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- the present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a method and device for distributing interfaces and routes based on the GTP protocol.
- the communication between the network elements based on the GTP protocol is usually carried out by simple static routing or DNS domain name resolution, which involves complex interface connection and routing distribution, and can only support Route distribution of the third layer of network IP.
- DNS domain name resolution which involves complex interface connection and routing distribution, and can only support Route distribution of the third layer of network IP.
- Current network elements directly use DNS to resolve domain names and IP levels, which can no longer meet the requirements of current operators for interface and routing distribution in GTP data message network elements.
- the GTP data message network elements of each operator have complex mesh connections and routing distribution, which gives operators The connection and distribution of IPX/GRX between them has caused huge expansion difficulties and brought expensive maintenance costs.
- the connection is complex, it also exposes the operator's own internal network structure, which brings great network security risks.
- the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for distributing interfaces and routes based on the GTP protocol to at least partially solve the problems in the prior art.
- embodiments of the present disclosure provide a GTP protocol-based interface and route distribution method, the method includes:
- the routing and distribution of the GTP data message is determined based on one attribute parameter or a combination of multiple attribute parameters in the attribute parameter set.
- the providing an interface supporting GTP data packets includes:
- the GTP node includes:
- the attribute parameter of the GTP data message includes one or more selected from the following group: IP, TEID, IMSI, APN, TIMER, ULI, LDC, eCHO.
- the determining the routing and distribution of the GTP data message based on one attribute parameter or a combination of multiple attribute parameters in the attribute parameter set includes:
- the calculation of the next hop route according to one attribute parameter or a combination of multiple attribute parameters in the attribute parameter set includes calculating the next hop route according to the following formula:
- NXT R_ip HASH GTP ⁇ attribute parameter set ⁇
- NXT R_ip represents the next hop route
- HASH GTP ⁇ attribute parameter set ⁇ represents a routing hash algorithm composed of a combination of attribute parameter sets of the GTP data message.
- HASH GTP P (attribute parameter 1) +P (attribute parameter 2) +P (attribute parameter i) +...P (attribute parameter n)
- P attribute parameter i
- n is the number of attribute parameters in the attribute parameter set
- the weight is preset according to the network environment. Can be adjusted according to network operation.
- the sending the GTP data message to the next GTP node corresponding to the next hop routing address includes:
- the GTP data message is sent to the corresponding GTP node according to the priority of the next hop routing address.
- the priority of the next hop routing address is calculated according to the following formula:
- P GTP_P ⁇ time T, bandwidth D, ⁇ IMSI, APN, ULI ⁇ ,... ⁇ ,
- P GTP_P is the priority of the next hop routing address
- time T and bandwidth D are the parameter time and bandwidth of the GTP node, respectively.
- embodiments of the present disclosure provide an interface and route distribution device based on the GTP protocol, the device including:
- An interface module where the interface supports GTP data packets and is connected to a GTP node to receive GTP data packets from the GTP node;
- the route distribution module extracts the attribute parameters of the GTP data message to obtain the attribute parameter set of the GTP data message, and is based on one attribute parameter or multiple attribute parameters in the attribute parameter set Combine to determine the routing and distribution of the GTP data message.
- the GTP protocol-based interface and route distribution method in the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an interface supporting GTP data messages; connects to a GTP node via the interface to receive GTP data messages from the GTP node; extracts the GTP data Obtaining the attribute parameter set of the GTP data message by using the attribute parameter of the message; and determining the routing and distribution of the GTP data message based on one attribute parameter or a combination of multiple attribute parameters in the attribute parameter set.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a GTP-based interface and route distribution method provided by an embodiment of the disclosure
- Figure 2 is the architecture of the GTP protocol provided by an embodiment of the disclosure.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the principle of GTP data message reception and routing distribution provided by an embodiment of the disclosure
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the GTP virtual interface and route distribution architecture provided by the embodiments of the disclosure.
- FIG. 5 is a GTP virtual interface and route distribution architecture provided by an embodiment of the disclosure.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a GTP data message interface and route distribution of a 3G network provided by an embodiment of the disclosure
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram of 4G network GTP data message interface and route distribution provided by an embodiment of the disclosure.
- FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the GTP data message interface and route distribution of the 5G network provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure.
- Fig. 9 is a block diagram of a GTP protocol-based interface and route distribution device provided by an embodiment of the disclosure.
- references to "one embodiment”, “an embodiment”, “an example embodiment”, etc. indicate that the described embodiment may include a specific feature, structure, or characteristic, but not every embodiment necessarily includes the specific feature, Structure or characteristics. Moreover, such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Furthermore, when a specific feature, structure, or characteristic is described in combination with an embodiment, it is understood that the combination of other embodiments to implement such feature, structure, or characteristic belongs to the knowledge scope of those skilled in the art, regardless of whether it is explicitly described.
- the terms “coupled” and “connected” and their derivatives may be used. It should be understood that these terms should not be considered as synonyms for each other.
- Coupled is used to indicate that two or more units that may or may not be in direct physical or electrical contact with each other cooperate or interact with each other.
- Connected is used to indicate the establishment of communication between two or more units coupled to each other.
- network devices are usually divided into a control plane and a data plane (for example, sometimes referred to as a forwarding plane or a media plane).
- the control plane typically determines how to route the data (for example, a packet) (for example, the next hop of the data and the outgoing port of the data), and the data The face is responsible for forwarding the data.
- the control plane typically includes one or more routing protocols that communicate with other network devices to exchange routes and select these routes based on one or more routing metrics (for example, external gateway protocols such as BGP (RFC 4271), Internal Gateway Protocol (IGP) (for example, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) (RFC 2328 and 5340), Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) (RFC 1142), Routing Information Protocol (RIP) (version 1 RFC 1058) , Version 2 RFC 2453 and next-generation RFC 2080), Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) (RFC 5036), Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) (RFC 2205, 2210, 2211, 2212, and RSVP-Service Engineering (TE): used Extension of RSVP for LSP tunnels (RFC 3209, General Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) signaling RSVP-TE (RFC 3473, RFC 3936, 4495, and 4558)).
- BGP BGP
- IGP Internal Gateway Protocol
- IGP for example, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) (RFC
- Routes and adjacencies are stored in one or more routing structures (eg, routing information base (RIB), label information base (LIB), one or more adjacency structures) on the control plane.
- the control plane programs the data plane with information (eg, adjacency and routing information) based on the routing structure. For example, the control plane programs neighboring nodes and routing information into one or more forwarding structures (for example, forwarding information base (FIB), label forwarding information base (LFIB), and one or more adjacency structures) on the data plane.
- FIB forwarding information base
- LFIB label forwarding information base
- adjacency structures for example, forwarding information base (FIB), label forwarding information base (LFIB), and one or more adjacency structures
- Each routing protocol downloads routing items to the main road RIB based on certain routing metrics (the metric may be different for different routing protocols).
- Each routing protocol can store routing items in a local RIB (for example, OSPF local RIB), which includes routing items of the main RIB that have not been downloaded.
- the RIB module that manages the main RIB selects routes from the routes downloaded by the routing protocol (based on a set of metrics), and downloads these selected routes (sometimes called active route items) to the data plane.
- the RIB module can also redistribute routes among routing protocols.
- a network device typically includes a set of one or more line cards, a set of one or more control cards, and optionally a set of one or more service cards (sometimes called resource cards).
- the cards are coupled together via one or more interconnection mechanisms (for example, a first full grid couples these line cards and a second full grid couples all these cards).
- the group of line cards constitute the data plane, and the group of control cards provide the control plane, and exchange packets with external network equipment via the line cards.
- This set of service cards can provide specialized processing (for example, layer 4 to layer 7 services (for example, firewall, Internet Protocol Security (Ipsec) (RFC 4301 and 4309), intrusion detection system (IDS), peer-to-peer (P2P) ), voice-based IP (VoIP) session border controller, mobile wireless gateway (Gateway General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (GGSN), Evolved Packet System (EPS) Gateway)).
- layer 4 to layer 7 services for example, firewall, Internet Protocol Security (Ipsec) (RFC 4301 and 4309), intrusion detection system (IDS), peer-to-peer (P2P) ), voice-based IP (VoIP) session border controller, mobile wireless gateway (Gateway General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (GGSN), Evolved Packet System (EPS) Gateway)).
- GPRS General Packet Radio Service
- GGSN General Packet Radio Service
- EPS Evolved Packet System Gateway
- Nodes are implemented in network equipment.
- the physical node is implemented directly on the network device, while the virtual node is software.
- multiple virtual nodes can be implemented on a single network device.
- the network interface can be physical or virtual, and the interface address is the IP address assigned to the network interface, whether it is a physical network interface or a virtual network interface.
- a physical network interface is hardware used in network equipment to implement network connections (for example, wirelessly via a wireless network interface controller (WNIC) or via a plug-in in a port cable connected/coupled to the network interface controller (NIC)) .
- WNIC wireless network interface controller
- NIC network interface controller
- network devices have multiple physical network interfaces.
- a virtual network interface can be associated with a physical network interface, associated with another virtual interface, or exist independently (for example, a loopback interface, a point-to-point protocol interface).
- the IP address assigned to the network interface of the network device is called the IP address of the network device; at a more fine-grained level, the IP address assigned to the network interface of the node implemented on the network device can be called the IP address of the node.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure establishes a unified virtual interface supporting GTP data message and a route distribution device between the network elements supporting GTP data message to simplify the connection between the network elements supporting GTP data message in the existing wireless network Complexity.
- For the received GTP data message extract the attribute parameters such as IP, TEID, IMSI, APN, TIMER, ULI, LDC (load capacity), eCHO in the GTP data message, and according to the attribute parameter set
- One or a combination of multiple parameters uses the HASH GTP algorithm to calculate the next hop route NXTR_ip, and extracts the corresponding next hop route address nxtGTP_IP to complete the routing and distribution of GTP data packets.
- the embodiments of the present invention provide multiple advantages, including that the GTP data message sending end does not need to consider the GTP data message receiving network element, which greatly simplifies the next hop route query for sending GTP data messages, and can effectively reduce GTP data messages.
- the complexity of the connection between text and network elements increases the flexibility and practicability of routing and forwarding in terms of routing strategies for GTP data packets.
- network elements supporting GTP data messages use the method of the embodiments of the present disclosure to connect and route GTP data messages, and a unified GTP data message is sent to the outside.
- the interworking of texts simplifies the interworking of GTP data messages between operators and protects the internal security of the operators.
- a network element refers to, for example, the smallest unit that can be monitored and managed in network management, which can be, for example, RNC, SGSN, GGSN in 3G network, eNB, MME, SGW, PGW, ePDG in 4G network , And SMF and UPF (VPLMN/HPLMN, home/roaming) in 5G network.
- the embodiment of the present disclosure provides an interface and route distribution method based on the GTP protocol.
- the GTP protocol-based interface and route distribution method provided in this embodiment can be executed by a computing device.
- the computing device can be implemented as software, or as a combination of software and hardware.
- the computing device can be integrated in a server or terminal device. Waiting.
- the term "interface” used herein may be a physical or virtual interface in the form of a noun, and may also be a verb form for establishing an interface connection.
- an interface and route distribution method based on the GTP protocol includes:
- S100 Provides an interface that supports GTP data packets.
- the GTP protocol (GPRS Tunnel Protocol) is an IP-based communication protocol used to support General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) in GSM and UMTS networks.
- the GTP protocol adds a data transmission channel constructed by the PS domain on the basis of GSM.
- the GTP protocol is carried on top of the TCP or UDP protocol.
- UDP is basically used as the carrier. It is divided into a signaling plane and a transmission plane.
- the signaling plane defines a variety of messages, which involve many important aspects of GPRS.
- the transmission plane provides a tunnel for data packet transmission between GSNs.
- Figure 2 shows the architecture of the GTP protocol.
- a message is a data block to be sent at one time by a data unit (ie, a station) exchanged and transmitted in the network, and the message contains the complete data information to be sent.
- a data unit ie, a station
- GTP data messages are data messages that are exchanged and transmitted based on the GTP protocol.
- At least one interface is provided, and the interface supports the GTP protocol and can receive and send messages.
- the interface may be a physical network interface, for example.
- the interface may also be a virtual network interface.
- S200 Connect to a GTP node via the interface to receive a GTP data message from the GTP node.
- node can, for example, refer to a connection point, a redistribution point or a communication endpoint (some terminal devices) in a communication network.
- the GTP node includes, for example, the IuPS/Gn interface of the RNC, SGSN, and GGSN network elements in the 3G network, and the S1/S11/S5/S1/S11/S5/ of the eNB, MME, SGW, PGW, and ePDG network elements in the 4G network.
- network elements and nodes are not limited to this, and the network elements and nodes can also be divided in other dimensions.
- the GTP data message includes a header, which carries common parameters and routing and distribution characteristic parameters, which are collectively referred to herein as attribute parameters.
- S300 Extract the attribute parameter of the GTP data message to obtain the attribute parameter set of the GTP data message.
- the GTP data message received from the GTP node contains various parameters.
- the parameters such as IP, TEID, IMSI, APN, TIMER, ULI, LDC (load capacity), eCHO are extracted.
- Property parameters such as IP, TEID, IMSI, APN, TIMER, ULI, LDC (load capacity), eCHO are extracted.
- IP Internet Protocol Address
- IPv4 Internet Protocol Address
- TEID is the tunnel endpoint identifier of the transmission tunnel.
- IMSI International Mobile Subscriber Identity
- APN is a network access technology, which determines which access method the client uses to access the network and is used to identify the type of GPRS service.
- Timer its function is to repeatedly trigger the timer event of the specified window within the specified time interval.
- ULI refers to user location information.
- LDC is the capacity of the load.
- eCHO is a computer command. You can know which paths the current connected node has by sending echo packets, and the path length can be obtained through the round-trip time.
- the present invention is not limited to this, but may also include other attribute parameters.
- S400 Determine routing and distribution of the GTP data message based on one attribute parameter or a combination of multiple attribute parameters in the attribute parameter set.
- the route distribution strategy of the GTP data message received from the GTP node is determined by one or a combination of multiple parameters in the obtained attribute parameter set.
- next hop route NXTR_ip is calculated according to one or a combination of multiple parameters in the attribute parameter set, and the corresponding next hop route address nxtGTP_IP is extracted, and the GTP data message is sent to the next hop route address
- the next GTP node corresponding to nxtGTP_IP completes the routing and distribution of GTP data messages.
- the interface and route distribution method based on the GTP protocol can effectively reduce the complexity of the connection between the GTP data message network elements, and increase the flexibility of routing and forwarding in terms of the routing strategy for the GTP data message And practicality.
- network elements supporting GTP data messages use the methods of the embodiments of the present disclosure to connect and route GTP data messages, and externally send unified GTP data messages. Intercommunication simplifies the interconnection and intercommunication of GTP data messages between operators and protects the internal security of the operators themselves.
- FIG. 3 it further illustrates the principle of GTP data message receiving and routing distribution in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
- the GTP data message reception and routing distribution first receive GTP protocol data from the wireless communication network via a unified interface, and then route and distribute the received GTP protocol data according to its parameter attributes.
- a GTP data message virtual interface and a route distribution device can be added between each GTP data message network element.
- the GTP data message virtual interface receives GTP data messages from the opposite end network element, that is, the GTP data messages of all opposite end network elements in the wireless communication network can be uniformly sent to the GTP data message virtual interface .
- the combination of related parameters is extracted, and the IP of the routing node suitable for the GTP data message is selected to perform routing and distribution of the GTP data message.
- the GTP interface may be, for example, a virtual interface or a physical interface, and the interface receives the GTP data message of each GTP data message network element in the wireless network. It should be noted that in the following description, a virtual interface is taken as an example for description, but a physical interface is also possible.
- FIG. 4 it shows the GTP virtual interface and route distribution architecture of the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the interface of the GTP data message receives the GTP data message from the IuPS/Gn interface of the RNC/SGSN/GGSN network element of the 3G network, and receives the eNB/MME/SGW/PGW/ePDG network element S1 of the 4G network /S11/S5/S8/Sb2 interface GTP data packets, and receive GTP data packets from the N4/N3/N9 interface of the 5G network SMF/UPF (local and roaming).
- Figure 5 shows the GTP virtual interface and route distribution architecture.
- the GTP data packet virtual interface in the embodiment of the present disclosure includes the IuPS/Gn interface of the 3G wireless network, the S1/S11/S5/S8/Sb2 interface of the 4G wireless network, and the N3/N4/N9 interface of the 5G wireless network.
- This virtual interface uniformly receives GTP data messages from this operator or other operators.
- this method greatly simplifies the interface complexity of GTP data message reception by setting a unified virtual interface for GTP data messages. Optimized the interface architecture of the network.
- the method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure is connected to the GTP data message network element interface of the opposite operator through a unified virtual interface, thereby reducing the complexity of direct GTP data message connection with multiple operators and optimizing the interface architecture of the network , The network is more flattened.
- the method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure effectively shields the structure of the operator's internal network elements, and directly communicates with the operator's internal network elements and other external operators through a unified virtual interface, thereby improving the operator's own network security.
- the GTP data message is routed and distributed by the following method.
- NXT R_ip as the next hop route to be routed and distributed for GTP data packets.
- attribute parameter set of the GTP data message is expressed as:
- a routing distribution hash algorithm HASH GTP is constructed , which is a routing hash algorithm composed of a combination of one or more attribute parameters of the GTP data message.
- next hop route can be expressed as:
- NXT R_ip HASH GTP ⁇ IP,TEID,IMSI,APN,TIMER,ULI,LDC,Echo,... ⁇
- HASH GTP selects one or more combinations according to IP, TEID, IMSI, APN, TIMER, ULI, LDC, eCHO attribute parameters, and when there are multiple parameter combinations, calculates the weight of each parameter P (parameter ) , the weight P (parameter) is preset according to the operator's network environment, and can also be adjusted according to the later operating conditions.
- HASH GTP P (IP) +P (TEID) +P (IMSI) +P (APN) +P (TIMER) +P (ULI) +P (LDC) +...
- the virtual interface of the GTP data message receives the GTP data message, it extracts the attribute parameters in the GTP data message, and uses the HASH GTP algorithm described above to calculate the next hop route NXTR_ip, and then according to NXTR_ip queries the corresponding next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP.
- next hop routing addresses nxtGTP_IP there may be one or more next hop routing addresses nxtGTP_IP in the next hop routing NXTR_ip, as shown in Table 1.
- the GTP data message is sent to the next GTP node corresponding to the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP with the highest priority.
- the next hop route address nxtGTP_IP of the convergent next hop route NXTR_ip is preset and learned, and the table structure is as described in Table 1.
- the number of GTP nodes is limited.
- the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP can be preset in the early stage, and it can be gradually improved through the later learning and convergence.
- next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP For the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP, in the later learning convergence process, on the one hand, it is extracted according to the header parameters in the GTP data message. And when there are multiple next hop routing addresses nxtGTP_IP, the priority of the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP is updated regularly. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, let the priority be P GTP_P , then the priority P GTP_P is associated with the parameter time T, bandwidth D, IMSI, APN, ULI and other parameters of the GTP node connected to the communication, specifically:
- P GTP_P ⁇ time T, bandwidth D, ⁇ IMSI, APN, ULI ⁇ ,... ⁇ ,
- the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP of the next hop routing NXTR_ip is regularly updated.
- Example 1 GTP data message interface and routing distribution under 3G network
- the virtual interface is a virtual IuPS interface, which receives GTP data packets from the radio base station controller RNC/SGSN interface IuPS.
- the RNC is no longer directly connected to the IuPS interface of the SGSN.
- the virtual IuPS interface After the virtual IuPS interface receives GTP data packets from all RNCs, it calculates the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP of the next hop route NXTR_ip according to the attributes of the GTP packets, and sends the GTP data packet to the corresponding download One-hop GTP node (SGSN).
- a virtual Gn interface is also set up.
- the virtual Gn interface receives GTP data messages from the two GTP nodes of SGSN/GGSN, and then extracts the attribute parameters of the GTP message, and calculates the next hop route NXTR_ip based on these attribute parameters, and queries
- the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP of the next hop GTP node (SGSN) of the route distribution completes the distribution of the GTP data message, and sends the GTP data message to the next GTP node (SGSN/GGSN).
- Example 2 GTP data message interface and routing distribution under 4G network
- FIG. 7 shows the 4G network GTP data packet interface and routing distribution of the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the traditional CS domain voice circuit communication gradually transitions to the PS domain data communication, and the voice CS domain is completely eliminated.
- the GTP data message is becoming more and more important in wireless communication.
- the 4G wireless network In the 4G wireless network, GTP data messages from various 4G network elements are received. At the same time, the 4G wireless network has newly added access to non-3GPP protocol network equipment ePDG.
- the ePGD network element meets the requirements of supporting wifi wireless access, and ePDG adopts The GTP protocol Sb2 interface is connected with the PGW of the 4G wireless network.
- a virtual S1 interface of the 4G network receives GTP data messages from all eNB base stations/SGWs in the network, and then extracts the attribute parameters of the GTP data messages, and calculates the next hop based on these parameters Route NXTR_ip, and query the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP of the next hop GTP node (eNB base station/SGW) distributed by the routing to complete the distribution of GTP data messages.
- the virtual S11 interface of the 4G network is also provided.
- the virtual S11 interface receives GTP data messages from all MMEs/SGWs in the network, and then extracts the attribute parameters of the GTP data messages, and calculates the next hop route NXTR_ip based on these parameters. And query the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP of the next hop GTP node (SGW/MME) of the routing distribution to complete the routing and distribution of GTP data messages.
- the virtual S5 interface of the 4G network is also provided.
- the virtual S5 interface receives GTP data messages from all SGW/PGW in this network, and then extracts the attribute parameters of the GTP data messages, and calculates the next hop route NXTR_ip based on these parameters. And query the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP of the next hop GTP node (SGW/PGW) of the routing distribution to complete the distribution of the GTP data message.
- the virtual S5 interface receives GTP data messages from SGWs of other operators, and receives and routes and distributes the GTP data messages.
- the virtual Sb2 interface of the 4G network is also provided.
- the virtual Sb2 interface receives GTP data messages from all ePDG/PGW in the network, and then extracts the attribute parameters of the GTP data messages, and calculates the next hop route NXTR_ip based on these parameters. And query the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP of the next hop GTP node (ePDG/PGW) for routing distribution to complete the routing and distribution of GTP data messages.
- This example uses virtual interfaces to simplify the complex connections between various network elements in the 4G wireless network architecture.
- the internal structure presents a simple data interface to external network operators.
- the new HASH GTP algorithm is introduced to calculate the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP of the GTP node that is more intelligent and optimal routing distribution, which abandons the traditional DNS in the IP address Analysis of shortcomings in translation.
- Example 3 GTP data message interface and routing distribution under 5G network
- FIG. 8 shows the GTP data packet interface and route distribution of the 5G network according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the wireless network is upgraded to a 5G network, on the basis of 4G, the network data capacity is comprehensively improved.
- the performance of GTP data is greatly improved in terms of network.
- a virtual N3 interface of the 5G network receives GTP data packets from all RAN/UPFs in the network, and then extracts the attribute parameters of the GTP data packets, and calculates the next hop route based on these parameters NXTR_ip, and query the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP of the next hop GTP node (RAN/UPF) for routing distribution to complete the routing and distribution of GTP data messages.
- the virtual N4 interface of the 5G network is also provided.
- the virtual N4 interface receives GTP data messages from all SMF/UPFs in the network, and then extracts the attribute parameters of the GTP data messages, and calculates the next hop route NXTR_ip based on these parameters. And query the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP of the next hop GTP node (SMF/UPF) for routing distribution to complete the routing and distribution of GTP data messages
- the virtual N9 interface of the 5G network is also provided.
- the virtual N9 interface receives GTP data messages from all UPFs of other operators' networks, and then extracts the attribute parameters of the GTP data messages, and calculates the next hop route NXTR_ip based on these parameters. And query the next hop routing address nxtGTP_IP of the next hop GTP node (UPF of other operators) for routing distribution to complete the routing and distribution of GTP data messages.
- the device 900 shown in FIG. 9 can correspondingly execute the content in the foregoing method embodiment, and the device includes:
- An interface module 901 where the interface supports GTP data packets and is connected to a GTP node to receive GTP data packets from the GTP node;
- the route distribution module 902 which extracts the attribute parameters of the GTP data message to obtain the attribute parameter set of the GTP data message, and based on one attribute parameter or multiple attribute parameters in the attribute parameter set To determine the routing and distribution of the GTP data message.
- the process described above with reference to the flowchart may be implemented as a computer software program.
- the embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product, which includes a computer program carried on a computer-readable medium, and the computer program contains program code for executing the method shown in the flowchart.
- the aforementioned computer-readable medium in the present disclosure may be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium, or any combination of the two.
- the computer-readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electric, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any combination of the above. More specific examples of computer-readable storage media may include, but are not limited to: electrical connections with one or more wires, portable computer disks, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable Programmable read only memory (EPROM or flash memory), optical fiber, portable compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage device, magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above.
- a computer-readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program, and the program may be used by or in combination with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.
- a computer-readable signal medium may include a data signal propagated in a baseband or as a part of a carrier wave, and computer-readable program code is carried therein. This propagated data signal can take many forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.
- the computer-readable signal medium may also be any computer-readable medium other than the computer-readable storage medium.
- the computer-readable signal medium may send, propagate, or transmit the program for use by or in combination with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device .
- the program code contained on the computer-readable medium can be transmitted by any suitable medium, including but not limited to: wire, optical cable, RF (Radio Frequency), etc., or any suitable combination of the above.
- the above-mentioned computer-readable medium may be included in the above-mentioned electronic device; or it may exist alone without being assembled into the electronic device.
- the above-mentioned computer-readable medium carries one or more programs, and when the above-mentioned one or more programs are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device: obtains at least two Internet protocol addresses; and sends to the node evaluation device including the at least two A node evaluation request for an Internet Protocol address, wherein the node evaluation device selects an Internet Protocol address from the at least two Internet Protocol addresses and returns it; receives the Internet Protocol address returned by the node evaluation device; wherein, the obtained The Internet Protocol address indicates the edge node in the content distribution network.
- the aforementioned computer-readable medium carries one or more programs, and when the aforementioned one or more programs are executed by the electronic device, the electronic device: receives a node evaluation request including at least two Internet Protocol addresses; Among the at least two Internet Protocol addresses, select an Internet Protocol address; return the selected Internet Protocol address; wherein, the received Internet Protocol address indicates an edge node in the content distribution network.
- the computer program code used to perform the operations of the present disclosure may be written in one or more programming languages or a combination thereof.
- the above-mentioned programming languages include object-oriented programming languages—such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, and also conventional Procedural programming language-such as "C" language or similar programming language.
- the program code can be executed entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, executed as an independent software package, partly on the user's computer and partly executed on a remote computer, or entirely executed on the remote computer or server.
- the remote computer can be connected to the user's computer through any kind of network including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or it can be connected to an external computer (for example, using an Internet service provider to Internet connection).
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- WAN wide area network
- each block in the flowchart or block diagram can represent a module, program segment, or part of code, and the module, program segment, or part of code contains one or more for realizing the specified logical function Executable instructions.
- the functions marked in the block may also occur in a different order from the order marked in the drawings. For example, two blocks shown in succession can actually be executed substantially in parallel, or they can sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved.
- each block in the block diagram and/or flowchart, and the combination of the blocks in the block diagram and/or flowchart can be implemented by a dedicated hardware-based system that performs the specified functions or operations Or it can be realized by a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.
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NXT R_ip_00 | nxtGTP_IP_ 00 | nxtGTP_IP_ 01 | --------- | nxtGTP_IP_ 0n |
NXT R_ip_10 | nxtGTP_IP_ 10 | nxtGTP_IP_ 11 | --------- | nxtGTP_IP_ 1n |
--------- | --------- | --------- | --------- | --------- |
NXT R_ip_m0 | nxtGTP_IP_ m0 | nxtGTP_IP_ m1 | --------- | nxtGTP_IP_ mn |
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- 一种基于GTP协议的接口与路由分发方法,其特征在于,包括:提供支持GTP数据报文的接口;经由所述接口与GTP节点连接,以从所述GTP节点接收GTP数据报文;提取所述GTP数据报文的属性参数以获得所述GTP数据报文的属性参数集合;以及基于所述属性参数集合中的一个属性参数或者多个属性参数的组合来确定所述GTP数据报文的路由分发。
- 根据权利要求1所述的基于GTP协议的接口与路由分发方法,其特征在于,所述提供支持GTP数据报文的接口,包括:提供支持GTP数据报文的物理接口和/或虚拟接口。
- 根据权利要求1所述的基于GTP协议的接口与路由分发方法,其特征在于,所述GTP节点包括:3G无线网络的IuPS/Gn接口;4G无线网络的S1/S11/S5/S8/Sb2接口;以及5G无线网络的N3/N4/N9接口。
- 根据权利要求1所述的基于GTP协议的接口与路由分发方法,其特征在于,所述GTP数据报文的属性参数包括选自以下组中的一个或者多个:IP、TEID、IMSI、APN、TIMER、ULI、LDC、eCHO。
- 根据权利要求1所述的基于GTP协议的接口与路由分发方法,其特征在于,所述基于所述属性参数集合中的一个属性参数或者多个属性参数的组合来确定所述GTP数据报文的路由分发,包括:根据所述属性参数集合中的一个属性参数或者多个属性参数的组合计算下一跳路由;提取与所述下一跳路由对应的下一跳路由地址;以及将所述GTP数据报文发送到所述与所述下一跳路由地址对应的下一GTP节点。
- 根据权利要求5所述的基于GTP协议的接口与路由分发方法,其特征在于,所述根据所述属性参数集合中的一个属性参数或者多个属性参数的组合计算下一跳路由,包括根据下式计算所述下一跳路由:NXT R_ip=HASH GTP{属性参数集合}其中,NXT R_ip表示所述下一跳路由,并且HASH GTP{属性参数集合}表示根据所述GTP数据报文的属性参数集合的组合构成的路由哈希算法。
- 根据权利要求6所述的基于GTP协议的接口与路由分发方法,其特征在于,HASH GTP=P (属性参数1)+P (属性参数2)+P (属性参数i)+...P (属性参数n)其中,P (属性参数i)表示所述属性参数集合中第i个属性参数的权值,n为所述属性参数集合中属性参数的个数,并且所述权值根据网络环境被预设且能够根据网络的运行被调整。
- 根据权利要求5所述的基于GTP协议的接口与路由分发方法,其特征在于,所述将所述GTP数据报文发送到所述与所述下一跳路由地址对应的下一GTP节点,包括:预设与所述下一跳路由对应的下一跳路由地址;定期更新所述下一跳路由地址的优先级;以及根据所述下一跳路由地址的优先级来将所述GTP数据报文发送到对应的 GTP节点。
- 根据权利要求8所述的基于GTP协议的接口与路由分发方法,其特征在于,根据下式计算所述下一跳路由地址的优先级:P GTP_P={时间T,带宽D,{IMSI,APN,ULI},...},其中,P GTP_P是所述下一跳路由地址的优先级,时间T和带宽D分别是所述GTP节点的参数时间和带宽。
- 一种基于GTP协议的接口与路由分发装置,其特征在于,包括:接口模块,所述接口支持GTP数据报文,并且与GTP节点连接以从所述GTP节点接收GTP数据报文;路由分发模块,所述路由分发模块提取所述GTP数据报文的属性参数以获得所述GTP数据报文的属性参数集合,并基于所述属性参数集合中的一个属性参数或者多个属性参数的组合来确定所述GTP数据报文的路由分发。
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