WO2023216696A1 - 信息处理的方法和装置 - Google Patents

信息处理的方法和装置 Download PDF

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WO2023216696A1
WO2023216696A1 PCT/CN2023/080304 CN2023080304W WO2023216696A1 WO 2023216696 A1 WO2023216696 A1 WO 2023216696A1 CN 2023080304 W CN2023080304 W CN 2023080304W WO 2023216696 A1 WO2023216696 A1 WO 2023216696A1
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李汉成
王岩
胡伟华
薛义飞
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  • the present application relates to the field of communications, and more specifically, to an information processing method and device.
  • 5G virtual local area network Through 5G virtual local area network (5GVN) and other methods, data interaction between terminal equipment and the data network connected to it, between terminal equipment and the data network in the local area network, and between multiple terminal equipment can be realized.
  • This enables the 5G system (the 5th generation system, 5GS) to provide services for terminal devices.
  • 5GS the 5th generation system
  • 5GS uses computing power information to provide services for terminal devices, it often needs to sense the specific computing power service type, thereby increasing the amount of management information and reducing the flexibility of computing power deployment and application, making 5GS ineffective. It can provide better service resources for the terminal device based on the request of the terminal device, thereby reducing service availability.
  • This application provides an information processing method and device that enables 5GS to use computing power information to provide services for terminal devices without the need to perceive the service type of specific computing power, thereby reducing the amount of management information, improving computing power deployment and
  • the flexibility of applications enables 5GS to provide better service resources for terminal devices based on their requests and improve service availability.
  • the first aspect provides an information processing method, which can be executed by a first network element, or can also be executed by a component (such as a chip or circuit) of the first network element, which is not limited.
  • a component such as a chip or circuit
  • the following description takes execution by the first network element as an example.
  • the method may include: the first network element determines a first computing power set, the first computing power set includes multiple computing powers, and the first computing power set is used to represent a computing power set of at least one service type; the first network element determines a first computing power set through the first computing power set. A collection of computing power to provide services for terminal devices.
  • the first network element can determine the first computing power set, and provide services for the terminal device through the first computing power set.
  • the computing power is divided into computing power sets, which can enable 5GS to avoid the perception of specific computing power service types, reduce the amount of management information, improve the flexibility of computing power deployment and application, and also enable 5GS to be based on
  • the request of the terminal device provides better service resources for the terminal device and improves service availability.
  • the information about the first computing power set includes an identification of the first computing power set and a status of the first computing power set.
  • the method further includes: the first network element receives an identifier of the second computing power set from the second user plane network element; the first network element passes the first computing power
  • the set provides services for terminal devices, including: the first network element provides services for terminal devices through a third set of computing power, and the third set of computing power is based on the first set of computing power. The sum and the second computing power set are obtained.
  • the first network element can determine the third computing power set based on the first computing power set and the second computing power set, thereby simplifying the first network element's management of computing power information and improving resource utilization.
  • the method further includes: the first network element sends an identification of the first computing power set.
  • the first network element may send the identification of the first computing power set to the second user plane network element, so that the second user plane network element can provide services for the terminal device based on the identification of the first computing power set.
  • the method further includes: the first network element determines first service information, and the first service information includes at least one of the following: first identification information, an identification of the first service , the identification of the first network slice, the timestamp of the first service, the status of the first service, the delay information of the first service, the cost information of the first service or the validity period of the first service; wherein the first identification information includes At least one of the following: the identifier of the first user plane network element, the identifier of the second user plane network element, or the first tunnel endpoint identifier.
  • the first tunnel is the tunnel between the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element. .
  • the first network element provides services for the terminal device through the first set of computing power, including: the first network element provides services for the terminal device through the first service information and the first set of computing power, and the service includes the first service.
  • the first network element is a first user plane network element.
  • the method further includes: the first user plane network element sending the identification of the first computing power set to the second user plane network element through the first tunnel.
  • the method further includes: the first user plane network element sending at least one of the following in the first service information to the second user plane network element through the first tunnel: The first identification information, the identification of the first service, the timestamp of the first service, the status of the first service, the delay information of the first service, the cost information of the first service or the validity period of the first service.
  • the first tunnel is a tunnel encapsulated based on the GPRS tunnel protocol on the user plane.
  • the first service information includes an identifier of the first service and an identifier of the first network slice
  • the method further includes: the first network element determines the first network element according to at least one of the following: Identification information: the identifier of the first computing power set, the identifier of the first service, and the identifier of the first network slice.
  • the first user plane network element when the first network element is the first user plane network element, the first user plane network element can determine the first identification information without receiving instructions from the control plane network element, thereby reducing signaling overhead.
  • the first network element determines the first identification information, which may include: the first network element may determine the first identification information according to the identification of the first computing power set. At this time, the identification of the first computing power set is the same as the first identification. Information is relevant. The first network element may also determine the first identification information according to the identification of the first service. In this case, the identification of the first service is associated with the first identification information. The first network element may also determine the first identification information according to the identification of the first network slice. In this case, the identification of the first network slice is associated with the first identification information.
  • the first network element determines the first computing power set, including: the first network element determines the first computing power set through at least one of the following: the first network element generates The first computing power set, or the first network element receives the first computing power set from the device communicating with the first network element.
  • the first network element determines the first service information, including: the first network element determines the first service information through at least one of the following: the first network element generates the first Service information, or the first network element receives the first service information from a device communicating with the first network element.
  • the method before the first user plane network element determines the first computing power set, the method further includes: the first user plane network element receives indication information from the control plane network element, The instruction information is used to instruct the determination of the first computing power set.
  • the first user plane network element can accurately determine the first computing power set, reduce the resource consumption of the first user plane network element, and improve the efficiency of the first user plane network element in determining the first computing power set.
  • the method before the first user plane network element determines the first service information, the method further includes: the first user plane network element receives indication information from the control plane network element, indicating The information is used to indicate determining the first service information.
  • the first user plane network element can accurately determine the first service information, reduce the resource consumption of the first user plane network element, and improve the efficiency of the first user plane network element in determining the first service information.
  • the first network element is a control plane network element.
  • an information processing method including: a second user plane network element determines a second computing power set, the second computing power set includes multiple computing powers, and the second computing power set is used to represent at least one service type of computing power set; the second user plane network element sends the identifier of the second computing power set to the first network element.
  • the second user plane network element can send the identifier of the second computing power set to the first network element, thereby enabling the first network element to provide services for the terminal device through the second computing power set.
  • the computing power is divided into computing power sets, which can enable 5GS to avoid the perception of specific computing power service types, reduce the amount of management information, improve the flexibility of computing power deployment and application, and also enable 5GS to be based on The request of the terminal device provides better service resources for the terminal device and improves service availability.
  • the information about the second computing power set includes an identification of the second computing power set and a status of the second computing power set.
  • the method further includes: the second user plane network element determines second service information, and the second service information includes at least one of the following: second identification information, second service The identification of the second network slice, the timestamp of the second service, the status of the second service, the delay information of the second service, the cost information of the second service or the validity period of the second service; wherein, the second identification The information includes at least one of the following: the identity of the first user plane network element, the identity of the second user plane network element, or the second tunnel endpoint identity.
  • the second tunnel is between the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element. tunnel; the second user plane network element sends the second service information to the first network element.
  • the method further includes: the second user plane network element sending the identification of the second computing power set to the first user plane network element through the second tunnel.
  • the method further includes: the second user plane network element sending at least one of the following in the second service information to the first user plane network element through the second tunnel: The second identification information, the identifier of the second service, the timestamp of the second service, the status of the second service, the delay information of the second service, the cost information of the second service or the validity period of the second service.
  • the second tunnel is a tunnel encapsulated based on the GPRS tunnel protocol on the user plane.
  • the second service information includes an identifier of the second service and an identifier of the second network slice
  • the method further includes: the second user plane network element determines according to at least one of the following Second identification information: the identification of the second computing power set, the identification of the second service, and the identification of the second network slice.
  • the second user plane network element can determine the second target without receiving instructions from the control plane network element. identification information, thereby reducing signaling overhead.
  • the second user plane network element determines the second identification information, which may include: the second user plane network element may determine the second identification information according to the identification of the second computing power set. At this time, the identification of the second computing power set is associated with the second identification information. The second user plane network element may also determine the second identification information according to the identification of the second service. In this case, the identification of the second service is associated with the second identification information. The second user plane network element may also determine the second identification information according to the identification of the second network slice. In this case, the identification of the second network slice is associated with the second identification information.
  • the second user plane network element determines the second computing power set, including: the second user plane network element determines the second computing power set through at least one of the following: The second user plane network element generates a second computing power set, or the second user plane network element receives the second computing power set from a device communicating with the second user plane network element.
  • the second user plane network element determines the second service information, including: the second user plane network element determines the second service information through at least one of the following: second user The plane network element generates the second service information, or the second user plane network element receives the second service information from a device communicating with the second user plane network element.
  • the method before the second user plane network element determines the second computing power set, the method further includes: the second user plane network element receives indication information from the control plane network element, The instruction information is used to instruct the determination of the second computing power set.
  • the second user plane network element can accurately determine the second computing power set, reduce the resource consumption of the second user plane network element, and improve the efficiency of the second user plane network element in determining the second computing power set.
  • the method before the second user plane network element determines the second service information, the method further includes: the second user plane network element receives indication information from the control plane network element, indicating The information is used to indicate determining the second service information.
  • the second user plane network element can accurately determine the second service information, reduce the resource consumption of the second user plane network element, and improve the efficiency of the second user plane network element in determining the second service information.
  • the first network element is a control plane network element or a first user plane network element.
  • an information processing device may include: a transceiver unit configured to determine a first computing power set.
  • the first computing power set includes multiple computing powers.
  • the first computing power set is used to represent at least A service type computing power set; a processing unit used to provide services to terminal devices through the first computing power set.
  • the first network element can determine the first computing power set, and provide services for the terminal device through the first computing power set.
  • the computing power is divided into computing power sets, which can enable 5GS to avoid the perception of specific computing power service types, reduce the amount of management information, improve the flexibility of computing power deployment and application, and also enable 5GS to be based on
  • the request of the terminal device provides better service resources for the terminal device and improves service availability.
  • the information of the first computing power set includes the identification of the first computing power set and the status of the first computing power set.
  • the device further includes: a transceiver unit, configured to receive the identification of the second computing power set from the second user plane network element; and a processing unit, configured to pass the first
  • the computing power set provides services for terminal devices, including: a processing unit, configured to provide services for terminal devices through a third computing power set, and the third computing power set is obtained based on the first computing power set and the second computing power set.
  • the transceiver unit is configured to send an identification of the first computing power set.
  • the transceiver unit is used to determine first service information, and the first service information includes at least one of the following: first identification information, an identification of the first service, a first The identification of the network slice, the timestamp of the first service, the status of the first service, the delay information of the first service, the cost information of the first service or the validity period of the first service; wherein the first identification information includes at least one of the following Item: the identifier of the first user plane network element, the identifier of the second user plane network element, or the first tunnel endpoint identifier.
  • the first tunnel is the tunnel between the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element.
  • the processing unit is configured to provide services for the terminal device through the first computing power set, including: a processing unit, used to provide services for the terminal device through the first service information and the first computing power set, and the service includes the first service.
  • the device is a first user plane network element.
  • the transceiver unit is configured to send the identification of the first computing power set to the second user plane network element through the first tunnel.
  • the transceiver unit is configured to send at least one of the following first service information to the second user plane network element through the first tunnel: first identification information, The identification of the first service, the timestamp of the first service, the status of the first service, the delay information of the first service, the cost information of the first service or the validity period of the first service.
  • the first tunnel is a tunnel encapsulated based on the GPRS tunnel protocol on the user plane.
  • the first service information includes an identifier of the first service and an identifier of the first network slice
  • the device further includes: a processing unit configured to determine the first service according to at least one of the following: 1. Identification information: the identifier of the first computing power set, the identifier of the first service, and the identifier of the first network slice.
  • the processing unit is configured to generate a first computing power set, or the transceiver unit is configured to receive the first computing power set from a device communicating with the device.
  • the processing unit is configured to generate first service information, or the transceiver unit is configured to receive the first service information from a device communicating with the device.
  • the transceiver unit is configured to receive indication information from the control plane network element, where the indication information is used to instruct determination of the first computing power set.
  • the transceiver unit is configured to receive indication information from the control plane network element, and the indication information is used to instruct determination of the first service information.
  • the device is a control plane network element.
  • an information processing device may include: a processing unit configured to determine a second set of computing power.
  • the second set of computing power includes a plurality of computing powers.
  • the second set of computing power is used to characterize at least A service type computing power set; a transceiver unit, used to send the identification of the second computing power set to the first network element.
  • the second user plane network element can send the identifier of the second computing power set to the first network element, thereby enabling the first network element to provide services for the terminal device through the second computing power set.
  • the computing power is divided into computing power sets, which can enable 5GS to avoid the perception of specific computing power service types, reduce the amount of management information, improve the flexibility of computing power deployment and application, and also enable 5GS to be based on The request of the terminal device provides better service resources for the terminal device and improves service availability.
  • the information of the second computing power set includes an identification of the second computing power set and a status of the second computing power set.
  • the processing unit is used to determine the second service information
  • the second service information includes at least one of the following: second identification information, an identifier of the second service, an identifier of the second network slice, a timestamp of the second service, a status of the second service, delay information of the second service, The cost information of the second service or the validity period of the second service;
  • the second identification information includes at least one of the following: the identification of the first user plane network element, the identification of the second user plane network element or the second tunnel endpoint identification,
  • the second tunnel is a tunnel between the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element; the transceiver unit is used to send the second service information to the first network element.
  • the transceiver unit is configured to send the identification of the second computing power set to the first user plane network element through the second tunnel.
  • the transceiver unit is configured to send at least one of the following second service information to the first user plane network element through the second tunnel: second identification information, The identifier of the second service, the timestamp of the second service, the status of the second service, the delay information of the second service, the cost information of the second service or the validity period of the second service.
  • the second tunnel is a tunnel encapsulated based on the GPRS tunnel protocol on the user plane.
  • the second service information includes an identifier of the second service and an identifier of the second network slice
  • the device further includes: a processing unit configured to determine the first service according to at least one of the following: Second identification information: the identification of the second computing power set, the identification of the second service, and the identification of the second network slice.
  • the processing unit is configured to generate a second computing power set, or the transceiver unit is configured to receive the second computing power from a device communicating with the second user plane network element. force collection.
  • the processing unit is configured to generate second service information, or the transceiver unit is configured to receive the second service information from a device communicating with the second user plane network element.
  • the transceiver unit is configured to receive indication information from the control plane network element, where the indication information is used to instruct determination of the second computing power set.
  • the transceiver unit is configured to receive indication information from the control plane network element, and the indication information is used to instruct determination of the second service information.
  • the first network element is a control plane network element or a first user plane network element.
  • a communication device which is used to perform the method in any possible implementation manner of the first aspect and the second aspect.
  • the device may include units and/or modules for performing the method in any possible implementation of the first aspect and the second aspect, such as a processing unit and/or a communication unit.
  • the device is a first network element or a second user plane network element.
  • the communication unit may be a transceiver or an input/output interface;
  • the processing unit may be at least one processor.
  • the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit.
  • the input/output interface may be an input/output circuit.
  • the device is a chip, chip system or circuit used for the first network element or the second user plane network element.
  • the communication unit may be an input/output interface, interface circuit, output circuit on the chip, chip system or circuit, Input circuits, pins or related circuits, etc.;
  • the processing unit may be at least one processor, processing circuit or logic circuit, etc.
  • a sixth aspect provides a communication device, which includes: at least one processor for executing computer programs or instructions stored in a memory to perform the method in any of the possible implementations of the first aspect and the second aspect.
  • the apparatus further includes a memory for storing computer programs or instructions.
  • the device further includes a communication interface, through which the processor reads the computer program or instructions stored in the memory.
  • the device is a first network element or a second user plane network element.
  • the device is a chip, chip system or circuit used for the first network element or the second user plane network element.
  • this application provides a processor for executing the methods provided in the above aspects.
  • processor output, reception, input and other operations can be understood as processor output, reception, input and other operations.
  • transmitting and receiving operations performed by the radio frequency circuit and the antenna, which is not limited in this application.
  • a computer-readable storage medium stores a program code for device execution.
  • the program code includes a method for executing any of the possible implementations of the first aspect and the second aspect. method.
  • a ninth aspect provides a computer program product containing instructions, which when the computer program product is run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method in any of the possible implementations of the first aspect and the second aspect.
  • the present application also provides a system, which system includes a first network element, and the first network element can be used to perform the steps performed by the first network element in the above-mentioned first aspect.
  • system may further include a second user plane network element, which may be used to perform the steps performed by the second user plane network element in the above second aspect.
  • the system may also include other devices that interact with one or more of the first network element and the second user plane network element in the solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application, and so on.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a network architecture suitable for embodiments of the present application.
  • Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of a 5GVN architecture suitable for embodiments of this application.
  • Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of a tunnel in the 5GVN architecture applicable to the embodiment of this application.
  • Figure 4 shows a schematic diagram of an information processing method 400 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • Figure 5 shows a schematic flow chart of an information processing method 500 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • FIG. 6 shows a schematic flow chart of yet another information processing method 600 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • Figure 7 shows a schematic flow chart of yet another information processing method 700 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • Figure 8 shows a schematic flow chart of yet another information processing method 800 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • Figure 9 shows a schematic block diagram of a communication device 900 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • Figure 10 shows a schematic block diagram of another communication device 1000 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • Figure 11 shows a schematic diagram of a chip system 1100 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: fifth generation (5th generation, 5G) or new radio (NR) systems, long term evolution (long term evolution, LTE) systems, LTE frequency Frequency division duplex (FDD) system, LTE time division duplex (TDD) system, etc.
  • the technical solution provided by this application can also be applied to future communication systems, such as sixth generation mobile communications system.
  • the technical solution provided by this application can also be applied to device-to-device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, machine type Communication (machine type communication, MTC), and Internet of things (Internet of things, IoT) communication systems or other communication systems.
  • D2D device-to-device
  • V2X vehicle-to-everything
  • M2M machine-to-machine
  • MTC machine type Communication
  • IoT Internet of things
  • the network architecture takes the 5G system (the 5th generation system, 5GS) as an example.
  • the network architecture may include but is not limited to: access and mobility management function (AMF), unified data management (UDM), radio access network (RAN), policy Policy control function (PCF), user equipment (UE), user plane function (UPF), data network (DN), authentication server function (AUSF) , network slice selection function (NSSF), application function (AF), session management function (SMF), capability exposure function (network exposure function (NEF)), network storage function (network repository function, NRF) and so on.
  • AMF access and mobility management function
  • UDM unified data management
  • PCF policy Policy control function
  • UE user equipment
  • UPF data network
  • AUSF authentication server function
  • NSSF network slice selection function
  • AF application function
  • SMF session management function
  • NEF network exposure function
  • NRF network storage function
  • UE It can be called terminal equipment, access terminal, user unit, user station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless communication equipment, user agent or user device.
  • the terminal device may be a device that provides voice/data to users, for example, a handheld device with wireless connection function, a vehicle-mounted device, etc.
  • terminals are: mobile phones, tablets, laptops, PDAs, mobile internet devices (MID), wearable devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) equipment, wireless terminals in industrial control, wireless terminals in self-driving, wireless terminals in remote medical surgery, and smart grids Wireless terminals, wireless terminals in transportation safety, wireless terminals in smart cities, wireless terminals in smart homes, cellular phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocols , SIP) telephone, wireless local loop (WLL) station, personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA), handheld device with wireless communication capabilities, computing device or other processing device connected to a wireless modem, which can Wearable devices, terminal devices in the 5G network or terminal devices in the future evolved public land mobile communication network (public land mobile network, PLMN), etc., are not limited in the embodiments of this application.
  • MID mobile internet devices
  • the terminal device may also be a wearable device.
  • Wearable devices can also be called wearable smart devices. It is a general term for applying wearable technology to intelligently design daily wear and develop wearable devices, such as glasses, gloves, watches, clothing and shoes, etc.
  • a wearable device is a portable device that is worn directly on the body or integrated into the user's clothing or accessories. Wearable devices are not just hardware devices, but also achieve powerful functions through software support, data interaction, and cloud interaction.
  • wearable smart devices include full-featured, large-sized devices that can achieve complete or partial functions without relying on smartphones, such as smart watches or smart glasses, and those that only focus on a certain type of application function and need to cooperate with other devices such as smartphones.
  • the terminal device may also be a terminal device in the IoT system.
  • IoT is an important part of the future development of information technology. Its main technical feature is to connect items to the network through communication technology, thereby realizing Intelligent network that connects humans and machines, and interconnects things.
  • terminal equipment and access network equipment can communicate with each other using certain air interface technology (such as NR or LTE technology, etc.).
  • Terminal devices can also communicate with each other using some air interface technology (such as NR or LTE technology, etc.).
  • the device used to implement the functions of the terminal device may be a terminal device, or may be a device capable of supporting the terminal device to implement the function, such as a chip system or a chip, and the device may be installed in the terminal device.
  • the chip system may be composed of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.
  • RAN It can provide authorized users in a specific area with the function of accessing the communication network. Specifically, it can include wireless network equipment in the 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) network or non-3GPP (non-3GPP). ) access point in the network. For convenience of description, the following uses RAN equipment representation.
  • 3GPP 3rd generation partnership project
  • non-3GPP non-3GPP
  • RAN equipment can use different wireless access technologies.
  • 3GPP access technologies for example, wireless access technologies used in third generation (3G), fourth generation (4G) or 5G systems
  • non-3GPP non- 3GPP (non-3GPP) access technology.
  • 3GPP access technology refers to access technology that complies with 3GPP standard specifications.
  • the access network equipment in the 5G system is called next generation Node Base station (gNB) or RAN equipment.
  • Non-3GPP access technologies can include air interface technology represented by access point (AP) in wireless fidelity (WiFi), global interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX), code Code division multiple access (CDMA), etc.
  • RAN equipment can allow interconnection and interoperability between terminal equipment and the 3GPP core network using non-3GPP technologies.
  • RAN equipment can be responsible for functions such as wireless resource management, quality of service (QoS) management, data compression and encryption on the air interface side.
  • RAN equipment provides access services to terminal equipment, thereby completing the forwarding of control signals and user data between the terminal equipment and the core network.
  • QoS quality of service
  • RAN equipment may include, for example, but is not limited to: macro base station, micro base station (also known as small station), radio network controller (radio network controller, RNC), Node B (Node B, NB), base station controller (base station controller) , BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), home base station (for example, home evolved NodeB, or home Node B, HNB), baseband unit (baseband unit, BBU), AP in WiFi system, wireless relay Node, wireless backhaul node, transmission point (TP) or transmission and reception point (TRP), etc., can also be a gNB or transmission point (TRP or TP) in the 5G (such as NR) system , one or a group (including multiple antenna panels) antenna panels of a base station in a 5G system, or it can also be a network node that constitutes a gNB or transmission point, such as a distributed unit (DU), or next-generation communications Base stations in 6G systems, etc.
  • RNC radio network controller
  • AMF Mainly used for functions such as access control, mobility management, attachment and detachment.
  • SMF Mainly used for user plane network element selection, user plane network element redirection, Internet Protocol (IP) address allocation of terminal equipment, as well as session establishment, modification and release and QoS control.
  • IP Internet Protocol
  • UPF Mainly used for receiving and forwarding user plane data.
  • the UPF can receive user plane data from the DN and send the user plane data to the terminal device through the AN device.
  • UPF can also receive user plane data from the terminal device through the AN device and forward it to the DN.
  • PCF A unified policy framework mainly used to guide network behavior. It is a control plane network element (such as AMF, SMF etc.) provides policy rule information, etc.
  • AF Mainly used to provide services to the 3GPP network, such as interacting with PCF for policy control, etc.
  • AF can be a third-party functional entity or an application service deployed by an operator, such as IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) voice call service.
  • IMS IP multimedia subsystem
  • a multi-access edge computing (MEC) platform or application server can serve as an AF to communicate with the 5G core network.
  • MEC multi-access edge computing
  • UDM Mainly used for UE subscription data management, including storage and management of UE identification, UE access authorization, etc.
  • DN Operator network mainly used to provide data services to UE.
  • the Internet For example, the Internet, third-party business networks, IP multimedia service (IMS) networks, etc.
  • IMS IP multimedia service
  • AUSF Mainly used for user authentication, etc.
  • NSSF Mainly used to determine the network slice instances that the UE is allowed to access based on the UE's slice selection auxiliary information, subscription information, etc.
  • NRF Mainly used to support service discovery functions.
  • a network element discovery request is received from a network element function or service communication proxy (SCP), and the network element discovery request information can be fed back.
  • SCP network element function or service communication proxy
  • the NRF is also responsible for maintaining information about available network functions and the services they each support. It can also be understood as a network storage device.
  • the discovery process is a process in which the required network element function (NF) uses NRF to implement specific NF or specific service addressing.
  • NF network element function
  • NRF provides the IP address or fully qualified domain name (fully qualified domain name) of the corresponding NF instance or NF service instance. , FQDN) or unified resource identifier (unifiedresource identifier, URI).
  • NRF can also implement the cross-PLMN discovery process by providing network identification (such as PLMN ID).
  • network identification such as PLMN ID
  • each network element needs to be registered in the NRF.
  • Some network element functions can be registered in the NRF when running for the first time.
  • the network storage function device may be a core network device.
  • NEF Mainly used to support the opening of capabilities and events, such as for safely opening services and capabilities provided by 3GPP network functions to the outside.
  • network elements can communicate with each other through the interfaces shown in the figure.
  • communication between UE and AMF can be carried out through the N1 interface.
  • RAN and AMF can communicate through the N2 interface.
  • Communication between RAN and UPF can occur through the N3 interface.
  • Communication between SMF and UPF can occur through the N4 interface.
  • UPF and DN can communicate with DN through N6 interface.
  • control plane functions such as AMF, SMF, PCF, UDM, NSSF, AF, and AUSF can also use service interfaces to interact.
  • the service interface provided by AMF can be Namf.
  • the service-oriented interface provided by SMF to the outside world can be Nsmf.
  • the service-oriented interface provided by PCF to the outside world can be Npcf.
  • the service-oriented interface provided by UDM to the outside world can be Nudm.
  • the external service interface provided by NSSF can be Nnssf.
  • the service-oriented interface provided by AF to the outside world can be Naf.
  • the external service interface provided by AUSF can be Nausf.
  • the network elements in Figure 2 can also interact using service-based interfaces.
  • the service-oriented interface provided by NEF to the outside world can be Nnef.
  • the service-oriented interface provided by NRF to the outside world can be Nnrf.
  • Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of a 5GVN architecture suitable for embodiments of the present application.
  • a local area network can be a communication network that connects various devices within a local geographical range to allow users to communicate with each other and share computing resources such as printers and storage devices.
  • the above-mentioned local geographical scope can be a home, a school, a company, or a government department, etc., and various devices can be computers, external devices, databases, etc. This application discusses Not limited.
  • 5G virtual local area network can use data network name/single network slice selection assistance information (DNN/S-NSSAI) as the identifier (that is, the identifier of the network slice) ), which is beneficial to selecting UPFs in different 5GVNs and managing UEs, etc.
  • DNN/S-NSSAI data network name/single network slice selection assistance information
  • multiple UPFs can be connected through the N19 interface, so that multiple UEs can communicate through the RAN connected to them and the UPF connected to the RAN.
  • At least one UPF is connected to the LAN through the N6 interface so that the UE can communicate with the DN in the LAN.
  • the UPF when the UPF receives data from a UE, if the destination address of the data is the address of another UE, the data can be sent to the UPF connected to the other UE within 5GVN, and then sent to the other UE by the UPF.
  • communication between multiple UEs is completed; otherwise, the data is sent to the UPF connected to the LAN, and the UPF sends it to the LAN, thereby completing the communication between the UE and the DN in the LAN.
  • multiple UPFs can be connected through the N19 interface, which can include: GPRS tunnel protocol for the user plane (GTP-U) communication between multiple UPFs, and N19 interfaces are allocated with 5GVN as the granularity Tunnel endpoint identity (TEID).
  • GTP-U GPRS tunnel protocol for the user plane
  • TEID granularity Tunnel endpoint identity
  • a UPF can be assigned a TEID, and other devices can share the TEID when connecting to the UPF.
  • the group session in UPF1 and the group session in UPF2 are connected through the N19 interface, and the tunnel on the UPF1 side can have a TEID, and the tunnel on the UPF2 side can have a TEID.
  • UPF1 When UPF1 sends data to UPF2, UPF1 can send the data to UPF2 based on the TEID on the UPF2 side, and UPF2 can also determine that the data comes from UPF1 based on the TEID on the UPF1 side; the N4 session in UPF1 or UPF2 is connected to the UE (such as UE1, and UE2, and Such as UE3); the group session in UPF2 is connected to the LAN through the N6 interface, so that it can communicate with the DN in the LAN; the processing between the N4 session and the group session in UPF1 or UPF2 can be implemented within the UPF.
  • each network element shown in Figure 1 or Figure 2 such as AMF, SMF, UPF, PCF, UDM, NSSF, AUSF and other functions or network elements, can be understood as network elements used to implement different functions.
  • These network elements can be independent devices, or they can be integrated into the same device to implement different functions, or they can be network elements in hardware devices, software functions running on dedicated hardware, or platforms (for example, cloud The virtualization function instantiated on the platform), this application does not limit the specific form of the above network elements.
  • Service information may be a collection of all information applied to a certain service.
  • service information may include one or more of the following: network slice identification, identification information (such as user plane network element identification, tunnel endpoint identification) , service identification, service timestamp, service status, service delay information, service cost information, and service validity period.
  • Network slicing can use DNN/S-NSSAI as the identifier of the network slicing.
  • Network slicing is a complete instantiated logical network composed of a set of NFs. It is intended to use optimized resource allocation to solve business (such as vertical services) (such as high-definition video services with higher bandwidth requirements, game services with higher latency requirements, etc.).
  • Network slicing enables operators to build multiple end-to-end, virtual, isolated, and customized on-demand dedicated logical networks on a physical network. Each logical network has different network functions to better adapt to the differentiated needs of different services (such as vertical services).
  • a computing power set may also be called a computing power group, a computing power slice, a service slice, or other names, which are not limited by the embodiments of this application.
  • the computing power set includes multiple computing powers.
  • the computing power set is used to represent the computing power set of at least one service type.
  • the service type can be a computing type (such as a central processing unit or a graphics processor), a processing type (such as a computing , also such as storage), algorithm requirements (such as image recognition, also such as content parsing), method/function calling, microservices, etc.
  • the computing power set can be considered as the computing power set related to the function call.
  • the computing power set can be considered as a computing power set related to function calling and a computing power set related to image recognition.
  • the identifier of the computing power collection can be used to identify the computing power collection.
  • the status of the computing power set is usually used to indicate whether the computing power set is available.
  • the load status or load level of the computing power set can be used to quantify the status of the computing power set. For example, when the load status of the computing power set is 50%, it means that the status of the computing power set is 50%.
  • the availability rate of the computing power set is 50%. For another example, there are n levels of load levels of the computing power set, which are recorded as 1, 2, 3, ...n. As the load level of the computing power set increases, the availability rate of the computing power set will become lower and lower.
  • a service can be a collection of related information, where the related information can include the identification and service information of the computing power collection, and the related information can be merged using a certain strategy. For example, if a certain strategy is used to merge the identity of the computing power set and the status of the service, the service can be a collection of the identity of the computing power set and the status of the service. Additionally, the service's ID can be used to identify the service.
  • the status of a service is usually used to indicate whether the service is available.
  • the status of the service can be quantified using the load status or load level of the service. For example, when the load status of the service is 50%, it means that the availability rate of the service is 50%. For another example, there are n levels of load levels of the service, which are recorded as 1, 2, 3,...n. As the load level of the service increases, the availability rate of the service will become lower and lower.
  • the service delay information may include: the source user plane network element (that is, the user plane network element that sends the service information) sends the service information to the target user plane network element (that is, the user plane network element that receives the service information), and the target user plane network element Based on this service information, the time of selecting a service instance for the end device's request is determined.
  • the service delay may include the processing time of the service instance, the transmission delay from the source user plane network element to the service instance, etc.
  • the cost information of the service can be considered as the source user plane network element (that is, the user plane network element that sends the service information) or the price that users need to pay when using the service information to provide services.
  • Cost information of services can be quantified using cost levels. For example, there are m levels of cost levels, which are recorded as 1, 2, 3,...m. As the cost level increases, the price to be paid when using service information to provide services also increases. The bigger.
  • the validity period of the service can be considered as the maximum validity time of using the service information.
  • the service information can be used within the valid period.
  • the target user plane network Based on this service information, the source user plane network element can provide better service resources for terminal device requests and improve service availability; when the validity period exceeds, the source user plane network element needs to update the service information at least once and send the updated service information.
  • the target user plane network element if the target user plane network element does not receive the updated service information, it may consider that the currently received service information of the source user plane network element is abnormal, thereby deleting the currently received source user plane network element. Service information of the network element.
  • the timestamp of the service can be considered as the starting time when the source user plane network element (that is, the user plane network element that sends the service information) sends the service information. It can also be used to instruct the source user plane network element to send the service information to the target user plane network. Therefore, the target user plane network element can use the timestamp of the service and the delay information of the service to determine the time between it and the service instance.
  • 5GVN Through 5GVN and other possible methods, data interaction between terminal equipment and the data network connected to it, between terminal equipment and the data network in the local area network, and between multiple terminal equipment can be realized, thereby enabling 5GS to provide terminal equipment with Provide services.
  • existing 5GS uses computing power information to provide services for terminal devices, it often needs to sense the specific computing power service type, thereby increasing the amount of management information and reducing the flexibility of computing power deployment and application, making 5GS ineffective. It can provide better service resources for the terminal device based on the request of the terminal device, but service availability cannot be guaranteed.
  • this application provides an information processing method. Through this method, this application can enable 5GS to avoid the perception of specific computing power service types, reduce the amount of management information, and improve the flexibility of computing power deployment and application. It can also enable 5GS to provide better service resources for the terminal device based on the request of the terminal device, improving service availability.
  • first and “second” in the embodiments of this application such as the first user plane network element, the second user plane network element, and the first service information and the second service information, are only used to differentiate the network. Elements or information are used, and their naming does not limit the scope of protection of the embodiments of this application.
  • the computing power set obtained by the first user plane network element is recorded as the first computing power set
  • the service information obtained by the first user plane network element is recorded as the first service information.
  • the first service information may include at least one of the following: an identifier of the first network slice, first identification information, an identifier of the first service, a timestamp of the first service, a status of the first service, a time of the first service Delay information, cost information of the first service, and validity period of the first service.
  • the computing power set obtained by the second user plane network element is recorded as the second computing power set
  • the service information obtained by the second user plane network element is recorded as second service information.
  • the second service information may include at least one of the following: The identifier of the second network slice, the second identifier information, the identifier of the second service, the timestamp of the second service, the status of the second service, the delay information of the second service, the cost information of the second service, the second service Validity duration.
  • the number of the first user plane network element may be one or multiple; the number of the second user plane network element may be one or multiple.
  • the specific number of the first user plane network elements and the second user plane network elements is not limited.
  • FIG 4 is a schematic diagram of an information processing method 400 provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 4, method 400 may include the following steps.
  • the first network element determines a first computing power set.
  • the first computing power set includes multiple computing powers.
  • the first computing power set is used to represent a computing power set of at least one service type.
  • the information about the first computing power set includes the identification of the first computing power set and the status of the first computing power set.
  • the identifier of the first computing power set may be used to identify the first computing power set, and the status of the first computing power set may be used to indicate whether the first computing power set is available.
  • the first network element may be a first user plane network element, a control plane network element, or other network elements, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.
  • the first computing power set may be considered as a set of computing powers related to the function call.
  • the first computing power set may be considered as a set of computing powers related to function calling and image recognition.
  • the first network element determines the first computing power set, including: the first network element determines the first computing power set through at least one of the following: the first network element generates the first computing power set, or the first network element Receive a first computing power set from a device communicating with the first network element.
  • the device communicating with the first network element may be a data network or other device, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the first user plane network element when the first network element is the first user plane network element, before the first user plane network element determines the first computing power set, the first user plane network element receives indication information from the control plane network element.
  • the indication The information is used to indicate the determination of the first computing power set.
  • the first user plane network element can accurately determine the first computing power set, reduce the resource consumption of the first user plane network element, and improve the efficiency of the first user plane network element in determining the first computing power set.
  • the first network element provides services to the terminal device through the first computing power set.
  • the first network element can determine the first computing power set, and provide services for the terminal device through the first computing power set.
  • the computing power is divided into computing power sets, which can enable 5GS to avoid the perception of specific computing power service types, reduce the amount of management information, improve the flexibility of computing power deployment and application, and also enable 5GS to be based on
  • the request of the terminal device provides better service resources for the terminal device and improves service availability.
  • the second user plane network element may determine the second computing power set. and sends the identifier of the second computing power set to the first network element.
  • the second computing power set includes multiple computing powers, and the second computing power set is used to represent a computing power set of at least one service type.
  • the information about the second computing power set includes the identification of the second computing power set and the status of the second computing power set.
  • the identifier of the second computing power set may be used to identify the second computing power set, and the status of the second computing power set may be used to indicate whether the second computing power set is available.
  • the second user plane network element may send the identification of the second computing power set to the control plane network element.
  • the second user plane network element may send the identification of the second computing power set to the first user plane network element.
  • the first network element may receive the identification of the second computing power set from the second user plane network element.
  • the first network element can obtain the identification of the second computing power set, and can provide services for the terminal device based on the identification of the second computing power set.
  • the second user plane network element determines the second computing power set, including: the second user plane network element determines the second computing power set through at least one of the following: the second user plane network element generates the second computing power set, Or, the second user plane network element receives the second computing power set from a device communicating with the second user plane network element.
  • the device communicating with the second user plane network element may be a data
  • the data network may also be other devices, which are not limited in the embodiments of this application.
  • the second user plane network element receives indication information from the control plane network element, and the indication information is used to indicate determining the second computing power set.
  • the second user plane network element can accurately determine the second computing power set, reduce the resource consumption of the second user plane network element, and improve the efficiency of the second user plane network element in determining the second computing power set.
  • the first network element sends the identification of the first computing power set.
  • the first network element determines the identity of the first computing power set, it can send the identity of the first computing power set to the second user plane network element, so that the second user plane network element can calculate the identity of the first computing power set based on the first computing power set.
  • the identification provides services for terminal equipment.
  • the first network element obtains first service information, which includes at least one of the following: first identification information, an identification of the first service, an identification of the first network slice, a timestamp of the first service, The status of the first service, the delay information of the first service, the cost information of the first service, or the validity period of the first service.
  • the first identification information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a first user plane network element, an identifier of a second user plane network element, or an endpoint identifier of a first tunnel.
  • the first tunnel is a connection between the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element. Tunnels between user plane network elements.
  • the first network element provides services for the terminal device through the first computing power set, including: the first network element provides services for the terminal device through the first service information and the first computing power set, and the service includes the first service.
  • the first service information includes an identifier of the first service.
  • the first network element can record the obtained first service information according to the identifier of the first service, so that the first service information can be marked.
  • the first service information includes an identifier of the first network slice.
  • the first network element can determine the network divided by the first network slice according to the identifier of the first network slice.
  • computing power management and network management can be unified; when the first network slice and the first computing power set are managed separately, the existing network design may not be affected. .
  • the first service information includes the status of the first service. In this way, when the first network element obtains the first service information, the first network element can determine whether the first service is available according to the status of the first service.
  • the first service information includes delay information of the first service.
  • the first network element can determine the time used to use the first service information to provide service resources for the terminal device based on the delay information of the first service.
  • the first service information includes cost information of the first service.
  • the first network element can determine the price that the first network element needs to pay when using the first service information to provide services based on the cost information of the first service.
  • the first service information includes the validity period of the first service. In this way, when the first network element obtains the first service information, the first network element can determine the maximum validity time for using the first service information based on the validity time of the first service.
  • the first service information includes a timestamp of the first service. In this way, when the first network element obtains the first service information, the first network element can determine the time it takes to obtain the first service information based on the timestamp of the first service.
  • the first service information includes the identification of the first user plane network element.
  • the first user plane network element can send the first service information to the second user plane network element and/or control plane network element, and the second user plane network element and/or control plane network element
  • the network element can determine the tunnel endpoint identifier on the first user plane network element side based on the identifier of the first user plane network element, and can also prevent the intermediate user plane network element from sensing and maintaining the first service information, wherein the intermediate user plane network element It is a device that forwards the first service information.
  • the first user plane network element is recorded as UPF1
  • the intermediate user plane network element is recorded as UPF2
  • the control plane network element is recorded as SMF1.
  • UPF1 sends the first service information to SMF1 through UPF2
  • the first service information received by SMF1 The information comes from UPF2. If the first service information does not include the identifier of UPF1, SMF1 may not be able to learn the direct source of the first service information, and subsequently cannot directly select UPF1 based on the service request of the terminal device.
  • the service request needs to be Sent to UPF2, UPF2 then learns to send the service request to UPF1 based on the first service information it senses and maintains; if the first service information includes the identification of UPF1, then SMF1 can learn the direct source of the first service information, that is, UPF1, UPF1 can also be directly selected based on the service request of the terminal device in the future, without UPF2 needing to sense and maintain the first service information.
  • the first service information includes the identification of the second user plane network element.
  • the first network element obtains the first service information, it can determine the tunnel endpoint identifier on the second user plane network element side based on the identifier of the second user plane network element. Subsequently, when the first network element will When the service information is sent to the second user plane network element, it can also prevent the intermediate user plane network element from sensing and maintaining the first service information, where the intermediate user plane network element is a device that forwards the first service information. For example, assuming that the first network element is the first user plane network element, the first user plane network element is recorded as UPF1, the intermediate user plane network element is recorded as UPF2, and the second user plane network element is recorded as UPF3.
  • UPF1 passes through UPF2 to When UPF3 sends the first service information, if the first service information does not include the identifier of UPF3, UPF2 may need to sense and maintain the first service information, and then know to send the first service information to UPF3; if the first service information Including the identifier of UPF3, UPF2 can directly send the first service information to UPF3 according to the identifier of UPF3 without needing to sense and maintain the first service information.
  • the first service information includes a first tunnel endpoint identifier.
  • the first tunnel endpoint identifier may include at least one of the following: a tunnel endpoint identifier on the first user plane network element side, and a tunnel endpoint identifier on the second user plane network element side.
  • the second user plane network element can record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the side of the first user plane network element, and the subsequent information can be based on the terminal device's
  • the service request selects the first user plane network element to provide services through the tunnel endpoint identifier on the first user plane network element side, where there may be one or more tunnel endpoint identifiers on the first user plane network element side.
  • the first network element is the first user plane network element
  • the first user plane network element is recorded as UPF1
  • UPF1 sends the first user plane network element to UPF2
  • UPF2 can record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF1 side, such as ID1;
  • UPF3 can record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF1 side.
  • the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF1 side can be reused with The tunnel endpoint identifier during UPF2 communication, such as ID1, and the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF1 side can also be a separate identifier, such as ID1/ID4.
  • the second user plane network element can also record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the second user plane network element side, thereby determining the identifier of the tunnel peer, that is, the first user plane network element based on the tunnel endpoint identifier on the second user plane network element side.
  • the tunnel endpoint identifier on the element side can subsequently select the first user plane network element to provide services based on the service request of the terminal device through the tunnel endpoint identifier on the first user plane network element side.
  • the first network element is the first user plane network element
  • the first user plane network element is recorded as UPF1
  • UPF1 sends the first service to UPF2
  • UPF2 can record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF2 side, such as ID2, so as to determine the identifier of the tunnel peer, that is, the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF1 side, based on the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF2 side, such as ID1
  • UPF3 can record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF3 side, such as ID3, so as to determine the identifier of the tunnel peer, that is, the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF1 side, such as ID1, based on the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF3 side.
  • ID1/ID4 Another example is ID1/ID4.
  • the first user plane network element when the first network element is a first user plane network element, the first user plane network element sends the identification of the first computing power set to the second user plane network element through the first tunnel.
  • the first user plane network element when the first network element is a first user plane network element, the first user plane network element sends at least one of the following items of the first service information to the second user plane network element through the first tunnel: first Identification information, the identification of the first service, the timestamp of the first service, the status of the first service, the delay information of the first service, the cost information of the first service or the validity period of the first service.
  • the first tunnel is a tunnel based on GTP-U encapsulation.
  • GTP-U includes an IP header, a GTP-U header, and an extension header.
  • the identification of the first computing power set and/or the first service information may be included in the GTP-U header or in the extension header, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.
  • the second user plane network element can obtain the identity of the first computing power set and/or the first service information through the tunnel based on GTP-U encapsulation, and can obtain the identity of the first computing power set and/or the first service information.
  • the first service information is sent to the control plane network element, so that the subsequent second user plane network element and/or control plane network element can provide better service resources for the terminal device based on the request of the terminal device to avoid service failure due to insufficient service resources. problems and improve service availability.
  • the first service information includes an identifier of the first service and an identifier of the first network slice.
  • the first network element determines the first identification information according to at least one of the following: an identification of the first computing power set, an identification of the first service, and an identification of the first network slice. In this way, when the first network element is the first user plane network element, the first user plane network element can determine the first identification information without receiving instructions from the control plane network element, thereby reducing signaling overhead.
  • the first network element determines the first identification information, which may include: the first network element may determine the first identification information according to the identification of the first computing power set. At this time, the identification of the first computing power set is the same as the first identification. Information is relevant. The first network element may also determine the first identification information according to the identification of the first service. In this case, the identification of the first service is associated with the first identification information. The first network element may also determine the first identification information according to the identification of the first network slice. In this case, the identification of the first network slice is associated with the first identification information.
  • the first network element determines the first service information, including: the first network element determines the first service information through at least one of the following: the first network element generates the first service information, or the first network element obtains the first service information from the first network element.
  • a device communicating with a network element receives the first service information.
  • the device communicating with the first network element may be a data network or other device, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the first user plane network element when the first network element is the first user plane network element, before the first user plane network element obtains the first service information, the first user plane network element receives indication information from the control plane network element.
  • the indication information Used to indicate obtaining the first service information.
  • the first user plane network element can accurately obtain the first service information, reduce the resource consumption of the first user plane network element, and improve the efficiency of the first user plane network element in obtaining the first service information.
  • the first network element sends the first service information.
  • the first network element sends the first service information to the second user plane network element.
  • the second user plane network element can provide services for the terminal device through the first service information.
  • the second user plane network element determines second service information
  • the second service information includes at least one of the following: second identification information, an identification of the second service, an identification of the second network slice, and a time of the second service. Stamp, status of second service status, delay information of the second service, cost information of the second service, or validity period of the second service.
  • the second identification information includes at least one of the following: an identification of a first user plane network element, an identification of a second user plane network element, or a second tunnel endpoint identification.
  • the second tunnel is a connection between the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element. Tunnels between user plane network elements.
  • the second user plane network element sends the second service information to the first network element.
  • the second user sends the second service information to the control plane network element.
  • the second user plane network element sends the second service information to the first user plane network element.
  • the first tunnel may be equal to the second tunnel, that is, the first tunnel and the second tunnel are both tunnels between the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element.
  • the first service information includes the first tunnel endpoint identifier
  • the starting endpoint of the first tunnel is the first user plane network element
  • the end endpoint is the second user plane network element
  • the second service information includes the second tunnel endpoint identifier
  • the starting endpoint of the second tunnel is the second user plane network element
  • the end endpoint is the first user plane network element.
  • the second service information includes an identifier of the second service.
  • the first network element can record the obtained second service information according to the identifier of the second service, so that the second service information can be marked.
  • the second service information includes an identifier of the second network slice.
  • the first network element obtains the second service information
  • the first network element can determine the network divided by the second network slice according to the identifier of the second network slice.
  • computing power management and network management can be unified; when the second network slice and the second computing power set are managed separately, the existing network design may not be affected. .
  • the second service information includes the status of the second service. In this way, when the first network element obtains the second service information, the first network element can determine whether the second service is available according to the status of the second service.
  • the second service information also includes delay information of the second service.
  • the first network element can determine the time used to use the second service information to provide service resources for the terminal device based on the delay information of the second service.
  • the second service information includes cost information of the second service.
  • the first network element can determine the price that the first network element needs to pay when using the second service information to provide services based on the cost information of the second service.
  • the second service information includes the validity period of the second service. In this way, when the first network element obtains the second service information, the first network element can determine the maximum validity time for using the second service information based on the validity time of the second service.
  • the second service information includes a timestamp of the second service. In this way, when the first network element obtains the second service information, the first network element can determine the time it takes to obtain the second service information based on the timestamp of the second service.
  • the second service information includes the identification of the first user plane network element.
  • the first network element obtains the second service information, it can determine the tunnel endpoint identifier on the first user plane network element side according to the identifier of the first user plane network element.
  • the second user plane network element sends the second service information to the first network element, it can also prevent the intermediate user plane network element from sensing and maintaining the second service information, where the intermediate user plane network element forwards the second service information. equipment.
  • the first network element is the first user plane network element
  • the first user plane network element is recorded as UPF1
  • the intermediate user plane network element is recorded as UPF2
  • the second user plane network element is recorded as UPF3.
  • UPF3 passes through UPF2
  • UPF2 may need to sense and maintain the second service information, and then know to send the second service information to UPF1; if the second service information includes the identifier of UPF1, UPF2 may directly use the identifier of UPF1. identification, and sends the second service information to UPF1 without the need to perceive and maintain the second service information.
  • the second service information includes the identification of the second user plane network element.
  • the first network element obtains the second service information, it can determine the tunnel endpoint identifier on the second user plane network element side based on the identifier of the second user plane network element, and at the same time, it can also avoid intermediate user plane network elements. Perceiving and maintaining the second service information, where the intermediate user plane network element is a device that forwards the second service information. For example, assuming that the first network element is the first user plane network element, the first user plane network element is recorded as UPF1, the intermediate user plane network element is recorded as UPF2, and the second user plane network element is recorded as UPF3.
  • UPF3 passes UPF2 to When UPF1 sends the second service information, the second service information received by UPF1 comes from UPF2. If the second service information does not include the identifier of UPF3, UPF1 may not be able to know the direct source of the second service information, and it cannot be based on the subsequent service information. The service request of the terminal device directly selects UPF3, and the service request needs to be sent to UPF2.
  • UPF2 then learns to send the service request to UPF3 based on the second service information it senses and maintains; if the second service information includes the identifier of UPF3 , then UPF1 can learn the direct source of the second service information, that is, UPF3, and can subsequently directly select UPF3 based on the service request of the terminal device, without UPF2 needing to sense and maintain the second service information.
  • the second service information includes a second tunnel endpoint identifier.
  • the second tunnel endpoint identifier may include at least one of the following: a tunnel endpoint identifier on the first user plane network element side, and a tunnel endpoint identifier on the second user plane network element side.
  • the first network element can record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the second user plane network element side, and subsequent service requests can be based on the terminal device. , selecting the second user plane network element to provide services through the tunnel endpoint identifier on the second user plane network element side, where there may be one or more tunnel endpoint identifiers on the second user plane network element side.
  • UPF1 there are two first user plane network elements, recorded as UPF1 and UPF2 respectively, and the second user plane network element is recorded as UPF3.
  • UPF3 sends the second service information to UPF1
  • UPF1 can record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF3 side. , such as ID3
  • UPF2 can record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF3 side.
  • the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF3 side can reuse the tunnel endpoint identifier when communicating with UPF1, such as ID3, UPF3 side
  • the tunnel endpoint identifier can also be a separate identifier, such as ID3/ID4.
  • the first network element can also record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the first user plane network element side, thereby determining the identifier of the tunnel opposite end, that is, the second user plane network element side, based on the tunnel endpoint identifier on the first user plane network element side.
  • the tunnel endpoint identifier, and subsequently based on the service request of the terminal device, the second user plane network element can be selected to provide services through the tunnel endpoint identifier on the second user plane network element side.
  • the first network element is the first user plane network element.
  • the second user plane network element is recorded as UPF3.
  • UPF3 When serving information, UPF1 can record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF1 side, such as ID1, so as to determine the identifier of the tunnel peer based on the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF1 side, that is, the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF3 side, such as ID3; when UPF3 sends the second tunnel endpoint identifier to UPF2
  • UPF2 When providing service information, UPF2 can record the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF2 side, such as ID2, so as to determine the identifier of the tunnel peer based on the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF2 side, that is, the tunnel endpoint identifier on the UPF3 side, such as ID3, or ID3/ID4.
  • the second user plane network element sends the identification of the second computing power set to the first user plane network element through the second tunnel.
  • the second user plane network element sends at least one of the following second service information to the first user plane network element through the second tunnel: second identification information, an identification of the second service, and a time of the second service. stamp, the status of the second service, the delay information of the second service, the cost information of the second service, or the validity period of the second service.
  • the second tunnel is a tunnel based on GTP-U encapsulation.
  • GTP-U includes an IP header, a GTP-U header, and an extension header.
  • the identification of the second computing power set and/or the second service information may be included in the GTP-U header or in the extension header, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.
  • the first user plane network element can obtain the identity of the second computing power set and/or the second service information through the tunnel based on GTP-U encapsulation, and can obtain the identity of the second computing power set and/or the second service information.
  • the second service information is sent to the control plane network element, so that the subsequent first user plane network element and/or control plane network element can provide better service resources for the terminal device based on the request of the terminal device to avoid service failure due to insufficient service resources. problems and improve service availability.
  • the second service information includes an identifier of the second service and an identifier of the second network slice.
  • the second user plane network element determines the second identification information based on at least one of the following: an identification of the second computing power set, an identification of the second service, and an identification of the second network slice. In this way, the second user plane network element can determine the second identification information without receiving instructions from the control plane network element, thereby reducing signaling overhead.
  • the second user plane network element determines the second identification information, which may include: the second user plane network element may determine the second identification information according to the identification of the second computing power set. At this time, the identification of the second computing power set is associated with the second identification information. The second user plane network element may also determine the second identification information according to the identification of the second service. In this case, the identification of the second service is associated with the second identification information. The second user plane network element may also determine the second identification information according to the identification of the second network slice. In this case, the identification of the second network slice is associated with the second identification information.
  • the second user plane network element obtains the second service information, including: the second user plane network element obtains the second service information through at least one of the following: the second user plane network element generates the second service information, or;
  • the second user plane network element receives the second service information from the device communicating with the second user plane network element.
  • the device communicating with the second user plane network element may be a data network or other device, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • the second user plane network element receives indication information from the control plane network element, and the indication information is used to instruct the acquisition of the second service information.
  • the second user plane network element can accurately obtain the second service information, reduce the resource consumption of the second user plane network element, and improve the efficiency of the second user plane network element in obtaining the second service information.
  • the first network element provides services for the terminal device through the first computing power set, including: the first network element provides services for the terminal device through a third computing power set, and the third computing power set is based on the first computing power set.
  • the computing power set and the second computing power set are obtained.
  • the third computing power set includes multiple computing powers, and the third computing power set is used to represent a computing power set of at least one service type.
  • the identifier of the third computing power set includes part of the identifier of the first computing power set and the identifier of the second computing power set.
  • the identity of the third computing power set is the intersection of the identity of the first computing power set and the identity of the second computing power set.
  • the first network element can obtain the first row of information.
  • the first network element can obtain the first row of information from the device communicating with it, where the first row of information includes the first row of information.
  • the identifier of the computing power set such as S1
  • the identifier of the first service such as SID1
  • the interface of the first service such as node 1
  • the status of the first service such as 2).
  • the first network element can also obtain the second row of information. For example, the first network element can generate the second row of information.
  • the information in the second row includes the identifier of the first computing power set (such as S2), the identifier of the first service (such as SID2), the identifier of the first service instance (such as BID2), The status of the first service (e.g. recorded as 3).
  • the status of a service is usually used to indicate whether the service is available.
  • the service status can be quantified using the load level of the service. As the load level of the service increases, the availability rate of the service will become lower and lower. For example, in Table 1, the availability rate of the service when the status of the first service is 2 is higher than the availability rate of the service when the status of the first service is 3.
  • the second user plane network element can obtain the first row of information from the device communicating with it, where the first row of information includes the identification of the second computing power set (for example, marked as S1).
  • the identifier of the second service for example, marked as SID1
  • the interface of the second service for example, marked as node 3
  • the status of the second service for example, marked as 2
  • the second user plane network element can generate the second line of information
  • the information in the second row includes the identifier of the second computing power set (such as S2), the identifier of the second service (such as SID4), the identifier of the second service instance (such as BID4), and the identifier of the second service instance (such as BID4).
  • the second user plane network element can generate a third line of information, where the third line of information includes the identification of the second computing power set (for example, recorded as S3), and the second service
  • the identifier for example, recorded as SID5
  • the identifier of the second service instance for example, recorded as BID5
  • the status of the second service for example, recorded as 3
  • the second user plane network element may send the combined information to the first network element, where the combined information may include the identifier of the second computing power set and the identifier of the second service.
  • the merged information includes the identifier of the second computing power set (such as S1, S2, S3), the identifier of the second service (such as SID1, SID4, SID5) and the second service status (such as 2, 3, 3).
  • the first network element receives the combined information, records and maintains it.
  • the first network element changes the original maintained information.
  • the identifier of the first computing power set (such as S1, S2) does not include S3 in the identifier of the second computing power set, when the original maintained information is changed, the changed computing power set’s
  • the identifier may be the intersection of the identifier of the first computing power set and the identifier of the second computing power set (such as S1, S2).
  • the first network element can process the identity of the first computing power set and the identity of the second computing power set, and record the processed identity of the computing power set as the identity of the third computing power set, The status of the corresponding service is recorded as the status of the third service.
  • the first network element may also send the identification of the third computing power set to the second user plane network element, so that the second user plane network element obtains the identification of the third computing power set.
  • the first network element can process the identifier of the first service and the identifier of the second service, record the processed service identifier as the identifier of the third service, and record the status of the corresponding service as the third service identifier.
  • the status of the service may also send the identifier of the third service to the second user plane network element, so that the second user plane network element obtains the identifier of the third service.
  • the identifier of the third service is SID1
  • the status of the third service may be 3 or other values, which is not limited in this application.
  • the identity of the third computing power set includes all of the identity of the first computing power set and the identity of the second computing power set.
  • the identity of the third computing power set is the identity of the first computing power set and the identity of the second computing power set.
  • the first network element changes the original maintained information.
  • the identity of the changed computing power set may be the sum of the identity of the first computing power set and the identity of the second computing power set (such as S1, S2, S3).
  • the first network element can process the identity of the first computing power set and the identity of the second computing power set, and record the processed identity of the computing power set as the identity of the third computing power set, The status of the corresponding service is recorded as the status of the third service.
  • the first network element may also send the identifier of the third computing power set to the second user plane network element, so that the second user plane network element obtains the identifier of the third computing power set.
  • the first network element can process the identifier of the first service and the identifier of the second service, record the processed service identifier as the identifier of the third service, and record the status of the corresponding service as the third service identifier.
  • the status of the service may also send the identifier of the third service to the second user plane network element, so that the second user plane network element obtains the identifier of the third service.
  • the identifier of the third service is SID1
  • the status of the third service may be 3 or other values, which is not limited in this application.
  • the first network element can determine the third computing power set based on the first computing power set and the second computing power set.
  • the first network element can also send the third computing power set to the second user plane network element, thereby simplifying the first network element's And/or the second user plane network element manages the computing power information to improve resource utilization.
  • the above mainly introduces that the first user plane network element can obtain the identity of the first computing power set and receive the identity of the second computing power set from the second user plane network element, so that the first user plane network element can obtain the identity of the first computing power set based on the obtained identity.
  • the control plane network element may receive the identity of the first computing power set from the first user plane network element, and receive the identity of the second computing power set from the second user plane network element, so that the control plane network element can obtain the identity based on the obtained Computing power information provides services for terminal devices.
  • the embodiments of the present application are not limited to this.
  • control plane network element may receive the identity of the first computing power set and the identity of the second computing power set from the first user plane network element, where the second computing power
  • the identifier of the set may be sent to the first user plane network element via the second user plane network element, and sent to the control plane network element by the first user plane network element.
  • the method 500 shown in Figure 5 can be used by the first user plane network element to send the obtained identification of the first computing power set to the control plane network element, and the second user plane network element sends the obtained second computing power set to the control plane network element.
  • the set identifier is sent to the control plane network element, so that the control plane network element can provide services for the terminal device based on the obtained computing power information.
  • the method 600 shown in Figure 6 can be used by the second user plane network element to send the obtained identification of the second computing power set to the first user plane network element, and the first user plane network element sends the identification of the first computing power set.
  • the method 700 shown in Figure 7 can be used by the first user plane network element to send the obtained identification of the first computing power set to the second user plane network element, and the second user plane network element sends the obtained identification of the first computing power set. and/or the identification of the second computing power set is sent to the control plane network element, so that the control plane network element can provide services for the terminal device based on the obtained computing power information.
  • the method 800 shown in Figure 8 can be used by the first user plane network element to send the obtained identification of the first computing power set to the second user plane network element, and the second user plane network element sends the obtained second computing power
  • the identifier of the set is sent to the first user plane network element, so that the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element can provide services for the terminal device based on the obtained computing power information.
  • the first user plane network element is UPF1
  • the second user plane network element is UPF2
  • the control plane network element is SMF and/or control network element (controller, Ctrl).
  • the number of UPF1 can be one , or there can be multiple.
  • the number of UPF2 can be one or multiple. The following examples do not limit this.
  • FIG. 5 shows a schematic flow chart of an information processing method 500 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the method 500 may include the following steps.
  • UPF1 obtains the identity of the first computing power set.
  • the first computing power set includes multiple computing powers, and the first computing power set is used to represent a computing power set of at least one service type.
  • the information about the first computing power set includes the identification of the first computing power set and the status of the first computing power set.
  • the identifier of the first computing power set may be used to identify the first computing power set, and the status of the first computing power set may be used to indicate whether the first computing power set is available.
  • UPF1 obtains the first service information, which includes at least one of the following: first identification information, the identification of the first service, the identification of the first network slice, the timestamp of the first service, the first service status, delay information of the first service, cost information of the first service, or validity period of the first service.
  • the first identification information includes at least one of the following: an identification of a first user plane network element, an identification of a second user plane network element or an identification of a first tunnel endpoint, where The first tunnel is a tunnel between the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element.
  • the first service information includes an identifier of the first service and an identifier of the first network slice.
  • UPF1 determines the first identification information according to at least one of the following: the identification of the first computing power set, the identification of the first service, and the identification of the first network slice.
  • UPF1 determines the first identification information, which may include: UPF1 may determine the first identification information based on the identification of the first computing power set, and at this time, the identification of the first computing power set is associated with the first identification information. UPF1 may also determine the first identification information based on the identification of the first service. In this case, the identification of the first service is associated with the first identification information. UPF1 may also determine the first identification information according to the identification of the first network slice. In this case, the identification of the first network slice is associated with the first identification information.
  • UPF2 obtains the identifier of the second computing power set.
  • the second computing power set includes multiple computing powers, and the second computing power set is used to represent the computing power set of at least one service type.
  • the information about the second computing power set includes the identification of the second computing power set and the status of the second computing power set.
  • the identifier of the second computing power set may be used to identify the second computing power set, and the status of the second computing power set may be used to indicate whether the second computing power set is available.
  • UPF2 obtains second service information, which includes at least one of the following: second identification information, an identification of the second service, an identification of the second network slice, a timestamp of the second service, a second service status, delay information of the second service, cost information of the second service, or validity period of the second service.
  • the second identification information includes at least one of the following: an identification of a first user plane network element, an identification of a second user plane network element, or a second tunnel endpoint identification.
  • the second tunnel is a connection between the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element. Tunnels between user plane network elements.
  • the second service information includes an identifier of the second service and an identifier of the second network slice.
  • UPF2 determines the second identification information according to at least one of the following: the identification of the second computing power set, the identification of the second service, and the identification of the second network slice.
  • UPF2 determines the second identification information, which may include: UPF2 may determine the second identification information based on the identification of the second computing power set, and at this time, the identification of the second computing power set is associated with the second identification information. UPF2 may also determine the second identification information according to the identification of the second service. In this case, the identification of the second service is associated with the second identification information. UPF2 may also determine the second identification information according to the identification of the second network slice. In this case, the identification of the second network slice is associated with the second identification information.
  • step 501 and step 502 are performed. That is to say, UPF1 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set before UPF2 obtains the identity of the second computing power set, and UPF1 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set after UPF2 obtains the identity of the second computing power set.
  • the identification of the first computing power set can be performed at the same time as UPF2 obtains the identification of the second computing power set.
  • UPF1 sends the identification of the first computing power set to SMF.
  • UPF1 sends the first service information to SMF.
  • SMF sends the identifier of the first computing power set to Ctrl.
  • SMF sends the first service information to Ctrl.
  • UPF2 sends the identifier of the second computing power set to SMF.
  • UPF2 sends second service information to SMF.
  • SMF sends the identifier of the second computing power set to Ctrl.
  • SMF sends the second service information to Ctrl.
  • UPF1 sends the identifier of the first computing power set to SMF
  • UPF2 sends the identifier of the second computing power set to SMF
  • UPF1 then sends the first identifier of the second computing power set to SMF.
  • steps 503 to 506 may be executed, and this is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • Ctrl records the identity of the computing power set.
  • Ctrl may record the identification of the first computing power set and/or the identification of the second computing power set received from the SMF.
  • Ctrl may record the first service information and/or the second service information received from the SMF.
  • Ctrl when Ctrl records the identity of the first computing power set and the identity of the second computing power set received from the SMF, Ctrl can determine the third computing power set based on the first computing power set and the second computing power set. .
  • Ctrl determining the third computing power set you can refer to the relevant description in method 400, which will not be described again here.
  • the SMF can determine the third computing power set based on the first computing power set and the second computing power set. Three computing power sets, and send the identifier of the third computing power set to Ctrl.
  • SMF determining the third computing power set please refer to the relevant description in method 400, which will not be described again here.
  • SMF may record the identification of the computing power set, and may not send Ctrl
  • SMF performs the function of Ctrl, that is, SMF and Ctrl are equivalent.
  • SMF or Ctrl can obtain the identity of the first computing power set and/or the identity of the second computing power set, and can also modify the identity of the first computing power set and/or the second computing power set.
  • the identification is recorded, so that SMF or Ctrl can provide services for the terminal device based on the obtained computing power information.
  • SMF or Ctrl receives data from the terminal device, SMF or Ctrl can provide better service resources for the terminal device based on the request of the terminal device, improving service availability.
  • dividing computing power in the form of computing power sets can avoid 5GS's perception of specific computing power service types, reduce the amount of management information, and improve the flexibility of computing power deployment and application.
  • FIG. 6 shows a schematic flow chart of yet another information processing method 600 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the method 600 may include the following steps.
  • UPF1 obtains the identity of the first computing power set.
  • UPF1 obtains the first service information.
  • UPF2 obtains the identifier of the second computing power set.
  • UPF2 obtains the second service information.
  • the relevant description in step 502 please refer to the relevant description in step 502, which will not be described again here.
  • UPF1 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set before UPF2 obtains the identity of the second computing power set.
  • UPF1 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set after UPF2 obtains the identity of the second computing power set.
  • UPF1 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set.
  • the identification of the computing power set can be performed at the same time as UPF2 obtains the identification of the second computing power set.
  • UPF2 sends the identifier of the second computing power set to UPF1.
  • UPF2 sends the identification of the second computing power set to UPF1 through the second tunnel.
  • UPF2 sends the second service information to UPF1.
  • UPF2 sends at least one of the following second service information to UPF1 through the second tunnel: second identification information, the identification of the second service, the timestamp of the second service, the status of the second service, the second The delay information of the service, the cost information of the second service, or the validity period of the second service.
  • the second tunnel is a tunnel based on GTP-U encapsulation.
  • GTP-U includes an IP header, a GTP-U header, and an extension header.
  • the identification of the second computing power set and/or the second service information may be included in the GTP-U header or in the extension header, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.
  • UPF1 sends the identifier of the computing power set to SMF.
  • UPF1 may send the identification of the first computing power set and/or the identification of the second computing power set to the SMF.
  • UPF1 sends service information to SMF.
  • UPF1 may send the first service information and/or the second service information to the SMF.
  • SMF sends the identifier of the computing power set to Ctrl.
  • SMF may send the identification of the first computing power set and/or the identification of the second computing power set to Ctrl.
  • SMF sends service information to Ctrl.
  • SMF may send the first service information and/or the second service information to Ctrl.
  • Ctrl records the identity of the computing power set.
  • SMF or Ctrl can obtain the identity of the first computing power set and/or the identity of the second computing power set, and can modify the identity of the first computing power set and/or the second computing power set.
  • the identification is recorded, so that SMF or Ctrl can provide services for the terminal device based on the obtained computing power information.
  • SMF or Ctrl receives data from the terminal device, SMF or Ctrl can provide better service resources for the terminal device based on the request of the terminal device, improving service availability.
  • dividing computing power in the form of computing power sets can avoid 5GS's perception of specific computing power service types, reduce the amount of management information, and improve the flexibility of computing power deployment and application.
  • Figure 7 shows a schematic flow chart of yet another information processing method 700 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the method 700 may include the following steps.
  • UPF1 obtains the identity of the first computing power set.
  • UPF1 obtains the first service information.
  • UPF1 obtaining the first service information reference may be made to the relevant description in step 501, which will not be described again here.
  • UPF2 obtains the identifier of the second computing power set.
  • UPF2 obtains the second service information.
  • the relevant description in step 502 please refer to the relevant description in step 502, which will not be described again here.
  • step 701 and step 702 are performed.
  • UPF1 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set before UPF2 obtains the identity of the second computing power set.
  • UPF1 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set after UPF2 obtains the identity of the second computing power set.
  • UPF1 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set.
  • the identification of the computing power set can be performed at the same time as UPF2 obtains the identification of the second computing power set.
  • UPF1 sends the identification of the first computing power set to UPF2.
  • UPF1 sends the identification of the first computing power set to UPF2 through the first tunnel.
  • UPF1 sends the first service information to UPF2.
  • UPF1 sends at least one of the following first service information to UPF2 through the first tunnel: first identification information, the identification of the first service, the timestamp of the first service, the status of the first service, the first The delay information of the service, the cost information of the first service or the validity period of the first service.
  • the first tunnel is a tunnel based on GTP-U encapsulation.
  • GTP-U includes an IP header, a GTP-U header, and an extension header.
  • the identification of the first computing power set and/or the first service information may be included in the GTP-U header or in the extension header, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.
  • UPF2 sends the identifier of the computing power set to SMF.
  • UPF2 may send the identification of the first computing power set and/or the identification of the second computing power set to the SMF.
  • UPF2 sends service information to SMF.
  • UPF2 may send the first service information and/or the second service information to the SMF.
  • SMF sends the identifier of the computing power set to Ctrl.
  • SMF may send the identification of the first computing power set and/or the identification of the second computing power set to Ctrl.
  • SMF sends service information to Ctrl.
  • SMF may send the first service information and/or the second service information to Ctrl.
  • Ctrl records the identity of the computing power set.
  • SMF or Ctrl can obtain the identity of the first computing power set and/or the identity of the second computing power set, and can modify the identity of the first computing power set and/or the second computing power set.
  • the identification is recorded, so that SMF or Ctrl can provide services for the terminal device based on the obtained computing power information.
  • SMF or Ctrl receives data from the terminal device, SMF or Ctrl can provide data to the terminal device based on the request of the terminal device.
  • dividing computing power in the form of computing power sets can avoid 5GS's perception of specific computing power service types, reduce the amount of management information, and improve the flexibility of computing power deployment and application.
  • FIG. 8 shows a schematic flow chart of yet another information processing method 800 provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the method 800 may include the following steps.
  • UPF1 obtains the identity of the first computing power set.
  • UPF1 obtains the first service information.
  • UPF1 obtaining the first service information reference may be made to the relevant description in step 501, which will not be described again here.
  • UPF2 obtains the identifier of the second computing power set.
  • UPF2 obtains the second service information.
  • the relevant description in step 502 please refer to the relevant description in step 502, which will not be described again here.
  • UPF1 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set before UPF2 obtains the identity of the second computing power set.
  • UPF1 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set after UPF2 obtains the identity of the second computing power set.
  • UPF1 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set.
  • the identification of the computing power set can be performed at the same time as UPF2 obtains the identification of the second computing power set.
  • UPF1 sends the identification of the first computing power set to UPF2.
  • UPF2 sends the identifier of the second computing power set to UPF1.
  • step 803 and step 804 may be executed, and this is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.
  • UPF1 records the identity of the computing power set.
  • UPF1 may record the obtained identification of the first computing power set and/or the obtained identification of the second computing power set.
  • UPF1 may determine the third computing power set based on the first computing power set and the second computing power set.
  • UPF1 determining the third computing power set you may refer to the relevant description in method 400, which will not be described again here.
  • UPF2 records the identity of the computing power set.
  • UPF1 or UPF2 can obtain the identity of the first computing power set and/or the identity of the second computing power set, and can obtain the identity of the first computing power set and/or the second computing power set.
  • the identification is recorded, so that UPF1 or UPF2 can provide services for the terminal device based on the obtained computing power information.
  • UPF1 or UPF2 receives data from the terminal device, UPF1 or UPF2 can provide better service resources for the terminal device based on the request of the terminal device, thereby improving service availability.
  • the computing power is divided in the form of computing power sets, It can avoid 5GS's perception of specific computing power service types, reduce the amount of management information, and improve the flexibility of computing power deployment and application.
  • At least one (item) refers to one or more, and “plurality” refers to two or more.
  • “And/or” is used to describe the relationship between associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, “A and/or B” can mean: only A exists, only B exists, and A and B exist simultaneously. , where A and B can be singular or plural. The character “/” generally indicates that the related objects are in an "or” relationship. “At least one of the following” or similar expressions thereof refers to any combination of these items, including any combination of a single item (items) or a plurality of items (items).
  • At least one of a, b or c can mean: a, b, c, "a and b", “a and c", “b and c", or "a and b and c” ”, where a, b, c can be single or multiple.
  • each embodiment of the present application involves some message names, such as first service information, second service information, etc. It should be understood that the naming does not limit the protection scope of the embodiments of the present application.
  • the session management function SMF, the user plane function UPF, and the control network element Ctrl are mainly used as examples for illustrative explanation.
  • the application is not limited thereto. Any network element that can implement SMF, or Any network element that can implement UPF or can implement Ctrl is suitable for this application.
  • the methods and operations implemented by the device or network element can also be implemented by components of the device or network element (such as chips or circuits). )to fulfill.
  • embodiments of the present application also provide corresponding devices, and the devices include modules for executing corresponding modules in each of the above method embodiments.
  • the module can be software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware. It can be understood that the technical features described in the above method embodiments are also applicable to the following device embodiments.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application.
  • the device 900 includes a transceiver unit 910, which may be used to implement corresponding communication functions.
  • the transceiver unit 910 may also be called a communication interface or a communication unit.
  • the device 900 may also include a processing unit 920, which may be used to implement corresponding processing functions, such as determining a third computing power set based on the first computing power set and the second computing power set.
  • a processing unit 920 which may be used to implement corresponding processing functions, such as determining a third computing power set based on the first computing power set and the second computing power set.
  • the device 900 also includes a storage unit, which can be used to store instructions and/or data, and the processing unit 920 can read the instructions and/or data in the storage unit, so that the device implements each of the foregoing method embodiments. Actions of the first network element or the second user plane network element in .
  • the device 900 can be used to perform the actions performed by the first network element or the second user plane network element in each of the above method embodiments.
  • the device 900 can be the first network element or a component of the first network element.
  • the transceiver unit 910 is configured to perform operations related to transceiver of the first network element or the second user plane network element in the above method embodiment
  • the processing unit 920 is configured to perform operations related to processing of the first network element or the second user plane network element in the above method embodiment.
  • the device 900 is used to perform the actions performed by the first network element in each of the above method embodiments.
  • the transceiver unit 910 is used to determine a first computing power set, the first computing power set includes multiple computing powers, and the first computing power set is used to characterize at least one computing power set of a service type; processing unit 920, used to provide services to terminal devices through the first computing power set.
  • the information about the first computing power set includes the identification of the first computing power set and the status of the first computing power set.
  • the apparatus 900 further includes: a transceiver unit 910, configured to receive the identification of the second computing power set from the second user plane network element; and a processing unit 920, configured to provide services for the terminal device through the first computing power set. , including: a processing unit 920, configured to provide services for terminal devices through a third computing power set, the third computing power set being obtained according to the first computing power set and the second computing power set.
  • the device 900 further includes: a transceiver unit 910, configured to send the identification of the first computing power set.
  • the apparatus 900 further includes: a transceiver unit 910, configured to determine first service information, where the first service information includes at least one of the following: first identification information, an identification of the first service, an identification of the first network slice, The timestamp of a service, the status of the first service, the delay information of the first service, the cost information of the first service or the validity period of the first service; wherein the first identification information includes at least one of the following: first user plane The identifier of the network element, the identifier of the second user plane network element, or the first tunnel endpoint identifier.
  • the first tunnel is a tunnel between the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element.
  • the processing unit 920 is configured to provide services for the terminal device through the first set of computing power, including: the processing unit 920 is configured to provide services for the terminal device through the first service information and the first set of computing power, and the service includes the first service .
  • the device 900 is a first user plane network element.
  • the apparatus 900 further includes: a transceiver unit 910, configured to send the identification of the first computing power set to the second user plane network element through the first tunnel.
  • a transceiver unit 910 configured to send the identification of the first computing power set to the second user plane network element through the first tunnel.
  • the apparatus 900 further includes: a transceiver unit 910, configured to send at least one of the following first service information to the second user plane network element through the first tunnel: first identification information, an identification of the first service, The timestamp of the first service, the status of the first service, the delay information of the first service, the cost information of the first service or the validity period of the first service.
  • first identification information an identification of the first service
  • the timestamp of the first service the status of the first service
  • the delay information of the first service the delay information of the first service
  • the cost information of the first service or the validity period of the first service.
  • the first tunnel is a tunnel encapsulated based on the GPRS tunnel protocol on the user plane.
  • the first service information includes an identification of the first service and an identification of the first network slice.
  • the apparatus 900 further includes: a processing unit 920, configured to determine the first identification information according to at least one of the following: the first computing power set The identifier, the identifier of the first service, and the identifier of the first network slice.
  • the processing unit 920 is used to generate a first computing power set, or the transceiving unit 910 is used to receive the first computing power set from a device communicating with the apparatus 900 .
  • the processing unit 920 is used to generate the first service information, or the transceiver unit 910 is used to receive the first service information from a device communicating with the apparatus 900 .
  • the transceiver unit 910 is configured to receive indication information from the control plane network element, where the indication information is used to instruct the determination of the first computing power set.
  • the transceiver unit 910 is configured to receive indication information from the control plane network element, where the indication information is used to indicate determining the first service information.
  • the device 900 is a control plane network element.
  • the device 900 can implement steps or processes corresponding to the execution of the first network element in the method embodiment according to the embodiment of the present application.
  • the device 900 can include a step for executing the first network element in any one of the embodiments shown in Figures 4 to 8. A unit of methods executed by a network element.
  • the device 900 is configured to perform the actions performed by the second user plane network element in each of the above method embodiments.
  • the processing unit 920 is used to determine a second computing power set.
  • the second computing power set includes multiple computing powers.
  • the second computing power set is used to characterize at least one computing power set of a service type; a transceiver unit. 910, used to send the identifier of the second computing power set to the first network element.
  • the information about the second computing power set includes the identification of the second computing power set and the status of the second computing power set.
  • the apparatus 900 further includes: a processing unit 920, configured to determine second service information, where the second service information includes at least one of the following: second identification information, an identification of the second service, an identification of the second network slice, The timestamp of the second service, the status of the second service, the delay information of the second service, the cost information of the second service or the validity period of the second service; wherein the second identification information includes at least one of the following: first user plane The identifier of the network element, the identifier of the second user plane network element, or the second tunnel endpoint identifier.
  • the second tunnel is the tunnel between the first user plane network element and the second user plane network element; the transceiver unit is used to send messages to the first user plane network element.
  • the network element sends the second service information.
  • the apparatus 900 further includes: a transceiver unit, configured to send the identification of the second computing power set to the first user plane network element through the second tunnel.
  • the apparatus 900 further includes: a transceiver unit, configured to send at least one of the following second service information to the first user plane network element through the second tunnel: the second identification information, the identification of the second service, and the second service information.
  • the second tunnel is a tunnel encapsulated based on the GPRS tunnel protocol on the user plane.
  • the second service information includes an identifier of the second service and an identifier of the second network slice.
  • the apparatus 900 further includes: a processing unit 920, configured to determine the second identification information according to at least one of the following: the second computing power set The identifier, the identifier of the second service, and the identifier of the second network slice.
  • the processing unit 920 is configured to generate a second computing power set, or the transceiving unit 910 is configured to receive the second computing power set from a device communicating with the second user plane network element.
  • the processing unit 920 is configured to generate second service information, or the transceiver unit 910 is configured to receive the second service information from a device communicating with the second user plane network element.
  • the transceiver unit 910 is configured to receive indication information from the control plane network element, where the indication information is used to instruct determination of the second computing power set.
  • the transceiver unit 910 is configured to receive indication information from the control plane network element, where the indication information is used to instruct determination of the second service information.
  • the first network element is a control plane network element or a first user plane network element.
  • the device 900 can implement the execution of the second user plane network element corresponding to the method embodiment according to the embodiment of the present application.
  • the device 900 may include a unit for performing the method performed by the second user plane network element in any one of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 .
  • the device 900 here is embodied in the form of a functional unit.
  • the term "unit” as used herein may refer to an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), an electronic circuit, a processor (such as a shared processor, a proprietary processor, or a group of processors) used to execute one or more software or firmware programs. processor, etc.) and memory, merged logic circuitry, and/or other suitable components to support the described functionality.
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • the device 900 can be specifically the first network element or the second user plane network element in the above embodiments, and can be used to perform the above method embodiments in conjunction with the first network element. To avoid duplication, the various processes and/or steps corresponding to the second user plane network element will not be described again here.
  • the device 900 of each of the above solutions has the function of implementing the corresponding steps performed by the first network element or the second user plane network element in the above method.
  • the functions described can be implemented by hardware, or can be implemented by hardware executing corresponding software.
  • the hardware or software includes one or more modules corresponding to the above functions; for example, the transceiver unit can be replaced by a transceiver (for example, the transceiver unit in the transceiver unit can be replaced by a transmitter, and the receiving unit in the transceiver unit can be replaced by a receiver (machine replacement), other units, such as processing units, etc., can be replaced by processors to respectively perform the sending and receiving operations and related processing operations in each method embodiment.
  • transceiver unit 910 may also be a transceiver circuit (for example, it may include a receiving circuit and a transmitting circuit), and the processing unit may be a processing circuit.
  • the device in Figure 9 can be the network element in the aforementioned embodiment, or it can be a chip or a chip system, such as a system on chip (SoC).
  • the transceiver unit may be an input-output circuit or a communication interface; the processing unit may be a processor, microprocessor, or integrated circuit integrated on the chip. No limitation is made here.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides another communication device 1000.
  • the apparatus 1000 includes a processor 1010, which is coupled to a memory 1020.
  • the memory 1020 is used to store computer programs or instructions and/or data.
  • the processor 1010 is used to execute the computer programs or instructions stored in the memory 1020, or to read the memory 1020.
  • the stored data is used to execute the methods in the above method embodiments.
  • processors 1010 there are one or more processors 1010 .
  • the memory 1020 is integrated with the processor 1010, or is provided separately.
  • the device 1000 further includes a transceiver 1030, which is used for receiving and/or transmitting signals.
  • the processor 1010 is used to control the transceiver 1030 to receive and/or transmit signals.
  • the device 1000 is used to implement the operations performed by the first network element or the second user plane network element in each of the above method embodiments.
  • the processor 1010 is configured to execute computer programs or instructions stored in the memory 1020 to implement related operations of the first network element in each of the above method embodiments.
  • the method executed by the first network element in any one of the embodiments shown in Figures 4 to 8.
  • processors mentioned in the embodiments of this application may be a central processing unit (CPU), or other general-purpose processor, digital signal processor (DSP), application specific integrated circuit ( application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), off-the-shelf programmable gate array (field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • a general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor, etc.
  • non-volatile memory can be read-only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (erasable PROM, EPROM), electrically removable memory. Erase electrically programmable read-only memory (EPROM, EEPROM) or flash memory. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM). For example, RAM can be used as an external cache.
  • RAM includes the following forms: static random access memory (static RAM, SRAM), dynamic random access memory (dynamic RAM, DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (synchronous DRAM, SDRAM), Double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (double data rate SDRAM, DDR SDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (enhanced SDRAM, ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (synchlink DRAM, SLDRAM) and direct Memory bus random access memory (direct rambus RAM, DR RAM).
  • the processor is a general-purpose processor, DSP, ASIC, FPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, or discrete hardware component
  • the memory storage module
  • memories described herein are intended to include, but are not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memories.
  • an embodiment of the present application provides a chip system 1100.
  • the chip system 1100 (or can also be called a processing system) includes a logic circuit 1110 and an input/output interface 1120.
  • the logic circuit 1110 may be a processing circuit in the chip system 1100 .
  • the logic circuit 1110 can be coupled to the memory unit and call instructions in the memory unit, so that the chip system 1100 can implement the methods and functions of various embodiments of the present application.
  • the input/output interface 1120 can be an input/output circuit in the chip system 1100, which outputs information processed by the chip system 1100, or inputs data or signaling information to be processed into the chip system 1100 for processing.
  • the chip system 1100 is used to implement the operations performed by the first network element or the second user plane network element in each of the above method embodiments.
  • the logic circuit 1110 is used to implement the processing-related operations performed by the first network element in the above method embodiment, such as the processing-related operations performed by the first network element in any of the embodiments shown in Figures 4 to 8.
  • Operation; the input/output interface 1120 is used to implement the sending and/or receiving related operations performed by the first network element in the above method embodiment, such as the first network in any one of the embodiments shown in Figures 4 to 8.
  • Element performs send and/or receive related operations.
  • Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer-readable storage medium on which are stored computer instructions for implementing the methods executed by the first network element or the second user plane network element in each of the above method embodiments.
  • the computer when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer can implement the method executed by the first network element in each embodiment of the above method.
  • Embodiments of the present application also provide a computer program product, which includes instructions.
  • the instructions are executed by a computer, the methods executed by the first network element or the second user plane network element in each of the above method embodiments are implemented.
  • the disclosed devices and methods can be used through other way to achieve.
  • the device embodiments described above are only illustrative.
  • the division of the units is only a logical function division. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods.
  • multiple units or components may be combined or can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored, or not implemented.
  • the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection between each other shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection of the devices or units may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.
  • the computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device.
  • the computer may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device.
  • the computer instructions may be stored in or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another, e.g., the computer instructions may be transferred from a website, computer, server, or data center Transmission to another website, computer, server or data center by wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means.
  • 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, data center, etc. that contains one or more available media integrated.
  • the available media may be magnetic media (such as floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (such as DVDs), or semiconductor media (such as solid state disks (SSD)), etc.
  • the aforementioned available media include but Not limited to: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk or optical disk and other media that can store program code.

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Abstract

一种信息处理的方法和装置。该方法包括：第一网元确定第一算力集合，第一算力集合包括多个算力，第一算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合；第一网元通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务。通过本申请，能够使得5GS避免对具体算力的服务类型的感知，减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署和应用的灵活性，也可以使得5GS能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，提升了服务可用性。

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信息处理的方法和装置
本申请要求于2022年5月12日提交中国国家知识产权局、申请号为202210513089.6、申请名称为“信息处理的方法和装置”的中国专利申请的优先权，其全部内容通过引用结合在本申请中。
技术领域
本申请涉及通信领域，更具体地，涉及一种信息处理的方法和装置。
背景技术
通过5G虚拟局域网(5G virtual local area network，5GVN)等方式，可以实现终端设备和与其相连的数据网络之间、终端设备和局域网中的数据网络之间、多个终端设备之间的数据交互，从而能够使得5G系统(the 5th generation system，5GS)可以为终端设备提供服务。然而，现有的5GS在利用算力信息为终端设备提供服务时，往往需要感知具体算力的服务类型，从而增加了管理信息的数量，降低了算力部署以及应用的灵活性，使得5GS不能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，降低了服务可用性。
发明内容
本申请提供一种信息处理的方法和装置，可以使得5GS在利用算力信息为终端设备提供服务时，不需要感知具体算力的服务类型，从而能够减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署以及应用的灵活性，使得5GS能够基于终端设备的请求为终端设备提供较好的服务资源，提高服务可用性。
第一方面，提供了一种信息处理的方法，该方法可以由第一网元执行，或者，也可以由第一网元的组成部件(例如芯片或者电路)执行，对此不作限定。为了便于描述，下面以由第一网元执行为例进行说明。
该方法可以包括：第一网元确定第一算力集合，第一算力集合包括多个算力，第一算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合；第一网元通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务。
基于上述技术方案，第一网元可以确定第一算力集合，并通过该第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务。通过该方式，以算力集合的形式划分算力，能够使得5GS避免对具体算力的服务类型的感知，减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署和应用的灵活性，也可以使得5GS能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，提升了服务可用性。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，第一算力集合的信息包括第一算力集合的标识和第一算力集合的状态。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，方法还包括：第一网元接收来自第二用户面网元的第二算力集合的标识；第一网元通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：第一网元通过第三算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，第三算力集合根据第一算力集 合和第二算力集合得到。
基于上述技术方案，第一网元可以根据第一算力集合和第二算力集合，确定第三算力集合，从而可以简化第一网元对算力信息的管理，提高资源的利用率。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，方法还包括：第一网元发送第一算力集合的标识。
示例性地，第一网元可以向第二用户面网元发送第一算力集合的标识，从而使得第二用户面网元可以基于第一算力集合的标识，为终端设备提供服务。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，方法还包括：第一网元确定第一服务信息，第一服务信息包括以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识、第一服务的时间戳、第一服务的状态、第一服务的时延信息、第一服务的成本信息或第一服务的有效时长；其中，第一标识信息包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元的标识、第二用户面网元的标识或第一隧道端点标识，第一隧道为第一用户面网元与第二用户面网元之间的隧道。第一网元通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：第一网元通过第一服务信息和第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，服务包括第一服务。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，第一网元为第一用户面网元。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，方法还包括：第一用户面网元通过第一隧道，向第二用户面网元发送第一算力集合的标识。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，方法还包括：第一用户面网元通过第一隧道，向第二用户面网元发送第一服务信息中的以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一服务的时间戳、第一服务的状态、第一服务的时延信息、第一服务的成本信息或第一服务的有效时长。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，第一隧道是基于用户面的GPRS隧道协议封装的隧道。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，第一服务信息包括第一服务的标识和第一网络切片的标识，方法还包括：第一网元根据以下至少一项确定第一标识信息：第一算力集合的标识、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识。
基于上述技术方案，当第一网元是第一用户面网元时，第一用户面网元可以不通过控制面网元的指示就能够确定第一标识信息，从而可以减少信令开销。
示例性地，第一网元确定第一标识信息，可以包括：第一网元可以根据第一算力集合的标识确定第一标识信息，此时该第一算力集合的标识与第一标识信息是关联的。第一网元还可以根据第一服务的标识确定第一标识信息，此时该第一服务的标识与第一标识信息是关联的。第一网元还可以根据第一网络切片的标识确定第一标识信息，此时该第一网络切片的标识与第一标识信息是关联的。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，第一网元确定第一算力集合，包括：第一网元通过以下至少一项确定第一算力集合：第一网元生成第一算力集合，或，第一网元从与第一网元通信的设备接收第一算力集合。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，第一网元确定第一服务信息，包括：第一网元通过以下至少一项确定第一服务信息：第一网元生成第一服务信息，或，第一网元从与第一网元通信的设备接收第一服务信息。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，第一用户面网元确定第一算力集合之前，方法还包括：第一用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第一算力集合。
基于上述技术方案，第一用户面网元可以准确的确定第一算力集合，降低第一用户面网元的资源消耗，提高第一用户面网元确定第一算力集合的效率。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，第一用户面网元确定第一服务信息之前，方法还包括：第一用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第一服务信息。
基于上述技术方案，第一用户面网元可以准确的确定第一服务信息，降低第一用户面网元的资源消耗，提高第一用户面网元确定第一服务信息的效率。
结合第一方面，在第一方面的某些实现方式中，第一网元为控制面网元。
第二方面，提供了一种信息处理的方法，包括：第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合，第二算力集合包括多个算力，第二算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合；第二用户面网元向第一网元发送第二算力集合的标识。
基于上述技术方案，第二用户面网元可以向第一网元发送第二算力集合的标识，从而能够使得第一网元通过第二算力集合，为终端设备提供服务。通过该方式，以算力集合的形式划分算力，能够使得5GS避免对具体算力的服务类型的感知，减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署和应用的灵活性，也可以使得5GS能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，提升了服务可用性。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的某些实现方式中，第二算力集合的信息包括第二算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的状态。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的某些实现方式中，方法还包括：第二用户面网元确定第二服务信息，第二服务信息包括以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识、第二服务的时间戳、第二服务的状态、第二服务的时延信息、第二服务的成本信息或第二服务的有效时长；其中，第二标识信息包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元的标识、第二用户面网元的标识或第二隧道端点标识，第二隧道为第一用户面网元与第二用户面网元之间的隧道；第二用户面网元向第一网元发送第二服务信息。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的某些实现方式中，方法还包括：第二用户面网元通过第二隧道，向第一用户面网元发送第二算力集合的标识。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的某些实现方式中，方法还包括：第二用户面网元通过第二隧道，向第一用户面网元发送第二服务信息中的以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二服务的时间戳、第二服务的状态、第二服务的时延信息、第二服务的成本信息或第二服务的有效时长。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的某些实现方式中，第二隧道是基于用户面的GPRS隧道协议封装的隧道。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的某些实现方式中，第二服务信息包括第二服务的标识和第二网络切片的标识，方法还包括：第二用户面网元根据以下至少一项确定第二标识信息：第二算力集合的标识、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识。
基于上述技术方案，第二用户面网元可以不通过控制面网元的指示就能够确定第二标 识信息，从而可以减少信令开销。
示例性地，第二用户面网元确定第二标识信息，可以包括：第二用户面网元可以根据第二算力集合的标识确定第二标识信息，此时该第二算力集合的标识与第二标识信息是关联的。第二用户面网元还可以根据第二服务的标识确定第二标识信息，此时该第二服务的标识与第二标识信息是关联的。第二用户面网元还可以根据第二网络切片的标识确定第二标识信息，此时该第二网络切片的标识与第二标识信息是关联的。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的某些实现方式中，第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合，包括：第二用户面网元通过以下至少一项确定第二算力集合：第二用户面网元生成第二算力集合，或，第二用户面网元从与第二用户面网元通信的设备接收第二算力集合。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的某些实现方式中，第二用户面网元确定第二服务信息，包括：第二用户面网元通过以下至少一项确定第二服务信息：第二用户面网元生成第二服务信息，或，第二用户面网元从与第二用户面网元通信的设备接收第二服务信息。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的某些实现方式中，第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合之前，方法还包括：第二用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第二算力集合。
基于上述技术方案，第二用户面网元可以准确的确定第二算力集合，降低第二用户面网元的资源消耗，提高第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合的效率。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的某些实现方式中，第二用户面网元确定第二服务信息之前，方法还包括：第二用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第二服务信息。
基于上述技术方案，第二用户面网元可以准确的确定第二服务信息，降低第二用户面网元的资源消耗，提高第二用户面网元确定第二服务信息的效率。
结合第二方面，在第二方面的某些实现方式中，第一网元为控制面网元或第一用户面网元。
第三方面，提供了一种信息处理的装置，该装置可以包括：收发单元，用于确定第一算力集合，第一算力集合包括多个算力，第一算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合；处理单元，用于通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务。
基于上述技术方案，第一网元可以确定第一算力集合，并通过该第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务。通过该方式，以算力集合的形式划分算力，能够使得5GS避免对具体算力的服务类型的感知，减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署和应用的灵活性，也可以使得5GS能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，提升了服务可用性。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，第一算力集合的信息包括第一算力集合的标识和第一算力集合的状态。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，装置还包括：收发单元，用于接收来自第二用户面网元的第二算力集合的标识；处理单元，用于通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：处理单元，用于通过第三算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，第三算力集合根据第一算力集合和第二算力集合得到。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，收发单元，用于发送第一算力集合的标识。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，收发单元，用于确定第一服务信息，第一服务信息包括以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识、第一服务的时间戳、第一服务的状态、第一服务的时延信息、第一服务的成本信息或第一服务的有效时长；其中，第一标识信息包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元的标识、第二用户面网元的标识或第一隧道端点标识，第一隧道为第一用户面网元与第二用户面网元之间的隧道。处理单元，用于通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：处理单元，用于通过第一服务信息和第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，服务包括第一服务。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，装置为第一用户面网元。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，收发单元，用于通过第一隧道，向第二用户面网元发送第一算力集合的标识。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，收发单元，用于通过第一隧道，向第二用户面网元发送第一服务信息中的以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一服务的时间戳、第一服务的状态、第一服务的时延信息、第一服务的成本信息或第一服务的有效时长。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，第一隧道是基于用户面的GPRS隧道协议封装的隧道。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，第一服务信息包括第一服务的标识和第一网络切片的标识，装置还包括：处理单元，用于根据以下至少一项确定第一标识信息：第一算力集合的标识、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，处理单元，用于生成第一算力集合，或，收发单元，用于从与装置通信的设备接收第一算力集合。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，处理单元，用于生成第一服务信息，或，收发单元，用于从与装置通信的设备接收第一服务信息。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，收发单元，用于接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第一算力集合。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，收发单元，用于接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第一服务信息。
结合第三方面，在第三方面的某些实现方式中，装置为控制面网元。
第四方面，提供了一种信息处理的装置，该装置可以包括：处理单元，用于确定第二算力集合，第二算力集合包括多个算力，第二算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合；收发单元，用于向第一网元发送第二算力集合的标识。
基于上述技术方案，第二用户面网元可以向第一网元发送第二算力集合的标识，从而能够使得第一网元通过第二算力集合，为终端设备提供服务。通过该方式，以算力集合的形式划分算力，能够使得5GS避免对具体算力的服务类型的感知，减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署和应用的灵活性，也可以使得5GS能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，提升了服务可用性。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的某些实现方式中，第二算力集合的信息包括第二算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的状态。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的某些实现方式中，处理单元，用于确定第二服务信息， 第二服务信息包括以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识、第二服务的时间戳、第二服务的状态、第二服务的时延信息、第二服务的成本信息或第二服务的有效时长；其中，第二标识信息包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元的标识、第二用户面网元的标识或第二隧道端点标识，第二隧道为第一用户面网元与第二用户面网元之间的隧道；收发单元，用于向第一网元发送第二服务信息。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的某些实现方式中，收发单元，用于通过第二隧道，向第一用户面网元发送第二算力集合的标识。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的某些实现方式中，收发单元，用于通过第二隧道，向第一用户面网元发送第二服务信息中的以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二服务的时间戳、第二服务的状态、第二服务的时延信息、第二服务的成本信息或第二服务的有效时长。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的某些实现方式中，第二隧道是基于用户面的GPRS隧道协议封装的隧道。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的某些实现方式中，第二服务信息包括第二服务的标识和第二网络切片的标识，装置还包括：处理单元，用于根据以下至少一项确定第二标识信息：第二算力集合的标识、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的某些实现方式中，处理单元，用于生成第二算力集合，或，收发单元，用于从与第二用户面网元通信的设备接收第二算力集合。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的某些实现方式中，处理单元，用于生成第二服务信息，或，收发单元，用于从与第二用户面网元通信的设备接收第二服务信息。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的某些实现方式中，收发单元，用于接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第二算力集合。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的某些实现方式中，收发单元，用于接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第二服务信息。
结合第四方面，在第四方面的某些实现方式中，第一网元为控制面网元或第一用户面网元。
第五方面，提供一种通信装置，该装置用于执行上述第一方面和第二方面任一种可能实现方式中的方法。具体地，该装置可以包括用于执行第一方面和第二方面任一种可能实现方式中的方法的单元和/或模块，如处理单元和/或通信单元。
在一种实现方式中，该装置为第一网元或第二用户面网元。当该装置为第一网元或第二用户面网元时，通信单元可以是收发器，或，输入/输出接口；处理单元可以是至少一个处理器。可选地，收发器可以为收发电路。可选地，输入/输出接口可以为输入/输出电路。
在另一种实现方式中，该装置为用于第一网元或第二用户面网元的芯片、芯片系统或电路。当该装置为用于第一网元或第二用户面网元的芯片、芯片系统或电路时，通信单元可以是该芯片、芯片系统或电路上的输入/输出接口、接口电路、输出电路、输入电路、管脚或相关电路等；处理单元可以是至少一个处理器、处理电路或逻辑电路等。
第六方面，提供一种通信装置，该装置包括：至少一个处理器，用于执行存储器存储的计算机程序或指令，以执行上述第一方面和第二方面任一种可能实现方式中的方法。可 选地，该装置还包括存储器，用于存储的计算机程序或指令。可选地，该装置还包括通信接口，处理器通过通信接口读取存储器存储的计算机程序或指令。
在一种实现方式中，该装置为第一网元或第二用户面网元。
在另一种实现方式中，该装置为用于第一网元或第二用户面网元的芯片、芯片系统或电路。
第七方面，本申请提供一种处理器，用于执行上述各方面提供的方法。
对于处理器所涉及的发送和获取/接收等操作，如果没有特殊说明，或者，如果未与其在相关描述中的实际作用或者内在逻辑相抵触，则可以理解为处理器输出和接收、输入等操作，也可以理解为由射频电路和天线所进行的发送和接收操作，本申请对此不做限定。
第八方面，提供一种计算机可读存储介质，该计算机可读介质存储用于设备执行的程序代码，该程序代码包括用于执行上述第一方面和第二方面任一种可能实现方式中的方法。
第九方面，提供一种包含指令的计算机程序产品，当该计算机程序产品在计算机上运行时，使得计算机执行上述第一方面和第二方面任一种可能实现方式中的方法。
第十方面，本申请还提供一种系统，该系统包括第一网元，该第一网元可用于执行上述第一方面中由第一网元执行的步骤。
在一些可能的实现方式中，所述系统还可以包括第二用户面网元，该第二用户面网元可用于执行上述第二方面中由第二用户面网元执行的步骤。
在一些可能的实现方式中，所述系统还可以包括本申请实施例提供的方案中与该第一网元、第二用户面网元中的一项或多项进行交互的其他设备等等。
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本申请实施例的技术方案可以应用于各种通信系统，例如：第五代(5th generation，5G)或新无线(new radio，NR)系统、长期演进(long term evolution，LTE)系统、LTE频分双工(frequency division duplex，FDD)系统、LTE时分双工(time division duplex，TDD)系统等。本申请提供的技术方案还可以应用于未来的通信系统，如第六代移动通信 系统。本申请提供的技术方案还可以应用于设备到设备(device to device，D2D)通信，车到万物(vehicle-to-everything，V2X)通信，机器到机器(machine to machine，M2M)通信，机器类型通信(machine type communication，MTC)，以及物联网(internet of things，IoT)通信系统或者其他通信系统。
首先结合图1简单介绍适用于本申请实施例的网络架构，如下。
如图1所示，该网络架构以5G系统(the 5th generation system，5GS)为例。该网络架构可以包括但不限于：接入和移动性管理功能(access and mobility management function，AMF)、统一数据管理(unified data management，UDM)、无线接入网(radio access network，RAN)、策略控制功能(policy control function，PCF)、用户设备(user equipment，UE)、用户面功能(user plane function，UPF)、数据网络(data network，DN)、鉴权服务功能(authentication server function，AUSF)、网络切片选择功能(network slice selection function，NSSF)、应用功能(application function，AF)、会话管理功能(session management function，SMF)、能力开放功能(network exposure function，NEF)、网络存储功能(network repository function，NRF)等等。
图1所示的各网元(或者设备)的主要功能描述如下：
1、UE：可以称终端设备、接入终端、用户单元、用户站、移动站、移动台、远方站、远程终端、移动设备、用户终端、终端、无线通信设备、用户代理或用户装置。
终端设备可以是一种向用户提供语音/数据的设备，例如，具有无线连接功能的手持式设备、车载设备等。目前，一些终端的举例为：手机(mobile phone)、平板电脑、笔记本电脑、掌上电脑、移动互联网设备(mobile internet device，MID)、可穿戴设备，虚拟现实(virtual reality，VR)设备、增强现实(augmented reality，AR)设备、工业控制(industrial control)中的无线终端、无人驾驶(self driving)中的无线终端、远程手术(remote medical surgery)中的无线终端、智能电网(smart grid)中的无线终端、运输安全(transportation safety)中的无线终端、智慧城市(smart city)中的无线终端、智慧家庭(smart home)中的无线终端、蜂窝电话、无绳电话、会话启动协议(session initiation protocol，SIP)电话、无线本地环路(wireless local loop，WLL)站、个人数字助理(personal digital assistant，PDA)、具有无线通信功能的手持设备、计算设备或连接到无线调制解调器的其它处理设备、可穿戴设备，5G网络中的终端设备或者未来演进的公用陆地移动通信网络(public land mobile network，PLMN)中的终端设备等，本申请实施例对此并不限定。
作为示例而非限定，在本申请实施例中，该终端设备还可以是可穿戴设备。可穿戴设备也可以称为穿戴式智能设备，是应用穿戴式技术对日常穿戴进行智能化设计、开发出可以穿戴的设备的总称，如眼镜、手套、手表、服饰及鞋等。可穿戴设备即直接穿在身上，或是整合到用户的衣服或配件的一种便携式设备。可穿戴设备不仅仅是一种硬件设备，更是通过软件支持以及数据交互、云端交互来实现强大的功能。广义穿戴式智能设备包括功能全、尺寸大、可不依赖智能手机实现完整或者部分的功能，例如：智能手表或智能眼镜等，以及只专注于某一类应用功能，需要和其它设备如智能手机配合使用，如各类进行体征监测的智能手环、智能首饰等。
此外，在本申请实施例中，终端设备还可以是IoT系统中的终端设备，IoT是未来信息技术发展的重要组成部分，其主要技术特点是将物品通过通信技术与网络连接，从而实 现人机互连，物物互连的智能化网络。
需要指出的是，终端设备与接入网设备之间可以采用某种空口技术(如NR或LTE技术等)相互通信。终端设备与终端设备之间也可以采用某种空口技术(如NR或LTE技术等)相互通信。
本申请实施例中，用于实现终端设备的功能的装置可以是终端设备，也可以是能够支持终端设备实现该功能的装置，例如芯片系统或芯片，该装置可以被安装在终端设备中。本申请实施例中，芯片系统可以由芯片构成，也可以包括芯片和其他分立器件。
2、RAN：可以为特定区域的授权用户提供接入通信网络的功能，具体可以包括第三代合作伙伴计划(3rd generation partnership project，3GPP)网络中无线网络设备也可以包括非3GPP(non-3GPP)网络中的接入点。下文为方便描述采用RAN设备表示。
RAN设备可以为采用不同的无线接入技术。目前的无线接入技术有两种类型：3GPP接入技术(例如，第三代(3rd generation，3G)、第四代(4th generation，4G)或5G系统中采用的无线接入技术)和非3GPP(non-3GPP)接入技术。3GPP接入技术是指符合3GPP标准规范的接入技术，例如，5G系统中的接入网设备称为下一代基站节点(next generation Node Base station，gNB)或者RAN设备。非3GPP接入技术可以包括以无线保真(wireless fidelity，WiFi)中的接入点(access point，AP)为代表的空口技术、全球互联微波接入(worldwide interoperability for microwave access，WiMAX)、码分多址(code division multiple access，CDMA)等。RAN设备可以允许终端设备和3GPP核心网之间采用非3GPP技术互连互通。
RAN设备能够负责空口侧的无线资源管理、服务质量(quality of service，QoS)管理、数据压缩和加密等功能。RAN设备为终端设备提供接入服务，进而完成控制信号和用户数据在终端设备和核心网之间的转发。
RAN设备例如可以包括但不限于：宏基站、微基站(也称为小站)、无线网络控制器(radio network controller，RNC)、节点B(Node B，NB)、基站控制器(base station controller，BSC)、基站收发台(base transceiver station，BTS)、家庭基站(例如，home evolved NodeB，或home Node B，HNB)、基带单元(baseband unit，BBU)，WiFi系统中的AP、无线中继节点、无线回传节点、传输点(transmission point，TP)或者发送接收点(transmission and reception point，TRP)等，还可以为5G(如，NR)系统中的gNB或传输点(TRP或TP)，5G系统中的基站的一个或一组(包括多个天线面板)天线面板，或者，还可以为构成gNB或传输点的网络节点，如分布式单元(distributed unit，DU)，或者下一代通信6G系统中的基站等。本申请实施例对RAN设备所采用的具体技术和具体设备形态不作限定。
3、AMF：主要用于接入控制、移动性管理、附着与去附着等功能。
4、SMF：主要用于用户面网元选择，用户面网元重定向，终端设备的因特网协议(internet protocol，IP)地址分配，以及会话的建立、修改和释放及QoS控制。
5、UPF：主要用于用户面数据的接收和转发。例如，UPF可以从DN接收用户面数据，并通过AN设备将用户面数据发送给终端设备。UPF还可以通过AN设备从终端设备接收用户面数据，并转发到DN。
6、PCF：主要用于指导网络行为的统一策略框架，为控制面网元(例如AMF，SMF 等)提供策略规则信息等。
7、AF：主要用于向3GPP网络提供业务，如与PCF之间交互以进行策略控制等。AF可以是第三方功能实体，也可以是运营商部署的应用服务，如IP多媒体子系统(IP multimedia subsystem，IMS)语音呼叫业务。在本申请中，多接入边缘计算(multi-access edge computing，MEC)平台或应用服务器可以作为AF与5G核心网进行通信。
8、UDM：主要用于UE的签约数据管理，包括UE标识的存储和管理，UE的接入授权等。
9、DN：主要用于为UE提供数据服务的运营商网络。例如，因特网(Internet)、第三方的业务网络、IP多媒体服务业务(IP multi-media service，IMS)网络等。
10、AUSF：主要用于用户鉴权等。
11、NSSF：主要用于根据UE的切片选择辅助信息、签约信息等确定UE允许接入的网络切片实例。
12、NRF：主要用于支持服务发现功能。从一个网元功能或服务通信代理(service communication proxy，SCP)收到网元发现请求，并且可以予以反馈该网元发现请求信息。同时，NRF还用于负责维护可用网络功能的信息以及它们各自支持的服务。也可以理解为网络存储设备。其中，发现流程是由需求网元功能(network function，NF)借助NRF实现特定NF或者特定服务寻址的过程，NRF提供相应NF实例或NF服务实例的IP地址或者全限定域名(fully qualified domain name，FQDN)或者统一资源标识符(unifiedresource identifier，URI)。此外，NRF还可以通过提供网络标识(例如PLMN ID)实现跨PLMN的发现流程。为了实现网元功能的寻址发现，各个网元都需要在NRF中进行登记，一些网元功能可在首次运行时在NRF中进行登记。网络存储功能设备可以是核心网设备。
13、NEF：主要用于支持能力和事件的开放，如用于安全地向外部开放由3GPP网络功能提供的业务和能力等。
在图1所示的网络架构中，各网元之间可以通过图中所示的接口通信。如图1所示，UE和AMF之间可以通过N1接口进行通信。RAN和AMF之间可以通过N2接口进行通信。RAN和UPF之间可以通过N3接口进行通信。SMF和UPF之间可以通过N4接口进行通信。UPF和DN之间可以通过N6接口与DN通信。此外，AMF、SMF、PCF、UDM、NSSF、AF、AUSF等控制面功能也可以采用服务化接口进行交互，例如，AMF对外提供的服务化接口可以为Namf。SMF对外提供的服务化接口可以为Nsmf。PCF对外提供的服务化接口可以为Npcf。UDM对外提供的服务化接口可以为Nudm。NSSF对外提供的服务化接口可以为Nnssf。AF对外提供的服务化接口可以为Naf。AUSF对外提供的服务化接口可以为Nausf。图2中的网元也可以采用服务化接口进行交互。例如，NEF对外提供的服务化接口可以为Nnef。NRF对外提供的服务化接口可以为Nnrf。
作为示例，图2示出了适用于本申请实施例的5GVN架构的示意图。
局域网(local area network，LAN)可以是在一个局部的地理范围内，将各种设备连接起来组成的通信网络，以允许用户相互通信和共享诸如打印机和存储设备之类的计算资源。在5G网络中，上述局部的地理范围可以是一个家庭，一所学校，一家公司，或者是一个政府部门，等等，各种设备可以是计算机、外部设备和数据库，等等，本申请对此不作限定。
目前5G虚拟局域网(5G virtual local area network，5GVN)可以使用数据网络名称/网络切片选择辅助信息(data network name/single network slice selection assistance information，DNN/S-NSSAI)作为标识(即网络切片的标识)，从而有利于选取不同5GVN内的UPF以及管理UE等等。如图2所示，在5GVN中，多个UPF可以通过N19接口相连接，从而使得多个UE之间可以通过与其相连的RAN，以及与RAN相连的UPF实现通信。至少一个UPF通过N6接口连接至LAN，从而使得UE可以与LAN中的DN进行通信。示例性地，当UPF接收来自UE的数据时，如果该数据的目的地址为其它UE的地址，则该数据可以在5GVN内发送至与其它UE连接的UPF，并由该UPF发送至其它UE，从而完成多个UE之间的通信；否则将该数据发送至与LAN连接的UPF，并由该UPF发送至LAN，从而完成UE与LAN中的DN之间的通信。
其中，多个UPF可以通过N19接口相连接，可以包括：多个UPF间使用用户面的GPRS隧道协议(GPRS tunnel protocol for the user plane，GTP-U)通信，并以5GVN为粒度来分配N19接口的隧道端点标识(tunnel endpoint identity，TEID)。一个UPF可以分配一个TEID，其它设备与该UPF连接时可以共用该一个TEID。如图3所示，UPF1中的组会话与UPF2中的组会话通过N19接口相连接，并且UPF1侧的隧道可以有一个TEID，UPF2侧的隧道可以有一个TEID，当UPF1向UPF2发送数据时，UPF1可以基于UPF2侧的TEID，将该数据发送至UPF2，UPF2也可以基于UPF1侧的TEID，确定该数据来自UPF1；UPF1或者UPF2中的N4会话与UE相连接(如UE1，又如UE2，又如UE3)；UPF2中的组会话通过N6接口连接至LAN，从而可以与LAN中的DN进行通信；UPF1或者UPF2中的N4会话与组会话之间的处理可以在UPF内部实现。
应理解，上述图1或图2所示的架构仅是示例性说明，适用本申请实施例的架构并不局限于此，任何能够实现上述各个网元的功能的架构都适用于本申请实施例。
还应理解，图1或图2中所示的各网元，如AMF、SMF、UPF、PCF、UDM、NSSF、AUSF等功能或者网元，可以理解为用于实现不同功能的网元。这些网元可以各自独立的设备，也可以集成于同一设备中实现不同的功能，或者可以是硬件设备中的网络元件，也可以是在专用硬件上运行的软件功能，或者是平台(例如，云平台)上实例化的虚拟化功能，本申请对于上述网元的具体形态不作限定。
还应理解，上述命名仅为便于区分不同的功能而定义，不应对本申请构成任何限定。本申请并不排除在6G网络以及未来其它的网络中采用其他命名的可能。例如，在6G网络中，上述各个网元中的部分或全部可以沿用5G中的术语，也可能采用其他名称等。
为便于理解本申请实施例，对本申请中涉及到的术语做简单说明。
第一，服务信息。
服务信息可以是应用于某一服务的所有信息的集合，示例性地，服务信息可以包括以下一项或多项：网络切片的标识、标识信息(如用户面网元的标识、隧道端点标识)、服务的标识、服务的时间戳、服务的状态、服务的时延信息、服务的成本信息、服务的有效时长。
第二，网络切片。
网络切片可以使用DNN/S-NSSAI作为网络切片的标识。网络切片是由一组NF构成的完整的实例化逻辑网络，其意在使用最优化的资源分配，更高效地解决业务(例如垂直 业务)的特殊需求(例如对带宽要求较高的高清视频业务、对时延要求较高的游戏业务等)。网络切片能够使得运营商在一个物理网络上构建多个端到端、虚拟的、隔离的、按需定制的专用逻辑网络。每个逻辑网络具有不同的网络功能，从而更好地适配不同业务(例如垂直业务)的差异化需求。
第三，算力集合。
算力集合，也可以称为算力群组、算力切片、服务切片，或者其它名称，本申请实施例不予限制。算力集合包括多个算力，算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合，其中，服务类型可以是计算类型(如中央处理器，又如图形处理器)、处理类型(如计算、又如存储)、算法需求(如图像识别、又如内容解析)、方法/函数调用、微服务等。例如，多个算力与函数调用相关时，该算力集合可以认为是与函数调用相关的算力集合。再例如，当多个算力与函数调用和图像识别相关时，该算力集合可以认为是与函数调用相关的算力集合以及与图像识别相关的算力集合。此外，算力集合的标识可用来标识算力集合。
第四，算力集合的状态。
算力集合的状态通常用于指示算力集合是否可用，可以使用算力集合的负载状态或负载等级对算力集合的状态进行量化，例如，算力集合的负载状态为50％时，说明该算力集合的可用率为50％。再例如，算力集合的负载等级共有n级，分别记为1、2、3、…n，随着算力集合的负载等级的增加，该算力集合的可用率也会越来越低。
第五，服务。
服务可以是相关信息的集合，其中，该相关信息可以包括算力集合的标识和服务信息，该相关信息可以采用某种策略进行合并。例如，采用某种策略将算力集合的标识和服务的状态进行合并，则服务可以是算力集合的标识和服务的状态的集合。此外，服务的标识可用来标识该服务。
第六，服务的状态。
服务的状态通常用于指示服务是否可用，可以使用服务的负载状态或负载等级对服务的状态进行量化，例如，服务的负载状态为50％时，说明该服务的可用率为50％。再例如，服务的负载等级共有n级，分别记为1、2、3、…n，随着服务的负载等级的增加，该服务的可用率也会越来越低。
第七，服务的时延信息。
服务的时延信息可以包括：源用户面网元(即发送服务信息的用户面网元)发送服务信息至目标用户面网元(即接收服务信息的用户面网元)，以及目标用户面网元基于该服务信息，为终端设备的请求选择服务实例的时间。具体来说，该服务的时延可以包括服务实例的处理时长、源用户面网元到服务实例的传输时延等。
第八，服务的成本信息。
服务的成本信息可以认为是源用户面网元(即发送服务信息的用户面网元)或用户使用服务信息提供服务时需要付出的代价。可以使用成本等级对服务的成本信息进行量化，例如，成本等级共有m级，分别记为1、2、3、…m，随着成本等级的增加，使用服务信息提供服务时需要付出的代价也就越大。
第九，服务的有效时长。
服务的有效时长可以认为是使用服务信息的最大有效时间。当目标用户面网元(即接 收服务信息的用户面网元)接收来自源用户面网元(即发送服务信息的用户面网元)的服务信息后，可以在有效时长内进行服务信息的使用，例如，该目标用户面网元可以基于该服务信息，为终端设备的请求提供较好的服务资源，提高服务的可用性；超过该有效时长时，源用户面网元需要至少更新一次服务信息，并将更新后的服务信息发送至目标用户面网元，若目标用户面网元未接收到更新后的服务信息，则可能会认为当前接收到的源用户面网元的服务信息出现异常，从而删除当前接收到的源用户面网元的服务信息。
第十，服务的时间戳。
服务的时间戳可以认为是源用户面网元(即发送服务信息的用户面网元)发送服务信息时的起始时间，也可以用于指示源用户面网元发送服务信息至目标用户面网元(即接收服务信息的用户面网元)时的时间，从而目标用户面网元可以使用服务的时间戳和服务的时延信息确定其和服务实例之间的时间。
通过5GVN以及其它可能的方式，可以实现终端设备和与其相连的数据网络之间、终端设备和局域网中的数据网络之间、多个终端设备之间的数据交互，从而能够使得5GS可以为终端设备提供服务。然而，现有的5GS在利用算力信息为终端设备提供服务时，往往需要感知具体算力的服务类型，从而增加了管理信息的数量，降低了算力部署以及应用的灵活性，使得5GS不能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，服务可用性无法得到保障。
鉴于上述技术问题，本申请提供了一种信息处理的方法，通过该方法，本申请能够使得5GS避免对具体算力的服务类型的感知，减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署和应用的灵活性，也可以使得5GS能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，提升了服务可用性。
下面将结合附图详细说明本申请提供的各个实施例。
应理解，本申请实施例中的“第一”、“第二”，如第一用户面网元、第二用户面网元，又如第一服务信息、第二服务信息，仅作为区分网元或信息使用，其命名不对本申请实施例的保护范围造成限定。
还应理解，在本申请实施例中，将第一用户面网元获取的算力集合记为第一算力集合，将第一用户面网元获取的服务信息记为第一服务信息，相应地，该第一服务信息可以包括以下至少一项：第一网络切片的标识、第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一服务的时间戳、第一服务的状态、第一服务的时延信息、第一服务的成本信息、第一服务的有效时长。将第二用户面网元获取的算力集合记为第二算力集合，将第二用户面网元获取的服务信息记为第二服务信息，该第二服务信息可以包括以下至少一项：第二网络切片的标识、第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二服务的时间戳、第二服务的状态、第二服务的时延信息、第二服务的成本信息、第二服务的有效时长。
还应理解，在本申请实施例中，第一用户面网元的数量可以是一个，也可以是多个；第二用户面网元的数量可以是一个，也可以是多个，本申请实施例对第一用户面网元和第二用户面网元的具体数量不作限定。
下面结合图4至图8介绍本申请实施例提供的一种信息处理的方法。
图4是本申请实施例提供的一种信息处理的方法400的示意图。如图4所示，方法400可以包括如下步骤。
410，第一网元确定第一算力集合，该第一算力集合包括多个算力，该第一算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合。
其中，第一算力集合的信息包括第一算力集合的标识和第一算力集合的状态。第一算力集合的标识可以用来标识该第一算力集合，第一算力集合的状态可以用于指示该第一算力集合是否可用。
其中，第一网元可以是第一用户面网元，也可以是控制面网元，也可以是其它网元，本申请实施例对此不予限制。
示例性地，当多个算力与函数调用相关时，该第一算力集合可以认为是与函数调用相关的算力集合。
示例性地，当多个算力与函数调用和图像识别相关时，该第一算力集合可以认为是与函数调用和图像识别相关的算力集合。
可选地，第一网元确定第一算力集合，包括：第一网元通过以下至少一项确定第一算力集合：第一网元生成第一算力集合，或，第一网元从与第一网元通信的设备接收第一算力集合。其中，与第一网元通信的设备可以是数据网络，也可以是其它设备，本申请实施例对此不作限定。
可选地，当第一网元是第一用户面网元时，第一用户面网元确定第一算力集合之前，第一用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，该指示信息用于指示确定第一算力集合。通过该方式，第一用户面网元可以准确的确定第一算力集合，降低第一用户面网元的资源消耗，提高第一用户面网元确定第一算力集合的效率。
420，第一网元通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务。
基于上述技术方案，第一网元可以确定第一算力集合，并通过该第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务。通过该方式，以算力集合的形式划分算力，能够使得5GS避免对具体算力的服务类型的感知，减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署和应用的灵活性，也可以使得5GS能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，提升了服务可用性。
可选地，第二用户面网元可以确定第二算力集合。并向第一网元发送该第二算力集合的标识。
其中，该第二算力集合包括多个算力，该第二算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合。
其中，第二算力集合的信息包括第二算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的状态。第二算力集合的标识可以用来标识该第二算力集合，第二算力集合的状态可以用于指示该第二算力集合是否可用。
示例性地，第二用户面网元可以向控制面网元发送第二算力集合的标识。
示例性地，第二用户面网元可以向第一用户面网元发送第二算力集合的标识。
相应地，第一网元可以接收来自第二用户面网元的第二算力集合的标识。通过该方式，第一网元可以获取到第二算力集合的标识，并能够基于该第二算力集合的标识，为终端设备提供服务。
可选地，第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合，包括：第二用户面网元通过以下至少一项确定第二算力集合：第二用户面网元生成第二算力集合，或，第二用户面网元从与第二用户面网元通信的设备接收第二算力集合。其中，与第二用户面网元通信的设备可以是数 据网络，也可以是其它设备，本申请实施例对此不作限定。
可选地，第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合之前，第二用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，该指示信息用于指示确定该第二算力集合。通过该方式，第二用户面网元可以准确的确定第二算力集合，降低第二用户面网元的资源消耗，提高第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合的效率。
可选地，第一网元发送第一算力集合的标识。
示例性地，第一网元确定第一算力集合的标识后，可以向第二用户面网元发送第一算力集合的标识，从而使得第二用户面网元可以基于第一算力集合的标识，为终端设备提供服务。
可选地，第一网元获取第一服务信息，该第一服务信息包括以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识、第一服务的时间戳、第一服务的状态、第一服务的时延信息、第一服务的成本信息或第一服务的有效时长。其中，第一标识信息包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元的标识、第二用户面网元的标识或第一隧道端点标识，该第一隧道为第一用户面网元与第二用户面网元之间的隧道。第一网元通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：第一网元通过第一服务信息和第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，该服务包括该第一服务。
一种可能的方式，第一服务信息包括第一服务的标识。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第一服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第一服务的标识记录获取到的第一服务信息，从而可以对该第一服务信息进行标记。
另一种可能的方式，第一服务信息包括第一网络切片的标识。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第一服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第一网络切片的标识，确定该第一网络切片所划分的网络。此外，当第一网络切片和第一算力集合联合管理时，可以统一算力管理和网络管理；当第一网络切片和第一算力集合分开管理时，可以不对现有的网络设计造成影响。
另一种可能的方式，第一服务信息包括第一服务的状态。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第一服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第一服务的状态，确定该第一服务是否可用。
另一种可能的方式，第一服务信息包括第一服务的时延信息。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第一服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第一服务的时延信息，确定使用第一服务信息为终端设备提供服务资源时所用的时间。
另一种可能的方式，第一服务信息包括第一服务的成本信息。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第一服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第一服务的成本信息，确定第一网元使用第一服务信息提供服务时需要付出的代价。
另一种可能的方式，第一服务信息包括第一服务的有效时长。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第一服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第一服务的有效时长，确定使用第一服务信息的最大有效时间。
另一种可能的方式，第一服务信息包括第一服务的时间戳。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第一服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第一服务的时间戳，确定获取第一服务信息所用的时间。
另一种可能的方式，第一服务信息包括第一用户面网元的标识。通过该方式，当第一 网元是第一用户面网元时，第一用户面网元可以向第二用户面网元和/或控制面网元发送该第一服务信息，第二用户面网元和/或控制面网元可以根据第一用户面网元的标识，确定第一用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识，同时也可以避免中间用户面网元感知并维护第一服务信息，其中该中间用户面网元为转发第一服务信息的设备。例如，假设第一用户面网元记为UPF1，中间用户面网元记为UPF2，控制面网元记为SMF1，当UPF1通过UPF2向SMF1发送第一服务信息时，SMF1接收到的第一服务信息来自UPF2，如果该第一服务信息不包括UPF1的标识，则SMF1可能无法获知该第一服务信息的直接来源，后续也不能够基于终端设备的服务请求直接选择UPF1，而需要将该服务请求发送至UPF2，UPF2根据感知并维护的第一服务信息，进而获知将该服务请求发送至UPF1；如果该第一服务信息包括UPF1的标识，则SMF1可以获知该第一服务信息的直接来源，即UPF1，后续也可以基于终端设备的服务请求直接选择UPF1，而无需UPF2对第一服务信息进行感知并维护。
另一种可能的方式，第一服务信息包括第二用户面网元的标识。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第一服务信息时，可以根据第二用户面网元的标识，确定第二用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识，后续当第一网元将第一服务信息发送至第二用户面网元时，也可以避免中间用户面网元感知并维护第一服务信息，其中该中间用户面网元为转发第一服务信息的设备。例如，假设第一网元为第一用户面网元，将第一用户面网元记为UPF1，中间用户面网元记为UPF2，第二用户面网元记为UPF3，当UPF1通过UPF2向UPF3发送第一服务信息时，如果该第一服务信息不包括UPF3的标识，则UPF2可能需要感知并维护第一服务信息，进而获知将该第一服务信息发送至UPF3；如果该第一服务信息包括UPF3的标识，则UPF2可以直接根据UPF3的标识，将第一服务信息发送至UPF3，而无需对第一服务信息进行感知并维护。
另一种可能的方式，第一服务信息包括第一隧道端点标识。该第一隧道端点标识可以包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识、第二用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识。通过该方式，当第一网元向第二用户面网元发送第一服务信息时，该第二用户面网元可以记录第一用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识，后续可以基于终端设备的服务请求，通过第一用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识选择第一用户面网元提供服务，其中，该第一用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识可以有一个或多个。例如，假设第一网元为第一用户面网元，将第一用户面网元记为UPF1，第二用户面网元有两个，分别记为UPF2和UPF3，当UPF1向UPF2发送第一服务信息时，UPF2可以记录UPF1侧的隧道端点标识，如ID1；当UPF1向UPF3发送第一服务信息时，UPF3可以记录UPF1侧的隧道端点标识，此时UPF1侧的隧道端点标识可以复用与UPF2通信时的隧道端点标识，如ID1，UPF1侧的隧道端点标识也可以是单独的标识，如ID1/ID4。此外，该第二用户面网元也可以记录第二用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识，从而根据第二用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识，确定隧道对端的标识，即第一用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识，后续可以基于终端设备的服务请求，通过第一用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识选择第一用户面网元提供服务。例如，假设第一网元为第一用户面网元，第一用户面网元记为UPF1，第二用户面网元有两个，分别记为UPF2和UPF3，当UPF1向UPF2发送第一服务信息时，UPF2可以记录UPF2侧的隧道端点标识，如ID2，从而根据UPF2侧的隧道端点标识，确定隧道对端的标识，即UPF1侧的隧道端点标识，如ID1； 当UPF1向UPF3发送第一服务信息时，UPF3可以记录UPF3侧的隧道端点标识，如ID3，从而根据UPF3侧的隧道端点标识，确定隧道对端的标识，即UPF1侧的隧道端点标识，如ID1，又如ID1/ID4。
可选地，当第一网元是第一用户面网元时，第一用户面网元通过第一隧道，向第二用户面网元发送第一算力集合的标识。
可选地，当第一网元是第一用户面网元时，第一用户面网元通过第一隧道，向第二用户面网元发送第一服务信息中的以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一服务的时间戳、第一服务的状态、第一服务的时延信息、第一服务的成本信息或第一服务的有效时长。
可选地，第一隧道是基于GTP-U封装的隧道。
示例性地，GTP-U包括IP头、GTP-U头、扩展头。其中，第一算力集合的标识和/或第一服务信息可以包括在GTP-U头中，也可以包括在扩展头中，本申请实施例对此不作限定。
通过该方式，第二用户面网元可以通过基于GTP-U封装的隧道获取到第一算力集合的标识和/或第一服务信息，并可以将第一算力集合的标识和/或第一服务信息发送至控制面网元，从而后续第二用户面网元和/或控制面网元能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，避免因为服务资源不够导致服务不可用的问题，提升了服务可用性。
可选地，第一服务信息包括第一服务的标识和第一网络切片的标识。第一网元根据以下至少一项确定第一标识信息：第一算力集合的标识、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识。通过该方式，当第一网元是第一用户面网元时，第一用户面网元可以不通过控制面网元的指示就能够确定第一标识信息，从而可以减少信令开销。
示例性地，第一网元确定第一标识信息，可以包括：第一网元可以根据第一算力集合的标识确定第一标识信息，此时该第一算力集合的标识与第一标识信息是关联的。第一网元还可以根据第一服务的标识确定第一标识信息，此时该第一服务的标识与第一标识信息是关联的。第一网元还可以根据第一网络切片的标识确定第一标识信息，此时该第一网络切片的标识与第一标识信息是关联的。
可选地，第一网元确定第一服务信息，包括：第一网元通过以下至少一项确定第一服务信息：第一网元生成第一服务信息，或，第一网元从与第一网元通信的设备接收第一服务信息。其中，与第一网元通信的设备可以是数据网络，也可以是其它设备，本申请实施例对此不作限定。
可选地，当第一网元是第一用户面网元时，第一用户面网元获取第一服务信息之前，第一用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，该指示信息用于指示获取该第一服务信息。通过该方式，第一用户面网元可以准确的获取第一服务信息，降低第一用户面网元的资源消耗，提高第一用户面网元获取第一服务信息的效率。
可选地，第一网元发送第一服务信息。例如，第一网元向第二用户面网元发送第一服务信息。通过该方法，第二用户面网元可通过该第一服务信息，为终端设备提供服务。
可选地，第二用户面网元确定第二服务信息，该第二服务信息包括以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识、第二服务的时间戳、第二服务的状 态、第二服务的时延信息、第二服务的成本信息或第二服务的有效时长。其中，第二标识信息包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元的标识、第二用户面网元的标识或第二隧道端点标识，该第二隧道为第一用户面网元与第二用户面网元之间的隧道。第二用户面网元向第一网元发送第二服务信息。
示例性地，第二用户面向控制面网元发送第二服务信息。
示例性地，第二用户面网元向第一用户面网元发送第二服务信息。
应理解，在本申请实施例中，第一隧道可以等同于第二隧道，即第一隧道和第二隧道均为第一用户面网元与第二用户面网元之间的隧道。当第一服务信息包括第一隧道端点标识时，该第一隧道的起始端点为第一用户面网元，结束端点为第二用户面网元；当第二服务信息包括第二隧道端点标识时，该第二隧道的起始端点为第二用户面网元，结束端点为第一用户面网元。
一种可能的方式，第二服务信息包括第二服务的标识。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第二服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第二服务的标识记录获取到的第二服务信息，从而可以对该第二服务信息进行标记。
另一种可能的方式，第二服务信息包括第二网络切片的标识。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第二服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第二网络切片的标识，确定该第二网络切片所划分的网络。此外，当第二网络切片和第二算力集合联合管理时，可以统一算力管理和网络管理；当第二网络切片和第二算力集合分开管理时，可以不对现有的网络设计造成影响。
另一种可能的方式，第二服务信息包括第二服务的状态。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第二服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第二服务的状态，确定该第二服务是否可用。
另一种可能的方式，第二服务信息还包括第二服务的时延信息。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第二服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第二服务的时延信息，确定使用第二服务信息为终端设备提供服务资源时所用的时间。
另一种可能的方式，第二服务信息包括第二服务的成本信息。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第二服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第二服务的成本信息，确定第一网元使用第二服务信息提供服务时需要付出的代价。
另一种可能的方式，第二服务信息包括第二服务的有效时长。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第二服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第二服务的有效时长，确定使用第二服务信息的最大有效时间。
另一种可能的方式，第二服务信息包括第二服务的时间戳。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第二服务信息时，该第一网元可以根据第二服务的时间戳，确定获取第二服务信息所用的时间。
另一种可能的方式，第二服务信息包括第一用户面网元的标识。当第一网元获取到第二服务信息时，可以根据第一用户面网元的标识，确定第一用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识。当第二用户面网元将第二服务信息发送至第一网元时，也可以避免中间用户面网元感知并维护第二服务信息，其中该中间用户面网元为转发第二服务信息的设备。例如，当第一网元为第一用户面网元时，将第一用户面网元记为UPF1，中间用户面网元记为UPF2，第二用户面网元记为UPF3，当UPF3通过UPF2向UPF1发送第二服务信息时，如果该第二服 务信息不包括UPF1的标识，则UPF2可能需要感知并维护第二服务信息，进而获知将该第二服务信息发送至UPF1；如果该第二服务信息包括UPF1的标识，则UPF2可以直接根据UPF1的标识，将第二服务信息发送至UPF1，而无需对第二服务信息进行感知并维护。
另一种可能的方式，第二服务信息包括第二用户面网元的标识。通过该方式，当第一网元获取到第二服务信息时，可以根据第二用户面网元的标识，确定第二用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识，同时也可以避免中间用户面网元感知并维护第二服务信息，其中该中间用户面网元为转发第二服务信息的设备。例如，假设第一网元为第一用户面网元，将第一用户面网元记为UPF1，中间用户面网元记为UPF2，第二用户面网元记为UPF3，当UPF3通过UPF2向UPF1发送第二服务信息时，UPF1接收到的第二服务信息来自UPF2，如果该第二服务信息不包括UPF3的标识，则UPF1可能无法获知该第二服务信息的直接来源，后续也不能够基于终端设备的服务请求直接选择UPF3，而需要将该服务请求发送至UPF2，UPF2根据感知并维护的第二服务信息，进而获知将该服务请求发送至UPF3；如果该第二服务信息包括UPF3的标识，则UPF1可以获知该第二服务信息的直接来源，即UPF3，后续也可以基于终端设备的服务请求直接选择UPF3，而无需UPF2对第二服务信息进行感知并维护。
另一种可能的方式，第二服务信息包括第二隧道端点标识。该第二隧道端点标识可以包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识、第二用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识。通过该方式，当第二用户面网元向第一网元发送第二服务信息时，该第一网元可以记录第二用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识，后续可以基于终端设备的服务请求，通过第二用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识选择第二用户面网元提供服务，其中，该第二用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识可以有一个或多个。例如，假设第一用户面网元有两个，分别记为UPF1和UPF2，第二用户面网元记为UPF3，当UPF3向UPF1发送第二服务信息时，UPF1可以记录UPF3侧的隧道端点标识，如ID3；当UPF3向UPF2发送第二服务信息时，UPF2可以记录UPF3侧的隧道端点标识，此时UPF3侧的隧道端点标识可以复用与UPF1通信时的隧道端点标识，如ID3，UPF3侧的隧道端点标识也可以是单独的标识，如ID3/ID4。此外，该第一网元也可以记录第一用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识，从而根据第一用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识，确定隧道对端的标识，即第二用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识，后续可以基于终端设备的服务请求，通过第二用户面网元侧的隧道端点标识选择第二用户面网元提供服务。例如，假设第一网元为第一用户面网元，该第一用户面网元有两个，分别记为UPF1和UPF2，第二用户面网元记为UPF3，当UPF3向UPF1发送第二服务信息时，UPF1可以记录UPF1侧的隧道端点标识，如ID1，从而根据UPF1侧的隧道端点标识，确定隧道对端的标识，即UPF3侧的隧道端点标识，如ID3；当UPF3向UPF2发送第二服务信息时，UPF2可以记录UPF2侧的隧道端点标识，如ID2，从而根据UPF2侧的隧道端点标识，确定隧道对端的标识，即UPF3侧的隧道端点标识，如ID3，又如ID3/ID4。
可选地，第二用户面网元通过第二隧道，向第一用户面网元发送第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，第二用户面网元通过第二隧道，向第一用户面网元发送第二服务信息中的以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二服务的时间戳、第二服务的状态、第二服务的时延信息、第二服务的成本信息或第二服务的有效时长。
可选地，第二隧道是基于GTP-U封装的隧道。
示例性地，GTP-U包括IP头、GTP-U头、扩展头。其中，第二算力集合的标识和/或第二服务信息可以包括在GTP-U头中，也可以包括在扩展头中，本申请实施例对此不作限定。
通过该方式，第一用户面网元可以通过基于GTP-U封装的隧道获取到第二算力集合的标识和/或第二服务信息，并可以将第二算力集合的标识和/或第二服务信息发送至控制面网元，从而后续第一用户面网元和/或控制面网元能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，避免因为服务资源不够导致服务不可用的问题，提升了服务可用性。
可选地，第二服务信息包括第二服务的标识和第二网络切片的标识。第二用户面网元根据以下至少一项确定第二标识信息：第二算力集合的标识、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识。通过该方式，第二用户面网元可以不通过控制面网元的指示就能够确定第二标识信息，从而可以减少信令开销。
示例性地，第二用户面网元确定第二标识信息，可以包括：第二用户面网元可以根据第二算力集合的标识确定第二标识信息，此时该第二算力集合的标识与第二标识信息是关联的。第二用户面网元还可以根据第二服务的标识确定第二标识信息，此时该第二服务的标识与第二标识信息是关联的。第二用户面网元还可以根据第二网络切片的标识确定第二标识信息，此时该第二网络切片的标识与第二标识信息是关联的。
可选地，第二用户面网元获取第二服务信息，包括：第二用户面网元通过以下至少一项获取第二服务信息：第二用户面网元生成第二服务信息，或，第二用户面网元从与第二用户面网元通信的设备接收第二服务信息。其中，与第二用户面网元通信的设备可以是数据网络，也可以是其它设备，本申请实施例对此不作限定。
可选地，第二用户面网元获取第二服务信息之前，第二用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，该指示信息用于指示获取该第二服务信息。通过该方式，第二用户面网元可以准确的获取第二服务信息，降低第二用户面网元的资源消耗，提高第二用户面网元获取第二服务信息的效率。
可选地，第一网元通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：第一网元通过第三算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，该第三算力集合根据该第一算力集合和该第二算力集合得到。
其中，该第三算力集合包括多个算力，该第三算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合。
关于第三算力集合可以有以下几种可能的方式。
一种可能的方式，第三算力集合的标识包含第一算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的标识的部分。示例性地，该第三算力集合的标识为第一算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的标识的交集。
如表1所示，第一网元可以获取到第一行的信息，例如，第一网元可以从与其通信的设备获取到第一行的信息，其中，该第一行的信息包括第一算力集合的标识(如记为S1)，第一服务的标识(如记为SID1)，第一服务的接口(如记为node 1)，第一服务的状态(如记为2)。第一网元也可以获取到第二行的信息，例如，第一网元可以生成第二行的 信息，其中，该第二行的信息包括第一算力集合的标识(如记为S2)，第一服务的标识(如记为SID2)，第一服务实例的标识(如记为BID2)，第一服务的状态(如记为3)。
表1
应理解，服务的状态通常用于指示服务是否可用，可以使用服务的负载等级对服务状态进行量化，随着服务的负载等级的增加，该服务的可用率也会越来越低。例如，在表1中，第一服务的状态为2时的服务的可用率，高于第一服务的状态为3时的服务的可用率。
如表2所示，第二用户面网元可以从与其通信的设备获取到第一行的信息，其中，该第一行的信息包括第二算力集合的标识(如记为S1)，第二服务的标识(如记为SID1)，第二服务的接口(如记为node 3)，第二服务的状态(如记为2)；第二用户面网元可以生成第二行的信息，其中，该第二行的信息包括第二算力集合的标识(如记为S2)，第二服务的标识(如记为SID4)，第二服务实例的标识(如记为BID4)，第二服务的状态(如记为3)；第二用户面网元可以生成第三行的信息，其中，该第三行的信息包括第二算力集合的标识(如记为S3)，第二服务的标识(如记为SID5)，第二服务实例的标识(如记为BID5)，第二服务的状态(如记为3)。
表2
第二用户面网元可以向第一网元发送合并后的信息，其中，该合并后的信息可以包括第二算力集合的标识和第二服务的标识。如表3所示，假设该合并后的信息包括第二算力集合的标识(如记为S1、S2、S3)、第二服务的标识(如记为SID1、SID4、SID5)和第二服务的状态(如2、3、3)。
表3
相应地，第一网元接收该合并后的信息，并进行记录和维护。如表4所示，第一网元接收到合并后的信息后，对原有维护的信息进行变更。此时由于第一算力集合的标识(如S1、S2)并不包含第二算力集合的标识中的S3，因此在对原有维护的信息进行变更时，该变更后的算力集合的标识可以是该第一算力集合的标识和该第二算力集合的标识的交集(如S1、S2)。
表4
如表5所示，第一网元可以对第一算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的标识进行处理，并将处理后的算力集合的标识记为第三算力集合的标识，相应服务的状态记为第三服务的状态。第一网元也可以将该第三算力集合的标识发送至第二用户面网元，使得第二用户面网元获取到该第三算力集合的标识。
如表6所示，第一网元可以对第一服务的标识和第二服务的标识进行处理，并将处理后的服务的标识记为第三服务的标识，相应服务的状态记为第三服务的状态。第一网元也可以将该第三服务的标识发送至第二用户面网元，使得第二用户面网元获取到该第三服务的标识，其中，当第三服务的标识为SID1时，第三服务的状态可能是3，也可能是其它数值，本申请对此不作限定。
表5
表6
另一种可能的方式，该第三算力集合的标识包含第一算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的标识的全部。示例性地，该第三算力集合的标识为第一算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的标识。
关于第一网元获取信息，以及第一网元接收合并后的信息的示例性说明，可参考表1 至表3中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
如表7所示，第一网元接收到合并后的信息后，对原有维护的信息进行变更。该变更后的算力集合的标识可以是该第一算力集合的标识和该第二算力集合的标识的和(如S1、S2、S3)。
表7
如表8所示，第一网元可以对第一算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的标识进行处理，并将处理后的算力集合的标识记为第三算力集合的标识，相应服务的状态记为第三服务的状态。第一网元也可以将第三算力集合的标识发送至第二用户面网元，使得第二用户面网元获取到该第三算力集合的标识。
如表9所示，第一网元可以对第一服务的标识和第二服务的标识进行处理，并将处理后的服务的标识记为第三服务的标识，相应服务的状态记为第三服务的状态。第一网元也可以将该第三服务的标识发送至第二用户面网元，使得第二用户面网元获取到该第三服务的标识，其中，当第三服务的标识为SID1时，第三服务的状态可能是3，也可能是其它数值，本申请对此不作限定。
表8
表9
基于上述技术方案，第一网元可以根据第一算力集合和第二算力集合，确定第三算力集合。第一网元也可以将该第三算力集合发送至第二用户面网元，从而可以简化第一网元 和/或第二用户面网元对算力信息的管理，提高资源的利用率。
上文主要介绍了第一用户面网元可以获取第一算力集合的标识，并且接收来自第二用户面网元的第二算力集合的标识，使得第一用户面网元可以基于获取到的算力信息，为终端设备提供服务。控制面网元可以接收来自第一用户面网元的第一算力集合的标识，并且接收来自第二用户面网元的第二算力集合的标识，使得控制面网元可以基于获取到的算力信息，为终端设备提供服务。然而，本申请实施例并不限于此，例如，控制面网元可以接收来自第一用户面网元的第一算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的标识，其中，该第二算力集合的标识可以经由第二用户面网元发送至第一用户面网元，并由第一用户面网元发送至控制面网元。
为便于理解，下面结合图5至图8介绍适用于本申请实施例的可能的流程。其中，图5所示的方法500可以用于第一用户面网元将获取到的第一算力集合的标识发送至控制面网元，第二用户面网元将获取到的第二算力集合的标识发送至控制面网元，从而使得控制面网元可以基于获取到的算力信息，为终端设备提供服务。图6所示的方法600可以用于第二用户面网元将获取到的第二算力集合的标识发送至第一用户面网元，第一用户面网元将第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识发送至控制面网元，从而使得控制面网元可以基于获取到的算力信息，为终端设备提供服务。图7所示的方法700可以用于第一用户面网元将获取到的第一算力集合的标识发送至第二用户面网元，第二用户面网元将第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识发送至控制面网元，从而使得控制面网元可以基于获取到的算力信息，为终端设备提供服务。图8所示的方法800可以用于第一用户面网元将获取到的第一算力集合的标识发送至第二用户面网元，第二用户面网元将获取到的第二算力集合的标识发送至第一用户面网元，从而使得第一用户面网元和第二用户面网元可以基于获取到的算力信息，为终端设备提供服务。
在以下示例中，假设第一用户面网元为UPF1，第二用户面网元为UPF2，控制面网元为SMF和/或控制网元(controller，Ctrl)，其中，UPF1的数量可以有一个，也可以有多个，UPF2的数量可以有一个，也可以有多个，以下示例对此不作限定。
图5示出了本申请实施例提供的一种信息处理的方法500的示意性流程图。该方法500可以包括如下步骤。
501，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识。
其中，第一算力集合包括多个算力，该第一算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合。
其中，第一算力集合的信息包括第一算力集合的标识和第一算力集合的状态。第一算力集合的标识可以用来标识该第一算力集合，第一算力集合的状态可以用于指示该第一算力集合是否可用。
关于UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤410中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，UPF1获取第一服务信息，该第一服务信息包括以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识、第一服务的时间戳、第一服务的状态、第一服务的时延信息、第一服务的成本信息或第一服务的有效时长。其中，第一标识信息包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元的标识、第二用户面网元的标识或第一隧道端点标识，该 第一隧道为第一用户面网元与第二用户面网元之间的隧道。关于第一服务信息的说明可参考方法400中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，第一服务信息包括第一服务的标识和第一网络切片的标识。UPF1根据以下至少一项确定第一标识信息：第一算力集合的标识、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识。
示例性地，UPF1确定第一标识信息，可以包括：UPF1可以根据第一算力集合的标识确定第一标识信息，此时该第一算力集合的标识与第一标识信息是关联的。UPF1还可以根据第一服务的标识确定第一标识信息，此时该第一服务的标识与第一标识信息是关联的。UPF1还可以根据第一网络切片的标识确定第一标识信息，此时该第一网络切片的标识与第一标识信息是关联的。
502，UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识。
其中，第二算力集合包括多个算力，该第二算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合。
其中，第二算力集合的信息包括第二算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的状态。第二算力集合的标识可以用来标识该第二算力集合，第二算力集合的状态可以用于指示该第二算力集合是否可用。
关于UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤410中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，UPF2获取第二服务信息，该第二服务信息包括以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识、第二服务的时间戳、第二服务的状态、第二服务的时延信息、第二服务的成本信息或第二服务的有效时长。其中，第二标识信息包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元的标识、第二用户面网元的标识或第二隧道端点标识，该第二隧道为第一用户面网元与第二用户面网元之间的隧道。关于第二服务信息的说明可参考方法400中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，第二服务信息包括第二服务的标识和第二网络切片的标识。UPF2根据以下至少一项确定第二标识信息：第二算力集合的标识、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识。
示例性地，UPF2确定第二标识信息，可以包括：UPF2可以根据第二算力集合的标识确定第二标识信息，此时该第二算力集合的标识与第二标识信息是关联的。UPF2还可以根据第二服务的标识确定第二标识信息，此时该第二服务的标识与第二标识信息是关联的。UPF2还可以根据第二网络切片的标识确定第二标识信息，此时该第二网络切片的标识与第二标识信息是关联的。
应理解，本申请实施例并不限定步骤501和步骤502执行的先后顺序。也就是说，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以在UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识之前，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以在UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识之后，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以与UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识同时进行。
503，UPF1向SMF发送第一算力集合的标识。
可选地，UPF1向SMF发送第一服务信息。
504，SMF向Ctrl发送第一算力集合的标识。
可选地，SMF向Ctrl发送第一服务信息。
505，UPF2向SMF发送第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，UPF2向SMF发送第二服务信息。
506，SMF向Ctrl发送第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，SMF向Ctrl发送第二服务信息。
应理解，本申请实施例并不限定步骤503和步骤505、步骤503和步骤506、步骤504和步骤505、步骤504和步骤506执行的先后顺序。例如，UPF1可以向SMF发送第一算力集合的标识后，UPF2再向SMF发送第二算力集合的标识；UPF2可以向SMF发送第二算力集合的标识后，UPF1再向SMF发送第一算力集合的标识；UPF1向SMF发送第一算力集合的标识与UPF2向SMF发送第二算力集合的标识同时进行。
还应理解，步骤503至步骤506可以有一个被执行，也可以有多个被执行，本申请实施例对此不予限制。
507，Ctrl记录算力集合的标识。
示例性地，Ctrl可以记录从SMF接收到的第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，Ctrl可以记录从SMF接收到的第一服务信息和/或第二服务信息。
示例性地，当Ctrl记录从SMF接收到的第一算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的标识时，Ctrl可以根据第一算力集合和第二算力集合，确定第三算力集合。关于Ctrl确定第三算力集合的说明，可以参考方法400中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，SMF通过步骤503获取到第一算力集合的标识，以及通过步骤505获取到第二算力集合的标识之后，SMF可以根据第一算力集合和第二算力集合，确定第三算力集合，并将该第三算力集合的标识发送至Ctrl。关于SMF确定第三算力集合的说明，可以参考方法400中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，SMF通过步骤503收到第一算力集合的标识，和/或，通过步骤505收到第二算力集合的标识之后，SMF可以记录算力集合的标识，并可以不向Ctrl发送该第一算力集合的标识和/或该第二算力集合的标识，此时可以认为SMF执行了Ctrl的功能，即SMF与Ctrl是等同的。
通过图5所示的方法，SMF或者Ctrl可以获取到第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识，并可以对第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识进行记录，从而能够使得SMF或者Ctrl可以基于获取到的算力信息，为终端设备提供服务。当SMF或者Ctrl接收来自终端设备的数据时，SMF或者Ctrl能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，提升了服务可用性。此外，以算力集合的形式划分算力，可以避免5GS对具体算力的服务类型的感知，减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署和应用的灵活性。
图6示出了本申请实施例提供的又一种信息处理的方法600的示意性流程图。该方法600可以包括如下步骤。
601，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识。
关于UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤501中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，UPF1获取第一服务信息。关于UPF1获取第一服务信息的说明可参考步骤 501中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
602，UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识。
关于UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤502中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，UPF2获取第二服务信息。关于UPF2获取第二服务信息的说明可参考步骤502中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
应理解，本申请实施例并不限定步骤601和步骤602执行的先后顺序。例如，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以在UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识之前，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以在UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识之后，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以与UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识同时进行。
603，UPF2向UPF1发送第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，UPF2通过第二隧道，向UPF1发送第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，UPF2向UPF1发送第二服务信息。
可选地，UPF2通过第二隧道，向UPF1发送第二服务信息中的以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二服务的时间戳、第二服务的状态、第二服务的时延信息、第二服务的成本信息或第二服务的有效时长。
可选地，第二隧道是基于GTP-U封装的隧道。
示例性地，GTP-U包括IP头、GTP-U头、扩展头。其中，第二算力集合的标识和/或第二服务信息可以包括在GTP-U头中，也可以包括在扩展头中，本申请实施例对此不作限定。
604，UPF1向SMF发送算力集合的标识。
示例性地，UPF1可以向SMF发送第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，UPF1向SMF发送服务信息。
示例性地，UPF1可以向SMF发送第一服务信息和/或第二服务信息。
605，SMF向Ctrl发送算力集合的标识。
示例性地，SMF可以向Ctrl发送第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，SMF向Ctrl发送服务信息。
示例性地，SMF可以向Ctrl发送第一服务信息和/或第二服务信息。
606，Ctrl记录算力集合的标识。
关于Ctrl记录算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤507中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
通过图6所示的方法，SMF或者Ctrl可以获取到第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识，并可以对第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识进行记录，从而能够使得SMF或者Ctrl可以基于获取到的算力信息，为终端设备提供服务。当SMF或者Ctrl接收来自终端设备的数据时，SMF或者Ctrl能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，提升了服务可用性。此外，以算力集合的形式划分算力，可以避免5GS对具体算力的服务类型的感知，减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署和应用的灵活性。
图7示出了本申请实施例提供的又一种信息处理的方法700的示意性流程图。该方法700可以包括如下步骤。
701，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识。
关于UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤501中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，UPF1获取第一服务信息。关于UPF1获取第一服务信息的说明可参考步骤501中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
702，UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识。
关于UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤502中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，UPF2获取第二服务信息。关于UPF2获取第二服务信息的说明可参考步骤502中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
应理解，本申请实施例并不限定步骤701和步骤702执行的先后顺序。例如，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以在UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识之前，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以在UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识之后，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以与UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识同时进行。
703，UPF1向UPF2发送第一算力集合的标识。
可选地，UPF1通过第一隧道，向UPF2发送第一算力集合的标识。
可选地，UPF1向UPF2发送第一服务信息。
可选地，UPF1通过第一隧道，向UPF2发送第一服务信息中的以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一服务的时间戳、第一服务的状态、第一服务的时延信息、第一服务的成本信息或第一服务的有效时长。
可选地，该第一隧道是基于GTP-U封装的隧道。
示例性地，GTP-U包括IP头、GTP-U头、扩展头。其中，第一算力集合的标识和/或第一服务信息可以包括在GTP-U头中，也可以包括在扩展头中，本申请实施例对此不作限定。
704，UPF2向SMF发送算力集合的标识。
示例性地，UPF2可以向SMF发送第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，UPF2向SMF发送服务信息。
示例性地，UPF2可以向SMF发送第一服务信息和/或第二服务信息。
705，SMF向Ctrl发送算力集合的标识。
示例性地，SMF可以向Ctrl发送第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，SMF向Ctrl发送服务信息。
示例性地，SMF可以向Ctrl发送第一服务信息和/或第二服务信息。
706，Ctrl记录算力集合的标识。
关于Ctrl记录算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤507中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
通过图7所示的方法，SMF或者Ctrl可以获取到第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识，并可以对第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识进行记录，从而能够使得SMF或者Ctrl可以基于获取到的算力信息，为终端设备提供服务。当SMF或者Ctrl接收来自终端设备的数据时，SMF或者Ctrl能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提 供较好的服务资源，提升了服务可用性。此外，以算力集合的形式划分算力，可以避免5GS对具体算力的服务类型的感知，减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署和应用的灵活性。
图8示出了本申请实施例提供的又一种信息处理的方法800的示意性流程图。该方法800可以包括如下步骤。
801，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识。
关于UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤501中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，UPF1获取第一服务信息。关于UPF1获取第一服务信息的说明可参考步骤501中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
802，UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识。
关于UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤502中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
可选地，UPF2获取第二服务信息。关于UPF2获取第二服务信息的说明可参考步骤502中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
应理解，本申请实施例并不限定步骤801和步骤802执行的先后顺序。例如，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以在UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识之前，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以在UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识之后，UPF1获取第一算力集合的标识可以与UPF2获取第二算力集合的标识同时进行。
803，UPF1向UPF2发送第一算力集合的标识。
关于UPF1向UPF2发送第一算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤703中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
804，UPF2向UPF1发送第二算力集合的标识。
关于UPF2向UPF1发送第二算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤603中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
应理解，步骤803和步骤804可以有一个被执行，也可以两个都被执行，本申请实施例对此不予限制。
805，UPF1记录算力集合的标识。
示例性地，UPF1可以记录获取到的第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识。
示例性地，当UPF1记录获取到的第一算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的标识时，UPF1可以根据第一算力集合和第二算力集合，确定第三算力集合。关于UPF1确定第三算力集合的说明，可以参考方法400中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
806，UPF2记录算力集合的标识。
关于UPF2记录算力集合的标识的说明可参考步骤805中的相关描述，在此不再进行赘述。
通过图8所示的方法，UPF1或者UPF2可以获取到第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识，并可以对第一算力集合的标识和/或第二算力集合的标识进行记录，从而能够使得UPF1或者UPF2可以基于获取到的算力信息，为终端设备提供服务。当UPF1或者UPF2接收来自终端设备的数据时，UPF1或者UPF2能够基于终端设备的请求为该终端设备提供较好的服务资源，提升了服务可用性。此外，以算力集合的形式划分算力， 可以避免5GS对具体算力的服务类型的感知，减少管理信息的数量，提高算力部署和应用的灵活性。
可以理解，本申请实施例中的图5至图8中的例子仅仅是为了便于本领域技术人员理解本申请实施例，并非要将本申请实施例限于例示的具体场景。本领域技术人员根据图5至图8的例子，显然可以进行各种等价的修改或变化，这样的修改或变化也落入本申请实施例的范围内。例如，图5至图8中的“记录算力集合的标识”均可替换为“存储算力集合的标识”。
还可以理解，本申请的各实施例中的一些可选的特征，在某些场景下，可以不依赖于其他特征，也可以在某些场景下，与其他特征进行结合，不作限定。
还可以理解，本申请的各实施例中的方案可以进行合理的组合使用，并且实施例中出现的各个术语的解释或说明可以在各个实施例中互相参考或解释，对此不作限定。
还可以理解，在本申请的各实施例中的各种数字序号的大小并不意味着执行顺序的先后，仅为描述方便进行的区分，不应对本申请实施例的实施过程构成任何限定。
还可以理解，在本申请中，“至少一个(项)”是指一个或者多个，“多个”是指两个或两个以上。“和/或”，用于描述关联对象的关联关系，表示可以存在三种关系，例如，“A和/或B”可以表示：只存在A，只存在B以及同时存在A和B三种情况，其中A，B可以是单数或者复数。字符“/”一般表示前后关联对象是一种“或”的关系。“以下至少一项(个)”或其类似表达，是指这些项中的任意组合，包括单项(个)或复数项(个)的任意组合。例如，a，b或c中的至少一项(个)，可以表示：a，b，c，“a和b”，“a和c”，“b和c”，或“a和b和c”，其中a，b，c可以是单个，也可以是多个。
还可以理解，在本申请的各实施例中涉及到一些消息名称，如第一服务信息、第二服务信息等等，应理解，其命名不对本申请实施例的保护范围造成限定。
还可以理解，在上述一些实施例中，主要以会话管理功能SMF、用户面功能UPF、控制网元Ctrl为例进行了示例性说明，本申请不限于此，任何可以实现SMF的网元，或者任何可以实现UPF的网元，或者可以实现Ctrl的网元都适用于本申请。
还可以理解，上述各个方法实施例中，由设备或网元(如会话管理功能，又如用户面功能)实现的方法和操作，也可以由可由设备或网元的组成部件(例如芯片或者电路)来实现。
相应于上述各方法实施例给出的方法，本申请实施例还提供了相应的装置，所述装置包括用于执行上述各个方法实施例相应的模块。该模块可以是软件，也可以是硬件，或者是软件和硬件结合。可以理解的是，上述各方法实施例所描述的技术特征同样适用于以下装置实施例。
以上，结合图4至图8详细说明了本申请实施例提供的通信方法。以下，结合图9至图11详细说明本申请实施例提供的通信装置。
图9是本申请实施例提供的一种通信装置的示意性框图。该装置900包括收发单元910，收发单元910可以用于实现相应的通信功能。收发单元910还可以称为通信接口或通信单元。
可选地，该装置900还可以包括处理单元920，处理单元920可以用于实现相应的处理功能，如根据第一算力集合和第二算力集合，确定第三算力集合。
可选地，该装置900还包括存储单元，该存储单元可以用于存储指令和/或数据，处理单元920可以读取存储单元中的指令和/或数据，以使得装置实现前述各个方法实施例中的第一网元或第二用户面网元的动作。
该装置900可以用于执行上文各个方法实施例中第一网元或第二用户面网元所执行的动作，这时，该装置900可以为第一网元或第一网元的组成部件，也可以为第二用户面网元或第二用户面网元的组成部件，收发单元910用于执行上文方法实施例中第一网元或第二用户面网元的收发相关的操作，处理单元920用于执行上文方法实施例中第一网元或第二用户面网元的处理相关的操作。
作为一种设计，该装置900用于执行上文各个方法实施例中第一网元所执行的动作。
一种可能的实现方式，收发单元910，用于确定第一算力集合，第一算力集合包括多个算力，第一算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合；处理单元920，用于通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务。
可选地，第一算力集合的信息包括第一算力集合的标识和第一算力集合的状态。
可选地，装置900还包括：收发单元910，用于接收来自第二用户面网元的第二算力集合的标识；处理单元920，用于通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：处理单元920，用于通过第三算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，第三算力集合根据第一算力集合和第二算力集合得到。
可选地，装置900还包括：收发单元910，用于发送第一算力集合的标识。
可选地，装置900还包括：收发单元910，用于确定第一服务信息，第一服务信息包括以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识、第一服务的时间戳、第一服务的状态、第一服务的时延信息、第一服务的成本信息或第一服务的有效时长；其中，第一标识信息包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元的标识、第二用户面网元的标识或第一隧道端点标识，第一隧道为第一用户面网元与第二用户面网元之间的隧道。处理单元920，用于通过第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：处理单元920，用于通过第一服务信息和第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，服务包括第一服务。
可选地，装置900为第一用户面网元。
可选地，装置900还包括：收发单元910，用于通过第一隧道，向第二用户面网元发送第一算力集合的标识。
可选地，装置900还包括：收发单元910，用于通过第一隧道，向第二用户面网元发送第一服务信息中的以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一服务的时间戳、第一服务的状态、第一服务的时延信息、第一服务的成本信息或第一服务的有效时长。
可选地，第一隧道是基于用户面的GPRS隧道协议封装的隧道。
可选地，第一服务信息包括第一服务的标识和第一网络切片的标识，装置900还包括：处理单元920，用于根据以下至少一项确定第一标识信息：第一算力集合的标识、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识。
可选地，处理单元920，用于生成第一算力集合，或，收发单元910，用于从与装置900通信的设备接收第一算力集合。
可选地，处理单元920，用于生成第一服务信息，或，收发单元910，用于从与装置900通信的设备接收第一服务信息。
可选地，收发单元910，用于接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第一算力集合。
可选地，收发单元910，用于接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第一服务信息。
可选地，装置900为控制面网元。
该装置900可实现对应于根据本申请实施例的方法实施例中的第一网元执行的步骤或者流程，该装置900可以包括用于执行图4至图8中任意一个所示实施例中第一网元执行的方法的单元。
作为另一种设计，该装置900用于执行上文各个方法实施例中第二用户面网元所执行的动作。
一种可能的实现方式，处理单元920，用于确定第二算力集合，第二算力集合包括多个算力，第二算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合；收发单元910，用于向第一网元发送第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，第二算力集合的信息包括第二算力集合的标识和第二算力集合的状态。
可选地，装置900还包括：处理单元920，用于确定第二服务信息，第二服务信息包括以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识、第二服务的时间戳、第二服务的状态、第二服务的时延信息、第二服务的成本信息或第二服务的有效时长；其中，第二标识信息包括以下至少一项：第一用户面网元的标识、第二用户面网元的标识或第二隧道端点标识，第二隧道为第一用户面网元与第二用户面网元之间的隧道；收发单元，用于向第一网元发送第二服务信息。
可选地，装置900还包括：收发单元，用于通过第二隧道，向第一用户面网元发送第二算力集合的标识。
可选地，装置900还包括：收发单元，用于通过第二隧道，向第一用户面网元发送第二服务信息中的以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二服务的时间戳、第二服务的状态、第二服务的时延信息、第二服务的成本信息或第二服务的有效时长。
可选地，第二隧道是基于用户面的GPRS隧道协议封装的隧道。
可选地，第二服务信息包括第二服务的标识和第二网络切片的标识，装置900还包括：处理单元920，用于根据以下至少一项确定第二标识信息：第二算力集合的标识、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识。
可选地，处理单元920，用于生成第二算力集合，或，收发单元910，用于从与第二用户面网元通信的设备接收第二算力集合。
可选地，处理单元920，用于生成第二服务信息，或，收发单元910，用于从与第二用户面网元通信的设备接收第二服务信息。
可选地，收发单元910，用于接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第二算力集合。
可选地，收发单元910，用于接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，指示信息用于指示确定第二服务信息。
可选地，第一网元为控制面网元或第一用户面网元。
该装置900可实现对应于根据本申请实施例的方法实施例中的第二用户面网元执行 的步骤或者流程，该装置900可以包括用于执行图4至图8中任意一个所示实施例中第二用户面网元执行的方法的单元。
应理解，各单元执行上述相应步骤的具体过程在上述各方法实施例中已经详细说明，为了简洁，在此不再赘述。
还应理解，这里的装置900以功能单元的形式体现。这里的术语“单元”可以指应用特有集成电路(application specific integrated circuit，ASIC)、电子电路、用于执行一个或多个软件或固件程序的处理器(例如共享处理器、专有处理器或组处理器等)和存储器、合并逻辑电路和/或其它支持所描述的功能的合适组件。在一个可选例子中，本领域技术人员可以理解，装置900可以具体为上述实施例中的第一网元或第二用户面网元，可以用于执行上述各方法实施例中与第一网元或第二用户面网元对应的各个流程和/或步骤，为避免重复，在此不再赘述。
上述各个方案的装置900具有实现上述方法中第一网元或第二用户面网元所执行的相应步骤的功能。所述功能可以通过硬件实现，也可以通过硬件执行相应的软件实现。所述硬件或软件包括一个或多个与上述功能相对应的模块；例如收发单元可以由收发机替代(例如，收发单元中的收发单元可以由发送机替代，收发单元中的接收单元可以由接收机替代)，其它单元，如处理单元等可以由处理器替代，分别执行各个方法实施例中的收发操作以及相关的处理操作。
此外，上述收发单元910还可以是收发电路(例如可以包括接收电路和发送电路)，处理单元可以是处理电路。
需要指出的是，图9中的装置可以是前述实施例中的网元，也可以是芯片或者芯片系统，例如：片上系统(system on chip，SoC)。其中，收发单元可以是输入输出电路、通信接口；处理单元为该芯片上集成的处理器或者微处理器或者集成电路。在此不做限定。
如图10所示，本申请实施例提供另一种通信装置1000。该装置1000包括处理器1010，处理器1010与存储器1020耦合，存储器1020用于存储计算机程序或指令和/或数据，处理器1010用于执行存储器1020存储的计算机程序或指令，或读取存储器1020存储的数据，以执行上文各方法实施例中的方法。
可选地，处理器1010为一个或多个。
可选地，存储器1020为一个或多个。
可选地，该存储器1020与该处理器1010集成在一起，或者分离设置。
可选地，如图10所示，该装置1000还包括收发器1030，收发器1030用于信号的接收和/或发送。例如，处理器1010用于控制收发器1030进行信号的接收和/或发送。
作为一种方案，该装置1000用于实现上文各个方法实施例中由第一网元或第二用户面网元执行的操作。
例如，处理器1010用于执行存储器1020存储的计算机程序或指令，以实现上文各个方法实施例中第一网元的相关操作。例如，图4至图8中任意一个所示实施例中的第一网元执行的方法。
应理解，本申请实施例中提及的处理器可以是中央处理单元(central processing unit，CPU)，还可以是其他通用处理器、数字信号处理器(digital signal processor，DSP)、专用集成电路(application specific integrated circuit，ASIC)、现成可编程门阵列(field  programmable gate array，FPGA)或者其他可编程逻辑器件、分立门或者晶体管逻辑器件、分立硬件组件等。通用处理器可以是微处理器或者该处理器也可以是任何常规的处理器等。
还应理解，本申请实施例中提及的存储器可以是易失性存储器和/或非易失性存储器。其中，非易失性存储器可以是只读存储器(read-only memory，ROM)、可编程只读存储器(programmable ROM，PROM)、可擦除可编程只读存储器(erasable PROM，EPROM)、电可擦除可编程只读存储器(electrically EPROM，EEPROM)或闪存。易失性存储器可以是随机存取存储器(random access memory，RAM)。例如，RAM可以用作外部高速缓存。作为示例而非限定，RAM包括如下多种形式：静态随机存取存储器(static RAM，SRAM)、动态随机存取存储器(dynamic RAM，DRAM)、同步动态随机存取存储器(synchronous DRAM，SDRAM)、双倍数据速率同步动态随机存取存储器(double data rate SDRAM，DDR SDRAM)、增强型同步动态随机存取存储器(enhanced SDRAM，ESDRAM)、同步连接动态随机存取存储器(synchlink DRAM，SLDRAM)和直接内存总线随机存取存储器(direct rambus RAM，DR RAM)。
需要说明的是，当处理器为通用处理器、DSP、ASIC、FPGA或者其他可编程逻辑器件、分立门或者晶体管逻辑器件、分立硬件组件时，存储器(存储模块)可以集成在处理器中。
还需要说明的是，本文描述的存储器旨在包括但不限于这些和任意其它适合类型的存储器。
如图11，本申请实施例提供一种芯片系统1100。该芯片系统1100(或者也可以称为处理系统)包括逻辑电路1110以及输入/输出接口(input/output interface)1120。
其中，逻辑电路1110可以为芯片系统1100中的处理电路。逻辑电路1110可以耦合连接存储单元，调用存储单元中的指令，使得芯片系统1100可以实现本申请各实施例的方法和功能。输入/输出接口1120，可以为芯片系统1100中的输入输出电路，将芯片系统1100处理好的信息输出，或将待处理的数据或信令信息输入芯片系统1100进行处理。
作为一种方案，该芯片系统1100用于实现上文各个方法实施例中由第一网元或第二用户面网元执行的操作。
例如，逻辑电路1110用于实现上文方法实施例中由第一网元执行的处理相关的操作，如图4至图8中任意一个所示实施例中的第一网元执行的处理相关的操作；输入/输出接口1120用于实现上文方法实施例中由第一网元执行的发送和/或接收相关的操作，如图4至图8中任意一个所示实施例中的第一网元执行的发送和/或接收相关的操作。
本申请实施例还提供一种计算机可读存储介质，其上存储有用于实现上述各方法实施例中由第一网元或第二用户面网元执行的方法的计算机指令。
例如，该计算机程序被计算机执行时，使得该计算机可以实现上述方法各实施例中由第一网元执行的方法。
本申请实施例还提供一种计算机程序产品，包含指令，该指令被计算机执行时以实现上述各方法实施例中由第一网元或第二用户面网元执行的方法。
上述提供的任一种装置中相关内容的解释及有益效果均可参考上文提供的对应的方法实施例，此处不再赘述。
在本申请所提供的几个实施例中，应该理解到，所揭露的装置和方法，可以通过其它 的方式实现。例如，以上所描述的装置实施例仅是示意性的，例如，所述单元的划分，仅仅为一种逻辑功能划分，实际实现时可以有另外的划分方式，例如多个单元或组件可以结合或者可以集成到另一个系统，或一些特征可以忽略，或不执行。此外，所显示或讨论的相互之间的耦合或直接耦合或通信连接可以是通过一些接口，装置或单元的间接耦合或通信连接，可以是电性，机械或其它的形式。
在上述实施例中，可以全部或部分地通过软件、硬件、固件或者其任意组合来实现。当使用软件实现时，可以全部或部分地以计算机程序产品的形式实现。所述计算机程序产品包括一个或多个计算机指令。在计算机上加载和执行所述计算机程序指令时，全部或部分地产生按照本申请实施例所述的流程或功能。所述计算机可以是通用计算机、专用计算机、计算机网络、或者其他可编程装置。例如，所述计算机可以是个人计算机，服务器，或者网络设备等。所述计算机指令可以存储在计算机可读存储介质中，或者从一个计算机可读存储介质向另一个计算机可读存储介质传输，例如，所述计算机指令可以从一个网站站点、计算机、服务器或数据中心通过有线(例如同轴电缆、光纤、数字用户线(DSL))或无线(例如红外、无线、微波等)方式向另一个网站站点、计算机、服务器或数据中心进行传输。所述计算机可读存储介质可以是计算机能够存取的任何可用介质或者是包含一个或多个可用介质集成的服务器、数据中心等数据存储设备。所述可用介质可以是磁性介质(例如，软盘、硬盘、磁带)、光介质(例如，DVD)、或者半导体介质(例如固态硬盘(solid state disk，SSD)等。例如，前述的可用介质包括但不限于：U盘、移动硬盘、只读存储器(read-only memory，ROM)、随机存取存储器(random access memory，RAM)、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储程序代码的介质。
以上所述，仅为本申请的具体实施方式，但本申请的保护范围并不局限于此，任何熟悉本技术领域的技术人员在本申请揭露的技术范围内，可轻易想到变化或替换，都应涵盖在本申请的保护范围之内。因此，本申请的保护范围应以所述权利要求的保护范围为准。

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  1. 一种信息处理的方法，其特征在于，包括：
    第一网元确定第一算力集合，所述第一算力集合包括多个算力，所述第一算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合；
    所述第一网元通过所述第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法，其特征在于，
    所述第一算力集合的信息包括所述第一算力集合的标识和所述第一算力集合的状态。
  3. 根据权利要求1或2所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第一网元接收来自第二用户面网元的第二算力集合的标识；
    所述第一网元通过所述第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：
    所述第一网元通过第三算力集合，为所述终端设备提供服务，所述第三算力集合根据所述第一算力集合和所述第二算力集合得到。
  4. 根据权利要求1至3中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第一网元确定第一服务信息，所述第一服务信息包括以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识、所述第一服务的时间戳、所述第一服务的状态、所述第一服务的时延信息、所述第一服务的成本信息或所述第一服务的有效时长；其中，所述第一标识信息包括以下至少一项：所述第一用户面网元的标识、所述第二用户面网元的标识或第一隧道端点标识，所述第一隧道为所述第一用户面网元与所述第二用户面网元之间的隧道；
    所述第一网元通过所述第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：
    所述第一网元通过所述第一服务信息和所述第一算力集合，为所述终端设备提供服务，所述服务包括所述第一服务。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一网元为第一用户面网元。
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第一用户面网元通过所述第一隧道，向所述第二用户面网元发送所述第一算力集合的标识。
  7. 根据权利要求5或6所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第一用户面网元通过所述第一隧道，向所述第二用户面网元发送所述第一服务信息中的以下至少一项：所述第一标识信息、所述第一服务的标识、所述第一服务的时间戳、所述第一服务的状态、所述第一服务的时延信息、所述第一服务的成本信息或所述第一服务的有效时长。
  8. 根据权利要求4至7中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一隧道是基于用户面的GPRS隧道协议封装的隧道。
  9. 根据权利要求4至8中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一服务信息包括所述第一服务的标识和所述第一网络切片的标识，所述方法还包括：
    所述第一网元根据以下至少一项确定所述第一标识信息：所述第一算力集合的标识、所述第一服务的标识、所述第一网络切片的标识。
  10. 根据权利要求1至9中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一网元确定第一算力集合，包括：
    所述第一网元通过以下至少一项确定所述第一算力集合：所述第一网元生成所述第一算力集合，或，所述第一网元从与所述第一网元通信的设备接收所述第一算力集合。
  11. 根据权利要求4至9中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一网元确定第一服务信息，包括：
    所述第一网元通过以下至少一项确定所述第一服务信息：所述第一网元生成所述第一服务信息，或，所述第一网元从与所述第一网元通信的设备接收所述第一服务信息。
  12. 根据权利要求5至7中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一网元确定第一算力集合之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述第一用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，所述指示信息用于指示确定所述第一算力集合。
  13. 根据权利要求1至12中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一网元为控制面网元。
  14. 一种信息处理的方法，其特征在于，包括：
    第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合，所述第二算力集合包括多个算力，所述第二算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合；
    所述第二用户面网元向第一网元发送所述第二算力集合的标识。
  15. 根据权利要求14所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第二用户面网元确定第二服务信息，所述第二服务信息包括以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识、所述第二服务的时间戳、所述第二服务的状态、所述第二服务的时延信息、所述第二服务的成本信息或所述第二服务的有效时长；其中，所述第二标识信息包括以下至少一项：所述第一用户面网元的标识、所述第二用户面网元的标识或第二隧道端点标识，所述第二隧道为所述第一用户面网元与所述第二用户面网元之间的隧道；
    所述第二用户面网元向所述第一网元发送所述第二服务信息。
  16. 根据权利要求15所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第二用户面网元通过所述第二隧道，向所述第一用户面网元发送所述第二算力集合的标识。
  17. 根据权利要求15或16所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第二用户面网元通过所述第二隧道，向所述第一用户面网元发送所述第二服务信息中的以下至少一项：所述第二标识信息、所述第二服务的标识、所述第二服务的时间戳、所述第二服务的状态、所述第二服务的时延信息、所述第二服务的成本信息或所述第二服务的有效时长。
  18. 根据权利要求15至17中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二隧道是基于用户面的GPRS隧道协议封装的隧道。
  19. 根据权利要求15至18中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二服务信息包括所述第二服务的标识和所述第二网络切片的标识，所述方法还包括：
    所述第二用户面网元根据以下至少一项确定所述第二标识信息：所述第二算力集合的 标识、所述第二服务的标识、所述第二网络切片的标识。
  20. 根据权利要求14至19中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合，包括：
    所述第二用户面网元通过以下至少一项确定所述第二算力集合：所述第二用户面网元生成所述第二算力集合，或，所述第二用户面网元从与所述第二用户面网元通信的设备接收所述第二算力集合。
  21. 根据权利要求15至19中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二用户面网元确定第二服务信息，包括：
    所述第二用户面网元通过以下至少一项获取所述第二服务信息：所述第二用户面网元生成所述第二服务信息，或，所述第二用户面网元从与所述第二用户面网元通信的设备接收所述第二服务信息。
  22. 根据权利要求14至21中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述第二用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，所述指示信息用于指示确定所述第二算力集合。
  23. 根据权利要求14至22中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，
    所述第一网元为控制面网元或第一用户面网元。
  24. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，包括：
    处理器，用于执行存储器中存储的计算机程序，以使得所述装置执行如权利要求1至13中任一项所述的方法，或者，以使得所述装置执行如权利要求14至23中任一项所述的方法。
  25. 根据权利要求24所述的装置，其特征在于，所述装置还包括所述存储器。
  26. 一种计算机可读存储介质，其特征在于，所述计算机可读存储介质上存储有计算机程序，当所述计算机程序在计算机上运行时，使得所述计算机执行如权利要求1至13中任一项所述的方法，或者，使得所述计算机执行如权利要求14至23中任一项所述的方法。
  27. 一种计算机程序产品，其特征在于，所述计算机程序产品包括用于执行如权利要求1至13中任一项所述的方法的指令，或者，所述计算机程序产品包括用于执行如权利要求14至23中任一项所述的方法的指令。
  28. 一种信息处理的方法，其特征在于，包括：
    第一网元确定第一算力集合，所述第一算力集合包括多个算力，所述第一算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合；
    第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合，所述第二算力集合包括多个算力，所述第二算力集合用于表征至少一个服务类型的算力集合；
    所述第二用户面网元向第一网元发送所述第二算力集合的标识；
    所述第一网元接收所述第二算力集合的标识；
    所述第一网元通过所述第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：
    所述第一网元通过第三算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，所述第三算力集合根据所述第一算力集合和所述第二算力集合得到。
  29. 根据权利要求28所述的方法，其特征在于，
    所述第一算力集合的信息包括所述第一算力集合的标识和所述第一算力集合的状态。
  30. 根据权利要求28或29所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第一网元确定第一服务信息，所述第一服务信息包括以下至少一项：第一标识信息、第一服务的标识、第一网络切片的标识、所述第一服务的时间戳、所述第一服务的状态、所述第一服务的时延信息、所述第一服务的成本信息或所述第一服务的有效时长；其中，所述第一标识信息包括以下至少一项：所述第一用户面网元的标识、所述第二用户面网元的标识或第一隧道端点标识，所述第一隧道为所述第一用户面网元与所述第二用户面网元之间的隧道；
    所述第一网元通过所述第一算力集合，为终端设备提供服务，包括：
    所述第一网元通过所述第一服务信息和所述第一算力集合，为所述终端设备提供服务，所述服务包括所述第一服务。
  31. 根据权利要求30所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一网元为第一用户面网元。
  32. 根据权利要求31所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第一用户面网元通过所述第一隧道，向所述第二用户面网元发送所述第一算力集合的标识。
  33. 根据权利要求31或32所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第一用户面网元通过所述第一隧道，向所述第二用户面网元发送所述第一服务信息中的以下至少一项：所述第一标识信息、所述第一服务的标识、所述第一服务的时间戳、所述第一服务的状态、所述第一服务的时延信息、所述第一服务的成本信息或所述第一服务的有效时长。
  34. 根据权利要求30至33中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一隧道是基于用户面的GPRS隧道协议封装的隧道。
  35. 根据权利要求30至34中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一服务信息包括所述第一服务的标识和所述第一网络切片的标识，所述方法还包括：
    所述第一网元根据以下至少一项确定所述第一标识信息：所述第一算力集合的标识、所述第一服务的标识、所述第一网络切片的标识。
  36. 根据权利要求28至35中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一网元确定第一算力集合，包括：
    所述第一网元通过以下至少一项确定所述第一算力集合：所述第一网元生成所述第一算力集合，或，所述第一网元从与所述第一网元通信的设备接收所述第一算力集合。
  37. 根据权利要求30至35中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一网元确定第一服务信息，包括：
    所述第一网元通过以下至少一项确定所述第一服务信息：所述第一网元生成所述第一服务信息，或，所述第一网元从与所述第一网元通信的设备接收所述第一服务信息。
  38. 根据权利要求31至33中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一网元确定第一算力集合之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述第一用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，所述指示信息用于指示确定所述第一算力集合。
  39. 根据权利要求28至38中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第一网元为控制面网元。
  40. 根据权利要求28所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第二用户面网元确定第二服务信息，所述第二服务信息包括以下至少一项：第二标识信息、第二服务的标识、第二网络切片的标识、所述第二服务的时间戳、所述第二服务的状态、所述第二服务的时延信息、所述第二服务的成本信息或所述第二服务的有效时长；其中，所述第二标识信息包括以下至少一项：所述第一用户面网元的标识、所述第二用户面网元的标识或第二隧道端点标识，所述第二隧道为所述第一用户面网元与所述第二用户面网元之间的隧道；
    所述第二用户面网元向所述第一网元发送所述第二服务信息。
  41. 根据权利要求40所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第二用户面网元通过所述第二隧道，向所述第一用户面网元发送所述第二算力集合的标识。
  42. 根据权利要求40或41所述的方法，其特征在于，所述方法还包括：
    所述第二用户面网元通过所述第二隧道，向所述第一用户面网元发送所述第二服务信息中的以下至少一项：所述第二标识信息、所述第二服务的标识、所述第二服务的时间戳、所述第二服务的状态、所述第二服务的时延信息、所述第二服务的成本信息或所述第二服务的有效时长。
  43. 根据权利要求40至42中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二隧道是基于用户面的GPRS隧道协议封装的隧道。
  44. 根据权利要求40至43中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二服务信息包括所述第二服务的标识和所述第二网络切片的标识，所述方法还包括：
    所述第二用户面网元根据以下至少一项确定所述第二标识信息：所述第二算力集合的标识、所述第二服务的标识、所述第二网络切片的标识。
  45. 根据权利要求28、40至44中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合，包括：
    所述第二用户面网元通过以下至少一项确定所述第二算力集合：所述第二用户面网元生成所述第二算力集合，或，所述第二用户面网元从与所述第二用户面网元通信的设备接收所述第二算力集合。
  46. 根据权利要求40至44中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二用户面网元确定第二服务信息，包括：
    所述第二用户面网元通过以下至少一项获取所述第二服务信息：所述第二用户面网元生成所述第二服务信息，或，所述第二用户面网元从与所述第二用户面网元通信的设备接收所述第二服务信息。
  47. 根据权利要求28、40至46中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，所述第二用户面网元确定第二算力集合之前，所述方法还包括：
    所述第二用户面网元接收来自控制面网元的指示信息，所述指示信息用于指示确定所述第二算力集合。
  48. 根据权利要求40至47中任一项所述的方法，其特征在于，
    所述第一网元为控制面网元或第一用户面网元。
  49. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，包括具有实现如权利要求1至13中任一项所述的方法的功能的单元。
  50. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，包括具有实现如权利要求14至23中任一项所述的方法的功能的单元。
  51. 一种芯片，其特征在于，包括处理器和通信接口，所述通信接口用于接收数据和/或信息，并将接收到的数据和/或信息传输至所述处理器，所述处理器处理所述数据和/或信息，以执行如权利要求1至13中任一项所述的方法，或者如权利要求14至23中任一项所述的方法。
  52. 一种通信系统，其特征在于，包括如下通信装置的一项或多项：如权利要求49所述的通信装置，以及如权利要求50所述的通信装置。
  53. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，所述装置用于执行权利要求1至13中任一项所述的方法。
  54. 一种通信装置，其特征在于，所述装置用于执行权利要求14至23中任一项所述的方法。
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