38 results about "Network element" patented technology

An object oriented design for an automated modeling system for mapping and monitoring the business roles and impact of elements within an IT Infrastructure that make up specific applications or business processes, spanning not only network elements, hosts, servers and programs but also users, company structure and processes. The design including: a series of collector modules for collecting relationship, modeling and status information from both IT and external non IT specific sources used to build a model of the application or process in the database and to gather data about activities occurring on the computer network from a business impact perspective; a series of visualizer modules for reporting monitoring activities conducted by the monitoring system; a modeling database for storing information collected by the collector modules; a series of correlator modules for automatically determining relationships between data objects stored in the database to build application models of individual applications in the context of business process and IT service delivery.

Multiple service label types may be used in a given network element to optimize scalability of the data plane, minimize overhead associated with service label management, and allow new services to be offered. Service label management may be done in a dynamic manner so that service labels may be selected for routes in a dynamic fashion as the network changes. VPNs handled by the network element may have different types of service labels, and different routes within a particular VPN may be allocated different service label types. Service label requests may be stored on the data plane to allow a service label request database to be restored from the data plane upon a control plane failure, so that new service labels are not required to be allocated after a control plane failure.

Embodiments of the invention provide key distribution and authentication methods, devices and systems. The methods comprise the following steps that a business center server receives a first key request message sent by a user management server, generates a first-layer key of the user management server according to the first key request message and sends the first-layer key to the user management server; and the user management server generates a second-layer key of a terminal device according to the first-layer key and sends the second-layer key of the terminal device to the terminal device in order to make the terminal device and a network authentication server carry out mutual authentication according to the second-layer key. The business center server and the user management server distribute the different keys to each terminal device, each terminal device carries out mutual authentication with the network authentication center based on the respective key, and a communication key of the terminal device and a function network element is finally obtained, a method for establishing a safety communication channel is provided for the terminal device, and the application range is wide.

The present invention relates to a method, terminal device, network element, system and computer program product for handling measurement reports in a communication network. At least two different levels of measurements reports (15) are provided, wherein each of the at least two levels corresponds to a different amount of resource blocks on which the measurement reports are based. The level of a received measurement report (15) is detected and a compensation offset is selected based on the detection result and applied to the measurement report. Thereby, measurement errors and biases of the measurement reports can be dynamically corrected in multi-level reporting schemes.

Provided in embodiments of the present invention are a method for generating configuration information and a network control unit. The method comprises: the network control unit receiving a virtual machine association message comprising an identifier of a first virtual machine of which the state is changed and an identifier of a first virtual built-in network element which detects the state change of the first virtual machine; the network control unit determining first information according to the identifier of the first virtual machine, and the first information comprising at least one of the following information: a first forwarding entry, a first virtual machine position information mapping entry and a first network policy. In the embodiments of the present invention, the network control unit determines the first information according to the identifier, included in the virtual machine association message, of the first virtual machine of which the state is changed, so that manual determination is not needed, and thus the network configuration efficiency is improved and the performance of a network is enhanced.

The present invention relates to a method and network element for providing secure access to a packet data network, wherein a first source information is derived from a message received from a terminal device (40, 60), and is compared with a second source information derived from a packet data unit used for conveying said message, or derived from a security association set up between the terminal device and the data network. A protection processing for protecting the packet data network from a fraudulent user attack is then initiated based on the comparing result. Thereby, a simple and efficient protection mechanism can be provided without sending any additional information or providing any additional fields in the message.

The present invention discloses a network management alarm managing method and a system, characterized by adding non-real time interfaces between an alarm acquisition server and each network element equipment, wherein the alarm acquisition server carries out the following operations on each network element equipment: collecting a primary alarm message from the network element equipment through the non-real time interfaces every a preset time, comparing the collected alarm message with an alarm message obtained from an alarm database server to determine whether the phenomenon of information loss happens, correcting the obtained alarm message by using the collected alarm message if the phenomenon of information loss happens, and doing nothing if the phenomenon of information loss does not happen. The invention simultaneously discloses an alarm acquisition server. The adoption of the scheme of the invention can prevent an alarm message from being lost.

A multi-shelf communication system for a communication switch having shelves is provided. There is a master generating commands and receiving status signals, slaves associated with the master, a communication controller per slave, a downstream communication link providing a multiplexed signal of communications from each controller and providing a demultiplexed signal split from the multiplexed signal to each slave, an upstream communication link from each slave to its controller, and a timing arrangement controlling transmission times for the downstream communication link. Each slave can be located on one the shelves and receives commands, executes local commands responsive to the commands and generates status signals for the master. Each controller receives commands, transmits commands to its slave and receives status signals and provides information relating to the status signals to the master controller. Local commands replace other commands directed by the master to the slave. Each slave communicates independently with the master.

A master-slave communication system for a communication switch is provided. The system comprises a master controller generating commands and receiving status signals and slave devices associated with the master controller. Each slave receives commands, executes local commands responsive to the commands and generates status signals for the master controller. Each slave has a communication arrangement for signals transmitted between it and the master controller. The arrangement comprises a communication controller associated with the master controller. The communication controller receives commands, transmits commands to each slave, receives status signals and provides information relating to the status signals to the master controller; also the controller has a communication link which transmits commands to each slave and the status signals to the controller. The system allows local commands executed by the slaves to replace other commands directed by the master controller to the slave. Further, each slave communicates independently with the master controller.

A method and arrangements are disclosed for distributing configuration information in an xDSL network that comprises network elements on certain hierarchical levels and a network managing station. There is transmitted a request for configuration information from a first network element located on a first hierarchical level to a second network element located on a second hierarchical level. The second hierarchical level is above the first hierarchical level in the xDSL network, but the second network element is other than the network managing station. The second network element decides whether it is appropriate to read the configuration information requested in the request for configuration information from a configuration memory of the second network element. In case it is decided to be appropriate, the configuration information requested in the request for configuration information is read from a configuration memory of the second network element and transmitted to the first network element.

The invention discloses a method of uplink and downlink message routing of a service gateway of internet of things, wherein the method of uplink message touting include: enabling a terminal to send an uplink message to a terminal access-in adaptation layer subsystem; analyzing a terminal protocol by the terminal access-in adaptation layer subsystem, and enabling the uplink message to be changed into an interior message of the service gateway of the internet of the things and sent to a routing control module of a core layer subsystem; enabling the routing control module to query a routing table, and enabling the uplink message to be sent to a corresponding network element according to different order relationship; and enabling a capability gateway module and a real-time data distributing module to supply the received uplink message for an application subsystem to apply. The technical scheme is adopted, the method of the uplink and downlink message routing of the service gateway of the internet of things is elastic and flexible in framework, good in expansibility, capable of achieving multi-granularity order relationship, wide in application, good in application and customization capability and beneficial for the application and development.

The invention provides a method and device for verifying a user equipment identifier in an authentication process, and the method comprises the steps: transmitting the user identifier and the user equipment identifier to a unified data management network element through a registration request message in a network registration process of user equipment, wherein the user equipment identifier is encrypted by a public key of a home network; enabling the unified data management network element to acquire a target user equipment identifier matched with the user identifier; and judging whether the received user equipment identifier is matched with the acquired target user equipment identifier or not. Through the technical scheme provided by the invention, the binding relationship between the useridentifier and the user equipment identifier can be verified in the network registration process of the user equipment, so that the verification of the binding relationship between the user identifier and the user equipment identifier is completed in a minimum signaling interaction mode.

The invention discloses a dual-microcomputer switching method in a charging system and relevant equipment and system. The dual-microcomputer switching method comprises the steps of: receiving a dual-microcomputer switching starting message sent by a charging network element before switching; after receiving the dual-microcomputer switching starting message, caching a received charging request message sent by a charging request party; receiving a dual-microcomputer switching success message sent by the charging network element before switching; and after receiving the dual-microcomputer switching success message, sending the cached charging request message to the switched charging network element, and carrying out charging treatment by the switched charging network element according to the charging request message. According to the invention, the problem of message loss in a dual-microcomputer switching process can be solved on the premise of guaranteeing the original performance of the charging system.

The invention discloses a small data transmission method. The small transmission method comprises the following steps. When congestion of an MTC server or an MTC IWF network element is monitored, received small data are in cache, and when removing of the congestion of the MTC server or the MTC IWF network element is monitored, the small data in cache are sent to the MTC server. Correspondingly, the invention discloses a small data transmission device and a system, aggravation of congestion in the congestion period of the MTC IWF network element or the MTC server is avoided, an MTC terminal can perform data communication with the MTC server in time, and the business requirement of the Internet of Things is met. In addition, data loss in the period of congestion of the MTC IWF network element or the MTC server is avoided, transmission business of the small data can be normally performed, and M2M user experience is effectively improved.

The invention discloses a uniform port model and a method for accessing a logical port thereof, and relates to the field of logical port management of a telecommunication transmission network. The naming information of a uniform port in the uniform port model comprises a network element ID (Identifier), a single disc ID and a uniform port identification character string; the uniform port identification character string comprises a port type, primary port rate, a physical port number and a logical port number which is directly bound to a physical port, wherein the port type is the object type of the physical port; the primary port rate is the actual rate of the physical port; the physical port number is a number value of the port in a local layer port; the logical port number is a logical port index number which is distributed to a circuit by description transmission network manager. According to the uniform port model, the logical port of above 10<5> can be accessed simultaneously; the operability of the transmission network manager can be improved; the effectiveness and the reliability in accessing of the logical port can be improved; the logical port can be positioned accurately; the practical value is greater.

The invention provides a communication connection establishing method and a network element, and aims to solve the problem of low standardization level of communication connection realized between the network elements of a self-organized network in the prior art. The method mainly comprises the following steps of: sending an inquiry message comprising a target access network entity identifier to an intermediate network element; receiving the transport layer address information sent by the intermediate network element, wherein the transport layer address information is obtained by the intermediate network element according to the target access network entity identifier; and establishing communication connection with the target access network entity according to the transport layer address information, wherein the intermediate network element is a network element management system, or a second access network entity or user equipment. Through the method, the standardization level of communication connection between the network elements in a self-organized network can be improved.

The present invention discloses a method and a system for avoiding digital synchronization network clock ring formation and a terminal. The method comprises the steps of: receiving a clock identifierwith a clock source ID type sent by an adjacent network element or a clock identifier with an MAC address type having a corresponding relation with the clock source ID from a corresponding circuit through each circuit clock source; for each circuit clock source, determining whether the circuit clock source is available or not according to the received clock identifier; according to the received clock identifier type, determining the clock source ID transmitted by the adjacent network element, comparing whether the clock source ID is consistent with all the clock source IDs or not to determinewhether the circuit clock sources are available or not; selecting one clock source from the available clock sources as a current used clock source; and controlling each circuit clock source to send the clock identifier, the clock quality grade and the clock of the current used clock source to the adjacent network element through the corresponding circuit. The method and the system for avoiding digital synchronization network clock ring formation and the terminal can flexibly avoid clock ring formation.

The invention relates to a network element data analysis method and a network element data analysis device for a mobile communication network. The method comprises the following steps of S1, receiving range information of a working region selected on a displayed map interface by a user and acquiring relevant parameters of network elements in the working region; S2, generating a separate working space according to the working region and storing the range information of the working region and the relevant parameters of the network elements in the working region in the separate working space; S3, on the basis of an analysis model selected by the user, carrying out computational analysis on the data stored in the separate working space to generate an analysis result; and S4, loading the generated analysis result into the separate working space and generating a new label page to show the analysis result. According to the invention, repeated fussy calling on common resources is avoided and the data analysis speed and efficiency are improved; meanwhile, the showing effect of the analysis result is clearer and is convenient for the user to view.

The invention provides a method and device for protecting positioning auxiliary information. The method comprises the following steps: 1, preparing raw materials; the AMF receives a tracking area identifier used for indicating a tracking area to which the first terminal belongs, allocating a first key to the first terminal according to the tracking area to which the first terminal belongs, compared with a traditional scheme in which a mobile management network element allocates a unified key to all manageable terminals, the embodiment of the invention can allocate an appropriate key to the first terminal and protect the auxiliary information of the first terminal through the key, thereby improving the safety performance of the auxiliary information.

The invention provides a communication method and device which are used for solving the problem that switching from a 5G network to a 4G network fails. The method comprises that when a terminal device is switched from a first communication network to a second communication network, a first mobility management network element receives context information sent by a second mobility management network element, the first mobility management network element belonging to the second communication network, and the second mobility management network element belonging to the first communication network; and when the first mobility management network element determines that the context information does not include the session context of the terminal device, the first mobility management network element sends a first indication to the terminal device, the first indication being used for instructing the terminal device to initiate a public data network (PDN) connection process.

The invention discloses a method, device and equipment for controlling network slice authentication and a storage medium, relates to the technical field of communication, and aims to solve the problem that authentication cannot be carried out due to the fact that an existing network slice authentication and authorization mechanism does not support a scene where UE has a plurality of service management function entities. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring identification information of a third network element from a second network element; and sending an authentication and authorization notification to the third network element according to the identification information. According to the embodiment of the invention, authentication can be smoothly carried out.

The invention discloses a data limit value determination method and device, and the method comprises the steps: determining a first data limit value corresponding to a network element node if a terminal message fragmented by the network element node meets a preset condition, wherein the terminal message is a communication message sent by terminal equipment; determining a minimum data limit value corresponding to the network element node according to the first data limit value; and determining a second data limit value corresponding to the terminal equipment based on the minimum data limit value. According to the invention, the dynamic setting of the data limit value of the terminal equipment is realized, the data limit value of the terminal equipment is close to the minimum data limit value of the network element node, most of terminal messages passing through the terminal equipment can directly pass through each network element node, and further fragmentation processing is not needed, so that the communication efficiency is improved.

The invention discloses a communication detection method and device, the method is applied to a user plane network element, the method comprises the following steps: determining an opposite end address having communication connection with the user plane network element, and determining a detection session according to the opposite end address; sending a detection message to the opposite end address through the detection session; determining a feedback state of the detection message; according to the feedback state, determining the communication state of the opposite end address, directly sending the detection message to the opposite end address through the detection session, and realizing communication detection of an address level according to the feedback condition of the opposite end address. Therefore, the problem that in the prior art, a communication path which does not support a GTP-U communication channel cannot be effectively detected is solved.