IP Library Granted Patent US 12,425,316
Granted Patent B2
US 12,425,316 · App. 17/549,239 · Granted Sep 23, 2025

Data processing method and apparatus

Inventor: Zhuoming Li (Xi'an, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L43/065H04L41/14H04L41/40H04L41/5009H04L43/04H04L43/06H04L43/0882H04L43/20H04W28/0284
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Patent No.
US 12,425,316
App. No.
17/549,239
Granted
Sep 23, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a data processing method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies. The method is implemented by a data analysis network element and includes receiving an analysis request from a requester, and after receiving the analysis request, obtaining load data of a target network element based on the analysis request. The method further includes generating an analysis result of the target network element based on the obtained load data, and sending the analysis result to the requester. The analysis request includes information about the target network element, and the load data includes service load information.

Claims (44)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a data analysis network element, an analysis request from a requester, the analysis request comprising information about a target network element and a single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) ID or a network slice instance (NSI) ID of a network slice, the target network element belonging to a plurality of network slices and the network slice is one of the plurality of network slices;

obtaining, by the data analysis network element, a load data of the target network element based on the analysis request, the load data comprising a service load information corresponding to the network slice, the service load information comprising load data related to a quality of service flow;

generating, by the data analysis network element, an analysis result of the target network element based on the load data; and

sending, by the data analysis network element, the analysis result to the requester.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the service load information further comprises at least one of a service load, an upper limit of the service load, or a ratio of the service load.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the analysis result comprises at least one of an average value or a peak value of the service load information of the target network element.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the load data further comprises resource load information, and the analysis result further comprises at least one of an average value or a peak value of the resource load information of the target network element.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the target network element comprises a public module, and the public module is configured to process services of the plurality of network slices, and

wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining, by the data analysis network element, based on the service load information corresponding to the plurality of slices and resource load information of the public module, resource load information of the public module that belongs to the network slice corresponding to the S-NSSAI ID or the NSI ID of the network slice.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the target network element further comprises a plurality of dedicated modules, and the plurality of dedicated modules are configured to process the services of the plurality of network slices,

wherein the resource load information comprises resource load information of a dedicated module of the network slice corresponding to the S-NSSAI ID or the NSI ID of the network slice and the resource load information of the public module of the plurality of slices, and

wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining, by the data analysis network element based on the resource load information of the dedicated module and the resource load information of the public module that belongs to the network slice corresponding to the S-NSSAI ID or the NSI ID of the network slice, resource load information of the target network element that belongs to the network slice corresponding to the S-NSSAI ID or the NSI ID of the network slice.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the load data related to the quality of service flow comprises one or more of: a quality of service flow data, a performance measurement data of the quality of service flow, or a ratio of a service load that is related to the quality of service flow and that is of the target network element to a maximum service load of the quality of service flow.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the obtaining, by the data analysis network element, the load data of the target network element based on the analysis request comprises:

obtaining, by the data analysis network element, historical load data from operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) based on the analysis request, wherein the historical load data comprises one or more of the service load, an upper limit of the service load, or the performance measurement data of the quality of service flow.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the obtaining, by the data analysis network element, the load data of the target network element based on the analysis request comprises:

obtaining, by the data analysis network element, current load data from a network repository function (NRF) based on the analysis request, wherein the current load data comprises at least one of the ratio of the service load or the ratio of the load that is related to the quality of service flow and that is of the target network element to the maximum service load of the quality of service flow.

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

sending, by the requester, the analysis request to the data analysis network element.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor in communication with the memory, the at least one processor configured, upon execution of the instructions, to perform the following steps:

receive an analysis request from a requester, the analysis request comprising information about a target network element and a single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) ID or a network slice instance (NSI) ID of a network slice, the target network element belonging to a plurality of network slices and the network slice is one of the plurality of network slices;

obtain a load data of the target network element based on the analysis request, the load data comprising a service load information corresponding to the network slice, the service load information comprising load data related to a quality of service flow;

generate an analysis result of the target network element based on the load data; and

send the analysis result to the requester.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the service load information further comprises at least one of a service load, an upper limit of the service load, or a ratio of the service load.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the analysis result comprises at least one of an average value or a peak value of the service load information of the target network element.

14. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the load data further comprises resource load information, and the analysis result further comprises at least one of an average value or a peak value of the resource load information of the target network element.

15. The apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the load data related to the quality of service flow comprises one or more of: a quality of service flow data, a performance measurement data of the quality of service flow, or a ratio of a service load that is related to the quality of service flow and that is of the target network element to a maximum service load of the quality of service flow.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage media storing computer instructions that configure at least one processor, upon execution of the instructions, to perform the following steps:

receive an analysis request from a requester, the analysis request comprising information about a target network element and a single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) ID or a network slice instance (NSI) ID of a network slice, the target network element belonging to a plurality of network slices and the network slice is one of the plurality of network slices;

obtain a load data of the target network element based on the analysis request, the load data comprising a service load information corresponding to the network slice, the service load information comprising load data related to a quality of service flow;

generate an analysis result of the target network element based on the load data; and

send the analysis result to the requester.

17. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the obtaining the load data of the target network element based on the analysis request comprises:

obtaining historical load data from operations, administration, and maintenance (OAM) based on the analysis request, wherein the historical load data comprises one or more of the service load, an upper limit of the service load, or the performance measurement data of the quality of service flow.

18. The apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the obtaining the load data of the target network element based on the analysis request comprises:

obtaining current load data from a network repository function (NRF) based on the analysis request, wherein the current load data comprises at least one of the ratio of the service load or the ratio of the load that is related to the quality of service flow and that is of the target network element to the maximum service load of the quality of service flow.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage media according to claim 16 , wherein the service load information further comprises at least one of a service load, an upper limit of the service load, or a ratio of the service load.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage media according to claim 16 , wherein the analysis result comprises at least one of an average value or a peak value of the service load information of the target network element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2022
From: LI, ZHUOMING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059701/0096 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910522986.1 · Jun 17, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020096391 · Jun 16, 2020
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