WO2018120802A1 - 协同内容缓存控制系统和方法 - Google Patents

协同内容缓存控制系统和方法 Download PDF

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WO2018120802A1
WO2018120802A1 PCT/CN2017/094179 CN2017094179W WO2018120802A1 WO 2018120802 A1 WO2018120802 A1 WO 2018120802A1 CN 2017094179 W CN2017094179 W CN 2017094179W WO 2018120802 A1 WO2018120802 A1 WO 2018120802A1
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  • the present invention relates to the field of network communication technologies, and in particular, to a coordinated content cache control system and method.
  • SDN Software Defined Network
  • a global controller is generally provided outside the mobile network operator network to provide a content information service, and in a mobile wireless network of a mobile network operator, a mobile wireless access network is used.
  • Cell coverage in each cell, the base station provides a certain content information buffer function, all base stations are interconnected by a high-speed network (such as optical fiber), and each cell optimizes selection of content information for buffering, and at the same time, the base station changes according to the demand of the user content information.
  • the content information in the cache can be shared between the cells, so as to improve the hit rate of the content information of the mobile user at the edge of the network; in the macro base station, the micro base station, the wireless access point device, and the mobile user with the cache capability
  • the macro base station has a larger storage space than the micro base station, and the content cache control system generally sets an optimization target to minimize the user. Delay, minimize system energy consumption, most The content of the user cache hit rate at the micro base station, and thereby determine The cache placement policy of the content information is distributed to the designated base station or the access device when the network traffic is not in the peak period.
  • the content cache optimization control based on the content information service request lacks flexibility, and the prior art cache optimization control is mostly designed according to the determined optimization target, and thus it is difficult to adapt to the user-centric or network. Optimize for content caching optimization needs.
  • the present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the related art to some extent.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a collaborative content cache control system capable of performing content cache optimization control based on a global optimization perspective, and flexibly supporting different collaborative content caches centered on users and/or based on network optimization. Optimize the target to improve the scalability and flexibility of the collaborative content cache control method.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a collaborative content cache control method.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a collaborative content cache control apparatus.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a non-transitory computer readable storage medium.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer program product.
  • the collaborative content cache control system of the first aspect of the present invention includes the following at least two preset controllers and a virtual controller cluster generation module, where the pre-predetermined The controller is configured to: collect, by the first controller, the current first network state information and the first cache state information reported by the multiple second controllers when the first request is generated, from the preset configuration table.
  • the first control information is distributed to the corresponding controller, where the first control information includes, but is not limited to, a controller identifier, a cache control mode, and a controlled content information identifier; and a plurality of second controllers, configured to: Receiving first control information distributed by the first controller, and according to the controller identifier and the cache control party in the first control information Generating second control information for controlling content caching of a plurality of second controllers of the same level and/or a plurality of third controllers of the lower level, and distributing the second control information to the corresponding second controller and a third controller, the third controller, configured to: when receiving the second control information distributed by the second controller, according to the controller in the second control information And the cache control mode generates third control information for controlling content caches of the plurality of third controllers of the same level and/or
  • the virtual controller cluster generating module configured to generate a combination of different virtual controller clusters based on the at least two preset controllers, and control the collaborative content cache control system in the different virtual Switching in a combination of controller clusters, the collaborative content cache control system caching content of controllers within different virtual controller cluster combinations according to the first request Row control, wherein the preset controllers included in the combination of the different virtual controller clusters are different; wherein the first controller, the second controller, the third controller, the The type of the fourth controller may be any one of a global controller, a macro base station level controller, a micro base station level controller, and a micro cloud cluster head level controller.
  • the collaborative content cache control system when the first request is received by the first controller, generates control information corresponding to the state information according to the content information identifier and the control mode in the first request, and The control information is distributed to the second controller, the third controller, the fourth controller, and the terminal level controller step by step, and the content cache optimization control based on the global optimization perspective can be completed, and the user-centered and/or user-centered and/or flexible
  • the optimization goal of different collaborative content caching based on network optimization is to improve the scalability and flexibility of the collaborative content cache control method.
  • the collaborative content cache control method of the second aspect of the present invention includes: collecting the current first network state information and the first cache state reported by the multiple second controllers when the first request is generated. Obtaining a current control mode from the preset configuration table, and generating, according to the content information identifier and the control mode in the first request, a first corresponding to the current first network state information and the first cache state information a control information, and distributing the first control information to a corresponding controller, where the first control information includes but is not limited to: a controller identifier, a cache control mode, and a controlled content information identifier; Decoding first control information distributed by the first controller, and generating, according to the controller identifier and the cache control manner in the first control information, a plurality of second controllers and/or subordinates of the same level The content of the third controller caches the second control information for controlling, and distributes the second control information to the corresponding second controller and/or The controller receives the second control information distributed by the second controller, and
  • the content of the plurality of fourth controllers of the lower level buffers the third control information that is controlled, and distributes the third control information to the corresponding third controller and/or the fourth controller; receiving the third control
  • the information is generated according to the controller identifier, the cache control mode, and the controlled content information identifier in the third control information.
  • the fourth control information of the plurality of fourth controllers and/or the plurality of terminal level controllers of the lower level is controlled, and the fourth control information is distributed to the corresponding fourth controller and/or terminal level And acquiring, according to the fourth control information, content information corresponding to the controlled content information identifier, and storing the content information in a terminal cache corresponding to the terminal level controller, and according to the first
  • the cache control mode in the four control information controls content cache of the terminal corresponding to the terminal level controller; generates a combination of different virtual controller clusters based on the at least two preset controllers, and controls the
  • the collaborative content cache control system switches in a combination of the different virtual controller clusters, and the collaborative content cache control system controls content caches of controllers in different virtual controller cluster combinations according to the first request,
  • the preset controllers included in the combination of the different virtual controller clusters are different; wherein the first controller and the second controller are different
  • the third controller, the controller of the fourth type may be a global controller, the controller macro base station level, base station
  • the collaborative content cache control method when the first controller receives the first request, generates control information corresponding to the state information according to the content information identifier and the control mode in the first request, and The control information is distributed to the second controller, the third controller, the fourth controller, and the terminal level controller step by step, and the content cache optimization control based on the global optimization perspective can be completed, and the user-centered and/or user-centered and/or flexible
  • the optimization goal of different collaborative content caching based on network optimization is to improve the scalability and flexibility of the collaborative content cache control method.
  • a collaborative content cache control apparatus includes: a processor; a memory for storing processor-executable instructions; wherein the processor is configured to: When the first request is generated, the current first network state information and the first cache state information reported by the multiple second controllers are collected, and the current control mode is obtained from the preset configuration table, and according to the first request
  • the content information identifier and the control mode generate first control information corresponding to the current first network state information and the first cache state information, and distribute the first control information to a corresponding controller, where
  • the first control information includes, but is not limited to, a controller identifier, a cache control mode, and a controlled content information identifier; receiving first control information distributed by the first controller, and according to the first control information
  • the controller identifier and the cache control manner generate content of a plurality of second controllers of the same level and/or a plurality of third controllers of the lower level Cache control second control information, and distribute the second control information to a corresponding
  • the collaborative content cache control apparatus when the first request is received by the first controller, generates control information corresponding to the status information according to the content information identifier and the control mode in the first request, and The control information is distributed to the second controller, the third controller, the fourth controller, and the terminal level controller step by step, and the content cache optimization control based on the global optimization perspective can be completed, and the user-centered and/or user-centered and/or flexible
  • the optimization goal of different collaborative content caching based on network optimization is to improve the scalability and flexibility of the collaborative content cache control method.
  • a non-transitory computer readable storage medium when an instruction in the storage medium is executed by a processor of a mobile terminal, enables the mobile user terminal to perform a cooperation
  • the content cache control method includes: collecting the current first network state information and the first cache state information reported by the plurality of second controllers when the first request is generated, and acquiring the current control mode from the preset configuration table.
  • first control information corresponding to the current first network state information and first cache state information, and the first control information Distributing to the corresponding controller
  • the first control information includes, but is not limited to, a controller identifier, a cache control mode, and a controlled content information identifier
  • receiving the first control information distributed by the first controller And generating, according to the controller identifier and the cache control manner in the first control information, multiple second controls of the same level And/or content of the plurality of third controllers of the lower level buffering the second control information for controlling, and distributing the second control information to the corresponding second controller and/or the third controller; receiving the The second control information distributed by the second controller generates a plurality of third controllers and/or a plurality of lower levels of the same level according to the controller identifier and the cache control manner in the second control information And storing, by the content of the four controllers, the third control information that is controlled, and distributing the third control information to the
  • the non-transitory computer readable storage medium when the first request is received by the first controller, generates control corresponding to the status information according to the content information identifier and the control mode in the first request.
  • the information is distributed to the second controller, the third controller, the fourth controller, and the terminal level controller step by step, and the content cache optimization control based on the global optimization perspective can be completed, and the user-centered control is flexibly supported. And/or different collaborative content cache optimization goals centered on network optimization, improving the scalability and flexibility of the collaborative content cache control method.
  • a computer program product when executed by an instruction processor in the computer program product, performs a coordinated content cache control method, the method comprising: generating a first And acquiring the current first network state information and the first cache state information reported by the multiple second controllers, acquiring the current control mode from the preset configuration table, and identifying and according to the content information in the first request.
  • the control mode generates first control information corresponding to the current first network state information and first cache state information, and distributes the first control information to a corresponding controller, wherein the first control
  • the information includes, but is not limited to, a controller identifier, a cache control mode, and a controlled content information identifier; receiving first control information distributed by the first controller, and according to the controller in the first control information
  • the identifier and the cache control manner generate a content cache for a plurality of second controllers of the same level and/or a plurality of third controllers of the lower level Row control second control information, and distributing the second control information to a corresponding second controller and/or third controller; receiving second control information distributed by the second controller, according to the
  • the controller identifier in the second control information and the cache control manner generate third control information for controlling content caches of the plurality of third controllers of the same level and/or the plurality of fourth controllers of the lower level, and Distributing the third control information to a corresponding third controller and/or a fourth controller
  • the control information corresponding to the status information is generated according to the content information identifier and the control mode in the first request, and
  • the control information is distributed to the second controller, the third controller, the fourth controller, and the terminal level controller step by step, and the content cache optimization control based on the global optimization perspective can be completed, and the user-centered and/or user-centered and/or flexible
  • the optimization goal of different collaborative content caching based on network optimization is to improve the scalability and flexibility of the collaborative content cache control method.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a collaborative content cache control system according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a collaborative content cache control system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first network state statistical sub-module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first cache state statistical sub-module according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a first service proxy submodule in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a first control information generating submodule according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing the general function structure of a collaborative content cache controller in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a controller control submodule based on software definition in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of a coordinated content cache controller of each level based on a centralized control mode according to an embodiment of the present invention. schematic diagram;
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the functional modules of each level of the collaborative content cache controller based on the hybrid control mode in the embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of functional modules of a coordinated content cache controller at all levels based on a fully distributed control mode according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a workflow for optimizing a number of micro base station level controllers based on a macro base station level controller according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing the functional structure of a terminal-level coordinated content cache controller in an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic flowchart of a collaborative content cache control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a collaborative content cache control method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a collaborative content cache control system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the collaborative content cache control system includes at least two preset controllers and a virtual controller cluster generation module 600, wherein the preset controller is one of the following: a first controller 100, and a plurality of second controls.
  • the collaborative content cache control system includes: a first controller 100, configured to collect current first network state information and a plurality of second network controllers 200 reported by the second controller 200 when the first request is generated. a cache state information, obtaining a current control mode from the preset configuration table, and generating first control information corresponding to the current first network state information and the first cache state information according to the content information identifier and the control mode in the first request And distributing the first control information to the corresponding controller.
  • the first control information includes, but is not limited to, a controller identifier, a controller cache identifier, a cache control mode, and a controlled content information identifier.
  • the types of the first controller 100 and the second controller 200 may be respectively a global controller, a macro base station level controller, a micro base station level controller, and a micro cloud cluster head level controller.
  • the type of the first controller 100 is an example of a global controller
  • the second controller 200 is an example of a macro base station level controller.
  • the preset configuration table is pre-configured, and the preset configuration table stores a control mode of the current controller, where the control mode includes: a first type control mode and a second type control mode, first The class control mode is the same control mode as the controller topology and the mobile radio access network cache node topology, and the second type of control mode is the controller topology and the control mode of the mobile radio access network cache node topology.
  • the first controller 100 acts as a collaborative content cache controller in the core network, and functions to be responsible for providing content information and completing collaborative content cache optimization based on global perspective. control.
  • the first controller 100 collects the current first network state information and the first cache state information reported by the plurality of second controllers 200, and obtains the current control mode from the preset configuration table, and according to the first The content information identification and control mode in a request generates first control information corresponding to the current first network state information and the first cache state information, and distributes the first control information to a corresponding controller, for example, to be the first
  • the control information is distributed to the second controller 200, the third controller 300, the fourth controller 400, and the terminal level controller 500 in stages.
  • the type of the third controller 300 and the fourth controller 400 may be any one of a global controller, a macro base station level controller, a micro base station level controller, and a micro cloud cluster head level controller, and the present invention
  • the embodiment takes the type of the third controller 300 as an example of a micro base station level controller, and the fourth controller 200 as an example of a micro cloud cluster head level controller.
  • the first controller 100 includes: a first network state statistics sub-module 110, a first cache state statistics sub-module 120, a first service proxy sub-module 130, and a first content information analysis sub-module 140.
  • the first control information generating submodule 150 and the first distribution submodule 160 are among them,
  • the first network state statistics sub-module 110 is configured to collect a plurality of second controllers 200, and/or a plurality of third controllers 300, and/or current network state information of the network to which the plurality of fourth controllers 400 belong as the first A network status message.
  • the first network status statistics sub-module 110 is configured to use the current network status of the network to which the plurality of second controllers 200, and/or the plurality of third controllers 300, and/or the plurality of fourth controllers 400 belong.
  • the information is periodically collected, and the collected current network state information is used as the first network state information, and global state information statistics are performed, the first network state information is preprocessed, and the network based on the first network state information is outputted.
  • the state prediction information and the information convergence result are generated, and the scenario data based on the first network state information is generated and output according to the prediction information and the information aggregation result, and the scenario data is input into the first service proxy sub-module 130 to determine whether to generate the network optimization cache. Control service requests.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first network state statistics sub-module according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the first network state statistics sub-module includes: a network state information collecting unit 31, a pre-processing unit 32, and data.
  • the network status information collecting unit 31 is configured to periodically collect current network status information, and use the collected current network status information as the first network status information, and input the first network status information into the pre-processing unit 32 for pre-processing.
  • the pre-processed information is input to the data analysis unit 33 for analysis, and the network state prediction information and the information convergence result based on the first network state information are output, and the first network state is generated and output according to the prediction information and the information aggregation result.
  • Scene data for the information is input to the data analysis unit 33 for analysis, and the network state prediction information and the information convergence result based on the first network state information are output, and the first network state is generated and output according to the prediction information and the information aggregation result.
  • the first cache state statistics sub-module 120 is configured to collect the plurality of second controllers 200, and/or the plurality of third controllers 300, and/or the plurality of fourth controllers 400 to cache the current cache state information as the first A cache status message.
  • the first cache state statistics sub-module 120 is configured to cache the current cache state of the plurality of second controllers 200, and/or the plurality of third controllers 300, and/or the plurality of fourth controllers 400.
  • the information is periodically collected, and the collected cache state information is used as the first cache state information, and then the first cache state information is preprocessed, and the prediction information and the information convergence result based on the first cache state information are output, according to the prediction information and
  • the information aggregation result generates and outputs scene data based on the first cache state information, and inputs the scene data into the first service proxy sub-module 130 to determine whether to generate a network optimization cache control service request.
  • the first cache state information may be analyzed to obtain a dynamic feature of the content information, for example, a popularity of the content, a change feature of the content type service request by different types of users, and the first control information generator is used as the first control information generator.
  • Module 150 generates a basis for the first control information.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a first cache state statistics sub-module according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the first cache state statistics sub-module includes: a content cache resource state information collection unit 41, and a pre-processing unit. 42. A data analysis unit 43, a prediction unit 44, and an information aggregation unit 45.
  • the content cache resource state information collecting unit 41 is configured to periodically collect the current cache state information of the caches of the plurality of second controllers, the plurality of third controllers, and the plurality of fourth controllers, and collect the buffered state information.
  • the first cache state information is input to the pre-processing unit 42 for pre-processing, and then the pre-processed information is input to the data analysis unit 43 for analysis, and the output is based on the first cache state information.
  • the prediction information and the information aggregation result are generated, and the scene data based on the first cache state information is generated and output according to the prediction information and the information aggregation result.
  • the first service proxy sub-module 130 is configured to receive a user request, and determine, according to the user request, that the first network state information and the first cache state information meet the preset condition, and when the preset condition is met, generate a first request, where The first request includes: a content information identifier corresponding to the user request.
  • the user requests a service request for the user to obtain content information in the network, and the user requests Including but not limited to: user terminal identification, content information identification.
  • the service request may be a content information service request from a user, or may be a network optimized cache control service request generated from a network resource management and a cache resource management optimization target, which is not limited.
  • the preset condition is preset by the built-in program of the global controller to determine whether to generate a network optimized cache control service request.
  • the first service proxy sub-module 130 receives the user request, and receives the scenario data generated by the first network state statistics sub-module 110 based on the first network state information, and the first cache state statistics sub-module 120 generates the first cache state information based on the first cache state information.
  • the scene data is analyzed, and the received scene data is analyzed to determine whether the preset condition is met, that is, whether the network optimization cache control service request is generated, and when the judgment result is that the network optimization cache control service request is not generated, the periodic reception is continued.
  • the scenario data of the first network state statistics sub-module 110 and the scenario data of the first cache state statistics sub-module 120 are analyzed, and the received scenario data is analyzed; when the determination result is that the network optimization cache control service request is generated, the first request is generated. .
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a first service proxy sub-module according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the first service proxy sub-module includes: a network optimization-centered control service request generating unit 51, and content. Service request queue 52, and service request scheduling unit 53.
  • the network optimization-centered control service request generating unit 51 receives the scenario data from the first network state statistics sub-module 110 and the scenario data of the first cache state statistics sub-module 120, and analyzes the result, and determines the result as a network optimization.
  • the request is input to the content service request queue 52, and the content service request queue 52 receives the network optimization cache control service request and the content information service request of the user, and through the service request scheduling unit 53, based on the scheduling rule, A scheduling service is provided for the network optimized cache control service request and the user's content information service request.
  • the scheduling of the user's content information service request can be completed in real time, and the network optimization cache control service request optimization control is completed during the off-peak period of the network traffic.
  • the first content information analysis sub-module 140 is configured to obtain, according to the content information identifier in the first request, a storage cache that is stored by the content information corresponding to the content information identifier, and obtain a controller identifier corresponding to the storage cache, and is based on the storage cache.
  • the history cache data, and the historical geographical location information of the terminal that sends the user request, generates predicted location information.
  • the first content information analysis sub-module 140 obtains a storage cache and a corresponding controller identifier stored by the content information corresponding to the content information identifier according to the content information identifier in the first request, and then may be based on the storage cache.
  • the history cache data and the historical geographical location information of the user terminal that sends the user request generate predicted location information based on the user and its terminal device.
  • the first content information analysis sub-module 140 is optional in the first controller 100 due to energy consumption issues of the system.
  • the historical cache data of the storage cache and the historical geographic location of the user terminal device predict the controller and the area to which the user terminal may pass in the future, and then control the controller in the network to which the predicted location information is directed.
  • the content information requested by the user is pre-cached, which can reduce the download failure of the content information caused by the user terminal due to the movement, and improve the service experience of the content information acquisition by the user during the movement.
  • the first control information generating sub-module 150 is configured to generate first control information corresponding to the current first network state information and the first cache state information according to the content information identifier and the preset configuration table in the first request.
  • the first control information is used to control, for the controller identifier corresponding to the storage cache and/or the content cache of the controller marked by the controller identifier in the network pointed to by the predicted location information.
  • the first control information generating submodule 150 is configured according to the content information identifier in the first request, the preset configuration table, the user content information service request input by the first service proxy submodule 130, and the network optimized cache control service request from the network.
  • the first network state statistics sub-module 110 generates scenario-based and/or network-optimized based on the scenario data generated by the first network state information and the scenario data generated by the first cache state statistics sub-module 120 based on the first cache state information.
  • the coordinated content cache optimization control information requested by the central cache control service that is, generating first control information corresponding to the current first network state information and the first cache state information, and the controller identifier and/or prediction corresponding to the storage cache
  • the controller in the network pointed to by the location information controls the content cache of the marked controller.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a first control information generating submodule according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the first control information generating submodule includes: a collaborative content cache control system optimization target function converting unit 61.
  • the collaborative content cache control system optimization target function conversion unit 61 receives the user content information service request from the first service proxy sub-module 130 and the network optimization cache control service request from the network, and requests the corresponding first network state statistics sub-module 110,
  • the scenario data output by the first cache state statistics sub-module 120 converts the scenario data and the request information into an optimization problem based on a specific optimization target, and the algorithm module selection decision unit 62 performs an algorithm for the problem according to the type of the optimization problem.
  • Selecting a decision that is, selecting an online algorithm unit 63 or an offline algorithm sub-unit 64 to obtain a coordinated content cache optimization control result corresponding to the optimization problem, and then generating control information corresponding to the collaborative content cache optimization control result, that is, generating and current The first control information corresponding to the network state information and the first cache state information.
  • the online algorithm unit 63 includes a mapping rule set sub-unit 631 and a rule performance evaluation sub-unit 632.
  • the mapping rule set sub-unit 631 is configured to provide a common mapping rule that can be used for an online algorithm, and the rule performance evaluation sub-unit 632 is configured to use the performance indicator.
  • the collaborative content cache optimization control result of the algorithm is evaluated;
  • the offline algorithm unit 64 includes a simulation model sub-unit 641 and a rule adaptation sub-unit 642, and the simulation model sub-unit 641 is configured to store commonly used system optimization targets and corresponding coordinated content cache optimization.
  • Control simulation result data for offline algorithm reading, rule adaptive sub-unit 642 An optimization algorithm corresponding to dynamically matching scene data.
  • a first distribution sub-module 160 configured to distribute the first control information to a controller identifier corresponding to the storage cache and/or a controller identifier in the network pointed to by the predicted location information, so that the labeled controller is The content cache is controlled according to the first control information and the cache control mode.
  • the first distribution sub-module 160 is configured to distribute the first control information generated by the first control information generating sub-module 150, and distribute the information to the controller identifier corresponding to the storage cache and/or the network to which the predicted location information is directed.
  • the controller identifies the marked controller, so that the marked controller controls the content cache according to the first control information and the cache control manner, and can complete coordinated content cache optimization control based on the global optimization perspective, and flexibly supports the user based Optimized goals for different collaborative content caching centered on the center and/or based on network optimization.
  • the first network state statistics sub-module 110 and the first cache state statistics sub-module 120 respectively complete mobile wireless access network state information and content-based cache.
  • the status information is collected and preprocessed for the network status information and the cache status information respectively.
  • the preprocessed content cache status information is input into the cache status information data analysis unit 43 for analysis, and the analysis result is output to The information aggregation unit 45 simultaneously gives prediction information of the buffer status according to the analysis of the buffer status information.
  • the preprocessed network status information is input to the network status information data analysis unit 33 for analysis, and the analysis result is output to the information.
  • the aggregation unit 35 gives the network state prediction information, and the cache data and the network state information processed by the respective information aggregation unit generate the scene data of the current network and the cache state information, and output to the first a service agent sub-module 130
  • the network optimization-centered control service request generating unit 51 in the first service proxy sub-module 130 determines whether to generate a network optimization cache control service request according to the scenario data; if a network optimization cache control service request is generated, The request is input to the content service request queue 52 of the first service proxy sub-module 130.
  • the scenario data corresponding to the request is input to the first control information along with the processing of the service request.
  • the generating submodule 150 is configured to complete a collaborative content cache optimization policy corresponding to the network optimized cache control service request.
  • the content information service request sent by the mobile user is input to the content service request queue 52 of the first service proxy submodule 130, and the service request scheduling of the first service proxy submodule 130 is performed.
  • the unit 53 inputs the request to the first content information analysis sub-module 140 for processing according to the requested scheduling rule.
  • the first content information analysis sub-module 140 includes an information pre-processing unit, a data analysis unit based on historical data, and user content information.
  • the information pre-processing unit extracts information related to the collaborative content cache control in the request, and inputs the information to the data analysis unit based on the historical data, and the data analysis unit based on the historical data according to the input Relevant information, combined with historical data for analysis, gives prediction information for the requested information, the same
  • the related information of the request is processed by the information aggregation unit, and the scene data corresponding to the request information is output, and the scene data is used as the input data of the first control information generation sub-module 150, and is used to complete the service request corresponding to the user content information.
  • the first control information generating sub-module 150 receives the scene data from the network optimized content cache control service request and the scene data from the user content information service request, and performs coordinated content cache optimization control for the corresponding request according to the data.
  • the collaborative content cache control system optimization objective function conversion unit 61 converts the scene data into a content cache optimization control problem based on the optimization objective function according to the input scene data, and inputs the problem to
  • the algorithm module selection decision unit 62 decides whether to use the offline algorithm or the online algorithm according to the input optimization problem. If the online algorithm is used, the online algorithm unit 63 is triggered, according to the mapping of the online algorithm unit 63.
  • the rule set sub-unit 631 selects a suitable online algorithm; if an offline algorithm is adopted, the offline algorithm unit 64 is triggered to select a most suitable optimization decision result according to the offline algorithm data and the rule performance evaluation result provided by the simulation model sub-unit 641. .
  • the optimization result for the content cache optimization control problem obtained by the offline algorithm or the online algorithm is output to the first distribution sub-module 160, and the first distribution sub-module 160 is responsible for distributing the collaborative content cache control policy result to the cache resource and the mobile wireless connection.
  • network resources and finally complete content data storage/reset and transfer based on user-centric and/or network-optimized collaborative content cache optimization control.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a general function structure of a collaborative content cache controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the collaborative content cache controller may be a global controller, a macro base station level controller, and a micro base station level controller. , micro cloud cluster head controller, and terminal level controller.
  • the collaborative content cache controller is a global controller
  • the global controller does not have the function of interfacing with the upper-level collaborative content cache controller
  • the next-level collaborative content cache controller interface sub-module mainly completes the global controller and Control information interaction between the next-level controller (for example, macro base station level controller);
  • the peer-level collaborative content cache controller interface sub-module completes control between the global controllers having the same level as the global controller Information interaction;
  • the resource control interface sub-module completes the control information exchange between the global controller and the network resource and content cache resource controlled by the global controller;
  • the controller control sub-module based on the software definition is used to complete the control of the global controller and based on the virtual control The controller control function between the controllers of the cluster.
  • the resource control interface sub-module is used to complete the control of the network resource and the content cache resource to which the controller belongs, and the control interaction includes, but is not limited to, the controller periodically collecting network state information from the network state statistics sub-module.
  • the cache state information is periodically collected from the cache state statistics sub-module, and the cache optimization control performed by the controller on the content cache resource and the optimal control of the network resource by the controller, specifically, the content cache resource Optimized control includes, but is not limited to, cache insertion mechanisms based on content information, such as FIFO, CEE, LCD, Prob(p), etc., and cache information removal mechanisms based on user content, such as FIFO, LRU, random removal mechanism, etc.
  • Optimized control for network resources includes, but is not limited to, optimization of backhaul links and forward link bandwidth resources of the mobile radio access network and optimization for mobile radio access network resources.
  • a software-defined controller control sub-module is used to complete control of the controller and controller control functions based on the virtual controller cluster.
  • the main functions of this sub-module include: initialization of controller state based on different control modes, monitoring of control status information of the controller, updating of the control mode of the controller and its controlled controller, storage and controller/control Data information related to the control mode of the cluster, evaluation of the control state of the controller/controller cluster, and reliability management of the controller/controller cluster.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a controller control submodule based on software definition according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a controller definition submodule based on a software definition includes: a controller working mode control unit 81.
  • the specific functions of each unit are as follows:
  • Controller working mode control unit 81 completes the initialization process of the controller state based on different control modes, monitors the association state of the controller and the adjacent controller, receives the control state information of the adjacent controller, and updates based on the present Control topology diagram of the controller cluster of the controller, controller function sub-module enable status information of the controller based on different controller clusters, network and content cache that can be monitored/controlled when the controller is in different controller clusters Resource information, and the above status information is sent to the controller status information storage unit 84 for updating;
  • the controller state monitoring unit 82 collects the operating state data of the controller, monitors the control state information of the controller and the controller cluster controlled thereby, and periodically transmits the control state information to the controller state evaluating unit 83. Evaluation
  • the controller state evaluation unit 83 receives the information from the controller state monitoring unit 82, and evaluates the control state of the controller and its associated controller cluster based on the controller evaluation index, if the controller evaluates the indicator value If the set value is met, the received data is continuously evaluated; if the set value is not met, the information is sent to the reliability management unit 85 of the controller to recover the abnormal state of the controller;
  • Controller status information storage unit 84 The controller status information mainly receives and stores controller control mode change information from the controller operating mode control, and the stored information mainly includes but is not limited to being a virtual cluster head based on the controller. Level controller, and related control information of each controller cluster with the controller as a member controller, including but not limited to the associated state of the controller and other directly adjacent controllers, and the control topology of the controller cluster Information, controller function sub-module enable status information of the controller based on different controller clusters, network and content cache resource information that can be monitored/controlled when the controller is in different controller clusters;
  • Reliability management unit 85 of the controller responsible for when the controller/controller cluster is in an abnormal control state, Matching with the reliability management rule, sending relevant recovery operation information to the controller working mode control unit 81, and completing recovery of the controller;
  • Controller mode control information interaction unit 86 Complete controller control information interaction between the controller and its associated controller.
  • the first controller 100 distributes the first control information to the corresponding controller, for example, distributes the first control information to the second controller 200, the third controller 300, and the fourth controller 400 step by step.
  • the terminal level controller 500 can complete the content cache optimization control based on the global optimization perspective.
  • the collaborative content cache control system includes: a plurality of second controllers 200, configured to receive first control information distributed by the first controller 100, and according to a controller identifier in the first control information And generating, by the cache control mode, second control information for controlling content caches of the plurality of second controllers 200 of the same level and/or the plurality of third controllers 300 of the lower level, and distributing the second control information to the corresponding first Two controllers 200 and/or third controllers 300.
  • the second controller 200 when the second controller 200 is a macro base station level controller, the second controller 200 mainly performs coordinated content cache optimization control based on a macro base station perspective.
  • the second controller 200 when receiving the first control information distributed by the first controller 100, generates a plurality of second controllers 200 of the same level and/or a plurality of third controllers 300 of the lower level according to the first control information.
  • the content cache controls the second control information and distributes the second control information to the corresponding second controller 200 and/or the third controller 300.
  • the collaborative content cache controller is a macro base station level controller
  • the macro base station level controller and the upper level coordinated content cache controller interface submodule complete the macro base station level controller and global control.
  • Control information exchange between the devices; and the next level collaborative content cache controller interface sub-module mainly completes the control information interaction between the macro base station level controller and the micro base station level controller; the same level collaborative content cache controller interface
  • the module completes the control information interaction between the macro base station level controller and other macro base station level controllers;
  • the resource control interface submodule completes the interaction with the control information of the network resource and the content cache resource controlled by the module; the software defined controller
  • the control sub-module is used to complete the controller control function between the macro base station level controller and the virtual controller cluster based controller.
  • each preset controller may support based on Horizontal collaborative, vertical synergy, horizontal and vertical collaborative collaborative content cache control.
  • the content cache control mode based on horizontal cooperation between controllers refers to a collaborative content cache controller as a cluster head controller, which initiates a coordinated content cache optimization control process.
  • the controller acts as a cluster head controller and only Collaborate with the adjacent controllers of the same level to complete collaborative content cache control based on specific optimization goals;
  • the content cache control method based on vertical coordination between controllers refers to a cooperative content cache controller
  • the cluster head controller initiates a coordinated content cache optimization control process, and the controller acts as a cluster head controller, and only cooperates with its adjacent upper and lower controllers to complete coordinated content cache control based on a specific optimization target;
  • the content cache control method based on horizontal and vertical coordination between controllers refers to a collaborative content cache controller as a cluster head controller, which initiates a collaborative content cache optimization control process, and the controller acts as a cluster head controller. Cooperate with its adjacent lower-level and peer controllers to complete collaborative content cache control based on an optimization goal.
  • the above three content cache control methods are described from the perspective of cooperative control between controllers. Since the controller itself includes several functional sub-modules, some functional sub-modules of the controller may have different enabling states.
  • the control function sub-module of the content cache controller and the above three control modes, the different enable modes of the selection control function sub-module can form different coordinated content cache control modes.
  • Typical collaborative content cache control modes include a centralized control mode, a hybrid control mode, and a fully distributed control mode.
  • the first type of control mode comprises: a centralized control mode.
  • the second controller 200 when the first type of control mode includes: a centralized control mode, and the second controller 200 is a macro base station level controller, the second controller 200 uniformly accepts all user content information service requests in the macro cell.
  • the third controller 300 and the fourth controller 400 do not generate a network optimized cache control service request by itself, and the third controller 300 and the fourth controller 400 periodically periodically set the network state information and the cache state information of the controller.
  • the second controller 200 is reported to the second controller 200, and the second controller 200 generates a network optimization based cache control service request according to the status information.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of functional modules of a coordinated content cache controller of each level based on a centralized control mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the macro base station level controller is based on the network status information, the cache status information, and the user content information service request of the macro cell, based on different optimization objectives, including, but not limited to, based on user access.
  • Both the micro base station level controller and the micro cloud cluster head level controller deactivate the control information generation submodule thereof, and therefore, the distribution result of the coordinated content cache control can only be obtained from the first distribution submodule 160 of the macro base station level controller, and The related collaborative content cache control is completed according to the result of this distribution.
  • the control information corresponding to the content information service request of the user is distributed in real time, and for the cache optimization control result based on the network optimization center, each controller can control the cache node and select to actively cache the corresponding content when the network traffic is off-peak. Information, complete optimization control of collaborative content caching.
  • the second controller 200 when the first type of control mode includes: a centralized control mode, includes: a second network state statistics sub-module 210, a second cache state statistics sub-module 220, and a second service.
  • the second network state statistics sub-module 210 is configured to collect current network state information of the network to which the plurality of third controllers 300 belong and multiple multiple reports reported by the third controller 300 when the current control mode is the centralized control mode.
  • the current network state information of the network to which the fourth controller 400 belongs is used as the second network state information.
  • the load traffic of each communication link may be counted, and the foregoing statistical information is fed back to the first controller 100 in the core network, and part of the link load is selected for optimization, and the coordinated content cache controller at the core network completes the collaboration.
  • the basis for content cache optimization control may be used to determine the load traffic of each communication link.
  • the second cache state statistics sub-module 220 is configured to collect, when the current control mode is the centralized control mode, the current cache state information of the caches of the plurality of third controllers 300 and the plurality of reports reported by the third controller 300.
  • the fourth controller 400 belongs to cache the current cache state information as the second cache state information.
  • the content information traffic in the cache of the fourth controller 400 reported by the third controller 300 and the third controller 300, the energy consumption caused by the cache, the popularity change of the content information, the statistics, and the analysis of the user's service may be analyzed.
  • the demand changes, and the statistical analysis result information is fed back to the first controller 100 of the core network, and the collaborative content cache controller at the core network completes the basis of the energy-based collaborative content cache optimization control.
  • the second service agent sub-module 230 is configured to receive a user request when the current control mode is the centralized control mode, and when the second network state information and the second cache state information meet the preset condition, according to the user request and the A control request generates a second request, wherein the second request includes, but is not limited to, a content information identifier.
  • the second content information analysis sub-module 240 is configured to obtain, according to the content information identifier in the second request, a storage cache that is stored by the content information corresponding to the content information identifier, and obtain a controller identifier corresponding to the storage cache, and is based on the storage cache.
  • the history cache data, and the historical geographical location information of the terminal that sends the user request, generates predicted location information of the terminal.
  • the second content information analysis sub-module 240 is optional in the second controller 200 due to system overhead and power consumption issues.
  • the second control information generating sub-module 250 is configured to generate, according to the content information identifier and the preset configuration table in the second request, second control information corresponding to the current second network state information and the second cache state information, where The second control information is used to control the content cache of the plurality of second controllers 200 of the same level marked by the controller identifier and/or the plurality of third controllers 300 of the lower level.
  • a second distribution sub-module 260 configured to distribute the second control information to the plurality of second controllers 200 of the same level marked by the controller identifier in the network pointed to by the predicted location information of the terminal, and/or multiple levels of the lower level
  • the three controllers 300 are configured to cause the marked controller to control the content cache according to the second control information and the cache control mode.
  • the first type of control mode further comprises: a hybrid control mode.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of functional modules of each level of collaborative content cache controller based on a hybrid control mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • each level of the controller may receive the content information service request from the user, and generate a network optimization-based cache control service request, and each controller is based on the mobile wireless access network.
  • the topology structure with the same cache topology has coordinated optimization control.
  • the cluster head controller is at the highest level of the controller, and the controller under it belongs to the lower layer of its topology layer, and the cluster head controller is used as the core. Collaborative content caching control for specific optimization goals.
  • Each level of controllers includes control information generation sub-modules, which can perform collaborative control and cache management between controllers according to different optimization goals.
  • Each level controller periodically reports the network status information and cache status information of the controller to the upper level controller for the upper level controller to optimize the network and collaborative content cache control.
  • Each of the preset controllers can support horizontal coordinated control, vertical coordinated control, and horizontal and vertical coordinated control.
  • the macro base station level controller controls the micro base station level controller, and can complete the content information cache optimization control of each micro base station based on the control of the macro base station, and the optimization target may be the load between the controllers. Equalization, controller-controlled buffer traffic balancing, backhaul link traffic balancing, etc.
  • the collaborative content cache control centered on the user and/or centered on the network optimization can be implemented by receiving the content information service request of the user.
  • the controller is a cluster head controller, and cooperates with several peer base stations simultaneously covering the user to complete content information optimization control, for example, when the user sends a content information service request to a micro base station level controller, receiving the
  • the controller of the user's content information service request may trigger the coordinated content cache optimization control with the cluster head controller itself, so that the user can directly access several micro base stations or a certain micro base station that can be accessed at the same time. Or indirectly obtaining the requested content information, which can effectively reduce the access delay of the user to obtain the content information, and improve the user's content information service quality experience.
  • a controller can simultaneously implement collaborative content cache control based on its subordinate and peer controllers to complete user-centric and/or network-optimized collaborative content.
  • Cache control for example, the controller that can receive the content information service request of the user is a cluster head controller, and performs coordinated content information optimization control for the same-level base station and its next-level controller that simultaneously covers the user, so that the user can pass
  • the cluster head controller, the controller at the same level as the cluster head controller or the controller at the next level thereof acquires the requested content information directly or indirectly.
  • the second control information generating sub-module 250 is further configured to: receive the first control information distributed by the first controller 100, and receive multiple The second control information distributed by the second controller 200.
  • the first type of control mode further comprises: a fully distributed control mode.
  • FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing the functional modules of each level of collaborative content cache controller based on the fully distributed control mode according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • each controller may receive a content information service request from the user, and generate a network optimized cache control service request.
  • a content information service request from the user
  • generate a network optimized cache control service request for example, there is no coordinated content cache control between the second controller 200, the third controller 300, and the fourth controller 400 based on the user content information service request or the network optimization cache control service.
  • the request based on the network state information and the cache state information of the belonging resource controlled by the controller, independently optimizes the request.
  • the second network state statistics sub-module 210 is configured to collect the second controller 200 when the current control mode is the fully distributed control mode.
  • the current network status information of the network is used as the second network status information.
  • the second cache state statistics sub-module 220 is configured to collect the cache state information of the cache to which the second controller 200 belongs as the second cache state information when the current control mode is the fully distributed control mode.
  • a second service proxy sub-module 230 configured to receive a user request, and generate, according to the user request, a network for the second controller 200 to belong to when the second network state information and the second cache state information meet the preset condition.
  • the second controller 200 in the cache belongs to the content cache for the third request for control.
  • the collaborative content cache control system includes: a plurality of third controllers 300, and the third controller 300 is configured to receive, according to the second control, the second control information distributed by the second controller 200.
  • the controller identification and the cache control manner in the information generate third control information for controlling content caches of the plurality of third controllers 300 of the same level and/or the plurality of fourth controllers 400 of the lower level, and the third control The information is distributed to the corresponding third controller 300 and/or fourth controller 400.
  • the third controller 300 when the third controller 300 is a micro base station level controller, the third controller 300 mainly performs coordinated content cache optimization control based on the perspective of the micro base station.
  • the third controller 300 when receiving the second control information distributed by the second controller 200, generates a plurality of third controllers 300 of the same level and/or a plurality of fourth controllers 400 of the lower level according to the second control information.
  • the content caches third control information that is controlled, and distributes the third control information to the corresponding third controller 300 and/or fourth controller 400.
  • the third controller 300 includes: a third network state statistics sub-module 310, a third cache state statistics sub-module 320, a third service proxy sub-module 330, and a third control information generating sub-module 340.
  • the third distribution sub-module 350 is included in the third controller 300.
  • the third network status statistics sub-module 310 is configured to collect multiple fourth controllers 400 and/or according to the current control mode.
  • the current network state information of the network of the plurality of third controllers 300 of the same level is used as the third network state information, and the third network state information is reported to the second controller 200.
  • the third cache state statistics sub-module 320 is configured to collect, according to the current control mode, the current cache state information of the caches of the plurality of fourth controllers 400 and/or the plurality of third controllers 300 of the same level as the third cache state information. And reporting the third cache status information to the second controller 200.
  • the third service proxy sub-module 330 is configured to receive a user request, and generate a fourth request when the third network state information and the third cache state information meet the preset condition, where the fourth request includes the user request and/or A request to control content caching of a plurality of third controllers 300 of the same level and/or a plurality of fourth controllers 400 of the lower level.
  • the third control information generating submodule 340 is configured to receive or not receive the second control information distributed by the second controller 200 according to the current control mode, and generate the same for the third network state information and the third cache state information.
  • the content of the plurality of third controllers 300 of the stage and/or the plurality of fourth controllers 400 of the lower level buffers the third control information for control.
  • a third distribution sub-module 350 configured to distribute the third control information to the plurality of third controllers 300 of the same level and/or the plurality of fourth controllers 400 of the lower level, so that the labeled controller is configured according to the third Control information and cache control methods control the content cache.
  • the collaborative content cache controller is a micro base station level controller
  • the micro base station level controller and the upper level coordinated content cache controller interface submodule complete the micro base station level controller and the macro base station.
  • Control information exchange between the level controllers; and the next level collaborative content cache controller interface sub-module mainly completes the control information interaction between the micro-base station level controller and the micro cloud cluster head level controller; the same level collaborative content cache
  • the controller interface sub-module completes control information interaction between the micro-base station level controller and other micro-base station level controllers;
  • the resource control interface sub-module completes the micro-base station level controller and the network resources and content cache resources controlled by the micro-base station level controller Control information interaction;
  • the software-defined controller control sub-module is used to complete the controller control function between the control micro-base station level controller and the virtual controller cluster-based controller.
  • the dynamic optimization strategy may be implemented on the micro cell based on the controller, for example, When there are few user terminals, the content cache controller function is turned off, some functional sub-modules of the micro-base station level controller are deactivated, etc., so as to maximize the utilization of the mobile radio access network resources and reduce the mobile radio access network. Energy consumption. Therefore, the third control information generating submodule 340 based on the micro base station level controller may have two states of activation and deactivation, and the configuration state of the third control information generating submodule 340 may be different when the system is in different control modes. .
  • the micro base station level controller When the third control information generating submodule 340 is in an active state, the micro base station level controller has the function of the third control information generating submodule 340. Otherwise, the function of the third control information generating submodule 340 may be performed by the upper level thereof. Macro base station level control The controller is complete.
  • the third distribution submodule 350 based on the micro base station level controller receives the third control generated by the third control information generating submodule 340. And distributing the third control information to the associated micro cloud cluster head controller and the terminal level controller and the associated network and cache resources; when the third control information generating submodule 340 of the micro base station level controller is in the deactivated state At the same time, the micro base station level controller no longer completes the function of the third control information generating submodule 340, but only receives the second control information distributed from the macro base station level controller, and generates the peer level according to the second control information.
  • Third control information for controlling content cache of the plurality of micro base station level controllers and/or the plurality of micro cloud cluster head level controllers of the lower level, and distributing the third control information to the corresponding micro base station level controller and/or The micro cloud cluster head level controller and its associated network and cache resources.
  • the number of the third controllers 300 can be optimized based on the second controller 200.
  • FIG. 12 is a flowchart of optimizing the number of micro base station level controllers based on the macro base station level controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the network resource status information evaluation indicator may be a bandwidth of a specific link, a throughput of a macro cell, a total energy consumption of a system based on a macro cell, a network load traffic for buffering, and a coverage of the macro base station controller.
  • the content cache resource status information evaluation indicator may be the energy consumption by the terminal for caching, the cache and transmission cost based on the content information, and the content service traffic of the user.
  • the controller number optimization algorithm can select the evaluation indexes of the energy consumption of the micro base station, the load balance between the micro base stations, the hit ratio of the content information, and the access delay as optimization targets to optimize the number of micro base station level controllers.
  • the coordinated content cache control system includes: a plurality of fourth controllers 400, configured to: according to the controller identifier, the cache control mode, and the third control information, when receiving the third control information
  • the controlled content information identifier generates fourth control information for controlling content caches of the plurality of fourth controllers 400 of the same level and/or the plurality of terminal level controllers 500 of the lower level, and distributing the fourth control information to the corresponding The fourth controller 400 and/or the terminal level controller 500.
  • the fourth controller 400 when the fourth controller is a micro cloud cluster head level controller, the fourth controller 400 mainly performs coordinated content cache optimization control based on the micro cloud cluster head level perspective.
  • the fourth controller 400 When receiving the third control information, the fourth controller 400 generates a control for controlling the content cache of the plurality of fourth controllers 400 of the same level and/or the plurality of terminal level controllers 500 of the lower level according to the third control information.
  • the fourth control information, and the fourth control information is distributed to the corresponding fourth controller 400 and/or the terminal level controller 500 and the associated network and cache resources.
  • the fourth controller 400 includes: a fourth network state statistics sub-module 410, a fourth cache state statistics sub-module 420, a fourth service proxy sub-module 430, and a fourth control information generating sub-module 440. And a fourth distribution sub-module 450.
  • the fourth network state statistics sub-module 410 is configured to collect, according to the current control mode, the current network state information of the network to which the multiple fourth controllers 400 of the same level belong and/or the current network of the plurality of terminal-level controllers 500 of the lower level
  • the network status information is used as the fourth network status information, and the fourth network status information is reported to the third controller 300.
  • the fourth cache state statistics sub-module 420 is configured to collect, according to the current control mode, the cache state information of the multiple fourth controllers 400 of the same level and/or the current cache state information of the caches of the plurality of terminal-level controllers 500 of the lower level. As the fourth cache state information, the fourth cache state information is reported to the third controller 300.
  • the fourth service proxy sub-module 430 is configured to receive or not receive the user request according to the current control mode, and generate a fifth request when the fourth network state information and the fourth cache state information meet the preset condition, where the fifth request is generated.
  • the request includes a user request and/or a request for optimal control of content caching of a plurality of fourth controllers 400 and/or a plurality of terminal level controllers 500 of the same level.
  • the fourth control information generating sub-module 440 is configured to receive or not receive the third control information that is distributed by the third controller 300 according to the current control mode, and generate, according to the fourth network state information and the fourth cache state information, The content of the plurality of fourth controllers 400 and/or the plurality of terminal level controllers 500 of the level buffers the fourth control information for control.
  • the fourth distribution sub-module 450 is configured to distribute the fourth control information to the controller marked by the controller identifier, so that the marked controller controls the content cache.
  • the micro cloud cluster head controller and the upper level collaborative content cache controller interface submodule complete the micro cloud cluster head.
  • the control information exchange between the level controller and the micro base station level controller; and the next level collaborative content cache controller interface submodule mainly completes the control information interaction between the micro cloud cluster head level controller and the terminal level controller;
  • the peer-level collaborative content cache controller interface sub-module completes the control information interaction with the micro-cloud cluster head-level controller and other micro-cloud cluster head-level controllers;
  • the resource control interface sub-module completes the micro-cloud cluster head level control
  • the device interacts with the control information of the network resource and the content cache resource controlled by the device; the software-defined controller control sub-module is used to complete control between the micro-cloud cluster head controller and other controllers based on the virtual controller cluster Controller control function.
  • micro cloud cluster head controller due to the dynamic nature of the micro cloud networking, that is, the variability of the micro cloud cluster head itself and its members of the micro cloud may exit/join the micro cloud at any time, therefore, in particular, a single user terminal acts as a micro Members of the cloud can also be seen as a micro cloud cluster head.
  • a dynamic optimization strategy can be implemented for the function of the micro cloud cluster head controller. For example, when the user does not use the content information caching function, the content cache controller function is turned off and deactivated. Part of the function cache sub-module of the content cache controller, etc., in order to maximize its battery life.
  • the fourth cache state statistics submodule 420, the fourth service proxy submodule 430, the fourth control information generation submodule 440, and the fourth distribution submodule 450 related to the content cache control in the micro cloud cluster head level controller are both Can have both activatable and deactivated status.
  • the fourth control information generation sub-module 440 of the micro cloud cluster head level controller is in an active state
  • the fourth control information generation sub-module 440 may generate fourth control information and pass the fourth control information through the fourth distribution.
  • the module 450 is sent to the relevant terminal level controller 500; when the fourth control information generating sub-module 440 is in the deactivated state, the micro cloud cluster head level controller no longer completes its fourth control information generating sub-module 440, and only receives Third control information distributed from a micro base station level controller of its upper level, and distributing the third control information to a controller marked by a controller identifier (eg, controller ID) to cause the marked controller Control the content cache.
  • a controller identifier eg, controller ID
  • the number of micro cloud cluster head controllers can also be optimized based on the micro base station level controller.
  • the network resource status information evaluation index based on the micro cloud level can be the bandwidth of the specific link in the micro cloud.
  • the total throughput of the cloud, the total energy consumption of the micro cloud, the network load traffic used for caching in the micro cloud, the number of users in the area covered by the micro base station level controller, etc., and the content cache resource status information evaluation indicator may be a terminal in the micro cloud. Energy consumption for caching, caching based on content information, and transmission cost.
  • the controller number optimization algorithm can optimize the number of micro cloud cluster head controllers by using micro cloud user traffic, total energy consumption of micro cloud, and load balancing between micro clouds as optimization targets.
  • the collaborative content cache control system includes: a plurality of terminal level controllers 500, and the terminal level controller 500 is configured to acquire content information corresponding to the controlled content information identifier according to the fourth control information, and The content information is stored in the terminal cache corresponding to the terminal level controller 500, and controls the content cache of the terminal corresponding to the terminal level controller 500 according to the cache control manner in the fourth control information.
  • the user terminal in order to support the coordinated content cache control function of the system, the user terminal also needs to set a function module related to the collaborative content cache control. Therefore, the terminal level collaborative content cache controller may be formed in the user terminal.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a function of a terminal-level coordinated content cache controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the function sub-module included in the terminal-level collaborative content cache controller includes: a service proxy sub-module and a network state.
  • a service agent sub-module configured to generate control information of the sub-module according to the received control information, and issue a user content information service request to the co-content cache controller to which it belongs;
  • Network status statistics sub-module used to periodically collect the network status information of the node, and analyze the network status information, and periodically report the network status information to the upper-level collaborative content cache controller to which it belongs.
  • a control information generating submodule of the node wherein the network state information mainly includes information about a communication resource state between the node and the mobile radio access network and the other terminal, and power consumption of the node;
  • Cache status statistics sub-module for periodically collecting the cache state information of the node, and analyzing the cache state information, and periodically reporting the information of the cache state to the upper-level collaborative content cache control to which it belongs And a control information generating submodule of the node, wherein the cache state information mainly includes resource state information of the content cache unit to which the node belongs and cached content state information thereof;
  • Content information analysis sub-module used to store, analyze, and report related scene information when the user requests the content information service, and reports the information to the upper-level collaborative content cache controller to which it belongs, as the upper-level collaborative content cache.
  • the controller completes the collaborative content cache optimization control;
  • the user content information service information mainly includes the user's mobility information and mobility behavior pattern information, geographic location information, and user content information preferences;
  • Control information generation sub-module When the content information service application of the node sends a content information service request to the terminal-level controller, the control information generation sub-module is based on the network status information of the network status statistics sub-module and its analysis result, and the cache The cache status information of the status statistics sub-module and the analysis result thereof are first searched for the content information in the content cache resource to which the node belongs, and if the corresponding content information can be found, the corresponding content information is sent to the content information service application. If the corresponding content information is not found, the sending control information notifies the service proxy sub-module to generate a user content information service request, and the service proxy sub-module sends the request to the terminal through an interface with the upper-level content cooperative cache controller.
  • the corresponding upper level collaborative content cache controller When the content information service application of the node sends a content information service request to the terminal-level controller, the control information generation sub-module is based on the network status information of the network status statistics sub-module and its analysis result,
  • a distribution sub-module receiving distribution information of the distribution sub-module from the upper-level collaborative content cache controller, and completing the content cache of the terminal and the content information optimization reset between the terminal and the other terminal according to the distribution information;
  • Node management sub-module when the terminal sets the working mode supporting the self-organizing networking, the node management sub-module is used to complete the networking-related control between the terminal node and other terminal nodes;
  • Terminal control mode selection sub-module whether the user terminal supports the setting selection of the self-organizing networking function
  • an interface sub-module corresponding to the upper-level collaborative content cache controller configured to complete content cache control information interaction between the terminal-level collaborative content cache controller and the upper-level collaborative content cache controller to which the terminal-level collaborative content cache controller belongs;
  • the resource control interface sub-module to which the node belongs is used to complete the control information interaction between the terminal-level collaborative content cache controller and its own network and content cache resource management sub-module;
  • Interface sub-module of the node and other terminals When the terminal is set to support the working mode of the self-organizing network, the interface sub-module of the node and other terminals is used to complete the information interaction between the terminal node and other terminal nodes. ;
  • Terminal controller control sub-module When the node simultaneously camps on the micro cloud cluster head level controller and the terminal level controller, the terminal controller control sub-module completes the controller mode control of the node, that is, the node selection supports the micro cloud level. Controller or terminal level controller function;
  • the network resource and the collaborative content cache resource to which the user terminal belongs include four functional units, and the main functions thereof include:
  • Local node and network related resource management refers to the management function of the network resources controlled by the node;
  • Network-related resources of the node mainly refers to communication link resources between the node and the mobile radio access network, and communication link resources with other terminal nodes when the node supports the self-organizing network;
  • the content cache resource management of the node refers to the content cache resource management controlled by the node, including the content information cache capability of the content cache unit to which the node belongs, the content cache resource usage rate, and the content in the content cache resource.
  • Information and cache optimization management mechanism based on content information for example, a content information insertion and removal mechanism including the content cache unit;
  • the content cache resource of the node refers to the content cache resource of the content cache unit controlled by the node.
  • the user terminal with normal endurance capability can choose to support the above-mentioned function sub-modules, and can also simplify the function sub-modules, that is, only some of the functions are supported.
  • the function of the module in order to adapt to the limitations of some terminal functions and low power consumption; for user terminals with strong endurance capability, you can choose to support the functions of the micro cloud cluster head controller and the terminal level controller at the same time, then the user The terminal can be either a micro cloud cluster head node or a general user terminal.
  • the macro base station level, the micro base station level, and the micro cloud cluster head level controller respectively control content information insertion and information removal of the cache resource to which they belong, due to the micro base station.
  • the setting of the user is related to the user traffic in the hotspot area covered by it.
  • the members of the micro cloud form a dynamic micro cloud network because of its mobility. Therefore, the micro base station level and the micro cloud cluster head level controller have the cooperative content cache control function. Support should also be related to the user traffic and its networking situation in the area under its control.
  • the micro base station controller to which the micro cloud belongs can remove the micro cloud cluster head level controller and its The micro cloud is composed; similarly, when the user of the micro base station level controller and its content service are small, the macro base station level controller can select to activate the micro base station level controller and its cache resource. Therefore, the upper-level controller can adaptively optimize the activation of the controller according to the network state and the cache state information reported by each controller, and optimize the content cache controlled by the controller. Resources.
  • the collaborative content cache control system includes: a virtual controller cluster generation module 600, configured to generate a combination of different virtual controller clusters based on at least two preset controllers, and control the coordinated content cache.
  • the control system switches between different combinations of virtual controller clusters, and the collaborative content cache control system controls content caches of controllers in different virtual controller cluster combinations according to the first request, wherein combinations of different virtual controller clusters The preset controllers included are different.
  • the virtual controller cluster generation module 600 is further configured to: when the control mode is the second type of control mode, generate a combination of different virtual controller clusters based on the at least two preset controllers.
  • the virtual controller cluster generation module 600 includes:
  • the obtaining sub-module 610 is configured to acquire a controller corresponding to the controller identifier that receives the first request.
  • the determining sub-module 620 is configured to determine whether content information corresponding to the content information identifier in the first request exists in the content cache of the corresponding controller.
  • the determining submodule 630 is configured to determine the corresponding controller as the target controller when there is no content information corresponding to the content information identifier in the first request.
  • the configuration sub-module 640 is configured to configure the target controller as a virtual cluster head controller of the virtual controller cluster, and select a controller adjacent to the target controller to be configured as a member controller of the virtual controller cluster.
  • the cluster head controller of the virtual controller cluster may be, for example, a macro base station level controller, or may be a micro base station level controller, which is not limited thereto.
  • the collaborative content cache control system can support a virtual collaborative content cache controller architecture, that is, when the collaborative content cache control system
  • a cooperative content cache controller may be temporarily formed as a cluster head controller, and the cluster head controller and other controllers for collaborative content cache control thereof are member controllers.
  • a cluster of virtual controllers may be temporarily formed as a cluster head controller, and the cluster head controller and other controllers for collaborative content cache control thereof are member controllers.
  • the control mode of the virtual controller cluster generated based on an optimization target belongs to a temporary, flat control mode.
  • the controller corresponding to the controller identifier that receives the first request is acquired ( For example, the controller ID) determines that the controller is the target controller when the content information corresponding to the content information identifier in the first request does not exist in the content cache to which the controller belongs, and then configures the target controller as a virtual control.
  • the virtual cluster head controller of the cluster according to a specific member controller configuration rule, selects all or part of the controllers associated with the virtual cluster head controller of the virtual controller cluster as member controllers of the virtual controller cluster to form a member controller Temporary controller cluster.
  • the virtual controller cluster can work according to the centralized control mode, that is, the virtual cluster head controller of the virtual controller cluster completes the control information generation function, and the member controller of the virtual controller cluster only completes the network state statistics and the cache state statistics. And the ability to control the distribution of information.
  • the virtual cluster head controller of the virtual controller cluster acquires each controller ID adjacent thereto, and then the virtual cluster head controller sends the virtual controller cluster association information to the upper level, the same level, and the lower level controller, wherein the association
  • the information includes the ID number of the virtual controller cluster
  • the virtual cluster head controller receives the virtual controller association information response message from the adjacent controller, and sends a virtual controller cluster invitation to the adjacent controller that sends the response message.
  • the message, the virtual cluster head controller forms a virtual controller cluster according to the received virtual controller cluster invitation response message.
  • the virtual cluster head controller updates the network state and the cache state of the virtual controller cluster, and the updated control state information includes, but is not limited to, a real-time control relationship topology diagram between the virtual cluster head controller and the member controller, including a physical network based Topological layered controller controls topology map and destination The control topology map of the virtual controller cluster existing on the virtual cluster head controller; in addition, the updated control state information further includes enabling information corresponding to the resources controlled by each controller associated with a virtual controller cluster and The allowed operation information, that is, which virtual resource cluster controller of the virtual controller cluster is recorded, which resource is open to which virtual controller cluster (cluster ID), corresponding to the virtual controller cluster can be completed What control functions.
  • the optimization target based on the optimization control of the virtual controller and the constraint condition thereof are constructed according to the updated state information, and the virtual cluster head controller generates control information based on the optimization target, and then virtualizes The cluster head controller distributes the control information to the member controllers of the current virtual controller cluster, and the member controller completes resetting the cache resources and content information to which it belongs according to the distribution result.
  • the virtual cluster head controller collects network and content cache resource state information controlled by the virtual controller cluster, converts the first request into an optimized content cache problem, and generates a submodule based on the control information of the virtual cluster head controller.
  • the optimization result of the problem is distributed to the member controller controlled by the virtual controller cluster by the distribution submodule. If the first request is a user content information service request, the user is notified of the manner of obtaining the content information. The user obtains the content information requested by the content according to the content; if the first request is a network optimized content cache control service request, each member controller resets the cache resource and the content information according to the distribution result.
  • the coordinated content cache optimization control based on a certain controller can be completed, and the flexibility and applicability of the collaborative content cache control method are improved.
  • the collaborative content cache control system further includes: a configuration module 700, configured to use the first controller 100, the plurality of second controllers 200, the plurality of third controllers 300, and the fourth The controller 400, and the control modes of the plurality of terminal level controllers 500 are configured, and the configured control mode is written into the preset configuration table.
  • a configuration module 700 configured to use the first controller 100, the plurality of second controllers 200, the plurality of third controllers 300, and the fourth The controller 400, and the control modes of the plurality of terminal level controllers 500 are configured, and the configured control mode is written into the preset configuration table.
  • the collaborative content cache control system can flexibly support coordinated control based on centralized, fully distributed, and hybrid controllers. Ways to improve the scalability and flexibility of the collaborative content cache control method.
  • the service request may be a content information service request from the user, or may be a network optimized cache control service request generated from the network resource management and the cache resource management optimization target, for the content information service request from the user,
  • the treatment method is:
  • the user sends a content information service request to the controller of the area in which the user is located, the controller receives the content information service request from the user, extracts the content information required in the content information request, and determines whether there is a cache in the area controlled by the controller.
  • the content information if any, the controller collects network and content based on the controller it controls and its cache resources Cache the state information of the resource, convert the user's content information service request into an optimization problem, generate a sub-module through the control information of the controller, and give an optimization result, and distribute the optimization result to the control resource through the distribution sub-module of the controller.
  • the belonging resource performs cache optimization reset according to the content information, and the controller notifies the user to obtain the content information of the request; if not, it determines whether the upload of the content information service request is supported, and if so, the controller cannot satisfy the content.
  • the content information service request is uploaded to its upper level controller, and the processing of the content information service request by the upper level controller is started; if not, the controller obtains possession by interacting with information of other controllers.
  • the controller of the content information and the cache information thereof, and then the controller collects the state information of the network and the content cache resource based on the controller and its cache resource controlled by the controller, and performs a coordinated content cache optimization control process based on the content information. .
  • the following three service modes for the user content information service request can be supported:
  • the user-based content information service request is centralizedly accepted at the global controller or the macro base station level controller in the core network, for example, sending the user's content information service request to the global controller.
  • the global controller according to the content information service request, whether the user supports the self-organizing micro-cloud collaborative content cache control mode, the state of the user, and the control working mode of the global controller and its subordinate controllers, through the micro cloud of the user and the user
  • the coordinated content cache controller of the micro cell or the macro cell performs cooperative control, completes cache optimization control of the content information requested by the user content information service, and notifies the user to obtain content information.
  • This mode is easy to complete the content information service request and content cache optimization control based on global control from the perspective of network and application control.
  • the content information coverage is wide, but it will cause a large user access delay and affect users. Quality of service experience.
  • the user's content information service request is first sent to the collaborative content cache controller closest to itself, that is, if the user supports the micro cloud self-organizing collaborative mode, it is first sent to the micro cloud cluster head level controller.
  • the request is sent to the micro base station level controller, and the collaborative content cache controller searches for the corresponding content information according to the content information service request, and completes the acquisition control of the content information requested by the user content information service.
  • the controller can select whether to serve the content information according to whether it supports uploading of the service request. Request to upload to the collaborative content cache controller of its upper level for processing.
  • This mode marginalizes the content information service request and makes full use of the edge cache resource of the content information. Therefore, this mode has a small user access delay, but at the same time, the edge cache stores a large amount of duplicate content information.
  • the user content information service request has a large content hit rate; when the content information requested by the user content information service is relatively scattered and the number is large, due to the edge cache space Limited, it is not possible to store all the information, so it may result in a decrease in the content hit rate of the user content information service request.
  • the user's content information service request may be sent to the macro base station level, the micro base station level, or the micro cloud cluster head level controller, and the content information service request is processed by the controller, and exists in the cache controlled by the controller.
  • the content information is requested, a collaborative cache optimization result based on the content information is given, and the user is controlled to complete the acquisition of the content information; when the content information is not in the cache of the area controlled by the controller, the controller
  • the virtual controller cluster-based collaborative content cache control with the controller as the cluster head controller is initiated, and the content cache optimization control of the optimization target corresponding to the user content information service request is implemented.
  • the processing method is:
  • the service proxy sub-module can determine whether to generate network optimization according to the scenario data.
  • the cache control service request that is, the network resource management and the cache resource management are optimized, and the coordinated content cache optimization control is executed.
  • the service agent sub-module of the controller issues a network-optimized content cache control service request, the controller is responsible for performing related optimization processes, namely, a global controller, a macro base station level controller, a micro base station level controller, and a micro cloud.
  • the cluster head controller can issue a content cache control service request centered on the network optimization of the area controlled by the controller, and complete content cache optimization control based on the controller.
  • a collaborative content cache optimization control method is further provided, for example, an active information content cache reset method based on content information popularity, an active content information cache reset method based on a content information service request mining result, and A collaborative content cache control method based on user mobility.
  • Active content content cache reset method based on content information popularity defines the popularity of a certain content information as a parameter proportional to the number of times the user requests the content information.
  • the collaborative content cache controller periodically collects content information corresponding to the user content information service request in the control area of the controller, and performs statistics and analysis on the information in a specified time window, based on the popularity of the content information.
  • Sorting the content information requested by the user content information service extracting the first N content information from the sorting result, and then based on the control mode of the controller and different evaluation indicators when performing network optimization cache control, such as throughput, forward/return The link bandwidth, the total energy consumption of the system, the content-based cache and the transmission cost, optimize the virtual controller cluster centered on the controller and its network and cache resources, and give the initiative based on the controller.
  • Active content information cache reset method based on content information service request mining result: data analysis for user service request for content information and user characteristics such as age, education level, gender, preference, etc. within a set time window
  • the content information ranking suitable for the specified controller area and the specified user characteristics is given, and the content optimization information is optimized based on the content information and the network optimization target of the local area, and the content cache optimization result is given, and the content information is actively generated according to the optimization result.
  • a collaborative content cache control method based on user mobility user-centric, predicting the future controller of the user and its associated area based on the user's mobility history information, and pre-cacheing the content information requested by the user content information service, such that The content information download failure caused by the mobile can be reduced, and the content information acquisition service experience of the user during the mobile period can be better satisfied.
  • the first controller when receiving the first request, the first controller generates control information corresponding to the state information according to the content information identifier and the control mode in the first request, and distributes the control information to the second control step by step.
  • the third controller, the fourth controller, and the terminal level controller can perform content cache optimization control based on the global optimization perspective, and flexibly support different collaborative content caches centered on the user and/or based on the network optimization. Optimize the target to improve the scalability and flexibility of the collaborative content cache control method.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic flowchart diagram of a collaborative content cache control method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the collaborative content cache control method includes:
  • S141 When generating the first request, collecting current first network state information and first cache state information reported by the multiple second controllers, acquiring a current control mode from the preset configuration table, and according to the first request The content information identification and control mode generates first control information corresponding to the current first network state information and the first cache state information, and distributes the first control information to the corresponding controller.
  • the first control information includes, but is not limited to, a controller identifier, a cache control mode, and a controlled content information identifier.
  • the types of the first controller, the second controller, the third controller, and the fourth controller may be a global controller, a macro base station level controller, a micro base station level controller, and a micro Any of the cloud cluster head controllers.
  • the control mode includes: a first type of control mode and a second type of control mode, wherein the first type of control mode is a control mode in which the controller topology and the mobile radio access network cache node topology are the same
  • the second type of control mode is a control mode in which the controller topology and the topology of the mobile radio access network cache node are different.
  • a plurality of second controllers, and/or a plurality of third controllers, and/or a plurality of The current network state information of the network to which the four-level controller belongs is used as the first network state information; the plurality of second controllers are collected, and/or the plurality of third controllers, and/or the plurality of fourth controllers belong to the current cache of the cache
  • the status information is used as the first cache state information; the user request is received, and the first network state information and the first cache state information are determined to meet the preset condition according to the user request, and the first request is generated when the preset condition is met, where
  • the first request includes: a content information identifier corresponding to the user request; obtaining a storage cache stored by the content information corresponding to the content information identifier according to the content information identifier in the first request, and acquiring a controller identifier corresponding to the storage cache, and Generating predicted location information based on the historical cache data of the storage cache and the historical geographic location information of the terminal that
  • the method further includes:
  • S151 configuring a control mode of the first controller, the plurality of second-level controllers, the plurality of third controllers, the plurality of fourth controllers, and the plurality of terminal-level controllers, and configuring the configured control mode Write to the preset configuration table.
  • the collaborative content cache control system can flexibly support centralized, fully distributed, and hybrid based.
  • the controller cooperates with the control method to improve the scalability and flexibility of the collaborative content cache control method.
  • S142 Receive first control information that is distributed by the first controller, and generate multiple third controls for multiple second controllers and/or subordinates of the same level according to the controller identifier and the cache control manner in the first control information.
  • the content of the device buffers the second control information that is controlled, and distributes the second control information to the corresponding second controller and/or the third controller.
  • the first type of control mode includes: a centralized control mode, and when the control mode is the centralized control mode, the current network state information and multiple thirds of the network to which the third controller belongs may be collected.
  • the current network state information of the network to which the plurality of fourth controllers are reported by the controller is used as the second network state information; collecting the current cache state information of the caches of the plurality of third controllers and the plurality of third controllers reported by the third controller
  • the current buffer status information of the cache belongs to the second cache state information; receiving the user request, and generating the first request according to the user request and the first control information when the second network state information and the second cache state information satisfy the preset condition
  • the second request wherein the second request includes, but is not limited to, the identifier of the content information; the storage cache stored by the content information corresponding to the content information identifier is obtained according to the content information in the second request, and the controller identifier corresponding to the storage cache is obtained.
  • the predicted position information generating terminal based on the history of the cached cache data, and the history of the terminal that sent the user request Position information, the predicted position information generating terminal; a second request according to the The content information identifier and the preset configuration table generate second control information corresponding to the current second network state information and the second cache state information, wherein the second control information is used to identify the same level of the controller identifier Content caching of the second controller and/or the plurality of third controllers of the lower level is controlled; distributing the second control information to the plurality of peers marked by the controller identifier in the network pointed to by the predicted location information of the terminal The second controller and/or the plurality of third controllers of the lower level are configured to cause the marked controller to control the content cache according to the second control information and the cache control manner.
  • the first type of control mode further includes: a hybrid control mode, where the current network state information and multiple sections of the network to which the third controller belongs are collected when the control mode is the hybrid control mode
  • the current network state information of the network to which the plurality of fourth controllers are reported by the three controllers is used as the second network state information; and the current cache state information of the caches of the plurality of third controllers and the plurality of reports reported by the third controller are collected.
  • the buffering current information of the fourth controller belongs to the second cache state information; receiving the user request, and generating, according to the user request and the first control information, when the second network state information and the second cache state information meet the preset condition a second request, where the second request includes, but is not limited to, an identifier of the content information; the content information identifier in the second request acquires a storage cache stored by the content information corresponding to the content information identifier, and acquires a controller corresponding to the storage cache Identifying, and based on the history of the cached cache data, and the history of the terminal that sent the user request Position information, generating predicted location information of the terminal; receiving first control information distributed by the first controller, and receiving second control information distributed by the plurality of second controllers of the same level, wherein the second control information is used for controlling
  • the device identifies the content cache of the plurality of second controllers of the same level and/or the plurality of third controllers of the lower level to be controlled; distributes the second control information to the controller in the network
  • the first type of control mode further includes: a fully distributed control mode, and when the control mode is a fully distributed control mode, the current control mode may be a full distributed control mode.
  • the current network state information of the network to which the controller belongs is used as the second network state information; the cache state information of the cache to which the second controller belongs is collected as the second cache state information; the user request is received, and the second network state information and the second When the cache status information satisfies the preset condition, generating a third request for controlling the second controller content cache in the network to which the second controller belongs and/or the cache belongs according to the user request; according to the content information in the second request And obtaining a storage cache that is stored in the content information corresponding to the content information identifier, and acquiring a controller identifier corresponding to the storage cache, and generating the terminal based on the historical cache data of the storage cache and the historical geographical location information of the terminal requested by the user.
  • Predicting location information identifying and presetting the configuration table according to the content information in the second request Generating second control information corresponding to the current second network state information and the second cache state information, where the second control information is used to control content cache resources and network resources to which the second controller belongs; The information is distributed to the cache and network resources to which the second controller belongs.
  • S143 Receive second control information distributed by the second controller, and generate multiple third controllers of the same level and/or multiple fourth controllers of the lower level according to the controller identifier and the cache control manner in the second control information.
  • the content caches the third control information that is controlled, and distributes the third control information to the corresponding third controller and/or fourth controller.
  • the current network state information of the network of the plurality of fourth controllers and/or the plurality of third controllers of the same level may be collected as the third network state information according to the current control mode, and The third network state information is reported to the second controller; the current cache state information of the plurality of fourth controllers and/or the plurality of third controllers of the same level is collected as the third cache state information according to the current control mode, and The third cache state information is reported to the second controller; according to the receiving user request, and when the third network state information and the third cache state information meet the preset condition, the fourth request is generated according to the user request, where the fourth request Included by the user request and/or a request for controlling content caching of a plurality of third controllers of the same level and/or a plurality of fourth controllers of the lower level; receiving or not receiving the second controller according to the current control mode Distributing the second control information, and generating, according to the third network state information and the third cache state information, a plurality of third controllers
  • S144 Receive third control information, and generate, according to the controller identifier, the cache control mode, and the controlled content information identifier in the third control information, multiple terminal level controllers of multiple fourth and/or lower levels of the same level.
  • the content cache controls the fourth control information and distributes the fourth control information to the corresponding fourth controller and/or terminal level controller.
  • the current network state information of the network to which the plurality of fourth controllers of the same level belong and/or the current network state information of the network to which the plurality of terminal level controllers of the lower level belong may be collected according to the current control mode.
  • the fourth network state information is reported to the third controller; and the current cache mode information and/or the plurality of terminals of the lower level are collected by the plurality of fourth controllers of the same level according to the current control mode.
  • the current cache status information of the level controller is cached as the fourth cache status information, and the fourth cache status information is reported to the third controller; the user request is received or not received according to the current control mode, and the fourth network information is received.
  • the fifth request when the fourth cache state information meets the preset condition, the fifth request, where the fifth request includes a user request and/or is used for multiple fourth controllers and/or multiple terminal level controllers of the same level Content cache control request; receiving or not receiving third control information distributed by the third controller according to the current control mode, and according to the fourth
  • the network state information and the fourth cache state information generate fourth control information for controlling content caching of the plurality of fourth controllers and/or the plurality of terminal level controllers of the same level; distributing the fourth control information to the control
  • the identifier identifies the controller in the tag so that the tagged controller controls the content cache.
  • S145 Acquire content information corresponding to the content information identifier controlled by the fourth control information, and store the content information in a terminal cache corresponding to the terminal level controller, and perform terminal level according to a cache control manner in the fourth control information. Control The content cache of the terminal corresponding to the controller is controlled.
  • S146 Generate a combination of different virtual controller clusters based on at least two preset controllers, and control the coordinated content cache control system to switch among different combinations of virtual controller clusters, and the collaborative content cache control system according to the first request pair
  • the content cache of the controllers in different virtual controller cluster combinations is controlled, wherein the preset controllers included in the combination of different virtual controller clusters are different.
  • a combination of different virtual controller clusters may be generated based on at least two preset controllers when the control mode is the second type of control mode.
  • the controller corresponding to the controller identifier of the first request may be acquired; and the content information corresponding to the content information identifier in the first request is determined in the content cache of the corresponding controller;
  • the corresponding controller is determined as the target controller;
  • the target controller is configured as a virtual cluster head controller of the virtual controller cluster, and the target controller is to be
  • the neighbor controller is configured as a member controller of the virtual controller cluster.
  • the cluster head controller of the virtual controller cluster may be, for example, a macro base station level controller, or may be a micro base station level controller, which is not limited thereto.
  • the control mode of the virtual controller cluster generated based on an optimization target belongs to a temporary, flat control mode.
  • the controller corresponding to the controller identifier that receives the first request is acquired ( For example, the controller ID)
  • the controller is determined as the target controller, and then the target controller is configured as a virtual controller.
  • the virtual cluster head controller of the cluster selects all or part of the controllers associated with the virtual cluster head controller of the virtual controller cluster as member controllers of the virtual controller cluster according to a specific member controller configuration rule, forming a temporary Controller cluster.
  • the virtual controller cluster can work according to the centralized control mode, that is, the virtual cluster head controller of the virtual controller cluster completes the control information generation function, and the member controller of the virtual controller cluster only completes the network state statistics and the cache state statistics. And the ability to control the distribution of information.
  • the virtual cluster head controller of the virtual controller cluster acquires each controller ID adjacent thereto, and then the virtual cluster head controller sends the virtual controller cluster association information to the upper level, the same level, and the lower level controller, wherein the association
  • the information includes the ID number of the virtual controller cluster
  • the virtual cluster head controller receives the virtual controller association information response message from the adjacent controller, and sends a virtual controller cluster invitation to the adjacent controller that sends the response message.
  • the message, the virtual cluster head controller forms a virtual controller cluster according to the received virtual controller cluster invitation response message.
  • the virtual cluster head controller updates the network state and the cache state of the virtual controller cluster, and the updated control state information includes, but is not limited to, a real-time control relationship topology diagram between the virtual cluster head controller and the member controller, including a physical network based
  • the hierarchical controller of the topology controls the topology map and the control topology diagram of the virtual controller cluster currently present on the virtual cluster head controller; in addition, the updated control state information is also included
  • the optimization target based on the optimization control of the virtual controller and the constraint condition thereof are constructed according to the updated state information, and the virtual cluster head controller generates control information based on the optimization target, and then virtualizes The cluster head controller distributes the control information to the member controllers of the current virtual controller cluster, and the member controller completes resetting the cache resources and content information to which it belongs according to the distribution result.
  • the virtual cluster head controller collects network and content cache resource state information controlled by the virtual controller cluster, converts the first request into an optimized content cache problem, and generates a submodule based on the control information of the virtual cluster head controller. Out of the optimization result of the problem, the optimization result is distributed to the member controller controlled by the virtual controller cluster by the distribution submodule, and at the same time, if the first request is a user content information service request, the user is notified to obtain the content information. The user obtains the content information requested by the user according to the content acquisition information. If the first request is a network optimized content cache control service request, the member controller completes resetting the related cache resource and the content information according to the distribution result.
  • the coordinated content cache optimization control based on a certain controller can be completed, and the flexibility and applicability of the collaborative content cache control method are improved.
  • the first controller when receiving the first request, the first controller generates control information corresponding to the state information according to the content information identifier and the control mode in the first request, and distributes the control information to the second control step by step.
  • the third controller, the fourth controller, and the terminal level controller can perform content cache optimization control based on the global optimization perspective, and flexibly support different collaborative content caches centered on the user and/or based on the network optimization. Optimize the target to improve the scalability and flexibility of the collaborative content cache control method.
  • the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, wherein the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, ie may be located A place, or it can be distributed to multiple network units. Some or all of the modules may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand and implement without deliberate labor.
  • Modules or units in the apparatus of the embodiments of the present invention may be combined, divided, and deleted according to actual needs.
  • modules or modules of the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by a general-purpose integrated circuit (such as a central processing unit CPU) or by an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC).
  • a general-purpose integrated circuit such as a central processing unit CPU
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit

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Abstract

本发明提出一种协同内容缓存控制系统和方法,该系统包括:第一控制器在生成第一请求时,根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和当前控制模式生成第一控制信息;多个第二控制器根据第一控制信息生成第二控制信息;多个第三控制器根据第二控制信息生成第三控制信息;多个第四控制器根据第三控制信息生成第四控制信息;终端级控制器根据第四控制信息获取所控制的内容信息标识对应的内容信息以及对自身对应的终端的内容缓存进行控制;根据第一请求对虚拟控制器簇生成模块生成的不同虚拟控制器簇组合内的控制器的内容缓存进行控制。通过本发明能够灵活地支持基于用户为中心和/或网络优化为中心的不同协同内容缓存优化目标,提升该方法的可扩展性和灵活性。

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协同内容缓存控制系统和方法
相关申请的交叉引用
本发明要求北京邮电大学于2016年12月30日提交的、发明名称为“协同内容缓存控制系统和方法”的、中国专利申请号“201611255847.X”的优先权。
技术领域
本发明涉及网络通信技术领域,尤其涉及一种协同内容缓存控制系统和方法。
背景技术
目前随着网络通信技术的不断发展,移动用户对基于内容的多媒体服务的需求呈指数增长,导致网络负载流量激增,对移动网络造成巨大的压力,且在移动无线接入网络和回程网络的通信链路带宽的需求也日益增大。另一方面,由于基于内容信息服务已经具有自媒体业务的特点,导致网络中内容信息业务的内容数量呈爆发性增长,由于基站和用户终端缓存区的缓存空间有限,无法缓存所有的内容信息,因此,有必要对基于移动无线网络的内容缓存进行优化控制。随着5G技术的发展,以用户为中心的移动无线组网及其无线网络资源优化已经成为一个迫切且需要满足的需求,同时,随着SDN(Software Defined Network,软件定义网络)技术的日渐成熟,在移动无线网络中采用SDN技术降低运营商的运营成本,也变成运营商在构建业务网络时的一个重要需求。因此,构建能以用户为中心、降低运营商运营成本的移动无线内容缓存优化控制系统成为当前内容缓存控制系统中需要解决的关键问题。
目前,在基于移动无线网络的内容缓存控制方案中,通常采用在移动网络运营商网络外设置全局控制器提供内容信息服务,在移动网络运营商的移动无线网络中,通过移动无线接入网络进行小区覆盖,每个小区内,基站提供一定的内容信息缓存功能,所有的基站通过高速网络(例如光纤)互联,每个小区优化选择内容信息进行缓存,同时,基站根据用户内容信息的需求变化及时更新缓存中的内容信息,内容信息可以在小区之间进行共享,以便提高移动用户在网络边缘的内容信息命中率;在由宏基站,微基站、无线接入点设备以及具有缓存能力的移动用户终端组成的异构分层无线网络中,通常,宏基站和微基站配置的缓存能力不同,宏基站的存储空间大于微基站的存储空间,内容缓存控制系统一般会设定优化目标为最小化用户时延、最小化系统能耗、最大化用户在微基站处的内容缓存命中率等,并由此决 定内容信息的缓存放置策略,在网络流量非高峰期时,将内容信息分发到指定的基站或者接入设备中。
在上述的解决方案中,基于内容信息服务请求的内容缓存优化控制缺乏灵活性,且现有技术的缓存优化控制大多数是根据确定的优化目标设计的,因此,难以适应基于用户为中心或者网络优化为中心的内容缓存优化需求。
发明内容
本发明旨在至少在一定程度上解决相关技术中的技术问题之一。
为此,本发明的一个目的在于提出一种协同内容缓存控制系统,能够完成基于全局优化视角的内容缓存优化控制,灵活地支持基于用户为中心和/或基于网络优化为中心的不同协同内容缓存优化目标,提升该协同内容缓存控制方法的可扩展性和灵活性。
本发明的另一个目的在于提出一种协同内容缓存控制方法。
本发明的另一个目的在于提出一种协同内容缓存控制装置。
本发明的另一个目的在于提出一种非临时性计算机可读存储介质。
本发明的另一个目的在于提出一种计算机程序产品。
为达到上述目的,本发明第一方面实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制系统,所述协同内容缓存控制系统包括以下至少两种的预设控制器和虚拟控制器簇生成模块,其中,所述预设控制器为以下之一:第一控制器,用于在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和所述控制模式生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将所述第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,其中,所述第一控制信息中包括但不限于:控制器标识、缓存控制方式以及所控制的内容信息标识;多个第二控制器,用于接收所述第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并根据所述第一控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第二控制信息,以及将所述第二控制信息分发至对应的第二控制器和/或第三控制器;多个第三控制器,所述第三控制器用于在接收所述第二控制器分发的第二控制信息时,根据所述第二控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息,以及将所述第三控制信息分发至对应的第三控制器和/或第四控制器;多个第四控制器,用于在接收到所述第三控制信息时,根据所述第三控制信息中的所述控制器标识、所述缓存控 制方式和所述所控制的内容信息标识生成对同级的多个第四控制器和/或下级的多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息,以及将所述第四控制信息分发至对应的第四控制器和/或终端级控制器;多个终端级控制器,所述终端级控制器用于根据所述第四控制信息获取所控制的内容信息标识对应的内容信息,并将所述内容信息存储在与所述终端级控制器对应的缓存中,并根据所述第四控制信息中的所述缓存控制方式对所述终端级控制器对应的用户终端的内容缓存进行控制;所述虚拟控制器簇生成模块,用于基于所述至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合,并控制所述协同内容缓存控制系统在所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中切换,所述协同内容缓存控制系统根据所述第一请求对不同虚拟控制器簇组合内的控制器的内容缓存进行控制,其中,所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中所包含的预设控制器不同;其中,所述第一控制器、所述第二控制器、所述第三控制器、所述第四控制器的类型可以分别为全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器,以及微云簇头级控制器中的任一种。
本发明第一方面实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制系统,通过第一控制器在接收到第一请求时,根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和控制模式生成与状态信息对应的控制信息,并将控制信息逐级分发至第二控制器、第三控制器、第四控制器,以及终端级控制器,能够完成基于全局优化视角的内容缓存优化控制,灵活地支持基于用户为中心和/或基于网络优化为中心的不同协同内容缓存优化目标,提升该协同内容缓存控制方法的可扩展性和灵活性。
为达到上述目的,本发明第二方面实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制方法,包括:在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和所述控制模式生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将所述第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,其中,所述第一控制信息中包括但不限于:控制器标识、缓存控制方式以及所控制的内容信息标识;接收所述第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并根据所述第一控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第二控制信息,以及将所述第二控制信息分发至对应的第二控制器和/或第三控制器;接收所述第二控制器分发的第二控制信息,根据所述第二控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息,以及将所述第三控制信息分发至对应的第三控制器和/或第四控制器;接收所述第三控制信息,根据所述第三控制信息中的所述控制器标识、所述缓存控制方式和所述所控制的内容信息标识生成对同级 的多个第四控制器和/或下级的多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息,以及将所述第四控制信息分发至对应的第四控制器和/或终端级控制器;根据所述第四控制信息获取所述所控制的内容信息标识对应的内容信息,并将所述内容信息存储在与所述终端级控制器对应的终端缓存中,并根据所述第四控制信息中的所述缓存控制方式对所述终端级控制器对应的终端的内容缓存进行控制;基于所述至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合,并控制所述协同内容缓存控制系统在所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中切换,所述协同内容缓存控制系统根据所述第一请求对不同虚拟控制器簇组合内的控制器的内容缓存进行控制,其中,所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中所包含的预设控制器不同;其中,所述第一控制器、所述第二控制器、所述第三控制器、所述第四控制器的类型可以分别为全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器,以及微云簇头级控制器中的任一种。
本发明第二方面实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制方法,通过第一控制器在接收到第一请求时,根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和控制模式生成与状态信息对应的控制信息,并将控制信息逐级分发至第二控制器、第三控制器、第四控制器,以及终端级控制器,能够完成基于全局优化视角的内容缓存优化控制,灵活地支持基于用户为中心和/或基于网络优化为中心的不同协同内容缓存优化目标,提升该协同内容缓存控制方法的可扩展性和灵活性。
为达到上述目的,本发明第三方面实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制装置,其特征在于,包括:处理器;用于存储处理器可执行指令的存储器;其中,所述处理器被配置为:在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和所述控制模式生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将所述第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,其中,所述第一控制信息中包括但不限于:控制器标识、缓存控制方式以及所控制的内容信息标识;接收所述第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并根据所述第一控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第二控制信息,以及将所述第二控制信息分发至对应的第二控制器和/或第三控制器;接收所述第二控制器分发的第二控制信息,根据所述第二控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息,以及将所述第三控制信息分发至对应的第三控制器和/或第四控制器;接收所述第三控制信息,根据所述第三控制信息中的所述控制器标识、所述缓存控制方式和所述所控制的内容信息标识生成对同级的多个第四控制器和/或下级的多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息,以 及将所述第四控制信息分发至对应的第四控制器和/或终端级控制器;根据所述第四控制信息获取所述所控制的内容信息标识对应的内容信息,并将所述内容信息存储在与所述终端级控制器对应的终端缓存中,并根据所述第四控制信息中的所述缓存控制方式对所述终端级控制器对应的终端的内容缓存进行控制;基于所述至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合,并控制所述协同内容缓存控制系统在所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中切换,所述协同内容缓存控制系统根据所述第一请求对不同虚拟控制器簇组合内的控制器的内容缓存进行控制,其中,所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中所包含的预设控制器不同;其中,所述第一控制器、所述第二控制器、所述第三控制器、所述第四控制器的类型可以分别为全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器,以及微云簇头级控制器中的任一种。
本发明第三方面实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制装置,通过第一控制器在接收到第一请求时,根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和控制模式生成与状态信息对应的控制信息,并将控制信息逐级分发至第二控制器、第三控制器、第四控制器,以及终端级控制器,能够完成基于全局优化视角的内容缓存优化控制,灵活地支持基于用户为中心和/或基于网络优化为中心的不同协同内容缓存优化目标,提升该协同内容缓存控制方法的可扩展性和灵活性。
为达到上述目的,本发明第四方面实施例提出的非临时性计算机可读存储介质,当所述存储介质中的指令由移动终端的处理器被执行时,使得移动用户终端能够执行一种协同内容缓存控制方法,所述方法包括:在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和所述控制模式生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将所述第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,其中,所述第一控制信息中包括但不限于:控制器标识、缓存控制方式以及所控制的内容信息标识;接收所述第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并根据所述第一控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第二控制信息,以及将所述第二控制信息分发至对应的第二控制器和/或第三控制器;接收所述第二控制器分发的第二控制信息,根据所述第二控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息,以及将所述第三控制信息分发至对应的第三控制器和/或第四控制器;接收所述第三控制信息,根据所述第三控制信息中的所述控制器标识、所述缓存控制方式和所述所控制的内容信息标识生成对同级的多个第四控制器和/或下级的多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息,以及将所述第四控制信息分发至对应的第四控制器和/ 或终端级控制器;根据所述第四控制信息获取所述所控制的内容信息标识对应的内容信息,并将所述内容信息存储在与所述终端级控制器对应的缓存中,并根据所述第四控制信息中的所述缓存控制方式对所述终端级控制器对应的终端的内容缓存进行控制;基于所述至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合,并控制所述协同内容缓存控制系统在所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中切换,所述协同内容缓存控制系统根据所述第一请求对不同虚拟控制器簇组合内的控制器的内容缓存进行控制,其中,所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中所包含的预设控制器不同;其中,所述第一控制器、所述第二控制器、所述第三控制器、所述第四控制器的类型可以分别为全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器,以及微云簇头级控制器中的任一种。
本发明第四方面实施例提出的非临时性计算机可读存储介质,通过第一控制器在接收到第一请求时,根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和控制模式生成与状态信息对应的控制信息,并将控制信息逐级分发至第二控制器、第三控制器、第四控制器,以及终端级控制器,能够完成基于全局优化视角的内容缓存优化控制,灵活地支持基于用户为中心和/或基于网络优化为中心的不同协同内容缓存优化目标,提升该协同内容缓存控制方法的可扩展性和灵活性。
为达到上述目的,本发明第五方面实施例提出的计算机程序产品,当所述计算机程序产品中的指令处理器执行时,执行一种协同内容缓存控制方法,所述方法包括:在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和所述控制模式生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将所述第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,其中,所述第一控制信息中包括但不限于:控制器标识、缓存控制方式以及所控制的内容信息标识;接收所述第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并根据所述第一控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第二控制信息,以及将所述第二控制信息分发至对应的第二控制器和/或第三控制器;接收所述第二控制器分发的第二控制信息,根据所述第二控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息,以及将所述第三控制信息分发至对应的第三控制器和/或第四控制器;接收所述第三控制信息,根据所述第三控制信息中的所述控制器标识、所述缓存控制方式和所述所控制的内容信息标识生成对同级的多个第四控制器和/或下级的多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息,以及将所述 第四控制信息分发至对应的第四控制器和/或终端级控制器;根据所述第四控制信息获取所述所控制的内容信息标识对应的内容信息,并将所述内容信息存储在与所述终端级控制器对应的终端缓存中,并根据所述第四控制信息对中的所述缓存控制方式所述终端级控制器对应的终端的内容缓存进行控制;基于所述至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合,并控制所述协同内容缓存控制系统在所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中切换,所述协同内容缓存控制系统根据所述第一请求对不同虚拟控制器簇组合内的控制器的内容缓存进行控制,其中,所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中所包含的预设控制器不同;其中,所述第一控制器、所述第二控制器、所述第三控制器、所述第四控制器的类型可以分别为全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器,以及微云簇头级控制器中的任一种。
本发明第五方面实施例提出的计算机程序产品,通过第一控制器在接收到第一请求时,根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和控制模式生成与所述状态信息对应的控制信息,并将控制信息逐级分发至第二控制器、第三控制器、第四控制器,以及终端级控制器,能够完成基于全局优化视角的内容缓存优化控制,灵活地支持基于用户为中心和/或基于网络优化为中心的不同协同内容缓存优化目标,提升该协同内容缓存控制方法的可扩展性和灵活性。
本发明附加的方面和优点将在下面的描述中部分给出,部分将从下面的描述中变得明显,或通过本发明的实践了解到。
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图1是本发明一实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制系统的结构示意图;
图2是本发明另一实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制系统的结构示意图;
图3是本发明实施例中第一网络状态统计子模块结构示意图;
图4是本发明实施例中第一缓存状态统计子模块结构示意图;
图5是本发明实施例中第一服务代理子模块的结构示意图;
图6是本发明实施例中第一控制信息生成子模块的结构示意图;
图7是本发明实施例中协同内容缓存控制器的通用功能结构示意图;
图8是本发明实施例中基于软件定义的控制器控制子模块的结构示意图;
图9是本发明实施例中基于集中式控制模式的各级协同内容缓存控制器的功能模块组成 示意图;
图10是本发明实施例中基于混合式控制模式的各级协同内容缓存控制器的功能模块组成示意图;
图11为本发明实施例中基于全分布式控制模式的各级协同内容缓存控制器的功能模块组成示意图;
图12为本发明实施例中基于宏基站级控制器优化微基站级控制器个数的工作流程示意图;
图13是本发明实施例中终端级协同内容缓存控制器的功能结构示意图;
图14是本发明一实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制方法的流程示意图;
图15是本发明另一实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制方法的流程示意图。
具体实施方式
下面将结合本发明实施例中的附图,对本发明实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述,显然,所描述的实施例是本发明一部分实施例,而不是全部的实施例。基于本发明中的实施例,本领域普通技术人员在没有作出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例,都属于本发明保护的范围。
本发明的说明书和权利要求书及上述附图中的术语“第一”、“第二”、“第三”和“第四”等是用于区别不同对象,而不是用于描述特定顺序。此外,术语“包括”和“具有”以及它们任何变形,意图在于覆盖不排他的包含。例如包含了一系列步骤或单元的过程、方法、系统、产品或设备没有限定于已列出的步骤或单元,而是可选地还包括没有列出的步骤或单元,或可选地还包括对于这些过程、方法、产品或设备固有的其它步骤或单元。
图1是本发明一实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制系统的结构示意图。
参见图1,该协同内容缓存控制系统包括以下至少两种预设控制器和虚拟控制器簇生成模块600,其中,预设控制器为以下之一:第一控制器100、多个第二控制器200、多个第三控制器300、多个第四控制器400,以及多个终端级控制器500。
在本发明的实施例中,该协同内容缓存控制系统包括:第一控制器100,用于在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器200上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和控制模式生成与当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器。
其中,第一控制信息包括但不限于:控制器标识、控制器缓存标识、缓存控制方式以及所控制的内容信息标识。
在本发明的实施例中,第一控制器100和第二控制器200的类型可以分别为全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器,以及微云簇头级控制器中的任一种,本发明实施例以第一控制器100的类型为全局控制器示例,以第二控制器200为宏基站级控制器示例。
在本发明的实施例中,预设配置表为预先配置的,预设配置表中存储当前控制器的控制模式,其中,控制模式包括:第一类控制模式和第二类控制模式,第一类控制模式为控制器拓扑结构和移动无线接入网络缓存节点拓扑结构相同的控制模式,第二类控制模式为控制器拓扑结构和移动无线接入网络缓存节点拓扑结构不同的控制模式。
可选地,当第一控制器100为全局控制器时,第一控制器100作为处于核心网络的协同内容缓存控制器,其功能是负责内容信息的提供以及完成基于全局视角的协同内容缓存优化控制。第一控制器100在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器200上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和控制模式生成与当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,例如,将第一控制信息逐级分发至第二控制器200、第三控制器300、第四控制器400,以及终端级控制器500。
其中,第三控制器300和第四控制器400的类型可以分别为全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器,以及微云簇头级控制器中的任一种,本发明实施例以第三控制器300的类型为微基站级控制器示例,以第四控制器200为微云簇头级控制器示例。
一些实施例中,参见图2,第一控制器100包括:第一网络状态统计子模块110、第一缓存状态统计子模块120、第一服务代理子模块130、第一内容信息分析子模块140、第一控制信息生成子模块150,以及第一分发子模块160。其中,
第一网络状态统计子模块110,用于采集多个第二控制器200,和/或多个第三控制器300,和/或多个第四控制器400所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第一网络状态信息。
可选地,第一网络状态统计子模块110用于对多个第二控制器200,和/或多个第三控制器300,和/或多个第四控制器400所属网络当前的网络状态信息进行周期性地采集,将采集的当前的网络状态信息作为第一网络状态信息,并进行基于全局的状态信息统计,将第一网络状态信息进行预处理,输出基于第一网络状态信息的网络状态预测信息和信息汇聚结果,根据预测信息和信息汇聚结果生成并输出基于第一网络状态信息的场景数据,将本场景数据输入到第一服务代理子模块130中,以便判决是否生成网络优化缓存控制服务请求。
作为一种示例,参见图3,图3为本发明实施例中第一网络状态统计子模块结构示意图,其中第一网络状态统计子模块包括:网络状态信息收集单元31、预处理单元32、数据分析单元33、预测单元34,以及信息汇聚单元35。网络状态信息收集单元31用于周期性地采集当前的网络状态信息,并将采集的当前的网络状态信息作为第一网络状态信息,将第一网络状态信息输入到预处理单元32中进行预处理,而后将预处理后的信息输入到数据分析单元33中进行分析,输出基于第一网络状态信息的网络状态预测信息和信息汇聚结果,根据预测信息和信息汇聚结果生成并输出基于第一网络状态信息的场景数据。
第一缓存状态统计子模块120,用于采集多个第二控制器200,和/或多个第三控制器300,和/或多个第四控制器400所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第一缓存状态信息。
可选地,第一缓存状态统计子模块120用于对多个第二控制器200,和/或多个第三控制器300,和/或多个第四控制器400所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息进行周期性地采集,将采集的缓存状态信息作为第一缓存状态信息,而后将第一缓存状态信息进行预处理,输出基于第一缓存状态信息的预测信息和信息汇聚结果,根据预测信息和信息汇聚结果生成并输出基于第一缓存状态信息的场景数据,将本场景数据输入到第一服务代理子模块130中,以便判决是否生成网络优化缓存控制服务请求。
具体地,可以对第一缓存状态信息进行分析,得到内容信息的动态性特征,例如,内容的流行程度、不同类型用户对内容信息服务请求的变化特征,并依此作为第一控制信息生成子模块150生成第一控制信息的依据。
作为一种示例,参见图4,图4为本发明实施例中第一缓存状态统计子模块结构示意图,其中,第一缓存状态统计子模块包括:内容缓存资源状态信息收集单元41、预处理单元42、数据分析单元43、预测单元44,以及信息汇聚单元45。内容缓存资源状态信息收集单元41用于对多个第二控制器、多个第三控制器、多个第四控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息进行周期性地采集,将采集的缓存状态信息作为第一缓存状态信息,而后将第一缓存状态信息输入到预处理单元42中进行预处理,接着将预处理后的信息输入到数据分析单元43中进行分析,输出基于第一缓存状态信息的预测信息和信息汇聚结果,根据预测信息和信息汇聚结果生成并输出基于第一缓存状态信息的场景数据。
第一服务代理子模块130,用于接收用户请求,并根据用户请求触发判断第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息满足是否预设条件,在满足预设条件时,生成第一请求,其中,第一请求中包括:与用户请求对应的内容信息标识。
在本发明的实施例中,用户请求为用户用于获取网络中内容信息的服务请求,用户请求 包括但不限于:用户终端标识、内容信息标识。其中,服务请求可以是来自用户的内容信息服务请求,也可以是来自网络资源管理和缓存资源管理优化目标而产生的网络优化缓存控制服务请求,对此不作限制。
在本发明的实施例中,预设条件为全局控制器的内置程序预先设定的,用以判决是否生成网络优化缓存控制服务请求。
可选地,第一服务代理子模块130接收用户请求,接收第一网络状态统计子模块110基于第一网络状态信息生成的场景数据以及第一缓存状态统计子模块120基于第一缓存状态信息生成的场景数据,并对接收的场景数据进行分析,判断是否满足预设条件,即判断是否生成网络优化缓存控制服务请求,当判断结果为不生成网络优化缓存控制服务请求时,继续周期性地接收第一网络状态统计子模块110的场景数据和第一缓存状态统计子模块120的场景数据,并对接收的场景数据进行分析;当判断结果为生成网络优化缓存控制服务请求时,生成第一请求。
作为一种示例,参见图5,图5为本发明实施例中第一服务代理子模块的结构示意图,其中,第一服务代理子模块包括:网络优化为中心的控制服务请求生成单元51、内容服务请求队列52,以及服务请求调度单元53。网络优化为中心的控制服务请求生成单元51接收来自第一网络状态统计子模块110的场景数据和第一缓存状态统计子模块120的场景数据,并对其进行分析,在判断结果为生成网络优化缓存控制服务请求时,将该请求输入到内容服务请求队列52中,内容服务请求队列52接收网络优化缓存控制服务请求和用户的内容信息服务请求,并通过服务请求调度单元53,基于调度规则,对网络优化缓存控制服务请求和用户的内容信息服务请求提供调度服务。例如,可以实时地完成对用户的内容信息服务请求的调度,在网络流量非高峰期时完成网络优化缓存控制服务请求的优化控制。
第一内容信息分析子模块140,用于根据第一请求中的内容信息标识获取与内容信息标识对应的内容信息所存储的存储缓存,并获取存储缓存对应的控制器标识,并基于存储缓存的历史缓存数据,以及发送用户请求的终端的历史地理位置信息,生成预测位置信息。
可选地,第一内容信息分析子模块140根据第一请求中的内容信息标识,获取与内容信息标识对应的内容信息所存储的存储缓存和对应的控制器标识,而后,可以基于存储缓存的历史缓存数据和发送用户请求的用户终端的历史地理位置信息,生成基于该用户及其终端设备的预测位置信息。
可选地,由于系统的能耗问题,第一内容信息分析子模块140在第一控制器100中是可选的。
可以理解的是,基于存储缓存的历史缓存数据和用户终端设备的历史地理位置预测该用户终端未来可能经过的控制器及其所属区域,而后可以在预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器控制的缓存中,针对用户请求的内容信息进行预先缓存,这样能够减少用户终端由于移动而造成的内容信息的下载失败,提高用户在移动期间的内容信息获取的服务体验。
第一控制信息生成子模块150,用于根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和预设配置表生成与当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息。
其中,第一控制信息用于对存储缓存对应的控制器标识和/或预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记控制器的内容缓存进行控制。
具体地,第一控制信息生成子模块150根据第一请求中的内容信息标识、预设配置表、第一服务代理子模块130输入的用户内容信息服务请求和来自网络的网络优化缓存控制服务请求、第一网络状态统计子模块110基于第一网络状态信息生成的场景数据,以及第一缓存状态统计子模块120基于第一缓存状态信息生成的场景数据,生成基于用户为中心和/或网络优化为中心的缓存控制服务请求的协同内容缓存优化控制信息,即生成与当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,对存储缓存对应的控制器标识和/或预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记的控制器的内容缓存进行控制。
作为一种示例,参见图6,图6是本发明实施例中第一控制信息生成子模块的结构示意图,其中,第一控制信息生成子模块包括:协同内容缓存控制系统优化目标函数转换单元61、算法模块选择判决单元62、在线算法单元63,以及离线算法单元64。协同内容缓存控制系统优化目标函数转换单元61接收来自第一服务代理子模块130的用户内容信息服务请求和来自网络的网络优化缓存控制服务请求,以及请求对应的第一网络状态统计子模块110、第一缓存状态统计子模块120输出的场景数据,将此场景数据和请求信息转化为基于特定优化目标的优化问题,算法模块选择判决单元62根据本优化问题的类型,对该问题采用的算法进行选择判决,即选择在线算法单元63或者离线算法子单元64,以便得到与优化问题对应的协同内容缓存优化控制结果,而后生成与协同内容缓存优化控制结果对应的控制信息,即生成与当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息。
其中,在线算法单元63包括映射规则集合子单元631和规则性能评估子单元632,映射规则集合子单元631用于提供可用于在线算法的常用映射规则,规则性能评估子单元632用于根据性能指标评估该算法的协同内容缓存优化控制结果;离线算法单元64包括仿真模型子单元641和规则自适应子单元642,仿真模型子单元641用于存储常用的系统优化目标及其对应的协同内容缓存优化控制仿真结果数据,供离线算法读取,规则自适应子单元642用 于动态匹配场景数据对应的优化算法。
第一分发子模块160,用于将第一控制信息分发至存储缓存对应的控制器标识和/或预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记控制器中,以使所标记的控制器根据第一控制信息和缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
可选地,第一分发子模块160用于将第一控制信息生成子模块150生成的第一控制信息进行分发,分发至存储缓存对应的控制器标识和/或预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记的控制器中,以使所标记的控制器根据第一控制信息和缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制,能够完成基于全局优化视角的协同内容缓存优化控制,灵活地支持基于用户为中心和/或基于网络优化为中心的不同协同内容缓存优化目标。
作为一种示例,从基于网络优化为中心的协同内容缓存优化控制角度出发,第一网络状态统计子模块110、第一缓存状态统计子模块120分别完成移动无线接入网络状态信息和基于内容缓存状态信息的收集,并分别针对网络状态信息和缓存状态信息进行预处理,其中,参见图4,经过预处理的内容缓存状态信息输入到缓存状态信息数据分析单元中43进行分析,分析结果输出到信息汇聚单元45,同时,根据缓存状态信息分析,给出缓存状态的预测信息;参见图3,经过预处理的网络状态信息输入到网络状态信息数据分析单元33中进行分析,分析结果输出到信息汇聚单元35,同时,根据网络资源状态信息分析,给出网络状态的预测信息,由各自的信息汇聚单元处理过的缓存和网络状态信息生成当前网络和缓存状态信息的场景数据,并输出到第一服务代理子模块130,参见图5,第一服务代理子模块130中的网络优化为中心的控制服务请求生成单元51根据该场景数据,确定是否生成网络优化缓存控制服务请求;如果生成了网络优化缓存控制服务请求,该请求将输入到第一服务代理子模块130的内容服务请求队列52,服务请求调度单元53处理该服务请求时,该请求对应的场景数据则会随着服务请求的处理输入到第一控制信息生成子模块150,用于完成对应于该网络优化缓存控制服务请求的协同内容缓存优化策略。
从基于用户为中心的协同内容缓存优化控制角度出发,移动用户发出的内容信息服务请求会输入到第一服务代理子模130的内容服务请求队列52,第一服务代理子模130的服务请求调度单元53根据请求的调度规则,将该请求输入到第一内容信息分析子模块140中进行处理,第一内容信息分析子模块140包含信息预处理单元、基于历史数据的数据分析单元、用户内容信息服务预测单元和信息汇聚单元,其中,信息预处理单元提取该请求中与协同内容缓存控制相关的信息,并将其输入到基于历史数据的数据分析单元,基于历史数据的数据分析单元根据输入的相关信息,结合历史数据进行分析,给出对该请求信息的预测信息,同 时,请求的相关信息经信息汇聚单元处理,输出对应于该请求信息的场景数据,该场景数据作为第一控制信息生成子模块150的输入数据,用于完成对应于该用户内容信息服务请求的协同内容缓存优化控制。
第一控制信息生成子模块150接收来自网络优化内容缓存控制服务请求的场景数据和来自用户内容信息服务请求的场景数据,根据该数据完成针对相应请求的协同内容缓存优化控制。具体来说,参见图6,其中,协同内容缓存控制系统优化目标函数转换单元61根据输入的场景数据,将该场景数据转化为基于优化目标函数的内容缓存优化控制问题,并将本问题输入到算法模块选择判决单元62中,算法模块选择判决单元62根据输入的优化问题,判决本次优化采用离线算法还是在线算法,如果采用在线算法,则触发在线算法单元63,根据在线算法单元63的映射规则集合子单元631,选择一个合适的在线算法;如果采用离线算法,则触发离线算法单元64,根据仿真模型子单元641提供的离线算法数据和规则性能评估结果,选择一个最适合的优化决策结果。通过离线算法或者在线算法获得的针对上述内容缓存优化控制问题的优化结果会输出到第一分发子模块160,第一分发子模块160负责将协同内容缓存控制策略结果分发给缓存资源和移动无线接入网络资源,最终完成基于用户为中心和/或基于网络优化为中心的协同内容缓存优化控制的内容数据存储/重置和传输。
作为一种示例,参见图7,图7为本发明实施例中协同内容缓存控制器的通用功能结构示意图,协同内容缓存控制器可以为全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器、微云簇头级控制器,以及终端级控制器。当协同内容缓存控制器为全局控制器时,全局控制器没有与上一级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块的功能;与下一级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块主要完成本全局控制器与其所属的下一级控制器(例如,宏基站级控制器)之间的控制信息交互;同级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块完成与本全局控制器具有相同级别的全局控制器之间的控制信息交互;所属资源控制接口子模块完成本全局控制器与其所控制的网络资源和内容缓存资源的控制信息交互;基于软件定义的控制器控制子模块用于完成控制本全局控制器和基于虚拟控制器簇的控制器之间的控制器控制功能。
通常,所属资源控制接口子模块用来完成本控制器对其所属网络资源和内容缓存资源的控制,控制交互包括但不限于本控制器从所属网络状态统计子模块周期性地收集网络状态信息,从所属缓存状态统计子模块周期性地收集缓存状态信息,以及本控制器通过该接口对所属内容缓存资源进行的缓存优化控制和对所属网络资源进行的优化控制,具体地说,针对内容缓存资源的优化控制包括但不限于基于内容信息的缓存插入机制,例如FIFO、CEE、LCD、Prob(p)等,以及基于用户内容的缓存信息移除机制,例如FIFO、LRU、随机移除机制等; 针对网络资源的优化控制包括但不限于对移动无线接入网络的回传链路和前传链路带宽资源进行的优化以及针对移动无线接入网络资源进行的优化。
基于软件定义的控制器控制子模块用于完成控制本控制器和基于虚拟控制器簇的控制器控制功能。本子模块的主要功能包括:完成基于不同控制模式的控制器状态的初始化、监视本控制器的控制状态信息、更新本控制器及其所控制的控制器的控制工作模式、存储与控制器/控制器簇的控制模式相关的数据信息、对控制器/控制器簇的控制状态进行评估、控制器/控制器簇的可靠性管理。
作为一种示例,参见图8,图8为本发明实施例中基于软件定义的控制器控制子模块的结构示意图,其中,基于软件定义的控制器控制子模块包括:控制器工作模式控制单元81、控制器状态监视单元82、控制器状态评估单元83、控制器状态信息存储单元84、控制器的可靠性管理单元85,以及控制器模式控制信息交互单元86。各个单元的具体功能如下:
(1)控制器工作模式控制单元81:完成基于不同控制模式的控制器状态的初始化过程,监视本控制器与相邻控制器的关联状态,接收相邻控制器的控制状态信息、更新基于本控制器的控制器簇的控制拓扑图、基于不同控制器簇时本控制器的控制器功能子模块使能状态信息、本控制器处于不同控制器簇时可以被监视/控制的网络和内容缓存资源信息,并将上述状态信息发送给控制器状态信息存储单元84进行更新;
(2)控制器状态监视单元82:收集控制器的工作状态数据,监视控制器及其控制的控制器簇的控制状态信息,并将控制状态信息周期性地发送到控制器状态评估单元83进行评估;
(3)控制器状态评估单元83:接收来自控制器状态监视单元82的信息,基于控制器评价指标,对本控制器及其相关的控制器簇的控制状态进行评估,如果控制器的评估指标值符合设定的要求值,则继续周期性评估收到的数据;如果不符合设定的要求值,则发送信息给控制器的可靠性管理单元85,针对控制器的异常状态进行恢复;
(4)控制器状态信息存储单元84:控制器状态信息主要接收来自控制器工作模式控制的控制器控制模式变化信息并进行存储,存储的信息主要包括但不限于基于本控制器为虚拟簇头级控制器,和以本控制器为成员控制器的各个控制器簇的相关控制信息,包括但不限于本控制器与其他直接相邻的各个控制器的关联状态、控制器簇的控制拓扑图信息、基于不同控制器簇时本控制器的控制器功能子模块使能状态信息、本控制器处于不同控制器簇时可以被监视/控制的网络和内容缓存资源信息;
(5)控制器的可靠性管理单元85:负责在本控制器/控制器簇处于异常控制状态时,基 于可靠性管理规则进行匹配,向控制器工作模式控制单元81发送相关的恢复操作信息,完成对控制器的恢复;
(6)控制器模式控制信息交互单元86:完成本控制器与其关联控制器之间的控制器控制信息交互。
可选地,第一控制器100将第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,例如,将第一控制信息逐级分发至第二控制器200、第三控制器300、第四控制器400,以及终端级控制器500,能够完成基于全局优化视角的内容缓存优化控制。
在本发明的实施例中,该协同内容缓存控制系统包括:多个第二控制器200,用于接收第一控制器100分发的第一控制信息,并根据第一控制信息中的控制器标识和缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第二控制器200和/或下级的多个第三控制器300的内容缓存进行控制的第二控制信息,以及将第二控制信息分发至对应的第二控制器200和/或第三控制器300。
可选地,当第二控制器200为宏基站级控制器时,第二控制器200主要完成基于宏基站视角的协同内容缓存优化控制。第二控制器200在接收第一控制器100分发的第一控制信息时,根据第一控制信息生成对同级的多个第二控制器200和/或下级的多个第三控制器300的内容缓存进行控制的第二控制信息,以及将第二控制信息分发至对应的第二控制器200和/或第三控制器300。
作为一种示例,参见图7,当协同内容缓存控制器为宏基站级控制器时,宏基站级控制器与上一级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块完成本宏基站级控制器与全局控制器之间的控制信息交互;与下一级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块主要完成本宏基站级控制器与微基站级控制器之间的控制信息交互;同级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块完成本宏基站级控制器与其他宏基站级控制器之间的控制信息交互;所属资源控制接口子模块完成与其所控制的网络资源和内容缓存资源的控制信息交互;基于软件定义的控制器控制子模块用于完成控制本宏基站级控制器和基于虚拟控制器簇的控制器之间的控制器控制功能。
可选地,在控制器拓扑结构和移动无线接入网络缓存节点拓扑结构相同时,即控制模式为第一类控制模式,在协同内容缓存控制系统内,每一种预设控制器可以支持基于水平协同、垂直协同、水平和垂直协同的协同内容缓存控制方式。
(1)控制器之间基于水平协同的内容缓存控制方式是指由某个协同内容缓存控制器为簇头控制器,发起协同内容缓存优化控制过程,该控制器作为簇头控制器,只和与其相邻的同一级控制器之间进行协同,完成基于特定优化目标的协同内容缓存控制;
(2)控制器之间基于垂直协同的内容缓存控制方式是指由某个协同内容缓存控制器为 簇头控制器,发起协同内容缓存优化控制过程,本控制器作为簇头控制器,只与其相邻的上下级控制器之间进行协同,完成基于特定优化目标的协同内容缓存控制;
(3)控制器之间基于水平和垂直协同的内容缓存控制方式是指由某个协同内容缓存控制器为簇头控制器,发起协同内容缓存优化控制过程,本控制器作为簇头控制器,与其相邻的下级和同级控制器之间进行协同,完成基于某个优化目标的协同内容缓存控制。
上述三种内容缓存控制方式是从控制器之间的协同控制角度进行描述的,由于控制器本身包括若干功能子模块,控制器的部分功能子模块会有不同的使能状态,因此,结合协同内容缓存控制器的控制功能子模块和上述三种控制方式,选择控制功能子模块的不同使能方式可以形成不同的协同内容缓存控制模式。典型的协同内容缓存控制模式包括:集中式控制模式、混合式控制模式,以及全分布式控制模式。
在本发明的实施例中,第一类控制模式包括:集中式控制模式。
可选地,在第一类控制模式包括:集中式控制模式,且第二控制器200为宏基站级控制器时,第二控制器200统一受理本宏小区内所有的用户内容信息服务请求,第三控制器300和第四控制器400本身不产生基于网络优化的缓存控制服务请求,第三控制器300和第四控制器400分别周期性地将本控制器的网络状态信息和缓存状态信息逐级上报给第二控制器200,由第二控制器200根据该状态信息产生基于网络优化的缓存控制服务请求。
作为一种示例,参见图9,图9为本发明实施例中基于集中式控制模式的各级协同内容缓存控制器的功能模块组成示意图。可选地,在集中式控制模式时,宏基站级控制器根据宏小区的网络状态信息、缓存状态信息,以及用户内容信息服务请求,基于不同的优化目标,例如包括但不限于基于用户接入延时最小、系统能耗最小、最小化宏基站、微基站用于缓存内容信息传输的回传链路资源、用于内容重置带来的特定链路的传输带宽占用最少、内容命中率最大、基于内容信息的缓存和传输代价等优化目标,对内容缓存进行优化控制。微基站级控制器和微云簇头级控制器均去激活其控制信息生成子模块,因此,只能从宏基站级控制器的第一分发子模块160获得协同内容缓存控制的分发结果,并根据本分发结果完成相关的协同内容缓存控制。通常,实时分发基于用户的内容信息服务请求对应的控制信息,对基于网络优化为中心的缓存优化控制结果,各个控制器可以控制其缓存节点,选择在网络流量非高峰期时主动缓存相应的内容信息,完成协同内容缓存的优化控制。
可选地,参见图2,在第一类控制模式包括:集中式控制模式时,第二控制器200包括:第二网络状态统计子模块210、第二缓存状态统计子模块220、第二服务代理子模块230、第二内容信息分析子模块240、第二控制信息生成子模块250,以及第二分发子模块260。 其中,
第二网络状态统计子模块210,用于在当前的控制模式为集中式控制模式时,采集多个第三控制器300所属网络当前的网络状态信息和多个第三控制器300上报的多个第四控制器400所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第二网络状态信息。
例如,可以统计各通信链路的负载流量,将上述统计信息反馈给处于核心网的第一控制器100,选择其中的部分链路负载进行优化,作为核心网络处的协同内容缓存控制器完成协同内容缓存优化控制的依据。
第二缓存状态统计子模块220,用于在当前的控制模式为集中式控制模式时,采集多个第三控制器300所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息和多个第三控制器300上报的多个第四控制器400所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第二缓存状态信息。
例如,可以统计第三控制器300和第三控制器300上报的第四控制器400的缓存中内容信息流量、缓存带来的能耗,分析内容信息的流行度变化、统计和分析用户的业务需求变化,将上述统计分析结果信息反馈给核心网的第一控制器100,作为核心网络处的协同内容缓存控制器完成基于能耗的协同内容缓存优化控制的依据。
第二服务代理子模块230,用于在当前的控制模式为集中式控制模式时,接收用户请求,并在第二网络状态信息和第二缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据用户请求和第一控制信息生成第二请求,其中,第二请求包括但不限于:内容信息标识。
第二内容信息分析子模块240,用于根据第二请求中的内容信息标识获取与内容信息标识对应的内容信息所存储的存储缓存,并获取存储缓存对应的控制器标识,并基于存储缓存的历史缓存数据,以及发送用户请求的终端的历史地理位置信息,生成终端的预测位置信息。
可选地,由于系统实现的开销和能耗问题,第二内容信息分析子模块240在第二控制器中200是可选的。
第二控制信息生成子模块250,用于根据第二请求中的内容信息标识和预设配置表生成与当前的第二网络状态信息和第二缓存状态信息对应的第二控制信息,其中,第二控制信息用于对控制器标识所标记的同级的多个第二控制器200和/或下级的多个第三控制器300的内容缓存进行控制。
第二分发子模块260,用于将第二控制信息分发至终端的预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记的同级的多个第二控制器200和/或下级的多个第三控制器300中,以使所标记的控制器根据第二控制信息和缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
在本发明的实施例中,第一类控制模式还包括:混合式控制模式。
作为一种示例,参见图10,图10为本发明实施例中基于混合式控制模式的各级协同内容缓存控制器的功能模块组成示意图。
可选地,在控制模式为混合式控制模式时,各级控制器均可以接收来自用户的内容信息服务请求,并产生基于网络优化的缓存控制服务请求,各控制器基于与移动无线接入网络缓存节点拓扑结构相同的拓扑结构进行协同优化控制,具体来说,簇头控制器处于控制器的最高层,其下所属的控制器处于其拓扑分层的下层,以簇头控制器为核心完成特定优化目标的协同内容缓存控制。各级控制器均包含控制信息生成子模块,可以根据不同的优化目标完成各控制器之间的协同控制和缓存管理。每一级控制器周期性地给上一级控制器上报本控制器所属网络状态信息和缓存状态信息,以供上一级控制器优化网络和协同内容缓存控制。每一种预设控制器可以支持水平协同控制方式、垂直协同控制方式,以及水平和垂直协同控制方式。
在垂直协同方式下,例如,宏基站级控制器对微基站级控制器进行控制,可以完成基于宏基站所属控制的各个微基站的内容信息缓存优化控制,优化目标可以是控制器之间的负载均衡、控制器控制的缓存流量均衡、回传链路流量均衡等。
在水平协同方式下,仅支持同级协同内容缓存控制器之间的协同,实现以用户为中心和/或以网络优化为中心的协同内容缓存控制,可以通过以接收用户的内容信息服务请求的控制器为簇头控制器,针对同时覆盖该用户的几个同级基站之间进行协同,完成内容信息优化控制,例如,当用户向一个微基站级控制器发出内容信息服务请求时,接收该用户的内容信息服务请求的控制器可以触发以自身为簇头控制器的协同内容缓存优化控制,使得该用户可以通过其同时接入的几个微基站或者可以接入的某个微基站,直接或者间接地获取到请求的内容信息,能够有效地降低用户获取内容信息的接入时延,提高用户的内容信息服务质量体验。
在基于水平和垂直协同的控制方式下,可以实现某控制器同时基于其下级和同级控制器之间进行的协同内容缓存控制,完成以用户为中心和/或以网络优化为中心的协同内容缓存控制,例如,可以以接收用户的内容信息服务请求的控制器为簇头控制器,针对同时覆盖该用户的同级基站及其下一级控制器进行协同内容信息优化控制,使得用户可以通过簇头控制器、与簇头控制器同级的控制器或者其下一级控制器之间的协同,直接或者间接地获取到所请求的内容信息。
在本发明的实施例中,在控制模式为混合式控制模式时,第二控制信息生成子模块250还用于:接收第一控制器100分发的第一控制信息,并接收同级的多个第二控制器200分发的第二控制信息。
在本发明的实施例中,第一类控制模式还包括:全分布式控制模式。
作为一种示例,参见图11,图11为本发明实施例中基于全分布式控制模式的各级协同内容缓存控制器的功能模块组成示意图。
可选地,在控制模式为全分布式控制模式时,每个控制器均可以接收来自用户的内容信息服务请求,生成网络优化缓存控制服务请求。例如,第二控制器200、第三控制器300,以及第四控制器400之间没有基于控制器之间的协同内容缓存控制,各级控制器根据用户内容信息服务请求或者网络优化缓存控制服务请求,基于本控制器控制的所属资源的网络状态信息和缓存状态信息,独立地对请求进行优化控制。
在本发明的实施例中,在控制模式为全分布式控制模式时,第二网络状态统计子模块210,用于在当前的控制模式为全分布式控制模式时,采集第二控制器200所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第二网络状态信息。
第二缓存状态统计子模块220,用于在当前的控制模式为全分布式控制模式时,采集第二控制器200所属缓存的缓存状态信息作为第二缓存状态信息。
第二服务代理子模块230,用于接收用户请求,并在第二网络状态信息和第二缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据用户请求生成用于对第二控制器200所属网络和/或所属缓存中的第二控制器200内容缓存进行控制的第三请求。
在本发明的实施例中,该协同内容缓存控制系统包括:多个第三控制器300,第三控制器300用于在接收第二控制器200分发的第二控制信息时,根据第二控制信息中的控制器标识和缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第三控制器300和/或下级的多个第四控制器400的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息,以及将第三控制信息分发至对应的第三控制器300和/或第四控制器400。
可选地,当第三控制器300为微基站级控制器时,第三控制器300主要完成基于该微基站视角的协同内容缓存优化控制。第三控制器300在接收第二控制器200分发的第二控制信息时,根据第二控制信息生成对同级的多个第三控制器300和/或下级的多个第四控制器400的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息,以及将第三控制信息分发至对应的第三控制器300和/或第四控制器400。
可选地,参见图2,第三控制器300包括:第三网络状态统计子模块310、第三缓存状态统计子模块320、第三服务代理子模块330、第三控制信息生成子模块340、第三分发子模块350。其中,
第三网络状态统计子模块310,用于根据当前的控制模式采集多个第四控制器400和/ 或同级的多个第三控制器300所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第三网络状态信息,并将第三网络状态信息上报至第二控制器200。
第三缓存状态统计子模块320,用于根据当前的控制模式采集多个第四控制器400和/或同级的多个第三控制器300所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第三缓存状态信息,并将第三缓存状态信息上报至第二控制器200。
第三服务代理子模块330,用于接收用户请求,并在第三网络状态信息和第三缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,生成第四请求,其中,第四请求包括用户请求和/或用于对同级的多个第三控制器300和/或下级的多个第四控制器400的内容缓存进行控制的请求。
第三控制信息生成子模块340,用于根据当前的控制模式接收或者不接收第二控制器200分发的第二控制信息,并根据第三网络状态信息和第三缓存状态信息生成用于对同级的多个第三控制器300和/或下级的多个第四控制器400的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息。
第三分发子模块350,用于将第三控制信息分发至同级的多个第三控制器300和/或下级的多个第四控制器400中,以使所标记的控制器根据第三控制信息和缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
作为一种示例,参见图7,当协同内容缓存控制器为微基站级控制器时,微基站级控制器与上一级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块完成本微基站级控制器与宏基站级控制器之间的控制信息交互;与下一级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块主要完成本微基站级控制器与微云簇头级控制器之间的控制信息交互;同级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块完成本微基站级控制器与其他微基站级控制器之间的控制信息交互;所属资源控制接口子模块完成本微基站级控制器与其所控制的网络资源和内容缓存资源的控制信息交互;基于软件定义的控制器控制子模块用于完成控制本微基站级控制器和基于虚拟控制器簇的控制器之间的控制器控制功能。
值得注意的是,由于微基站部署通常用于热点地区覆盖,而热点地区的流量负载可能因为用户终端的移动性而发生变化,因此,可以基于控制器对微蜂窝小区实施动态优化策略,例如,在用户终端较少时,关闭其内容缓存控制器功能、去激活微基站级控制器的部分功能子模块等,以便最大限度地优化移动无线接入网络资源的利用,降低移动无线接入网络的能耗。因此,基于微基站级控制器的第三控制信息生成子模块340可以具有可激活和去激活两种状态,当系统处于不同的控制模式时,第三控制信息生成子模块340的配置状态可能不同。当第三控制信息生成子模块340处于激活状态时,微基站级控制器拥有第三控制信息生成子模块340的功能,否则,第三控制信息生成子模块340的功能可以由其上一级的宏基站级控 制器完成。
例如,当微基站级控制器的第三控制信息生成子模块340处于激活状态时,基于微基站级控制器的第三分发子模块350接收来自第三控制信息生成子模块340生成的第三控制信息,并将第三控制信息分发给相关的微云簇头级控制器和终端级控制器以及所属网络和缓存资源;当微基站级控制器的第三控制信息生成子模块340处于去激活状态时,微基站级控制器不再完成其第三控制信息生成子模块340的功能,而是只接收来自宏基站级控制器分发的第二控制信息,并根据第二控制信息生成对同级的多个微基站级控制器和/或下级的多个微云簇头级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息,以及将第三控制信息分发至对应的微基站级控制器和/或微云簇头级控制器以及所属网络和缓存资源。
作为一个实例,可以基于第二控制器200优化第三控制器300的个数,例如,参见图12,图12为本发明实施例中基于宏基站级控制器优化微基站级控制器个数的工作流程示意图,其中,网络资源状态信息评价指标可以是特定链路的带宽、宏小区的吞吐量、基于宏小区的系统总能耗、用于缓存的网络负载流量、本宏基站级控制器覆盖区域的用户流量等,内容缓存资源状态信息评价指标可以是终端用于缓存带来的能耗、基于内容信息的缓存和传输代价、用户的内容服务流量等。控制器个数优化算法可以选择微基站的能耗、微基站之间的负载均衡、内容信息的命中率、接入延时等评价指标作为优化目标进行微基站级控制器个数的优化。
在本发明的实施例中,该协同内容缓存控制系统包括:多个第四控制器400,用于在接收到第三控制信息时,根据第三控制信息中的控制器标识、缓存控制方式和所控制的内容信息标识生成对同级的多个第四控制器400和/或下级的多个终端级控制器500的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息,以及将第四控制信息分发至对应的第四控制器400和/或终端级控制器500。
可选地,当第四控制器为微云簇头级控制器时,第四控制器400主要完成基于微云簇头级视角的协同内容缓存优化控制。第四控制器400在接收到第三控制信息时,根据第三控制信息生成对同级的多个第四控制器400和/或下级的多个终端级控制器500的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息,以及将第四控制信息分发至对应的第四控制器400和/或终端级控制器500以及所属网络和缓存资源。
一些实施例中,参见图2,第四控制器400包括:第四网络状态统计子模块410、第四缓存状态统计子模块420、第四服务代理子模块430、第四控制信息生成子模块440,以及第四分发子模块450。
第四网络状态统计子模块410,用于根据当前的控制模式采集同级的多个第四控制器400所属网络当前的网络状态信息和/或下级的多个终端级控制器500所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第四网络状态信息,并将第四网络状态信息上报至第三控制器300。
第四缓存状态统计子模块420,用于根据当前的控制模式采集同级的多个第四控制器400的缓存状态信息和/或下级的多个终端级控制器500所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第四缓存状态信息,并将第四缓存状态信息上报至第三控制器300。
第四服务代理子模块430,用于根据当前的控制模式接收或者不接收用户请求,并在第四网络状态信息和第四缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,生成第五请求,其中,第五请求包括用户请求和/或用于对同级的多个第四控制器400和/或多个终端级控制器500的内容缓存进行优化控制的请求。
第四控制信息生成子模块440,用于根据当前的控制模式接收或者不接收第三控制器300分发的第三控制信息,并根据第四网络状态信息和第四缓存状态信息生成用于对同级的多个第四控制器400和/或多个终端级控制器500的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息。
第四分发子模块450,用于将第四控制信息分发至控制器标识所标记的控制器中,以使所标记的控制器对内容缓存进行控制。
作为一种示例,参见图7,当协同内容缓存控制器为微云簇头级控制器时,微云簇头级控制器与上一级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块完成本微云簇头级控制器与微基站级控制器之间的控制信息交互;与下一级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块主要完成本微云簇头级控制器与终端级控制器之间的控制信息交互;同级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块完成与本微云簇头级控制器与其他微云簇头级控制器之间的控制信息交互;所属资源控制接口子模块完成本微云簇头级控制器与其所控制的网络资源和内容缓存资源的控制信息交互;基于软件定义的控制器控制子模块用于完成控制本微云簇头级控制器和基于虚拟控制器簇的其他控制器之间的控制器控制功能。
值得注意的是,由于微云组网的动态性,即微云簇头本身的可变性及其微云成员可能随时会退出/加入到微云中来,因此,特殊地,单个用户终端作为微云的成员,也可以看成是一个微云簇头。另外,由于微云簇头的能耗限制,可以对微云簇头级控制器的功能实施动态优化策略,例如,在用户不使用内容信息缓存功能时,关闭其内容缓存控制器功能、去激活内容缓存控制器的部分功能子模块等,以便最大限度地延长其续航时间。因此,基于微云簇头级控制器中与内容缓存控制相关的第四缓存状态统计子模块420、第四服务代理子模块430、第四控制信息生成子模块440和第四分发子模块450均可以具有可激活和去激活两种 状态。例如,当微云簇头级控制器的第四控制信息生成子模块440处于激活状态时,第四控制信息生成子模块440可以生成第四控制信息,并将第四控制信息通过第四分发子模块450发送给相关的终端级控制器500;当第四控制信息生成子模块440处于去激活状态时,本微云簇头级控制器不再完成其第四控制信息生成子模块440,只接收来自其上一级的微基站级控制器分发的第三控制信息,并将第三控制信息分发至控制器标识(例如,控制器ID)所标记的控制器中,以使所标记的控制器对内容缓存进行控制。
作为一个优化控制实例,同样也可以基于微基站级控制器优化微云簇头级控制器的个数,基于微云级的网络资源状态信息评价指标可以是微云中特定链路的带宽、微云的总吞吐量、微云的总能耗、微云中用于缓存的网络负载流量、微基站级控制器所覆盖区域的用户数目等,内容缓存资源状态信息评价指标可以是微云中终端用于缓存的能耗、基于内容信息的缓存和传输代价等。控制器个数优化算法可以将微云用户流量、微云的总能耗、微云之间的负载均衡等指标作为优化目标进行微云簇头级控制器个数的优化。
在本发明的实施例中,该协同内容缓存控制系统包括:多个终端级控制器500,终端级控制器500用于根据第四控制信息获取所控制的内容信息标识对应的内容信息,并将内容信息存储在与终端级控制器500对应的终端缓存中,并根据第四控制信息中的缓存控制方式对终端级控制器500对应的终端的内容缓存进行控制。
可选地,为了支持系统的协同内容缓存控制功能,用户终端中也需要设置与协同内容缓存控制相关的功能模块,因此,可以在用户终端中形成终端级协同内容缓存控制器。
作为一种示例,参见图13,图13为本发明实施例中终端级协同内容缓存控制器的功能结构示意图,终端级协同内容缓存控制器包括的功能子模块有:服务代理子模块、网络状态统计子模块、缓存状态统计子模块、内容信息分析子模块、控制信息生成子模块、分发子模块、节点管理子模块、终端控制模式选择子模块、与上一级协同内容缓存控制器接口子模块、本节点所属资源控制接口子模块、本节点与其他终端的接口子模块,以及终端控制器控制子模块。其中,
1)服务代理子模块:用于根据收到的控制信息生成子模块的控制信息,向其所属的协同内容缓存控制器发出用户内容信息服务请求;
2)网络状态统计子模块:用于周期性地采集本节点的网络状态信息,并对网络状态信息进行分析,同时将该网络状态信息周期性地上报其所属的上一级协同内容缓存控制器和本节点的控制信息生成子模块,其中,网络状态信息主要包括本节点与移动无线接入网络以及与其他终端之间的通信资源状态、本节点的功耗等信息;
3)缓存状态统计子模块:用于周期性地采集本节点的缓存状态信息,并对该缓存状态信息进行分析,同时将缓存状态该信息周期性地上报其所属的上一级协同内容缓存控制器和本节点的控制信息生成子模块,其中,缓存状态信息主要包括本节点所属内容缓存单元的资源状态信息及其缓存的内容状态信息;
4)内容信息分析子模块:用于存储、分析和上报用户提出内容信息服务请求时的相关场景信息,将信息上报至其所属的上一级协同内容缓存控制器,作为上一级协同内容缓存控制器完成协同内容缓存优化控制的依据;用户内容信息服务的信息主要包括用户的移动性信息和移动性行为模式信息、地理位置信息和用户的内容信息偏好等信息;
5)控制信息生成子模块:本节点的内容信息服务应用程序向终端级控制器发出内容信息服务请求时,控制信息生成子模块则基于网络状态统计子模块的网络状态信息及其分析结果、缓存状态统计子模块的缓存状态信息及其分析结果,先针对该内容信息在本节点所属的内容缓存资源中进行查找,如果能够找到对应的内容信息,则向内容信息服务应用程序发送对应的内容信息,如果找不到对应的内容信息,则发送控制信息通知服务代理子模块生成用户内容信息服务请求,服务代理子模块通过与上一级内容协同缓存控制器的接口,将该请求发送给本终端所属的上一级协同内容缓存控制器;
6)分发子模块:接收来自上一级协同内容缓存控制器的分发子模块的分发信息,并根据本分发信息完成本终端内容缓存及其与其他终端之间的内容信息优化重置;
7)节点管理子模块:当本终端设置支持自组织组网的工作模式时,节点管理子模块用于完成本终端节点与其它终端节点之间的组网相关控制;
8)终端控制模式选择子模块:完成本用户终端是否支持自组织组网功能的设置选择;
9)与上一级协同内容缓存控制器的接口子模块:用于完成本终端级协同内容缓存控制器与其所归属的上一级协同内容缓存控制器之间的内容缓存控制信息交互;
10)本节点所属资源控制接口子模块:用于完成本终端级协同内容缓存控制器与其所属网络、内容缓存资源管理子模块之间的控制信息交互;
11)本节点与其它终端的接口子模块:当本终端设置支持自组织组网的工作模式时,本节点与其它终端的接口子模块用于完成本终端节点与其它终端节点之间的信息交互;
12)终端控制器控制子模块:当节点同时驻留微云簇头级控制器和终端级控制器时,终端控制器控制子模块完成本节点的控制器模式控制,即节点选择支持微云级控制器或者终端级控制器功能;
13)用户终端所属的网络资源和协同内容缓存资源包括四个功能单元,其主要功能包括:
13-1)本节点与网络相关资源管理:是指本节点所控制的网络资源的管理功能;
13-2)本节点的网络相关资源:主要是指本节点与移动无线接入网络的通信链路资源以及当本节点支持自组织组网时,与其它终端节点之间的通信链路资源;
13-3)本节点的内容缓存资源管理:是指本节点所控制的内容缓存资源管理,包括本节点所属的内容缓存单元的内容信息缓存能力、内容缓存资源使用率、内容缓存资源中的内容信息以及基于内容信息的缓存优化管理机制,例如包括本内容缓存单元的内容信息插入和移除机制;
13-4)本节点的内容缓存资源:是指本节点所控制的内容缓存单元的内容缓存资源。
值得注意的是,对终端级协同内容缓存控制器来说,续航能力一般的用户终端可以选择支持上述功能子模块,也可以针对上述功能子模块之间进行简化,即只支持其中的一些功能子模块的功能,以便适应部分终端功能简单、低功耗的局限性;对续航能力比较强的用户终端,则可以选择同时支持微云簇头级控制器和终端级控制器的功能,则本用户终端既可以成为微云簇头节点,也可以成为一般的用户终端。
需要说明的是,在基于分级的协同内容缓存控制系统中,宏基站级、微基站级和微云簇头级控制器分别控制其所属的缓存资源的内容信息插入和信息移除,由于微基站的设置与否与其所覆盖热点区域的用户流量有关,微云的成员由于其移动性也形成动态微云的组网,因此微基站级和微云簇头级控制器对协同内容缓存控制功能的支持也应该与其所控制区域的用户流量及其组网情况相关,即当某个微云中的用户数较少时,微云所属的微基站控制器可以去除微云簇头级控制器及其组成的微云;同理,当微基站级控制器所属的用户及其内容服务较少时,宏基站级控制器可以选择去激活本微基站级控制器及其缓存资源。因此,上一级控制器可以根据各所属控制器上报的网络状态和缓存状态信息统计分析结果,自适应地对其所属控制器是否激活进行优化,同时也可以优化该控制器所控制的内容缓存资源。
在本发明的实施例中,该协同内容缓存控制系统包括:虚拟控制器簇生成模块600,用于基于至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合,并控制协同内容缓存控制系统在不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中切换,协同内容缓存控制系统根据第一请求对不同虚拟控制器簇组合内的控制器的内容缓存进行控制,其中,不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中所包含的预设控制器不同。
在本发明的实施例中,虚拟控制器簇生成模块600还用于:在控制模式为第二类控制模式时,基于至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合。
在本发明的实施例中,虚拟控制器簇生成模块600包括:
获取子模块610,用于获取接收到第一请求的控制器标识对应的控制器。
判断子模块620,用于判断对应的控制器的内容缓存中是否存在与第一请求中内容信息标识对应的内容信息。
确定子模块630,用于在不存在与第一请求中内容信息标识对应的内容信息时,将对应的控制器确定为目标控制器。
配置子模块640,用于将目标控制器配置为虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器,以及选择与目标控制器相邻的控制器配置为虚拟控制器簇的成员控制器。
在本发明的实施例中,虚拟控制器簇的簇头控制器例如可以为宏基站级控制器,或者,也可以为微基站级控制器,对此不作限制。
可选地,当控制器拓扑结构和移动无线接入网络缓存节点拓扑结构不同时,该协同内容缓存控制系统可以支持一种虚拟的协同内容缓存控制器架构,即当该协同内容缓存控制系统以支持基于某一优化目标为目的时,可以临时形成以某一个协同内容缓存控制器为簇头控制器,以该簇头控制器与其他与之进行协同内容缓存控制的控制器为成员控制器的一个虚拟控制器簇。
可选地,基于某一优化目标生成的虚拟控制器簇的控制模式属于一种临时的、扁平化的控制模式,具体来说,首先获取接收到第一请求的控制器标识对应的控制器(例如,控制器ID),在控制器所属的内容缓存中不存在与第一请求中内容信息标识对应的内容信息时,将该控制器确定为目标控制器,而后将目标控制器配置为虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器,根据特定的成员控制器配置规则,选择与虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器有关联的全部或者部分控制器为虚拟控制器簇的成员控制器,形成一个临时的控制器簇。因此,虚拟控制器簇可以按照基于集中式控制模式工作,即虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器完成控制信息生成功能,虚拟控制器簇的成员控制器仅完成网络状态统计、缓存状态统计,以及控制信息分发的功能。
具体地,虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器获取与其相邻的各个控制器ID,而后虚拟簇头控制器向其上级、同级、下级控制器发送虚拟控制器簇关联信息,其中,关联信息中含有本次虚拟控制器簇的ID号,虚拟簇头控制器接收来自相邻的控制器的虚拟控制器关联信息应答消息,向发送应答消息的相邻的控制器发送虚拟控制器簇邀请消息,虚拟簇头控制器根据接收到的虚拟控制器簇邀请应答消息形成虚拟控制器簇。虚拟簇头控制器对虚拟控制器簇的网络状态和缓存状态进行更新,更新的控制状态信息包含但不限于虚拟簇头控制器和成员控制器之间的实时控制关系拓扑图,包括基于物理网络拓扑的分层控制器控制拓扑图以及目 前在虚拟簇头控制器上存在的虚拟控制器簇的控制拓扑图;此外,更新的控制状态信息还包括对应于一个虚拟控制器簇相关的各个控制器对其所控制资源的使能信息和允许的操作信息,即记录了对本虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器来说,该控制器具体对哪个虚拟控制器簇(簇ID)开放了哪些资源,对应于本虚拟控制器簇能够完成哪些控制功能。
值得注意的是,当虚拟控制器簇完成其优化控制过程后,由于本虚拟控制器簇将解散,因此,对应的该虚拟控制器簇的控制拓扑图及其相关控制状态信息也将被删除。
在完成上述状态信息的更新后,根据更新后的状态信息构建基于本次虚拟控制器的优化控制的优化目标及其约束条件,虚拟簇头控制器生成基于该优化目标的控制信息,而后,虚拟簇头控制器将控制信息分发至本次虚拟控制器簇的成员控制器,成员控制器根据分发结果完成对其所属缓存资源和内容信息的重置。
具体地,虚拟簇头控制器收集虚拟控制器簇所控制的网络和内容缓存资源状态信息,将第一请求转化为一个优化内容缓存问题,并基于虚拟簇头控制器的控制信息生成子模块给出该问题的优化结果,通过分发子模块将本优化结果分发至本次虚拟控制器簇所控制的成员控制器,如果第一请求是用户内容信息服务请求,则通知用户获取该内容信息的方式,用户根据内容获取信息,获取其所请求的内容信息;如果第一请求是网络优化内容缓存控制服务请求,则各个成员控制器根据分发结果对缓存资源和内容信息进行重置。
通过在控制模式为第二类控制模式时,生成虚拟控制器簇,能够完成基于某个控制器为视角的协同内容缓存优化控制,提升协同内容缓存控制方法的灵活性及适用性。
可选地,参见图2,该协同内容缓存控制系统还包括:配置模块700,用于对第一控制器100、多个第二控制器200、多个第三控制器300、多个第四控制器400,以及多个终端级控制器500的控制模式进行配置,并将配置后的控制模式写入预设配置表中。
通过对控制器的模式进行提前配置,并将配置后的控制模式写入预设配置表中,能够使协同内容缓存控制系统灵活地支持基于集中式、全分布式和混合式的控制器协同控制方式,提升协同内容缓存控制方法的可扩展性和灵活性。
需要说明的是,由于服务请求可以是来自用户的内容信息服务请求,也可以是来自网络资源管理和缓存资源管理优化目标而产生的网络优化缓存控制服务请求,对于来自用户的内容信息服务请求,其处理方法为:
用户向其所在区域的控制器发送内容信息服务请求,控制器接收来自用户的内容信息服务请求,从中提取内容信息请求中所需的内容信息,并判断本控制器所控制区域的缓存中是否有该内容信息,若有,则本控制器基于其所控制的控制器及其缓存资源,收集网络和内容 缓存资源的状态信息,将用户的内容信息服务请求转化为一个优化问题,通过本控制器的控制信息生成子模块,给出优化结果,通过本控制器的分发子模块向所属控制资源分发优化结果,所属资源根据针对该内容信息,进行缓存优化重置,本控制器通知用户获取其请求的内容信息;若无,则判断是否支持内容信息服务请求的上传,若是,则本控制器将无法满足的该内容信息服务请求上传至其上一级控制器,由上一级控制器开始其对本内容信息服务请求的处理过程;若否,则本控制器通过与其他控制器的信息交互,获得拥有该内容信息的控制器及其缓存信息,然后,本控制器基于其所控制的控制器及其缓存资源,收集网络和内容缓存资源的状态信息,进行基于该内容信息的协同内容缓存优化控制过程。
根据控制器的控制模式以及控制器的功能子模块使能配置,可以支持以下三种对用户内容信息服务请求的服务模式:
(1)全集中式服务模式
在集中式服务模式下,基于用户的内容信息服务请求在处于核心网中的全局控制器或者宏基站级控制器处进行集中式受理,例如,将用户的内容信息服务请求发送到全局控制器,全局控制器根据本内容信息服务请求、该用户是否支持自组织微云协同内容缓存控制模式、用户的状态,以及本全局控制器与其下属控制器的控制工作方式,通过用户与其所属的微云、微蜂窝小区或者宏小区的协同内容缓存控制器进行协同控制,完成对该用户内容信息服务请求的内容信息的缓存优化控制,并通知用户获取内容信息。
本模式从网络和应用的控制角度出发,易于完成基于全局控制的内容信息服务请求和内容缓存优化控制,内容信息的业务覆盖范围广,但是,会造成较大的用户接入时延,影响用户的服务质量体验。
(2)全分布式服务模式
在本模式下,用户的内容信息服务请求最初先发送到离自己最近的协同内容缓存控制器上,即如果用户支持基于微云自组织协同模式,则先发到微云簇头级控制器,反之,则先发送请求至微基站级控制器,由本协同内容缓存控制器根据该内容信息服务请求,查找对应的内容信息,完成对该用户内容信息服务请求的内容信息的获取控制。当基于微云簇头级或者微基站级控制器在其所控制的缓存区域内无法找到对应的内容信息时,则本控制器可以根据自身是否支持服务请求的上传,选择是否将该内容信息服务请求上传至其上一级的协同内容缓存控制器进行处理。
本模式将内容信息服务请求边缘化处理,充分利用内容信息的边缘缓存资源,因此,本模式具有较小的用户接入延时,但是,同时会导致边缘缓存内存储大量重复的内容信息,当 用户内容信息服务请求的内容信息集中于重复的内容信息时,用户内容信息服务请求具有较大的内容命中率;当用户内容信息服务请求的内容信息比较分散而数量巨大时,由于边缘的缓存空间有限,不可能存储所有的信息,因此可能会导致用户内容信息服务请求的内容命中率下降。
(3)基于虚拟控制器簇的协同服务模式
在本模式下,用户的内容信息服务请求可以发送到宏基站级、微基站级或者微云簇头级控制器上,由本控制器处理该内容信息服务请求,当本控制器所控制缓存中存在所请求的内容信息时,给出基于该内容信息的协同缓存优化结果,并控制用户完成对该内容信息的获取;当该内容信息不在本控制器所控制区域的缓存中时,则该控制器发起以本控制器为簇头控制器的基于虚拟控制器簇的协同内容缓存控制,实现该用户内容信息服务请求对应的优化目标的内容缓存优化控制。
对于来自网络优化的内容缓存控制服务请求,其处理方法为:
由于各级协同内容缓存控制器具有网络状态统计子模块和缓存状态统计子模块,并由此可以生成针对当前网络和缓存状态的场景数据,服务代理子模块根据本场景数据可以判决是否产生网络优化的缓存控制服务请求,即以网络资源管理和缓存资源管理为优化目标,执行协同内容缓存优化控制。如果本控制器的服务代理子模块发出基于网络优化的内容缓存控制服务请求,则本控制器负责执行相关的优化过程,即全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器、微云簇头级控制器都可以发出基于本控制器所控制区域的网络优化为中心的内容缓存控制服务请求,并完成基于该控制器为核心的内容缓存优化控制。
在本发明的实施例中,还提供协同内容缓存优化控制方法,例如,基于内容信息流行度的主动信息内容缓存重置方法、基于内容信息服务请求挖掘结果的主动内容信息缓存重置方法,以及基于用户移动性的协同内容缓存控制方法。
基于内容信息流行度的主动信息内容缓存重置方法:定义某内容信息的流行度为与用户请求该内容信息次数成正比的一个参数。协同内容缓存控制器周期性地收集本控制器控制区域内的用户内容信息服务请求中对应的内容信息,在指定的时间窗内,针对这些信息进行统计和分析,基于内容信息的流行度对当前用户内容信息服务请求的内容信息进行排序,从排序结果中取出前N个内容信息,再基于本控制器的控制模式以及进行网络优化缓存控制时的不同评价指标,例如吞吐量、前传/回传的链路带宽、系统的总能耗、基于内容信息的缓存和传输代价等,对以本控制器为中心的虚拟控制器簇及其网络和缓存资源进行优化,给出基于本控制器的主动推送内容信息优化时刻以及需要分发推送的各个控制器ID及其对应的 缓存和推送的具体内容信息,并在指定的优化时段(例如,网络的非高峰流量时段),对指定控制器的缓存进行内容信息的主动重置。
基于内容信息服务请求挖掘结果的主动内容信息缓存重置方法:在设定的时间窗内,针对用户对内容信息的服务请求以及用户的特征,例如年龄、文化程度、性别、偏好等进行数据分析,给出适合指定控制器所在区域和指定用户特征的内容信息排序,基于本内容信息和本区域的网络优化目标进行联合优化,给出内容缓存优化结果,并针对该优化结果进行内容信息的主动缓存重置。
基于用户移动性的协同内容缓存控制方法:以用户为中心,基于用户的移动性历史信息预测该用户未来经过的控制器及其所属区域,对用户内容信息服务请求的内容信息进行预先缓存,这样,可以减少用户由于移动带来的内容信息下载失败,更好地满足用户在移动期间的内容信息获取服务体验。
本实施例中,通过第一控制器在接收到第一请求时,根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和控制模式生成与状态信息对应的控制信息,并将控制信息逐级分发至第二控制器、第三控制器、第四控制器,以及终端级控制器,能够完成基于全局优化视角的内容缓存优化控制,灵活地支持基于用户为中心和/或基于网络优化为中心的不同协同内容缓存优化目标,提升该协同内容缓存控制方法的可扩展性和灵活性。
图14为本发明一实施例提出的协同内容缓存控制方法的流程示意图。
参见图14,该协同内容缓存控制方法包括:
S141:在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和控制模式生成与当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器。
其中,第一控制信息中包括但不限于:控制器标识、缓存控制方式以及所控制的内容信息标识。
在本发明的实施例中,第一控制器、第二控制器、第三控制器、第四控制器的类型可以分别为全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器,以及微云簇头级控制器中的任一种。
在本发明的实施例中,控制模式包括:第一类控制模式和第二类控制模式,其中,第一类控制模式为控制器拓扑结构和移动无线接入网络缓存节点拓扑结构相同的控制模式,第二类控制模式为控制器拓扑结构和移动无线接入网络缓存节点拓扑结构不同的控制模式。
在本发明的实施例中,可以采集多个第二控制器,和/或多个第三控制器,和/或多个第 四级控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第一网络状态信息;采集多个第二控制器,和/或多个第三控制器,和/或多个第四控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第一缓存状态信息;接收用户请求,并根据用户请求触发判断第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息是否满足预设条件,在满足预设条件时,生成第一请求,其中,第一请求中包括:与用户请求对应的内容信息标识;根据第一请求中的内容信息标识获取与内容信息标识对应的内容信息所存储的存储缓存,并获取存储缓存对应的控制器标识,并基于存储缓存的历史缓存数据,以及发送用户请求的终端的历史地理位置信息,生成预测位置信息;根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和预设配置表生成与当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,其中,第一控制信息用于对存储缓存对应的控制器标识和/或预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记控制器的内容缓存进行控制;将第一控制信息分发至存储缓存对应的控制器标识和/或预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记控制器中,以使所标记的控制器根据第一控制信息和缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
一些实施例中,参见图15,在步骤S141之前还包括:
S151:对第一控制器、多个第二级控制器、多个第三控制器、多个第四控制器,以及多个终端级控制器的控制模式进行配置,并将配置后的控制模式写入预设配置表中。
本步骤中,通过对控制器的模式进行提前配置,并将配置后的控制模式写入预设配置表中,能够使协同内容缓存控制系统灵活地支持基于集中式、全分布式和混合式的控制器协同控制方式,提升协同内容缓存控制方法的可扩展性和灵活性。
S142:接收第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并根据第一控制信息中的控制器标识和缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第二控制信息,以及将第二控制信息分发至对应的第二控制器和/或第三控制器。
在本发明的实施例中,第一类控制模式包括:集中式控制模式,在控制模式为集中式控制模式时,可以采集多个第三控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息和多个第三控制器上报的多个第四控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第二网络状态信息;采集多个第三控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息和多个第三控制器上报的多个第四控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第二缓存状态信息;接收用户请求,并在第二网络状态信息和第二缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据用户请求和第一控制信息生成第二请求,其中,第二请求包括但不限于内容信息的标识;根据第二请求中的内容信息标识获取与内容信息标识对应的内容信息所存储的存储缓存,并获取存储缓存对应的控制器标识,并基于存储缓存的历史缓存数据,以及发送用户请求的终端的历史地理位置信息,生成终端的预测位置信息;根据第二请求中 的内容信息标识和预设配置表生成与当前的第二网络状态信息和第二缓存状态信息对应的第二控制信息,其中,第二控制信息用于对控制器标识所标记的同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制;将第二控制信息分发至终端的预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记的同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器中,以使所标记的控制器根据第二控制信息和缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
在本发明的实施例中,第一类控制模式还包括:混合式控制模式,在控制模式为混合式控制模式时,可以采集多个第三控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息和多个第三控制器上报的多个第四控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第二网络状态信息;采集多个第三控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息和多个第三控制器上报的多个第四控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第二缓存状态信息;接收用户请求,并在第二网络状态信息和第二缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据用户请求和第一控制信息生成第二请求,其中,第二请求包括但不限于:内容信息的标识;第二请求中的内容信息标识获取与内容信息标识对应的内容信息所存储的存储缓存,并获取存储缓存对应的控制器标识,并基于存储缓存的历史缓存数据,以及发送用户请求的终端的历史地理位置信息,生成终端的预测位置信息;接收第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并接收同级的多个第二控制器分发的第二控制信息,其中,第二控制信息用于对控制器标识所标记的同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制;将第二控制信息分发至终端的预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记的同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器中,以使所标记的控制器根据第二控制信息和缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
在本发明的实施例中,第一类控制模式还包括:全分布式控制模式,在控制模式为全分布式控制模式时,可以在当前的控制模式为全分布式控制模式时,采集本第二控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第二网络状态信息;采集本第二控制器所属缓存的缓存状态信息作为第二缓存状态信息;接收用户请求,并在第二网络状态信息和第二缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据用户请求生成用于对第二控制器所属网络和/或所属缓存中的第二控制器内容缓存进行控制的第三请求;根据第二请求中的内容信息标识获取与内容信息标识对应的内容信息所存储的存储缓存,并获取存储缓存对应的控制器标识,并基于存储缓存的历史缓存数据,以及发送用户请求的终端的历史地理位置信息,生成终端的预测位置信息;根据第二请求中的内容信息标识和预设配置表生成与当前的第二网络状态信息和第二缓存状态信息对应的第二控制信息,其中,第二控制信息用于对本第二控制器所属的内容缓存资源和网络资源进行控制;将第二控制信息分发至本第二控制器所属的缓存和网络资源。
S143:接收第二控制器分发的第二控制信息,根据第二控制信息中的控制器标识和缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息,以及将第三控制信息分发至对应的第三控制器和/或第四控制器。
在本发明的实施例中,可以根据当前的控制模式采集多个第四控制器和/或同级的多个第三控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第三网络状态信息,并将第三网络状态信息上报至第二控制器;根据当前的控制模式采集多个第四控制器和/或同级的多个第三控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第三缓存状态信息,并将第三缓存状态信息上报至第二控制器;根据接收用户请求,并在第三网络状态信息和第三缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据用户请求生成第四请求,其中,第四请求包括用户请求和/或用于对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的请求;根据当前的控制模式接收或者不接收第二控制器分发的第二控制信息,并根据第三网络状态信息和第三缓存状态信息生成用于对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息;将第三控制信息分发至同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器中,以使所标记的控制器根据第三控制信息和缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
S144:接收第三控制信息,根据第三控制信息中的控制器标识、缓存控制方式和所控制的内容信息标识生成对同级的多个第四和/或下级的多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息,以及将第四控制信息分发至对应的第四控制器和/或终端级控制器。
在本发明的实施例中,可以根据当前的控制模式采集同级的多个第四控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息和/或下级的多个终端级控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第四网络状态信息,并将第四网络状态信息上报至第三控制器;根据当前的控制模式采集同级的多个第四控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息和/或下级的多个终端级控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第四缓存状态信息,并将第四缓存状态信息上报至第三控制器;根据当前的控制模式接收或者不接收用户请求,并在第四网络状息和第四缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,生成第五请求,其中,第五请求包括用户请求和/或用于对同级的多个第四控制器和/或多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的请求;根据当前的控制模式接收或者不接收第三控制器分发的第三控制信息,并根据第四网络状态信息和第四缓存状态信息生成用于对同级的多个第四控制器和/或多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息;将第四控制信息分发至控制器标识所标记的控制器中,以使所标记的控制器对内容缓存进行控制。
S145:根据第四控制信息获取所控制的内容信息标识对应的内容信息,并将内容信息存储在与终端级控制器对应的终端缓存中,并根据第四控制信息中的缓存控制方式对终端级控 制器对应的终端的内容缓存进行控制。
S146:基于至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合,并控制协同内容缓存控制系统在不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中切换,协同内容缓存控制系统根据第一请求对不同虚拟控制器簇组合内的控制器的内容缓存进行控制,其中,不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中所包含的预设控制器不同。
在本发明的实施例中,可以在控制模式为第二类控制模式时,基于至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合。
在本发明的实施例中,可以获取接收到第一请求的控制器标识对应的控制器;判断对应的控制器的内容缓存中是否存在与第一请求中内容信息标识对应的内容信息;在不存在与第一请求中内容信息标识对应的内容信息时,将对应的控制器确定为目标控制器;将目标控制器配置为虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器,以及将与目标控制器相邻的控制器配置为虚拟控制器簇的成员控制器。
在本发明的实施例中,虚拟控制器簇的簇头控制器例如可以为宏基站级控制器,或者,可以为微基站级控制器,对此不作限制。
可选地,基于某一优化目标生成的虚拟控制器簇的控制模式属于一种临时的、扁平化的控制模式,具体来说,首先获取接收到第一请求的控制器标识对应的控制器(例如,控制器ID),在控制器的内容缓存中不存在与第一请求中内容信息标识对应的内容信息时,将该控制器确定为目标控制器,而后将目标控制器配置为虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器,根据特定的成员控制器配置规则,选择与虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器有关联的全部或者部分控制器为虚拟控制器簇的成员控制器,形成一个临时的控制器簇。因此,虚拟控制器簇可以按照基于集中式控制模式工作,即虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器完成控制信息生成功能,虚拟控制器簇的成员控制器仅完成网络状态统计、缓存状态统计,以及控制信息分发的功能。
具体地,虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器获取与其相邻的各个控制器ID,而后虚拟簇头控制器向其上级、同级、下级控制器发送虚拟控制器簇关联信息,其中,关联信息中含有本次虚拟控制器簇的ID号,虚拟簇头控制器接收来自相邻的控制器的虚拟控制器关联信息应答消息,向发送应答消息的相邻的控制器发送虚拟控制器簇邀请消息,虚拟簇头控制器根据接收到的虚拟控制器簇邀请应答消息形成虚拟控制器簇。虚拟簇头控制器对虚拟控制器簇的网络状态和缓存状态进行更新,更新的控制状态信息包含但不限于虚拟簇头控制器和成员控制器之间的实时控制关系拓扑图,包括基于物理网络拓扑的分层控制器控制拓扑图以及目前在虚拟簇头控制器上存在的虚拟控制器簇的控制拓扑图;此外,更新的控制状态信息还包 括对应于一个虚拟控制器簇相关的各个控制器对其所控制资源的使能信息和允许的操作信息,即记录了对于本虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器来说,该控制器具体对哪个虚拟控制器簇(簇ID)开放了哪些资源,对应于本虚拟控制器簇能够完成哪些控制功能。
值得注意的是,当虚拟控制器簇完成其优化控制过程后,由于本虚拟控制器簇将解散,因此,对应的该虚拟控制器簇的控制拓扑图及其相关控制状态信息也将被删除。
在完成上述状态信息的更新后,根据更新后的状态信息构建基于本次虚拟控制器的优化控制的优化目标及其约束条件,虚拟簇头控制器生成基于该优化目标的控制信息,而后,虚拟簇头控制器将控制信息分发至本次虚拟控制器簇的成员控制器,成员控制器根据分发结果完成对其所属缓存资源和内容信息的重置。
具体地,虚拟簇头控制器收集虚拟控制器簇所控制的网络和内容缓存资源状态信息,将第一请求转化为一个优化内容缓存问题,并基于虚拟簇头控制器的控制信息生成子模块给出该问题的优化结果,通过分发子模块将本优化结果分发至本次虚拟控制器簇所控制的成员控制器,同时,如果第一请求是用户内容信息服务请求,则通知用户获取该内容信息的方式,用户根据内容获取信息,获取其所请求的内容信息;如果第一请求是网络优化的内容缓存控制服务请求,则成员控制器根据分发结果完成对相关缓存资源和内容信息的重置。
通过在控制模式为第二类控制模式时,生成虚拟控制器簇,能够完成基于某个控制器为视角的协同内容缓存优化控制,提升协同内容缓存控制方法的灵活性及适用性。
需要说明的是,前述图1-图13实施例中对协同内容缓存控制系统实施例的解释说明也适用于该实施例的协同内容缓存控制方法,其实现原理类似,此处不再赘述。
本实施例中,通过第一控制器在接收到第一请求时,根据第一请求中的内容信息标识和控制模式生成与状态信息对应的控制信息,并将控制信息逐级分发至第二控制器、第三控制器、第四控制器,以及终端级控制器,能够完成基于全局优化视角的内容缓存优化控制,灵活地支持基于用户为中心和/或基于网络优化为中心的不同协同内容缓存优化目标,提升该协同内容缓存控制方法的可扩展性和灵活性。
以上所描述的装置实施例仅仅是示意性的,其中所述作为分离部件说明的单元可以是或者也可以不是物理上分开的,作为单元显示的部件可以是或者也可以不是物理单元,即可以位于一个地方,或者也可以分布到多个网络单元上。可以根据实际的需要选择其中的部分或者全部模块来实现本实施例方案的目的。本领域普通技术人员在不付出创造性的劳动的情况下,即可以理解并实施。
本发明实施例方法中的步骤可以根据实际需要进行顺序调整、合并和删减。
本发明实施例装置中的模块或单元可以根据实际需要进行合并、划分和删减。
本发明实施例的模块或模块,可以以通用集成电路(如中央处理器CPU),或以专用集成电路(ASIC)来实现。
通过以上的实施方式的描述,本领域的技术人员可以清楚地了解到各实施方式可借助软件加必需的通用硬件平台的方式来实现,当然也可以通过硬件。基于这样的理解,上述技术方案本质上或者说对现有技术做出贡献的部分可以以软件产品的形式体现出来,该计算机软件产品可以存储在计算机可读存储介质中,如ROM/RAM、磁碟、光盘等,包括若干指令用以使得一台计算机设备(可以是个人计算机,服务器,或者网络设备等)执行各个实施例或者实施例的某些部分所述的方法。
以上所述的实施方式,并不构成对该技术方案保护范围的限定。任何在上述实施方式的精神和原则之内所作的修改、等同替换和改进等,均应包含在该技术方案的保护范围之内。

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  1. 一种协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述协同内容缓存控制系统包括以下至少两种的预设控制器和虚拟控制器簇生成模块,其中,所述预设控制器为以下之一:
    第一控制器,用于在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和所述控制模式生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将所述第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,其中,所述第一控制信息中包括但不限于:控制器标识、缓存控制方式以及所控制的内容信息标识;
    多个第二控制器,用于接收所述第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并根据所述第一控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第二控制信息,以及将所述第二控制信息分发至对应的第二控制器和/或第三控制器;
    多个第三控制器,所述第三控制器用于在接收所述第二控制器分发的第二控制信息时,根据所述第二控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息,以及将所述第三控制信息分发至对应的第三控制器和/或第四控制器;
    多个第四控制器,用于在接收到所述第三控制信息时,根据所述第三控制信息中的所述控制器标识、所述缓存控制方式和所述所控制的内容信息标识生成对同级的多个第四控制器和/或下级的多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息,以及将所述第四控制信息分发至对应的第四控制器和/或终端级控制器;
    多个终端级控制器,所述终端级控制器用于根据所述第四控制信息获取所述所控制的内容信息标识对应的内容信息,并将所述内容信息存储在与所述终端级控制器对应的终端缓存中,并根据所述第四控制信息中的所述缓存控制方式对所述终端级控制器对应的终端的内容缓存进行控制;
    所述虚拟控制器簇生成模块,用于基于所述至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合,并控制所述协同内容缓存控制系统在所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中切换,所述协同内容缓存控制系统根据所述第一请求对不同虚拟控制器簇组合内的控制器的内容缓存进行控制,其中,所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中所包含的预设控制器不同;
    其中,所述第一控制器、所述第二控制器、所述第三控制器、所述第四控制器的类型可 以分别为全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器,以及微云簇头级控制器中的任一种。
  2. 如权利要求1所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述控制模式包括:第一类控制模式和第二类控制模式,其中,所述第一类控制模式为控制器拓扑结构和移动无线接入网络缓存节点拓扑结构相同的控制模式,所述第二类控制模式为控制器拓扑结构和移动无线接入网络缓存节点拓扑结构不同的控制模式。
  3. 如权利要求2所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述虚拟控制器簇生成模块还用于:
    在所述控制模式为所述第二类控制模式时,基于所述至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合。
  4. 如权利要求1所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述虚拟控制器簇生成模块包括:
    获取子模块,用于获取接收到所述第一请求的控制器标识对应的控制器;
    判断子模块,用于判断所述对应的控制器的内容缓存中是否存在与所述第一请求中内容信息标识对应的内容信息;
    确定子模块,用于在不存在与所述第一请求中内容信息标识对应的内容信息时,将所述对应的控制器确定为目标控制器;
    配置子模块,用于将所述目标控制器配置为虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器,以及将与所述目标控制器相邻的控制器配置为所述虚拟控制器簇的成员控制器。
  5. 如权利要求1所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,还包括:
    配置模块,所述配置模块用于对所述第一控制器、所述多个第二控制器、所述多个第三控制器、所述多个第四控制器,以及所述多个终端级控制器的控制模式进行配置,并将配置后的控制模式写入所述预设配置表中。
  6. 如权利要求1所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述第一控制器包括:
    第一网络状态统计子模块,用于采集所述多个第二控制器,和/或所述多个第三控制器,和/或所述多个第四控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第一网络状态信息;
    第一缓存状态统计子模块,用于采集所述多个第二控制器,和/或所述多个第三控制器,和/或所述多个第四控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第一缓存状态信息;
    第一服务代理子模块,用于接收用户请求,并根据所述用户请求触发判断所述第一网络状态信息和所述第一缓存状态信息是否满足预设条件,在满足所述预设条件时,生成所述第 一请求,其中,所述第一请求中包括:与所述用户请求对应的内容信息标识;
    第一控制信息生成子模块,用于根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和预设配置表生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,其中,所述第一控制信息用于对所述存储缓存对应的控制器标识和/或预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记控制器的内容缓存进行控制;
    第一分发子模块,用于将所述第一控制信息分发至所述存储缓存对应的控制器标识和/或所述预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记控制器中,以使所述所标记的控制器根据所述第一控制信息和所述缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
  7. 如权利要求6所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述第一控制器还包括:
    第一内容信息分析子模块,用于根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识获取与所述内容信息标识对应的内容信息所存储的存储缓存,并获取所述存储缓存对应的控制器标识,并基于所述存储缓存的历史缓存数据,以及发送所述用户请求的终端的历史地理位置信息,生成所述预测位置信息。
  8. 如权利要求2所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述第一类控制模式包括:集中式控制模式,所述第二控制器包括:
    第二网络状态统计子模块,用于在当前的控制模式为所述集中式控制模式时,采集所述多个第三控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息和所述多个第三控制器上报的所述多个第四控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第二网络状态信息;
    第二缓存状态统计子模块,用于在当前的控制模式为所述集中式控制模式时,采集所述多个第三控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息和所述多个第三控制器上报的所述多个第四控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第二缓存状态信息;
    第二服务代理子模块,用于在当前的控制模式为所述集中式控制模式时,接收所述用户请求,并在所述第二网络状态信息和所述第二缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据所述用户请求和所述第一控制信息生成第二请求,其中,所述第二请求包括但不限于:内容信息的标识;
    第二控制信息生成子模块,用于根据所述第二请求中的内容信息标识和预设配置表生成与所述当前的第二网络状态信息和第二缓存状态信息对应的第二控制信息,其中,所述第二控制信息用于对所述控制器标识所标记的同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制;
    第二分发子模块,用于将所述第二控制信息分发至终端的预测位置信息指向的网络中的 控制器标识所标记的同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器中,以使所述所标记的控制器根据所述第二控制信息和所述缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
  9. 如权利要求8所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述第二控制器还包括:
    第二内容信息分析子模块,用于根据所述第二请求中的内容信息标识获取与所述内容信息标识对应的内容信息所存储的存储缓存,并获取所述存储缓存对应的控制器标识,并基于所述存储缓存的历史缓存数据,以及发送所述用户请求的终端的历史地理位置信息,生成所述终端的预测位置信息。
  10. 如权利要求2或8所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述第一类控制模式还包括:混合式控制模式,在所述控制模式为所述混合式控制模式时,
    所述第二控制信息生成子模块还用于:接收所述第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并接收同级的多个第二控制器分发的第二控制信息。
  11. 如权利要求2或8所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述第一类控制模式还包括:全分布式控制模式,在所述控制模式为所述全分布式控制模式时,
    所述第二网络状态统计子模块,还用于在当前的控制模式为所述全分布式控制模式时,采集所述第二控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第二网络状态信息;
    所述第二缓存状态统计子模块,还用于在当前的控制模式为所述全分布式控制模式时,采集所述第二控制器所属缓存的缓存状态信息作为第二缓存状态信息;
    所述第二服务代理子模块,还用于接收所述用户请求,并在所述第二网络状态信息和所述第二缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据所述用户请求生成用于对所述第二控制器所属网络和/或所属缓存中的第二控制器内容缓存进行控制的第三请求。
  12. 如权利要求1所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述第三控制器,包括:
    第三网络状态统计子模块,用于根据当前的控制模式采集所述多个第四控制器和/或同级的多个第三控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为所述第三网络状态信息,并将所述第三网络状态信息上报至所述第二控制器;
    第三缓存状态统计子模块,用于根据当前的控制模式采集所述多个第四控制器和/或同级的多个第三控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第三缓存状态信息,并将所述第三缓存状态信息上报至所述第二控制器;
    第三服务代理子模块,用于根据接收所述用户请求,并在所述第三网络状态信息和所述第三缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据所述用户请求生成第四请求,其中,所述第四请求包括用户请求和/或用于对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进 行控制的请求;
    第三控制信息生成子模块,用于根据所述当前的控制模式接收或者不接收所述第二控制器分发的所述第二控制信息,并根据所述第三网络状态信息和所述第三缓存状态信息生成用于对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息;
    第三分发子模块,用于将所述第三控制信息分发至所述同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器中,以使所述所标记的控制器根据所述第三控制信息和所述缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
  13. 如权利要求1所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述第四控制器,包括:
    第四网络状态统计子模块,用于根据当前的控制模式采集同级的多个第四控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息和/或下级的多个终端级控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第四网络状态信息,并将所述第四网络状态信息上报至所述第三控制器;
    第四缓存状态统计子模块,用于根据当前的控制模式采集同级的多个第四控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息和/或下级的多个终端级控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第四缓存状态信息,并将所述第四缓存状态信息上报至所述第三控制器;
    第四服务代理子模块,用于根据当前的控制模式接收或者不接收所述用户请求,并在所述第四网络状态信息和所述第四缓存状态信息满足所述预设条件时,生成第五请求,其中,所述第五请求包括用户请求和/或用于对同级的多个第四控制器和/或多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的请求;
    第四控制信息生成子模块,用于根据当前的控制模式接收或者不接收所述第三控制器分发的第三控制信息,并根据所述第四网络状态信息和所述第四缓存状态信息生成用于对同级的多个第四控制器和/或多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息;
    第四分发子模块,用于将所述第四控制信息分发至所述控制器标识所标记的控制器中,以使所述所标记的控制器对内容缓存进行控制。
  14. 一种协同内容缓存控制方法,其特征在于,包括:
    在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和所述控制模式生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将所述第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,其中,所述第一控制信息中包括但不限于:控制器标识、缓存控制方式以及所控制的内容信息标识;
    接收所述第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并根据所述第一控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第二控制信息,以及将所述第二控制信息分发至对应的第二控制器和/或第三控制器;
    接收所述第二控制器分发的第二控制信息,根据所述第二控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息,以及将所述第三控制信息分发至对应的第三控制器和/或第四控制器;
    接收所述第三控制信息,根据所述第三控制信息中的所述控制器标识、所述缓存控制方式和所述所控制的内容信息标识生成对同级的多个第四控制器和/或下级的多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息,以及将所述第四控制信息分发至对应的第四控制器和/或终端级控制器;
    根据所述第四控制信息获取所述所控制的内容信息标识对应的内容信息,并将所述内容信息存储在与所述终端级控制器对应的终端缓存中,并根据所述第四控制信息中的所述缓存控制方式对所述终端级控制器对应的终端的内容缓存进行控制;
    基于所述至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合,并控制所述协同内容缓存控制系统在所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中切换,所述协同内容缓存控制系统根据所述第一请求对不同虚拟控制器簇组合内的控制器的内容缓存进行控制,其中,所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中所包含的预设控制器不同;
    其中,所述第一控制器、所述第二控制器、所述第三控制器、所述第四控制器的类型可以分别为全局控制器、宏基站级控制器、微基站级控制器,以及微云簇头级控制器中的任一种。
  15. 如权利要求14所述的协同内容缓存控制方法,其特征在于,所述控制模式包括:第一类控制模式和第二类控制模式,其中,所述第一类控制模式为控制器拓扑结构和移动无线接入网络缓存节点拓扑结构相同的控制模式,所述第二类控制模式为控制器拓扑结构和移动无线接入网络缓存节点拓扑结构不同的控制模式。
  16. 如权利要求15所述的协同内容缓存控制方法,其特征在于,所述基于所述至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合,包括:
    在所述控制模式为所述第二类控制模式时,基于所述至少两种的预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合。
  17. 如权利要求14所述的协同内容缓存控制方法,其特征在于,基于所述至少两种的 预设控制器生成不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合,并控制所述协同内容缓存控制系统在所述不同的虚拟控制器簇的组合中切换,所述协同内容缓存控制系统根据所述第一请求对不同虚拟控制器簇组合内的控制器的内容缓存进行控制,包括:
    获取接收到所述第一请求的控制器标识对应的控制器;
    判断所述对应的控制器的内容缓存中是否存在与所述第一请求中内容信息标识对应的内容信息;
    在不存在与所述第一请求中内容信息标识对应的内容信息时,将所述对应的控制器确定为目标控制器;
    将所述目标控制器配置为虚拟控制器簇的虚拟簇头控制器,以及将与所述目标控制器相邻的控制器配置为所述虚拟控制器簇的成员控制器。
  18. 如权利要求14所述的协同内容缓存控制方法,其特征在于,还包括:
    对所述第一控制器、所述多个第二控制器、所述多个第三控制器、所述多个第四控制器,以及所述多个终端级控制器的控制模式进行配置,并将配置后的控制模式写入所述预设配置表中。
  19. 如权利要求14所述的协同内容缓存控制方法,其特征在于,所述在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和所述控制模式生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将所述第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,包括:
    采集所述多个第二控制器,和/或所述多个第三控制器,和/或所述多个第四控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第一网络状态信息;
    采集所述多个第二控制器,和/或所述多个第三控制器,和/或所述多个第四控制器所属缓存的缓存状态信息作为第一缓存状态信息;
    接收用户请求,并根据所述用户请求触发判断所述第一网络状态信息和所述第一缓存状态信息是否满足预设条件,在满足所述预设条件时,生成所述第一请求,其中,所述第一请求中包括:与所述用户请求对应的内容信息标识;
    根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和预设配置表生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,其中,所述第一控制信息用于对所述存储缓存对应的控制器标识和/或预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记控制器的内容缓存进行控制;
    将所述第一控制信息分发至所述存储缓存对应的控制器标识和/或所述预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记控制器中,以使所述所标记的控制器根据所述第一控制信息和所述缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
  20. 如权利要求19所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述在生成第一请求时,采集多个第二控制器上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和所述控制模式生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将所述第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,还包括:
    根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识获取与所述内容信息标识对应的内容信息所存储的存储缓存,并获取所述存储缓存对应的控制器标识,并基于所述存储缓存的历史缓存数据,以及发送所述用户请求的终端的历史地理位置信息,生成所述预测位置信息。
  21. 如权利要求15所述的协同内容缓存控制方法,其特征在于,所述第一类控制模式包括:集中式控制模式,所述接收所述第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并根据所述第一控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第二控制信息,以及将所述第二控制信息分发至对应的第二控制器和/或第三控制器,包括:
    采集所述多个第三控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息和所述多个第三控制器上报的所述多个第四控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第二网络状态信息;
    采集所述多个第三控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息和所述多个第三控制器上报的所述多个第四控制器所属缓存的缓存状态信息作为第二缓存状态信息;
    接收所述用户请求,并在所述第二网络状态信息和所述第二缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据所述用户请求和所述第一控制信息生成第二请求,其中,所述第二请求包括但不限于内容信息的标识;
    根据所述第二请求中的内容信息标识和预设配置表生成与所述当前的第二网络状态信息和第二缓存状态信息对应的第二控制信息,其中,所述第二控制信息用于对所述控制器标识所标记的同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器的内容缓存进行控制;
    将所述第二控制信息分发至终端的预测位置信息指向的网络中的控制器标识所标记的同级的多个第二控制器和/或下级的多个第三控制器中,以使所述所标记的控制器根据所述第二控制信息和所述缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
  22. 如权利要求21所述的协同内容缓存控制系统,其特征在于,所述在生成第一请求 时,采集多个第二控制器上报的当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息,从预设配置表获取当前的控制模式,并根据所述第一请求中的内容信息标识和所述控制模式生成与所述当前的第一网络状态信息和第一缓存状态信息对应的第一控制信息,以及将所述第一控制信息分发至对应的控制器,还包括:
    根据所述第二请求中的内容信息标识获取与所述内容信息标识对应的内容信息所存储的存储缓存,并获取所述存储缓存对应的控制器标识,并基于所述存储缓存的历史缓存数据,以及发送所述用户请求的终端的历史地理位置信息,生成所述终端的预测位置信息。
  23. 如权利要求15或21所述的协同内容缓存控制方法,其特征在于,所述第一类控制模式还包括:混合式控制模式,在所述控制模式为所述混合式控制模式时,
    所述根据所述第二请求中的内容信息标识和预设配置表生成与所述当前的第二网络状态信息和第二缓存状态信息对应的第二控制信息,包括:接收所述第一控制器分发的第一控制信息,并接收同级的多个第二控制器分发的第二控制信息。
  24. 如权利要求15或21所述的协同内容缓存控制方法,其特征在于,所述第一类控制模式还包括:全分布式控制模式,在所述控制模式为所述全分布式控制模式时,
    所述采集所述多个第三控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息和所述多个第三控制器上报的所述多个第四控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第二网络状态信息,包括:在当前的控制模式为所述全分布式控制模式时,采集所述第二控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第二网络状态信息;
    所述采集所述多个第三控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息和所述多个第三控制器上报的所述多个第四控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第二缓存状态信息,包括:在当前的控制模式为所述全分布式控制模式时,采集所述第二控制器所属缓存的缓存状态信息作为第二缓存状态信息;
    所述接收所述用户请求,并在所述第二网络状态信息和所述第二缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据所述用户请求和所述第一控制信息生成第二请求,包括:接收所述用户请求,并在所述第二网络状态信息和所述第二缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据所述用户请求生成用于对所述第二控制器所属网络和/或所属缓存中的第二控制器内容缓存进行控制的第三请求。
  25. 如权利要求14所述的协同内容缓存控制方法,其特征在于,所述接收所述第二控制器分发的第二控制信息,根据所述第二控制信息中的所述控制器标识和所述缓存控制方式生成对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制 信息,以及将所述第三控制信息分发至对应的第三控制器和/或第四控制器,包括:
    根据当前的控制模式采集所述多个第四控制器和/或同级的多个第三控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为所述第三网络状态信息,并将所述第三网络状态信息上报至所述第二控制器;
    根据当前的控制模式采集所述多个第四控制器和/或同级的多个第三控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第三缓存状态信息,并将所述第三缓存状态信息上报至所述第二控制器;
    根据接收所述用户请求,并在所述第三网络状态信息和所述第三缓存状态信息满足预设条件时,根据所述用户请求生成第四请求,其中,所述第四请求包括用户请求和/或用于对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的请求;
    根据所述当前的控制模式接收或者不接收所述第二控制器分发的所述第二控制信息,并根据所述第三网络状态信息和所述第三缓存状态信息生成用于对同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第三控制信息;
    将所述第三控制信息分发至所述同级的多个第三控制器和/或下级的多个第四控制器中,以使所述所标记的控制器根据所述第三控制信息和所述缓存控制方式对内容缓存进行控制。
  26. 如权利要求14所述的协同内容缓存控制方法,其特征在于,所述接收所述第三控制信息,根据所述第三控制信息中的所述控制器标识、所述缓存控制方式和所述所控制的内容信息标识生成对同级的多个第四控制器和/或下级的多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息,以及将所述第四控制信息分发至对应的第四控制器和/或终端级控制器,包括:
    根据当前的控制模式采集同级的多个第四控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息和/或下级的多个终端级控制器所属网络当前的网络状态信息作为第四网络状态信息,并将所述第四网络状态信息上报至所述第三控制器;
    根据当前的控制模式采集同级的多个第四控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息和/或下级的多个终端级控制器所属缓存当前的缓存状态信息作为第四缓存状态信息,并将所述第四缓存状态信息上报至所述第三控制器;
    根据当前的控制模式接收或者不接收所述用户请求,并在所述第四网络状态信息和所述第四缓存状态信息满足所述预设条件时,生成第五请求,其中,所述第五请求包括用户请求和/或用于对同级的多个第四控制器和/或多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的请求;
    根据当前的控制模式接收或者不接收所述第三控制器分发的第三控制信息,并根据所述第四网络状态信息和所述第四缓存状态信息生成用于对同级的多个第四控制器和/或多个终端级控制器的内容缓存进行控制的第四控制信息;
    将所述第四控制信息分发至所述控制器标识所标记的控制器中,以使所述所标记的控制器对内容缓存进行控制。
  27. 一种非临时性计算机可读存储介质,具有存储于其中的指令,当所述指令被移动终端的处理器执行时,所述移动终端执行如权利要求14-26任一项所述的协同内容缓存控制方法。
  28. 一种计算机程序产品,当其在处理器执行时,执行如权利要求14-26任一项所述的协同内容缓存控制方法。
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