WO2018103106A1

WO2018103106A1 - Management system, and network element management method and device

Info

Publication number: WO2018103106A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/109323
Authority: WO
Inventors: 邹畅
Original assignee: 华为技术有限公司
Priority date: 2016-12-09
Filing date: 2016-12-09
Publication date: 2018-06-14
Also published as: CN109314647A

Abstract

A management system, and network element management method and device. The management system comprises an element management system (EMS), a first network element (NE), and a second network element. The first network element is configured to send, upon receiving a management configuration instruction, a broadcast message, and configure a second network element having a first communication link established with the first network element as a network element governed by the first network element, report to the element management system the second network element governed by the first network element, and send, by means of the first communication link, to the second network element a control instruction sent by the element management system. The second network element is configured to establish, upon receiving the broadcast message, the first communication link with the first network element, and perform, according to the control instruction received by means of the first communication link, a corresponding operation. The element management system is configured to send, if it is determined that the second network element is governed by the first network element, to the first network element the control instruction of the second network element. The system, method, and device in embodiments of the present invention can be employed to reduce the volume of communication of a network element management system.

Description

Method and device for managing system and managing network element

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of mobile communications technologies, and in particular, to a management system and a method and apparatus for managing a network element.

Background technique

At present, as shown in FIG. 1 , the entire telecommunication network system is mainly composed of three parts: a network management system (NMS), an element management system (EMS), and a network element (Network Element, NE). The NMS is used to manage and maintain the EMS, and one NMS can manage and maintain multiple EMSs; while the EMS is used to manage and maintain the NEs, and the same EMS can manage and maintain multiple NEs; An NE refers to a physical device that provides specific network services, such as a wireless base station, in a telecommunication network.

Due to the large number of NEs in the prior art, it is often the case that an EMS needs to manage and maintain a large number of NEs, and at this time, the EMS needs to communicate with each NE that it manages and maintains, thereby enabling EMS traffic. Larger.

Summary of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a management system and a method and device for managing a network element, so as to reduce the traffic of the network element management system.

The first aspect provides a management system, where the management system includes a network element management system, a first network element, and a second network element, where: the first network element is configured to send when receiving a management configuration command. Broadcasting a message, the second network element that establishes the first communication link with the first network element, and the second network element that is governed by the first network element is reported as the network element that is controlled by the first network element Transmitting, by the network management system, a control command sent by the network element management system to the second network element by using the first communication link, where the management configuration command is used to indicate the first network element a control network element, the control instruction is used by the network element management system to control the second network element; and the second network element is used to Upon receiving the broadcast message, establishing a first communication link with the first network element, and performing a corresponding operation according to a control instruction received from the first communication link; the network element management system, And sending, by the first network element, a control instruction of the second network element to the first network element when determining that the second network element is under the jurisdiction of the first network element.

With reference to the first aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the first aspect, the network element management system is further configured to: when determining that the second network element is directly governed by the network element management system, by using a second The communication link sends the control command to the second network element, where the second communication link is a link between the network element management system and the second network element; the second network element is further used Corresponding operations are performed in accordance with the control instructions received from the second communication link. It can be seen that, by using the above method, the network element management system can also directly send a control instruction to the second network element through the second communication link.

A second aspect provides a method for managing a network element, where: the network element management system determines whether the second network element is directly governed by the network element management system; and the network element management system determines that the second network element is not When directly controlled by the network element management system, the control command is sent to the first network element that is responsible for the second network element, so that the first network element sends the control command to the second network element. The control instruction is used to control the second network element. It can be seen that, by adopting the above method, the network element management system can directly administer the second network element, thereby facilitating the management of the network element management system.

With reference to the second aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the network element management system sends the control instruction directly to the device when determining that the second network element is directly under the jurisdiction of the network element management system The second network element is described. It can be seen that, by using the foregoing method, the network element management system can directly send the control command to the second network element, thereby facilitating the management of the second network element by the network element management system.

A third aspect provides a method for managing a network element, where the first network element sends a broadcast message when receiving a management configuration command, where the management configuration command is used to indicate that the first network element becomes a management network. The broadcast message is used by the first network element to identify its own management identity; the first network element determines that the second network element is established with the first network element according to the broadcast message. When the first communication link is used, the second network element of the first communication link is established as the network element under the jurisdiction of the first network element, and the network element under the jurisdiction is reported to the network element management system; When the first network element receives the control command sent by the network element management system, the first network element performs the control by using the first communication link. The command is sent to the second network element, so that the second network element performs a corresponding operation according to the control instruction, where the control instruction is used to control the second network element. It can be seen that, by using the foregoing method, the first network element can manage the second network element, thereby simplifying the burden of the network element management system.

A fourth aspect, a method for managing a network element, includes: when a second network element receives a broadcast message of the first network element, establishing a first communication link with the first network element; The broadcast message is used by the first network element to identify its own management identity; the second network element receives a control command sent by the first network element by using the first communication link, where the control command is the network The meta-management system sends the first network element to the first network element, and is used to control the second network element. The second network element performs a corresponding operation according to the control instruction. It can be seen that, according to the requirements of the actual situation, the second network element can be managed by the first network element, thereby simplifying the burden of the network element management system.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the fourth aspect, the method further includes: the second network element receiving a control instruction by using a second communications link, where the second communications link is A communication link between the network element management system and the second network element. It can be seen that, by using the foregoing method, the second network element can also be directly managed by the network element management system, thereby facilitating the management of the second network element by the network element management system.

According to a fifth aspect, an apparatus for managing a network element includes: a determining unit, configured to determine whether a second network element is directly under the jurisdiction of the network element management system; and a first sending unit, configured to determine the second network When the element is not directly under the jurisdiction of the network element management system, sending a control command to the first network element that governs the second network element, so that the first network element sends the control command to the second The network element, the control instruction is used to control the second network element.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the device further includes:

And a second sending unit, configured to send the control instruction directly to the second network element when determining that the second network element is directly under the jurisdiction of the network element management system. It can be seen that, by using the foregoing apparatus, the network element management system can also directly send a control instruction to the second network element by using the second communication link.

According to a sixth aspect, an apparatus for managing a network element includes: a third sending unit, configured to send a broadcast message when receiving a management configuration command, where the management configuration command is used to indicate the first network element Become a management network element; the broadcast message is used for management of the first network element characterization itself An identity reporting unit, configured to establish a second communication link when the second network element determines that the first communication link with the first network element is established according to the broadcast message The network element is used as the network element that is managed by the first network element, and reports the network element that is under the jurisdiction to the network element management system. The fourth sending unit is configured to receive the control instruction sent by the network element management system. Transmitting, by the first communication link, the control instruction to the second network element, so that the second network element performs a corresponding operation according to the control instruction, where the control instruction is used for The second network element is controlled. It can be seen that, by using the above device, the network element management system can directly administer the second network element, thereby facilitating management of the network element management system.

The seventh aspect provides an apparatus for managing a network element, including: a communication link establishing unit, configured to establish a first communication link with the first network element when receiving a broadcast message of the first network element; The broadcast message is used by the first network element to identify its own management identity; the first receiving unit is configured to receive a control command sent by the first network element by using the first communication link, where the control The command is sent to the first network element by the network element management system, and is used to control the second network element;

And an execution unit, configured to perform a corresponding operation according to the control instruction. It can be seen that, by using the foregoing device, the network element management system can directly send the control command to the second network element, thereby facilitating the management of the second network element by the network element management system.

With reference to the seventh aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the seventh aspect, the device further includes: a second receiving unit, configured to receive a control instruction by using a second communications link, where the second communications link is A communication link between the network element management system and the second network element. It can be seen that, by using the foregoing apparatus, the first network element can manage the second network element, thereby simplifying the burden of the network element management system.

The eighth aspect provides a method for managing a network element, where the method is applied to a management system, where the management system includes a network element management system and multiple network elements, and a network element and a network element internal module are preset for each network element. The two methods include: when the network element detects that the network element is set as the network element attribute, the network element starts up; when the network element detects that it is set as the module attribute, the network element starts with the module identity inside the network element. It can be seen that, by using the foregoing device, the second network element can be managed by the first network element according to the actual situation, thereby simplifying the burden of the network element management system.

With reference to the eighth aspect, in a first possible implementation manner of the eighth aspect, the device is further included The second receiving unit is configured to receive the control instruction by using a second communication link, where the second communication link is a communication link between the network element management system and the second network element. It can be seen that, by using the foregoing device, the second network element can also be directly managed by the network element management system, thereby facilitating the management of the second network element by the network element management system. It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the network element in the entire management system is divided into the first network element and the second network element in advance, and the first network element can periodically broadcast information indicating its identity, and the second After receiving the broadcast information, the network element establishes a first communication link with the first network element, and at this time, the network element management system only needs to communicate with the first network element, and does not need to perform the second network element again. Communication (even if the network element management system needs to control the second network element, send a control command to the first network element, and the first network element sends the control command to the second network element again); In the embodiment of the present invention, the network element management system only needs to communicate with the first NE, and the network element management system needs to communicate with the first NE and the second NE at the same time, which reduces the network element management system. Traffic.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic diagram of a telecommunication network system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic diagram of establishing a communication link according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram of an NE according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an EMS control NE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is another schematic diagram of an EMS control NE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a radio base station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a method for managing an NE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is another schematic flowchart of a method for managing an NE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is still another schematic flowchart of a method for managing an NE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is another schematic flowchart of a method for managing an NE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for managing an NE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 is another schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for managing an NE according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 14 is still another schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for managing an NE according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiment of the invention provides a management system and a method and device for managing a network element. The application scenarios of the system, the method and the device are as follows:

As shown in FIG. 1 , the entire telecommunication network system is mainly composed of three parts: a network management system (NMS), an element management system (EMS), and a network element (NE). The NMS is used to manage and maintain the EMS, and one NMS can manage and maintain multiple EMSs; while the EMS is used to manage and maintain the NEs, and the same EMS can manage and maintain multiple NEs; An NE refers to a physical device that provides specific network services, such as a wireless base station, in a telecommunication network.

Embodiment 1

The embodiment of the present invention provides a management system, as shown in FIG. 2, the management system may specifically include an EMS and multiple NEs;

In the embodiment of the present invention, each NE in the management system supports being configured to manage the network element; and selecting an NE from the plurality of NEs as the management NE based on factors such as terrain and load;

In the embodiment of the present invention, the management NE may be statically configured on the NE side, and the management NE may be configured on the EMS side. If the NE is configured on the NE side, the NE may be configured as a management by software or hardware. If the management NE is configured on the EMS side, the NE may be selected in the multiple NEs managed by the EMS, and then the configuration command may be sent to the NE, and the configuration command may specifically indicate that the network element becomes the management network element. When the NE receives the configuration command, it can know that it has been configured to manage the network element.

In the embodiment of the present invention, in order to distinguish different network elements, the management NE may be referred to as a first NE, and an NE that is not configured as a management NE in a plurality of NEs is referred to as a second NE;

The embodiment of the present invention may specifically provide two application scenarios, one application scenario is an initial network construction phase, and the second application scenario is a maintenance phase after the network is completed;

The first application scenario is as follows:

In the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, the first NE may specifically receive the management configuration command, and the management configuration command may be originated from the NE side or may be originated from the EMS side to send a broadcast. The second network element that receives the broadcast message may specifically send a request for establishing a link to the first network element to establish a first communication link with the first network element, and for the second network that does not receive the broadcast message. The second communication link with the EMS can be specifically established.

In the embodiment of the present invention, if the EMS is to control an NE, it may first determine whether the NE is directly controlled by the EMS, that is, whether a second communication link is established between the NE and the EMS, if the two are established. If there is a second communication link, it can be determined that the EMS is directly controlled by itself, and then a control command is sent to the NE through the second communication link, where the control command is used by the EMS to control the second NE; if the two are not established between the two a second communication link, determining that the EMS is not directly controlled by itself, the EMS may first determine a first NE that governs the second NE, and then send a control command to the first NE, and the first NE receives the When the command is controlled, the control command is sent to the second NE through the first communication link, and the second NE performs a corresponding operation according to the control command.

The second application scenario:

After the network is established by using the method provided in the first application scenario, the first NE will periodically broadcast a message, and the second NE that receives the broadcast message will first check whether the current NE is the first NE. Establishing a first communication link, if so, maintaining the first communication link, if not, establishing a first communication link with the first NE; and then determining whether a second communication link is established with the EMS Road, if there is the second communication link, disconnect the second communication link, otherwise, no operation is performed; and the first NE can establish the first with the self after each period of time when the broadcast message is sent once. The second NE of the communication link reports the second NE as the NE under its jurisdiction to the EMS, and the EMS stores the NE identifier of each second NE under the jurisdiction of the first NE.

In a practical application, a plurality of first NEs may be disposed in the system. Therefore, when the EMS sends a control command to an NE, it may first determine whether the NE establishes a second communication link with itself. If yes, the control command is sent to the second NE through the corresponding second communication link; if not, the first NE that governs the NE is queried, and then the control command of the second NE is sent to the corresponding first NE, and The first NE then sends the control command to the second NE, and the second NE will perform a corresponding operation according to the control instruction.

For example, the entire management system includes one EMS, one first NE and three second NEs, and the three second NEs are A, B, and C respectively. Then, in the embodiment of the present invention, the first NE will be periodic. Sending a broadcast message, and if A and B can receive the broadcast message, A and B respectively determine whether they have a first communication link with the first NE; if a first communication link is established with the first NE, Maintaining the current first communication link, otherwise establishing a first communication link with the first NE; and if C fails to receive the broadcast message, C will determine whether it currently has a first communication link with the first NE. The path; if there is, disconnects the first communication link; if not, does not perform any operation; then C continues to determine whether it currently has a second communication link with the EMS, and if so, maintains the second communication link If not, establish a second communication link with the EMS. After the first NE sends the broadcast message for a period of time, the second NE that establishes the first communication link with the first NE is counted. At this time, it can be counted that A and B establish a first communication link with the first communication link. An NE may consider that the current A and B are under its jurisdiction, and may report its current jurisdiction A and B messages to the EMS; and if the EMS is to control A or B, the A or B control command may be specifically sent to the first NE, and the first NE sends the above control command to A or B, and A or B performs the corresponding operation according to the control instruction; and at this time, if the first NE wants to control C, it may be specific The control command of C is directly sent to C through the second communication link, and C performs the corresponding operation according to the control command.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the network element in the entire management system is divided into the first network element and the second network element in advance, and the first network element can periodically broadcast information indicating its identity, and the second After receiving the broadcast information, the network element establishes a first communication link with the first network element, and at this time, the network element management system only needs to communicate with the first network element, and does not need to perform the second network element again. Communication (even if the network The meta-management system needs to control the second network element, and send a control command to the first network element, and the first network element can send the control command to the second network element again; as can be seen from the above, in the embodiment of the present invention The network element management system only needs to communicate with the first network element. Compared with the prior art, the network element management system needs to communicate with the first network element and the second network element at the same time, thereby reducing communication of the network element management system. the amount.

Embodiment 2

An embodiment of the present invention provides a management system, where the management system includes an EMS, a first NE, and a second NE. For the division of the first NE and the second NE, refer to the discussion in the foregoing Embodiment 1, and details are not described herein again.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, in the embodiment of the present invention, each NE may be configured with two interfaces, one interface is an NE interface, and the interface supports the NE as the NE to communicate with the EMS; the other interface is a module interface. The interface supports the NE as a module in the first NE to communicate with the first NE.

In the embodiment of the present invention, in the initial stage of the entire management system, each NE may be controlled by the EMS, communicate with the EMS, and the EMS sends a control command to the corresponding NE. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a management system includes one EMS and three NEs. In the initial stage, each NE can enable its corresponding NE interface to communicate with the EMS, and then the EMS needs to perform for each ME. Management and control, send the corresponding control commands to the corresponding NE.

In the embodiment of the present invention, if one of the NEs in the management system is configured as the first NE, the controller may still be configured as the first NE, which is not referred to as the second NE; The first NE may specifically send a broadcast message when receiving the management configuration command, as shown in FIG. 6, and when the second NE receives the broadcast message, the second NE may specifically close the NE interface, open the module interface, and disconnect The communication link of the EMS establishes a communication link with the first NE. At this time, if the EMS needs to control the first NE, the control command of the first NE is sent to the first NE, and if the EMS needs to control the second NE, the EMS needs to control the second NE. Sending to the first NE, and the first NE forwards the above control command to the second NE.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the second NE fails to receive the first NE in a preset time When the information is broadcast, the module interface is closed, the NE interface is re-opened, the communication link with the first NE is disconnected, and the communication link with the EMS is established. At this time, the EMS sends the control command of the first NE to the first An NE sends the control command of the second NE to the second NE.

In practical applications, each NE has multiple modules, and only the control module in each NE is directly controlled by the EMS, and other modules are not directly controlled by the EMS, as an example of the wireless base station of the NE, as shown in the figure. As shown in FIG. 7, the radio base station may be specifically composed of a control module, a transmission module, a base station module, and a radio frequency module, and only the control module in the radio base station is directly controlled by the EMS, and other modules are not directly controlled by the EMS. With the above concept, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the second NE disconnects the communication link with the EMS and establishes a communication link with the first NE, the second NE can be regarded as a module inside the first NE, which is visible. In the embodiment of the present invention, the second NE can adjust its identity to NE or module according to the actual networking situation, thereby simplifying NE management.

Embodiment 3

The method of the present invention further provides a method for managing a network element. As shown in FIG. 8, the method includes at least the following steps:

Step S81: The network element management system determines whether the second network element is directly governed by the network element management system. If yes, step S82 is performed; otherwise, step S83 is performed;

Step S82: The network element management system directly sends a control instruction to the second network element.

Step S83: The network element management system sends a control command to the first network element that is responsible for the second network element, so that the first network element sends the control command to the second network element. The control command is used to control the second network element.

With the above concept, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for managing a network element. As shown in FIG. 9, the method includes at least the following steps:

Step S91: The first network element sends a broadcast message when receiving the management configuration command, where the management configuration command is used to indicate that the first network element becomes a management network element; and the broadcast message is used for the first The network element represents its own management identity;

Step S92: The first network element determines that the second network element is established according to the broadcast message. When the first communication link between the network elements is used, the second network element of the first communication link is established as the network element under the jurisdiction of the first network element, and the network element under the jurisdiction is reported to the Network element management system;

Step S93: When receiving the control instruction sent by the network element management system, the first network element sends the control command to the second network element by using the first communication link, so that the second The network element performs a corresponding operation according to the control instruction, where the control instruction is used to control the second network element.

With the above concept, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for managing a network element. As shown in FIG. 10, the method includes at least the following steps:

Step S100: The second network element establishes a first communication link with the first network element when receiving the broadcast message of the first network element, where the broadcast message is used by the first network element to represent itself. Management identity;

Step S101: The second network element receives the control command sent by the first network element by using the first communication link, where the control command is sent by the network element management system to the first network element, and Controlling the second network element;

Step S102: The second network element receives a control command by using a second communication link, where the second communication link is a communication link between the network element management system and the second network element.

Step S103: The second network element performs a corresponding operation according to the control instruction.

Optionally, the method for managing a network element may further include: the second network element receiving a control instruction by using a second communication link, where the second communication link is the network element management system and the second Communication link between network elements.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the network element in the entire management system is divided into the first network element and the second network element in advance, and the first network element can periodically broadcast information indicating its identity, and the second After receiving the broadcast information, the network element establishes a first communication link with the first network element, and at this time, the network element management system only needs to communicate with the first network element, and does not need to perform the second network element again. Communication (even if the network element management system needs to control the second network element, send a control command to the first network element, and the first network element sends the control command to the second network element again); In the embodiment of the present invention, the network element management system only needs to communicate with the first network element, and the network element management system needs to be compared with the prior art. At the same time, communication with the first network element and the second network element reduces the traffic of the network element management system.

Embodiment 4

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for managing an NE, where the method is applied to a management system, where the management system includes an EMS and multiple NEs, and two NE and NE internal modules are set in advance for each NE, as shown in FIG. 11 . As shown, the method includes:

Step S111: When the NE is detected as being set to the NE attribute, the NE starts up as the NE identity;

Step S112: When the NE is detected as being set as a module attribute, the NE starts up as a module function inside the NE.

Optionally, an NE interface and a module interface are set in advance for each NE, where the NE interface is used to support the NE to be activated by the NE identity, and the module interface is used to support the NE to be activated by the identity of the internal module of the network element.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present invention, each NE can support two identities, namely, an NE identity and a module identity, and can perform corresponding identity transformation according to the configuration situation, thereby supporting different situations of the network.

Embodiment 5

The device of the present invention further provides an apparatus for managing a network element. As shown in FIG. 12, the apparatus includes at least:

The determining unit 121 is configured to determine whether the second network element is directly governed by the network element management system;

The first sending unit 122 is configured to: when determining that the second network element is not directly under the jurisdiction of the network element management system, send a control command to the first network element that governs the second network element, so that the The first network element sends the control command to the second network element, where the control command is used to control the second network element.

Optionally, the foregoing apparatus further includes: a second sending unit, configured to send the control instruction directly to the second network element when determining that the second network element is directly governed by the network element management system.

The device of the present invention further provides an apparatus for managing a network element. As shown in FIG. 13, the apparatus includes at least:

The third sending unit 131 is configured to send a broadcast message when the management configuration command is received, where the management configuration command is used to indicate that the first network element is a management network element, and the broadcast message is used by the third A network element characterizes its own management identity;

The reporting unit 132 is configured to establish a second network of the first communication link when determining that the second network element has established a first communication link with the first network element according to the broadcast message. The element is used as the network element managed by the first network element, and reports the network element under the jurisdiction to the network element management system;

a fourth sending unit 133, configured to send, by using the first communications link, the control command to the second network element when receiving the control command sent by the network element management system, so that the The second network element performs a corresponding operation according to the control instruction, where the control instruction is used to control the second network element.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides an apparatus for managing a network element. As shown in FIG. 14, the apparatus includes at least:

a communication link establishing unit 141, configured to establish a first communication link with the first network element when receiving a broadcast message of the first network element, where the broadcast message is used for the first network element Characterize their own management identity;

The first receiving unit 142 is configured to receive a control instruction that is sent by the first network element by using the first communications link, where the control command is sent by the network element management system to the first network element, and Used to control the second network element;

The executing unit 143 is configured to perform a corresponding operation according to the control instruction.

Optionally, the device further includes: a second receiving unit 144, configured to receive a control instruction by using a second communication link, where the second communication link is the network element management system and the second network element Communication link between.

It can be seen that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the network element in the entire management system is divided into the first network element and the second network element in advance, and the first network element can periodically broadcast information indicating its identity, and the second After receiving the broadcast information, the network element establishes a first communication link with the first network element, and at this time, the network element management system only needs to communicate with the first network element, and does not need to perform the second network element again. Communication (even if the network element management system needs to control the second network element, send a control command to the first network element, and the first network element The control unit can send the control command to the second network element. As shown in the above, in the embodiment of the present invention, the network element management system only needs to communicate with the first network element, and the network element management is compared with the prior art. The system needs to communicate with the first network element and the second network element at the same time, which reduces the traffic of the network element management system.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps of implementing the above embodiments may be performed by a program, and the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, which is non-transitory ( English: non-transitory) media, such as random access memory, read-only memory, flash memory, hard disk, solid state disk, magnetic tape (English: magnetic tape), floppy disk (English: floppy disk), CD (English: optical disc) And any combination thereof.

The present invention has been described with reference to the respective flowcharts and block diagrams of the method and apparatus of the embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each flow and block of the flowchart illustrations. FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. A device that implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flowchart or a plurality of flows and block diagrams.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention. Alternatives are intended to be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

A management system, comprising: a network element management system, a first network element, and a second network element, wherein:

The first network element is configured to send a broadcast message when the management configuration command is received, and establish a second network element that is the first communication link with the first network element, as the first network element Transmitting, by the network element, the second network element that is managed by the first network element to the network element management system, and sending, by using the first communication link, a control command sent by the network element management system to the a second network element, where the management configuration command is used to indicate that the first network element is a management network element, and the control instruction is used by the network element management system to control the second network element;

The second network element is configured to establish a first communication link with the first network element when receiving the broadcast message, and perform a correspondence according to a control instruction received from the first communication link. operating;

The network element management system is configured to send a control instruction of the second network element to the first network element when determining that the second network element is under the jurisdiction of the first network element.
The system according to claim 1, wherein the network element management system is further configured to: when determining that the second network element is directly under the jurisdiction of the network element management system, Transmitting, by the second network element, the control instruction, where the second communication link is a link between the network element management system and the second network element;

The second network element is further configured to perform a corresponding operation according to the control instruction received from the second communication link.
A method for managing a network element, comprising:

The network element management system determines whether the second network element is directly governed by the network element management system;

When determining that the second network element is not directly under the jurisdiction of the network element management system, the network element management system sends a control command to the first network element that governs the second network element, so that the first network element The network element sends the control command to the second network element, where the control command is used to control the second network element.
The method of claim 3, further comprising:

The network element management system sends a control instruction directly to the second network element when determining that the second network element is directly under the jurisdiction of the network element management system.
A method for managing a network element, comprising:

The first network element sends a broadcast message when receiving the management configuration command, where the management configuration command is used to indicate that the first network element becomes a management network element; and the broadcast message is used for the first network element representation. Its own management identity;

When the first network element determines that the second network element has established a first communication link with the first network element according to the broadcast message, the second network of the first communication link is established. The element is used as the network element managed by the first network element, and the network element information under the jurisdiction is reported to the network element management system;

When receiving the control instruction sent by the network element management system, the first network element sends the control command to the second network element by using the first communication link, so that the second network element And performing, according to the control instruction, a corresponding operation, where the control instruction is used to control the second network element.
A method for managing a network element, comprising:

The second network element establishes a first communication link with the first network element when receiving the broadcast message of the first network element, where the broadcast message is used by the first network element to represent its own management identity. ;

The second network element receives a control command sent by the first network element by using the first communication link, where the control command is sent by the network element management system to the first network element, and is used for Controlling the second network element;

The second network element performs a corresponding operation according to the control instruction.
The method of claim 6 further comprising:

The second network element receives the control command by using a second communication link, where the second communication link is a communication link between the network element management system and the second network element.
An apparatus for managing a network element, comprising:

a determining unit, configured to determine whether the second network element is directly governed by the network element management system;

a first sending unit, configured to: when determining that the second network element is not directly under the jurisdiction of the network element management system, send a control command to the first network element that is responsible for the second network element, so that the One net The control unit sends the control command to the second network element, where the control command is used to control the second network element.
The device according to claim 8, wherein the device further comprises:

And a second sending unit, configured to send the control instruction directly to the second network element when determining that the second network element is directly under the jurisdiction of the network element management system.
An apparatus for managing a network element, comprising:

a third sending unit, configured to send a broadcast message when the management configuration command is received, where the management configuration command is used to indicate that the first network element becomes a management network element; and the broadcast message is used for the first The network element represents its own management identity;

a reporting unit, configured to: when determining that the second network element has established a first communication link with the first network element according to the broadcast message, establish a second network element of the first communication link As the network element that is controlled by the first network element, and reporting the network element information under the jurisdiction to the network element management system;

a fourth sending unit, configured to send, by the first communication link, the control instruction to the second network element when receiving the control instruction sent by the network element management system, so that the second The network element performs a corresponding operation according to the control instruction, where the control instruction is used to control the second network element.
An apparatus for managing a network element, comprising:

a communication link establishing unit, configured to establish a first communication link with the first network element when receiving a broadcast message of the first network element, where the broadcast message is used for the first network element representation Its own management identity;

a first receiving unit, configured to receive a control command sent by the first network element by using the first communications link, where the control command is sent by the network element management system to the first network element, and Controlling the second network element;

And an execution unit, configured to perform a corresponding operation according to the control instruction.
The device according to claim 11, further comprising:

a second receiving unit, configured to receive the control instruction by using a second communication link, where the second communication link is a communication link between the network element management system and the second network element.