Granted Patent B2

US 12,726,401 · App. 18/715,950 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Inventors: Nanxiang Shi (Beijing, CN); Lu Lu (Beijing, CN)

Assignees: China Mobile Communication Co., LTD Research Institute; China Mobile Communication Group Co., LTD.

H04L41/0806

Abstract

Claims (74)

1 . A method for configuring a network element, comprising:

acquiring a plurality of network atomic functions of a node within a target area;

wherein each of the plurality of network atomic functions is an essential basic function element of each node network function;

integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into a plurality of network molecular functions, wherein each of the plurality of network molecular functions comprises at least one network atomic function, and each of the plurality of network molecular functions is a whole constituted by combining the network atomic functions according to a certain arrangement order and space; and

configuring the network element for the node according to node capability information of the node, wherein the network element corresponds to a group of network molecular functions, and the group of network molecular functions comprises at least one network molecular function, wherein the node capability information comprises a node resource, node mobility, node robustness and a support degree of a network function.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein acquiring the plurality of network atomic functions of the node within the target area comprises:

acquiring network function information of the node within the target area within a preset time period; and

segmenting and grouping a network function of the node within the target area into the plurality of network atomic functions according to the network function information.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into the plurality of network molecular functions comprises:

acquiring at least one of a timing relationship, a logical relationship or a geographic relationship among the plurality of network atomic functions; and

integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into the plurality of network molecular functions according to the at least one of the timing relationship, the logical relationship or the geographic relationship among the plurality of network atomic functions.

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

establishing a plurality of network atomic function resource pools; and

injecting the plurality of network atomic functions into corresponding network atomic function resource pools, respectively;

wherein integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into the plurality of network molecular functions comprises integrating a plurality of network atomic functions in the plurality of network atomic function resource pools into the plurality of network molecular functions.

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

acquiring a plurality of network elements within the target area;

dividing the plurality of network elements into at least one autonomous domain according to the node capability information; and

constructing intra-domain networking and inter-domain networking according to the at least one autonomous domain, wherein the intra-domain networking is configured to achieve point-to-point communication between network elements within the autonomous domain, and the inter-domain networking is configured to achieve group-to-group communication between autonomous domains.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein dividing the plurality of network elements into the at least one autonomous domain comprises:

dividing the plurality of network elements into the at least one autonomous domain according to a clustering algorithm; wherein

the clustering algorithm is implemented according to the node capability information and at least one of:

time, space, network function or communication connection information.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein when the clustering algorithm is implemented according to the node capability information and the network function, the network function comprises a control plane capability, a user plane capability, a data plane capability, a management plane capability and a service plane capability.

8 . A communication device, comprising:

a transceiver;

a memory for storing a program; and

a processor configured to perform the steps of:

acquiring a plurality of network atomic functions of a node within a target area, wherein each of the plurality of network atomic functions is an essential basic function element of each node network function;

integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into a plurality of network molecular functions, wherein each of the plurality of network molecular functions comprises at least one network atomic function, and each of the plurality of network molecular functions is a whole constituted by combining the network atomic functions according to a certain arrangement order and space; and

configuring the network element for the node according to node capability information of the node, wherein the network element corresponds to a group of network molecular functions, and the group of network molecular functions comprises at least one network molecular function, wherein the node capability information comprises a node resource, node mobility, node robustness and a support degree of a network function.

9 . The device according to claim 8 , wherein acquiring the plurality of network atomic functions of the node within the target area comprises:

acquiring network function information of the node within the target area within a preset time period; and

segmenting and grouping a network function of the node within the target area into the plurality of network atomic functions according to the network function information.

10 . The device according to claim 8 , wherein integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into the plurality of network molecular functions comprises:

acquiring at least one of a timing relationship, a logical relationship or a geographic relationship among the plurality of network atomic functions; and

integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into the plurality of network molecular functions according to the at least one of the timing relationship, the logical relationship or the geographic relationship among the plurality of network atomic functions.

11 . The device according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform the steps of:

establishing a plurality of network atomic function resource pools; and

injecting the plurality of network atomic functions into corresponding network atomic function resource pools, respectively; wherein

wherein integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into the plurality of network molecular functions comprises:

integrating a plurality of network atomic functions in the plurality of network atomic function resource pools into the plurality of network molecular functions.

12 . The device according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform the steps of:

acquiring a plurality of network elements within the target area;

dividing the plurality of network elements into at least one autonomous domain according to the node capability information; and

constructing intra-domain networking and inter-domain networking according to the at least one autonomous domain, wherein the intra-domain networking is configured to achieve point-to-point communication between network elements within the autonomous domain, and the inter-domain networking is configured to achieve group-to-group communication between autonomous domains.

13 . The device according to claim 12 , wherein dividing the plurality of network elements into the at least one autonomous domain comprises:

dividing the plurality of network elements into the at least one autonomous domain according to a clustering algorithm; wherein

the clustering algorithm is implemented according to the node capability information and at least one of:

time, space, network function or communication connection information.

14 . The device according to claim 13 , wherein when the clustering algorithm is implemented according to the node capability information and the network function, the network function comprises a control plane capability, a user plane capability, a data plane capability, a management plane capability and a service plane capability.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program, wherein when the program is executed by a processor of a communication device, steps of a method for configuring a network element are implemented, the method comprising:

acquiring a plurality of network atomic functions of a node within a target area, wherein each of the plurality of network atomic functions is an essential basic function element of each node network function;

integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into a plurality of network molecular functions, wherein each of the plurality of network molecular functions comprises at least one network atomic function, and each of the plurality of network molecular functions is a whole constituted by combining the network atomic functions according to a certain arrangement order and space; and

configuring the network element for the node according to node capability information of the node, wherein the network element corresponds to a group of network molecular functions, and the group of network molecular functions comprises at least one network molecular function, wherein the node capability information comprises a node resource, node mobility, node robustness and a support degree of a network function.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein acquiring the plurality of network atomic functions of the node within the target area comprises:

acquiring network function information of the node within the target area within a preset time period; and

segmenting and grouping a network function of the node within the target area into the plurality of network atomic functions according to the network function information.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into the plurality of network molecular functions comprises:

acquiring at least one of a timing relationship, a logical relationship or a geographic relationship among the plurality of network atomic functions; and

integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into the plurality of network molecular functions according to the at least one of the timing relationship, the logical relationship or the geographic relationship among the plurality of network atomic functions.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

establishing a plurality of network atomic function resource pools; and

injecting the plurality of network atomic functions into corresponding network atomic function resource pools, respectively; wherein

wherein integrating the plurality of network atomic functions into the plurality of network molecular functions comprises:

integrating a plurality of network atomic functions in the plurality of network atomic function resource pools into the plurality of network molecular functions.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

acquiring a plurality of network elements within the target area;

dividing the plurality of network elements into at least one autonomous domain according to the node capability information; and

constructing intra-domain networking and inter-domain networking according to the at least one autonomous domain, wherein the intra-domain networking is configured to achieve point-to-point communication between network elements within the autonomous domain, and the inter-domain networking is configured to achieve group-to-group communication between autonomous domains.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein dividing the plurality of network elements into the at least one autonomous domain comprises:

dividing the plurality of network elements into the at least one autonomous domain according to a clustering algorithm; wherein

the clustering algorithm is implemented according to the node capability information and at least one of:

time, space, network function or communication connection information.

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