WO2021062744A1

WO2021062744A1 - Network management method and apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2021062744A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/109662
Authority: WO
Inventors: 许瑞岳
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2019-09-30
Filing date: 2019-09-30
Publication date: 2021-04-08

Abstract

The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communications, and provided therein are a network management method and apparatus. The method comprises: a first management system acquires user map information and device information of a network device, the user map information comprising at least one of the following: coverage location information, user distribution information, user subscription information, and a traffic model; the first management system determines at least one regional network on the basis of the user map information, and determines characteristic information of each regional network, the characteristic information comprising at least one of the following: the coverage range of the regional network, tenant information of the regional network, and service characteristics of the regional network; and the first management system determines the association between the at least one regional network and the network device according to the characteristic information of the at least one regional network and the device information of the network device. Thus, the efficiency of management is improved and operation and maintenance costs are reduced.

Description

Network management method and device

Technical field

The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of communications, and in particular, to a network management method and device.

Background technique

In the prior art, the operator management system needs to configure the sites managed by each equipment vendor management system, including the configuration of multiple cells (maybe hundreds of cells) in the site, and the configuration of each site There can be thousands of parameters. The diversity of sites (for example, multi-frequency bands, multi-standards, multi-antennas, multi-networking methods (for example, separation of user plane and control plane, etc.)) and the differences of sites provided by different devices have caused differences in site configuration parameters. There are technical management methods. The operator management system needs to provide configuration capabilities for different sites, which is difficult to implement and low in efficiency. In addition, the operator management system and the equipment vendor management system need to interact with the configuration parameters of each site, and the interface is complicated , Integration is difficult.

Summary of the invention

The present application provides a network management method, device, and system, which can improve the efficiency of network management and reduce operation and maintenance costs.

In order to achieve the above objectives, this application adopts the following technical solutions:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network management method, which may include: a first management system may obtain user map information and device information of network devices; wherein the user map information includes at least one of the following: coverage location Information, user distribution information, user subscription information, and traffic model. Then, the first management system may divide the area network based on the user map information, that is, the first management system may determine at least one area network based on the user map information. In addition, the first management system may determine the characteristic information of each regional network, and the characteristic information includes at least one of the following: coverage of the regional network, tenant information of the regional network, service characteristics of the regional network, and so on. Subsequently, the first management system may determine the association relationship between the at least one area network and the network device based on the feature information of the at least one area network and the device information of the network device. It can also be understood that the first management system selects a network device to serve for each regional network based on the characteristic information of at least one regional network.

Based on the above method, the first management system in this application can divide the network equipment functionally or geographically based on the business characteristics, user group characteristics, and operation and maintenance characteristics of different regions, thereby simplifying the operator’s management of equipment and equipment vendors. While managing the interaction configuration parameters between the devices, it simplifies the complexity of the operator's management equipment to provide different site configuration parameters, thereby improving management efficiency and reducing operation and maintenance costs.

In a possible implementation manner, the method may further include: the first management system sends an association relationship between at least one area network and the network device to the second management system.

Based on the above method, after determining the management relationship between the area network and the network device, the first management system can indicate the association relationship to the second management system, so that the first management system and the second management system can be based on the association relationship Perform configuration information interaction.

In a possible implementation manner, the first management system may be a network management system, and the method further includes: the first management system sends configuration information to the second management system, and the configuration information is used to instruct the second management system to control the area based on the association relationship. The network is configured.

Based on the above method, when the first management system is a network management system, that is, the network management system can perform the determination operation of the association relationship, and after the association relationship is determined and indicated to the domain management system, the network management system can be based on the association Relationship, send the configuration information of the area network to the second management system (for example, the domain management system), so that the domain management system can configure the network equipment associated with the area network, so as to realize the configuration method with the granularity of the area network, and the network management system does not need Send the configuration of each base station and even each cell to the domain management system, thereby simplifying the interaction process and configuration complexity between the network management system and the domain management system.

In a possible implementation manner, the method may further include: the first management system sends instruction information to the second management system for instructing the second management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding area network.

Based on the above method, the network management system can send instruction information to the second management system (for example, the domain management system), which can also be called expansion instruction information, so that the second management system associates the new network device with the corresponding area network, thereby New network equipment can also be managed based on area configuration.

In a possible implementation manner, the first management system is a domain network management system, and the method may further include: the first management system receives configuration information from the second management system, and the configuration information is used to instruct the first management system based on the association relationship Configure at least one local area network.

Based on the above method, in the case that the first management system is a domain management system, that is, the domain management system can perform the determination operation of the association relationship, and after the association relationship is determined and indicated to the network management system, the domain management system can receive The configuration information of the area network sent by the network management system, and based on the configuration information and the association relationship, configure the network equipment associated with the area network, so as to realize the configuration method with the granularity of the area network, and the network management system does not need to manage the domain The system sends the configuration of each base station and even each cell, thereby simplifying the interaction process and configuration complexity between the network management system and the domain management system.

In a possible implementation manner, the method may further include: the first management system receives instruction information from the second management system for instructing the first management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding area network.

Based on the above method, the domain management system can receive the instruction information sent by the network management system, which can also be called expansion instruction information, so that the domain management system can associate the new network device with the corresponding regional network, so that the new network device is the same It can be managed based on the configuration of the area.

In a possible implementation manner, the method may further include: the first management system detects a new network device and obtains device information of the new network device; the first management system is based on the characteristic information of the at least one area network and the new network The device information of the device associates the new network device with the target area network, and the target area network belongs to at least one area network.

Based on the above method, the domain management system can associate the detected new network device with the corresponding target area network based on the instruction information, so as to realize the regionalized management of the new network device by the domain management system.

In a possible implementation manner, the method may further include: the first management system configures the device information of the network device associated with the area network based on the association relationship.

Based on the above method, the domain management system can configure the association relationship locally, so that when the domain management system receives the configuration information of the area network, it can find the network equipment associated with the area network based on the configured association relationship, and provide feedback to the network. The device is configured.

In a possible implementation, configuring the device information of the network device associated with the area network may include: creating an area network management object corresponding to the area network, and configuring the network device associated with the area network in the area network management object Device information.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information may include at least one regional network identification and a regional network optimization target. The regional network optimization target includes at least one of the following: load balancing, coverage optimization target, capacity optimization target, user rate optimization target , Network performance optimization goals.

Based on the above method, the domain management system can optimize the regional network based on the optimization target sent by the network management system.

In a possible implementation manner, the device information includes at least one of the following information: the identification of the network device, the type of the network device, the number of the network device, the location information of the network device, the coverage capability information of the network device, and the network device Contains cell information and network equipment status information.

In a possible implementation manner, the network device includes at least one of the following: a network element, a network function, a cell, a sector, and an antenna.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a network management method. The method may include: a first management system obtains area network configuration information, where the area network configuration information is used to indicate an association relationship between at least one area network and a network device; first The management system configures the device information of the network devices associated with the area network according to the area network configuration information.

In a possible implementation manner, the first management system configures the information of the network equipment associated with the area network according to the area network configuration information, including: the first management system creates an area network management object corresponding to the area network, and configures the area network management object in the area network Configure the device information of the network device associated with the area network in the network management object.

In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: the first management system receives configuration information from the second management system, where the configuration information is used to instruct the first management system to configure the area network based on the association relationship.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information includes at least one regional network identification and regional network optimization target, and the regional network optimization target includes at least one of the following: load balancing, coverage optimization target, capacity optimization target, user rate optimization target, Network performance optimization goals;

In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: the first management system receives instruction information from the second management system for instructing the first management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding area network.

In a possible implementation manner, the method further includes: the first management system detects a new network device and obtains device information of the new network device; the first management system is based on the feature information of the at least one area network and the new network device The device information of the new network device is associated with the target area network, and the target area network belongs to at least one area network.

In the third aspect, the embodiments of the present application provide a device, which is applied to the first management system, the device includes: a memory and a processor, the memory and the processor are coupled; the memory stores program instructions, The device is caused to perform the following steps: obtain user map information and device information of the network equipment, where the user map information includes at least one of the following: coverage location information, user distribution information, user subscription information, and traffic model; based on the user map information, Determine at least one area network, and determine the characteristic information of each area network. The characteristic information includes at least one of the following: the coverage area of the area network, the tenant information of the area network, the service characteristics of the area network; according to the characteristic information of the at least one area network With the device information of the network device, the association relationship between at least one area network and the network device is determined.

In a possible implementation manner, when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps: sending the association relationship between at least one area network and the network device to the second management system.

In a possible implementation manner, the first management system is a network management system, and when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps: sending configuration information to the second management system, and the configuration information is used to instruct the second management system Configure the regional network based on the association relationship.

In a possible implementation manner, when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps: sending instruction information to the second management system for instructing the second management system to associate the detected new network device with the corresponding Regional network.

In a possible implementation manner, the first management system is a domain network management system, and when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps: receiving configuration information from the second management system, the configuration information being used to instruct the first The management system configures at least one area network based on the association relationship.

In a possible implementation manner, when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps: receiving instruction information from the second management system for instructing the first management system to associate the detected new network device with Corresponding regional network.

In a possible implementation manner, when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps: detects a new network device and obtains the device information of the new network device; based on the feature information of at least one area network and the new The device information of the network device associates the new network device with the target area network, and the target area network belongs to at least one area network.

In a possible implementation manner, when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps: based on the association relationship, configure the device information of the network device associated with the local area network.

In a possible implementation manner, when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps: create an area network management object corresponding to the area network, and configure the network equipment associated with the area network in the area network management object Device Information.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information includes at least one regional network identifier and a regional network optimization target. The regional network optimization target includes at least one of the following: load balancing, coverage optimization target, capacity optimization target, user rate optimization target, Network performance optimization goals.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a device that can be applied to the first management system. The device may include: a memory and a processor, and the memory and the processor are coupled; the memory stores program instructions, and the program instructions are used by the processor. During operation, the device is caused to perform the following steps: obtain area network configuration information, where the area network configuration information is used to indicate the association relationship between at least one area network and the network device; according to the area network configuration information, configure the device information of the network device associated with the area network .

In a possible implementation manner, when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps: receiving configuration information from the second management system, and the configuration information is used to instruct the first management system to perform operations on the area network based on the association relationship. Configuration.

In a possible implementation manner, the configuration information includes at least one regional network identification and regional network optimization target, and the regional network optimization target includes at least one of the following: load balancing, coverage optimization target, capacity optimization target, user rate optimization target, Network performance optimization goals.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a device, which can be applied to the first management system, and the device may include: an acquisition module and a processing module. Among them, the acquisition module is used to acquire user map information and network equipment device information, where the user map information includes at least one of the following: coverage location information, user distribution information, user subscription information, and traffic model; the processing module is used to User map information, determine at least one area network, and determine the characteristic information of each area network. The characteristic information includes at least one of the following: the coverage area of the area network, the tenant information of the area network, the business characteristics of the area network; the processing module also uses To determine the association relationship between the at least one area network and the network device based on the feature information of the at least one area network and the device information of the network device.

In a possible implementation manner, the apparatus further includes a sending module, configured to send an association relationship between at least one area network and the network device to the second management system.

In a possible implementation manner, the first management system is a network management system, and the sending module is further configured to send configuration information to the second management system, and the configuration information is used to instruct the second management system to configure the area network based on the association relationship.

In a possible implementation manner, the sending module is further configured to send instruction information to the second management system for instructing the second management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding area network.

In a possible implementation manner, the first management system is a domain network management system, and the device further includes a receiving module for receiving configuration information from the second management system. The configuration information is used to instruct the first management system to pair based on the association relationship. At least one local area network is configured.

In a possible implementation manner, the receiving module is further configured to receive instruction information from the second management system, which is used to instruct the first management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding area network.

In a possible implementation manner, the processing module is also used to detect a new network device and obtain device information of the new network device; based on the feature information of at least one area network and the device information of the new network device, the new network device The network device of is associated with the target area network, and the target area network belongs to at least one area network.

In a possible implementation manner, the processing module is further configured to configure the device information of the network device associated with the area network based on the association relationship.

In a possible implementation manner, the processing module is specifically configured to create an area network management object corresponding to the area network, and configure the device information of the network device associated with the area network in the area network management object.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application also provides a device, which includes an acquisition module and a processing module. The obtaining module is used to obtain regional network configuration information, which is used to indicate the association relationship between at least one regional network and the network device; the processing module is used to configure device information of the network device associated with the regional network according to the regional network configuration information.

In a possible implementation manner, the processing module is used to create an area network management object corresponding to the area network, and configure the device information of the network device associated with the area network in the area network management object.

In a possible implementation manner, the device further includes a receiving module configured to receive configuration information from the second management system, where the configuration information is used to instruct the first management system to configure the area network based on the association relationship.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable medium for storing a computer program, and the computer program includes instructions for executing the first aspect or any possible implementation of the first aspect.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable medium for storing a computer program, and the computer program includes instructions for executing the second aspect or any possible implementation of the second aspect.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program, the computer program including instructions for executing the first aspect or any possible implementation of the first aspect.

In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer program, and the computer program includes instructions for executing the second aspect or any possible implementation of the second aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, which includes a processing circuit and transceiver pins. Wherein, the transceiver pin and the processing circuit communicate with each other through an internal connection path, and the processor executes the method in the first aspect or any one of the possible implementations of the first aspect to control the receiving pin to receive the signal, and Control the sending pin to send signals.

In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a chip, which includes a processing circuit and transceiver pins. Wherein, the transceiver pin and the processing circuit communicate with each other through an internal connection path, and the processor executes the method in the first aspect or any one of the possible implementations of the first aspect to control the receiving pin to receive the signal, and Control the sending pin to send signals.

In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a system that includes the first management system and the second management system involved in the first and second aspects.

Description of the drawings

Figure 1 is an exemplary network management solution;

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is one of the schematic flowcharts of a network management method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is one of the schematic diagrams showing an exemplary configuration of a domain management system;

FIG. 5 is one of the schematic diagrams showing an exemplary configuration of a domain management system;

Fig. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a network management method shown by way of example;

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an exemplary area network management;

FIG. 8 is one of the schematic flowcharts of a network management method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is one of the schematic structural diagrams of a device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is one of the schematic structural diagrams of a device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is one of the schematic structural diagrams of a device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of this application.

The term "and/or" in this article is only an association relationship describing the associated objects, which means that there can be three relationships, for example, A and/or B, which can mean: A alone exists, A and B exist at the same time, exist alone B these three situations.

The terms "first" and "second" in the description and claims of the embodiments of the present application are used to distinguish different objects, rather than to describe a specific order of objects. For example, the first target object and the second target object are used to distinguish different target objects, rather than to describe the specific order of the target objects.

In the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used as examples, illustrations, or illustrations. Any embodiment or design solution described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of the present application should not be construed as being more preferable or advantageous than other embodiments or design solutions. To be precise, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to present related concepts in a specific manner.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "plurality" means two or more. For example, multiple processing units refer to two or more processing units; multiple systems refer to two or more systems.

At present, the operator's network has developed to the fifth generation of mobile communication technology (5G), and the network architecture has become more flexible. The demand for key performance indicators such as network delay, speed, and connection scale has been increasing, and the application industry has become more and more abundant And diversity, the performance guarantee and flexibility of the business have undergone fundamental changes, resulting in an increase in the difficulty of network operation and maintenance.

The operation and maintenance of traditional wireless sites (such as base stations) is usually based on site and/or cell granularity, as shown in Figure 1. For example, when the operator management system performs site configuration, it sends each site to the equipment vendor management system. Configuration parameters. When the operator management system performs the cell configuration, it sends the configuration parameters of each cell to the equipment vendor management system. Therefore, the operator management system needs to understand the complex site and cell model, and, due to different areas and/or different equipment There are differences in the sites provided by vendors, which leads to the need for operators’ management systems to provide multiple sets of operation and maintenance solutions. For 5G networks with dense deployment of wireless sites, the operator management system needs to manage tens of thousands of sites, and a site may include hundreds of cells, which makes network operation and maintenance extremely complicated, which in turn leads to an increase in operation and maintenance costs and rapid business launches. difficult.

In order to solve the above problems, this application proposes a network management method. Specifically, the first management system can obtain user map information and device information of network devices, and determine at least one regional network based on the user map information, and, based on the network device The device information of at least one local area network and the network device are determined. In this application, the first management system may indicate the determined association relationship to the second management system. Optionally, the first management system may be a network management system, and the second management system may be a domain management system, that is, the device that performs the operation of determining the association relationship between the area network and the network device is the network management system. For specific embodiments, please refer to scene one. Optionally, the first management system may be a domain management system, and the second management system may be a network management system, that is, the device that performs the operation of determining the association relationship between the area network and the network device is the network management system. For specific embodiments, please refer to Scene two.

Before describing the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, first, the communication system of the embodiments of the present application will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of this application. The communication system includes a network management system 100, a domain network management system 200, and a base station cluster 300. The base station cluster 300 includes base stations 1 to 5 (including base stations 1, base stations 2, base stations 3, base stations 4, and base stations 5). In the specific implementation process of the embodiments of the present application, it should be noted that in actual applications, the number of base stations, network management systems, and domain network management systems can all be one or more. Each of the communication systems shown in FIG. 2 The number of devices is only an example of adaptability, which is not limited in this application.

In combination with the above-mentioned schematic diagram of the application scenario shown in Figure 2, the following describes the specific implementation scheme of the present application:

To enable those skilled in the art to better understand this application, the following briefly describes the devices and their functions involved in this application.

The business operation system provides business operation functions, which include but are not limited to at least one of the following: business distribution, business guarantee, business scheduling, user management and other functions. Optionally, the business operation system includes a business operation system of a vertical industry or a business operation system of an operator, such as a business support system (BSS) or a communication service management function (CSMF).

The network management system provides network operation and maintenance functions. The network operation and maintenance functions include but are not limited to at least one of the following: network lifecycle management, network deployment, network fault management, network performance management, network configuration management, and network security , Network optimization functions, etc. It should be noted that the network may include one or more network elements and/or sub-networks. Optionally, the network management system can be an operation support system (Operations Support System, OSS), a network slice management system (Network Slice Management Function, NSMF), a network management data analysis module (Management data analysis Function, MDAF), or a self-organizing network function (Self-Organization Network (SON) Function, SON Function). It should be noted that the operator management system described in this application is a network management system.

The domain management system provides at least one of the following functions: intra-domain network operation and maintenance functions, deployment of sub-networks or network elements, fault management of sub-networks or network elements, performance management of sub-networks or network elements, and maintenance of sub-networks or network elements Guarantee, sub-network or network element optimization functions, etc. It should be noted that the sub-network includes one or more network elements. It should be further noted that the intra-domain network operation and maintenance function can also be understood as the operation and maintenance function of the sub-network or network element, including the life cycle management of the sub-network or network element. And, the "domain" mentioned in this application can be a technical domain (including a wireless access network domain, a transmission network domain, or a core network domain), a vendor domain (the network devices in the domain are all from the same vendor), or a geographic area (a certain one) Geographic area network), this application is not limited. Optionally, the domain management system can be a network slice subnet management function (NSSMF), subnetwork management function (SMF), element management system (Element Manager), and domain management data analysis Function (Management Data Analytic Function, MDAF), wireless intelligent controller (RAN Intelligent Controller, RIC), etc. It should be noted that the equipment vendor management system described in this application is a domain management system.

The base station in Figure 1 can be used to support terminal access, for example, it can be a base transceiver station (BTS) and a base station controller (BSC) in a 2G access technology communication system, and 3G access Node B (node B) and radio network controller (RNC) in a technical communication system, evolved nodeB (eNB) in a 4G access technology communication system, and a 5G access technology communication system Next generation base station (next generation nodeB, gNB), transmission reception point (TRP), relay node (relay node), access point (access point, AP), etc. For ease of description, in all the embodiments of the present application, devices that provide wireless communication functions for terminals are collectively referred to as network equipment or base stations.

scene one

In conjunction with FIG. 2, FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a network management method in an embodiment of the application, and in FIG. 3:

Step 101: The network management system obtains user map information.

Optionally, the network management system receives user map information sent by the business operation system. Optionally, the user map information includes at least one of the following: coverage location information, user distribution information, user subscription information, and traffic model.

Optionally, the coverage location information is used to indicate the geographic location information covered by the user. In an example, the coverage location information can be expressed as a set of latitude and longitude values. In another example, the coverage location information can be expressed as an administrative area. For example: The network management system can obtain a list of administrative regions, including: Shanghai, Beijing, Paris, etc.

Optionally, the user distribution information is used to indicate the number and distribution of users in the user coverage location. In an example, the user distribution information may be expressed as a set of dynamic data, for example, user distribution in different time periods.

Optionally, the traffic model, which may also be referred to as user traffic distribution information, is used to indicate the traffic distribution situation of the user coverage location. For example, the traffic model may include the average traffic situation of the user. Optionally, the traffic model can be expressed as a set of dynamic data, such as traffic distribution in different time periods. It should be noted that traffic mainly refers to traffic (throughput or throughput).

Optionally, the user subscription information is used to indicate the user's account opening information. Illustratively, the user subscription information may be the priority of the user, the type of service that the user subscribes, and the type of slice that the user subscribes to.

In a possible implementation manner, the network management system may send a request message to the service operation system for requesting user map information. After receiving the request message, the business operation system sends the user map information to the network management system. For the manner in which the business operation system obtains the above-mentioned user map information, reference may be made to the existing technology, which will not be repeated in this application.

Step 102: The network management system obtains device information of the network device.

Optionally, the network management system may receive the device information of the network device sent by the domain management system. Optionally, the network device is a device managed by the domain management system.

Optionally, in this application, the network equipment includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: network elements, network functions, cells (can be subdivided into 4G cells and 5G cells), sectors, antennas, and so on. Among them, a network element refers to an entity that provides network services, which can be an evolved base station (evolved nodeB, eNB) in a 4G access technology communication system and a next generation base station (next generation nodeB, gNB) in a 5G access technology communication system For example, in the base station in Figure 2, the network element can also be a centralized unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), a centralized control plane entity (CU Control Plane, CU-CP), and a centralized unit (CU-CP). User plane entity (CU User Plan, CU-UP). Optionally, the network function may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: eNB function (Function), gNB Function, CU Function, DU Function and CU-CP Function, CU-UP Function.

Optionally, the device information includes at least one of the following: the identification of the network device, the type of the network device, the number of the network device, the location information of the network device, the coverage capability information of the network device, the cell information contained in the network device, and the information of the network device status information.

Optionally, the identification of the network device may be information used to identify the network device, such as address information of the network device.

Optionally, the type of the network device is used to indicate the entity type of the network device. For example, if the network device is an eNB, the type of the network device is used to indicate that the type of the network device is a network element. Further, it can also indicate The network equipment is the eNB in the network element.

Optionally, the number of network devices refers to the number of at least one network device sent by the domain management system to the network management system. Optionally, the number of network devices is used to describe the maximum number of network devices that the local area network can include. Exemplarily, the number of the at least one network device may be less than or equal to the number of all network devices managed by the domain management system.

Optionally, the location information of the network device is used to indicate the location of the network device. Exemplarily, the location information of the network device may be expressed as latitude and longitude.

Optionally, the coverage capability information of the network device is used to indicate the area covered by the cell included in the network device. Exemplarily, the coverage area of the cell may be a tracking area list. Exemplarily, the coverage area of the cell may also be a coverage level description map of the cell.

Optionally, the cell information contained in the network device is used to indicate when the network device is a base station or a network element, the cell information contained in the base station or the network element includes the identity of the cell, the type of the cell, and the like.

Optionally, the status information of the network device includes but is not limited to: activated status, inactivated status, usable status, or unusable status, etc. In a possible implementation manner, the network management system may send a request message to the domain management system for requesting device information of the network device. After receiving the request message, the domain management system sends the device information of the network device to the network management system. The manner in which the domain management system obtains the above-mentioned device information will be described in the following embodiments.

It should be noted that the order of step 101 and step 102 is not limited, that is, step 102 may be performed first, and then step 101 may be performed, which is not limited in this application.

Step 103: The network management system determines the association relationship between at least one regional network and the network device based on the user map information and the device information of the network device.

Specifically, in this application, the network management system may determine at least one regional network based on user map information, and determine the characteristic information of each regional network. Subsequently, the network management system can determine the association relationship between at least one regional network and the network device based on the feature information and the device information of the network device, that is, select each regional network in the at least one regional network to provide services for the regional network Network equipment.

Optionally, the characteristic information of the area network includes at least one of the following: coverage of the area network, tenant information of the area network, and service characteristics of the area network.

Optionally, the coverage of the regional network is the area covered by each regional network, for example, it may include the longitude and latitude information of the coverage of the regional network.

Optionally, the tenant information of the area network is used to indicate the tenants supported by the area network, and the tenant of the area network may be an enterprise that leases the area network and provides services based on the leased network, or a user accessing the area network Group information.

Optionally, the service characteristics of the regional network are used to indicate the characteristics of the services supported by the regional network, including supported service types and/or service SLA capabilities, etc., where the service types include but are not limited to at least one of the following: super Ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC), Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), Massive Internet of Things (mIoT), and narrowband Internet of Things (Things) communication Scenes. The service-level agreement (SLA) capabilities of the business include but are not limited to at least one of the following: the range of supported delays, the range of supported throughput rates, and so on.

In a possible implementation manner, the network management system may determine at least one regional network based on the administrative area. For example: As mentioned above, the user map information may include coverage location information. If the coverage location information is expressed as a list of administrative areas, including Shanghai Pudong, Shanghai Puxi, etc. Then, the network management system can divide the regional network according to the administrative region based on the administrative region list, that is, Shanghai Pudong is a regional network (referred to as regional network 1), and Shanghai Puxi is a regional network (referred to as regional network 2). Optionally, after determining at least one area network, the network management system may determine the characteristic information of each area network. In this embodiment, the characteristic information of the area network includes the administrative area corresponding to the area network, that is, the characteristics of the area network 1. The information is used to indicate that its coverage area is Shanghai Pudong. The characteristic information of the area network 2 is used to indicate that its coverage area is Shanghai Puxi. Correspondingly, the network management system can determine the network equipment that serves the area network 1 and the area network 2 based on the characteristic information of the area network 1 and the area network 2, that is, determine the network equipment associated with the area network 1 and the area network 2 Network equipment. In this embodiment, the network management system may determine the network device associated with the regional network based on the device information of the network device obtained in step 102, specifically based on the location information of the network device. For example, at least one base station covering Shanghai Pudong is associated with the regional network 1, and at least one base station covering Shanghai Puxi is associated with the regional network 2.

In a possible implementation manner, the network management system may determine at least one regional network based on geographic feature information. For example: based on user map information, network equipment can divide the scope of Huawei base into a regional network (referred to as regional network 3), and divide the scope of a shopping mall into a regional network (referred to as regional network 4). Optionally, after determining at least one area network, the network management system may determine the characteristic information of each area network. In this embodiment, the characteristic information of the area network includes the coverage area corresponding to the area network, that is, the characteristics of the area network 3. The information is used to indicate that its coverage area is a Huawei base. The characteristic information of the area network 4 is used to indicate that its coverage area is a certain shopping mall. Correspondingly, the network management system can determine the network equipment that serves the area network 3 and the area network 4 based on the characteristic information of the area network 3 and the area network 4, that is, determine the network equipment associated with the area network 3 and the area network 4 Network equipment. In this embodiment, the network management system may determine the network device associated with the local area network based on the device information of the network device obtained in step 102, specifically based on the location information of the network device. For example, at least one base station covering a Huawei base is associated with the regional network 3, and at least one base station covering a certain shopping mall is associated with the regional network 4.

In a possible implementation manner, the network management system may determine at least one regional network based on user map information. For example, the network management system can divide BMW Internet of Vehicles users into a regional network (referred to as regional network 5), and divide the Volkswagen Internet of Vehicles into a regional network (referred to as regional network 6) based on user map information. Optionally, after determining at least one area network, the network management system may determine the characteristic information of each area network. In this embodiment, the characteristic information of the area network includes the tenant information corresponding to the area network, that is, the characteristics of the area network 5. The information is used to indicate that its tenant information is a BMW Internet of Vehicles user. The characteristic information of the area network 6 is used to indicate that its tenant information is a Volkswagen Internet of Vehicles user. Correspondingly, the network management system can determine the network equipment serving the area network 5 and the area network 6 based on the characteristic information of the area network 5 and the area network 6, that is, determine the network equipment associated with the area network 5 and the network equipment associated with the area network 6. Internet equipment. In this embodiment, the network management system may determine the network device associated with the local area network based on the device information of the network device obtained in step 102, specifically based on the device information of the network device. For example, at least one base station supporting a BMW Internet of Vehicles users is associated with the regional network 5, and at least one base station supporting a Volkswagen Internet of Vehicles users is associated with the regional network 6.

Step 104: The network management system sends the association relationship between the area network and the network device to the domain management system.

Specifically, after determining at least one network device associated with each area network, the network management system may send the association relationship between the area network and the network device to the domain management system.

Optionally, the network management system may send the identification of each area network and the identification of the network equipment associated with each area network to the domain management system to indicate the association relationship between the area network and the network equipment.

Optionally, the identification of the area network is allocated by the network management system based on the locally available area network identification, and the specific allocation method can be set based on actual needs, which is not limited in this application.

Optionally, the identification of the area network and the identification of the network device may be carried in the area network configuration request message. Optionally, the identities of multiple regional networks and the identities of the network devices associated with them can be carried in multiple regional network configuration request messages, that is, the identities of the regional network 1 and the identities of the associated network devices can be carried In the regional network configuration request message 1, the identifier of the regional network 2 and the identifier of the associated network device can be carried in the regional network configuration request 2, which is not limited in this application. Optionally, the regional network configuration request message may be a regional network creation request message, a regional network allocation request message, or a regional network configuration modification request message.

In a possible implementation manner, the network management system may send initial configuration information to the domain management system for instructing the domain management system to configure the network device. Wherein, the initial configuration information includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: the azimuth angle of the network device, the tilt angle of the network device, the bandwidth of the network device, the coverage scene number of the network device, and the transmission power of the network device. The network management system can send the configuration of each network device to the domain management system, so that the domain management system configures each network device. Optionally, the initial configuration information may be carried in a regional network configuration request message.

In a possible implementation manner, the network management system may send configuration information to the domain management system for instructing the domain management system to configure the area network based on the association relationship.

In an example, the configuration information may include optimization information, which is used to instruct the domain management system to optimize the area network based on the optimization information. Optionally, the optimization information includes at least one regional network identifier and a regional network optimization target. The regional network optimization target includes at least one of the following: load balancing, coverage optimization target, capacity optimization target, user rate optimization target, and network performance optimization target.

Optionally, the load balancing optimization target is used to instruct the domain management system to configure the regional network and achieve load balancing in the regional network.

Optionally, the coverage optimization target is used to instruct the domain management system to configure the regional network and achieve coverage optimization of the regional network. Specifically, the domain management system configures the coverage optimization target of the regional network according to the coverage optimization target of the regional network. The configuration process of the domain management system can be as follows: 1. The domain management system determines the coverage optimization target of each network device (for example, the proportion of weak coverage), and sends the coverage optimization target of each network device to the corresponding network device; 2. According to The coverage optimization goal of the area network determines the configuration parameters of a certain network device, including the azimuth angle, tilt angle, and wave width of each network device.

Optionally, the capacity optimization target is used to instruct the domain management system to configure the area network and realize the capacity optimization of the area network. Specifically, the domain management system configures the capacity optimization target of the regional network, and according to the capacity optimization target of the regional network, 1. The domain management system determines the capacity optimization target of each network device (for example, throughput rate and/or handover success rate) , Send the capacity optimization target of each network device to the corresponding network device; 2. The domain management system determines the configuration parameters of each network device according to the capacity optimization target of the area network, including the status parameters and capacity parameters of each device Wait.

Optionally, the user rate optimization target is used to instruct the domain management system to configure the regional network so that the rate of users within the coverage of the regional network reaches the user rate optimization target.

Optionally, the network performance optimization target is used to instruct the domain management system to configure the regional network, so that the network performance of the network device within the coverage of the regional network meets the network performance optimization target.

In another example, the configuration information may include optimization information and an identification of at least one target area network, where the at least one target area network refers to an area network that needs to be configured by a domain management system. Correspondingly, the domain network system can optimize at least one target area network based on the optimization information. Optionally, the optimization information of each target area network may be different. For example, the optimization information corresponding to the area network 1 is the load balancing optimization target, and the optimization information corresponding to the area network 2 is the user rate optimization target. This application is not limited.

In a possible implementation manner, in step 102, the step of the network management system obtaining the device information of the network device from the domain management system side may specifically include:

1) The domain management system obtains the device information of the network device. Specifically, after network equipment (such as base station) is deployed, it can dynamically discover the IP address of the domain management system through the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), and establish a communication link with the domain management system. The domain management system The equipment information of the base station can be obtained.

2) The domain management system creates a network device management object, and configures the device information of the network device on the network device management object. It should be noted that the domain management system creates a network device management object for each network device. Optionally, the network device management object can be used to store device information, as shown in FIG. 4. Optionally, the network device management object may be identified by the identification of the network device, that is, the identification of the network device management object is the identification of the network device. The network device management object is included under a managed element (Managed Element, ME). Optionally, the network element management object is included under a sub-network management object, and a regional network management system manages one sub-network management object.

3) The domain management system sends the device information of at least one network device to the network management system. Optionally, the domain management system further sends the identifier of the network device management object and the identifier of the sub-network management object corresponding to each network device to the network management system.

In a possible implementation manner, after receiving the association relationship between the area network device and the network device sent by the network management system, the domain management system may configure the device information of the network device associated with the area network. The specific steps are as follows:

1) The domain management system creates a regional network management object, as shown in Figure 5. Optionally, the identifier of the regional network management object may be the identifier of the regional network. It should be noted that the domain management system establishes a regional network management object for each regional network. The local area network management object may be included under the sub-network management object.

2) The domain management system creates an area network device object for each network device, and the area network device object is included under the area network management object corresponding to the area network associated with the network device. In other words, each local area network management object contains the local area network device object corresponding to the network device associated with the local area network. Optionally, the domain management system assigns the identification of the area network device object to the area network device object.

3) The domain management system configures the equipment information of the network equipment for the area network equipment object. Optionally, the domain management system may configure the identification of the network device and the device information of the network device in the area network device object. In other words, the domain management system writes the identification of the network device and the device information of the network device in the area network device object. Exemplarily, as described above, the network management system can send the initial configuration information of the network device to the domain management system, and the domain management system writes the device of the network device in the object in the process of configuring the area network device object The information may be the device information of the network device included in the initial configuration information.

In a possible implementation, the domain management system sends the area network device object information and the area network site management object information to the network management system, so that the network management system can determine that the domain management system has been based on the area network based on the above information. The configuration operation of the association relationship with the network device.

In a possible implementation, the network management system can send the expansion instruction information to the domain management system to instruct the domain management system to associate the new network device (hereinafter referred to as the new network device) detected by the domain management system to the corresponding Local area network. Specifically, the domain network management system detects the new network device and obtains the device information of the new network device. For specific details, please refer to the above-mentioned embodiment, which will not be repeated here. Subsequently, the domain management system may associate the new network device with the target area network based on the feature information of the at least one area network and the device information of the new network device, and the target area network belongs to at least one area network. For example, the domain management system detects a new network device and obtains device information of the new network device, where the device information includes coverage information indicating that the new network device is located in Pudong, Shanghai. The area network device detects the characteristic information of each area network, and associates the new network device with the area network 1. The specific details are similar to step 103, and will not be repeated here. Optionally, the capacity expansion instruction information may be carried in a regional network configuration message or other messages, which is not limited in this application.

In summary, the network management system can determine at least one area network based on the user map information, and further based on the device information of the network device, associate at least one area network with the network device, and instruct the domain management system according to the determined The association relationship is configured so that the domain management system can realize the area network control function, that is, the domain management system can realize the autonomous management, control and analysis of wireless resources in the area, and expose the network that meets the wireless traffic scenario of a specific user group. . In other words, for the network management system, the domain management system exposes multiple area networks to it. The network management system can send the configuration information of the area network to the domain management system without sending the configuration of each network device to the domain management system. Information, thereby simplifying the interaction configuration parameters between the network management system and the domain management system, while simplifying the complexity of the network management system to provide configuration parameters for different sites, thereby improving management efficiency and reducing operation and maintenance costs.

With reference to Fig. 2, on the basis of the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, as shown in Fig. 6, it exemplarily shows a schematic flow chart of a network management method. In Fig. 6:

Step 201: The business operation system sends user map information to the network management system.

Step 202: The device information of the base station is sent by the domain management system to the network management system.

Specifically, the domain management system obtains equipment information of base stations 1 to 5, which may also be referred to as base station information or site information. The domain management system sends the equipment information of each base station from base station 1 to base station 5 to the network management system.

Step 203: The network management system determines the association relationship between the regional network and the base station based on the user map information and the equipment information of the base station.

Specifically, the network management system determines that the area network includes: area network A, area network B, and area network C based on the coverage location information in the user map information. For the specific determination method, refer to step 103, which will not be repeated here. And, the network management system assigns a corresponding identifier to the area network, for example, the identifier of the area network A is A1, the identifier of the area network B is B2, and the identifier of the area network C is C3.

Specifically, the network system may obtain characteristic information of at least one regional network. In this embodiment, the characteristic information is the coverage area of each regional network. Then, the network system can select the serving base station for the regional network based on the coverage of each regional network and the location information of the base station. For example, in this embodiment, the base stations associated with area network A are base station 1 and base station 2, the base stations associated with area network B are base station 3 and base station 4, and the base station associated with area network C is base station 5, as shown in FIG.

Step 204: The network management system sends an area network creation request message to the domain management system.

Specifically, the regional network creation request message includes the identifier of each regional network and the identifier of the network device associated with the regional network. That is, the request message includes the identification of area network A and the identification of base station 1 and base station 2, the identification of area network B and the identification of base station 3 and base station 4, the identification of area network C and the identification of base station 5. Among them, the regional network creation request message can be used to distinguish different association relationships by means of separators, etc., which is not limited in this application.

Optionally, the request message carries the initial configuration information of the base station 1 to the base station 5. For details, please refer to the above, which will not be repeated here.

Step 205: The domain management system configures the association relationship between the area network and the base station.

Step 206: The domain management system sends the area network management object information and the area network site management object information to the network management system.

Step 207: The network management system sends the optimization information of the area network to the domain management system.

Specifically, the network management system sends optimization information 1 to the domain management system. The optimization information 1 includes the load balancing optimization target and the identification of the area network A, and is used to instruct the domain management system to optimize the load balance of the area network A. The network management system sends optimization information 2 to the domain management system. The optimization information 2 includes the network performance optimization target and the identification of the area network B, and is used to instruct the domain management system to optimize the network performance of the area network B.

Optionally, the optimization information 1 and the optimization information 2 may be carried in the same message or in different messages, which is not limited in this application.

In step 208, the domain management system optimizes the area network A and the area network B based on the optimization information.

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In conjunction with FIG. 2, FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a network management method in an embodiment of the application, and in FIG. 8:

Step 301: The domain management system obtains user map information.

Optionally, the network management system may obtain user map information from the side of the business operation system. For details, refer to step 101.

Subsequently, the network management system can send user map information to the domain management system.

Step 302: The domain management system obtains the device information of the network device.

Specifically, the domain management system can obtain the device information of each network device locally.

Optionally, step 302 may be before step 301, which is not limited in this application.

In a possible implementation manner, after the network management system obtains the user map information, it can send an area network configuration request message to the domain management system. The message may include the user map information, which is used to instruct the domain management system to execute the area network and the network. Configuration operation of the device's association relationship.

In a possible implementation manner, the regional network configuration request message may also include an upper limit for indicating the number of network devices associated with the regional network.

In a possible implementation manner, the area network configuration request message may include a capacity expansion instruction. For specific details, please refer to scenario one. I will not repeat them here.

Step 303: The domain management system determines the association relationship between at least one regional network and the network device based on the user map information and the device information of the network device.

The specific details are similar to step 103, and will not be repeated here.

Step 304: The domain management system indicates the association relationship between the area network and the network device to the network management system.

The specific details in this embodiment are similar to those in scenario 1, and will not be repeated here.

The foregoing mainly introduces the solution provided by the embodiment of the present application from the perspective of interaction between various network elements. It can be understood that, in order to implement the above-mentioned functions, a device (for example, a network management system and/or a domain management system) includes a hardware structure and/or software module corresponding to each function. Those skilled in the art should easily realize that in combination with the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in the embodiments disclosed herein, the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in the form of hardware or a combination of hardware and computer software. Whether a certain function is executed by hardware or computer software-driven hardware depends on the specific application and design constraint conditions of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods for each specific application to implement the described functions, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this application.

The embodiments of the present application may divide the device into functional modules according to the foregoing method examples. For example, each functional module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The above-mentioned integrated modules can be implemented in the form of hardware or software function modules. It should be noted that the division of modules in the embodiments of the present application is illustrative, and is only a logical function division, and there may be other division methods in actual implementation.

In the case of dividing each function module corresponding to each function, and in the case of dividing each function module corresponding to each function, FIG. 9 shows a schematic diagram of a possible structure of the apparatus 400 involved in the foregoing embodiment, as shown in FIG. As shown in 9, the apparatus 400 may include: an acquisition module 401 and a processing module 402. Wherein, the obtaining module 401 is used to obtain user map information and device information of network devices, where the user map information includes at least one of the following: coverage location information, user distribution information, user subscription information, and traffic model. The processing module 402 is configured to determine at least one area network based on the user map information, and determine the characteristic information of each area network. The characteristic information includes at least one of the following: coverage of the area network, tenant information of the area network, and service of the area network feature. The processing module 402 is further configured to determine the association relationship between the at least one area network and the network device according to the feature information of the at least one area network and the device information of the network device.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the apparatus further includes a sending module 403, configured to send an association relationship between at least one area network and a network device to the second management system.

In an example, if the device is a network management system, the device can perform the relevant steps implemented by the network management system in the above embodiment. Optionally, the sending module 403 is further configured to send configuration information to the second management system, where the configuration information is used to instruct the second management system to configure the area network.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the sending module 403 is further configured to send instruction information to the second management system for instructing the second management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding area network.

In another example, if the device is a domain management system, the device can perform the relevant steps implemented by the domain management system in the foregoing embodiment. Optionally, the device further includes a receiving module 404, configured to receive configuration information from the second management system, where the configuration information is used to instruct the first management system to configure at least one area network based on the configuration information.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the receiving module 404 is further configured to receive instruction information from the second management system, which is used to instruct the first management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding local area network.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the obtaining module 401 is also used to detect a new network device and obtain device information of the new network device. The processing module 402 is further configured to associate the new network device with the target area network based on the characteristic information of the at least one area network and the device information of the new network device, and the target area network belongs to at least one area network.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the processing module 402 is further configured to configure the device information of the network device associated with the area network in the management object of the area network.

FIG. 10 shows a schematic diagram of a possible structure of the apparatus 500 involved in the foregoing embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the apparatus 500 may include: an acquisition module 501 and a processing module 502. Wherein, the obtaining module 501 is used to obtain regional network configuration information, and the regional network configuration information is used to indicate an association relationship between at least one regional network and a network device. The processing module 502 is configured to configure the device information of the network device associated with the area network according to the area network configuration information.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the processing module 502 is configured to create an area network management object corresponding to the area network, and configure the device information of the network device associated with the area network in the area network management object.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the device further includes a receiving module 503, configured to receive configuration information from the second management system, where the configuration information is used to instruct the first management system to configure the area network based on the configuration information.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the receiving module 503 is further configured to receive instruction information from the second management system, which is used to instruct the first management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding local area network.

On the basis of the foregoing embodiment, the processing module 502 is also used to detect a new network device and obtain device information of the new network device; based on the feature information of at least one area network and the device information of the new network device, the new network device The network device of is associated with the target area network, and the target area network belongs to at least one area network.

In an example, an embodiment of the present application provides a system including a network management system and a domain management system. The system can implement the technical solutions in the foregoing embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

The device of the present application can be used in the technical solutions of the foregoing method embodiments, and its implementation principles and technical effects are similar, and will not be repeated here.

The following describes a device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 11:

The device includes a processor 601 and a memory 602. Optionally, the processor 601 and the memory 602 are connected through a communication bus.

The memory 602 may include one or more memories, and the memory may be a device for storing programs or data in one or more devices or circuits.

The memory 602 may exist independently and is connected to the processing module 601 through a communication bus. The memory 602 may also be integrated with the processor 601.

The processor 601 may include one or more processors. In an example, when the device 600 is the network management system in the embodiment of the present application, the processor 601 may be used to execute a program stored in the memory, so that the device implements the method executed by the network management system in the foregoing embodiment. In another example, when the device 600 may be the domain management system in the embodiment of the present application, the processor 601 may be used to execute a program stored in the memory, so that the device implements the method executed by the domain management system in the foregoing embodiment.

It should be understood that the foregoing and other management operations and/or functions of each element in the device 600 based on the embodiment of the present application are used to implement the corresponding steps of the foregoing methods, and are not repeated here for brevity.

Among them, all relevant content of the steps involved in the above method embodiments can be cited in the functional description of the corresponding functional module, which will not be repeated here.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium. The methods described in the foregoing embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions can be stored on a computer-readable medium or transmitted on a computer-readable medium as one or more instructions or codes. Computer-readable media may include computer storage media and communication media, and may also include any media that can transfer a computer program from one place to another. A storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer.

As an optional design, the computer-readable medium may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used for carrying or with instructions or data structures The required program code is stored in the form of and can be accessed by the computer. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if you use coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL) or wireless technology (such as infrared, radio and microwave) to transmit software from a website, server or other remote source, then coaxial cable, fiber optic cable , Twisted pair, DSL or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio and microwave are included in the definition of the medium. Magnetic disks and optical disks as used herein include compact disks (CDs), laser disks, optical disks, digital versatile disks (DVDs), floppy disks and blu-ray disks, in which disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while optical disks reproduce data optically using lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included in the scope of computer-readable media.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product. The methods described in the foregoing embodiments may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, it can be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the above computer program instructions are loaded and executed on the computer, the processes or functions described in the above method embodiments are generated in whole or in part. The above-mentioned computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, network equipment, user equipment, or other programmable devices.

The embodiments of the application are described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments. The above-mentioned specific embodiments are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art are Under the enlightenment of this application, many forms can be made without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which fall within the protection of this application.

Claims

A network management method, characterized in that the method includes:

The first management system obtains user map information and device information of network devices, where the user map information includes at least one of the following: coverage location information, user distribution information, user subscription information, and traffic model;

The first management system determines at least one area network based on the user map information, and determines the characteristic information of each area network, the characteristic information includes at least one of the following: coverage of the area network, and tenant information of the area network , The business characteristics of the regional network;

The first management system determines the association relationship between the at least one area network and the network device according to the feature information of the at least one area network and the device information of the network device.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

The first management system sends the association relationship between the at least one area network and the network device to the second management system.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the first management system is a network management system, and the method further comprises:

Sending, by the first management system, configuration information to the second management system, where the configuration information is used to instruct the second management system to configure the area network based on the association relationship;

The configuration information includes an identification of the at least one regional network and a regional network optimization target, and the regional network optimization target includes at least one of the following: load balancing, coverage optimization target, capacity optimization target, user rate optimization target, network performance optimization the goal.
The method according to claim 3, wherein the method further comprises:

The first management system sends instruction information to the second management system, where the instruction information is used to instruct the second management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding area network.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the first management system is a domain network management system, and the method further comprises:

The first management system receives configuration information from the second management system, where the configuration information is used to instruct the first management system to configure the at least one area network based on the associated relationship;

The configuration information includes an identification of the at least one regional network and a regional network optimization target, and the regional network optimization target includes at least one of the following: load balancing, coverage optimization target, capacity optimization target, user rate optimization target, network performance optimization the goal.
The method according to claim 5, wherein the method further comprises:

The first management system receives instruction information from the second management system, which is used to instruct the first management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding local area network.
The method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the method further comprises:

The first management system configures device information of network devices associated with the local area network based on the association relationship.
The method according to any one of claims 7, wherein the configuration of the information of the network device associated with the area network by the first management system comprises:

The first management system creates an area network management object corresponding to the area network, and configures the device information of the network device associated with the area network in the area network management object.
A network management method, characterized in that the method includes:

The first management system acquires area network configuration information, where the area network configuration information is used to indicate the association relationship between at least one area network and a network device;

The first management system configures device information of network devices associated with the local area network according to the local area network configuration information.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the first management system configures the information of the network equipment associated with the local area network according to the local area network configuration information, comprising:

The first management system creates an area network management object corresponding to the area network, and configures the device information of the network device associated with the area network in the area network management object.
The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the method further comprises:

The first management system receives configuration information from the second management system, where the configuration information is used to instruct the first management system to configure the area network based on the association relationship;

Wherein, the configuration information includes the identification of the at least one regional network and the regional network optimization target, and the regional network optimization target includes at least one of the following: load balancing, coverage optimization target, capacity optimization target, user rate optimization target, network Performance optimization goals.
The method according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the method further comprises:

The first management system receives instruction information from the second management system, which is used to instruct the first management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding local area network.
A device, characterized in that the device is applied to a first management system, and the device includes:

A memory and a processor, the memory and the processor are coupled;

The memory stores program instructions, and when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Acquiring user map information and device information of the network device, where the user map information includes at least one of the following: coverage location information, user distribution information, user subscription information, and traffic model;

Based on the user map information, at least one area network is determined, and characteristic information of each area network is determined. The characteristic information includes at least one of the following: coverage of the area network, tenant information of the area network, and service characteristics of the area network ；

Determine the association relationship between the at least one area network and the network device according to the feature information of the at least one area network and the device information of the network device.
The device according to claim 13, wherein when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Sending the association relationship between the at least one area network and the network device to the second management system.
The device according to claim 14, wherein the first management system is a network management system, and when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Sending configuration information to the second management system, where the configuration information is used to instruct the second management system to configure the area network based on the association relationship;

The configuration information includes an identification of the at least one regional network and a regional network optimization target, and the regional network optimization target includes at least one of the following: load balancing, coverage optimization target, capacity optimization target, user rate optimization target, network performance optimization the goal.
The device according to claim 15, wherein when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Send instruction information to the second management system for instructing the second management system to associate the detected new network device to the corresponding area network.
The device according to claim 14, wherein the first management system is a domain network management system, and when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Receiving configuration information from the second management system, where the configuration information is used to instruct the first management system to configure the at least one area network based on the associated relationship;

The configuration information includes an identification of the at least one regional network and a regional network optimization target, and the regional network optimization target includes at least one of the following: load balancing, coverage optimization target, capacity optimization target, user rate optimization target, network performance optimization the goal.
The device according to any one of claims 17, wherein when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Receiving instruction information from the second management system, which is used to instruct the first management system to associate the detected new network device with the corresponding area network.
The device according to claim 17 or 18, wherein when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Based on the association relationship, the device information of the network device associated with the area network is configured.
The device according to claim 19, wherein when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Create an area network management object corresponding to the area network, and configure the device information of the network device associated with the area network in the area network management object.
A device, characterized in that it is applied to a first management system, and includes:

A memory and a processor, the memory and the processor are coupled;

The memory stores program instructions, and when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Acquiring regional network configuration information, where the regional network configuration information is used to indicate an association relationship between at least one regional network and a network device;

According to the local area network configuration information, device information of the network device associated with the local area network is configured.
The device according to claim 21, wherein when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Create an area network management object corresponding to the area network, and configure the device information of the network device associated with the area network in the area network management object.
The device according to claim 21 or 22, wherein when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Receiving configuration information from the second management system, where the configuration information is used to instruct the first management system to configure the area network based on the association relationship;

Wherein, the configuration information includes the identification of the at least one regional network and the regional network optimization target, and the regional network optimization target includes at least one of the following: load balancing, coverage optimization target, capacity optimization target, user rate optimization target, network Performance optimization goals.
The device according to any one of claims 21 to 23, wherein when the program instructions are executed by the processor, the device executes the following steps:

Receiving instruction information from the second management system, which is used to instruct the first management system to associate the detected new network device with the corresponding area network.
A computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, the computer program includes at least one piece of code, the at least one piece of code can be executed by a device to control the device to execute any of claims 1 to 8 One of the methods described.
A computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, the computer program includes at least one piece of code, the at least one piece of code can be executed by a device to control the device to execute any of claims 9 to 12 One of the methods described.