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US 10,993,127 · App. 16/574,211 · Granted Apr 27, 2021

Network slice instance management method, apparatus, and system

Inventors: Wenqi Sun (Shenzhen, CN); Shuigen Yang (Shanghai, CN); Wei Lu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04W24/02H04W16/02
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Patent No.
US 10,993,127
App. No.
16/574,211
Granted
Apr 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A network slice instance management method, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes: determining, by a first network device, that a configuration parameter of a first network slice subnet instance needs to be modified, where the first network device is configured to manage the first network slice subnet instance; modifying, by the first network device, the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance; and sending, by the first network device, report information to a second network device, where the report information is used to indicate a result of modifying the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance, the second network device is configured to manage a first network slice instance, and the first network slice instance includes the first network slice subnet instance.

Claims (27)

1. A network slice instance management method, comprising:

determining, by a first network device, that a configuration parameter of a first network slice subnet instance needs to be modified, wherein the first network device is configured to manage the first network slice subnet instance;

modifying, by the first network device, the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance; and

sending, by the first network device, report information to a second network device, wherein the report information is used to indicate a result of modifying the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance, the second network device is configured to manage a first network slice instance, and the first network slice instance comprises the first network slice subnet instance.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the first network device, a self-optimization policy from the second network device, wherein the self-optimization policy is used to indicate a rule of modifying a network slice subnet instance; and

the modifying, by the first network device, of the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance comprises:

modifying, by the first network device, the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance based on the self-optimization policy.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the first network device, authorization information from the second network device, wherein the authorization information is used to indicate permission for modifying the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance comprises a capacity size of the first network slice subnet instance and a capability parameter of the first network slice subnet instance.

5. A network slice instance management method, comprising:

receiving, by a second network device, report information from a first network device, and the report information is used to indicate a result of modifying a configuration parameter of a first network slice subnet instance, the first network device is configured to manage the first network slice subnet instance, the second network device is configured to manage a first network slice instance, and the first network slice instance comprises the first network slice subnet instance.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:

sending, by the second network device, a self-optimization policy to the first network device, wherein the self-optimization policy is used to indicate a rule of modifying a network slice subnet instance.

7. The method according to claim 5 , method further comprising: sending, by the second network device, authorization information to the first network device, wherein the authorization information is used to indicate permission for modifying the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance comprises a capacity size of the first network slice subnet instance and a capability parameter of the first network slice subnet instance.

9. A network device, the network device comprising a first network device, and further comprising a processing unit and a communications unit, wherein

the processing unit is configured to determine that a configuration parameter of a first network slice subnet instance needs to be modified, wherein the first network device is configured to manage the first network slice subnet instance; modify the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance; and send report information to a second network device via the communications unit, wherein the report information is used to indicate a result of modifying the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance, the second network device is configured to manage a first network slice instance, and the first network slice instance comprises the first network slice subnet instance.

10. The network device according to claim 9 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to receive a self-optimization policy from the second network device via the communications unit, wherein the self-optimization policy is used to indicate a rule of modifying a network slice subnet instance; and, in modifying the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance, the processing unit is configured to modify the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance based on the self-optimization policy.

11. The network device according to claim 9 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to receive authorization information from the second network device via the communications unit, wherein the authorization information is used to indicate permission for modifying the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance.

12. The network device according to claim 9 , wherein the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance comprises a capacity size of the first network slice subnet instance and a capability parameter of the first network slice subnet instance.

13. A network device, the network device comprising a second network device, and further comprising a processing unit and a communications unit, wherein

the processing unit is configured to receive report information from a first network device via the communications unit, wherein the report information is used to indicate a result of modifying a configuration parameter of a first network slice subnet instance, the first network device is configured to manage the first network slice subnet instance, the second network device is configured to manage a first network slice instance, and the first network slice instance comprises the first network slice subnet instance.

14. The network device according to claim 13 , the processing unit is further configured to send a self-optimization policy to the first network device via the communications unit, wherein the self-optimization policy is used to indicate a rule of modifying a network slice subnet instance.

15. The network device according to claim 13 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to send authorization information to the first network device via the communications unit, wherein the authorization information is used to indicate permission for modifying the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance.

16. The network device according to claim 13 , wherein the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance comprises a capacity size of the first network slice subnet instance and a capability parameter of the first network slice subnet instance.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2021
From: SUN, WENQI; YANG, SHUIGEN; LU, WEI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055603/0309 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710167282.8 · Mar 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
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