TWI634765B - Service supply setting dispatching system and its service supply setting method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a service supply setting and dispatching system and a service supply setting method thereof. Obtain a service order for the network equipment. This service is used to record the equipment information and service supply resources. The metadata driving engine couples the supply device information and the service supply resource with the supply setting correspondence in the metadata to form a supply resource setting file in a common format. The provisioning resource setting file is dispatched to the corresponding subservice provisioning system, so that the subservice provisioning system sets the network device according to the provisioning resource setting file. In this way, in addition to simplifying management and reducing the complexity of operations, it can be more dependent on the future expansion and maintenance of the system.

Description

Service supply setting dispatching system and its service supply setting method

The present invention relates to a service supply technology, and more particularly to a service supply setting dispatch system and a service supply setting method thereof.

With the development of network technology towards software and virtualization, the size of the network architecture of large-scale carriers is also expanding with the number of users, and the variety of network devices, coupled with the future services will be more diversified. The provision of telecommunications services (eg, Internet access, video on demand, cloud services, etc.) will also become increasingly complex. With the current development method of the supply system, in order to connect different network devices, it takes a lot of time to separately write the installation setting code for each type of network device. In an era of booming networks and the emergence of new types of network equipment, there is a need to provide a faster, more agile provisioning system. It can be seen that the existing service supply technology still needs to be improved.

In view of this, the present invention provides a service provisioning dispatching system and a service provisioning setting method thereof, which can simplify management and reduce operation complexity, and can be more adapted to future expansion and maintenance of the system.

The service provisioning dispatching system of the present invention includes a network unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The network unit is used to transmit and receive data. The storage unit records several modules and metadata. This metadata includes several settings for the settings. The processing unit is coupled to the network unit and the storage unit, and accesses and executes those modules stored in the storage unit. Those modules include data receiving and parsing modules and metadata driving engines. The data receiving and parsing module obtains the service supply list of the network device, and the service provides a billing record for the equipment information and service supply resources. The metadata driving engine couples the supply device information and the service supply resource with the supply setting relationship in the metadata to form a supply resource setting file in a common format, and delivers the supply resource setting file to the network unit through the network unit. Corresponding to the subservice supply system.

The service supply setting method of the present invention is applicable to a service provisioning distribution system to set a network device through a subservice provisioning system. This service provisioning method includes the following steps. Obtain a service order for the network equipment. This service is used to record the equipment information and service supply resources. The supply equipment information and the service supply resource are coupled with the supply setting correspondence in the metadata to form a supply resource setting file in a common format. The provisioning resource setting file is dispatched to the corresponding subservice provisioning system, so that the subservice provisioning system sets the network device according to the provisioning resource setting file.

Based on the above, the embodiment of the present invention introduces a metadata driven concept, and the service data is coupled to each of the supply and set correspondences through the metadata driving engine to assemble the device provisioning resource setting file in a common format. Through the single common device adapter in the sub-service provisioning system, the provisioning resources of each type of network equipment are set, thereby simplifying management and reducing the complexity of the operation, and at the same time, responding to various new types of equipment and various communication protocol modes in the future.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the system architecture includes a service provisioning management system 1, a service provisioning dispatching system 2, and one or more subservice provisioning systems 3.

The service supply management system 1 can be an electronic device such as a server, a personal computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, or a smart phone. The service supply management system 1 receives a service supply form such as a user's application for online access, on-demand video, and the like through user uploading, service personnel input, and the like. This service is used for the installation of equipment information and service supply resources. The equipment information is for example network equipment (for example, Level 2 Switch, Level 3 Switch, etc.) The model of the central office equipment in the equipment room or the photochemical transfer box, or other types of networked devices, the Internet Protocol (IP) address, etc., and the service supply resources, such as user application services. Type (for example, economical, enterprise, etc.), application service rate, virtual local area network (VLAN) identification (ID), device nickname (Port) used, service priority ( Priority), optional channels, etc. related to service specifications and settings, and may vary depending on the type of service (for example, online application, video on demand, etc.).

The service provisioning distribution system 2 can be an electronic device such as a server, a personal computer, or a workstation. The service provisioning dispatching system 2 includes a network unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The network unit can be a wireless or wired communication processor (for example, supporting 4th generation mobile communication (4G), Wi-Fi, fiber, Ethernet, etc.), bus interface, etc. can be based on the northbound interface (Northbound) The interface, NBI) receives the hardware unit of the service provided by the management system 1 and can communicate with each sub-service supply system 3.

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the service supply list is obtained through the service supply management system 1. However, in other embodiments, the service supply list may be directly input to the service installation setting through a flash drive or a network upload. The system 2 is assigned, and the invention is not limited.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the storage unit can be any type of fixed or removable random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), flash memory, and conventional hard disk (hard). Disk drive), solid-state drive or the like or a combination of the above components, and is used to record the device configuration in the data receiving and parsing module 21, the metadata driving engine 22, and the metadata driving engine 22. The positioning module 221, the service parameter coupling module 222, the equipment supply resource setting file assembly module 223, the device connection control module, the supply resource setting file dispatching module 224, and the like, the software program, the metadata 23, and the metadata 23 Several related information, files and parameters such as supply and setting correspondence, service supply list, equipment configuration data, equipment service supply parameters. The foregoing modules, parameters, files and materials will be described in detail in the following embodiments.

The processing unit is connected to the network unit and the storage unit, and may be a central processing unit (CPU), or other programmable general purpose or special purpose microprocessor (Microprocessor), digital signal processor (DSP), A stylized controller, special application integrated circuit (ASIC) or other similar component or a combination of the above. In the embodiment of the present invention, the processing unit is configured to execute all the operations of the service provisioning and dispatching system 2, and can access and execute the software module recorded by the storage unit.

The subservice supply system 3 can be an electronic device such as a server, a personal computer, or a workstation. The subservice provisioning system 3 includes a common device adapter 31 and a communication protocol module 32. The common device adapter 31 has at least any type of processing unit to set a service configuration based on the network device, and it may be a software module or a specific hardware unit. The communication protocol module 32 can be a network module of the type such as Telnet, SSH (Secure Shell), Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and Network Configuration Protocol (NetConf). The protocol chip or circuit) and expand or reduce the module as needed. Each sub-service provisioning system 3 can be connected to one or more network devices.

In order to facilitate the understanding of the operation flow of the embodiment of the present invention, the service provisioning setting method of the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below by way of various embodiments. The following is a flowchart illustrating a service provisioning setting method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the components and modules of the service provisioning setting dispatching system 2 and the subservice providing system 3 are described in the embodiment of the present invention. method. The various processes of the method can be adjusted accordingly according to the implementation situation, and are not limited thereto.

The data receiving and parsing module 21 obtains the service supply list from the service supply management system 1. The acquisition of the service manifest is known from the foregoing description, and details are not described herein. The metadata driving engine 22 can couple the supply device information and the service supply resource with the supply setting correspondence in the metadata 23 to form a supply resource setting file in a common format. Specifically, in this embodiment, the supply setting correspondence relationship includes a correspondence relationship with the device type, a correspondence relationship with the communication protocol and the number of connection restrictions, a correspondence relationship with the sub-service supply system, and a service supply parameter. Correspondence relationship and correspondence with setting templates and error control messages. The device configuration positioning module 221, according to the information of the equipment in the service supply list, respectively, corresponds to the correspondence relationship with the device type, the correspondence relationship with the communication protocol and the number of connection limits, and the correspondence with the sub-service supply system. The relationship is to locate the configuration of the network device through the coupling result, thereby generating device configuration data. The device configuration data may include information about the device type, protocol, and number of connections and the corresponding subservice provisioning system.

For example, Table (1), Table (2), and Table (3) are the correspondences with device types, correspondences with communication protocols and connection quantity limits, and correspondences with sub-service provisioning systems: Table 1)  <TABLE border="1" borderColor="#000000" width="85%"><TBODY><tr><td> Device IP </td><td> Device Type</td><td> Login Device Permissions</td></tr><tr><td> 10.10.1.1 </td><td> Device Type A </td><td> Telnet Account/Password</td></tr><tr ><td> 10.10.1.2 </td><td> Device Type B </td><td> SNMP Password</td></tr><tr><td> 10.10.1.3 </td><td > Device Type C </td><td> SSH Account/Password</td></tr><tr><td> 10.10.1.4 </td><td> Device Type D </td><td > NetConf Account/Password</td></tr></TBODY></TABLE> Table (2)  <TABLE border="1" borderColor="#000000" width="85%"><TBODY><tr><td> Device Type</td><td> Protocol</td><td> Device Connection Line Limit </td></tr><tr><td> Device Type A </td><td> Telnet </td><td> 3 </td></tr><tr><td > Device Type B </td><td> SNMP </td><td> 2 </td></tr><tr><td> Device Type C </td><td> SSH </td ><td> 2 </td></tr><tr><td> Device Type D </td><td> NetConf </td><td> 1 </td></tr></TBODY ></TABLE>Table (3)  <TABLE border="1" borderColor="#000000" width="85%"><TBODY><tr><td> Device IP </td><td> Subservice Provisioning System</td></tr ><tr><td> 10.10.1.1 </td><td> Subservice Provisioning System A </td></tr><tr><td> 10.10.1.2 </td><td> Subservices Install System B </td></tr><tr><td> 10.10.1.3 </td><td> Subservice Provisioning System C </td></tr><tr><td> 10.10.1.4 </td><td> Subservice Provisioning System D </td></tr></TBODY></TABLE>

Assuming that the device IP is 10.10.1.1, the metadata driving engine 22 can couple the table (1) to the table (3) to obtain the device type A, the Telnet account/password, the number of device connections limited to 3, and the subservice serving. The results of System A, and fill these results into the device configuration data in Table (4): Table (4)  <TABLE border="1" borderColor="#000000" width="85%"><TBODY><tr><td> Device IP </td><td> Device Type</td><td> Protocol </td><td> Login Device Permissions</td><td> Device Connection Limits</td><td> Subservice Provisioning System</td></tr><tr><td> 10.10. 1.1 </td><td> Device Type A </td><td> Telnet </td><td> Telnet Account/Password</td><td> 3 </td><td> Sub Service Provisioning System A </td></tr></TBODY></TABLE>

Then, the service parameter coupling module 222 couples the service provisioning parameter correspondence relationship according to the service provisioning resource (for example, the application service type and the application service rate, etc.) and the device configuration data (for example, the table (4)). Equipment service supply parameters.

For example, Table (5) is the service supply parameter correspondence: Table (5)  <TABLE border="1" borderColor="#000000" width="85%"><TBODY><tr><td> Service Type_rate</td><td> Rate Profile</td><td> Maximum uplink speed limit</td><td> Minimum uplink speed limit</td><td> Maximum downlink speed limit</td><td> Minimum downlink speed limit</td><td> ... </td>< /tr><tr><td> Economy_100M </td><td> Profile_ECO_100M </td><td> 100 </td><td> 10 </td><td> 100 </td>< Td> 10 </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> Economy_200M </td><td> Profile_ECO_200M </td><td> 200 </td><td > 200 </td><td> 200 </td><td> 20 </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> Enterprise _100M </td><td> Profile_ENT_100M </td><td> 100 </td><td> 40 </td><td> 100 </td><td> 40 </td><td> </td></tr><tr ><td> Enterprise_200M </td><td> Profile_ENT_200M </td><td> 200 </td><td> 60 </td><td> 200 </td><td> 60 </ Td><td> </td></tr></TBODY></TABLE> Assuming that the service type _ rate is economical _200M, the service parameter coupling module 222 can obtain the profile profile of the Profile_ECO_200M and the maximum uplink limit. Speed 200, minimum uplink speed limit 20, maximum downlink speed limit 200, minimum downlink speed limit 20, etc. Rate related device service supply parameters.  

Next, the device provisioning resource setting file assembling module 223 is coupled with the setting template and the error according to the service provisioning resources (for example, VLAN ID 1000, Port 5, etc.) and the device service feeding parameters (for example, Table (5)). Control the correspondence of messages to generate a provisioning resource setting file in a common format.

For example, Table (6) is the correspondence between the setting template and the error control message: Table (6)  <TABLE border="1" borderColor="#000000" width="85%"><TBODY><tr><td> Resource Settings Template</td><td> Error Message</td></tr>< Config>tr var v v v v v v v v v v v v Td><td>profilename does not exist </td></tr></TBODY></TABLE> and the device provisioning resource setting file assembly module 223 can generate the provisioning resource setting file as shown in FIG. .  

The device connection control and the supply resource setting file dispatching module 224 supply the resource setting file (for example, the device in the common format according to the sub-service providing system 3 specified in the device configuration data (for example, the table (4)). Figure 4) is assigned to the specific subservice provisioning system 3 through its network unit. At the same time, the device connection control and the supply resource setting file dispatching module 224 can also control the number of devices connected to the network device according to the device connection data (for example, the table (4)), and protect the number of connections of the network device. Network devices avoid device and system performance due to a large number of connections.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a flowchart showing the setting operation of the common device adapter 31 of the sub service providing system 3. The common device adapter 31 receives the device provisioning resource setting file (for example, FIG. 4) from the service provisioning and dispatching system 2 (step S311), and obtains, for example, the device IP and the device communication protocol mode from the device provisioning resource setting file. Information such as device authority is loaded into the corresponding communication protocol module 32 according to the specified device protocol mode (step S312) to perform login device authority authentication (step S313), and it is determined whether the authentication is successful (step S314). If the authentication fails, the common device adapter 31 records the failure of the installation setting result (step S316); and if the authentication is successful, the provisioning resource setting is performed on the designated network device through the common device adapter 31 (step S315), and then according to the device The error control message in the supply resource setting file (refer to the error message of Table (6)) determines whether the setting result is successful or failed, and finally records the setting result of the installation (step S316), and completes the setting operation of the supply resource.

It should be noted that the corresponding relationship between the installation and the setting in the embodiment is related to the type of service to be installed on the Internet, and the service type (may be on-demand video, multimedia streaming service, cloud service, etc.) In other embodiments, the service provisioning and dispatching system 2 can provide different meta-resources and their corresponding settings, and the application is based on the application. The requirements of the supply resource setting file, device configuration data and equipment service supply parameters may also change.

In summary, the embodiment of the present invention introduces a meta-data driving concept, and uses a meta-data driving engine to assemble a correspondence between each supply and installation in a packaged metadata of a service such as an Internet or an on-demand video, and assembles into a common format. The equipment supply resource setting file is used to set the supply resources of each type of network equipment through a single common equipment adapter for setting up the sub-service provisioning system, thereby simplifying management, reducing the complexity of operation, and accelerating the launch of new services. During the execution of the system, the embodiment of the present invention can flexibly assemble the common format of the various network services for the resource setting file, and then set the supply resource of each type of device through the single common device adapter, thereby effectively solving the connection of the past supply system. Problems arising from different devices, and enabling new devices to go online faster. The meta-data-driven engine can simultaneously allocate device configuration data files of various types of devices to several sub-service provisioning systems, perform a large number of network device installation settings, and can quickly expand sub-services for the increase in the number of installations. Install the system. The meta-data-driven engine will limit the number of devices connected to the device at the same time according to the number of connections of various types of devices, and avoid abnormal connection and installation of the devices and systems due to improper connection, thus effectively improving the success rate of supply. In addition, the system architecture can be applied to various new types of devices and multiple communication protocol models in the future. It is a resource-disassembled resource assembly architecture and a common resource provisioning setting system with high maintenance and high scalability. It can meet the needs of fast, agile and other new service launches in the future.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧Service Supply Management System
2‧‧‧Service Supply Setting Dispatch System
21‧‧‧ Data Receiving and Analysis Module
22‧‧‧ Metadata Drive Engine
221‧‧‧Device configuration positioning module
222‧‧‧Service Parameter Coupling Module
223‧‧‧ Equipment supply resource setting document assembly module
224‧‧‧Device connection control and distribution resource setting file distribution module
23‧‧‧ Metadata
3‧‧‧Subservice Supply System
31‧‧‧Common device adapter
32‧‧‧Communication Agreement Module
S311～S316‧‧‧Steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture according to an embodiment of the invention. 2 is a block diagram of components of a metadata driven engine in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a flow chart showing a setting operation of a common device adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is an illustration of a resource setting file.

Claims (10)

A service provisioning setting dispatching system includes: a network unit for transmitting and receiving data; a storage unit for recording a plurality of modules, and at least one meta-data, wherein the at least one-dimensional data includes a plurality of settings for setting and setting; a processing unit, coupled to the network unit and the storage unit, and accessing and executing the modules stored by the storage unit, the modules comprising: a data receiving and parsing module, obtaining a network device Service service manifest, wherein the service provides a billing record for a device information and a service supply resource; and a meta data drive engine for the supply device information and the service supply resource and the at least one metadata The supply setting correspondence is coupled to form a supply resource setting file in a common format, and the supply resource setting file is distributed to the corresponding sub-service loading system through the network unit. The service provisioning and dispatching system according to claim 1, wherein the supply setting correspondences include a correspondence relationship with a device type, a correspondence relationship with a communication protocol and a connection quantity limit, and a Corresponding relationship with the sub-service loading system, and the metadata driving engine respectively couples the correspondence relationship with the device type, the correspondence relationship with the communication protocol and the number of connection restrictions, and the mate according to the information of the feeding device Corresponding relationship of the service installation system to locate the configuration of the network device, thereby generating a device configuration data, wherein the device configuration data includes restrictions on the device type, the communication protocol and the number of connections, and the sub-service Supply system. The service provisioning and distribution system according to claim 2, wherein the supply setting correspondence further includes a service provisioning parameter correspondence, and the metadata driving engine supplies the resource according to the service and the device The configuration data is coupled to the service supply parameter correspondence relationship to obtain a device service supply parameter, wherein the device service supply parameter is related to the connection rate. The service provisioning and dispatching system according to claim 3, wherein the supply setting correspondence further includes a correspondence relationship between the setting template and the error control message, and the metadata driving engine is installed according to the service. The resource and the device service loading parameter are coupled to the corresponding relationship between the setting template and the error control message to generate the provisioning resource setting file in the common format. The service provisioning dispatching system as described in claim 1, wherein the metadata driving engine controls the number of connections of the network device. A service provisioning setting method is applicable to a service provisioning dispatching system to set a network device through a subservice provisioning system, the service provisioning setting method comprising: obtaining a service supply order of the network device, wherein the The service supply order records a supply device information and a service supply resource; and the supply device information and the service supply resource are coupled with the supply setting relationship in the at least one metadata to form a common format Loading the resource setting file; and dispatching the provisioning resource setting file to the corresponding subservice providing system, so that the subservice providing system sets the network device according to the provisioning resource setting file. The service provisioning setting method according to claim 6, wherein the supply setting correspondences include a correspondence relationship with a device type, a correspondence relationship with a communication protocol and a connection quantity limit, and a correspondence And the step of coupling the supply device information and the service provisioning resource with the installation setting correspondence in the at least one meta-data includes: coupling the information according to the information of the supply device The correspondence between the device types, the correspondence between the communication protocol and the number of connection limits, and the corresponding relationship with the sub-service provisioning system; and the configuration of the network device according to the coupling result to generate a device group Information, wherein the device configuration data includes information about the device type, protocol, and number of connections and the subservice serving system. The service supply setting method according to claim 7, wherein the supply setting correspondence further includes a service provisioning parameter correspondence, and after the step of generating the device configuration data, the method further comprises: The service supply resource and the device configuration data are coupled to the service supply parameter correspondence relationship to obtain a device service supply parameter, wherein the device service supply parameter is related to the connection rate. The service provisioning setting method of claim 8, wherein the supply setting correspondence further includes a correspondence between the setting template and the error control message, and after the step of obtaining the service provisioning parameter of the device, The method further includes: coupling the correspondence between the setting template and the error control message according to the service provisioning resource and the device service loading parameter to generate the supply resource setting file in a common format. The service provisioning setting method according to claim 6, wherein the step of the subservice serving system setting the network device according to the provisioning resource setting file comprises: the subservice providing system according to the provisioning resource setting file Loading the corresponding communication protocol module to perform device authority authentication; and setting the supply resource for the network device, and recording the setting result of the installation.