WO2021226975A1 - Procédé et appareil de configuration - Google Patents

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WO2021226975A1
WO2021226975A1 PCT/CN2020/090392 CN2020090392W WO2021226975A1 WO 2021226975 A1 WO2021226975 A1 WO 2021226975A1 CN 2020090392 W CN2020090392 W CN 2020090392W WO 2021226975 A1 WO2021226975 A1 WO 2021226975A1
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曹龙雨
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  • This application relates to the field of communications, and more specifically, to a configuration method and device.
  • the network management system realizes the control of the wireless network element (NE) (for example, the radio access network (RAN) in the radio access network (RAN) through the element management system (EMS)).
  • NE wireless network element
  • RAN radio access network
  • EMS element management system
  • the management of base station network elements), and the management of all wireless network elements in the network are independent of each other. Therefore, in order to simplify the complexity of network management by NMS, a new management mode is proposed, that is, a group of wireless network elements with the same transmission convergence relationship form a RAN cluster (RANCluster).
  • NMS is based on the RAN cluster to the wireless network.
  • the management of the wireless network elements in the RAN cluster is handled internally by the EMS, so as to realize the network management of an area instead of the management of a single wireless network element.
  • the instantiation process of the RAN cluster NMS sends the configuration data of the RAN cluster instance that needs to be created to the EMS; based on the configuration data, the EMS determines the list of wireless network network elements contained in the RAN cluster instance and the corresponding wireless network element Configuration parameters; and then the EMS respectively delivers the determined configuration parameters to each wireless network element, thereby completing the instantiation process of the RAN cluster.
  • the configuration data includes the identification of the RAN cluster, the name of the RAN cluster, and area information (for example, location area information) and so on.
  • NMS is the network management system of the operator.
  • EMS is provided by wireless network element equipment manufacturers.
  • the wireless network element equipment produced by different equipment manufacturers must be managed by the manufacturer’s EMS. Therefore, usually in the network, if there are wireless network element equipment from multiple manufacturers, Then the corresponding EMS will be deployed, that is, there will be multiple vendors' EMS in the network.
  • NMS needs to provide different management methods (for example, docking management interfaces, configuration parameter models, etc.) for wireless network element equipment and EMS of different manufacturers.
  • ONAP is an automation platform that supports cross-vendor operation and maintenance management.
  • ONAP the differences in the management methods of equipment from multiple vendors in the network can be shielded, and unified management functions are realized by ONAP.
  • This application provides a configuration method and device, which can realize the instantiation of a RAN cluster through ONAP.
  • this application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a first device receives at least one of physical network function PNF information and a second radio access network RAN cluster identifier, and planning data, the PNF The information is used to indicate multiple PNFs required to establish a first RAN cluster, the planning data is planning data of the first RAN cluster; the first device sends a first message to the second device, the first message For instructing to establish the first RAN cluster instance, the first message includes at least one of the PNF information and the identification of the second RAN cluster, first configuration data and the identification of the first RAN cluster, The first configuration data is data used to configure the first RAN cluster determined according to the planning data.
  • the PNF information is used to indicate the PNF desired to form the first RAN cluster, that is, the PNF resource (or PNF device resource), which can be a PNF identification list, a PNF name list, or other information that can uniquely identify the PNF.
  • the PNF resource or PNF device resource
  • the PNF resource can be a PNF identification list, a PNF name list, or other information that can uniquely identify the PNF.
  • the identifier of the second RAN cluster is the identifier of a RAN cluster that has been instantiated, and is the RAN cluster referred to when establishing the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the first device knows that a nested RAN cluster instance needs to be established on the second RAN cluster. In this way, the PNF resource that can be used to establish the first RAN cluster can be indirectly indicated to the first device.
  • the PNF information may indicate more specific PNF resources used to establish the first RAN cluster.
  • the planning data may include at least one of the following information: network service area information, upper limit of the number of users served, bandwidth demand or delay demand, etc.
  • the first device is the SO in ONAP
  • the second device is the controller in ONAP.
  • the SO receives the PNF information or the identification of the second RAN cluster.
  • the SO can determine the PNF resources used to establish the first RAN cluster, so that the SO can schedule other
  • the device completes the instantiation of the first RAN cluster, that is, implements the instantiation of the configuration of a cluster of wireless network elements.
  • the first device receiving at least one of the PNF information and the identification of the second RAN cluster, and planning data includes: the first device receives from the fifth device The second message, the second message is used to instruct the establishment of the first RAN cluster instance, the second message includes at least one of the PNF information and the identification of the second RAN cluster, the planning data, and Information about the workflow.
  • the first device is an SO in ONAP
  • the fifth device is an NMS device.
  • the second message when the first device is the SO in the ONAP and the fifth device is the NMS device, the second message includes at least one of the PNF information and the identification of the second RAN cluster, that is, the instantiation request of the NMS is extended , Specifying the corresponding PNF resource in the instantiation request helps SO determine the PNF resource used to establish the first RAN cluster, so that SO can schedule other devices to complete the instantiation of the first RAN cluster, that is, to achieve a cluster of wireless network networks
  • the meta configuration is instantiated.
  • the first configuration data includes at least one of the following items: coverage area of the first RAN cluster, available Wireless network elements, capacity specifications and frequencies.
  • the method before the first device sends the first message to the second device, the method further includes: The device sends a third message to the third device, where the third message is used to query the registration status of the multiple PNFs and/or the instantiation status of the second RAN cluster; the first device receives from the second RAN cluster; The fourth message of the three devices, where the fourth message is used to indicate that the multiple PNFs have completed registration and/or the second RAN cluster has been instantiated.
  • the first device is SO in ONAP
  • the third device is AAI in ONAP.
  • the SO can schedule the corresponding device or module to create the first RAN cluster instance only when multiple PNFs are registered or the second RAN cluster has been instantiated, which helps to avoid uncompleted registration of the PNF. The resulting instantiation of the RAN cluster failed.
  • the method further includes: the first device receives or determines the identifier of the first RAN cluster.
  • the identification of the first RAN cluster is allocated by the SO, it can be ensured that the first RAN cluster is correctly identified in ONAP.
  • the method further includes: the first device sends a fifth message to the third device, and the fifth message is used In order to indicate the establishment of an activated and available inventory AAI instance corresponding to the first RAN cluster, the fifth message includes at least one of the PNF information and the identifier of the second RAN cluster, and the first configuration data .
  • the method further includes: the first device receives second configuration data from the second device, and the first device The second configuration data is actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster; the first device sends the second configuration data to a third device.
  • the first device can receive and forward the second configuration data.
  • the second configuration data is the actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster determined by the EMS device, which can ensure the model data of the first RAN cluster stored in ONAP The real-time and accuracy.
  • the present application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a second device receives a first message from a first device, the first message is used to instruct the establishment of a first radio access network RAN cluster instance, so The first message includes at least one of the physical network function PNF information and the identifier of the second RAN cluster, first configuration data and the identifier of the first RAN cluster, and the PNF information is used to indicate the establishment of the first RAN cluster Multiple PNFs required, the first configuration data is data for configuring the first RAN cluster determined according to the planning data of the first RAN cluster; the second device sends a sixth message to the third device, The sixth message is used to query the network resource model of the first RAN cluster; the second device receives the network resource model of the first RAN cluster from the third device, and the network of the first RAN cluster
  • the resource model includes at least one of the attributes used to describe the PNF information and the attributes used to describe the second RAN cluster; the second device maps the first configuration data to the network of the RAN cluster
  • the first device is SO in ONAP
  • the second device is a controller in ONAP
  • the third device is AAI in ONAP
  • the fourth device is an EMS device.
  • the first configuration data includes at least one of the following: coverage area of the first RAN cluster, available wireless network elements, capacity specifications, and frequencies .
  • the method further includes: the second device receives second configuration data from the fourth device, and the first The second configuration data is actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster; the second device sends the second configuration data to the first device.
  • the second device can receive and forward the second configuration data.
  • the second configuration data is the actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster determined by the EMS, which can ensure the model data of the first RAN cluster stored in ONAP. Real-time and accuracy.
  • the present application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a third device receives a third message from the first device, the third message is used to query for establishing a first radio access network RAN cluster The registration status of multiple required physical network functions PNF or the instantiation status of the second RAN cluster, the third message includes PNF information and/or the identifier of the second RAN cluster, and the PNF information is used to indicate all The multiple PNFs; the third device sends a fourth message to the first device, where the fourth message is used to indicate that the multiple PNFs have completed registration or the second RAN cluster has been instantiated.
  • the first device is SO in ONAP
  • the third device is AAI in ONAP.
  • the SO determines the multiple PNF registration statuses or the second RAN cluster instantiation status for establishing the first RAN cluster, which helps to avoid the RAN cluster instantiation failure caused by the incomplete registration of the PNF.
  • the method further includes: the third device receives a fifth message from the first device, where the fifth message is used to instruct to establish a connection with the first RAN
  • the active and available inventory AAI instance corresponding to the cluster the fifth message includes at least one of the PNF information and the identifier of the second RAN cluster, and first configuration data, where the first configuration data is based on the first Data for configuring the first RAN cluster determined by the planning data of the RAN cluster; the third device according to at least one of the PNF information and the identification of the second RAN cluster, and the first configuration data Establish an AAI instance corresponding to the first RAN cluster.
  • the method further includes: the third device receives second configuration data from the first device, and the first device The second configuration data is actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster; the third device updates the AAI instance according to the second configuration information.
  • the third device can receive the actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster determined by the EMS device, and update the saved configuration data of the first RAN cluster in ONAP according to the actual configuration data, so as to ensure that the data stored in the ONAP The real-time and accuracy of the model data of the first RAN cluster.
  • the method further includes: the third device receives a sixth message from the second device, and the sixth message is used To query the network resource model of the first RAN cluster, the network resource model of the first RAN cluster includes attributes used to describe the PNF information; the third device sends the first RAN cluster to the second device.
  • the network resource model of the RAN cluster is not limited to the third aspect and any one of the foregoing possible implementation manners.
  • the present application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a fourth device receives a network resource model of a first radio access network RAN cluster from a second device, and the network resource model of the first RAN cluster Used to determine actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster; the fourth device configures a wireless network element according to the network resource model of the first RAN cluster.
  • the second device is a controller in ONAP
  • the fourth device is an EMS device.
  • the fourth device configuring the wireless network element according to the network resource model of the first RAN cluster includes: the fourth device according to the first RAN cluster The network resource model of, determine second configuration data, where the second configuration data is the actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster; the fourth device configures the wireless network element according to the second configuration data; the method The method further includes: the fourth device sending the second configuration data to the second device.
  • the fourth device feeds back the actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster to ONAP.
  • ONAP can update the saved configuration data of the first RAN cluster in ONAP according to the actual configuration data, which helps to ensure that ONAP is The real-time and accuracy of the stored model data of the first RAN cluster.
  • the present application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a fifth device sends a second message to the first device, where the second message is used to instruct the establishment of a first radio access network RAN cluster instance, so
  • the second message includes at least one of PNF information and the identification of the second RAN cluster, planning data, and workflow information.
  • the PNF information is used to indicate multiple PNFs required to establish the first RAN cluster.
  • the data is planning data of the first RAN cluster.
  • the first device is an SO in ONAP
  • the fifth device is an NMS device.
  • the second message when the first device is the SO in the ONAP and the fifth device is the NMS device, the second message includes at least one of the PNF information and the identification of the second RAN cluster, which extends the instantiation of the NMS device Request, specify the corresponding PNF resource in the instantiation request, which helps SO determine the PNF resource used to establish the first RAN cluster, so that SO can schedule other devices to complete the instantiation of the first RAN cluster, that is, realize a cluster of wireless networks
  • the configuration of the network element is instantiated.
  • the second message further includes an identifier of the first RAN cluster.
  • the present application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a first device receives an identification of a first radio access network RAN cluster and modification data, where the modification data is used to modify the first RAN cluster; The first device sends an eighth message to the second device, where the eighth message is used to instruct to modify the first RAN cluster, and the eighth message includes the identifier of the first RAN cluster and the modification data.
  • the first device is the SO in ONAP
  • the second device is the controller in ONAP
  • the SO when the first device is the SO in the ONAP, the SO receives the identification and modification data of the first RAN cluster. In this way, when triggered by an event reported by the wireless network element in the first RAN cluster or the operator When actively initiating an update, the SO can schedule other devices to complete the modification of the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the first device receiving the identification and modification data of the first radio access network RAN cluster includes: the first device receiving the ninth message from the fifth device The ninth message is used to instruct to modify the shown first RAN cluster, and the ninth message includes the information of the workflow, the identifier of the first RAN cluster, and the modification data.
  • the modified data includes at least one of the following items: the identification of the newly added PNF, the identification of the deleted PNF , The identity of the newly added cell and the identity of the deleted cell.
  • the method before the first device sends the eighth message to the second device, the method further includes: The device sends a third message to the third device, the third message is used to query the instantiation status of the first RAN cluster; the first device receives a fourth message from the third device, and the fourth message The message is used to indicate that the first RAN cluster has been instantiated.
  • the first device is SO in ONAP
  • the third device is AAI in ONAP.
  • the SO can schedule the corresponding device or module to modify the first RAN cluster instance only when the first RAN cluster has already been instantiated, which helps avoid misoperation.
  • the modified data includes the identifier of the newly added PNF; the third message is also used to query the newly added PNF The registration status of the PNF; the fourth message is also used to indicate that the newly-added PNF has completed registration.
  • the SO can determine whether the newly added PNF is registered, and only when the newly added PNF is registered, will the corresponding device or module be scheduled to modify the first RAN cluster instance, which helps to avoid the failure of the PNF.
  • the method further includes: the first device sends a seventh message to the third device, and the seventh message is used In order to indicate to modify the activated and available inventory AAI instance corresponding to the first RAN cluster, the seventh message includes the information of the first RAN cluster and the modification data.
  • the method further includes: the first device receives second configuration data from the second device, and the first device The second configuration data is actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster; the first device sends the second configuration data to a third device.
  • the first device can receive and forward the second configuration data.
  • the second configuration data is the actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster determined by the EMS device, which can ensure the model data of the first RAN cluster stored in ONAP The real-time and accuracy.
  • the present application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a second device receives an eighth message from a first device, where the eighth message is used to instruct to modify the first radio access network RAN cluster instance, so The eighth message includes the identification and modification data of the first RAN cluster, and the modification data is used to modify the first RAN cluster; the second device sends a sixth message to the third device, the sixth message Used to query the network resource model of the first RAN cluster; the second device receives the network resource model of the first RAN cluster from the third device; the second device modifies the network resource model according to the modification data The network resource model of the first RAN cluster; the second device sends the modified network resource model of the first RAN cluster to the fourth device, and the modified network resource model of the first RAN cluster is used for Configure the first RAN cluster.
  • the first device is SO in ONAP
  • the second device is a controller in ONAP
  • the third device is AAI in ONAP
  • the fourth device is an EMS device.
  • the method further includes: the second device receives second configuration data from the fourth device, where the second configuration data is the first RAN cluster The actual configuration data; the second device sends the second configuration data to the first device.
  • the second device can receive and forward the second configuration data.
  • the second configuration data is the actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster determined by the EMS device, which can ensure the model data of the first RAN cluster stored in ONAP The real-time and accuracy.
  • the modified data includes at least one of the following items: the identification of the newly added PNF, the identification of the deleted PNF , The identity of the newly added cell and the identity of the deleted cell.
  • the present application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a third device receives a third message from the first device, the third message is used to query the instantiation of the first radio access network RAN cluster Status, the third message includes the identification of the first RAN cluster; the third device sends a fourth message to the first device, the fourth message is used to indicate that the first RAN cluster has been instantiated .
  • the first device is SO in ONAP
  • the third device is AAI in ONAP.
  • the SO can schedule the corresponding device or module to modify the first RAN cluster instance only when the first RAN cluster has already been instantiated, which helps avoid misoperation.
  • the method further includes: the third device receives a seventh message from the first device, where the seventh message is used to instruct to modify the communication with the first RAN
  • the activation and available stock AAI instance corresponding to the cluster, the fifth message includes the identification of the first RAN cluster and modification data, the modification data is used to modify the first RAN cluster; the third device is based on the Modify the data, modify the AAI instance corresponding to the first RAN cluster.
  • the modified data includes at least one of the following items: the identification of the newly added PNF, the identification of the deleted PNF , The identity of the newly added cell and the identity of the deleted cell.
  • the modified data includes the identifier of the newly added PNF; the third message is also used to query the newly added PNF The registration status of the PNF; the fourth message is also used to indicate that the newly-added PNF has completed registration.
  • SO can determine whether the newly-added PNF has completed the registration, and only when the newly-added PNF has completed the registration, can the corresponding device or module be scheduled to modify the first RAN cluster instance, which helps to avoid the incomplete PNF.
  • the method further includes: the third device receives second configuration data from the first device, and the first device The second configuration data is actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster; the third device updates the AAI instance according to the second configuration information.
  • the third device can receive the actual configuration data of the first RAN cluster determined by the EMS device, and update the saved configuration data of the first RAN cluster in ONAP according to the actual configuration data, so as to ensure that the data stored in the ONAP The real-time and accuracy of the model data of the first RAN cluster.
  • the method further includes: the third device receives a sixth message from the second device, and the sixth message is used To query the network resource model of the first RAN cluster; the third device sends the network resource model of the first RAN cluster to the second device.
  • the present application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a fifth device sends a ninth message to the first device, where the ninth message is used to instruct to modify the first radio access network RAN cluster instance, so
  • the nine messages include the identification of the first RAN cluster, modification data, and workflow information, and the modification data is used to modify the first RAN cluster.
  • the first device is the SO in ONAP
  • the second device is the controller in ONAP
  • the SO when the first device is the SO in the ONAP, the SO receives the identification and modification data of the first RAN cluster. In this way, when triggered by an event reported by the wireless network element in the first RAN cluster or the operator When actively initiating an update, the SO can schedule other devices to complete the modification of the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the modified data includes at least one of the following items: the identity of the newly added PNF, the identity of the deleted PNF, the identity of the newly added cell, and the deleted The identity of the cell.
  • the present application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a first device receives an identifier of a first radio access network RAN cluster; the first device sends an eleventh message to a second device, the The eleventh message is used to indicate to delete the first RAN cluster instance; the first device receives a twelfth message from the second device, and the twelfth message is used to indicate that the first RAN cluster instance has been Delete: The first device sends a thirteenth message to the third device, where the thirteenth message is used to instruct to delete the activated and available inventory AAI instances corresponding to the first RAN cluster.
  • the first device is SO in ONAP
  • the second device is a controller in ONAP
  • the third device is AAI in ONAP.
  • the first device receiving the identifier of the first RAN cluster includes: the first device receives a fourteenth message from a fifth device, the fourteenth message Used to indicate to delete the first RAN cluster instance, the fourteenth message includes workflow information and the identifier of the first RAN cluster.
  • the method before the first device sends the eleventh message to the second device, the method further includes: A device sends a third message to a third device, the third message is used to query the operating status of the first RAN cluster; the first device receives a fourth message from the third device, and the fourth message The message is used to indicate the operating status of the first RAN cluster.
  • the first device is SO in ONAP
  • the third device is AAI in ONAP.
  • the SO can determine whether to schedule the corresponding device or module to delete the first RAN cluster instance according to the operating state of the first RAN cluster, which helps avoid misoperation.
  • this application provides a configuration method.
  • the method includes: a second device receives an eleventh message from a first device, where the eleventh message is used to instruct to delete the first radio access network RAN cluster Example; the second device sends a fifteenth message to the fourth device, the fifteenth message is used to instruct to delete the first RAN cluster instance; the second device receives the sixteenth message from the fourth device Message, the sixteenth message is used to indicate that the first RAN cluster instance has been deleted; the second device sends a twelfth message to the first device, and the twelfth message is used to indicate the first A RAN cluster instance has been deleted.
  • the first device is an SO in ONAP
  • the second device is a controller in ONAP
  • the fourth device is an EMS device.
  • the present application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a third device receives a thirteenth message from the first device, the thirteenth message is used to instruct to delete a radio access network corresponding to the first radio access network RAN cluster activation and available stock AAI instance; the third device deletes the AAI instance.
  • the first device is SO in ONAP
  • the third device is AAI in ONAP.
  • the method further includes: the third device receives the third message from the first device. Message, the third message is used to query the operating status of the first RAN cluster; the third device sends a fourth message to the first device, the fourth message is used to instruct the first RAN cluster The operating status of the.
  • the SO can determine whether to schedule a corresponding device or module to modify the first RAN cluster instance according to the operating state of the first RAN cluster instance, which helps avoid misoperation.
  • the present application provides a configuration method, the method includes: a fourth device receives a fifteenth message from a second device, the fifteenth message is used to instruct to delete the first radio access network RAN Cluster instance; the fourth device deletes the first RAN cluster instance; the fourth device sends a sixteenth message to the second device, the sixteenth message is used to indicate the first RAN cluster instance deleted.
  • the second device is a controller in ONAP
  • the fourth device is an EMS device.
  • this application provides a configuration method, the method includes: the fifth device sends a fourteenth message to the first device, where the fourteenth message is used to instruct to delete the first radio access network RAN cluster
  • the fourteenth message includes workflow information and the identifier of the first RAN cluster.
  • the first device is an SO in ONAP
  • the fifth device is an NMS device.
  • this application provides a configuration device, which may be an SO in ONAP or a component in SO in ONAP.
  • the configuration apparatus may include various modules or units used to execute the method in the first aspect or any one of the possible implementation manners of the first aspect, or include the sixth aspect or any one of the possible implementation manners of the sixth aspect
  • the present application provides a configuration device, which may be a controller in ONAP or a component of a controller in ONAP.
  • the configuration device may include various modules or units used to execute the method in the second aspect or any one of the possible implementation manners of the second aspect, or include any one possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect or the seventh aspect.
  • this application provides a configuration device, which may be an AAI in ONAP or a component in AAI in ONAP.
  • the configuration device may include various modules or units used to execute the method in the third aspect or any one of the possible implementation manners of the third aspect, or include any one possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect or the eighth aspect.
  • this application provides a configuration device, which may be an EMS device or a component in the EMS device.
  • the configuration device may include various modules or units used to execute the method in the fourth aspect or any one of the possible implementation manners of the fourth aspect, or include any one of the thirteenth aspect or the thirteenth aspect. Each module or unit of the method in the implementation mode.
  • this application provides a configuration device.
  • the configuration device may be an NMS device or a component in the NMS device.
  • the configuration device may include various modules or units used to execute the method in the fifth aspect or any one of the possible implementation manners of the fifth aspect, or include any one possible implementation manner of the ninth aspect or the ninth aspect.
  • the units in each of the foregoing devices may include a processing unit, a receiving unit, and a sending unit, where the receiving unit and the sending unit are used to send and receive information, and the processing unit executes the processing in the foregoing method.
  • this application provides a configuration device including a processor.
  • the processor is coupled to the memory and can be used to execute instructions in the memory to implement the method in any one of the foregoing first aspect or the first aspect, or to implement any one of the foregoing sixth aspect or the sixth aspect A method in a possible implementation manner, or a method in any one of the foregoing tenth aspect or the tenth aspect.
  • the present application provides a configuration device including a processor.
  • the processor is coupled with the memory, and can be used to execute instructions in the memory to implement the method in any one of the foregoing second aspect or the second aspect, or implement any one of the foregoing seventh aspect or the seventh aspect.
  • the method in the possible implementation manner, or the method in any one of the foregoing eleventh aspect or the eleventh aspect.
  • the present application provides a configuration device including a processor.
  • the processor is coupled with the memory and can be used to execute instructions in the memory to implement the method in the third aspect or any one of the possible implementation manners of the third aspect, or to implement any one of the eighth aspect or the eighth aspect above The method in the possible implementation manner, or the method in any one of the foregoing twelfth aspect or the twelfth aspect.
  • the present application provides a configuration device including a processor.
  • the processor is coupled to the memory, and can be used to execute instructions in the memory to implement the method in any one of the foregoing fourth aspect or the fourth aspect, or to implement any of the foregoing thirteenth aspect or the thirteenth aspect.
  • One of the possible implementation methods One of the possible implementation methods.
  • the present application provides a configuration device including a processor.
  • the processor is coupled with the memory, and can be used to execute instructions in the memory to implement the method in any one of the foregoing fifth aspect or the fifth aspect, or implement any one of the foregoing ninth aspect or the ninth aspect The method in the possible implementation manner, or the method in any one of the foregoing fourteenth aspect or the fourteenth aspect.
  • the foregoing various configuration devices including a processor further include a memory.
  • the configuration device further includes a communication interface, the processor is coupled with the communication interface, and the communication interface is used to input and/or output information, and the information includes at least one of instructions or data.
  • the communication interface may be a transceiver, or an input/output interface.
  • the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit.
  • the input/output interface may be an input/output circuit.
  • the configuration device is a chip or a chip system.
  • the communication interface may be an input/output interface, an interface circuit, an output circuit, an input circuit, a pin or a related circuit, etc.
  • the processor may also be embodied as a processing circuit or a logic circuit.
  • this application provides a processor, including: an input circuit, an output circuit, and a processing circuit.
  • the processing circuit is configured to receive a signal through the input circuit and transmit a signal through the output circuit, so that the processor executes the methods in the above-mentioned various aspects.
  • the above-mentioned processor may be a chip, the input circuit may be an input pin, the output circuit may be an output pin, and the processing circuit may be a transistor, a gate circuit, a flip-flop, and various logic circuits.
  • the input signal received by the input circuit may be received and input by, for example, but not limited to, a receiver, and the signal output by the output circuit may be, for example, but not limited to, output to the transmitter and transmitted by the transmitter, and the input circuit and output
  • the circuit can be the same circuit, which is used as an input circuit and an output circuit at different times.
  • the embodiments of the present application do not limit the specific implementation manners of the processor and various circuits.
  • the present application provides a processing device, including a communication interface and a processor.
  • the communication interface is coupled with the processor.
  • the communication interface is used to input and/or output information.
  • the information includes at least one of instructions or data.
  • the processor is used to execute a computer program, so that the processing device executes the methods in the above-mentioned various aspects.
  • the present application provides a processing device, including a processor and a memory.
  • the processor is used to read instructions stored in the memory, and can receive signals through a receiver, and transmit signals through a transmitter, so that the processing device executes the methods in the above-mentioned various aspects.
  • processors there are one or more processors. If there is a memory, there can also be one or more memories.
  • the memory may be integrated with the processor, or the memory and the processor may be provided separately.
  • the memory can be a non-transitory (non-transitory) memory, such as a read only memory (ROM), which can be integrated with the processor on the same chip, or can be set in different On the chip, the embodiment of the present application does not limit the type of the memory and the setting mode of the memory and the processor.
  • ROM read only memory
  • sending a message may be a process of outputting a message from the processor
  • receiving a message may be a process of inputting a received message to the processor.
  • the information output by the processing may be output to the transmitter, and the input information received by the processor may come from the receiver.
  • the transmitter and receiver can be collectively referred to as a transceiver.
  • the above-mentioned device in the twenty-sixth aspect and the twenty-seventh aspect may be a chip, and the processor may be implemented by hardware or software.
  • the processor When implemented by hardware, the processor may be a logic circuit or an integrated circuit. Etc.; when implemented by software, the processor can be a general-purpose processor, implemented by reading the software code stored in the memory, the memory can be integrated in the processor, can be located outside the processor, and exist independently .
  • the present application provides a network management system, which includes the configuration device described in any one of the foregoing aspects.
  • the present application provides a computer program product
  • the computer program product includes: a computer program (also called code, or instruction), when the computer program is run, the computer executes each of the above The method in the aspect.
  • this application provides a computer-readable medium that stores a computer program (also called code, or instruction) when it runs on a computer, so that the computer executes the above aspects In the method.
  • a computer program also called code, or instruction
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture to which embodiments of the present application can be applied.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a framework of ONAP.
  • Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a scenario where the technical solution of the present application can be applied.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration method provided by another embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration method provided by another embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration method provided by another embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of a configuration device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 9 is another schematic block diagram of a configuration device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the devices involved in the embodiments of this application may be physical devices or virtual devices, which are not specifically limited in this application.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture to which embodiments of the present application can be applied.
  • the system architecture shown in Figure 1 includes a network management system (NMS), an open network automation platform (ONAP), an element management system (EMS), and network elements.
  • NMS network management system
  • ONAP open network automation platform
  • EMS element management system
  • NMS is a network management function system in mobile communication networks. It manages the networks of different regions and different equipment manufacturers, and is responsible for the management (for example, configuration management, Performance management, alarm management, security management and billing management, etc.). NMS can realize the management of wireless network element (NE) through EMS.
  • NE wireless network element
  • EMS is a system that manages one or more network elements of a specific type. EMS can manage the function and capacity of each network element, but does not care about the information interaction between different wireless network elements in the network. In order to support the information exchange between network elements, the EMS needs to communicate with higher-level systems, for example, connect to the upper-layer NMS through an external interface, and receive and execute the network management commands of the NMS. EMS focuses on network element management within regions, networks, and sub-networks, and can manage and maintain equipment and networks end-to-end. For example, one EMS can be used to centrally manage the core network equipment, data communication equipment, business equipment, third-party information technology (IT) equipment, etc. of an operator.
  • IT information technology
  • ONAP is a cross-vendor O&M management automation platform, and its functions are similar to NMS. Through ONAP, the differences in the management methods of devices from multiple vendors in the network can be shielded, and unified management functions can be realized by ONAP. Since EMS is provided by wireless network element equipment manufacturers, wireless network element equipment produced by different equipment manufacturers is managed by that manufacturer. Therefore, if there are wireless network element equipment from multiple manufacturers in the network, the corresponding EMS will be deployed , That is, there will be multiple vendors' EMS in the network. Therefore, NMS can realize cross-vendor network management through ONAP.
  • NMS can realize the management of wireless network elements through ONAP and EMS.
  • FIG. 1 is only an example, and the technical solution of the embodiment of the present application may also be applied to other system architectures, and FIG. 1 does not constitute a limitation to the embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG 2 is a schematic diagram of a framework of ONAP.
  • ONAP includes a policy module (policy), service orchestrator (SO), controller (controller), activation and available inventory (AAI), and external application programming interface (application programming). interface, API) and modules such as data collection, analytics and events (DCAE).
  • policy module policy module
  • SO service orchestrator
  • AAI controller
  • API application programming interface
  • DCAE application programming interface
  • ONAP allows the distribution of strategies, models, etc. among different modules.
  • the strategy module is used to process strategies. It can provide, maintain or enforce rules, conditions, requirements, constraints, attributes or requirements, etc.
  • strategies include machine-readable rules so that machines can be based on triggers. Or request action.
  • SO can realize the scheduling of related functional modules based on the workflow, so as to realize the activities, tasks, rules and strategies required to create, modify or remove network, application or infrastructure services and resources on demand.
  • Controllers are applications that couple cloud and network services, perform configuration and real-time strategies, and control the status of distributed components and services.
  • AAI provides real-time views of system resources, services, products, and their relationships. The provided views associate the data managed by multiple ONAP instances, business support systems, operation support systems, and network applications to form a product purchased from end users To the top-down view of the resources that form the raw material of the product.
  • External APIs provide access interfaces for third-party frameworks to support the interaction between operators and ONAP related components.
  • DCAE is used to collect performance, usage and configuration data, provide analysis calculations, help troubleshoot faults and publish events, data and analysis methods.
  • ONAP may include more or fewer modules.
  • ONAP may also include a service design and creation module (service design and creation, SDC), an ONAP optimization framework (ONAP optimization framework, OOF), and so on.
  • service design and creation service design and creation, SDC
  • ONAP optimization framework ONAP optimization framework, OOF
  • Each module of ONAP can be implemented by physical devices or virtual devices.
  • Each module of ONAP may correspond to one physical device, or may correspond to multiple physical devices, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the RAN cluster is a collection of a group of wireless network elements with the same transmission convergence relationship.
  • the network resource model is a formal description of managed objects (MO) (ie, network resources), a high level of generalization and abstraction of communication network resources, and describes various resources of mobile networks Classes, resource class attributes, and association relationships among resource classes, abstractly describe network resources in a unified way.
  • Network resource models include wireless network resource models, transmission network resource models, and so on.
  • the RAN cluster network resource model is an abstract description of the network resources of the RAN cluster.
  • Network function is a processing function in the network, which defines functional behaviors and interfaces.
  • Network functions can be implemented by dedicated hardware, or by running software on dedicated hardware, or in general Realize in the form of virtual function on the hardware platform. From the perspective of implementation, network functions can be divided into physical network functions and virtual network functions.
  • the PNF may be a wireless network element device (for example, a base station, etc.), which is used to provide network service processing functions.
  • the PNF resource, or PNF device resource may be the resource of a wireless network element device (for example, a base station, etc.).
  • RAN cluster instantiation is a process of constructing a group of wireless network elements into a RAN cluster and configuring parameters of the RAN cluster.
  • a RAN cluster instantiation process is: NMS sends the configuration data of the RAN cluster instance that needs to be created to the EMS; based on the configuration data, the EMS determines the list of wireless network elements included in the RAN cluster instance and corresponds to each wireless network. The configuration parameters of the network element; further, the EMS separately delivers the determined configuration parameters to each wireless network element, thereby completing the instantiation process of the RAN cluster.
  • the NMS manages all wireless network elements in the network independently, and the management of the wireless network elements is complicated and cumbersome.
  • a new management mode is proposed, that is, a group of wireless network elements with the same transmission convergence relationship form a RAN cluster.
  • NMS manages the wireless network based on the RAN cluster.
  • the management of the wireless network elements in the cluster is handled internally by the EMS, so as to realize the network management of an area instead of the management of a single wireless network element.
  • this application proposes a configuration method and device, which can realize the creation, update, and deletion of RAN cluster instances.
  • the configuration method of this application can be executed by the first device, the second device, the third device, the fourth device, and the fifth device, where the first device, the second device, the third device, the fourth device, and the fifth device can be It is a physical device, it can also be a virtual device, a virtual module, or a functional module.
  • the first device may be the SO in ONAP
  • the second device may be the controller in ONAP
  • the third device may be AAI in ONAP
  • the fourth device may be an EMS device
  • the fifth device may be an NMS device .
  • the technical solution of this application can also be applied to other network management systems with similar functions as NMS, ONAP and EMS.
  • the executive body of the technical solution can be other network management systems and the aforementioned first device and second device.
  • the third device, the fourth device, and the fifth device have similar functions.
  • the first device can be the SO in ONAP
  • the second device can be the controller in ONAP
  • the third device can be AAI in ONAP
  • the fourth device can be an EMS device
  • the fifth device can be an NMS device.
  • Scenario 1 is to create a new RAN cluster (for example, RAN cluster instance A), that is, to create a RAN cluster on a given PNF resource, that is, RAN cluster instantiation;
  • Scenario 2 is to nest a new RAN cluster instance on the created RAN cluster instance (For example, create a new RAN cluster instance B on the RAN cluster instance A), that is, nested RAN cluster instantiation.
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The method shown in FIG. 4 includes at least part of the following content.
  • the SO receives an establishment request, which is used to request the establishment of a first RAN cluster instance.
  • the establishment request may include PNF information and planning data.
  • the PNF information is used to indicate multiple PNFs required to establish the first RAN cluster, and the planning data is the planning data of the first RAN cluster.
  • the PNF information is used to indicate the PNF information that is expected to be formed into the first RAN cluster, that is, PNF resources (or PNF device resources), which can be a list of PNF IDs (PNF ID), a list of PNF names, or other uniquely identifiable ones. PNF information, etc.
  • the planning data may include at least one of the following information: network service area information, upper limit of the number of users served, bandwidth requirements or delay requirements, and so on.
  • the SO can receive PNF information and planning data from other devices.
  • the NMS device sends a second message to the SO, and accordingly, the SO receives the second message from the NMS device, where the second message is used to instruct the establishment of the first RAN cluster instance .
  • the second message may include PNF information, planning data, and workflow information.
  • the first device can schedule the corresponding device according to the workflow indicated by the workflow information to complete the creation of the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the information of the workflow can be the identifier or name of the workflow, etc.
  • the identifier or name of the workflow can indicate the business processing workflow, and the first device can schedule other devices or functional modules based on the identifier or name of the workflow to complete the corresponding Business processing.
  • the operator when the operator needs to build a specific PNF into the first RAN cluster, the operator can send a second message to the SO through the fifth device in the NMS device.
  • the SO can directly receive the PNF information, planning data, and the creation instruction of the first RAN cluster instance input by the operator. After receiving the PNF information, planning data, and the creation instruction of the RAN cluster instance input by the operator, the SO can schedule the corresponding equipment to complete the creation of the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the SO may also determine the first configuration data according to the planning data, so as to configure the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the first configuration data may include at least one of the following items: coverage area of the first RAN cluster, available wireless network elements (for example, a list of available base station identifications, etc.), capacity specifications, and frequencies.
  • the SO sends a first message to the controller, and accordingly, the controller receives the first message from the SO.
  • the first message is used to instruct to establish the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the first message may include PNF information, first configuration data, and the identification of the first RAN cluster.
  • the SO may send the first message by calling an API interface (for example, a config-deploy interface) provided by the controller.
  • an API interface for example, a config-deploy interface
  • the identification of the first RAN cluster may be allocated by the SO. In this way, it can be ensured that the first RAN cluster is correctly identified in ONAP.
  • the identity of the first RAN cluster may be allocated by the NMS device and sent to the SO, and the SO receives the identity of the first RAN cluster from the NMS device.
  • 404 and 405 may also be executed.
  • the SO sends a third message to the AAI, and accordingly, the AAI receives the third message from the SO.
  • the third message is used to query the ONAP registration status of multiple PNFs used to establish the first RAN cluster.
  • the third message may include the above-mentioned PNF information.
  • the AAI determines the registration status of the PNF indicated by the PNF information in the ONAP.
  • the registration status of the PNF in the ONAP may also be referred to as the deployment status of the PNF. For the convenience of description, in the embodiments of the present application, it is collectively referred to as the registration status of the PNF in the ONAP.
  • the AAI sends a fourth message to the SO, and accordingly, the SO receives the fourth message from the AAI.
  • the fourth message is used to indicate the registration status of multiple PNFs used to establish the first RAN cluster in ONAP.
  • the SO sends the first message to the controller.
  • the SO can schedule the corresponding device or module to create the first RAN cluster instance only when multiple PNFs are registered, which helps to avoid the RAN caused by the unfinished registration of the PNF.
  • the SO may also instruct the AAI to create and save the AAI instance corresponding to the first RAN cluster. That is, steps 406 and 407 can be executed.
  • the SO sends a fifth message to the AAI, and accordingly, the AAI receives the fifth message sent by the SO.
  • the fifth message is used to instruct to establish an AAI instance corresponding to the first RAN cluster.
  • the fifth message may include the PNF information, the first configuration data, and the identification of the first RAN cluster, so that the AAI can create a corresponding AAI instance.
  • the AAI after receiving the fifth message, the AAI establishes and saves the AAI instance corresponding to the first RAN cluster according to the PNF information and the first configuration data in the fifth message.
  • the AAI may save the above-mentioned PNF information and the first configuration data.
  • the controller may request the AAI for the NRM of the first RAN cluster.
  • the controller sends a sixth message to the AAI, and accordingly, the AAI receives the sixth message from the controller.
  • the sixth message is used to query the NRM of the first RAN cluster.
  • the sixth message may carry the identity of the first RAN cluster.
  • the AAI After the AAI receives the sixth message, it can obtain the NRM of the first RAN cluster.
  • the model design function module SDC of ONAP has completed the design and distribution of the NRM of the RAN cluster.
  • the distribution of the NRM of the RAN cluster even if the SDC sends the designed NRM to the SO, AAI, etc.
  • the AAI sends the NRM of the first RAN cluster to the controller, and accordingly, the controller receives the NRM sent by the AAI.
  • the NRM of the RAN cluster in the embodiment of the present application includes attributes for describing PNF information. For example, an attribute is added to the NRM of the RAN cluster to describe the PNF resources included in the RAN cluster.
  • the controller performs the mapping of the NRM of the RAN cluster, that is, the first configuration data is mapped to the NRM of the first RAN cluster.
  • the controller executes the issuance of the first configuration data.
  • the controller may deliver the mapped NRM of the first RAN cluster to the EMS device, that is, the first configuration data is delivered in the form of MO.
  • the controller may send the mapped NRM of the first RAN cluster to the EMS device based on an interface protocol (for example, a restful interface protocol or a netconf interface protocol, etc.) with the EMS device.
  • an interface protocol for example, a restful interface protocol or a netconf interface protocol, etc.
  • the controller may also send PNF information to the EMS device.
  • the EMS device configures a wireless network element according to the received NRM of the first RAN cluster after the mapping.
  • the EMS device configures wireless network related parameters, such as cell configuration, frequency point configuration, etc., on multiple PNFs based on the received NRM of the first RAN cluster after mapping, that is, the first configuration data.
  • wireless network related parameters such as cell configuration, frequency point configuration, etc.
  • the EMS device may determine the actual PNF resource and the second configuration parameter to be used based on the mapped NRM and PNF information of the first RAN cluster, and determine the actual PNF resource to be used according to the second configuration data. Configure it.
  • the EMS device selects an appropriate PNF from the multiple PNF indicated by the PNF information based on the coverage area of the first RAN cluster to form the first RAN cluster.
  • the EMS device can also report the second configuration data to the controller; the controller can send the received second configuration data to the SO; the SO can send the second configuration data to the AAI so that the AAI can update with the first configuration data.
  • the second configuration data may be transmitted in the form of MO.
  • the operator needs to nest a new RAN cluster on the PNF resource included in an already instantiated RAN cluster.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration method provided by another embodiment of the present application. The method shown in FIG. 5 includes at least part of the following content.
  • the SO receives an establishment request, which is used to request the establishment of a first RAN cluster instance.
  • the establishment request may include the identification and planning data of the second RAN cluster.
  • the identifier of the second RAN cluster is the identifier of a RAN cluster that has been instantiated, and is the RAN cluster referred to when establishing the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the SO receives the RAN cluster instance creation request including the identifier of the second RAN cluster, the SO learns that a nested RAN cluster instance needs to be created.
  • the SO may also receive PNF information, which is used to specifically indicate multiple PNFs required to establish the first RAN cluster.
  • the PNF information is used to indicate the PNF information that is expected to be formed into the first RAN cluster, that is, the PNF resource, which can be a PNF identification list, a PNF name list, or other information that can uniquely identify the PNF.
  • the SO may receive the identification and planning data of the second RAN cluster from other devices.
  • the NMS device sends a second message to the SO, and accordingly, the SO receives the second message from the NMS device, where the second message is used to instruct the establishment of the first RAN cluster instance .
  • the second message may include the identification of the second RAN cluster, planning data, and workflow information.
  • the first device may schedule the corresponding device according to the workflow indicated by the workflow information to complete the creation of the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the information of the workflow can be the identifier or name of the workflow, etc.
  • the identifier or name of the workflow can indicate the business processing workflow, and the first device can schedule other devices or functional modules based on the identifier or name of the workflow to complete the corresponding Business processing.
  • the operator when the operator needs to build a specific PNF into the first RAN cluster, the operator can send a second message to the SO through the fifth device in the NMS device.
  • the SO may directly receive the identifier of the second RAN cluster, the planning data, and the creation instruction of the first RAN cluster instance input by the operator. After receiving the PNF information, planning data, and the creation instruction of the RAN cluster instance input by the operator, the SO can schedule the corresponding equipment to complete the creation of the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the SO may also determine the first configuration data according to the planning data, so as to configure the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the first configuration data may include at least one of the following items: coverage area of the first RAN cluster, available wireless network elements (for example, a list of available base station identifications, etc.), capacity specifications, and frequencies.
  • the SO sends a first message to the controller, and accordingly, the controller receives the first message from the SO.
  • the first message is used to instruct to establish the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the first message may include the identification of the second RAN cluster, the first configuration data, and the identification of the first RAN cluster.
  • the SO may send the first message by calling an API interface (for example, a config-deploy interface) provided by the controller.
  • an API interface for example, a config-deploy interface
  • the identification of the first RAN cluster may be allocated by the SO. In this way, it can be ensured that the first RAN cluster is correctly identified in ONAP.
  • the identity of the first RAN cluster may be allocated by the NMS device and sent to the SO, and the SO receives the identity of the first RAN cluster from the NMS device.
  • 504 and 505 may also be executed before the SO sends the first message to the controller.
  • the SO sends a third message to the AAI, and accordingly, the AAI receives the third message from the SO.
  • the third message is used to query the instantiation status of the second RAN cluster.
  • the third message may include the identification of the aforementioned second RAN cluster.
  • the AAI determines the instantiation status of the second RAN cluster.
  • the AAI sends a fourth message to the SO, and accordingly, the SO receives the fourth message from the AAI.
  • the fourth message is used to indicate the instantiation status of the second RAN cluster.
  • the SO sends the first message to the controller.
  • the SO can schedule the corresponding device or module to create the first RAN cluster instance only when the second RAN cluster has already been instantiated, which helps avoid problems caused by uncompleted registration of the PNF. RAN cluster instantiation failed.
  • Steps 506-516 are similar to steps 406-416 in FIG. 4, and reference may be made to related descriptions of steps 406-416, which will not be repeated here.
  • the NRM of the first RAN cluster includes an attribute used to describe the identifier of the second RAN cluster (ie, refer to the identifier of the RAN cluster).
  • an attribute is added to the NRM of the RAN cluster to describe the identification of the second RAN cluster.
  • a new nested RAN cluster instance can be created through ONAP.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration method provided by another embodiment of the present application. The method shown in Figure 6 includes at least part of the following content.
  • the SO receives a modification request, which is used to request modification of the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the modification request may include the identification and modification data of the first RAN cluster.
  • the identifier of the first RAN cluster is the identifier of the RAN cluster that needs to be updated, and the modified data is data used to modify the first RAN cluster.
  • the modified data includes at least one of the following items: the identity of the newly added PNF, the identity of the deleted PNF, the identity of the newly added cell, and the identity of the deleted cell.
  • the conditions that trigger the update of the first RAN cluster instance include:
  • Case 1 Triggered by an event reported by the wireless network element in the first RAN cluster.
  • the wireless network element in the first RAN cluster detects that the network resources are insufficient, the cell needs to be added, or the PNF needs to be added, etc., the wireless network element reports to ONAP through the EMS equipment, and the equipment in the ONAP (for example, the DCAE function module ) After analyzing the events reported by the wireless network elements, the SO is requested to perform resource scheduling.
  • the SO may also report to the NMS device and request to modify the resource deployment or configuration of the first RAN cluster, and receive the identification and modification data of the first RAN cluster from the NMS device.
  • the operator may directly input the identification and modification data of the first RAN cluster to ONAP, or may send the identification and modification data of the first RAN cluster to the SO through the NMS device.
  • the SO can receive the identification and modification data of the first RAN cluster from the NMS device, DCAE or operator, thereby triggering the RAN cluster update process.
  • the NMS device sends a ninth message to the SO when it receives a request from the SO or the NMS device actively initiates a modification request for the first RAN cluster instance, and accordingly, the SO receives the ninth message from the NMS device , Where the ninth message is used to indicate to modify the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the ninth message may include the information of the workflow, the identification of the first RAN cluster, and the modification data.
  • the first device can schedule the corresponding device according to the workflow indicated by the workflow information to complete the update of the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the SO sends an eighth message to the controller, and accordingly, the controller receives the eighth message from the SO.
  • the eighth message is used to indicate to modify the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the eighth message may include the identification and modification data of the first RAN cluster.
  • the SO may send the eighth message by calling an API interface (for example, a config-deploy interface) provided by the controller.
  • an API interface for example, a config-deploy interface
  • 604 and 605 may also be executed before the SO sends the first message to the controller.
  • the SO sends a third message to the AAI, and accordingly, the AAI receives the third message from the SO.
  • the third message is used to query the instantiation status of the first RAN cluster.
  • the third message may include the identification of the above-mentioned first RAN cluster.
  • the AAI determines the instantiation status of the first RAN cluster.
  • the AAI sends a fourth message to the SO, and accordingly, the SO receives the fourth message from the AAI.
  • the fourth message is used to indicate the instantiation status of the first RAN cluster.
  • the SO sends an eighth message to the controller.
  • the SO sends an eighth message to the controller.
  • the SO may also instruct the AAI to modify the AAI instance corresponding to the first RAN cluster. That is, steps 606 and 607 can be performed.
  • the SO sends the seventh message to the AAI, and accordingly, the AAI receives the seventh message sent by the SO.
  • the seventh message is used to instruct to modify the AAI instance corresponding to the first RAN cluster.
  • the seventh message may include the modification data and the identification of the first RAN cluster, so that the AAI can modify the corresponding AAI instance.
  • the AAI modifies the AAI instance corresponding to the first RAN cluster according to the modified data in the seventh message.
  • Steps 608-616 are similar to steps 408-416 in FIG. 4, and reference may be made to related descriptions of steps 408-416, which will not be repeated here. It should be noted that in 610, the controller maps the modified data to the NRM of the first RAN cluster.
  • the RAN cluster instance can be modified through ONAP.
  • the RAN cluster instance can be a newly created RAN cluster instance or a nested RAN cluster instance.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart of a configuration method provided by another embodiment of the present application. The method shown in FIG. 7 includes at least part of the following content.
  • the SO receives a deletion request, which is used to request deletion of the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the deletion request may include the identification of the first RAN cluster.
  • the identifier of the first RAN cluster is the identifier of the RAN cluster that needs to be deleted.
  • the SO may receive delete requests from other devices.
  • the NMS device sends a fourteenth message to the SO.
  • the SO receives the fourteenth message from the NMS device, where the fourteenth message is used to indicate the deletion of the first message.
  • the fourteenth message may include the identification of the first RAN cluster and workflow information.
  • the first device may schedule the corresponding device according to the workflow indicated by the workflow information to complete the deletion of the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the SO may directly receive the identification and deletion instruction of the first RAN cluster input by the operator. After receiving the identifier of the first RAN cluster and the deletion instruction input by the operator, the SO can schedule the corresponding device to complete the deletion of the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the SO sends an eleventh message to the controller, and correspondingly, the controller receives the eleventh message from the SO, where the eleventh message is used to instruct to delete the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the eleventh message may include the identification of the first RAN cluster.
  • the SO may send the eleventh message by calling an API interface (for example, a config-deploy interface) provided by the controller.
  • an API interface for example, a config-deploy interface
  • 704 and 705 may also be executed before the SO sends the eleventh message to the controller.
  • the SO sends a third message to the AAI, and accordingly, the AAI receives the third message from the SO.
  • the third message is used to query the operating status of the first RAN cluster.
  • the third message may include the identification of the above-mentioned first RAN cluster.
  • the operating state of the first RAN cluster may include whether the first RAN cluster has been deleted or whether the first RAN cluster is in an active state, and so on.
  • the AAI determines the operating status of the first RAN cluster.
  • the AAI sends a fourth message to the SO, and accordingly, the SO receives the fourth message from the AAI.
  • the fourth message is used to indicate the operating status of the first RAN cluster.
  • the controller sends a fifteenth message to the EMS device, and correspondingly, the EMS device receives a fifteenth message from the controller, where the fifteenth message is used to instruct to delete the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the fifteenth message may include the identification of the first RAN cluster.
  • the EMS device deletes the first RAN cluster instance.
  • the EMS device determines the PNF resource and corresponding configuration parameters corresponding to the first RAN cluster based on the identification of the first RAN cluster in the fifteenth message, and releases the PNF resource and corresponding configuration corresponding to the first RAN cluster parameter.
  • the EMS device sends a sixteenth message to the controller, and accordingly, the controller receives the sixteenth message from the EMS device.
  • the sixteenth message is a RAN cluster instance deletion confirmation message, which is used to indicate that the first RAN cluster instance has been deleted.
  • the controller after determining that the first RAN cluster instance is deleted, the controller sends a twelfth message to the SO, and accordingly, the SO receives the twelfth message sent by the control.
  • the twelfth message is used to indicate that the first RAN cluster instance has been deleted.
  • the SO sends the thirteenth message to the AAI, and accordingly, the AAI receives the thirteenth message sent by the SO.
  • the thirteenth message is used to instruct the AAI to delete the AAI instance corresponding to the first RAN cluster.
  • the AAI deletes the AAI instance and NRM data corresponding to the first RAN cluster.
  • the RAN cluster instance can be deleted through ONAP.
  • the RAN cluster instance can be a newly created RAN cluster instance or a nested RAN cluster instance.
  • the first device, the second device, the third device, the fourth device, or the fifth device may perform part or all of the steps in the embodiments. These steps or operations are only examples, and the embodiments of the present application may also perform other operations or variations of various operations.
  • each step may be performed in a different order presented in each embodiment, and it may not be necessary to perform all operations in the embodiments of the present application.
  • the size of the sequence number of each step does not mean the order of execution.
  • the execution sequence of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation to the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of a configuration device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the configuration device 800 may include a processing unit 810, a receiving unit 820, and a sending unit.
  • the configuration apparatus 800 may correspond to the first device, the second device, the third device, the fourth device, or the fifth device in the above method embodiment.
  • it may be the first device, the second device, The third device, the fourth device, or the fifth device, or a component (such as a circuit, a chip, or a chip system, etc.) configured in the first device, the second device, the third device, the fourth device, and the fifth device.
  • a component such as a circuit, a chip, or a chip system, etc.
  • the configuration apparatus 800 may include a unit for executing the method executed by the first device, the second device, the third device, the fourth device, or the fifth device in the methods shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7.
  • each unit in the configuration device 800 and other operations and/or functions described above are used to implement the corresponding processes of the methods shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 7 respectively.
  • the processing unit can be used to perform steps other than transceiving, and the transceiving unit performs transceiving steps.
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 401, 402, 405, and 415
  • the sending unit 830 can be used to perform steps 403, 404, 406, and 416.
  • the configuration apparatus 800 is used to perform the steps performed by the first device in FIG. 5
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 501, 502, 505, and 515
  • the sending unit 830 can be used to perform steps 503, 504, 506, and 516.
  • the configuration device 800 is used to perform the steps performed by the first device in FIG.
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 601, 602, 605, and 615
  • the sending unit 830 can be used to perform steps 603, 604, 606, and 616.
  • the configuration apparatus 800 is used to perform the steps performed by the first device in FIG. 7
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 701, 702, 705, and 709
  • the sending unit 830 can be used to perform steps 703, 704, and 710.
  • the processing unit 810 can be used to perform step 410
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 403, 409, and 414
  • the sending unit 830 can be used to perform Steps 408, 411, and 415.
  • the processing unit 810 can be used to perform step 510
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 503, 509, and 514
  • the sending unit 830 can be used to perform step 508. , 511, and 515.
  • the configuration device 800 is used to perform the steps performed by the second device in FIG.
  • the processing unit 810 can be used to perform step 610
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 603, 609, and 614
  • the sending unit 830 can be used to perform step 608. , 611, and 615.
  • the configuration apparatus 800 is used to perform the steps performed by the second device in FIG. 7
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 703 and 708, and the sending unit 830 can be used to perform steps 706 and 709.
  • the processing unit 810 can be used to perform step 407
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 404, 406, 408, and 416
  • the sending unit 830 can be used Execute steps 405 and 409.
  • the processing unit 810 can be used to perform step 507
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 504, 506, 508, and 516
  • the sending unit 830 can be used to perform Steps 505 and 509.
  • the configuration device 800 is used to perform the steps performed by the second device in FIG.
  • the processing unit 810 can be used to perform step 407
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 604, 606, 608, and 616
  • the sending unit 830 can be used to perform Steps 605 and 609.
  • the configuration apparatus 800 is used to perform the steps performed by the second device in FIG. 7
  • the processing unit 810 can be used to perform step 711
  • the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform steps 704 and 710
  • the sending unit 830 can be used to perform step 705.
  • the processing unit 810 can be used to perform steps 412 and 413, the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform step 411, and the sending unit 830 can be used to perform step 414.
  • the processing unit 810 can be used to perform steps 512 and 513, the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform step 511, and the sending unit 830 can be used to perform step 514.
  • the configuration apparatus 800 is used to perform the steps performed by the fourth device in FIG.
  • the processing unit 810 can be used to perform steps 612 and 613, the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform step 611, and the sending unit 830 can be used to perform step 614.
  • the configuration apparatus 800 is used to perform the steps performed by the fourth device in FIG. 7, the processing unit 810 can be used to perform step 707, the receiving unit 820 can be used to perform step 706, and the sending unit 830 can be used to perform step 708.
  • the sending unit 830 may be used to perform step 402.
  • the sending unit 830 may be used to perform step 502.
  • the sending unit 830 may be used to perform step 602.
  • the sending unit 830 may be used to perform step 702.
  • the receiving unit 820 in the configuration device 800 can be implemented by a receiver, and the sending unit 830 can be implemented by The transmitter is implemented, and the processing unit 810 may be implemented by at least one processor.
  • the receiving unit 820 in the configuration device 800 can input Interfaces, circuits, etc. are implemented.
  • the sending unit 830 can be implemented by output interfaces, circuits, etc.
  • the processing unit 810 can be implemented by a processor, microprocessor, or integrated circuit integrated on the chip or chip system.
  • FIG. 9 is another schematic block diagram of a configuration device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the configuration device 900 includes a processor 910 and an interface circuit 920.
  • the processor 910 and the interface circuit 920 are coupled to each other.
  • the interface circuit 920 may be a transceiver or an input/output interface.
  • the configuration device 900 may further include a memory 930 for storing instructions executed by the processor 910 or storing input data required by the processor 910 to run the instructions or storing data generated after the processor 910 runs the instructions.
  • the processor 910 is used to perform the functions of the above-mentioned processing unit 810, and the interface circuit 920 is used to perform the above-mentioned functions of the receiving unit 820 and the sending unit 830.
  • the processor in the embodiments of the present application may be a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), or other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (Digital Signal Processors, DSPs), and application specific integrated circuits. (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), Field Programmable Gate Array (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, transistor logic devices, hardware components, or any combination thereof.
  • the general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or any conventional processor.
  • the method steps in the embodiments of the present application can be implemented by hardware, and can also be implemented by a processor executing software instructions.
  • Software instructions can be composed of corresponding software modules, which can be stored in random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), flash memory, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), and programmable read-only memory (Programmable ROM) , PROM), Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (Electrically EPROM, EEPROM), register, hard disk, mobile hard disk, CD-ROM or well-known in the art Any other form of storage medium.
  • An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor, so that the processor can read information from the storage medium and write information to the storage medium.
  • the storage medium may also be an integral part of the processor.
  • the processor and the storage medium may be located in the ASIC.
  • the ASIC may be located in the first node, the donor node, or the first upper-level node.
  • the processor and the storage medium may also exist as discrete components in the first node, the donor node, or the first upper-level node.
  • the above embodiments it may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof.
  • software it can be implemented in the form of a computer program product in whole or in part.
  • the computer program product includes one or more computer programs or instructions.
  • the computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices.
  • the computer program or instruction may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted through the computer-readable storage medium.
  • the computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server integrating one or more available media.
  • the usable medium may be a magnetic medium, such as a floppy disk, a hard disk, and a magnetic tape; it may also be an optical medium, such as a DVD; and it may also be a semiconductor medium, such as a solid state disk (SSD).
  • “at least one” refers to one or more, and “multiple” refers to two or more.
  • “And/or” describes the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating 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, and B exists alone, where A, B can be singular or plural.
  • the character "/” generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or” relationship.
  • the disclosed system, device, and method can be implemented in other ways.
  • the device embodiments described above are only illustrative.
  • the division of the units is only a logical function division, and there may be other divisions in actual implementation, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or It can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not implemented.
  • the displayed or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.
  • the units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.
  • the functional units in the various embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.
  • the function is implemented in the form of a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a computer readable storage medium.
  • the technical solution of the present application essentially or the part that contributes to the existing technology or the part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including Several instructions are used to make a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application.
  • the aforementioned storage media include: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (read-only memory, ROM), random access memory (random access memory, RAM), magnetic disks or optical disks and other media that can store program codes. .

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L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil de configuration. Dans la solution technique de la présente invention, le flux de travail de chaque dispositif dans un ONAP est défini et, au moyen de la spécification d'une ressource PNF et de données de modification qui sont utilisées pour établir une grappe RAN et une instance de grappe RAN à modifier et une instance de grappe de RAN à supprimer, la mise en œuvre d'un traitement de service, telle que l'instanciation d'une grappe RAN, la mise à jour d'une instance de grappe RAN et la suppression d'une instance de grappe RAN sont prises en charge, de telle sorte que des grappes RAN sont gérées au moyen d'un ONAP.
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