Network Slice Management Method, Management Unit, and System

    公开(公告)号:US20190261186A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-22

    申请号:US16399426

    申请日:2019-04-30

    IPC分类号: H04W16/10 H04W28/24

    摘要: A network slice management method, a management unit, and a system, where the method includes receiving, by a first management unit, a first management request, where the first management request carries requirement information of a network slice or indication information, and the indication information is used to obtain the requirement information of the network slice. The method further includes determining, by the first management unit, requirement information of a subnet that forms the network slice. According to the method, the first management unit can determine the corresponding requirement information of the subnet based on the requirement information of the network slice. This way, the network slice can be automatically deployed based on the requirement information of the network slice, thereby improving network slice deployment efficiency.

    Life Cycle Management Method and Device for Network Service

    公开(公告)号:US20180145889A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-24

    申请号:US15859821

    申请日:2018-01-02

    发明人: Ruiyue Xu Li Ji Lan Zou

    摘要: A life cycle management method and device for a network service are provided. The method includes determining, by an operation support system (OSS) according to a target network service (NS), an existing virtualized network function (VNF) instance required for life cycle management on the target NS; sending, by the OSS, a life cycle management request of the target NS to a network function virtualization orchestrator (NFVO), where the life cycle management request includes a mapping relationship between an identifier of the existing VNF instance and a characteristic parameter corresponding to the identifier; and receiving, by the NFVO, the life cycle management request from the OSS for the target NS, and performing life cycle management on the target NS according to the existing VNF instance and the mapping relationship. In embodiments of the present disclosure, processing efficiency of life cycle management and resource utilization can be improved.

    Method for Associating NS with VNF, Apparatus, and System

    公开(公告)号:US20170315844A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-02

    申请号:US15654286

    申请日:2017-07-19

    发明人: Li Ji Lan Zou

    IPC分类号: G06F9/50 G06F9/455

    摘要: A method for associating a network service (NS) with a virtualized network function (VNF), an apparatus, and a system such that a network manager (NM) can determine a relationship between an NS and a VNF, and maintain the NS. The method includes sending, by an NM, an NS instantiation request message to a network function virtualization orchestrator (NFVO), receiving an NS instantiation completion message from the NFVO, and determining a mapping relationship between a first NS and N VNFs according to information about the first NS and information about the N VNFs. The NS instantiation request message carries the information about the first NS, the NS instantiation completion message carries the information about the first NS and the information about the N VNFs, information about each VNF in the information about the N VNFs represents the VNF in the N VNFs forming the first NS, and N≧1.

    MEASUREMENT METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TESTS
    4.
    发明申请
    MEASUREMENT METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TESTS 审中-公开
    测量方法,装置和驱动试验最小化系统

    公开(公告)号:US20160205572A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-14

    申请号:US15076678

    申请日:2016-03-22

    发明人: Lan Zou Dong Zhao

    IPC分类号: H04W24/08 H04W24/10

    CPC分类号: H04W24/00 H04W24/08 H04W24/10

    摘要: The present application discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for minimization of drive tests (MDT), and relates to the field of communications technologies. In a technical solution, by obtaining a mapping relationship between a trace control entity (TCE) address and a TCE identifier, and according to the TCE identifier included in the MDT report reported by the UE, a corresponding TCE address is obtained and the MDT report is sent to a TCE corresponding to the TCE address. Therefore, it is unnecessary to send an actual TCE network address to the user equipment. The technical solution improves security and solves the insecurity problem of the MDT measurement. The technical solution is simple, convenient and easy to implement, and reduces the complexity of network signaling interaction and network processing.

    摘要翻译: 本申请公开了一种用于最小化驱动测试(MDT)的方法,装置和系统,并且涉及通信技术领域。 在技​​术方案中,通过获取跟踪控制实体(TCE)地址和TCE标识符之间的映射关系,并根据UE报告的MDT报告中包含的TCE标识符,获得相应的TCE地址,MDT报告 被发送到对应于TCE地址的TCE。 因此,不需要向用户设备发送实际的TCE网络地址。 技术方案提高了安全性,解决了MDT测量的不安全问题。 技术方案简单,方便,易于实现,降低了网络信令交互和网络处理的复杂性。

    Measurement method, apparatus, and system for minimization of drive tests
    5.
    发明授权
    Measurement method, apparatus, and system for minimization of drive tests 有权
    用于最小化驱动试验的测量方法,装置和系统

    公开(公告)号:US09380469B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-28

    申请号:US13937832

    申请日:2013-07-09

    发明人: Lan Zou Dong Zhao

    IPC分类号: H04W24/00 H04W24/08 H04W24/10

    CPC分类号: H04W24/00 H04W24/08 H04W24/10

    摘要: The present invention discloses a method, an apparatus, and a system for minimization of drive tests, and relates to the field of communications technologies. In the technical solutions, by obtaining a mapping relationship between a TCE address and a TCE identifier, and according to a TCE identifier included in the MDT report reported by the UE, a corresponding TCE address is obtained and the MDT report is sent to a TCE corresponding to the TCE address. And it is unnecessary to send an actual TCE network address to the user equipment, which improves security and solves the insecurity problem of the MDT measurement. The present invention is simple, convenient and easy to implement, and reduces the complexity of network signaling interaction and network processing.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种用于最小化驱动测试的方法,装置和系统,并且涉及通信技术领域。 在技​​术方案中,通过获取TCE地址和TCE标识符之间的映射关系,并根据UE报告的MDT报告中包含的TCE标识符,获取相应的TCE地址,并将MDT报告发送给TCE 对应于TCE地址。 没有必要向用户设备发送实际的TCE网络地址,从而提高安全性,解决MDT测量的不安全问题。 本发明简单,方便,易于实现,降低了网络信令交互和网络处理的复杂性。

    METHOD FOR MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TESTS, METHOD FOR COLLECTING TERMINAL INFORMATION, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK ELEMENT
    6.
    发明申请
    METHOD FOR MINIMIZATION OF DRIVE TESTS, METHOD FOR COLLECTING TERMINAL INFORMATION, TERMINAL, AND NETWORK ELEMENT 有权
    用于最小化驱动测试的方法,收集终端信息的方法,终端和网络单元

    公开(公告)号:US20160081012A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-17

    申请号:US14950380

    申请日:2015-11-24

    发明人: Dong ZHAO Lan Zou

    IPC分类号: H04W48/16 H04W24/02

    摘要: A method for minimization of drive tests, a method for collecting terminal information, a terminal, and a network element, belong to the field of communication technologies. The method includes: in a process of activating a minimization of drive tests MDT task, checking, by a network element, a consent type of a user corresponding to a selected terminal; sending an MDT task activation command to the selected terminal according to a check result of the consent type; after receiving measured data reported by the selected terminal, performing an operation according to a check result of the consent type. In embodiments of the present invention, check on user consent is implemented in a network detection process, thereby avoiding a case that a user equipment is forced to report personal information without permission of the user and improving the user experience.

    摘要翻译: 用于最小化驱动测试的方法,终端信息的收集方法,终端和网元属于通信技术领域。 该方法包括:在激活驱动测试MDT任务的最小化的过程中,由网络元件检查对应于所选终端的用户的同意类型; 根据同意类型的检查结果向所选终端发送MDT任务激活命令; 在接收到所选择的终端报告的测量数据之后,根据同意类型的检查结果执行操作。 在本发明的实施例中,在网络检测过程中实现对用户同意的检查,从而避免用户设备在未经用户许可的情况下强制报告个人信息并改善用户体验的情况。

    Method, apparatus, and system for energy saving management in network management system
    7.
    发明授权
    Method, apparatus, and system for energy saving management in network management system 有权
    网络管理系统节能管理的方法,装置和系统

    公开(公告)号:US09220060B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-22

    申请号:US13664224

    申请日:2012-10-30

    IPC分类号: H04W52/02

    摘要: A method, an apparatus, and a system for energy saving management in a network management system are disclosed. The method for energy saving management includes: configuring, by an integrated reference point manager IRPManager, an energy saving policy, where the energy saving policy includes an identifier of a coverage backup entity for energy saving and further includes policy information of energy saving activation and/or policy information of energy saving deactivation; and sending, by the IRPManager, the energy saving policy to an integrated reference point agent IRPAgent, where the energy saving policy is used to perform energy saving management on a base station.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种网络管理系统中节能管理的方法,装置和系统。 节能管理方法包括:通过综合参考点管理器IRPManager配置节能策略,其中节能策略包括用于节能的覆盖备份实体的标识符,并且还包括节能激活的策略信息和/ 或节能减排政策信息; 并由IRPManager将节能政策发送给综合参考点代理IRPAgent,其中使用节能策略对基站执行节能管理。

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING NETWORK PERFORMANCE
    8.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING NETWORK PERFORMANCE 有权
    用于评估网络性能的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20140329528A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-06

    申请号:US14334290

    申请日:2014-07-17

    IPC分类号: H04W36/30 H04W24/08

    摘要: The present application provides a method and device for evaluating network performance, which relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: obtaining statistical data characterizing network performance; according to the statistical data, obtaining performance of neighbor relationship adjustment, or obtaining a degree to which the neighbor relationship adjustment affects the network performance. The present application determines impact of ANR algorithm on a network or a UE by collecting related status data, and solves a problem that whether degradation of UE performance or user experience is caused by the ANR algorithm cannot be determined in the prior art. Then a factor of ANR operation may be excluded from numerous factors which may affect a system or user experience, analysis capability of automatic troubleshooting is improved, and problem solving capability of operators is improved.

    摘要翻译: 本申请提供了一种评估网络性能的方法和装置,其涉及通信技术领域。 该方法包括:获取表征网络性能的统计数据; 根据统计数据,获得邻居关系调整的性能,或获得邻居关系调整影响网络性能的程度。 本申请通过收集相关状态数据来确定ANR算法对网络或UE的影响,并且解决了在现有技术中无法确定由ANR算法引起的UE性能劣化或用户体验的问题。 那么ANR操作的一个因素可能排除在可能影响系统或用户体验的许多因素之外,改进了自动故障排除的分析能力,提高了操作员的解决问题能力。

    Method and apparatus for managing virtualized network function

    公开(公告)号:US10965552B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US15720324

    申请日:2017-09-29

    发明人: Kai Zhang Lan Zou

    摘要: Embodiments of the present application disclose a method and an apparatus for managing a virtualized network function, and relate to the field of virtualization technologies, so as to improve work efficiency and resource usage. The method provided in the embodiments of the present application includes: allocating a resource to and configuring deployment specific parameters for a to-be-instantiated virtualized network function (VNF) to obtain a semi-instantiated VNF; and storing information of the semi-instantiated VNF, where the information of the semi-instantiated VNF includes an identifier of the semi-instantiated VNF, resource information of the semi-instantiated VNF, and deployment specific parameters of the semi-instantiated VNF.

    Management method, management unit, and system

    公开(公告)号:US10924966B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US16422116

    申请日:2019-05-24

    摘要: A management method includes receiving, by a first management unit, a first management request, where the first management request carries requirement information of a network slice or indication information, and the indication information is used to obtain the requirement information of the network slice. The method further includes obtaining, by the first management unit, requirement information of a first subnet based on the requirement information of the network slice, and determining, by the first management unit, requirement information of a first network resource required by the first subnet, where the requirement information of the first network resource is used to select, create, configure, activate, or request a first network resource instance that satisfies the requirement information of the first network resource.