CN105553714A - Service configuration method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method and system for service configuration, relates to the field of communication technology, and can solve the problem of low efficiency in opening and deploying third-party APP value-added services. In the embodiment of the present invention, MANO determines the service chain information and service configuration information according to the service type and user type carried by the third-party APP, sends the service configuration information to the service chain controller, and allocates a virtual machine for the third-party APP according to the service chain information For VM physical resources, the service chain controller synchronizes the service configuration information to the third-party APP, so that the third-party APP performs service configuration according to the service configuration information. The solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention are suitable for service configuration.

Description

Method and system for service configuration

technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communication technology, in particular to a method and system for service configuration.

Background technique

At present, in the value-added processing of mobile user services, the method of processing value-added services for third-party APP (Application, application program) services is: MANO (Management and Orchestration, management orchestration device) performs business chain orchestration on third-party APP services to generate business Then, the business rules are delivered to the traffic allocator, and then the available VM physical resources are allocated to the third-party APP according to the result of business chain orchestration, so as to realize the instantiation of the third-party APP. After the third-party APP is instantiated, the first Three parties perform service configuration, but now when performing business configuration on third-party APPs, it is generally manually configured on the third-party APP for related applications based on the result of business chain arrangement. However, due to the large number and types of third-party APPs, manual The configuration cycle for service configuration is long, resulting in low efficiency in the activation and deployment of third-party APP value-added services.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for service configuration, which can solve the problem of low efficiency in opening and deploying third-party APP value-added services.

In order to achieve the above object, embodiments of the present invention adopt the following technical solutions:

A method for service configuration, the method is applied in a service configuration system, the service configuration system includes a management orchestrator MANO, a service chain controller, a traffic classifier, and a third-party APP, and the method includes:

The MANO determines the service chain information and service configuration information according to the service type carried by the third-party APP and the user type, wherein the service chain information includes the service chain ID and the ID of the third-party APP, and the service The configuration information includes a business chain ID, business configuration data, and the ID of the third-party APP;

The MANO sends the service configuration information to the service chain controller;

The MANO allocates virtual machine VM physical resources for the third-party APP according to the service chain information;

The service chain controller synchronizes the service configuration information to the third-party APP, so that the third-party APP performs service configuration according to the service configuration information.

A service configuration system, the system comprising: a management orchestrator MANO, a service chain controller, and a third-party APP, wherein data transmission can be performed between the MANO and the service chain controller, and the service chain control Data transmission can be performed between the device and the third-party APP;

The MANO is configured to determine service chain information and service configuration information according to the service type carried by the third-party APP and the user type, wherein the service chain information includes a service chain identification ID and an ID of the third-party APP , the service configuration information includes a service chain ID, service configuration data, and the ID of the third-party APP; sending the service configuration information to the service chain controller;

The service chain controller is configured to receive the service configuration information sent by the MANO;

The MANO is further configured to allocate virtual machine VM physical resources to the third-party APP according to the service chain information;

The service chain controller is further configured to synchronize the service configuration information to the third-party APP;

The third-party APP is configured to perform service configuration according to the service configuration information.

In the method and system for service configuration provided by the embodiments of the present invention, MANO determines the service chain information and service configuration information according to the service type carried by the third-party APP and the user type, and sends the service configuration information to the service chain controller. , allocate virtual machine VM physical resources for the third-party APP, and the service chain controller synchronizes the service configuration information to the third-party APP, so that the third-party APP performs service configuration according to the service configuration information, which is different from the manual operation of the third-party APP in the prior art. Compared with the low efficiency of service provisioning and deployment due to service configuration, the present invention generates service configuration information through MANO, and after allocating VM physical resources for the third-party APP to complete the instantiation of the third-party APP, the service configuration information can be automatically synchronized to the third-party APP enables third-party APPs to automatically perform service configuration based on service configuration information without manual configuration, which speeds up the activation and deployment efficiency of third-party APP value-added services.

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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a logical structure of a service configuration system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method for service configuration provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of another service configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of another service configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a logical structure of another service configuration system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a logical structure of another service configuration system provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In order to improve the activation and deployment efficiency of third-party APP value-added services, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for service configuration, which is applied to a service configuration system, as shown in Figure 1, the system includes: MANO, a service chain controller , a traffic classifier, a service switch, and a third-party APP, as shown in Figure 2, the method for configuring the service includes:

201. The MANO determines service chain information and service configuration information according to the service type carried by the third-party APP and the user type.

Wherein, the service chain information includes a service chain ID (identity, ID) and the ID of the third-party APP, and the service configuration information includes the service chain ID, service configuration data, and the ID of the third-party APP.

For example, user A is a gold contract user who subscribes to URL (UniformResourceLocator, virtual resource locator) filtering value-added service during working hours, then the determined service chain information is the service chain ID binding URL filtering value-added service, and the service configuration information is URL filtering details.

202. The MANO sends the service configuration information to the service chain controller.

203. The MANO allocates VM (Virtual Machine, virtual machine) physical resources to the third-party APP according to the service chain information.

Wherein, the VM physical resources include computing resources, storage resources, and the like.

It should be noted that after VM physical resources are allocated to the third-party APP, the third-party APP can be instantiated, and the instantiated third-party APP is a vAPP (Virtual application, virtualized application).

204. The service chain controller synchronizes the service configuration information to the third-party APP, so that the third-party APP performs service configuration according to the service configuration information.

It should be noted that when the service configuration information is updated, MANO needs to send the updated service configuration information to the third-party APP in real time through the service chain controller, so that the third-party APP can perform service configuration according to the updated service configuration information .

In the service configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, MANO determines the service chain information and service configuration information according to the service type carried by the third-party APP and the user type, and sends the service configuration information to the service chain controller. According to the service chain information, for The third-party APP allocates virtual machine VM physical resources, and the service chain controller synchronizes the service configuration information to the third-party APP, so that the third-party APP performs service configuration according to the service configuration information, which is different from the manual service configuration of the third-party APP in the prior art Compared with the low efficiency of service provisioning and deployment, the present invention generates service configuration information through MANO, and after allocating VM physical resources for the third-party APP to complete the instantiation of the third-party APP, the service configuration information can be automatically synchronized to the third-party APP. It realizes the automatic service configuration of the third-party APP without manual configuration, which speeds up the opening and deployment efficiency of the value-added services of the third-party APP.

Combining with the method flow shown in FIG. 2, in another implementation mode provided by the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, before the above step 202, MANO sends the service configuration information to the service chain controller, the method also include:

205. The MANO determines service rule information according to the service type carried by the third-party APP and the user type.

For example, user A subscribes user A as a gold contract user and subscribes to URL filtering value-added service during working hours, then MANO can generate service rules for user A's HTTP service during working hours.

Wherein, the service rule information includes the protocol type used by the user, the user's IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number, International Mobile Subscriber Identification Number) and the service chain ID.

It should be noted that step 205 can be executed simultaneously with step 201, or executed before step 201, or executed after step 201. The present invention does not limit the execution order of step 201 and step 205. In FIG. 3, step 205 is executed at After step 201 as an example.

In order to enable the business chain controller to synchronize the correct business configuration information to the third-party APP, the business chain controller needs to bind the business rule information, business chain information and business configuration information in advance, so in the above step 204, the business chain controller Before the server synchronizes the service configuration information to the third-party APP, it also includes steps 206 and 207.

206. The MANO sends the service chain information and the service rule information to the service chain controller.

207. The service chain controller uses the service chain ID as an index, and binds the service rule information, the service chain information and the service configuration information.

Wherein, in this step, the business rule information, service chain information and service configuration information corresponding to the same service chain ID can be associated, so that the service chain controller can synchronize the correct service configuration information to the third-party APP.

Wherein, step 206 and step 207 can be executed at any position between step 205 and step 204 shown in FIG. 3 .

In the service configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, MANO sends the service rule information, service chain information, and service configuration information to the service chain controller, and the service chain controller uses the service chain ID as an index to index the service rule information, service chain information Bind with business configuration information, and then synchronize the correct business configuration information to the third-party APP, so that the third-party APP can automatically complete the business configuration, speed up the opening and deployment efficiency of the value-added services of the third-party APP, and can reduce the business Probability of errors during configuration.

After the third-party APP completes the service configuration, when the user uses the service, the traffic classifier needs to forward the service flow for the third-party APP according to the business rules. Based on this, in another implementation mode provided by the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the figure As shown in 4, after the above step 205, the MANO determines the service rule information according to the service type carried by the third-party APP and the user type, step 401 needs to be executed.

401. The MANO sends the service rule information to the traffic classifier.

After the above step 204, after the service chain controller synchronizes the service configuration information to the third-party APP, steps 402 to 403 need to be performed.

402. The traffic classifier determines the target service flow according to the service rule information, and adds the service chain ID in the service rule information to the target service flow.

Among them, the traffic classifier can identify the service used by the user according to the business rule information, for example, it can identify the HTTP service used by the user, and determine the target service flow, then match the target service flow with the service chain, and match the service flow in the service rule information The chain ID is added to the target business flow.

403. The traffic classifier sends the target service flow carrying the service chain ID to the third-party APP.

Among them, the traffic classifier needs to send the target data flow carrying the service chain ID to the third-party APP through the service switch.

After the traffic classifier forwards the HTTP target service flow to the third-party APP, since the third-party APP has completed the service configuration, the third-party APP can process value-added services without manual service configuration.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, steps 201 and 205 can be executed simultaneously, and steps 401, 205 and 206 can also be executed simultaneously, that is, MANO can determine business rule information, business chain information, and business configuration information, and then Three kinds of information are sent to the corresponding devices.

In the service configuration method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, MANO determines the service chain information and service configuration information according to the service type carried by the third-party APP and the user type, and sends the service configuration information to the service chain controller. According to the service chain information, for The third-party APP allocates virtual machine VM physical resources, and the service chain controller synchronizes the service configuration information to the third-party APP, so that the third-party APP performs service configuration according to the service configuration information, which is different from the manual service configuration of the third-party APP in the prior art Compared with the low efficiency of service provisioning and deployment, the present invention generates service configuration information through MANO, and after allocating VM physical resources for the third-party APP to complete the instantiation of the third-party APP, the service configuration information can be automatically synchronized to the third-party APP. It realizes the automatic service configuration of the third-party APP without manual configuration, which speeds up the opening and deployment efficiency of the value-added services of the third-party APP.

In combination with the above method flow, the embodiment of the present invention also provides a service configuration system, as shown in Figure 5, the system includes: MANO501, service chain controller 502, third-party APP503, wherein, Data transmission can be performed between the service chain controller 502 and the third-party APP 503;

MANO501 is used to determine service chain information and service configuration information according to the service type and user type carried by the third-party APP503, wherein the service chain information includes the service chain identification ID and the ID of the third-party APP503, and the service configuration information includes the service chain ID, service configuration data and the ID of the third-party APP503; send the service configuration information to the service chain controller 502;

A service chain controller 502, configured to receive service configuration information sent by MANO501;

MANO501 is also used to allocate virtual machine VM physical resources to the third-party APP503 according to the business chain information;

The service chain controller 502 is also used to synchronize the service configuration information to the third-party APP503;

The third-party APP 503 is configured to perform service configuration according to service configuration information.

In another embodiment of the present invention, MANO501 is also used to determine service rule information according to the service type and user type carried by the third-party APP503. The service rule information includes the protocol type used by the user, the user's IMSI and the service chain ID.

In another embodiment of the present invention, MANO501 is also used to send the service chain information and business rule information to the service chain controller 502;

The service chain controller 502 is also used to receive the service chain information and business rule information sent by MANO501; use the service chain ID as an index to bind the service rule information, service chain information and service configuration information.

In another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 6, the system further includes a traffic classifier 504;

MANO501 is also used to deliver business rule information to the traffic classifier 504;

The traffic classifier 504 is used to determine the target service flow according to the business rule information, and add the service chain ID in the business rule information for the target service flow; send the target service flow carrying the service chain ID to the third-party APP503;

The third-party APP503 is also used to receive the target service flow carrying the service chain ID.

In another embodiment of the present invention, MANO501 is also used to send the updated service configuration information to the third-party APP503 through the service chain controller 502 when the service configuration information is updated;

The service chain controller 502 is also used to receive the updated service configuration information sent by the MANO501, and send the updated service configuration information to the third-party APP503;

The third-party APP 503 is configured to receive the updated service configuration information sent by the service chain controller 502 .

In the service configuration system provided by the embodiment of the present invention, MANO determines the service chain information and service configuration information according to the service type carried by the third-party APP and the user type, and sends the service configuration information to the service chain controller. According to the service chain information, for The third-party APP allocates virtual machine VM physical resources, and the service chain controller synchronizes the service configuration information to the third-party APP, so that the third-party APP performs service configuration according to the service configuration information, which is different from the manual service configuration of the third-party APP in the prior art Compared with the low efficiency of service provisioning and deployment, the present invention generates service configuration information through MANO, and after allocating VM physical resources for the third-party APP to complete the instantiation of the third-party APP, the service configuration information can be automatically synchronized to the third-party APP. It realizes the automatic service configuration of the third-party APP without manual configuration, which speeds up the opening and deployment efficiency of the value-added services of the third-party APP.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the present invention can be realized by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware, and of course also by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better embodiment . Based on this understanding, the essence of the technical solution of the present invention or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a readable storage medium, such as a floppy disk of a computer , a hard disk or an optical disk, etc., including several instructions for enabling a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention.

The above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Anyone skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention. Should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. a method for business configuration, is characterized in that, described method is applied in business configuration system, and described business configuration system comprises management composer MANO, business chain controller, traffic classifier, third party application APP, and described method comprises:

The type of service that described MANO carries according to described third party APP and user type determination business chain information and service configuration information, wherein, comprise the ID of business chain mark ID, described third party APP in described business chain information, in described service configuration information, comprise the ID of business chain ID, business configuration data and described third party APP;

Described service configuration information is sent to described business chain controller by described MANO;

Described MANO, according to described business chain information, is described third party APP distribution virtual machine VM physical resource;

Described service configuration information is synchronized to described third party APP by described business chain controller, carries out business configuration to make described third party APP according to described service configuration information.

2. the method for business configuration according to claim 1, is characterized in that, before described service configuration information is sent to described business chain controller by described MANO, described method also comprises:

The type of service that described MANO carries according to described third party APP and user type determination business rule information, described business rule information comprises the protocol type that user uses, the IMSI of user and business chain ID.

3. the method for business configuration according to claim 2, is characterized in that, before service configuration information is synchronized to described third party APP by described business chain controller, described method also comprises:

Described business chain information and described business rule information are sent to described business chain controller by described MANO;

Described business rule information, described business chain information and described service configuration information, are bound for index with business chain ID by described business chain controller.

4. the method for business configuration according to claim 3, is characterized in that, after the type of service carried according to described third party APP at described MANO and user type determination business rule information, described method also comprises:

Described business rule information is issued to described traffic classifier by described MANO;

After service configuration information is synchronized to described third party APP by described business chain controller, described method also comprises:

Described traffic classifier according to described business rule information determination target service stream, for described target service stream adds the business chain ID in described business rule information;

The described target service stream carrying business chain ID is sent to described third party APP by described traffic classifier.

5. the method for business configuration according to any one of claim 1 to 4, is characterized in that, described method also comprises:

When described service configuration information occurs to upgrade, the described service configuration information after renewal is sent to described third party APP by described business chain controller by described MANO.

6. the system of a business configuration, it is characterized in that, described system comprises: management composer MANO, business chain controller, third party APP, wherein, can transfer of data be carried out between described MANO and described business chain controller, between described business chain controller and described third party APP, can transfer of data be carried out;

Described MANO, for the type of service that carries according to described third party APP and user type determination business chain information and service configuration information, wherein, comprise the ID of business chain mark ID, described third party APP in described business chain information, in described service configuration information, comprise the ID of business chain ID, business configuration data and described third party APP; Described service configuration information is sent to described business chain controller;

Described business chain controller, for receiving the described service configuration information that described MANO sends;

Described MANO, also for according to described business chain information, for described third party APP distributes virtual machine VM physical resource;

Described business chain controller, also for described service configuration information is synchronized to described third party APP;

Described third party APP, for carrying out business configuration according to described service configuration information.

7. the system of business configuration according to claim 6, is characterized in that,

Described MANO, also for the type of service that carries according to described third party APP and user type determination business rule information, described business rule information comprises the protocol type that user uses, the IMSI of user and business chain ID.

8. the system of business configuration according to claim 7, is characterized in that,

Described MANO, also for described business chain information and described business rule information are sent to described business chain controller;

Described business chain controller, also for receiving the described business chain information of described MANO transmission and described business rule information; With business chain ID for index, described business rule information, described business chain information and described service configuration information are bound.

9. the system of business configuration according to claim 8, is characterized in that, described system also comprises traffic classifier;

Described MANO, also for described business rule information is issued to described traffic classifier;

Described traffic classifier, for according to described business rule information determination target service stream, for described target service stream adds the business chain ID in described business rule information; The described target service stream carrying business chain ID is sent to described third party APP;

Described third party APP, also for receiving the described target service stream carrying business chain ID.

10. the system of the business configuration according to any one of claim 6 to 9, is characterized in that,

Described MANO, time also for occurring to upgrade when described service configuration information, sends to described third party APP by described business chain controller by the described service configuration information after renewal;

Described business chain controller, also for receive described MANO send renewal after described service configuration information, by upgrade after described service configuration information send to described third party APP;

Described third party APP, for receive described business chain controller send renewal after described service configuration information.