to deploy various network dedicated hardware.

All VNFs and EMSs are built on top of NFVI. NFVI is a virtual level or hardware resource. From the perspective of VNF, it is considered as one to provide the virtualization resources required by VNF.

NFV Management and Orchestration:

The NFV MANO functional block plays an important role in the overall management and orchestration of the NFV technology architecture, including Orchestrator, VNF Manager and VIM (Virtualized Infrastructure Manager). Whenever there is a need for software and hardware resources, NFV MANO will arrange, verify and authorize related resource requests, as well as manage the life cycle of the VNF.

Operational Support System / Enterprise Support System (OSS/BSS):

This functional block represents the operator's respective operational support systems and business support systems. For network services or telecom operators, the NFV technology architecture is used to quickly and flexibly deploy network services to provide users with various convenient services. At the same time, they must consider their own operating modes and charging principles. Therefore, when NFV MANO performs the task of resource allocation, it will be configured according to the perspective of the operational support system and the business support system.

Service/Virtual Network Function and Infrastructure Description (Service, VNF and Infrastructure Description):

Since the NFV system will be oriented towards cross-vendor or cross-business development, the related services and the overall operation process involve many data processing operations. When NFV MANO performs orchestration management, it must identify and refer to related materials. This information is defined in service and virtual. In the network function and infrastructure description data file (Data-set), the content may include VNF deployment template (Deployment Template), VNF forwarding map (Forwarding Graph), NFVI information model (Information Model) and various service related information.

The license application method and apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present invention are respectively described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. First, the license application method is introduced from the perspective of "source device".

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a license application method according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the method may include the following steps.

S101: Obtain parameter information of a specific service function that needs to be implemented.

The communication equipment purchased by the operator from the equipment supplier usually carries many service functions. These service functions are integrated in the communication equipment. Some service functions need to be authorized by the equipment supplier before the operator can use it. After purchasing these communication devices, it is still necessary to purchase the license file (License) of the specific service function that needs to be implemented according to the actual business requirements or network requirements, and the license file is used to authorize the software that implements the specific service function in the communication device. The target software in the communication device can use the authorized service function to provide a corresponding network service, so that the operator can provide the corresponding service or network to the user through the device. For convenience of description, in the embodiment of the present invention, the software that implements the service function in the communication device and the corresponding device resource are referred to as network elements, and the implementation of a certain service or network function may include one or more network elements. . It should be noted that the communication device may be an existing proprietary hardware device. Usually, a dedicated hardware device corresponds to one network element, and It is a server based on the general hardware resources of Network Function Virtualization (NFV). Generally, multiple software can be run on the general hardware resources of the server, and the software is used to implement an existing proprietary one. A function of a hardware device, where each software corresponds to one network element. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited in any way, and the method for applying for a license based on the processing flow of the embodiment of the present invention belongs to the protection scope of the embodiment of the present invention.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the parameter information of the specific service function that needs to be implemented is obtained, and the parameter information is used to identify the specific specific service function, and may include information such as an Equipment Sequence Number (ESN), a number of users, and a service name. . The specific service function that needs to be implemented may be input by the administrator of the operator according to actual business requirements, for example, adding a service function (that is, function expansion) or scaling, shrinking, or time-limiting the authorized service function. Extend and so on. It may also be that the communication device actively initiates according to the preset expansion rule when the actual usage specification of the authorized service function exceeds or is close to the usage specification specified in the original license file during the operation. For example, suppose the original license file is VoLTE (that is, Voice over Long Term Evolution, which is an IMS-based voice service that provides high-quality audio and video calls) network for 1 million users. Therefore, the original license file can support 1 million. The user accesses the VoLTE network to use the voice service at the same time. If more than one million users are detected to access the VoLTE network in the actual operation, the specific service function that needs to be implemented may be initiated according to the preset expansion rules, such as 1 million users. The VoLTE network is expanded to a VoLTE network of 1.5 million users.

S102: Obtain, according to the parameter information, software information of a target software that implements the specific service function from a preset information database, where the software information carries the parameter information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the source device pre-stores the device information provided by the device provider that cooperates with the operator in the information database, where the device information may include the supplier information, the device name, the service function provided by the device, and the device may Information about the installed software, software name, software version, and service functions provided by the software. After obtaining the parameter information of the specific service function to be implemented, the software information of the target software for realizing the specific service function is obtained from the preset information data according to the parameter information, wherein the software information carries the parameter information, and It can include information such as vendor information, target software names that implement specific service functions, or target software versions. Specifically, the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the information, and the provisioning device specified by the software information may generate the target license file according to the software information, where the target license file is a file that allows the target software to implement the specific service function. .

S103: Send the software information to a target device, so that the target device acquires the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software according to the software information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, after obtaining the software information of the target software of the specific service function that needs to be implemented, the source device sends the software information to the target device, so that the target device specifies the software information according to the software information. Obtaining a target license file for the target software to implement the specific service function on the supply device, the target license file being a file permitting the target software to implement the specific service function, wherein the supply device can provide target software and Target license file.

S104: Acquire the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the source device, the target device, and the supply device are independent of each other, and the source device acquires the service requirement of the specific service function that needs to be implemented, acquires software information of the target software that implements the specific service function according to the service requirement, and sends the software information to the target. The target device obtains the target license file for realizing the specific service function from the supply device specified by the software information according to the software information, and the target device sends the obtained target license file to the source device, so that the source device can be The target license file licenses the target software to implement specific service functions. It can be seen from the foregoing description that the processing procedure of the license application method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is standardized, and is convenient for unified management.

In the license application method described in the embodiment of the present invention, after acquiring the parameter information of the specific service function that needs to be implemented, acquiring software information of the target software that implements the specific service function according to the preset information database, where the software information carries the Parameter information; sending the software information to the target device, so that the target device obtains the target license file of the target software that implements the specific service function on the specified supply device according to the software information; and acquires the target license obtained by the target device from the supply device Certificate document. With the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file for realizing the specific service function can be automatically obtained according to the specific service function that needs to be implemented, the cost of the license application process is reduced, and the time taken for shortening the license application is reduced.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a license application method according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the method may include the following steps.

S201: Obtain parameter information of a specific service function that the target server needs to implement.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the target server may be a communication device in an existing proprietary hardware device or a universal function based on Network Function Virtualization (NFV). The server and the like of the hardware resources are not limited in this embodiment of the present invention. The source device obtains parameter information of a specific service function that needs to be implemented on the target server, where the source device may be a functional module integrated in the target server or a separately established server. The parameter information is used to identify specific service functions that need to be implemented, and may include information such as the number of users and service names.

S202: Obtain, according to the parameter information, software information of a target software that implements the specific service function from a preset information database, where the software information carries the parameter information.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the source device pre-stores the device information provided by the device provider that cooperates with the operator in the information database, where the device information may include the supplier information, the device name, the service function provided by the device, and the device may Information about the installed software, software name, software version, and service functions provided by the software. The software information of the target software that implements the specific service function is obtained from the preset information database according to the parameter information. For example, if the software whose software name is “Software One” can implement the specific service function, the source device can obtain the target software that implements the specific service function as “Software One”, and further acquire other software information of the target software. For example, the obtained software information may include: a device serial number, a software name, a software version number, a supplier information, a service name, and a number of users. The provisioning device specified by the software information may generate a target license file according to the software information, where the target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function, wherein the target license file can only be loaded and provided In the communication device of the device serial number, one license file is prevented from being used simultaneously on a plurality of communication devices.

S203: Send the software information to the target device, so that the target device acquires the target license file from the supply device that supplies the target license file of the target software according to the software information.

For example, after receiving the software information sent by the source device, the target device generates the order information of the target license file according to the software information, and submits the order information to the supply device specified by the software information, so that the supply device receives the license order information according to the received license information. Generate a target license file and return the target license file to the target device. It is worth noting that the supply device can also return the target software together, so that the target device can obtain the target software and the target license file that allows the target software to implement the specific service function from the supply device, and the source device can obtain the target at the same time. Software and target license files, and load the target software and target license files according to actual needs.

S204: Acquire the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device.

In step S203, after the target device obtains the target license file from the supply device, the target is obtained. The license file is saved to the local storage unit of the target device. Further, the target device may directly send the obtained target license file to the source device, where the source device receives the target license file pushed by the target device, or the target device sends a download notification to the source device, where the download notification carries The download address of the target license file, the source device receives the download notification of the target license file sent by the target device, and downloads the target license file from the target device according to the download notification; or the target device obtains the target from the supply device After the license file is saved, the file is saved to a storage unit that is pre-defined by the source device. After the preset time passes, the source device goes to the storage unit in the target device to actively obtain the target license file. Specifically, the embodiment of the present invention does not impose any limitation on this.

S205: Detect whether the target software is installed on the target server.

Check whether the target software is installed on the target server. If yes, the target software exists on the target server, and step S208 is executed to directly load the target license file into the target software; if not, the target server does not exist. The target software executes step S206, acquires the target software from the target device, performs installation, and then loads the target license file into the installed target software, thereby completing automatic deployment of the target license file.

S206: Send a request message for acquiring the target software to the target device, so that the target device responds to the request message.

If it is detected that the target software is not installed in the target server, and the installation source file of the target software does not exist in the target server, sending a request message for acquiring the target software to the target device, so that the target device receives the request message, The target software pushes the source device or sends a download notification of the target software to the source device, and the source device downloads the target software from the target device according to the download notification.

S207: Acquire the target software on the target device and install it.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the method for acquiring the target software on the target device may be: receiving the target software pushed by the target device; or receiving the download notification of the target software sent by the target device, and then downloading the target software from the target device according to the download notification.

It is worth noting that the source device obtains the target license file from the target device and acquires the target software correspondingly, and saves the target software in the storage unit of the target server. When the target server is not installed, the target is not installed. When the software is used, go directly to the specified storage unit to obtain the target software. Correspondingly, the target software in the target device may be the target software acquired by the target device after receiving the request message of the source device, or may be obtained by the target device acquiring the target license file from the supply device. Target software. Specifically, the embodiment of the present invention does not limit this.

After the installation source file of the target software is obtained, the device resource for installing the target software is requested from the target server. If the application is successful, the target software is installed in the requested device resource. As a possible implementation manner of the present invention, if the application device resource fails, an error message is returned, and the administrator is prompted to check whether the target server is abnormal.

S208: Load the target license file into the target software.

The target license file is loaded into the installed target software, and the target software is authorized to implement the specific service functions described above, so that the target server can implement the specific service function expected.

In the license application method described in the embodiment of the present invention, after acquiring the parameter information of the specific service function that needs to be implemented, acquiring software information of the target software that implements the specific service function according to the preset information database, where the software information carries the Parameter information; sending the software information to the target device, so that the target device obtains the target license file of the target software that implements the specific service function on the specified supply device according to the software information; and acquires the target license obtained by the target device from the supply device Certificate document. With the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file for realizing the specific service function can be automatically obtained according to the specific service function that needs to be implemented, the cost of the license application process is reduced, and the time taken for the license application process is shortened.

Next, the license application method will be introduced from the perspective of "target device".

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a license application method according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the method may include the following steps.

S301: Receive software information of a target software that is sent by a source device and implement a specific service function, where the software information carries parameter information that implements the specific service function.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the parameter information may include information such as an Equipment Sequence Number (ESN), a number of users, and a service name. The software information may include vendor information and implement the specific information. Information such as the target software name or target software version of the service function. The provisioning device specified by the software information may generate a target license file according to the software information, wherein the target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function.

S302: Acquire, according to the software information, the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software, where the target license file is to permit the target software to implement the specific service function. file.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the supply device specified to the software information according to the received software information Obtain the target license file for the target software to implement this particular service feature. It is worth noting that it is also possible to obtain the target software while acquiring the target license file.

S303: Send the target license file to the source device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, after obtaining the target license file from the supply device, the target device saves the target license file to the local storage unit, and pushes the target license file to the source device; or sends the target to the source device. A download notification of the license file to enable the source device to download the target license file according to the download notification. It is worth noting that the target software may be sent while the target license file is being sent to the source device. Specifically, the embodiment of the present invention does not impose any limitation.

As a possible implementation manner of the present invention, the target device receives the request message for acquiring the target software sent by the source device, and detects whether the target software is already stored in the target device, and if yes, directly acquires the target software from the local storage unit; If not, the target software is obtained from the provisioning device specified in the software information. After obtaining the target software, the target software is pushed to the source device; or the download notification of the target software is sent to the source device, so that the source device downloads the target software according to the download notification.

It should be noted that the “target device” may be a functional module integrated in an Operational Support Syatem (OSS) or a Business Support System (BSS) or a separate server for Complete the docking between the "source device" and the "supply device", obtain the target license file from the "supply device", and send the target license file to the "source device".

In the license application method described in the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file of the target software to implement the specific service function is obtained from the supply device according to the software information of the target software for implementing the specific service function sent by the source device, and then the target is obtained. The license file is sent to the source device. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file for realizing the specific service function can be automatically obtained according to the software information of the target software for realizing the specific service function, the cost of the license application process is reduced, and the time taken for the license application process is shortened.

Referring to FIG. 5, FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a license application method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the method may include the following steps.

S401: Receive software information of a target software that is sent by the source device and implements a specific service function.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the software information carries parameter information for implementing the specific service function, and the parameter information may include an Equipment Sequence Number (ESN), a number of users, Information such as the service name, in addition to carrying the parameter information, the software information may also include vendor information, a target software name or a target software version for implementing the specific service function. The provisioning device specified by the software information may generate a target license file according to the software information, wherein the target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function.

S402: Send an identity authentication request to the provisioning device specified by the software information, so that the provisioning device performs identity authentication on the device specified by the identity authentication request.

After receiving the software information sent by the source device, the target device sends an identity authentication request to the provisioning device specified by the software information, where the identity authentication request carries the identity information of the target device, so that the providing device performs identity on the target device. Authentication improves the security of communication between the target device and the provisioning device. The specific authentication method may be a digital certificate or a key, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit this.

S403: After the identity authentication, submit the order information of the target license file to the supply device according to the software information, so that the supply device generates the target license file according to the order information.

After the target device is authenticated by the provisioning device, the target information of the target license file of the target software for implementing the specific service function is generated according to the software information, and the order information is submitted to the supply device, so that the supply device generates the target according to the received order information. A license file and push the target license file to the target device or push the target software at the same time; or send the target license file and the download notification of the target software to the target device. For example, suppose that there is an agreement between the operator and the software vendor to specify that the specific cost of the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device is settled according to a certain period. Therefore, after the target device submits the order information to the supply device, the supply is provided. The device generates a target license file of the target software that implements the specific service function specified by the order information according to the order information, and returns the target license file and the target software to the target device. When the settlement period expires, the target device is reminded to make payment for the target license file acquired during the settlement period.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, after the target device submits the order information to the supply device, the supply device verifies whether the order information is valid. If the verification fails, the corresponding error information is returned to the target device, and if the verification is passed, the target is given. The device returns the cost information for the target license file. After receiving the fee information returned by the supply device, the target device confirms the submitted order information and completes the payment according to the preset fee payment rule. After receiving the confirmation information of the target device, the supply device generates a target license file according to the order information, and returns the target license file to the target device. Optional, The pre-set fee payment rule may be an automatic confirmation and payment for the expansion or contraction of the service function or the case where the fee is less than the preset amount; the case where the new service function or the fee is not less than the preset amount is implemented. Manually confirm and pay to increase the security level of the transaction.

S404: Acquire the target license file from the supply device.

Receiving the target license file pushed by the supply device or receiving the download notification sent by the supply device, and downloading the target license file from the supply device according to the download notification.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the target software pushed by the supply device is received or downloaded from the provisioning device according to the download notification.

S405: Send the target license file to the source device.

As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the target license file and the target software are pushed to the source device; or the target license file and the download notification of the target software are sent to the source device, so that the source device downloads the target license according to the download notification. Certificate files and download target software according to actual needs.

In the license application method described in the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file of the target software to implement the specific service function is obtained from the supply device according to the software information of the target software for implementing the specific service function sent by the source device, and then the target is obtained. The license file is sent to the above source device. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file for realizing the specific service function can be automatically obtained according to the software information of the target software for realizing the specific service function, the cost of the license application process is reduced, and the time taken for the license application process is shortened.

To further illustrate the present invention, the technical architecture of Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is taken as an example to introduce the license from the perspectives of "source device", "target device" and "supply device". How to apply for a certificate.

With reference to FIG. 1 and the foregoing description, in the embodiment of the present invention, the source device can be used as a functional module of the Orchestrator in the NFV architecture, and the target device is used as a functional module in the OSS/BSS, and the supply device is a device provider or a third party. Software sales platform provided by software vendors. For convenience of description, in the embodiment of the present invention, VNF1 (or VNF2, VNF3) in the NFV architecture is referred to as a network element, and the network function virtualization infrastructure NFVI, the virtualized network function VNF, and the network function virtualization management in the NFV architecture are used. The NFV MANO and services, virtualized network functions, and infrastructure descriptions are collectively referred to as NFV servers. It can be seen that in the NFV server based on the NFV architecture, NFVI is the hardware resource of the NFV server; the network element layer VNF is the software resource of the NFV server, and the network element layer is based on the NFVI. Implement various network server functions; MANO is used to manage and orchestrate hardware resources and software resources. Generally, when a network service function is added to the NFV server, the corresponding network element is deployed on the VNF, and the target license file is obtained according to the specific service function, and the obtained target license file is loaded into the network element software. This enables specific service functions that need to be implemented.

Referring to FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a license application method according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the method may include the following steps.

S501: Orchestrator obtains software information of target software that needs to implement a specific service function.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the specific service function that needs to be implemented may be expansion or contraction of an existing service function, or an added service function or an upgrade of the network element software. In the NFV architecture, when the NFV server needs to implement certain service functions, one or more network elements are usually deployed at the network element layer, that is, the corresponding network element software is installed, and the network element software is loaded to implement the corresponding service function permission. Certificate document. For convenience of description, the embodiment of the present invention is an example of deploying a VoLTE network of one million users, but the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the specific service function that needs to be implemented by using a software to implement the original traditional Any of the features of a variety of proprietary hardware devices in a non-virtualized network.

After the user enters the requirement, the Orchestrator obtains the parameter information of the specific service function that needs to be implemented, for example, the number of users is 1 million, and the service function name is VoLTE network. Further, the Orchestrator obtains software information of the target software for realizing the specific service function from the preset information database according to the parameter information, wherein the preset information database records all network element information or networks provided by the software sales platform. information. For example, the solution of the VoLTE network is composed of a CSCF (Call Session Control Function) and a TAS (Telephony Application Server). The CSCF is used to control user registration and implement session control. In the provision of business services, the business services are provided to users according to the business data signed by the user. In the NFV server based on the NFV architecture, the CSCF and the TAS are implemented by different software. Therefore, a VoLTE network that implements 1 million users requires a CSCF of 1 million users and a TAS of 1 million users. It is assumed that the CSCF for querying 1 million users from the information database is implemented by software one, and the TAS of 1 million users is implemented by software 2. It can be seen that the VoLTE network that implements 1 million users in the NFV server based on the NFV architecture needs to add a software corresponding to the network element 1 and the network element 2 corresponding to the software 2 in the network element layer. Meanwhile, for the newly added network element, The device sequence number (ESN) that uniquely identifies the network element is generated according to the specific generation rule of the device serial number. It is worth noting that if it is to the existing VoLTE If the network expands or shrinks, you can directly obtain the device serial number of the existing NE. Further, the Orchestrator obtains the software information of the target software (Software 1 and Software 2) of the specific service function (VoLTE network of 1 million users) that needs to be implemented, so that the OSS/BSS obtains the license from the software sales platform according to the software information of the software one. The software implements the license file of the CSCF of 1 million users. According to the software information of the software 2, the license software 2 is obtained from the software sales platform, and the license file 2 of the TAS of 1 million users is realized. For example, the software information of software one can be: device serial number, software name and version, supplier information, service name, number of users.

S502: The Orchestrator sends the software information to the OSS/BSS.

After obtaining the software information of the target software of the specific service function that needs to be implemented, the Orchestrator sends the software information to the OSS/BSS, so that the OSS/BSS obtains the target software according to the software sales platform specified by the supplier information carried in the software information. A target license file that implements this particular service function, which is a file that licenses the target software to implement specific service functions. For example, the license software implements a CSCF file of 1 million users or a license software 2 to implement a TAS file of 1 million users.

S503: The OSS/BSS performs identity authentication with the software sales platform specified in the software information.

After receiving the software information sent by the Orchestrator, the OSS/BSS obtains the vendor information of the target software carried in the software information, and sends an identity authentication request to the software sales platform associated with the vendor information, where the software sales platform is used to provide the license. The document and software, the identity authentication request carries the identity information of the OSS/BSS, so that the software sales platform authenticates the OSS/BSS, thereby improving transaction security between the OSS/BSS and the software sales platform. The specific authentication method may be a digital certificate or a key, and the embodiment of the present invention does not limit this.

S504: After the OSS/BSS and the software sales platform pass the identity authentication, submit the order information of the target license file to the software sales platform.

After the OSS/BSS and the software sales platform are authenticated by both parties, the OSS/BSS and the software sales platform can communicate. Specifically, after the identity authentication by the OSS/BSS, the order information of the target license file of the target software is submitted to the software sales platform according to the software information, so that the software sales platform returns the target license file and the target software according to the order information, wherein the target A license file is a file that licenses the target software to implement the specific service functions described above.

S505: The OSS/BSS and the software sales platform confirm the submitted order information.

Usually, OSS/BSS pays a fee for obtaining software and license files from the software sales platform. Specifically, the OSS/BSS and the software sales platform may pre-arrange a single settlement or a fixed period settlement for the payment method of the fee. In the latter case, when the OSS/BSS submits the order information to the software sales platform during the settlement period, the software sales platform may directly return the specified software and license file according to the order information, and the software sales platform may also be based on the order information. The OSS/BSS returns the target license file and the fee information of the target software. After receiving the fee information, the OSS/BSS sends the confirmation purchase information to the software sales platform, and the software sales platform receives the confirmation purchase information sent by the OSS/BSS and then returns to the target. The license file and target software are given to OSS/BSS. Optionally, the OSS/BSS may pre-set an order confirmation rule, for example, for the expansion or contraction of the service function or the case where the fee is less than the preset amount, and the automatic confirmation is performed for the new service function or the fee is not less than The amount of the amount is manually confirmed to improve the security level of the transaction. If the former, the OSS/BSS receives the fee information returned by the software sales platform, confirms the payment, and the software sales platform obtains the payment information, and then generates the target license file according to the order information.

S506: The software sales platform generates a target license file according to the order information of the target license file.

The software sales platform generates a target license file for the license target software to implement the specific service function according to the order information sent by the OSS/BSS, and acquires the target software.

S507: The software sales platform sends the target license file and the target software to the OSS/BSS.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the software sales platform may directly push the target license file and the target software to the OSS/BSS, or may send the target license file and the download notification of the target software to the OSS/BSS, so that the OSS/BSS is based on The received download notification goes to the storage location specified in the software sales platform to download the target license file and the target software. After the OSS/BSS obtains the target license file and target software, it saves it in the local storage unit.

S508: The OSS/BSS sends the target license file and the target software to the NFV Orchestrator.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the OSS/BSS may directly push the target license file and the target software to the NFV Orchestrator, or may send the target license file and the download notification of the target software to the NFV Orchestrator, so that the NFV Orchestrator receives the received information. The download notification goes to the storage location specified in the OSS/BSS to download the target license file and the target software. After the NFV Orchestrator obtains the target license file and the target software, it saves it in the virtual resource of the NFV server.

S509: Orchestrator deploys the network element and loads the target license file into the target software.

NFV Orchestrator instructs Virtual Infrastructure Management VIM to apply for virtualization of Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure NFVI after obtaining target software and target license files for specific service functions Resources to install the target software. If the VIM successfully applies for the corresponding virtual resource, the Orchestrator returns a status information indicating that the application is successfully applied to the resource. The Orchestrator instructs the VNF Manager to install the target software in the network element layer and load the target license file into the target software.

In the license application method described in the embodiment of the present invention, the NFV Orchestrator obtains the software information of the target software that implements the specific service function according to the specific service function that needs to be implemented, and sends the software information to the OSS/BSS; the OSS/BSS according to the software information. The target license file and the target software for realizing the specific service function are obtained from the software sales platform, and the target license file and the target software obtained by the OSS/BSS are returned to the NFV Orchestrator, and the Orchestrator completes the network element deployment. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the target software and the target license file for realizing the specific service function can be automatically obtained according to the specific service function that needs to be implemented, and the automatic deployment is completed, the cost of the license application process is reduced, and the license application process is shortened. Time spent.

The following is an apparatus embodiment of the present invention. The apparatus embodiment of the present invention is used to perform the methods of the first to fifth embodiments of the present invention. For the convenience of description, only parts related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown, and the specific technical details are shown. For the disclosure, please refer to the description of the first embodiment to the fifth embodiment of the method of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.

Referring to FIG. 7, FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus includes: a first obtaining unit 101, a second obtaining unit 102, and a sending unit 103. And a third acquisition unit 104.

The first obtaining unit 101 is configured to obtain parameter information of a specific service function that needs to be implemented.

For example: new service features (ie, feature extensions) or scale expansion, shrinkage, or extended time limits for authorized service features. The parameter information is used to identify specific service functions that need to be implemented, and may include information such as an Equipment Sequence Number (ESN), a number of users, and a service name.

The second obtaining unit 102 is configured to obtain software information of the target software that implements the specific service function from the preset information database according to the parameter information, where the software information carries the parameter information.

For example, the obtained software information may include: a device serial number, a software name, a software version number, a supplier information, a service name, and a number of users. The provisioning device specified by the software information may generate a target license file according to the software information, the target license file being a file that permits the target software to implement a specific service function.

The sending unit 103 is configured to send the software information to the target device, so that the target device is configured according to the target device The software information acquires the target license file from a provisioning device that supplies a target license file of the target software, the target license file being a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function.

The third obtaining unit 104 is configured to acquire the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device.

In the license application apparatus described in the embodiment of the present invention, after acquiring the parameter information of the specific service function that needs to be implemented, acquiring software information of the target software that implements the specific service function according to the preset information database, where the software information carries the Parameter information; sending the software information to the target device, so that the target device obtains the target license file of the target software that implements the specific service function on the specified supply device according to the software information; and obtains the target device obtained from the supply device Target license file. With the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file for realizing the specific service function can be automatically obtained according to the specific service function that needs to be implemented, the cost of the license application process is reduced, and the time taken for shortening the license application is reduced.

Referring to FIG. 8, FIG. 8 is another schematic structural diagram of a license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus includes: a first acquiring unit 201, a second acquiring unit 202, and sending The unit 203, the third obtaining unit 204, and the first loading unit 205.

The first obtaining unit 201 is configured to acquire parameter information of a specific service function that the target server needs to implement.

The target server may be a communication device of an existing proprietary hardware device or a server composed of a general hardware resource of Network Function Virtualization (NFV).

The second obtaining unit 202 is configured to obtain software information of the target software that implements the specific service function from the preset information database according to the parameter information, where the software information carries the parameter information.

The sending unit 203 is configured to send the software information to the target device, so that the target device acquires the target license file from the supply device that supplies the target license file of the target software according to the software information, where The target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function.

The third obtaining unit 204 is configured to acquire the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device.

The first loading unit 205 is configured to load the target license file into the target software if the target software is installed on the target server.

As an optional implementation manner, the third obtaining unit 204 may be further configured to receive the target license file that is pushed by the target device, or receive a download notification of the target license file that is sent by the target device, Downloading the target license file from the target device according to the download notification.

In the license application apparatus described in the embodiment of the present invention, after acquiring the parameter information of the specific service function that needs to be implemented, acquiring software information of the target software that implements the specific service function according to the preset information database, where the software information carries the Parameter information; sending the software information to the target device, so that the target device obtains the target license file of the target software that implements the specific service function on the specified supply device according to the software information; and obtains the target device obtained from the supply device Target license file. With the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file for realizing the specific service function can be automatically obtained according to the specific service function that needs to be implemented, the cost of the license application process is reduced, and the time taken for the license application process is shortened.

Referring to FIG. 9, FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of another structure of a license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus includes: a first obtaining unit 301, a second obtaining unit 302, and a sending The unit 303, the third obtaining unit 304, and the second loading unit 305.

The first obtaining unit 301 is configured to acquire parameter information of a specific service function that the target server needs to implement.

The second obtaining unit 302 is configured to obtain software information of the target software that implements the specific service function from the preset information database according to the parameter information, where the software information carries the parameter information.

The sending unit 303 is configured to send the software information to the target device, so that the target device acquires the target license file from the supply device that supplies the target license file of the target software according to the software information, where The target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function.

a third obtaining unit 304, configured to acquire the target obtained by the target device from the supply device License file.

The second loading unit 305 is configured to: if it is detected that the target software is not installed on the target server, send a request message for acquiring the target software to the target device, so that the target device responds to the request message; Acquiring the target software on the target device; requesting, in the target server, a device resource for installing the target software; installing the target software in the requested device resource, and using the target license The certificate file is loaded into the target software.

As an optional implementation manner, the third obtaining unit 304 may be further configured to receive the target license file that is pushed by the target device, or receive a download notification of the target license file that is sent by the target device, Downloading the target license file from the target device according to the download notification.

Referring to FIG. 10, FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus includes: a receiving unit 401, an obtaining unit 402, and a sending unit 403.

The receiving unit 401 is configured to receive software information of the target software that is sent by the source device and implement the specific service function, where the software information carries parameter information that implements the specific service function.

The obtaining unit 402 is configured to acquire, according to the software information, the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software, where the target license file is implemented by permitting the target software to implement the A file for a specific service feature.

The sending unit 403 is configured to send the target license file to the source device.

As an optional implementation manner, the sending unit 403 may be further configured to: push the target license file to the source device; or send a download notification of the target license file to the source device, So that the source device downloads the target license file according to the download notification.

As an optional implementation, the receiving unit 401 is further configured to receive a request message that is sent by the source device to obtain the target software, and the acquiring unit 402 is further configured to acquire the target software from the supplying device. The sending unit 403 is further configured to: push the target software to the source device; or send a download notification of the target software to the source device, so that the source device downloads the target software according to the download notification.

As an optional implementation manner, the obtaining unit 402 may be further configured to send an identity authentication request to the provisioning device specified by the software information, so that the providing device performs identity authentication on the device specified by the identity authentication request. After the identity authentication, submit the order information of the target license file to the supply device according to the software information, so that the supply device generates the target license file according to the order information; The provisioning device obtains the target license file.

In the license application apparatus described in the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file of the target software to implement the specific service function is acquired from the supply device according to the software information of the target software for implementing the specific service function sent by the source device, and then the target is obtained. The license file is sent to the source device. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file for realizing the specific service function can be automatically obtained according to the software information of the target software for realizing the specific service function, the cost of the license application process is reduced, and the time taken for the license application process is shortened.

Referring to FIG. 11, FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, for performing a license application method disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention, where the apparatus includes: at least one processor 11, For example, the CPU, at least one network interface 14 or other user interface 13, memory 15, at least one communication bus 12. Communication bus 12 is used to implement connection communication between these components. The user interface 13 can optionally include a USB interface and other standard interfaces and wired interfaces. Network interface 14 may optionally include a Wi-Fi interface as well as other wireless interfaces. The memory 15 may include a high speed RAM memory and may also include a non-volatile memory such as at least one disk memory. The memory 15 can optionally include at least one storage device located remotely from the aforementioned processor 11. As shown in FIG. 11, an operating system 151 and an application 152 may be included in the memory 15 as a computer storage medium.

In some embodiments, memory 15 stores elements, executable modules or data structures, or a subset thereof, or their extension set:

Operating system 151, comprising various system programs for implementing various basic services and processing hardware-based tasks;

The application 152 includes various setting programs of a data block parameter setting program of the target network data, a partitioning program of the target data block, a comparison program of the target data block and the data block in the database, and a deletion program of the target data block. To achieve a variety of application services.

Specifically, the processor 11 is configured to call a program stored in the memory 15, and performs the following operations:

Transmitting the software information to a target device, so that the target device acquires the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software according to the software information, where the target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the particular service function;

In an embodiment, the performing, by the processor 11, the acquiring the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device may be receiving the target license file that is pushed by the target device; And receiving a download notification of the target license file sent by the target device, and downloading the target license file from the target device according to the download notification.

In one embodiment, the processor 11 acquires parameter information of a specific service function that the target server needs to implement; after acquiring the target license file obtained by the target device from the provisioning device, if the target server is detected The target software is installed on the target license file and loaded into the target software.

In one embodiment, the processor 11 acquires parameter information of a specific service function that the target server needs to implement; after acquiring the target license file obtained by the target device from the provisioning device, if the target server is detected The target software is not installed, and the request message for acquiring the target software is sent to the target device, so that the target device responds to the request message; and the target software on the target device is acquired; Requesting, in the target server, a device resource for installing the target software; installing the target software in the requested device resource, and loading the target license file into the target software.

In the above technical solution, after obtaining parameter information of a specific service function that needs to be implemented, acquiring software information of the target software that implements the specific service function according to the preset information database, the software information Carrying the parameter information; sending the software information to the target device, so that the target device obtains the target license file of the target software that implements the specific service function on the specified supply device according to the software information; and acquires the target device from the supply device The target license file obtained on . With the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file for realizing the specific service function can be automatically obtained according to the specific service function that needs to be implemented, the cost of the license application process is reduced, and the time taken for shortening the license application is reduced.

Referring to FIG. 12, FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a license application apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, for performing a license application method disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention, where the apparatus includes: at least one processor 21, For example, the CPU, at least one network interface 24 or other user interface 23, memory 25, at least one communication bus 22. Communication bus 22 is used to implement connection communication between these components. The user interface 23 can optionally include a USB interface and other standard interfaces and wired interfaces. Network interface 24 may optionally include a Wi-Fi interface as well as other wireless interfaces. The memory 25 may include a high speed RAM memory and may also include a non-volatile memory such as at least one disk memory. The memory 25 can optionally include at least one storage device located remotely from the aforementioned processor 21. As shown in FIG. 12, an operating system 251 and an application 252 may be included in the memory 25 as a computer storage medium.

In some embodiments, the memory 25 stores elements, executable modules or data structures, or a subset thereof, or their extension set:

Operating system 251, including various system programs for implementing various basic services and processing hardware-based tasks;

The application 252 includes various setting programs of a data block parameter setting program of the target network data, a partitioning program of the target data block, a comparison program of the target data block and the data block in the database, and a deletion program of the target data block, and the like. To achieve a variety of application services.

Specifically, the processor 21 is configured to call a program stored in the memory 25 to perform the following operations:

Obtaining, according to the software information, the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software, where the target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function;

Sending the target license file to the source device.

In one embodiment, the processor 21 pushes the target license file to the source device; or sends a download notification of the target license file to the source device to cause the source device to follow the download notification Download the target license file.

In an embodiment, the processor 21 receives the request message that is sent by the source device and obtains the target software.

Obtaining the target software from the supply device;

Pushing the target software to the source device; or transmitting a download notification of the target software to the source device, so that the source device downloads the target software according to the download notification.

In one embodiment, the processor 21 obtains the target license file from the supply device that supplies the target license file of the target software according to the software information, specifically:

The target license file is obtained from the provisioning device.

In the above technical solution, according to the software information of the target software for implementing the specific service function sent by the source device, acquiring the target license file of the target software to implement the specific service function, and then sending the target license file to the source device . According to the embodiment of the present invention, the target license file for realizing the specific service function can be automatically obtained according to the software information of the target software for realizing the specific service function, the cost of the license application process is reduced, and the time taken for the license application process is shortened.

The unit in all the embodiments of the present invention can be implemented by a general integrated network, such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit).

The steps in the method of the embodiment of the present invention may be sequentially adjusted, merged, and deleted according to actual needs; the units in the apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention may be combined, divided, and deleted according to actual needs. In addition, various embodiments or examples described in the specification, as well as features of various embodiments or examples, may be combined and combined.

One of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiment method can be completed by a computer program to instruct related hardware, and the program can be stored in a calculation. The machine can be read into a storage medium, and when executed, the program can include the flow of an embodiment of the methods as described above. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM).

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can understand all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiments, and according to the claims of the present invention. The equivalent change is still within the scope of the invention.

Claims

A license application method, comprising:

Obtain parameter information for a specific service function that needs to be implemented;

Acquiring, according to the parameter information, software information of the target software that implements the specific service function from a preset information database, where the software information carries the parameter information;

Transmitting the software information to a target device, so that the target device acquires the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software according to the software information, where the target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the particular service function;

Obtaining the target license file obtained by the target device from the provisioning device.
The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining the target license file obtained by the target device from the provisioning device comprises:

Receiving the target license file pushed by the target device; or

Receiving a download notification of the target license file sent by the target device, and downloading the target license file from the target device according to the download notification.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the obtaining parameter information of a specific service function that needs to be implemented includes:

Obtain parameter information of a specific service function that the target server needs to implement;

After the obtaining the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device, the method further includes:

If it is detected that the target software is installed on the target server, the target license file is loaded into the target software.
The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the obtaining parameter information of a specific service function that needs to be implemented includes:

Obtain parameter information of a specific service function that the target server needs to implement;

After the obtaining the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device, the method further includes:

If it is detected that the target software is not installed on the target server, sending the target software to the target device And taking the request message of the target software, so that the target device responds to the request message;

Obtaining the target software on the target device;

Requesting, in the target server, a device resource for installing the target software;

The target software is installed in the requested device resource, and the target license file is loaded into the target software.
A license application method, comprising:

Receiving, by the source device, software information of a target software that implements a specific service function, where the software information carries parameter information that implements the specific service function;

Obtaining, according to the software information, the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software, where the target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function;

Sending the target license file to the source device.
The method of claim 5, wherein the transmitting the target license file to the source device comprises:

Pushing the target license file to the source device; or

Sending a download notification of the target license file to the source device to cause the source device to download the target license file according to the download notification.
The method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises:

Receiving a request message that is sent by the source device and acquiring the target software;

Obtaining the target software from the supply device;

Pushing the target software to the source device; or

Sending a download notification of the target software to the source device, so that the source device downloads the target software according to the download notification.
The method according to any one of claims 5-7, wherein the obtaining the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software according to the software information, The target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function. include:

Sending an identity authentication request to the provisioning device specified by the software information, so that the provisioning device performs identity authentication on the device specified by the identity authentication request;

After the identity authentication, submit the order information of the target license file to the supply device according to the software information, so that the supply device generates the target license file according to the order information;

The target license file is obtained from the provisioning device.
A license application apparatus, comprising: a first obtaining unit, a second acquiring unit, a sending unit, and a third acquiring unit;

The first obtaining unit is configured to obtain parameter information of a specific service function that needs to be implemented;

The second obtaining unit is configured to obtain software information of the target software that implements the specific service function from the preset information database according to the parameter information, where the software information carries the parameter information;

The sending unit is configured to send the software information to a target device, so that the target device acquires the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software according to the software information, The target license file is a file that permits the target software to implement the specific service function;

The third obtaining unit is configured to acquire the target license file obtained by the target device from the supply device.
The device according to claim 9, wherein the third obtaining unit is specifically configured to:

Receiving the target license file pushed by the target device; or

Receiving a download notification of the target license file sent by the target device, and downloading the target license file from the target device according to the download notification.
The device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the first obtaining unit is specifically configured to:

Obtain parameter information of a specific service function that the target server needs to implement;

The device also includes a first loading unit, the first loading unit is configured to:

If it is detected that the target software is installed on the target server, the target license file is loaded into the target software.
The device according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the first obtaining unit is specifically configured to:

Obtain parameter information of a specific service function that the target server needs to implement;

The device also includes a second loading unit, the second loading unit is configured to:

If the target software is not installed on the target server, send a request message for acquiring the target software to the target device, so that the target device responds to the request message;

Obtaining the target software on the target device;

Requesting, in the target server, a device resource for installing the target software;

The target software is installed in the requested device resource, and the target license file is loaded into the target software.
A license application apparatus, comprising: a receiving unit, an obtaining unit, and a sending unit;

The receiving unit is configured to receive software information of a target software that is sent by a source device and implement a specific service function, where the software information carries parameter information that implements the specific service function;

The obtaining unit is configured to acquire, according to the software information, the target license file from a supply device that supplies a target license file of the target software, where the target license file is a license to the target software implementation a document describing a particular service function;

The sending unit is configured to send the target license file to the source device.
The device of claim 13, wherein the sending unit is specifically configured to:

Pushing the target license file to the source device; or

Sending a download notification of the target license file to the source device to cause the source device to download the target license file according to the download notification.
The device of claim 13, wherein the receiving unit is further configured to:

Receiving a request message that is sent by the source device and acquiring the target software;

The obtaining unit is further configured to:

Obtaining the target software from the supply device;

The sending unit is further configured to:

Pushing the target software to the source device; or

Sending a download notification of the target software to the source device, so that the source device downloads the target software according to the download notification.
The device according to any one of claims 13-15, wherein the obtaining unit is specifically configured to:

Sending an identity authentication request to the provisioning device specified by the software information, so that the provisioning device performs identity authentication on the device specified by the identity authentication request;

After the identity authentication, submit the order information of the target license file to the supply device according to the software information, so that the supply device generates the target license file according to the order information;

The target license file is obtained from the provisioning device.