Resource configuration method and apparatus

1. A resource configuration method, comprising:

obtaining, by a terminal, a slice attribute corresponding to a slice type of a first session, wherein the slice attribute corresponding to the slice type comprises at least one of a security requirement or a latency requirement of the slice type; and

performing, by the terminal, resource configuration for the first session based on the slice attribute,

wherein the security requirement comprises a resource isolation requirement of the first session, the resource isolation requirement indicates whether the terminal needs to provide an isolated resource for the first session, and the performing resource configuration for the first session comprises:

upon determining that the slice attribute comprises the resource isolation requirement of the slice type, determining, by the terminal based on the resource isolation requirement of the slice type, whether to provide an isolated resource for the first session.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the slice attribute comprises:

sending, by the terminal, a session establishment request message to a control plane network element, and receiving a session establishment accept message from the control plane network element, wherein the session establishment accept message carries the slice type of the first session; and

obtaining, by the terminal based on a mapping relationship that is between each slice type and its corresponding slice attribute and that is locally stored in the terminal, the slice attribute corresponding to the slice type of the first session.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the slice attribute comprises the security requirement and/or the latency requirement of the slice type.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the control plane network element comprises a session management function entity and an access and mobility management function entity.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining the slice attribute comprises:

sending, by the terminal, a session establishment request message to a control plane network element, and receiving a session establishment accept message from the control plane network element, wherein the session establishment accept message carries the slice attribute corresponding to the slice type of the first session.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the slice attribute comprises the security requirement of the slice type.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing resource configuration for the first session further comprises:

if the slice attribute comprises the latency requirement of the slice type, determining, by the terminal based on the latency requirement of the slice type, whether to provide high-priority resource scheduling for the first session.

8. The resource configuration method according to claim 1 , wherein the isolated resource comprises a physically independent operating system, an independent central processing unit (CPU), or an isolated process group.

9. The resource configuration method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the terminal, a priority of resource scheduling for the first session based on the latency requirement of the slice type.

10. A resource configuration apparatus, comprising:

an interface;

a processor; and

a memory storing a program, the program including instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the processor to:

obtain a slice attribute corresponding to a slice type of a first session, wherein the slice attribute corresponding to the slice type comprises at least one of a security requirement or a latency requirement of the slice type; and

perform resource configuration for the first session based on the slice attribute,

wherein the security requirement comprises a resource isolation requirement of the first session, and the resource isolation requirement indicates whether the resource configuration apparatus needs to provide an isolated resource for the first session; and

wherein to perform resource configuration for the first session based on the slice attribute, the program includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the processor to:

upon determining that the slice attribute comprises the resource isolation requirement of the slice type, determine, based on the resource isolation requirement of the slice type, whether to provide an isolated resource for the first session.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein to obtain the slice attribute corresponding to the slice type of the first session, the program includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the processor to:

send a session establishment request message to a control plane network element, and receive a session establishment accept message from the control plane network element, wherein the session establishment accept message carries the slice type of the first session; and

obtain, based on a mapping relationship that is between each slice type and its corresponding slice attribute and that is locally stored in the apparatus, the slice attribute corresponding to the slice type of the first session.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the slice attribute comprises the security requirement and/or a latency requirement of the slice type.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the control plane network element comprises a session management function entity and an access and mobility management function entity.

14. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein to obtain the slice attribute corresponding to the slice type of the first session, the program includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the processor to:

send a session establishment request message to a control plane network element, and receive a session establishment accept message from the control plane network element, wherein the session establishment accept message carries the slice attribute corresponding to the slice type of the first session.

15. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the slice attribute comprises the security requirement of the slice type.

16. The apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein to perform resource configuration for the first session based on the slice attribute, the program includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the processor to:

if the slice attribute comprises the latency requirement of the slice type, determine, based on the latency requirement of the slice type, whether to provide high-priority resource scheduling for the first session.

17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions for use in a resource configuration apparatus, the instructions comprising:

first instructions that, when executed by a processor of the resource configuration apparatus, control the processor to obtain a slice attribute corresponding to a slice type of a first session, wherein the slice attribute corresponding to the slice type comprises at least one of a security requirement or a latency requirement of the slice type; and

second instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the processor perform resource configuration for the first session based on the slice attribute,

wherein the security requirement comprises a resource isolation requirement of the first session, the resource isolation requirement indicates whether an isolated resource needs to be provided for the first session, and the performing of the resource configuration for the first session comprises:

upon determining that the slice attribute comprises the resource isolation requirement of the slice type, determining, by the resource configuration apparatus based on the resource isolation requirement of the slice type, whether to provide an isolated resource for the first session.