CN101212346B - Software version management method and device for network element management system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a method for managing a software version in a network element management system, which comprises the following processes: A. a management instruction of the software version is sent to the network element management system by a network management system through a communication interface; B. the management instruction of the software version is received by the network element management system and a management operation is carried out to the software version of the network element management system according to the management instruction of the software version. The invention also discloses a management device of the software version in the network element management system correspondingly. The management operation which comprises software version examination, software version download and software version activation, etc. is carried out for the software version of the network element management system by the network management system through the communication interface in the invention so as to realize the centralization and automation of the software version management in the network element management system, and increase effectively the network management efficiency.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the telecommunication network management field, relate in particular in the telecommunication network management field method and device that the software version to Element management system manages.
Background technology
(the International Telecommunication Union of International Telecommunications Union, ITU) at the mid-80 telecommunication management network (Telecommunications Management Network has been proposed, TMN), it logically separates with telecommunications network, the interface (comprising communication protocol and information model) by standard transmit with telecommunications network/thus receiving management information reaches the purpose to telecommunications network control and operation.Its management architecture more complicated, from the network hierarchy management architecture, the administrative structure of TMN is divided into five layers, is followed successively by from low to high: Network Element Layer (Network Element Layer, NEL), NE management layer (ElementManagement System Layer, EML), NML (Network Management Layer, NML), SML (Service Management Layer, SML) and the transaction management layer (BusinessManagement Layer, BML).Wherein NEL belongs to by management level, and other four layers belong to management level.(Element Management System EMS) finishes the EML function, and promptly EMS finishes the management function of one or more mobile communication equipments, and the EMS between the distinct device supplier can't be general usually by Element management system.EMS can be used as independently system's existence, and a module that also can be used as network element is present in the network element device.(Network ManagementSystem NMS) finishes, and NMS is responsible for the management of all network elements in the managed network and the NML function is mainly by network management system.For the situation that has a plurality of equipment suppliers in the managed network (being called subnet), can reach the purpose of the whole subnet of management by the EMS management.Interface between MS and the EMS is called the Itf-N interface.
In the Itf-N interface, some integrated reference point have been defined, as basic configuration management, common configuration management, big data quantity configuration, performance management, alarm management, signatory management, file transfer, link monitoring, notice, access point etc.The functional group that provides by these access points originally can be finished the operation and maintenance function for network.
But be not difficult to find out that the software version of Itf-N interface management EMS etc. can't be passed through in the place that the content of present interface definition still has some not relate to as NMS.There is dual mode in software version management to the EMS system at present, and a kind of mode is by the EMS local management, and another kind of mode is to manage by the remote operation terminal that EMS provides.In following EMS unattended operation, the central controlled regulatory requirement of EMS, the mode that the remote operation terminal that provides by EMS manages can't adapt to.Because operation style, the operational order of the EMS of different vendor have nothing in common with each other, when NMS is managing the EMS of a plurality of manufacturers, carry out daily management by the remote operation that EMS provides, not only increased staff's workload and grasped difficulty, also increased the risk that management makes mistakes.
Therefore, need a kind of new technology, can safeguard the EMS system by the Itf-N interface, comprise software version management etc., adapt to following EMS unattended operation management, the central controlled regulatory requirement of EMS by this technology NMS.
Summary of the invention
At above-mentioned defective, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of software version management method and device of Element management system, the software version management that uses this method and apparatus to carry out Element management system can be realized centralization, the automation managed effectively having improved the efficiency of management.
To achieve these goals, the invention provides a kind of software version management method of Element management system, comprising:
A, network management system send the software version management instruction by communication interface to Element management system;
B, Element management system receive the instruction of described software version management, and according to this software version management instruction the software version of Element management system are managed operation.
The method according to this invention, network management system sends the software version management instruction by the integrated reference point of described communication interface to Element management system in the described steps A.
The method according to this invention, the software version management instruction in the described steps A includes: software version query statement, software version download instruction and/or software version activation instruction.
The method according to this invention, network management system sends the software version query statement to Element management system in the described steps A, comprises in this software version query statement to specify the version file sign that requires version querying;
Element management system is according to this software version query statement among the described step B, and the version file that returns given query to described network management system identifies the software version information of pairing Element management system.
The method according to this invention comprises in the described software version query statement and specifies current version file identification or all versions file identification that requires version querying.
The method according to this invention, network management system sends the software version download instruction to Element management system in the described steps A, comprises in this software version download instruction to specify the version file address information that requires version to download;
Element management system is downloaded corresponding version file according to this software version download instruction from the version file address of appointment among the described step B.
The method according to this invention, Element management system is downloaded the version file of appointment by text transfer protocol FTP or plain text host-host protocol SFTP among the described step B from network management system; And Element management system is checked the legitimacy and/or the validity of the version file downloaded; If check by then sending software version and download success message, otherwise send software version failed download message to network management system to network management system.
The method according to this invention, network management system sends the software version activation instruction to Element management system in the described steps A, comprises in this software version activation instruction to specify the software version information that requires version to activate;
According to this software version activation instruction, the pairing version file of software version information that described appointment activates is loaded and moved to the Element management system restarting systems among the described step B.
The method according to this invention, Element management system is checked the legitimacy and/or the validity of version file sign among the described step B before restarting, if check and pass through, described version file sign is saved as current operation version file sign, return success message.
The method according to this invention after Element management system is finished the software version activation among the described step B, sends software version to network management system and activates success message.
The present invention also provides a kind of software version management device of Element management system, comprising:
One software version management instruction sending module is arranged at network management system, and sends the software version management instruction by communication interface to Element management system;
One software version manages operational module, is arranged at Element management system, is used to receive the instruction of described software version management, and according to this software version management instruction the software version of Element management system is managed operation.
Network management system manages operation by the communication interface between Element management system and network management system to the software version of Element management system among the present invention, comprise that software version is checked, software version is downloaded and software version activation etc., thereby realized centralization, the automation of the software version management of Element management system, improved network management efficiency effectively.
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Fig. 1 network architecture block diagram that to be NMS utilize the Itf-N interface to be connected with EMS;
Fig. 2 is the method flow diagram of software version management provided by the invention;
Fig. 3 is a specific embodiment flow chart provided by the invention.
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In order to make purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer,, the present invention is further elaborated below in conjunction with drawings and Examples.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explanation the present invention, and be not used in qualification the present invention.
The software version management device of a kind of Element management system involved in the present invention comprises: software version management instruction sending module 10 is arranged at network management system, and sends the software version management instruction by communication interface to Element management system; Software version manages operational module 20, is arranged at Element management system, is used to receive the instruction of described software version management, and according to this software version management instruction the software version of Element management system is managed operation.With reference to shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 1 network architecture block diagram that to be NMS utilize the Itf-N interface to be connected with EMS, the interface between NMS1 and the EMS2 is an Itf-N interface 3.Because the network of operator is typical many equipment vendors network environment, be to adopt how tame supplier's equipment to build mostly, equipment vendor provide the EMS ability also uneven naturally also can from how tame equipment producer can't compatibility problem.Yet systems such as the alarm performance supervisory control system of customer-oriented network O﹠M system requirements network, resource management system are towards the whole network.Therefore, the function of EMS communication interface, agreement, data providing capability and disposal ability have become one of bottleneck of building of supporting system.In the 3G (Third Generation) Moblie technology, (Telecommunication Management Forum TMF) has proposed integrated reference point (IntegrationReference Point, IRP) technology to Tele Management Forum.The basic thought of IRP is a solution collection of formulating standard at different interface requirements, develops as long as abide by the corresponding collection that solves when different like this subnet webmasters inserts.
The present invention is the software version of NMS by communication interface management EMS.Its software version management method comprises the steps: as shown in Figure 2
Step S201, NMS1 sends the software version management instruction by communication interface to EMS2, specifically is that the IRP by communication interface sends supervisory instruction.Described software version management instruction includes: software version query statement, software version download instruction and/or software version activation instruction.As an embodiment of the invention, NMS1 can select a query software version, download software version or activating software version management, also can select the disposable management such as inquiry, download and activating software version of finishing.
Step S202, EMS2 receive the instruction of described software version management, and according to this software version management instruction the software version of EMS2 are carried out corresponding bookkeeping.
Fig. 3 is a specific embodiment of software version management method provided by the invention, and is specific as follows:
Step S301, NMS1 initiates the software version query statement by the IRP on the communication interface to EMS2, carries input parameter in the described software version query statement, and this input parameter comprises specifies the version file sign that requires version querying.This version file sign is the distinguishing mark of version file, comprises current version file identification or all versions file identification, is used to specify the current software version of inquiry EMS2 or all software versions.Described software version query statement is to trigger immediately by the operational order row, also certain time interval can be set, by the initiation of NMS1 timing cycle.Preferably, by the initiation of NMS1 timing cycle, can strengthen the automation of software version management like this.
Step S302, EMS2 receives described software version query statement, according to the version file sign of given query in the described software version query messages, obtains the EMS2 current software version information of the correspondence in the database, version 5.0 etc. for example, and fill in and send to NMS1 in receiveing the response.
Step S303, NMS1 initiates the software version download instruction by IRP to EMS2, and described software version download instruction is carried input parameter, and this input parameter comprises specifies the version file address information that requires version to download.As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, before sending described software version download instruction, the current software version sign that NMS1 is received requires version downloaded software version identifier to compare with appointment, if it is consistent, process ends, otherwise, the software version download management initiated.
Step S304, EMS2 download corresponding version file according to described software version download instruction from the version file address of appointment.Present embodiment by text transfer protocol (File Transfer Protocol, FTP) or the plain text host-host protocol (Simple File Transfer Protocol SFTP) downloads the software version file of appointment from NMS1.Further, information such as the required user name of FTP or SFTP, password is arranged in advance by NMS1 and EMS2.After described specific software version file is downloaded and is finished, EMS2 checks the legitimacy and/or the validity of described specific software version file, if check and pass through, then send software version and download success message, otherwise send software version failed download message to NMS1 to NMS1.
Step S305, NMS1 initiates the software version activation instruction by IRP to EMS2, and described software version activation instruction carries input parameter, and this input parameter comprises specifies the software version information that requires version to activate, and refers to version identifier here.If what NMS1 received is software version failed download message, process ends.
Step S306, EMS2 receives described software version activation instruction, checks the legitimacy and/or the validity of the software version sign of described input parameter, passes through if check, described software version sign is saved as current operating software version identifier, return NMS1 operation success message, restart simultaneously, boot is obtained current operating software version identifier from database, load and move the software version of specifying requirement to activate, otherwise the return failed message stops this flow process.
After step S307, EMS2 restart and finish, send software version to NMS1 and activate success message.As an optional execution mode of the present invention, described software version activates success message and can select to send or do not send.
In summary, NMS manages operation by the communication interface between EMS and NMS to the software version of EMS, comprise that software version is checked, software version is downloaded and software version activation etc., thereby realized centralization, the automation of the software version management of Element management system, improved network management efficiency effectively.
Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection range of the appended claim of the present invention.
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1. the software version management method of an Element management system is characterized in that, comprising:
The integrated reference point of network management system by the Itf-N interface sends the software version management instruction to Element management system, and wherein, described Itf-N interface is unify a interface between the Element management system of NMS; Described software version management instruction comprises: software version query statement, software version download instruction and software version activation instruction; Element management system receives the instruction of described software version management, and according to this software version management instruction the software version of Element management system is managed operation;
Described software version management method is specially:
A, network management system adopt operational order line mode and/or timing cycle triggering mode to send the software version query statement to Element management system, comprise in the described software version query statement to specify the version file sign that requires version querying; Described Element management system is according to this software version query statement, and the version file that returns given query to described network management system identifies the software version information of pairing Element management system;
B, described network management system send the software version download instruction to Element management system, comprise in the described software version download instruction to specify the version file address information that requires version to download; Described Element management system is downloaded corresponding version file according to this software version download instruction from the version file address of appointment;
C, described network management system send the software version activation instruction to Element management system, comprise in the described software version activation instruction to specify the software version information that requires version to activate; Described Element management system is according to described software version activation instruction, and restarting systems is loaded and the pairing version file of software version information that activates is specified in operation.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, comprises in the described software version query statement to specify current version file identification or all versions file identification that requires version querying.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, among the step B, Element management system is downloaded the version file of appointment by text transfer protocol FTP or plain text host-host protocol SFTP from network management system; And Element management system is checked the legitimacy and/or the validity of the version file downloaded; If check by then sending software version and download success message, otherwise send software version failed download message to network management system to network management system.
4. method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, among the step C, Element management system is checked the legitimacy and/or the validity of version file sign before restarting, pass through if check, described version file sign is saved as current operation version file sign, return success message.
5. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, among the step C, after Element management system is finished the software version activation, sends software version to network management system and activates success message.
6. the software version management device of the Element management system of arbitrary method in employing such as the claim 1 to 5 is characterized in that, comprising:
One software version management instruction sending module is arranged at network management system, is used for sending the software version management instruction by the integrated reference point of Itf-N interface to Element management system; Described software version management instruction comprises: software version query statement, software version download instruction and software version activation instruction;
One software version management operational module is arranged at Element management system, is used to receive the instruction of described software version management, and according to this software version management instruction the software version of Element management system is managed operation; Described bookkeeping comprises: the software version query statement that sends according to network management system, and the version file that returns given query to described network management system identifies the software version information of pairing Element management system; According to the software version download instruction that network management system sends, download corresponding version file from the version file address of appointment; According to the software version activation instruction that network management system sends, restarting systems is loaded and the pairing version file of software version information that activates is specified in operation.
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