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US 10,057,127 · App. 15/270,923 · Granted Aug 21, 2018

Processing method for service allocation and related apparatus

Inventors: Lei Zhu (Beijing, CN); Anni Wei (Beijing, CN); Wanqiang Zhang (Munich, DE)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L41/0893H04L41/0816H04L67/16H04W24/02H04W28/08
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Patent No.
US 10,057,127
App. No.
15/270,923
Granted
Aug 21, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

Some embodiments of the present invention disclose a processing method for service allocation and a related apparatus. The method may include receiving service logic update information that is obtained after configuration update is performed on a functional entity in a network, searching for initial service logic information already stored at a local end, and generating a system service logic policy according to the service logic update information and the initial service logic information. The method may also include sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing, where the system service logic policy is used to instruct the service entities in the network to execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network.

Claims (51)

1. A processing method for service allocation, comprising:

receiving, by a network device, service logic update information that is obtained after a configuration update is performed on a functional entity in a network;

searching for initial service logic information already stored locally on the network device, and generating a system service logic policy according to the service logic update information and the initial service logic information; and

sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing, wherein

the system service logic policy is used to instruct the service entities in the network to execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network,

wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises:

sending the system service logic policy to mobility management entities (MMEs) in the network that are obtained after the configuration update is performed, so that the MMEs execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the service logic update information comprises any one or more of: configuration information that is obtained after the configuration update is performed on the functional entity in the network, or link information or service selection policy information that corresponds to the functional entity, and wherein the configuration update comprises adding, modifying, or deleting a functional entity in the network.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises:

sending the system service logic policy to base stations in the network, so that the base stations execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises:

sending the system service logic policy to a virtualized network function manager (VNFM), so that the VNFM executes service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy.

5. A network device, comprising: a receiver, a transmitter, a memory, and a processor, wherein

the processor performs the following operations:

receiving, by the receiver, a configuration update request that carries configuration information of a target functional entity in a network, and loading the target functional entity corresponding to the configuration update request;

configuring the target functional entity according to the configuration information of the target functional entity, to complete the configuration update on the target functional entity; and

acquiring service logic update information corresponding to the target functional entity, to perform service allocation according to the service logic update information,

wherein the receiving a configuration update request that carries configuration information of a target functional entity comprises:

acquiring a network service descriptor (NSD) and a virtualized network function descriptor (VNFD) that correspond to the target functional entity, and

wherein loading the target functional entity corresponding to the configuration update request comprises:

loading the NSD and the VNFD that correspond to the target functional entity to a network function virtualization NFV catalog, and wherein

at least one of the NSD and the VNFD records the service logic update information that comprises link information and a service selection policy that correspond to the target functional entity.

6. The network device according to claim 5 , wherein the configuring the target functional entity according to the configuration information of the target functional entity, to complete configuration update on a functional entity in a network comprises:

configuring a virtualized network function forwarding graph (VNFFG) and a network function instance for the target functional entity; and

updating a network service database according to the configured VNFFG and the configured network function instance, to complete the configuration update on the functional entity in the network.

7. A network device, comprising: a receiver, a transmitter, a memory, and a processor, wherein

the processor performs the following operations:

receiving, by the receiver, service logic update information that is obtained after a configuration update is performed on a functional entity in a network;

searching for initial service logic information stored in the memory, and generating a system service logic policy according to the service logic update information and the initial service logic information; and

sending, by the transmitter, the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing, wherein

the system service logic policy is used to instruct the service entities in the network to execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network,

wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises:

sending the system service logic policy to mobility management entities (MMEs) in the network that are obtained after the configuration update is performed, so that the MMEs execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy.

8. The network device according to claim 7 , wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises:

sending the system service logic policy to base stations in the network, so that the base stations execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy.

9. The network device according to claim 7 , wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises:

sending the system service logic policy to a virtualized network function manager (VNFM), so that the VNFM executes service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, where the medium stores instructions, which when executed by a device, cause the device to perform a process for service allocation, the process comprising:

receiving, by a network device, service logic update information that is obtained after a configuration update is performed on a functional entity in a network;

searching for initial service logic information already stored locally on the network device, and generating a system service logic policy according to the service logic update information and the initial service logic information; and

sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing, wherein

the system service logic policy is used to instruct the service entities in the network to execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network,

wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises:

sending the system service logic policy to mobility management entities (MMES) in the network that are obtained after the configuration update is performed, so that the MMEs execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy.

11. The medium according to claim 10 , wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises:

sending the system service logic policy to base stations in the network, so that the base stations execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy.

12. The medium of according to claim 10 , wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises:

sending the system service logic policy to a virtualized network function manager (VNFM), so that the VNFM executes service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy.

13. The medium according to claim 10 , wherein

the service logic update information comprises any one or more of: configuration information that is obtained after the configuration update is performed on the functional entity in the network, or link information or service selection policy information that corresponds to the functional entity, and wherein the configuration update comprises adding, modifying, or deleting a functional entity in the network.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2016
From: ZHU, LEI; WEI, ANNI; ZHANG, WANQIANG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
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