IP Library Granted Patent US 11,778,544
Granted Patent B2
US 11,778,544 · App. 17/201,916 · Granted Oct 3, 2023

Slice information processing method and apparatus

Inventors: Yang Xin (Shanghai, CN); Xiaobo Wu (Shanghai, CN); Weiwei Chong (Shanghai, CN); Fangyuan Zhu (Beijing, CN); Clarissa Marquezan (Munich, DE)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
H04W48/14H04W28/0268H04W28/0289
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Patent No.
US 11,778,544
App. No.
17/201,916
Granted
Oct 3, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to slice information processing methods. One example method includes sending, by a management and control function network element, a first request to a data analytics function network element, where the first request requests first information of a slice network including at least one slice, and the first request includes identity information of the at least one slice, and receiving, by the management and control function network element, a first response from the data analytics function network element, where the first response includes the first information, and the first information is used for at least one of user control or application control of each slice of the at least one slice.

Claims (21)

1. A method, comprising:

sending, by a management and control function network element, a first request to a data analytics function network element, wherein the first request requests first information of a slice network comprising at least one slice, wherein the first request comprises identity information of the at least one slice, and wherein the management and control function network element is a policy control function (PCF) network element;

receiving, by the management and control function network element, a first response from the data analytics function network element, wherein the first response comprises the first information, wherein the first information is used for service control of each slice of the at least one slice, wherein the first information comprises at least one piece of service control information corresponding to each of the at least one slice, wherein each of the at least one piece of service control information comprises at least one of network area information and at least one piece of network slice instance information, wherein the network area information comprises at least one of cell identity, wherein each of the at least one piece of network slice instance information comprises identity information of a network slice instance and at least one piece of service configuration information, wherein each of the at least one piece of the service configuration information comprises a service identity, a maximum quantity of services that can be accommodated in a cell, and at least one piece of service experience range information, wherein each of the at least one piece of service experience range information comprises: a size of a service experience range, a maximum quantity of services that is within the service experience range and that can be accommodated in the cell, and at least one set of quality of service, QoS, parameters of the service experience range; and

implementing, by the management and control function network element, service control of the at least one slice based on the first information.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

sending, by the data analytics function network element, the first response to the management and control function network element.

3. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

send, by a management and control function network element, a first request to a data analytics function network element, wherein the first request requests first information of a slice network comprising at least one slice, wherein the first request comprises identity information of the at least one slice, and wherein the management and control function network element is a policy control function (PCF) network element;

receive, by the management and control function network element, a first response from the data analytics function network element, wherein the first response comprises the first information, wherein the first information is used for service control of each slice of the at least one slice, wherein the first information comprises at least one piece of service control information corresponding to each of the at least one slice, wherein each of the at least one piece of service control information comprises at least one of network area information and at least one piece of network slice instance information, wherein the network area information comprises at least one of cell identity, wherein each of the at least one piece of network slice instance information comprises identity information of a network slice instance and at least one piece of service configuration information, wherein each of the at least one piece of the service configuration information comprises a service identity, a maximum quantity of services that can be accommodated in a cell, and at least one piece of service experience range information, wherein each of the at least one piece of service experience range information comprises: a size of a service experience range, a maximum quantity of services that is within the service experience range and that can be accommodated in the cell, and at least one set of quality of service, QoS, parameters of the service experience range; and

implement, by the management and control function network element, service control of the at least one slice based on the first information.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to:

send the first response to the management and control function network element.

5. A communications system, comprising a management and control function network element and a data analytics function network element, wherein:

the management and control function network element comprises:

at least one processor; and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to cause the management and control function network element to:

send a first request to a data analytics function network element, wherein the first request requests first information of a slice network comprising at least one slice, wherein the first request comprises identity information of the at least one slice, and wherein the management and control function network element is a policy control function (PCF) network element;

receive a first response from the data analytics function network element, wherein the first response comprises the first information, wherein the first information is used for service control of each slice of the at least one slice, wherein the first information comprises at least one piece of service control information corresponding to each of the at least one slice, wherein each of the at least one piece of service control information comprises at least one of network area information and at least one piece of network slice instance information, wherein the network area information comprises at least one of cell identity, wherein each of the at least one piece of network slice instance information comprises identity information of a network slice instance and at least one piece of service configuration information, wherein each of the at least one piece of the service configuration information comprises a service identity, a maximum quantity of services that can be accommodated in a cell, and at least one piece of service experience range information, wherein each of the at least one piece of service experience range information comprises: a size of a service experience range, a maximum quantity of services that is within the service experience range and that can be accommodated in the cell, and at least one set of quality of service, QoS, parameters of the service experience range; and

implement, by the management and control function network element, service control of the at least one slice based on the first information.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2021
From: XIN, YANG; WU, XIAOBO; CHONG, WEIWEI; ZHU, FANGYUAN; MARQUEZAN, CLARISSA
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056715/0655 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811142739.0 · Sep 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
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