Deterministic information reporting and sending method, device, storage medium and electronic device

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method, device, storage medium and electronic device for reporting and sending deterministic information, which relates to the field of communication technology and overcomes the problem that TSN cannot obtain the status information of the mobile network to a certain extent at least. Among them, the deterministic information reporting method includes: receiving the communication system bridge information from the deterministic communication network; requesting the NWDAF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information through the interface between the time-sensitive network application function TSN AF and the network data analysis application function NWDAF, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: the user's use of the network and the service quality Qos information; reporting the configuration decision auxiliary information returned by the NWDAF to the centralized network configuration CNC. The embodiments of the present disclosure enable the TSN to obtain the status information of the mobile network, and then consider the status of each node in the mobile network when allocating resources, so that the resource allocation is more reasonable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method, device, storage medium and electronic device for reporting and sending deterministic information. Background Art

[0002] To support and promote the development of Industry 4.0, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) has developed a series of TSN (Time Sensitive Networking) standards, which have begun to be applied in the Industrial Internet of Things. In order to better support the application of time-sensitive services, 5G (5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology) mobile networks have introduced TSN networks since R16, integrating 5G systems and IEEE 802.1TSN networks through the fully centralized configuration model defined by IEEE Std 802.1Qcc-2018. The 5G system acts as a bridge and integrates with external networks.

[0003] Data scheduling and system configuration are the core of TSN. In the 5G mobile network-bridge-TSN implementation, the 5G mobile network interacts with the deterministic network through TSN AF (Time Sensitive Networking Application Function). TSN AF acts as a converter to pass TSN-related port allocation information and QoS (Quality of Service) information to the 5G mobile network. In this bridge mode, the status and information related to the 5G mobile network are black boxes for TSN. The status of each node in the 5G mobile network is not considered when allocating resources, resulting in unreasonable resource allocation.

[0004] In addition, TSN AF calculates bridge latency based on the PDU (Protocol Data Unit) establishment process. When TSN AF receives the 5G system bridge information of the newly established PDU session, it infers the relevant port pairs from the port numbers of the DS-TT (Device-side TSN translator) Ethernet port and the NW-TT (Network-side TSN translator) Ethernet port of the same 5G system bridge, thereby calculating the bridge latency of each port pair. However, the transmission in the 5G mobile network has great uncertainty and needs to be dynamically adjusted according to the real-time status of the network. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present disclosure provides a deterministic information reporting and sending method, device, storage medium and electronic device, which at least to a certain extent overcome the problem in the related art that TSN cannot obtain mobile network status information.

[0006] According to the first aspect of the present disclosure, a deterministic information reporting method is provided, comprising: receiving communication system bridge information from a deterministic communication network; requesting configuration decision auxiliary information from a time-sensitive network application function TSN AF and a network data analysis application function NWDAF through an interface between the NWDAF, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information comprises: user usage of the network and service quality QoS information; and reporting the configuration decision auxiliary information returned by the NWDAF to a centralized network configuration CNC.

[0007] Optionally, the method further includes: after requesting the NWDAF to obtain the configuration decision auxiliary information, sending the configuration decision auxiliary information to a packet control unit PCF, a terminal-side time-sensitive network TSN converter or a terminal.

[0008] Optionally, the NWDAF is an enhanced network data analysis function entity eNWDAF.

[0009] Optionally, the method also includes: subscribing to target configuration decision auxiliary information from the NWDAF; receiving the target configuration decision auxiliary information pushed by the NWDAF; and sending a configuration information update message to the PCF, the terminal-side time-sensitive network TSN converter or the terminal according to the target configuration decision auxiliary information.

[0010] According to the second aspect of the present disclosure, a method for sending deterministic information is also provided, including: receiving a request message from a time-sensitive network application function TSN AF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information; sending the configuration decision auxiliary information to the TSNAF through an interface between a network data analysis application function NWDAF and the TSN AF according to the request message, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: user usage of the network and service quality QoS information.

[0011] Optionally, the method further includes: receiving a subscription request from the TSN AF for target configuration decision auxiliary information; and pushing the target configuration decision auxiliary information to the TSN AF according to the subscription request.

[0012] According to the third aspect of the present disclosure, a deterministic information reporting device is also provided, including: a first receiving module, used to receive communication system bridge information from a deterministic communication network; a first sending module, used to request configuration decision auxiliary information from the time-sensitive network application function TSN AF and the network data analysis application function NWDAF through an interface between the NWDAF and the NWDAF, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: user usage of the network and service quality QoS information; a reporting module, used to report the configuration decision auxiliary information returned by the NWDAF to a centralized network configuration CNC.

[0013] According to the fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a deterministic information sending device is also provided, including: a second receiving module, used to receive a request message for a time-sensitive network application function TSN AF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information; a second sending module, used to send the configuration decision auxiliary information to the TSN AF through the interface between the network data analysis application function NWDAF and the TSN AF according to the request message, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: user usage of the network and service quality QoS information.

[0014] According to the fifth aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device is also provided, including: a processor; and a memory for storing executable instructions of the processor; wherein the processor is configured to execute any one of the deterministic information sending methods or deterministic information reporting methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure by executing the executable instructions.

[0015] According to the sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, on which a computer program is stored. When the computer program is executed by a processor, any one of the deterministic information sending methods or deterministic information reporting methods provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure is implemented.

[0016] The deterministic information reporting and sending method, device, storage medium and electronic device of one or more embodiments of the present invention, after receiving the communication system bridge information from the deterministic communication network, requests configuration decision auxiliary information from NWDAF through the interface between TSN AF and NWDAF, and then reports the configuration decision auxiliary information returned by NWDAF to CNC, so that TSN can obtain the status information of the mobile network, and then consider the status of each node in the mobile network when allocating resources, so that resource allocation is more reasonable.

[0017] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into the specification and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and together with the specification are used to explain the principles of the present disclosure. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and for ordinary technicians in this field, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without creative work.

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a network system architecture involved in the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of another network system architecture involved in the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 3 is a flow chart of a deterministic information reporting method according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0022] Figure 4 is a flow chart of a deterministic information reporting method according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 5 is a flow chart of a deterministic information reporting method according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0024] Figure 6 is a flow chart of a method for sending deterministic information according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0025] Figure 7 is a flow chart of a method for sending deterministic information according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0026] Figure 8 is a structural diagram of a deterministic information reporting device according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0027] Fig. 9 is a structural diagram of a deterministic information delivery device according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure; and

[0028] Fig.10 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to one or more embodiments of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, example embodiments can be implemented in a variety of forms and should not be construed as limited to the examples set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that the disclosure will be more comprehensive and complete and to fully convey the concepts of the example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments.

[0030] In addition, the accompanying drawings are only schematic illustrations of the present disclosure and are not necessarily drawn to scale. The same reference numerals in the figures represent the same or similar parts, and their repeated description will be omitted. Some of the block diagrams shown in the accompanying drawings are functional entities and do not necessarily correspond to physically or logically independent entities. These functional entities can be implemented in software form, or implemented in one or more hardware modules or integrated circuits, or implemented in different networks and / or processor devices and / or microcontroller devices.

[0031] One or more embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a network system using a 5G system as a TSN bridge, a system architecture, Figure 1 The UE (User Equipment), RAN (Radio) Access Network), and UPF (User Plane Function) in the TSN are generally referred to as user layer network function network elements or entities. In TSN, both the UE and the time-sensitive communication device side belong to the DS-TT device side bridge, which is connected to the time-sensitive communication system (TSN System). The UPF network element includes the time-sensitive communication network side converter NW-TT. The logical bridge supports the provision of TSN translation functions when the UPF and control planes between the TSN system and the 5G system interoperate. The 5G TSN conversion function consists of a device side TSN converter (DS-TT) and a network side TSN converter (NW-TT). TSN AF is part of the 5GC (5G Core Network) and provides control plane conversion functions for the integration of the 5G system into the TSN network, such as interaction with the CNC (Customer Network Controller). 5G-specific processes in 5GC and RAN (Radio Access Network), such as wireless communication links, are hidden from the TSN network. In order to achieve transparency to the TSN network and enable the 5G system to serve as any TSN bridge, the 5G system provides TSN ingress and egress ports through DS-TT and NW-TT.

[0032] AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) network element is mainly responsible for signaling processing, such as access control, mobility management, attachment and detachment, and network element selection. PCF (Policy Control Function) network element mainly supports providing a unified policy framework to control network behavior, provides policy rules to the control layer network function, and is responsible for obtaining user subscription information related to policy decisions. NEF (Network Exposure Function) network element: mainly supports the secure interaction between 3GPP network and third-party applications. NEF can safely expose network capabilities and events to third parties to enhance or improve application service quality. 3GPP network can also safely obtain relevant data from third parties to enhance network intelligent decision-making. At the same time, this network element supports recovering structured data from a unified database or storing structured data in a unified database. Unified Data Management (UDM) can be used for data management.

[0033] TSN AF is part of 5GC and provides control plane converter functions for the integration of 5G system and TSN network, such as interaction with CNC. Standardized and deployment-specific bridge management information is transparently transmitted between TSN AF and NW-TT through BMIC (Bridge Management Information Container). In addition, standardized and deployment-specific port management information is transparently transmitted between TSN AF and DS-TT, and between TSN AF and NW-TT through port management information container.

[0034] During the establishment of a PDU session, the UPF allocates an Ethernet port number on the DS-TT for the PDU session. The Ethernet port number of the PDU session on the DS-TT shall be reported from the UPF to the SMF (Session Management Function) and further stored in the SMF. The SMF provides the Ethernet port number, MAC address, Ethernet port number and MAC address on the NW-TT of the relevant PDU session to the TSNAF through the PCF (Packet Control Function). For a PDU session whose port number has been reported to the TSN AF through the SMF, if the session is released, the SMF notifies the TSNAF accordingly. When there are multiple network instances in the UPF, each network instance is logically considered to be independent. For a given PDU session during the establishment of a PDU session, the SMF can indicate the network instance corresponding to the N6 interface to the UPF. The TSN AF is responsible for receiving the 5G system bridge information from the 5G system and registering or updating the information to the TSN network. The 5G system maps the configuration information obtained from the TSN network to the corresponding PDU session to form 5G system QoS information (such as 5QI, TSC (Time Sensitive Communication) auxiliary information) for effective time-aware scheduling.

[0035] During the PDU session establishment process, the PCF can provide the TSN AF with the following information:

[0036] 5GS user-plane Node information;

[0037] TGS Bridge ID (5GS Bridge ID);

[0038] UE-DS-TT residence time;

[0039] Port number of the Ethernet port of DS-TT;

[0040] MAC address of the Ethernet port of DS-TT (ieDS-TT port MAC address);

[0041] Port Management Information Container and therelated port number

[0042] User plane node management information container (User plane node Management InformationContainer).

[0043] In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, an interaction interface between TSN AF and NWDAF is added to solve the problem that TSN cannot obtain mobile network status information. Figure 2 As shown in the figure, the system architecture is Figure 1 Compared with the system architecture shown in the figure, eNWDAF (an example of NWDAF) and an interface for interaction between TSN AF and eNWDAF are added.

[0044] based on Figure 2 The system shown in the present disclosure provides a deterministic information reporting method, which can be executed by TSN AF. Figure 3 is a flow chart of the method, such as Figure 3 As shown, the method includes:

[0045] Step S302: receiving communication system bridge information from a deterministic communication network;

[0046] Optionally, the communication system bridge information of the deterministic communication network may be, for example, 5G system bridge information. The information may be specifically sent by the PCF to the TSN AF. The TSN AF is responsible for receiving the 5G system bridge information from the 5G system and registering or updating the information to the TSN network. The 5G system is responsible for mapping the configuration information obtained from the TSN network to the corresponding PDU session to form the 5G system Qos information for effective time-aware scheduling.

[0047] Step S304: requesting the NWDAF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information through the interface between the TSN AF and the NWDAF, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: user usage of the network and service quality QoS information;

[0048] Among them, a communication interface is set up between TSN AF and NWDAF, so that TSN AF can call configuration decision-making auxiliary information through NWDAF to measure and intelligently perceive the resource usage of each base station, terminal and network equipment in real time.

[0049] Step S306: reporting the configuration decision auxiliary information returned by the NWDAF to the CNC (Centralised Network Configuration).

[0050] Optionally, after receiving the configuration decision auxiliary information returned by the NWDAF, the TSN AF may report the configuration decision auxiliary information to the CNC, so as to achieve perception penetration of the CNC into the mobile management system.

[0051] The deterministic information reporting method of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, after receiving the communication system bridge information from the deterministic communication network, requests configuration decision auxiliary information from NWDAF through the interface between TSN AF and NWDAF, and then reports the configuration decision auxiliary information returned by NWDAF to CNC, so that TSN can obtain the status information of the mobile network, and then consider the status of each node in the mobile network when allocating resources, so that resource allocation is more reasonable.

[0052] Figure 4 is a flowchart of a method for reporting deterministic information according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in 4, the method Figure 3 The method shown may further include:

[0053] Step S402: after requesting the NWDAF to obtain the configuration decision auxiliary information, the configuration decision auxiliary information is sent to the PCF, TSN converter (DS-TT) or the terminal.

[0054] Optionally, the terminal and DS-TT involved in step S402 may be Figure 2 The terminal and DS-TT on the bridge device side are shown in Figure 1. Sending the configuration decision-making auxiliary information obtained from NWDAF to PCF, DS-TT or terminals can enable TSN to have better global perception without making major changes to the mobile network, making data configuration and management more targeted, and avoiding the unreasonable and solidified resource allocation problems in the bridge mode.

[0055] It should be noted that, in one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, step S402 may be performed before step S306 or after step S306. Figure 4 What is shown in the figure is only an exemplary case of the deterministic information reporting method of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0056] In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, given that NWDAF can perform intelligent analysis of network data, the configuration decision auxiliary information obtained from NWDAF may include port allocation information and QoS parameter information with higher certainty. Reporting the configuration decision auxiliary information to the CNC can enhance the system's deterministic capabilities.

[0057] In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the NWDAF is an enhanced network data analysis application function eNWDAF. eNWDAF is expanded on the basis of the functions possessed by NWDAF, and supports real-time measurement and intelligent perception of the usage of network resources of each base station and terminal. Therefore, TSN AF can obtain the usage of network resources of each base station and terminal from eNWDAF; it also supports end-to-end Qos SLA (Service-Level Agreement) implementation monitoring and analysis, so TSN AF can also obtain Qos parameter information with higher certainty from eNWDAF. The information provided by eNWDAF can be used as a decision aid and reference for TSN AF.

[0058] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a method for reporting deterministic information according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, this method Figure 3 Based on the method shown, it can further include:

[0059] Step S502: Subscribe target configuration decision auxiliary information to the NWDAF;

[0060] TSN AF can pre-subscribe to relevant target configuration decision-making auxiliary information from NWDAF.

[0061] Step S504: receiving the target configuration decision auxiliary information pushed by the NWDAF;

[0062] Optionally, when a condition of NWDAF is triggered, such as updating the target configuration decision auxiliary information subscribed by TSN AF, NWDAF actively pushes the updated target configuration decision auxiliary information to TSN AF to assist TSN AF in making a decision.

[0063] Step S506: Send a configuration information update message to the PCF, the terminal-side TSN converter or the terminal according to the target configuration decision auxiliary information.

[0064] Optionally, after receiving the configuration decision auxiliary information pushed by NWDAF, TSN AF sends a configuration information update message to PCF, terminal-side TSN converter or terminal according to the target configuration decision auxiliary information to trigger active update of network configuration parameters.

[0065] Figure 5 The method shown is Figure 3 The method shown differs in that Figure 3 The method shown is that TSN AF actively obtains configuration decision-making auxiliary information from NWDAF and makes decisions. Figure 5 In addition to TSN AF actively obtaining configuration decision-making auxiliary information from NWDAF, NWDAF can also actively send configuration decision-making auxiliary information to TSN AF according to the content subscribed by TSN AF to actively initiate the update of resource configuration.

[0066] One or more embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a method for delivering deterministic information, which can be executed by NWDAF or eNWDAF. Figure 6 is a flow chart of the method, such as Figure 6 As shown, the method includes:

[0067] Step S602: receiving a request message from the TSN AF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information;

[0068] The request message for obtaining the configuration decision auxiliary information may indicate that there is information of the configuration decision auxiliary information to be obtained.

[0069] Step S604: sending the configuration decision auxiliary information to the TSN AF through the interface between the NWDAF and the TSN AF according to the request message.

[0070] Among them, an interface is pre-set between NWDAF and TSN AF so that the two can exchange data.

[0071] The deterministic information sending method of one or more embodiments of the present invention, after receiving the request message of TSN AF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information, sends the configuration decision auxiliary information required by TSN AF to TSN AF through the interface between NWDAF and TSN AF, so that TSN can obtain the status information of the mobile network, and then consider the status of each node in the mobile network when allocating resources, so that resource allocation is more reasonable.

[0072] Figure 7 is a flowchart of a method for sending deterministic information according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 7 As shown, this method Figure 6 Based on the method shown, it can further include:

[0073] Step S702: receiving a subscription request from the TSN AF for target configuration decision auxiliary information;

[0074] Step S704: Pushing the target configuration decision auxiliary information to the TSN AF according to the subscription request.

[0075] Among them, the TSN AF may indicate the subscription requirement for the target configuration decision auxiliary information in the request for reading the target configuration decision auxiliary information. Based on this, when the subscription requirement is met, such as the configuration decision auxiliary information subscribed by the TSN AF is updated in the NWDAF, the NWDAF actively pushes the content subscribed by the TSN AF to the TSN AF to realize the active push of the configuration decision auxiliary information.

[0076] Figure 8 is a structural diagram of a deterministic information reporting device according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, such as Figure 8 As shown, the device 810 includes:

[0077] A first receiving module 812, configured to receive communication system bridge information from a deterministic communication network;

[0078] The first sending module 814 is used to request the NWDAF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information through the interface between the TSN AF and the NWDAF, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: user usage of the network and service quality QoS information;

[0079] The reporting module 816 is used to report the configuration decision auxiliary information returned by the NWDAF to the centralized network configuration CNC.

[0080] In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the deterministic information reporting device may further include:

[0081] The third sending module is used to send the configuration decision auxiliary information to the packet control unit PCF, the terminal side time sensitive network TSN converter or the terminal after the network data analysis application function NWDAF requests to obtain the configuration decision auxiliary information.

[0082] In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the NWDAF is an enhanced network data analysis function entity eNWDAF.

[0083] In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the deterministic information reporting device may further include:

[0084] A subscription module, used to subscribe target configuration decision-making auxiliary information to the NWDAF;

[0085] A third receiving module is used to receive the target configuration decision auxiliary information pushed by the NWDAF;

[0086] The fourth sending module is used to send a configuration information update message to the PCF, the terminal side TSN converter or the terminal according to the target configuration decision auxiliary information.

[0087] Fig. 9 is a structural diagram of a deterministic information delivery device according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, such as Fig. 9 As shown, the device 910 includes:

[0088] The second receiving module 912 is used to receive a request message from the time-sensitive network application function TSN AF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information;

[0089] The second sending module 914 is used to send the configuration decision auxiliary information to the TSN AF through the interface between the network data analysis application function NWDAF and the TSN AF according to the request message, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: user's network usage and service quality QoS information.

[0090] In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the deterministic information sending device may further include:

[0091] A fourth receiving module, configured to receive a subscription request from the TSN AF for target configuration decision auxiliary information;

[0092] A push module is used to push the target configuration decision auxiliary information to the TSNAF according to the subscription request.

[0093] Refer to the following Fig.10 The electronic device 1000 according to this embodiment of the present invention will be described. Fig.10 The electronic device 1000 shown is only an example and should not bring any limitation to the functions and scope of use of the embodiments of the present invention.

[0094] like Fig.10 As shown, the electronic device 1000 is in the form of a general computing device. The components of the electronic device 1000 may include but are not limited to: the at least one processing unit 1010, the at least one storage unit 1020, and a bus 1030 connecting different system components (including the storage unit 1020 and the processing unit 1010).

[0095] The storage unit stores a program code, which can be used by the electronic device 1000 to enable the electronic device 1000 to perform the steps of various exemplary embodiments of the present invention described in the above “Exemplary Method” section of this specification. For example, the electronic device 1000 can perform the following steps: Figure 3As shown in S302, receiving the communication system bridge information from the deterministic communication network; S304, through the interface between TSN AF and NWDAF, requesting the NWDAF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: user usage of the network and service quality QoS information; S306, reporting the configuration decision auxiliary information returned by the NWDAF to the centralized network configuration CNC.

[0096] The storage unit 1020 may include a readable medium in the form of a volatile storage unit, such as a random access storage unit (RAM) 10201 and / or a cache storage unit 10202 , and may further include a read-only storage unit (ROM) 10203 .

[0097] The storage unit 1020 may also include a program / utility 10204 having a set (at least one) of program modules 10205, such program modules 10205 including but not limited to: an operating system, one or more application programs, other program modules, and program data, each of which or some combination may include an implementation of a network environment.

[0098] Bus 1030 may represent one or more of several types of bus structures, including a memory unit bus or memory unit controller, a peripheral bus, an accelerated graphics port, a processing unit, or a local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures.

[0099] The electronic device 1000 may also communicate with one or more external devices 1100 (e.g., keyboards, pointing devices, Bluetooth devices, etc.), may also communicate with one or more devices that enable a user to interact with the electronic device 1000, and / or may communicate with any device that enables the electronic device 1000 to communicate with one or more other computing devices (e.g., routers, modems, etc.). Such communication may be performed via an input / output (I / O) interface 1050. Furthermore, the electronic device 1000 may also communicate with one or more networks (e.g., a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and / or a public network, such as the Internet) via a network adapter 1060. As shown, the network adapter 1060 communicates with other modules of the electronic device 1000 via a bus 1030. It should be understood that, although not shown in the figure, other hardware and / or software modules may be used in conjunction with the electronic device 1000, including but not limited to: microcode, device drivers, redundant processing units, external disk drive arrays, RAID systems, tape drives, and data backup storage systems.

[0100] In an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is also provided, on which a program product capable of implementing the above method of the present specification is stored. In some possible implementations, various aspects of the present invention can also be implemented in the form of a program product, which includes a program code, and when the program product is run on a terminal device, the program code is used to enable the terminal device to execute the steps according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention described in the above "Exemplary Method" section of the present specification.

[0101] A program product for implementing the above method according to an embodiment of the present invention is described, which can adopt a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM) and include program code, and can be run on a terminal device, such as a personal computer. However, the program product of the present invention is not limited thereto, and in this document, a readable storage medium can be any tangible medium containing or storing a program, which can be used by or in combination with an instruction execution system, an apparatus or a device.

[0102] The program product may use any combination of one or more readable media. The readable medium may be a readable signal medium or a readable storage medium. The readable storage medium may be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, device or device, or any combination of the above. More specific examples (non-exhaustive list) of readable storage media include: an electrical connection with one or more wires, a portable disk, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the above.

[0103] Computer readable signal media may include data signals propagated in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, in which readable program code is carried. Such propagated data signals may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination of the above. Readable signal media may also be any readable medium other than a readable storage medium, which may send, propagate, or transmit a program for use by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

[0104] The program code embodied on the readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to wireless, wired, optical cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

[0105] Program code for performing the operations of the present invention may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including object-oriented programming languages ​​such as Java, C++, etc., and conventional procedural programming languages ​​such as "C" or similar programming languages. The program code may be executed entirely on the user computing device, partially on the user device, as a separate software package, partially on the user computing device and partially on a remote computing device, or entirely on a remote computing device or server. In the case of a remote computing device, the remote computing device may be connected to the user computing device through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computing device (e.g., through the Internet using an Internet service provider).

[0106] It should be noted that, although several modules or units of the device for action execution are mentioned in the above detailed description, this division is not mandatory. In fact, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the features and functions of two or more modules or units described above can be embodied in one module or unit. On the contrary, the features and functions of one module or unit described above can be further divided into multiple modules or units to be embodied.

[0107] In addition, although the steps of the method in the present disclosure are described in a specific order in the drawings, this does not require or imply that the steps must be performed in this specific order, or that all the steps shown must be performed to achieve the desired results. Additionally or alternatively, some steps may be omitted, multiple steps may be combined into one step, and / or one step may be decomposed into multiple steps, etc.

[0108] Through the description of the above implementation, it is easy for those skilled in the art to understand that the example implementation described here can be implemented by software, or by software combined with necessary hardware. Therefore, the technical solution according to the implementation of the present disclosure can be embodied in the form of a software product, which can be stored in a non-volatile storage medium (which can be a CD-ROM, a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, etc.) or on a network, including several instructions to enable a computing device (which can be a personal computer, a server, a mobile terminal, or a network device, etc.) to execute the method according to the implementation of the present disclosure.

[0109] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present disclosure after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any modification, use or adaptation of the present disclosure, which follows the general principles of the present disclosure and includes common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in the present disclosure. The specification and examples are intended to be exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure are indicated by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for reporting deterministic information, characterized in that: include: receiving communication system bridge information from the deterministic communication network; Through the interface between the time-sensitive network application function TSN AF and the network data analysis application function NWDAF, request the NWDAF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: user usage of the network and service quality QoS information; Reporting the configuration decision auxiliary information returned by the NWDAF to a centralized network configuration CNC; Subscribe target configuration decision auxiliary information to the NWDAF; Receiving the target configuration decision auxiliary information pushed by the NWDAF; A configuration information update message is sent to the PCF, the terminal-side time-sensitive network TSN converter or the terminal according to the target configuration decision auxiliary information.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: After requesting the NWDAF to obtain the configuration decision auxiliary information, the configuration decision auxiliary information is sent to the packet control unit PCF, the terminal side time sensitive network TSN converter or the terminal.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The NWDAF is an enhanced network data analysis function entity eNWDAF.

4. A method for delivering deterministic information, characterized in that: include: Receiving a request message from a time-sensitive network application function TSN AF to obtain configuration decision-making auxiliary information; According to the request message, the configuration decision auxiliary information is sent to the TSN AF through the interface between the network data analysis application function NWDAF and the TSN AF, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: the user's use of the network and the service quality QoS information; Receiving a subscription request from the TSN AF for target configuration decision auxiliary information; The target configuration decision auxiliary information is pushed to the TSN AF according to the subscription request.

5. A deterministic information reporting device, characterized in that: include: A first receiving module, configured to receive communication system bridge information from a deterministic communication network; A first sending module is used to request the time-sensitive network application function TSN AF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information from the network data analysis application function NWDAF through an interface between the NWDAF and the time-sensitive network application function TSN AF, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: user usage of the network and service quality QoS information; A reporting module, used for reporting the configuration decision auxiliary information returned by the NWDAF to a centralized network configuration CNC; A subscription module, used to subscribe target configuration decision-making auxiliary information to the NWDAF; A third receiving module is used to receive the target configuration decision auxiliary information pushed by the NWDAF; The fourth sending module is used to send a configuration information update message to the PCF, the terminal side TSN converter or the terminal according to the target configuration decision auxiliary information.

6. A deterministic information delivery device, characterized in that: include: The second receiving module is used to receive a request message from a time-sensitive network application function TSN AF to obtain configuration decision auxiliary information; The second sending module is used to send the configuration decision auxiliary information to the TSN AF through the interface between the network data analysis application function NWDAF and the TSN AF according to the request message, wherein the configuration decision auxiliary information includes: the user's use of the network and the service quality QoS information; A fourth receiving module, configured to receive a subscription request from the TSN AF for target configuration decision auxiliary information; A push module is used to push the target configuration decision auxiliary information to the TSN AF according to the subscription request.

7. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: processor; as well as A memory, configured to store executable instructions of the processor; The processor is configured to execute the deterministic information reporting method described in any one of claims 1 to 3 or the deterministic information sending method described in any one of claim 4 by executing the executable instructions.

8. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the method for reporting deterministic information described in any one of claims 1 to 3 or the method for sending deterministic information described in any one of claim 4 is implemented.

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