WO2010139264A1 - Network element registration subsystem, telecommunication value-added service system and network element registration method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a network element registration subsystem (40), which includes a registration receiving module (41), an information analysis module (42), an information processing module (43) and a registration establishment module (44). The registration receiving module (41) is configured for receiving registration information from a requesting network element (30) in a telecommunication value-added service system. The information analysis module (42) is configured for analyzing the registration information. The information processing module (43) is configured for judging the analyzed registration information; if the registration is accepted, the information processing module (43) forwards the registration information to the registration establishment module (44). The registration establishment module (44) is configured for utilizing the registration information to establish a registration between the requesting network element (30) and a requested network element in the telecommunication value-added service system. The invention also provides a telecommunication value-added service system and a network element registration method. The invention can achieve automatic, simple and flexible registration of network elements in the telecommunication value-added service system, and ensure the accuracy and reliability of the registration information.

Description

 Network element registration subsystem, telecom value-added service system and network element registration method

Technical field

 The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a network element registration subsystem, a telecom value-added service system, and a network element registration method.

Background technique

 With the rapid development of communication technologies, operators have provided various telecom value-added services to users to meet the higher-level information needs of consumers by virtue of the resources of public telecommunication networks and other communication devices. Generally, in the telecom value-added service system, the services of the main service system are inseparable from the support of various service engines, wherein the main service system is used to implement the main functions of the telecom value-added service, and the service engine includes a short message center (SMSC: Short Message Service). Center ) , SMS Gateway ( SMGW: Short Message Gateway ), MMS: Multimedia Message Service Center, Wireless Application Protocol Gateway (WAP Gateway), Location Center (LCS), and various Core network, etc. The telecom value-added service system usually also includes other business systems, which generally assist in the functioning of the main business system. During the communication process, the main service system and the service engine, between different service engines, or between the main service system and other service systems may interact, so various networks of value-added services based on different protocols are required. The link between the elements (including the main business system, other business systems, or business engines) is established, so registration between network elements is particularly important.

At present, emerging business engines and telecom value-added service systems are emerging one after another, and their functions are gradually showing a trend of diversification and personalization, thus placing higher requirements on the registration methods between network elements. For example, in the telecom value-added service system shown in FIG. 1, the network element A can receive and interact with one-way registration of multiple network elements such as the network element B, the network element C, and the network element D; In the value-added service system, a main service system 10 can be registered in two directions with a plurality of service engines such as a short message center 21, a multimedia message center 22, a positioning center 23, and a core network 24. In the telecom value-added service system shown in FIG. 3, the main service system 10 may also perform one-way or two-way registration with the management platform 11 or other service systems such as the billing system and the network management system, and may also be registered between different service engines. For example, the positioning center 23 and the core network 24 may perform a single transaction. Register with or in both directions, in addition, you can also use a variety of registered parties such as encrypted registration. Style.

 However, in the prior art, the network element registration in the telecom value-added service system is generally implemented in a manually operated manner. For example, the registration information such as the port and protocol type provided by the service engine needs to be manually entered, deleted, and deleted in the telecom value-added service system. Update. This method of manual registration is obviously cumbersome and inaccurate, and the security and reliability of the registration information are obviously not guaranteed, which affects the normal communication order to a certain extent. Especially in the case of a large number of network elements in the telecom value-added service system or the registration information of the network element is frequently updated, the manual registration method is not only inefficient, but also is not conducive to solving the problem of registration information conflict between different network elements, hindering the value-added of telecommunications. The smooth development of the business has affected the quality of service. Summary of the invention

 The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a network element registration subsystem, a telecom value-added service system, and a network element registration method that are convenient, flexible, and reliable.

 To solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a network element registration subsystem, including: a registration receiving module, an information parsing module, an information processing module, and a registration establishing module; wherein the registration receiving module is configured to receive a value-added service system from a telecom Registering information of the requesting network element, and forwarding the registration information to the information parsing module; the information parsing module is configured to parse the registration information, and forward the parsed registration information to the information Processing the module; the information processing module is configured to determine the parsed registration information, and if the registration is agreed, forwarding the registration information agreed to be registered to the registration establishment module; the registration establishment module is configured to use the registration information A registration is established between the requestor network element and the requested party network element in the telecom value-added service system.

 The network element registration subsystem further includes: an information saving module, configured to save registration information that the information processing module agrees to register, and provide the registration information to the registration establishment module.

 In the network element registration subsystem, the information parsing module further includes a decryption unit, and the decryption unit is configured to decrypt the encrypted registration information.

In the foregoing network element registration subsystem, the registration information includes an IP address, a port number, and a communication protocol. At least one of type, communication protocol version, number format, number segment, username, password.

 The network element registration subsystem further includes: a registration feedback module, configured to encapsulate the registration response information generated by the information processing module, and feed the encapsulated registration response information to the requesting network element.

 In the network element registration subsystem, the information parsing module is further configured to encapsulate the registration response information generated by the information processing module, and the registration receiving module is further configured to feed back the encapsulated registration response information to Requester network element.

 The foregoing network element registration subsystem further includes: a registration negotiation module, configured to construct acceptable negotiation registration information according to the registration information that the information processing module does not agree to register, and feed back the negotiation registration information to the requesting party network yuan.

 In the above-mentioned network element registration subsystem, the registration receiving module is further configured to receive the approval response information or the new registration information of the requesting network element; the information analysis module is further configured to set the identity response information or the new registration information. Performing parsing, and sending the parsed identity response information or new registration information to the information processing module; the information processing module agrees to use the negotiation registration information corresponding to the identity response information to register, or the new registration information Make a judgment.

 In the network element registration subsystem, the information parsing unit is further configured to encapsulate the registration response information generated by the information processing module or the negotiation registration information constructed by the registration negotiation module; the registration receiving module further sets The feedback registration information or the negotiation registration information is fed back to the requesting network element.

 The present invention also provides a telecom value-added service system including the network element registration subsystem described above, which further includes a main service system, a service engine, and other service systems, wherein the main service system, a service engine, or other service system It is the requestor network element or the requested party network element.

 The present invention further provides a network element registration method, including the following steps: The network element registration subsystem receives registration information of a requestor network element in a telecom value-added service system; parses the registration information; and performs the parsed registration information It is determined that, if the registration is agreed, the parsed registration information is used to establish registration between the requestor network element in the telecommunication value-added service system and the requested party network element.

In the foregoing method for registering a network element, the registration information of the requesting network element in the telecom value-added service system received by the network element registration subsystem includes the first registration between the requesting network element and the requested party network element. The book information, or the requesting network element needs to be updated, deleted or added by the requesting network element. In the foregoing method for registering the network element, after the step of determining the parsed registration information, the method further includes: if the registration is not agreed, constructing the acceptable negotiation registration information according to the registration information that is not registered, and the negotiation registration information is Feedback to the requesting network element for negotiation.

 In the foregoing method for registering the network element, after the step of feeding back the negotiation registration information to the requesting network element, the method further includes:

 Receiving the identity response information or the new registration information of the requesting network element;

 Parsing the identity response information or the new registration information;

 The registration is performed by using the negotiation registration information corresponding to the approval response information, or the new registration information is judged.

 The invention has the beneficial effects that the network element registration subsystem, the telecom value-added service system and the network element registration method of the invention realize automatic registration of the network element, including the first registration between the network elements and the registration information of a certain network element. The update, addition or deletion of the invention does not require manual operation, thereby improving the registration efficiency and ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the registration information. The invention can not only realize the registration of the service engine to the main service system in the telecom value-added service system, but also realize the registration between the service engines, the main service system and other business systems, which is convenient, fast and widely used.

 In the network element registration subsystem of the present invention, the registration mechanism can be further used to timely adjust the registration information, so that the parameter conflict problem in the registration information can be effectively solved, thereby effectively improving the success rate and flexibility of registration. BRIEF abstract

1 is a schematic diagram of a first registration mode of a telecom value-added service system in the prior art; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a second registration mode of a telecom value-added service system in the prior art; FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a telecommunication value-added service system in the prior art; FIG. 4 is a structural block diagram of a first embodiment of a network element registration subsystem according to the present invention; FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of a second embodiment of a network element registration subsystem according to the present invention; A block diagram of a third embodiment of the network element registration subsystem of the present invention; 7 is a structural block diagram of a fourth specific implementation manner of a network element registration subsystem according to the present invention;

 8 is a flowchart of a first specific implementation manner of a network element registration method according to the present invention;

 FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a second specific implementation manner of a network element registration method according to the present invention.

Preferred embodiment of the invention

 In the telecom value-added service system, in addition to the main service system, a service engine for supporting the main service system or other service system for assisting the main service system is generally included. The interaction between the network elements of the main business system, various business engines or other business systems is generally based on registration. The registration information includes IP address, port number, communication protocol type, communication protocol version, number format, number segment, user name and password. When a network element is linked for the first time, or a parameter in the registration information of a network element is updated, deleted, or added, a registration request needs to be sent to another network element to implement registration or update of the corresponding parameter. For example, in a telecom value-added service system that provides a certain short message service, the service engine includes a short message center, a short message gateway, and a multimedia message center.

WAP gateway, positioning center, core network, etc. Other service systems include billing systems, network management systems, and management platforms; usually, the same service system is provided in the telecom value-added service system because the specific service types provided by the telecom value-added service system are different. The status is not the same. For example, the billing system can be the main service system in one telecom value-added service system, and can be other service systems in another telecom value-added service system. In the present invention, the network element that proposes the first registration request or the registration information update, deletion or addition request is called the requesting network element, and the network element that receives the first registration request or receives the registration information update, deletion or new request is called Requester network element. The present invention can be implemented in the following embodiments, but is not limited to the following embodiments.

 4 is a structural block diagram of a first embodiment of the network element registration subsystem 40 of the present invention, including: a registration receiving module 41, an information parsing module 42, an information processing module 43, and a registration establishing module 44.

 The registration receiving module 41 is configured to receive the requestor network element from the telecom value-added service system.

The registration information of 30 is forwarded to the information parsing module 42. The registration information may be carried together when the requesting party network element 30 initiates the registration request, or may be initiated by the requesting party network element 30, and may be sent again after being agreed by the network element of the requested party, and may also be periodically detected by the network element of the requested party. Other ways to take the initiative. The registration receiving module 41 provides a unique address or path for receiving other network elements. Registration information. The registration information includes the IP address, port number, communication protocol type, communication protocol version, number format, number segment, user name, password, etc. of the requesting network element 30, and may also include some extension fields for the primary service system or other network. Yuan expands according to its own needs. The registration information received by the registration receiving module 41 may include all registration information of the requesting network element 30, and may also include partial registration information thereof; the former is generally applicable to the case where the requesting network element 30 first registers with the requested party network element, and the latter Applicable to the situation where the requesting network element 30 needs to be updated, deleted or added by the requesting network element.

 The information analysis module 42 is configured to parse the registration information and forward the parsed registration information to the information processing module 43. The registration information is generally transmitted by the requesting network element 30 through a certain protocol specification or in the form of a file to the requested party network element. The registration information is parsed by the information analysis module 42 into specific parameters for the information processing module 43 to determine. The information parsing module 42 may further include a decryption unit that decrypts the registration information for subsequent determination when the registration information is encrypted.

 The information processing module 43 is configured to determine the registration information. If the registration is agreed, the registration information that agrees to the registration is forwarded to the registration establishing module 44, and the registration response information of the registration is successfully sent to the requesting network element 30; otherwise, If the registration is not agreed, the registration response information of the registration failure is sent to the requesting network element 30 or the task is directly ended.

 The registration establishment module 44 is arranged to establish registration between the requestor network element 30 in the telecommunications value added service system and the requested party network element using the parsed registration information. The registration establishing module 44 may establish a long link or a short link with the network element of the requested party according to the request of the requesting network element 30. In addition, the registration establishing module 44 may be pre-linked according to the needs of the telecom value-added service system. Assume.

 The network element registration subsystem 40 of the present invention implements automatic registration of network elements in the telecom value-added service system, including first registration between network elements, and update, addition or deletion of registration information of a network element. The invention does not require manual operation, thereby improving registration efficiency and ensuring accuracy and reliability of registration information. The system can not only register the business engine to the main business system, but also realize the registration between the business engines, the main business system and other business systems, which is convenient, fast and widely used.

FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of a second specific implementation manner of the network element registration subsystem 40 of the present invention. The embodiment further includes information disposed between the information processing module 43 and the information establishing module 44. The saving module 46 is arranged to save the registration information that the information processing module 43 agrees to register, and provides the registration information to the registration establishing module 44. The registration establishing module 44 may send a request for obtaining registration information to the information saving module 46 according to a specific situation, and the information saving module 46 returns the required registration information to the registration establishing module 44 according to the request. The manner in which the registration information is stored in the information saving module 46 includes database saving or file saving, and the registration information can be directly saved on the disk or saved in the cache for reading by the registration establishing module 46.

 The present invention may further include a registration feedback module 45. After the information processing module 43 determines the registration information, the registration response information may be generated according to whether the registration is successful. The registration feedback module 45 encapsulates the registration response information, and the encapsulated registration is performed. The response information is fed back to the requesting network element 30 to make it known in time for the registration result. In addition, the function of the registration feedback module 45 in the present invention can also be directly implemented by the information analysis module 42 and the registration receiving module 41. In this case, the information analysis module 42 is further configured to generate a registration response after the information processing module 43 determines. The information is encapsulated, and the registration receiving module 41 is further configured to feed back the encapsulated registration response information to the requesting network element 30, so that the structure of the network element registration subsystem 40 is more simplified.

 FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the structure of a third embodiment of the network element registration subsystem 40 of the present invention. In this embodiment, if the network element registration subsystem 40 does not agree to register the registration information provided by the requestor network element 30, the registration information is analyzed and processed, and the acceptable negotiation registration information is constructed according to specific requirements, and Sending to the requesting network element 30 for negotiation. If the requesting network element 30 agrees with the negotiated registration information, it sends an approval response message to the network element registration subsystem 40, and the network element registration subsystem 40 registers with the corresponding negotiated registration information. Otherwise, the requesting network element 30 can provide new registration information, and the network element registration subsystem 40 can judge or even negotiate again the new registration information, and the function can be implemented by the registration negotiation module 47. The registration negotiation module 47 is arranged to construct acceptable negotiation registration information according to the registration information that the information processing module 43 does not agree to register, and feed the negotiation registration information to the requesting network element 30 for reference. The negotiation process can be completed by the registration negotiation module 47. For example, the registration negotiation module 47 directly sends the negotiation registration information to the requesting network element 30, and then receives the approval response information or the new registration information, or can be completed by the assistance of other functional modules. .

The negotiation mechanism provided by the present invention can timely adjust the registration information that is not intended to be registered, for example, when the information processing module 43 finds a parameter in the registration information provided by the requesting network element 30 and If the parameters provided by the other network elements conflict, the registration negotiation module 47 feeds back the situation to the requesting network element 30 in time, so that the problem of parameter conflict is effectively solved. Therefore, the present invention effectively improves the success rate and flexibility of registration.

 When the registration negotiation module 47 cooperates with the registration receiving module 41 and the information parsing module 42 to complete the negotiation, the registration receiving module 41 is further configured to receive the approval response information or the new registration information of the requesting network element 30; the information parsing module 42 also sets To parse the identity response information or the new registration information, and send the parsed identity response information or the new registration information to the information processing module 43; the information processing module 43 agrees to use the negotiation registration information corresponding to the identity response information to register Or judge the new registration information. The negotiation process may be repeated until the network element registration subsystem 40 and the requesting network element 30 form a mutual identity or compromise, and finally the registration establishment module 44 uses the registration information agreed by the information processing module 43 at the requesting party network element 30. A registration is established between the network elements of the requested party. The negotiation registration information constructed by the registration negotiation module 47 in the present embodiment is encapsulated by the registration feedback module 45 and sent to the requesting network element 30. The negotiation registration information may be sent to the requesting network element 30 by the information parsing module 42 and the registration receiving module 41 according to the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 7. In the present embodiment, the information parsing module 42 is further configured to The registration response information or the negotiation registration information generated by the information processing module 43 is encapsulated. The registration receiving module 41 is further configured to feed the encapsulated registration response information or the negotiation registration information to the requesting network element 30. This embodiment is further simplified. The system structure.

 FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for registering a network element according to the present invention, including the following steps:

 S100: The network element registration subsystem 40 receives the registration information of the requestor network element 30 in the telecom value-added service system, where the registration information includes the registration information when the requestor network element 30 first registers with the requested party network element, or the The requesting network element 30 requests updated, deleted or added registration information, and the latter registration information may only include the part of the registration information that needs to be updated, deleted or added.

 S101: Parse the registration information.

 S102: Judging the parsed registration information, if it is agreed to register, proceeding to step S103, otherwise proceeding to step S104.

S103: Establishing registration between the requesting network element 30 and the requested party network element in the telecommunication value-added service system by using the parsed registration information. S104: The process ends, and the registration response information of the registration success or failure may be sent to the requesting network element 30.

 FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a second specific implementation manner of a network element registration method according to the present invention, including the following steps:

 S200: The network element registration subsystem 40 receives the registration information of the requestor network element 30 in the telecom value-added service system.

 S201: Parse the registration information.

 S202: Determine the parsed registration information, and if it agrees to register, proceed to step S207, otherwise proceed to step S203.

 S203: If the server does not agree to use the parsed registration information for registration, the registration information is analyzed and processed, and the acceptable negotiation registration information is constructed according to the parsed registration information.

 S204: Send the negotiation registration information to the requesting network element 30.

 S205: The requesting network element 30 determines the negotiation registration information. If the negotiation registration information is approved, the process proceeds to step S206. Otherwise, the process returns to step S200, and the network element registration subsystem 40 receives the new registration information from the requesting network element 30.

 S206: The requesting network element 30 sends the approval response information to the network element registration subsystem 40, and the network element registration subsystem 40 receives the approval response information, and agrees to use the corresponding negotiation registration information for registration.

 S207: Save the registration information that agrees to register.

 S208: Establish registration between the requesting network element 30 and the requested party network element by using the registration information saved in step S207.

 The present invention also provides a telecom value-added service system including the various network element registration subsystems 40 described above. The main service system, service engine or other service system in the telecom value-added service system may be the requestor network element or the requested party. Network element. The network element registration subsystem 40 can be set as an independent network element in the telecom value-added service system according to requirements, or set in the requesting network element 30 or the requested party network element.

The above is a further detailed description of the present invention in connection with the specific preferred embodiments, and the specific embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the description. For those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, a number of simple pushes can be made without departing from the inventive concept. Acting or replacing, it should be considered as belonging to the scope of protection of the present invention.

Industrial Applicability The network element registration subsystem, the telecom value-added service system, and the network element registration method provided by the present invention implement automatic registration of network elements, including first registration between network elements, and update of registration information of a network element. New or deleted; The invention does not require manual operation, thereby improving registration efficiency and ensuring the accuracy and reliability of registration information. The invention can not only realize the registration of the service engine to the main service system in the telecom value-added service system, but also realize the registration between the service engines, the main service system and other business systems, which is convenient, fast and widely used.

Claims

Claim  A network element registration subsystem, comprising: a registration receiving module, an information parsing module, an information processing module, and a registration establishing module;  The registration receiving module is configured to receive registration information from a requestor network element in the telecom value-added service system, and forward the registration information to the information parsing module;  The information parsing module is configured to parse the registration information, and forward the parsed registration information to the information processing module;  The information processing module is configured to determine the parsed registration information, and if the registration is agreed, forward the registration information that agrees to the registration to the registration establishment module;  The registration establishing module is configured to establish registration between the requestor network element and the requested party network element in the telecommunication value-added service system by using the registration information.  2. The subsystem of claim 1, further comprising: an information saving module configured to save registration information that the information processing module agrees to register, and provide the registration information to the registration establishing module.  3. The subsystem of claim 1, wherein the information parsing module further comprises a decryption unit, the decryption unit configured to decrypt the encrypted registration information.  The subsystem according to claim 1, wherein the registration information comprises at least one of an IP address, a port number, a communication protocol type, a communication protocol version, a number format, a number segment, a username, and a password.  The subsystem according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a registration feedback module configured to encapsulate the registration response information generated by the information processing module, and to encapsulate the registered response Information is fed back to the requesting network element.  The subsystem according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information parsing module is further configured to encapsulate registration response information generated by the information processing module, and the registration receiving module It is further configured to feed back the encapsulated registration response information to the requesting network element. The subsystem according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a registration negotiation module configured to construct acceptable negotiation registration information according to registration information that the information processing module does not agree to register, and The negotiated registration information is fed back to the requesting network element. The subsystem according to claim 7, wherein the registration receiving module is further configured to receive the approval response information or the new registration information of the requesting network element; the information parsing module is further configured to respond to the identity The information or the new registration information is parsed, and the parsed identity response information or the new registration information is sent to the information processing module; the information processing module agrees to use the negotiation registration information corresponding to the identity response information to register, or The new registration information is judged.  The subsystem according to claim 7, wherein the information parsing unit is further configured to encapsulate the registration response information generated by the information processing module or the negotiation registration information constructed by the registration negotiation module; The registration receiving module is further configured to feed back the encapsulated registration response information or the negotiation registration information to the requesting network element.  10. A telecom value-added service system comprising the network element registration subsystem according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a main service system, a service engine and other service systems, wherein the main service system The service engine or other service system is the requestor network element or the requested party network element.  11. A method for registering a network element, comprising the following steps:  The network element registration subsystem receives registration information of the requestor network element in the telecom value-added service system; parses the registration information;  The parsed registration information is judged. If the registration is agreed, the parsed registration information is used to establish registration between the requestor network element in the telecommunication value-added service system and the requested party network element.  The method according to claim 11, wherein the registration information of the requesting network element in the telecommunication value-added service system received by the network element registration subsystem includes the first registration between the requesting network element and the requested party network element. The registration information, or the requestor network element needs to be updated, deleted or added by the requesting network element.  13. The method according to claim 11 or 12, after the step of determining the parsed registration information, further comprising:  If the registration is not agreed, the acceptable registration registration information is constructed according to the registration information that is not registered, and the negotiation registration information is fed back to the requesting network element for negotiation.  The method according to claim 13, after the step of feeding back the negotiation registration information to the requesting network element, the method further includes: Receiving the identity response information or the new registration information of the requesting network element; Parsing the identity response information or the new registration information;  The registration is performed by using the negotiation registration information corresponding to the approval response information, or the new registration information is judged.