WO2016176925A1

WO2016176925A1 - Network element inspection method and device

Info

Publication number: WO2016176925A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/087041
Authority: WO
Inventors: 梁霜
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-05-07
Filing date: 2015-08-14
Publication date: 2016-11-10
Also published as: CN106209408A

Abstract

Disclosed are a network element inspection method and a device thereof, said method comprising: obtaining a range of network element inspection, and a function item, said range of network element inspection comprising the range of a network element to be inspected, and said function item comprising a content item detecting the functions of a network element to be inspected; according to said range of network element inspection and said function item, determining a network element in which said function item is abnormal.

Description

Network element inspection method and device thereof

Technical field

This application relates to, but is not limited to, communication technology.

Background technique

With the development of communication technologies, network time clock configuration is required when communicating between different devices in a network system.

Generally, the network time clock configuration of most operators is manually planned and manually configured. During the network operation, the staff also manually checks whether the network has an abnormality. When checking the network abnormality, firstly, manually analyze the time clock error. The reason is that the staff manually modifies the parameters one by one, that is, the network clock.

The above method manually checks network anomalies and manually modifies parameters one by one, resulting in low efficiency in troubleshooting network anomalies.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

This paper provides a network element inspection method and its device, which can solve the problem of low efficiency in troubleshooting network anomalies.

A network element checking method includes:

Obtaining a check network element range and a function item, where the check network element range includes a range of network elements to be checked, and the function item includes a content item that detects a function of the network element to be checked;

Determining, according to the check network element range and the function item, the network element whose function item is abnormal.

Optionally, after determining the network element that the function item is abnormal according to the check network element range and the function item, the method further includes:

Determining the determined network element, and determining configuration information for configuring the network element, where the configuration information includes configuration routing and configuration parameters.

Optionally, after the determining the determined network element, determining the configuration information used to configure the network element, the method further includes:

And sending the configuration parameter to the network element according to the configured route.

Optionally, the content item includes any one of the following or any combination thereof: whether the network element node to the outer clock network element node is the shortest path, and whether there are any two network element nodes mutually pumped in the case of multiple chain between the network element nodes Time, the clocked line check between the primary device and the standby device.

Optionally, before the sending the configuration parameter to the network element according to the configuration route, the method further includes:

A protocol used to send the configuration information to the network element is determined.

Optionally, the content item includes at least a clocked line check between the primary device and the standby device;

After the determining the configured network element, and determining the configuration information for configuring the network element, the method further includes:

Determining a clocked line of the network element and the primary time device;

Pre-computing the configuration route of the configuration information, and determining whether an adapter exists between the network element and the primary time device;

If it does not exist, return a failure message;

If yes, the configuration information is sent to the network element by using the adapter.

A network element inspection device includes:

The obtaining module is configured to: obtain a check network element range and a function item, where the check network element range includes a range of the network element to be checked, and the function item includes a content item that detects the function of the network element to be checked. ;

The determining module is configured to: determine, according to the check network element range and the function item, the network element that is abnormal in the check function item.

Optionally, the determining module is further configured to: parse the determined network element, and determine to be used for The configuration information of the network element is configured, where the configuration information includes a configuration route and a configuration parameter.

Optionally, the method further includes: sending a module;

The sending module is configured to send the configuration parameter to the network element according to the configured route.

Optionally, the content item includes at least one of the following or any combination thereof: whether the network element node to the outer clock network element node is the shortest path, or whether there are any two network element nodes in the case of multiple links between the network element nodes Pump time, or a clocked line check between the primary and backup devices.

Optionally, the determining module is further configured to: determine a protocol used when sending the configuration information to the network element.

The determining module is further configured to: determine a clocked line of the network element and the primary time device; perform pre-calculation on the configuration route that sends the configuration information, and determine whether the network element and the primary time device are An adapter is present; if not, the failure information is returned; if yes, the sending module is notified to send the configuration information to the network element by using the adapter;

The sending module is further configured to send the configuration information to the network element by using the adapter according to the notification of the determining module. .

A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the method of any of the above.

The embodiment of the present invention obtains a network element range and a function item, where the inspection network element range includes a range of network elements to be inspected, and the function item includes a content item that detects a function of the network element to be inspected; Determining, according to the check network element range and the function item, the network element whose function item is abnormal. The automatic detection of network anomalies is implemented, thereby improving the efficiency of troubleshooting network anomalies.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a schematic flowchart of an embodiment of a network element checking method according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a second embodiment of a network element checking method according to the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a network element inspection apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of a network element inspection apparatus according to the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

The network element checking method and the device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to parameter configuration of a network element when the network is abnormal. The network element checking apparatus provided in this embodiment may be integrated in a network management system or any server having network management, and the network element checking apparatus may be implemented by using software and/or hardware. The network element checking method and apparatus provided in this embodiment are described in detail below.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a method for checking a network element according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the method for checking a network element includes:

Step 101: Obtain an inspection network element range and a function item.

The range of the check network element in the embodiment includes the range of the network element to be checked, and the function item includes a content item that detects the function of the network element to be checked. For example, the content item that detects the function of the network element to be checked may include any one of the following or any combination thereof: whether the network element node to the outer clock network element node is the shortest path, and whether the network element node has multiple links between the nodes There are any two network element nodes mutually pumping time, and the clocked line check between the primary device and the standby device.

Optionally, while obtaining the check network element range and the function item, the check start time may also be acquired, for example, immediately, or after the interval T is started.

Step 102: Determine, according to the check network element range and the function item, an NE that checks for an abnormal function item.

For example, after obtaining the check network element range and function item, or after obtaining the check network element range, the function item, and the check start time, the network element configuration device starts to check whether there is an abnormality of the check function item within the network element range. The network element, and after determining the network element with the abnormal function item, writes the inspection report form for the staff to view.

In this embodiment, the check network element range and the function item are obtained, where the check network element range includes a range of the network element to be checked, and the function item includes content that detects the function of the network element to be checked. And determining, according to the check network element range and the function item, the network element whose function item is abnormal. The automatic detection of network anomalies is implemented, thereby improving the efficiency of troubleshooting network anomalies.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, after step 102, the method may further include:

The determined network element is parsed to determine configuration information for configuring the network element.

In this embodiment, the parsing algorithm may be used to parse the network element to determine configuration information of the configured network element, where the configuration information includes configuration routes and configuration parameters. Configuration information can also be stored in the configuration repository.

Optionally, before the determining the configured network element, and determining the configuration information for configuring the network element, the method may further include:

The parsing information is obtained to parse the network element to determine configuration information of the configured network element. On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, after the determined network element is parsed and the configuration information for configuring the network element is determined, the method may further include:

Before the configuration parameter is sent to the network element, the configuration may further include:

Determining a protocol when the configuration information is executed on the network element.

For example, the content item includes a clocked line check between the primary device and the standby device;

After the determining the configured network element and determining the configuration information for configuring the network element, the method further includes:

Determining a clocked line of the network element and the primary time device;

If it does not exist, return a failure message;

2 is a schematic flowchart of a second embodiment of a network element checking method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal application processing method includes:

Step 201: Obtain an inspection network element range, a function item, and a check start time.

For example, the content item of the function item in this embodiment is checked by the drawn clock line between the active device and the standby device. The network element range can be directly determined by the mouse in the network topology diagram, and the check start time is the current time. .

Step 202: Determine, according to the check network element range, the function item, and the check start time, the network element whose function item is abnormal.

For example, the network element that determines that the function item is abnormal is the A device. Optionally, after the A device is determined, an inspection report may be formed, where the report includes the information that the network element A device does not configure the pumping clock.

In step 203, the network element is parsed to determine configuration information of the configured network element.

For example, the network element configuration device can log in to the U31 network management client, input the parameters of the A device, and then, through the A device port, the extracted line clock is not configured, and it is determined that the main line clock is abnormal, and the A device and the main device need to be modified. All line configurations that pass between time devices. Next, configuration information is provided, and the configuration information may include: configuring a route and a configuration parameter. This configuration information can be stored in the configuration database.

Step 204: Send the configuration parameter to the network element according to the configured route.

For example, determining a protocol when the configuration information is executed on the network element, and then creating a clocked line of the A device and the primary time device. When the pre-computation fails, the failure information is returned to the database, and displayed on the client. The time clock repair failed. If the pre-computation is successful, the adapter is called, and the device type of the corresponding point A and the time-consuming device is found, and then the corresponding adapter container is found by the device type, and then the corresponding device is found, and the service is delivered.

In this embodiment, the automatic network abnormality check is implemented, and the efficiency of troubleshooting the network abnormality is improved, and the reconfiguration of the network abnormality is further implemented, thereby further improving the configuration efficiency of the network abnormality.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a network element checking apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the network element configuration apparatus includes: an obtaining module 31 and a determining module 32. among them,

The obtaining module 31 is configured to: obtain a check network element range and a function item, where the check network element range And including a range of network elements to be inspected, where the function item includes a content item that detects a function of the network element to be inspected;

The determining module 32 is configured to: determine, according to the check network element range and the function item, the network element that is abnormal in the check function item.

In this embodiment, the check network element range and the function item are obtained, where the check network element range includes a range of the network element to be checked, and the function item includes content that detects the function of the network element to be checked. And determining, according to the check network element range and the function item, the network element that is abnormal in the check function item. The automatic detection of network anomalies is implemented, thereby improving the efficiency of troubleshooting network anomalies.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the determining module 32 is further configured to: parse the determined network element, and determine configuration information for configuring the network element, where the configuration information includes configuration routing and configuration parameters.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the network element checking device of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, on the basis of the above embodiment, the network element checking device may further include: a transmitting module 33;

The sending module 33 is configured to: send the configuration parameter to the network element according to the configured route.

For example, the content item includes at least one item or any combination thereof: whether the network element node to the outer clock network element node is the shortest path, or whether there are any two network element nodes in the case of multiple links between the network element nodes. Pumping time, or pumping clock line check between the primary device and the standby device

Based on the foregoing embodiment, the determining module 32 is further configured to: determine a protocol used when sending the configuration information to the network element.

Optionally, on the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the content item includes at least a clocked line check between the active device and the standby device;

The determining module 32 is further configured to: determine a clocked line of the network element and the primary time device; pre-calculate a configuration route that sends the configuration information, and determine between the network element and the primary time device Whether the adapter exists; if not, returning the failure information; if yes, notifying the sending module 33 to send the configuration information to the network element through the adapter;

The sending module 33 is further configured to: send the configuration information to the network element by using the adapter according to the notification of the determining module.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the steps of the above-described embodiments can be implemented using a computer program flow, which can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as on a corresponding hardware platform (eg, The system, device, device, device, etc. are executed, and when executed, include one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments.

Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented by using an integrated circuit. These steps may be separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or multiple modules or steps may be fabricated into a single integrated circuit module. achieve.

The devices/function modules/functional units in the above embodiments may be implemented by a general-purpose computing device, which may be centralized on a single computing device or distributed over a network of multiple computing devices.

When the device/function module/functional unit in the above embodiment is implemented in the form of a software function module and sold or used as a stand-alone product, it can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. The above mentioned computer readable storage medium may be a read only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk or the like.

Industrial applicability

In the embodiment of the present invention, the network element that is abnormal in the function item is determined according to the range of the check network element and the function item. The automatic detection of network anomalies is implemented, thereby improving the efficiency of troubleshooting network anomalies.

Claims

A network element checking method includes:

Obtaining a check network element range and a function item, where the check network element range includes a range of network elements to be checked, and the function item includes a content item that detects a function of the network element to be checked;

Determining, according to the check network element range and the function item, the network element whose function item is abnormal.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining, after the determining the network element range and the function item, the network element that the function item is abnormal, further comprising:

Determining the determined network element, and determining configuration information for configuring the network element, where the configuration information includes configuration routing and configuration parameters.
The method of claim 2, wherein after the determining the determined network element and determining the configuration information for configuring the network element, the method further includes:

And sending the configuration parameter to the network element according to the configured route.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the content item comprises any one of the following or any combination thereof: whether the network element node to the outer clock network element node is the shortest path, and whether there is any arbitrary chain between the network element nodes. The two network element nodes draw time each time, and the clocked line between the primary device and the standby device is checked.
The method of claim 4, wherein before the sending the configuration parameter to the network element according to the configuration route, the method further includes:

A protocol used to send the configuration information to the network element is determined.
The method of claim 2 wherein said content item comprises at least a clocked line check between the primary device and the standby device;

After the determining the configured network element, and determining the configuration information for configuring the network element, the method further includes:

Determining a clocked line of the network element and the primary time device;

Pre-computing the configuration route of the configuration information, and determining whether an adapter exists between the network element and the primary time device;

If it does not exist, return a failure message;

If yes, the configuration information is sent to the network element by using the adapter.
A network element inspection device includes:

The obtaining module is configured to: obtain a check network element range and a function item, where the check network element range includes a range of the network element to be checked, and the function item includes a content item that detects the function of the network element to be checked. ;

The determining module is configured to: determine, according to the check network element range and the function item, the network element that is abnormal in the check function item.
The device according to claim 7, wherein the determining module is further configured to: parse the determined network element, and determine configuration information for configuring the network element, where the configuration information includes configuration routing and configuration parameters. .
The apparatus of claim 8 further comprising: a transmitting module;

The sending module is configured to send the configuration parameter to the network element according to the configured route.
The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the content item comprises at least one of the following or any combination thereof: whether the network element node to the outer clock network element node is the shortest path, or whether the network element node exists in a multi-chain case. Any two network element nodes draw time each time, or the clocked line check between the primary device and the standby device.
The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the determining module is further configured to: determine a protocol to use when transmitting the configuration information to the network element.
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the content item comprises at least a clocked line check between the primary device and the standby device;

The determining module is further configured to: determine a clocked line of the network element and the primary time device; perform pre-calculation on the configuration route of the configuration information, and determine whether the network element and the primary time device exist Adapter; if not present, returning a failure message; if present, notifying the sending module;

The sending module is further configured to: send, by the adapter, according to the notification of the determining module Sending the configuration information to the network element.
A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions for performing the method of any of claims 1-6.