A method and device for issuing measurement tasks for a shared wireless access network device

Abstract

The present application provides a method and device for sending measurement tasks for a shared wireless access network device. The method includes: a first network device sends a negotiation request message to a second network device through a negotiation interface, and the negotiation interface is used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object; the first network device receives a negotiation reply message sent by the second network device; the first network device sends a measurement task creation request according to the negotiation reply message, and the measurement task creation request is used to create the measurement task; the first network device receives the measurement task reply message. The above method reduces the cost of deploying dedicated wireless networks in vertical industries, avoids conflicts in the PM Job management process when vertical industries and operators share RAN equipment on the same carrier frequency, and improves the efficiency of PM Job management for vertical industries and operators.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method and device for issuing measurement tasks for a shared wireless access network device. Background Art

[0002] At present, the research direction of 5G supporting 2B vertical industries has become one of the hot topics of major operators and equipment manufacturers. In the scenario of 5G supporting 2B vertical industries, there is a scenario where vertical industries and operators share wireless network equipment. In the above scenario, vertical industries and operator networks share radio access network (RAN) equipment, such as gNB (5G base station). Operators and vertical industries have built operator public networks and vertical industry private networks based on gNB. In addition, vertical industries and operators have also deployed their own operation and maintenance systems.

[0003] In the existing technical solution, when the operator operation and maintenance system and the vertical industry operation and maintenance system send PM Job requests for the same cell object to the same element management system (EMS), if the performance indicators they request to measure are the same or partially overlap, a conflict will occur, that is, the request that arrives at the EMS first will be accepted, but the request that arrives at the EMS later will be rejected. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application provides a method and device for issuing measurement tasks for shared wireless access network equipment, which enables vertical industries to use already deployed wireless network equipment to build their own wireless networks, reducing the cost of deploying wireless networks in vertical industries, and avoiding the measurement task issuance conflict problem that exists when vertical industries and operators share wireless network equipment on the same carrier frequency.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a method for issuing measurement tasks for a shared wireless access network device, the method comprising: a first network device sends a negotiation request message to a second network device through a negotiation interface, the negotiation interface being used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object; the first network device receives a negotiation reply message sent by the second network device; the first network device issues a measurement task creation request based on the negotiation reply message, the measurement task creation request being used to create the measurement task; the first network device receives the measurement task reply message.

[0006] In the solution provided in the present application, a negotiation interface is established between the first network device and the second network device. When vertical industries and operators share wireless devices using the same carrier frequency, the first network device and the second network device first negotiate through the negotiation interface and then issue the measurement task, thereby avoiding conflicts that may arise during the issuance of the measurement task and ensuring the smooth creation of the measurement task.

[0007] In combination with the first aspect, in a possible implementation method of the first aspect, the negotiation request information includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes the measurement parameters required by the second network device; the first network device issues a measurement task creation request based on the negotiation reply information, including: if the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device overlap, the first network device merges the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, and the measurement task creation request includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device.

[0008] In the solution provided in the present application, the negotiation request information includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device, and the negotiation reply information includes the measurement parameters required by the second network device. When the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide with each other, the first network device will merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, thereby avoiding conflicts caused by the first network device and the second network device sending measurement tasks containing the same measurement parameters.

[0009] In combination with the first aspect, in a possible implementation method of the first aspect, the negotiation request information includes a first association identifier, and the first association identifier is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, and the second association identifier is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device; the first network device sends a measurement task creation request according to the negotiation reply information, including: if the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide, the first network device sends a measurement task creation request, and the measurement task creation request includes an association identifier table, and the association identifier table is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, wherein the association identifier table includes the first association identifier and the second association identifier.

[0010] In the solution provided in the present application, the negotiation request information includes a first association identifier, and the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier. If the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide with each other, after the first network device sends a measurement task creation request, the third network device will merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device according to the association identifier table, thereby avoiding conflicts caused by the first network device and the second network device sending measurement tasks containing the same measurement parameters.

[0011] In combination with the first aspect, in a possible implementation of the first aspect, the measurement task reply information includes a task identifier, and after the first network device receives the measurement task reply information, the method further includes: the first network device sends the task identifier to the second network device.

[0012] In the solution provided in the present application, after the first network device receives the measurement task reply information, the first network device learns the task identifier of the created measurement task and sends the task identifier to the second network device, so that the second network device can share the performance indicator measurement information of a measurement task with the first network device without being affected by the conflict caused by issuing measurement tasks containing the same measurement parameters.

[0013] In combination with the first aspect, in a possible implementation of the first aspect, the method also includes: the first network device sends a measurement task deletion request message to the second network device, the measurement task deletion request message includes a measurement parameter corresponding to the measurement task; the first network device receives a measurement task deletion reply message sent by the second network device; the first network device determines whether to delete the measurement task based on the measurement task deletion reply message.

[0014] In the solution provided in the present application, after the first network device and the second network device negotiate to issue a measurement task, if one of the network devices no longer needs the measurement task, it can request to delete the measurement task. However, the measurement task can only be deleted with the consent of the other network device. Otherwise, the network device that needs to delete the measurement task can only cancel the subscription. This negotiated deletion method avoids the measurement task from being accidentally deleted.

[0015] In a second aspect, the present application provides a method for issuing measurement tasks for a shared wireless access network device, the method comprising: a second network device receives a negotiation request message sent by a first network device through a negotiation interface, the negotiation interface being used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object; the second network device sends a negotiation reply message to the first network device.

[0016] In the solution provided in the present application, if the first network device needs to issue a creation task, it needs to negotiate with the first network device through a negotiation interface, and then the second network device will send a negotiation reply message to inform the first network device of the negotiation result, thereby avoiding conflicts that may arise when the first network device and the second network device issue measurement tasks.

[0017] In combination with the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the negotiation request information includes a measurement parameter required by the first network device; and the negotiation reply information includes a measurement parameter required by the second network device.

[0018] In the solution provided in the present application, the negotiation request information includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes the measurement parameters required by the second network device. The first network device and the second network device can know each other's measurement parameters through the above information. After negotiation and comparison, it can be known whether a conflict will occur in the process of issuing the measurement task, thereby avoiding possible conflict problems.

[0019] In combination with the second aspect, in a possible implementation method of the second aspect, the negotiation request information includes a first association identifier, which is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, which is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device.

[0020] In the solution provided in the present application, if the second network device does not want the first network device to know its measurement parameters, the negotiation request information includes a first association identifier, and the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier. This is to ensure that parameter fusion can be carried out smoothly at the third network device later. It can avoid conflicts in the process of issuing measurement tasks when the first network device does not know the measurement parameters of the second network device.

[0021] In combination with the second aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the second aspect, the measurement task reply information includes a task identifier, and the method further includes: the second network device receiving the task identifier sent by the first network device.

[0022] In the solution provided in the present application, after the third network device creates a measurement task, it will send measurement task reply information to the first network device, and the measurement task reply information includes a task identifier. The first network device can find the measurement task containing the measurement parameters it needs through the task identifier, and obtain performance indicators from the measurement task. In addition, the first network device will also send the task identifier to the second network device, so that the second network device can also obtain performance indicators through the measurement task, avoiding the conflict problem of issuing measurement tasks containing the same measurement parameters, and ensuring the smooth creation of the measurement task and the smooth acquisition of performance indicators.

[0023] In combination with the second aspect, in a possible implementation of the second aspect, the method also includes: the second network device receives a measurement task deletion request message sent by the first network device, the measurement task deletion request message includes measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task; the second network device sends a measurement task deletion reply message to the first network device.

[0024] In the solution provided in the present application, the deletion operation of the measurement task negotiated and issued by the first network device and the second network device also requires the first network device and the second network device to negotiate and decide, so as to avoid the measurement task being deleted and causing the performance indicator to be unable to be obtained.

[0025] In a third aspect, the present application provides a method for issuing measurement tasks for a shared wireless access network device, the method comprising: a third network device receives a measurement task creation request sent by a first network device, and creates a measurement task according to the measurement task creation request, the measurement task including a measurement object and measurement parameters; the third network device sends measurement task reply information to the first network device; the third network device receives a measurement task update request sent by the first network device, the measurement task update request is a request generated by the first network device according to negotiation reply information returned by the second network device, the negotiation reply information includes an evaluation result of the second network device according to the measurement object and measurement parameters; the third network device updates the measurement task according to the measurement task update request.

[0026] In the solution provided in the present application, if a measurement task that meets the measurement needs of the second network device already exists in the first network device, then the second network device will evaluate the measurement task and then send the evaluation result to the first network device. The first network device will send corresponding information to the third network device based on the evaluation result, and the third network device will perform subsequent operations, thereby avoiding conflicts that may be caused by the second network device directly sending the measurement task.

[0027] In combination with the third aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the third aspect, the negotiation reply information includes a measurement parameter required by the second network device.

[0028] In the solution provided in the present application, the negotiation reply information includes the measurement parameters required by the second network device. The first network device can know the measurement parameters of the second network device through the negotiation reply information. After negotiation and comparison, it can be known whether a conflict will occur in the process of issuing the measurement task, thereby avoiding possible conflict problems.

[0029] In combination with the third aspect, in a possible implementation method of the third aspect, the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, and the second association identifier is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device; the third network device receives the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, including: if the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide, the third network device receives the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, and the measurement task creation request includes an association identifier table, and the association identifier table is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, wherein the association identifier table includes the first association identifier and the second association identifier.

[0030] In the solution provided in the present application, the third network device can merge the parameters required by the first network device with the parameters required by the second network device according to the association identification table, thereby solving the conflict problem caused by the first network device and the second network device sending the same measurement parameters.

[0031] In combination with the third aspect, in a possible implementation method of the third aspect, the evaluation result includes the second network device accepting the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, and the third network device updating the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, including: the third network device receiving a subscription request from the second network device, and the subscription request is used to subscribe to the measurement task.

[0032] In the solution provided in the present application, when the second network device evaluates that an existing measurement task meets its measurement requirements, it can subscribe to the measurement task, thereby avoiding conflicts caused by directly sending the measurement task.

[0033] In combination with the third aspect, in a possible implementation of the third aspect, the evaluation result includes that the second network device partially accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes parameter information to be modified, and the third network device updates the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, including: the third network device modifies the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task according to the parameter information to be modified.

[0034] In the solution provided in the present application, when the second network device evaluates that it can partially accept an existing measurement task, it can request the third network device to update the task so that the measurement task can meet the measurement requirements of the second network device after the update, thereby avoiding the conflict problem caused by the second network device directly issuing the measurement task.

[0035] In combination with the third aspect, in a possible implementation method of the third aspect, the evaluation result includes that the second network device does not accept the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes a new measurement task creation request, and the third network device updates the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, including: the third network device deletes the measurement task, and creates a new measurement task according to the new measurement task creation request, and the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the new measurement task meet the measurement requirements of the first network device and meet the measurement requirements of the second network device.

[0036] In the solution provided in the present application, when the second network device evaluates that an existing measurement task does not meet the measurement requirements at all, it can request to delete the measurement task, and then negotiate with the first network device to create a new measurement task. While ensuring the acquisition of performance indicators, it also avoids the conflict problem caused by the second network device directly issuing the measurement task.

[0037] In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a first network device, comprising: a first sending unit, used to send a negotiation request message to a second network device through a negotiation interface, the negotiation interface being used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object; issuing a measurement task creation request according to the negotiation reply message, the measurement task creation request being used to create the measurement task; a first receiving unit, used to receive the negotiation reply message sent by the second network device; and receiving the measurement task reply message.

[0038] In combination with the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation of the fourth aspect, the negotiation request information includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes the measurement parameters required by the second network device; the device also includes: a first processing unit, used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device when the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide, and the measurement task creation request includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device.

[0039] In combination with the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation method of the fourth aspect, the negotiation request information includes a first association identifier, and the first association identifier is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, and the second association identifier is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device; when the first sending unit is used to issue a measurement task creation request according to the negotiation reply information, it is specifically used: if the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide, the first sending unit issues a measurement task creation request, and the measurement task creation request includes an association identifier table, and the association identifier table is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, wherein the association identifier table includes the first association identifier and the second association identifier.

[0040] In combination with the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation of the fourth aspect, the measurement task reply information includes a task identifier, and after the receiving unit receives the measurement task reply information, the first sending unit is further used to send the task identifier to the second network device.

[0041] In combination with the fourth aspect, in a possible implementation method of the fourth aspect, the first sending unit is also used to send a measurement task deletion request message to the second network device, and the measurement task deletion request message includes the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task; the first receiving unit is also used to receive the measurement task deletion reply message sent by the second network device; the first processing unit is also used to determine whether to delete the measurement task based on the measurement task deletion reply message.

[0042] In a fifth aspect, the present application provides a second network device, comprising: a second receiving unit, used to receive negotiation request information sent by the first network device through a negotiation interface, wherein the negotiation interface is used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object; a second sending unit, used to send negotiation reply information to the first network device.

[0043] In combination with the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the negotiation request information includes measurement parameters required by the first network device; and the negotiation reply information includes measurement parameters required by the second network device.

[0044] In combination with the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation method of the fifth aspect, the negotiation request information includes a first association identifier, which is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, which is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device.

[0045] In combination with the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the fifth aspect, the measurement task reply information includes a task identifier, and the second receiving unit is further used to receive the task identifier sent by the first network device.

[0046] In combination with the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation method of the fifth aspect, the second receiving unit is also used to receive measurement task deletion request information sent by the first network device, and the measurement task deletion request information includes measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task; the second sending unit is also used to send measurement task deletion reply information to the first network device.

[0047] In a sixth aspect, the present application provides a third network device, comprising: a third receiving unit, used to receive a measurement task creation request sent by a first network device, and create a measurement task according to the measurement task creation request, wherein the measurement task includes a measurement object and measurement parameters; used to receive a measurement task update request sent by the first network device, wherein the measurement task update request is a request generated by the first network device according to negotiation reply information returned by the second network device, and the negotiation reply information includes an evaluation result of the second network device based on the measurement object and measurement parameters; a third sending unit, used to send measurement task reply information to the first network device; and a second processing unit, used to update the measurement task according to the measurement task update request.

[0048] In combination with the sixth aspect, in a possible implementation manner of the sixth aspect, the negotiation reply information includes measurement parameters required by the second network device.

[0049] In combination with the sixth aspect, in a possible implementation method of the sixth aspect, the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, and the second association identifier is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device; when the third receiving unit is used to receive the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, it is specifically used: if the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide, the third receiving unit receives the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, and the measurement task creation request includes an association identifier table, and the association identifier table is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, wherein the association identifier table includes the first association identifier and the second association identifier.

[0050] In combination with the sixth aspect, in a possible implementation method of the sixth aspect, the evaluation result includes the second network device accepting the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, and the second processing unit is used to update the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, specifically for: receiving a subscription request from the second network device, and the subscription request is used to subscribe to the measurement task.

[0051] In combination with the sixth aspect, in a possible implementation method of the sixth aspect, the evaluation result includes that the second network device partially accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes parameter information to be modified, and the second processing unit is used to update the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, specifically for: modifying the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task according to the parameter information to be modified.

[0052] In combination with the sixth aspect, in a possible implementation method of the sixth aspect, the evaluation result includes that the second network device does not accept the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes a new measurement task creation request, and the second processing unit is used to update the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, specifically for: deleting the measurement task, and creating a new measurement task according to the new measurement task creation request, the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the new measurement task meet the measurement requirements of the first network device and meet the measurement requirements of the second network device.

[0053] In a seventh aspect, a computing device is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store program code, and the processor is used to execute the program code in the memory to execute the measurement task sending method for a shared wireless access network device provided in the first aspect and in combination with any one of the implementation methods in the first aspect.

[0054] In an eighth aspect, a computing device is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory being used to store program code, the processor being used to execute the program code in the memory to execute the measurement task sending method for a shared wireless access network device provided in the second aspect and in combination with any one of the implementations of the second aspect.

[0055] In a ninth aspect, a computing device is provided, comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the memory is used to store program code, and the processor is used to execute the program code in the memory to execute the measurement task sending method for a shared wireless access network device provided in the third aspect and in combination with any one of the implementation methods in the third aspect.

[0056] In a tenth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the function of the measurement task issuing method for a shared wireless access network device provided in the first aspect and in combination with any one of the implementation methods in the first aspect can be implemented.

[0057] In the eleventh aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, it can implement the functions of the measurement task sending method for a shared wireless access network device provided in the above-mentioned second aspect and in combination with any one of the implementation methods in the above-mentioned second aspect.

[0058] In a twelfth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the function of the method for issuing measurement tasks for a shared wireless access network device provided in the third aspect and in combination with any one of the implementation methods in the third aspect can be implemented.

[0059] In a thirteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, which includes instructions. When the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer can execute the process of the measurement task issuance method for a shared wireless access network device provided in the above-mentioned first aspect and in combination with any one of the implementation methods in the above-mentioned first aspect.

[0060] In a fourteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, which includes instructions. When the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer can execute the process of the measurement task issuance method for a shared wireless access network device provided in the above-mentioned second aspect and in combination with any one of the implementation methods in the above-mentioned second aspect.

[0061] In a fifteenth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product, which includes instructions. When the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer can execute the process of the measurement task issuance method for a shared wireless access network device provided in the third aspect above and in combination with any one of the implementation methods in the third aspect above.

[0062] In a sixteenth aspect, the present application provides a chip system, the chip system including a processor, for supporting a first network device to implement the functions involved in the first aspect. In a possible design, the chip system also includes a memory, the memory is used to store program instructions and data necessary for a data sending device. The chip system may be composed of a chip, or may include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0063] In a seventeenth aspect, the present application provides a chip system, the chip system including a processor, for supporting a second network device to implement the functions involved in the second aspect. In a possible design, the chip system also includes a memory, the memory is used to store program instructions and data necessary for a data sending device. The chip system may be composed of a chip, or may include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0064] In aspect 18, the present application provides a chip system, which includes a processor for supporting a third network device to implement the functions involved in the third aspect. In one possible design, the chip system also includes a memory, which is used to store program instructions and data necessary for the data sending device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0065] It can be understood that the first network device provided in the fourth aspect, the computing device provided in the seventh aspect, the computer-readable storage medium provided in the tenth aspect, the computer program product provided in the thirteenth aspect, and the chip system provided in the sixteenth aspect are all used to execute the measurement task sending method for the shared wireless access network device provided in the first aspect. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the measurement task sending method for the shared wireless access network device provided in the first aspect, and will not be repeated here.

[0066] It can be understood that the second network device provided in the fifth aspect, the computing device provided in the eighth aspect, the computer-readable storage medium provided in the eleventh aspect, the computer program product provided in the fourteenth aspect, and the chip system provided in the seventeenth aspect are all used to execute the measurement task sending method for the shared wireless access network device provided in the second aspect. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the measurement task sending method for the shared wireless access network device provided in the second aspect, and will not be repeated here.

[0067] It can be understood that the third network device provided in the sixth aspect, the computing device provided in the ninth aspect, the computer-readable storage medium provided in the twelfth aspect, the computer program product provided in the fifteenth aspect, and the chip system provided in the eighteenth aspect are all used to execute the measurement task sending method for the shared wireless access network device provided in the third aspect. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the measurement task sending method for the shared wireless access network device provided in the third aspect, and will not be repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0068] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an Operator NMS sending a request to create a PM Job to an EMS provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0069] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a vertical industry and an operator sharing RAN equipment provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0070] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a PM Job created by a vertical industry and an operator sharing a RAN device gNB based on a divided carrier frequency mode provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0071] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a PM Job created by a vertical industry and an operator sharing a RAN device gNB based on a common carrier mode provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0072] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a system architecture of a method for issuing measurement tasks for a shared wireless access network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0073] Figure 6 A flow chart of a method for issuing a measurement task for a shared wireless access network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0074] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of issuing PMJob tasks after adding a negotiation interface between a vertical industry and an operator provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0075] Figure 8 A flowchart of another method for issuing a measurement task for a shared wireless access network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0076] Fig. 9 A flowchart of another method for issuing a measurement task for a shared wireless access network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0077] Fig.10 A flowchart of another method for issuing a measurement task for a shared wireless access network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0078] Fig.11 A schematic diagram of the structure of a first network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0079] Fig.12 A schematic diagram of the structure of a second network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0080] Fig.13 A schematic diagram of the structure of a third network device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0081] Fig.14 A schematic diagram of the structure of a computing device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0082] Fig.15 A schematic diagram of the structure of another computing device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0083] Fig.16 A schematic diagram of the structure of another computing device provided in an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0084] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0085] First, some of the terms and related technologies involved in this application are explained in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art.

[0086] Radio Access Network (RAN) is part of the mobile communication system. It implements a wireless access technology. According to the standard, mobile phones and other wirelessly connected devices are collectively referred to as user equipment (UE), and user equipment (UE) is connected to the core network (CN) through RAN. The base station that everyone is familiar with belongs to RAN. A base station usually includes BBU (mainly responsible for signal modulation), RRU (mainly responsible for radio frequency processing), feeder (connecting RRU and antenna), antenna (mainly responsible for the conversion between guided waves on the cable and space waves in the air). However, in the 5G network, the access network is no longer composed of BBU, RRU, and antenna, but is reconstructed into three functional entities: Centralized Unit (CU), Distribute Unit (DU), and Active Antenna Unit (AAU).

[0087] The Network Management System (NMS) is an operation and maintenance center responsible for equipment fault diagnosis and operation and maintenance of wireless access systems, network operation and network management, and providing data and statistics for network management and planning. The management objects of NMS can include all entities in the network, such as network equipment, applications, server systems, routers, switches, HUBs, auxiliary equipment (such as UPS power supplies), etc., providing network system administrators with a full system network view. With the rapid development of telecommunications technology, the scale of the telecommunications market has been further expanded. The equipment operated in the network has become more and more complex, and a large number of newly introduced services will bring more workload, thereby increasing the network management and maintenance costs of operators. NMS provides operators with a way to manage networks in different regions and different equipment suppliers. Network administrators can better manage and maintain the network by comprehensively monitoring the operation status of the network through NMS. NMS can improve the availability and reliability of the network, thereby improving the efficiency of network operation and reducing management costs overall.

[0088] An Element Management System (EMS) is a system that manages one or more telecommunication network elements (NEs) of a specific type. Generally speaking, an EMS manages the functions and capacity of each NE, but does not care about the communication between different NEs in the network. In order to support communication between NEs, the EMS needs to communicate with a higher-level network management system (NMS), which is also a member of the Telecommunication Management Network (TMN) hierarchical model. EMS is the basis of the Operation Support System (OSS) architecture based on the TMN hierarchical model, which enables service providers (SPs) to meet customers' rapidly evolving service needs while also meeting stringent Quality of Service (QOS) requirements.

[0089] EMS provides unified operation and maintenance functions in the field of professional networks, focusing on the management of network elements within regions, networks, and sub-networks, and can manage and maintain equipment and networks end-to-end. For example, an EMS can be used to centrally manage an operator's IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) network and equipment, including: core network equipment, data communication equipment, Next Generation Network (NGN) equipment, business equipment, and third-party Information Technology (IT) equipment.

[0090] In order to obtain relevant information about network performance and facilitate subsequent network optimization and equipment adjustment, the operator network management system (Operator NMS) can send measurement tasks to the RNA device gNB through EMS. The measurement tasks include but are not limited to PM (Performance Management) Job tasks. Figure 1 As shown, Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the Operator NMS sending a PM Job creation request to the EMS. There are different cells within the coverage of the RAN device managed by the EMS, and different cells covered by each RAN device use different carrier frequencies. The Operator NMS can use one or more of the above cells as objects for measuring performance indicators, that is, the measurement object can be a cell or multiple cells corresponding to a specific carrier frequency. The Operator NMS can also create a PM Job task for some parameter indicators of the object to collect performance data.

[0091] At present, in order to reduce the cost and difficulty of deploying dedicated wireless networks in vertical industries, the wireless network RAN ​​equipment already deployed by operators can be used to build the vertical industry's own wireless network. In addition, operators and vertical industries have each deployed an operation and maintenance system, which enables vertical industries to have the ability to independently operate and maintain wireless networks, ensuring the privacy of vertical industry operation and maintenance data.

[0092] like Figure 2 As shown, Figure 2 Schematic diagram of RAN equipment shared by vertical industries and operators, including Operator NMS, Vertical Industry NMS, EMS, 5G Core Network Control Plane (5GC CP), User plane Function (UPF) network elements, 5G base stations (gNBs), some reference points (N2, N3, N4, etc.) and Xn interfaces. Operator NMS and Vertical Industry NMS communicate directly with EMS. EMS manages various network elements, such as gNB, UPF, etc. Each network element is connected through a reference point (such as N2, N3, N4, etc.), and gNBs are connected through the Xn interface. Operator NMS is responsible for a wider range of network management. For example, Operator NMS can be responsible for managing the network of the entire city or the entire province. It is understandable that Operator NMS can be deployed in the central computer room of the city; Vertical Industry NMS is generally responsible for the network management of vertical industries and is generally deployed in the park of vertical industries; EMS can include one or more servers. It is understandable that EMS can manage a single base station or multiple base stations. When EMS manages a single base station, EMS can be deployed in the base station (can be placed in a cabinet); and when EMS manages multiple base stations, EMS is not deployed in the base station. In general, NMS sends instructions to EMS, and after receiving the instructions, EMS converts them into instructions for specific devices, which can be network elements. Figure 2 In this example, the Operator NMS and the Vertical Industry NMS share a gNB. The Operator NMS and the Vertical Industry NMS send instructions to the EMS. After receiving the instructions, the EMS converts them into instructions for the gNB and sends them to the gNB.

[0093] In the above scenario where vertical industries and operators share RAN equipment, the operator network and the vertical industry network use different carrier frequencies, and different carrier frequencies correspond to different cell objects, that is, the vertical industry and the operator share the RAN equipment gNB based on the split carrier frequency mode. The split carrier frequency mode means that the objects of the performance indicators selected by the Operator NMS and the Vertical Industry NMS are different cells using different carrier frequencies. Figure 3 As shown, Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the vertical industry and operators sharing the RAN device gNB to create a PM Job based on the carrier frequency division mode. The Operator NMS sends PMJob A through the EMS, and the Vertical Industry NMS sends PM Job B through the EMS. PM Job A targets cell A, which uses carrier frequency A. PM Job B targets cell B, which uses carrier frequency B. No conflict will occur at this time.

[0094] In another scenario where the vertical industry and the operator share RAN equipment, the operator network and the vertical industry network use the same carrier frequency, and the same carrier frequency corresponds to the same cell object, that is, the vertical industry and the operator share the RAN equipment gNB based on the co-carrier mode. The co-carrier mode means that the object of the performance indicator selected by the Operator NMS and the Vertical Industry NMS is the same cell using the same carrier frequency. Figure 4 As shown, Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the vertical industry and the operator sharing the RAN device gNB based on the co-carrier mode to create a PM Job request. At this time, the Operator NMS and the Vertical Industry NMS send a request to create a PM Job for the same object (cell C) to the same EMS. If the performance indicators requested to be measured overlap, there will be a conflict. Because when the EMS receives a request to create a PM Job, the EMS will detect whether the corresponding PM Job already exists (the measurement object of the PM Job is the same as the measurement object in the request, and the measured performance indicators overlap). If the PM Job already exists, the request to create a PM Job will be rejected. In addition, if the Operator NMS and the Vertical Industry NMS create a PMjob request for the same performance indicator of the same cell object, the request that arrives at the EMS first will be accepted, and the request that arrives at the EMS later will be rejected by the EMS. In the above scenario, the network management system that needs to measure the performance indicator may not be able to successfully execute the operation of sending the request to create a PM Job, which means that the network management system cannot measure the performance indicator that needs to be measured.

[0095] It can be understood that the overlap of the performance indicators requested to be measured may be partial overlap or complete overlap, that is, the overlap of the performance indicators requested to be measured means that at least one of the performance indicators requested to be measured is the same.

[0096] In order to solve the above problems, the present application proposes a method for sending a measurement task of a shared wireless access network device. In a possible embodiment, the method for sending a measurement task of a shared wireless access network device can be applied to Figure 5 In order to facilitate understanding of the embodiment of the present application, firstly, Figure 5 The following describes a system architecture for sending measurement tasks for a shared wireless access network device.

[0097] like Figure 5 As shown, Figure 5 It is a system architecture of a measurement task distribution method for a shared wireless access network device provided in an embodiment of the present application, including Operator NMS, Vertical Industry NMS, EMS, 5GC CP, UPF network element, gNB, some reference points (N2, N3, N4, etc.) and Xn interface. Among them, Operator NMS is responsible for network management in a larger range. For example, Operator NMS can be responsible for managing the network of the entire city or the entire province. It can be understood that Operator NMS can be deployed in the central computer room of the city; Vertical Industry NMS is generally responsible for network management of vertical industries and is generally deployed in the park of vertical industries; EMS can include one or more servers. It can be understood that EMS can manage a single base station or multiple base stations. When EMS manages a single base station, EMS can be deployed in the base station (can be placed in a cabinet); and when EMS manages multiple base stations, EMS is not deployed in the base station. In general, NMS sends instructions to EMS, and after EMS receives the instructions, it converts them into instructions for specific devices, and the specific devices can be network elements. Figure 5 In the present invention, the Operator NMS and the Vertical Industry NMS share a gNB, and there is a negotiation interface between the two. The Operator NMS and the Vertical Industry NMS can send instructions to the EMS after negotiation. After receiving the instructions, the EMS converts them into instructions for the gNB and sends them to the gNB.

[0098] The method for sending measurement tasks for shared wireless access network equipment provided in the present application establishes a negotiation interface between the operator network management system and the vertical industry network management system, so that before sending the PM Job task, the operator network management system and the vertical industry network management system can compare the performance indicators that need to be measured by each of them. If the performance indicators that need to be measured overlap, a measurement task is created through negotiation. This method avoids possible conflicts in sending measurement tasks when sharing RAN equipment in a common carrier frequency mode. It is understandable that the measurement tasks include but are not limited to PM Job.

[0099] See below for details Figure 6 The flowchart of a method for sending a measurement task to a shared wireless access network device is shown in the figure, and the method for sending a measurement task to a shared wireless access network device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described. Figure 6 As shown, the method may include the following steps:

[0100] S610: The first network device sends negotiation request information.

[0101] Specifically, the first network device sends negotiation request information to the second network device through a negotiation interface, where the negotiation interface is used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object. Figure 7 As shown, Figure 7 Schematic diagram of PM Job tasks issued after adding negotiation interface between vertical industry and operator. Operator NMS and Vertical Industry NMS need to measure the performance indicators of cell C (carrier frequency is C) through the same EMS, that is, it is the co-carrier mode at this time. Operator NMS and Vertical Industry NMS negotiate through negotiation interface, and then create measurement tasks later ( Figure 7 Operations of PM Job C) in.

[0102] It can be understood that the measurement object is the object targeted by the measurement task, and the measurement task is a performance indicator measurement task. In one embodiment of the present application, the measurement object may be a cell, and the measurement task may be a PMJob (PM Job task).

[0103] It should be noted that the parameters related to the PM Job task are shown in Table 1 below:

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[0106] Table 1

[0107] It should be noted that, in one embodiment of the present application, the negotiation request information is coordinatePMJobCreation Request, and the input parameters of the coordinatePMJobCreation Request include iOCName, iOCInstanceList and measurementCategoryList. As shown in Table 1, iOCName represents the category name of the measured Network Resource Management (NRM) object. It can be understood that an NRM object can include one or more Management Objects (MO); iOCInstanceList represents the MO instance management object ID list. It can be understood that MO can include one or more Management Object Instances (MOI), and an MOI instance object can correspond to a cell; measurementCategoryList is a list of performance indicators that need to be measured, and the performance indicators include but are not limited to rate, throughput, bandwidth, delay, bandwidth-delay product, round-trip time, and utilization.

[0108] It can be understood that iOCName and iOCInstanceList represent the measurement objects of the PM Job task, which can be used to represent different cell objects; measurementCategoryList represents the performance indicator parameters that need to be measured, that is, in the above embodiment, the measurementCategoryList includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device, and the measurement parameters refer to performance indicators.

[0109] S620: The second network device sends negotiation response information.

[0110] Specifically, the second network device receives the negotiation request information sent by the first network device, and analyzes the measurement object and performance indicator in the negotiation request information, and the second network device sends the negotiation reply information to the first network device according to the analysis result.

[0111] It can be understood that in one embodiment of the present application, the negotiation response information is coordinatePMJobCreation Response.

[0112] It should be noted that when the second network device analyzes and finds that the measurement object in the negotiation request information sent by the first network device is consistent with the measurement object of the second network device, and the performance indicator in the negotiation request information coincides with the performance indicator that the second network device needs to measure, the negotiation reply information sent by the second network device includes the parameter coordinateOption, and the parameter coordinateOption is set to fully-coordinate, indicating that the performance measurement requirements of the first network device and the second network device are the same. In addition, the negotiation reply information sent by the second network device may also include the parameters for the second network device to create a PM Job. The parameters for the second network device to create a PM Job include iOCName, iOCInstanceList, measurementCategoryList, granularityPeriod and reportingPeriod, etc. The parameters and their specific contents are shown in Table 1.

[0113] Optionally, the parameters for the second network device to create a PM Job can be included in the deliverPMjobInfoRequest and sent to the first network device. At this time, the negotiation response information sent by the second network device includes the parameter coordinateOption set to fully-coordinate, but does not include the parameters for the second network device to create a PM Job. In this case, the second network device can send the deliverPMjobInfo request and the negotiation reply information separately to the first network device, or combine them and send them to the first network device.

[0114] It can be understood that the overlap of the above performance indicators that need to be measured may be partial overlap or complete overlap, which means that at least one of the performance indicators that need to be measured by the first network device and the second network device is the same.

[0115] It should also be noted that when the second network device analyzes and finds that the measurement object in the negotiation request information is consistent with the measurement object of the second network device, but the performance indicator in the negotiation request information is different from the performance indicator that the second network device needs to measure, the negotiation reply information sent by the second network device includes a parameter coordinateOption, and the parameter coordinateOption is set to not-coordinate, indicating that the performance measurement requirements of the first network device and the second network device are different; when the second network device analyzes and finds that the measurement object in the negotiation request information is inconsistent with the measurement object of the second network device, the negotiation reply information sent by the second network device includes a parameter coordinateOption, and the parameter coordinateOption is set to not-cootdinate, indicating that the measurement objects of the first network device and the second network device are different.

[0116] It can be understood that the different performance indicators that need to be measured refer to that the performance indicators that the first network device and the second network device need to measure are completely different, that is, none of the performance indicators that the two need to measure are the same.

[0117] S630: The first network device merges the measurement parameters required by it and the measurement parameters required by the second network device.

[0118] Specifically, the first network device receives the negotiation reply information sent by the second network device. As described above, when the second network device analyzes and concludes that: the measurement object in the negotiation request information is consistent with the measurement object of the second network device, and the performance indicator in the negotiation request information coincides with the performance indicator that the second network device needs to measure, it indicates that the performance measurement requirements of the first network device and the second network device are the same. The second network device will also send the parameters for creating its measurement task to the first network device. After the first network device receives the parameters for creating the measurement task sent by the second network device, the first network device merges the parameters with the parameters for creating its own measurement task.

[0119] It should be noted that when the measurement task is a PM Job, the fusion includes but is not limited to the following:

[0120] 1. Take a collection of performance indicators.

[0121] Specifically, the performance indicators that need to be measured by the first network device and the performance indicators that need to be measured by the second network device are combined to prepare for the subsequent creation of the measurement task.

[0122] Exemplarily, when the performance indicators that the first network device needs to measure are rate, throughput and latency, and the performance indicators that the second network device needs to measure are bandwidth and latency, the performance indicators that need to be measured are combined, so the performance indicators that need to be measured after fusion are rate, throughput, latency and bandwidth.

[0123] 2. When there is a deviation between the measurement frequency and the reporting frequency, take the lowest common divisor.

[0124] Specifically, when the measurement frequency and the reporting frequency are different, take their lowest common divisor. In addition, when the measurement frequency of the first network device and the measurement frequency of the second network device are different, or the reporting frequencies of the two are different, or the measurement frequency and reporting frequency of the two are different, take the lowest common divisor of the measurement frequency and reporting frequency of the first network device, as well as the measurement frequency and reporting frequency of the second network device.

[0125] For example, if the measurement frequency of the first network device is once every 3s and the reporting frequency is once every 6s, and the measurement frequency of the second network device is once every 2s and the reporting frequency is once every 6s, the lowest common divisor is 6s, that is, the fused measurement frequency and reporting frequency are both 6s.

[0126] 3. The task start time and task end time are combined.

[0127] Specifically, a combination of the task start time of the first network device and the second network device is taken, and a combination of the task end time of the two is also taken.

[0128] For example, if the task start time of the first network device is 9:00 and the task end time is 9:15, and the task start time of the second network device is 10:10 and the task end time is 10:15, then the fused task start time is 9:00 and the task end time is 10:15, that is, among the task start times and task end times that need to be fused, the earliest task start time is taken as the fused task start time, and the latest task end time is taken as the fused task end time.

[0129] It can be understood that in addition to the fusion of the parameters mentioned above, the fusion of other parameters needs to simultaneously meet the requirements of the first network device and the second network device to create a PM Job. In addition, the above fusion method is only a possible implementation method in the embodiment of the present application and is not regarded as a limitation to the present application.

[0130] S640: The first network device sends a measurement task creation request.

[0131] Specifically, after the first network device merges the PM Job creation parameters sent by the second network device with its own PM Job creation parameters, it sends a measurement task creation request to the third network device, requesting the third network device to create a measurement task.

[0132] It should be noted that, in one embodiment of the present application, the measurement task creation request is CreatePMjobRequest, specifically, the first network device sends CreatePMjob Request to the third network device, requesting to create a PMJob, and the input parameters of the CreatePMjob Request include iOCName, iOCInstanceList, measurementCategoryList, granularityPeriod and reportingPeriod, etc., and each parameter and its specific content are shown in Table 1. It can be understood that the input parameters of the CreatePMjob Request are the parameters required to create a PM Job.

[0133] S650: The third network device sends measurement task reply information.

[0134] Specifically, after receiving the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, the third network device creates a measurement task and sends measurement task reply information to the first network device.

[0135] It should be noted that the measurement task reply information may include a task identifier, and the task identifier is used to indicate the measurement task created by the third network device.

[0136] It should be noted that, in an embodiment of the present application, the measurement task reply information is CreatePMjobResponse, and the input parameters of the CreatePMjob Response include pmJobId, where pmJobId is a task identifier used to identify the PM Job created by the third network device.

[0137] It should be noted that the first network device in the above steps S610-S650 can be an Operator NMS, in which case the second network device is a Vertical Industry NMS, and the third network device is an EMS; the first network device in the above steps S610-S650 can also be a Vertical Industry NMS, in which case the second network device is an Operator NMS, and the third network device is an EMS.

[0138] The embodiment of the present application also provides a method for issuing a measurement task for a shared wireless access network device, such as Figure 8 As shown, Figure 8 This is a flow chart of another method for issuing a measurement task for a shared wireless access network device. The method may include the following steps:

[0139] S810: The first network device sends measurement task negotiation information.

[0140] Specifically, the first network device sends the measurement task negotiation information to the second network device through a negotiation interface, where the negotiation interface is used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object.

[0141] It can be understood that the measurement object is the object targeted by the measurement task, and the measurement task is a performance indicator measurement task. In one embodiment of the present application, the measurement object may be a cell, and the measurement task may be a PMJob (PM Job task). The parameters related to the PM Job task are shown in Table 1 above.

[0142] It can be understood that the content of the measurement task negotiation information sent by the first network device in step S810 is the same as the content of the negotiation request information sent by the first network device in step S610, and the manner in which the first network device sends the measurement task negotiation information in step S810 may be the same as the manner in which the first network device sends the negotiation request information in step S610. No further detailed description will be given here, and reference may be made to step S610.

[0143] S820: The second network device sends measurement task negotiation reply information.

[0144] Specifically, the second network device receives the measurement task negotiation information sent by the first network device, and analyzes the measurement object and performance indicator in the measurement task negotiation information, and the second network device sends the measurement task negotiation reply information to the first network device according to the analysis result.

[0145] It can be understood that, in one embodiment of the present application, the measurement task negotiation reply information is coordinatePMJobCreation Response.

[0146] It should be noted that, in addition to measuring public performance indicators, the second network device may also need to measure some private performance indicators. At this time, the second network device does not want to expose the performance indicators that need to be measured to the first network device. Therefore, when the second network device analyzes and finds that the measurement object in the measurement task negotiation information sent by the first network device is consistent with the measurement object of the second network device, and the performance indicators in the measurement task negotiation information coincide with the performance indicators that the second network device needs to measure, if the second network device does not want to expose the performance indicators that it needs to measure, then the measurement task negotiation reply information sent by the second network device includes a parameter coordinateOption, and the parameter coordinateOption is set to partially-coordinate, indicating that the performance measurement requirements of the first network device and the second network device are the same, but the second network device does not want to expose the performance indicators that it needs to measure.

[0147] S830: The first network device sends negotiation request information.

[0148] Specifically, after receiving the measurement task negotiation reply information sent by the second network device, the first network device sends a negotiation request information to the second network device, where the negotiation request information includes a first association identifier, and the first association identifier is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the first network device.

[0149] It should be noted that, in one embodiment of the present application, the negotiation request information is triggerPMjobRequest, and the input parameters of the triggerPMjob Request include iOCName, iOCInstanceList and corelationId. Among them, the specific contents of the parameters iOCName and iOCInstanceList are shown in Table 1, and the parameter corelationId represents the association identifier. Exemplarily, the corelationId can be set to A, that is, A is the first association identifier.

[0150] S840: The second network device sends a negotiation response message.

[0151] Specifically, after receiving the negotiation request information sent by the first network device, the second network device sends negotiation reply information to the first network device, where the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, and the second association identifier is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device.

[0152] It should be noted that, in one embodiment of the present application, the negotiation reply information is triggerPMjobResponse, and the input parameters of the triggerPMjob Request include iOCName, iOCInstanceList and corelationId. Among them, the specific contents of the parameters iOCName and iOCInstanceList are shown in Table 1, and the parameter corelationId represents the association identifier. Exemplarily, the corelationId can be set to B, that is, B is the second association identifier.

[0153] S850: The first network device sends a measurement task creation request.

[0154] Specifically, after the first network device receives the negotiation reply information sent by the second network device, the first network device sends a measurement task creation request to the third network device, requesting the third network device to create a measurement task, wherein the measurement task creation request includes an association identification table, and the association identification table is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, wherein the association identification table includes the first association identification and the second association identification.

[0155] It should be noted that, in one embodiment of the present application, the measurement task creation request is CreatePMjobRequest. Specifically, the first network device sends a CreatePMjob Request to the third network device to request the creation of a PMJob. The input parameters of the CreatePMjob Request include parameters such as iOCName, iOCInstanceList, measurementCategoryList, granularityPeriod, and reportingPeriod, and also include parameters such as corelationIdList. Among them, parameters such as iOCName, iOCInstanceList, measurementCategoryList, granularityPeriod, and reportingPeriod are parameters required to create a PM Job. These parameters and their specific contents are shown in Table 1. The parameter corelationIdList represents an association identification table. Exemplarily, if the first association identifier of the first network device is A and the second association identifier of the second network device is B, the association identification table corelationIdList included in the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device is [A, B].

[0156] S860: The second network device sends a measurement task creation request.

[0157] Specifically, the second network device sends a measurement task creation request to the third network device, requesting the third network device to create a measurement task, wherein the measurement task creation request includes an association identification table, and the association identification table is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, wherein the association identification table includes the first association identification and the second association identification.

[0158] In one embodiment of the present application, the measurement task creation request is CreatePMjob Request. Specifically, the first network device sends a CreatePMjob Request to the third network device to request the creation of a PM Job. The input parameters of the CreatePMjob Request include parameters such as iOCName, iOCInstanceList, measurementCategoryList, granularityPeriod, and reportingPeriod, and also include a parameter corelationIdList. Among them, parameters such as iOCName, iOCInstanceList, measurementCategoryList, granularityPeriod, and reportingPeriod are parameters required to create a PM Job. These parameters and their specific contents are shown in Table 1. The parameter corelationIdList represents an association identification table. Exemplarily, if the first association identification of the first network device is A and the second association identification of the second network device is B, the association identification table corelationIdList included in the measurement task creation request sent by the second network device is [B, A].

[0159] S870: The third network device merges the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, and creates a measurement task.

[0160] Specifically, after the third network device receives the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device and the measurement task creation request sent by the second network device, the third network device merges the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, and creates a measurement task.

[0161] It can be understood that the measurement parameters refer to performance indicators, the measurement parameters required by the first network device are included in the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, and the measurement parameters required by the second network device are included in the measurement task creation request sent by the second network device.

[0162] Exemplarily, if the first association identifier of the first network device is A, and the second association identifier of the second network device is B, the third network device receives a measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, and the measurement task creation request includes an association identifier table [A, B]. At this time, the third network device determines that there is a measurement task creation request associated with the measurement task creation request of the first network device, and the association identifier of the associated measurement task creation request is B. Afterwards, the third network device receives a measurement task creation request sent by the second network device, and the measurement task creation request includes an association identifier table [B, A]. At this time, the third network device determines that there is a measurement task creation request associated with the measurement task creation request of the second network device, and the association identifier of the associated measurement task creation request is A. Therefore, the third network device determines that the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device is associated with the measurement task creation request sent by the second network device. The third network device merges the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device to obtain merged measurement parameters, and the merged measurement parameters are the measurement parameters required for the third network device to create a measurement task next.

[0163] It can be understood that in step 870, the process in which the third network device integrates the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device is the same as the process in which the first network device integrates the measurement parameters required by the second network device in step 630. It will not be described in detail here, and refer to step S630.

[0164] S880: The third network device sends measurement task reply information to the first network device.

[0165] Specifically, after the third network device merges the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device and creates a measurement task, the third network device sends measurement task reply information to the first network device.

[0166] It should be noted that the measurement task reply information may include a task identifier, and the task identifier is used to indicate the measurement task created by the third network device.

[0167] It should also be noted that, in an embodiment of the present application, the measurement task reply information is CreatePMjob Response, and the input parameters of the CreatePMjob Response include pmJobId, where pmJobId is a task identifier used to identify the PM Job created by the third network device.

[0168] S890: The third network device sends measurement task reply information to the second network device.

[0169] Specifically, after the third network device merges the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device and creates a measurement task, the third network device sends measurement task reply information to the second network device.

[0170] It should be noted that the measurement task reply information may include a task identifier, and the task identifier is used to indicate the measurement task created by the third network device.

[0171] In an embodiment of the present application, the measurement task reply information is CreatePMjob Response, and the input parameters of the CreatePMjob Response include pmJobId, where pmJobId is a task identifier used to identify the PM Job created by the third network device.

[0172] It can be understood that the measurement task created by the third network device in step S870 includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, that is, the measurement task is a measurement task created by negotiation between the first network device and the second network device, which means that if the measurement task reply information sent by the third network device includes a task identifier, the task identifiers sent in steps S880 and S890 are the same.

[0173] Optionally, step S850 can be placed before or after step S860, that is, there is no clear order between step S850 and step S860; step S880 can be placed before or after step S890, that is, there is no clear order between step S880 and step S890.

[0174] It should be noted that the first network device in the above steps S810-S890 may be an Operator NMS. In this case, the second network device is a Vertical Industry NMS, and the third network device is an EMS.

[0175] The embodiment of the present application also provides a method for issuing a measurement task for a shared wireless access network device, such as Fig. 9 As shown, Fig. 9 This is a flow chart of another method for issuing a measurement task for a shared wireless access network device. The method may include the following steps:

[0176] S910: The second network device sends measurement task negotiation information.

[0177] Specifically, the second network device sends the measurement task negotiation information to the first network device through a negotiation interface, where the negotiation interface is used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object.

[0178] It can be understood that the measurement object is the object targeted by the measurement task, and the measurement task is a performance indicator measurement task. In one embodiment of the present application, the measurement object may be a cell, and the measurement task may be a PMJob (PM Job task). The parameters related to the PM Job task are shown in Table 1 above.

[0179] It can be understood that the content of the measurement task negotiation information sent by the second network device in step S910 is the same as the content of the negotiation request information sent by the first network device in step S610, and the manner in which the first network device sends the measurement task negotiation information in step S910 can be the same as the manner in which the first network device sends the negotiation request information in step S610. No specific explanation will be given here, and reference may be made to step S610.

[0180] S920: The first network device sends measurement task negotiation reply information.

[0181] Specifically, the first network device receives the measurement task negotiation information sent by the second network device, and analyzes the measurement object and performance indicator in the measurement task negotiation information, and the first network device sends the measurement task negotiation reply information to the second network device according to the analysis result.

[0182] It should be noted that, in one embodiment of the present application, the measurement task negotiation reply information is coordinatePMJobCreation Response.

[0183] It can be understood that the first network device may have created a measurement task for the same measurement object and measurement parameters, where the measurement parameters refer to performance indicators. The same measurement objects and measurement parameters refer to the measurement tasks that have been created by the first network device, which include performance indicators that the second network device needs to measure, and the measurement object of the created measurement task is the same as the measurement object of the second network device. In this case, the measurement task negotiation reply information sent by the first network device includes a parameter coordinateOption, and the parameter coordinateOption is set to already-exist, indicating that the first network device has created a measurement task that may meet the needs of the second network device.

[0184] It can be understood that the measurement task created by the first network device is created before step S910, which means that before the second network device sends the measurement task negotiation information, the first network device sends a measurement task creation request to the third network device, and after the third network device receives the measurement task creation request, it creates a measurement task, and the measurement task includes a measurement object and measurement parameters.

[0185] S930: The first network device sends negotiation request information.

[0186] Specifically, after the first network device sends measurement task negotiation reply information to the second network device, the first network device sends negotiation request information to the second network device, wherein the negotiation request information includes relevant information of the measurement task that the first network device has created, and the measurement task includes a measurement object and measurement parameters.

[0187] It should be noted that, in one embodiment of the present application, the negotiation request information is deliverExistingPMjobInfo Request, and the input parameters of the deliverExistingPMjobInfo Request include relevant parameters of the PM Job that has been created by the first network device, including pmJobId, iOCName, iOCInstanceList, measurementCategoryList, granularityPeriod and reportingPeriod, etc. The parameters and their specific contents are shown in Table 1.

[0188] S940: The second network device sends negotiation response information.

[0189] Specifically, the second network device receives the negotiation request information sent by the first network device, and evaluates the relevant information (measurement object and measurement parameters) of the measurement task that has been created by the first network device in the negotiation request information, generates an evaluation result, and sends a negotiation reply information to the first network device, and the negotiation reply information includes the evaluation result.

[0190] It should be noted that the evaluation result may include that the second network device accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, or partially accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, or does not accept the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task. It is understandable that the negotiation reply information may include one of the above three evaluation results, but is not limited to the above three evaluation results.

[0191] It should also be noted that, in one embodiment of the present application, the negotiation reply information is deliverExistingPMjobInfo Response, and the input parameters of the deliverExistingPMjobInfo Response may include acceptOrNot and additionalInfo, acceptOrNot indicates the degree of acceptance of the measurement task by the second network device, and additionalInfo indicates the parameter information that the second network device wishes to modify. When the evaluation result includes that the second network device accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the input parameter acceptOrNot is set to Accept. At this time, the deliverExistingPMjobInfo Response may not include additionalInfo, or the deliverExistingPMjobInfo Response may include additionalInfo, but there is no content in the additionalInfo; when the evaluation result includes that the second network device partially accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the input parameter acceptOrNot is set to partially-Accept. At this time, the deliverExistingPMjobInfo Response includes additionalInfo, or the deliverExistingPMjobInfo Response may include additionalInfo, and the additionalInfo includes parameter information that the second network device wants to modify, that is, includes parameter information to be modified; when the evaluation result includes that the second network device does not accept the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the input parameter acceptOrNot is set to not-Accept. At this time, the deliverExistingPMjobInfo Response may not include additionalInfo, or the deliverExistingPMjobInfo Response may include additionalInfo. The Response may include additionalInfo, but there is no content in additionalInfo.

[0192] S950: The first network device sends a measurement task update request.

[0193] Specifically, after the first network device receives the negotiation reply information sent by the second network device, it sends a measurement task update request to the third network device. The measurement task update request is a request generated by the first network device based on the negotiation reply information returned by the second network device. The negotiation reply information includes the evaluation result of the second network device based on the measurement object and measurement parameters.

[0194] S960: The third network device performs an update according to the measurement task update request.

[0195] Specifically, after receiving the measurement task update request sent by the first network device, the third network device updates the measurement task that has been created by the first network device according to the measurement task update request.

[0196] It should be noted that, when the evaluation result includes that the second network device accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the update includes: the third network device receives a subscription request sent by the second network device, the subscription request is used for the second network device to subscribe to the measurement task, and after the third network device receives the subscription request and agrees to subscribe, the measurement parameters obtained through the measurement task can be sent to the second network device; when the evaluation result includes that the second network device partially accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes parameter information to be modified, and the update includes: the third network device modifies the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task according to the parameter information to be modified; when the evaluation result includes that the second network device does not accept the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes a new measurement task creation request, and the update includes: the third network device deletes the measurement task, and creates a new measurement task according to the new measurement task creation request, and the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the new measurement task meet the measurement requirements of the first network device and the measurement requirements of the second network device.

[0197] It can be understood that the creation of a new measurement task according to the new measurement task creation request can be implemented through steps S610-S650, which will not be described in detail here, and reference will be made to steps S610-S650.

[0198] In one embodiment of the present application, when the evaluation result includes that the second network device partially accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes an updatePMjob Request, and the updatePMjob Request includes parameter information to be modified, that is, the updatePMjob Request includes pmJobId, iOCName, iOCInstanceList, measurementCategoryList, granularityPeriod and reportingPeriod, etc., pmJobId is the task identifier of the measurement task, and the other parameters are parameters that need to be modified. The contents represented by the parameters are shown in Table 1. After the third network device receives the measurement task update request and completes the update, the third network device sends an updatePMjob Response to the first network device, where the updatePMjobResponse includes relevant information after the measurement task is modified, that is, the updatePMjob Response may include pmJobId, iOCName, iOCInstanceList, measurementCategoryList, granularityPeriod and reportingPeriod, etc., pmJobId is the task identifier of the measurement task, and the other parameters are modified parameters. The contents represented by the parameters are shown in Table 1.

[0199] In one embodiment of the present application, when the evaluation result includes that the second network device does not accept the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes a stopPMjob Request, and the stopPMjob Request includes pmJobId, that is, the task identifier of the measurement task. After the third network device deletes the measurement task, it sends a stopPMjob Response to the first network device.

[0200] It should be noted that the first network device in the above steps S910-S960 may be an Operator NMS. In this case, the second network device is a Vertical Industry NMS, and the third network device is an EMS.

[0201] The embodiment of the present application also provides a method for issuing a measurement task for a shared wireless access network device, such as Fig.10 As shown, Fig.10 This is a flow chart of another method for issuing a measurement task for a shared wireless access network device. The method may include the following steps:

[0202] S1010: The first network device sends measurement task deletion request information.

[0203] Specifically, the first network device sends measurement task deletion request information to the third network device, where the measurement task deletion request information includes measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task requested to be deleted.

[0204] It should be noted that, in one embodiment of the present application, the measurement task deletion request information is coordinatePMJobTermination Request, and the input parameters of the coordinatePMJobTermination Request may include pmJobId, iOCName, iOCInstanceList and measurementCategoryList. Among them, pmJobId is the task identifier of the measurement task that the first network device requests to delete, and the other parameters are the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task that the first network device requests to delete, and the contents represented by the parameters are shown in Table 1.

[0205] S1020: The second network device sends measurement task deletion reply information.

[0206] Specifically, after receiving the measurement task deletion request information sent by the first network device, the second network device analyzes whether the second network device still needs the measurement parameters contained in the measurement task requested to be deleted, determines whether the measurement task can be deleted, and then sends the measurement task deletion reply information to the first network device. It can be understood that when the second network device determines that the measurement task can be deleted, the measurement deletion task reply information includes information that the second network device supports deleting the measurement task; when the second network device determines that the measurement task cannot be deleted, the measurement task deletion reply information includes information that the second network device does not support deleting the measurement task.

[0207] It should be noted that, in one embodiment of the present application, the measurement task deletion reply information is coordinatePMJobCreation Response, and the coordinatePMJobCreation Response includes a parameter coordinateOption. When the second network device determines that the measurement task can be deleted, the parameter coordinateOption is set to agree-termination; when the second network device determines that the measurement task cannot be deleted, the parameter coordinateOption is set to reiect-termination.

[0208] S1030: The first network device determines whether to delete the measurement task requested to be deleted by the second network device.

[0209] Specifically, the first network device receives the measurement task deletion reply information, and determines whether to delete the measurement task according to the measurement task deletion reply information. It can be understood that when the measurement task deletion reply information includes information that the second network device supports deleting the measurement task, the first network device performs the deletion operation; when the measurement task deletion reply information includes information that the second network device does not support deleting the measurement task, the first network device does not perform the deletion operation, and sends a cancellation request to the third network device.

[0210] It should be noted that the negotiation process shown in the above steps S1010-S1030 is also applicable to the operation of suspending the measurement task. Specifically, the first network device sends a measurement task suspension request message to the third network device, and the measurement task suspension request message includes the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task requested to be suspended. After the second network device receives the measurement task suspension request message sent by the first network device, it analyzes whether the second network device still needs the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task requested to be suspended, and determines whether the measurement task can be suspended, and then sends the measurement task suspension reply message to the first network device. When the second network device determines that the measurement task can be suspended, the measurement task suspension reply message includes information that the second network device supports suspending the measurement task. After the first network device receives the measurement task suspension reply message, it determines to suspend the measurement task; when the second network device determines that the measurement task cannot be suspended, the measurement task suspension reply message includes information that the second network device does not support suspending the measurement task. After receiving the measurement task suspension reply message, the first network device determines not to suspend the measurement task.

[0211] It should also be noted that the first network device in the above steps S1010-S1030 can be an Operator NMS, in which case the second network device is a Vertical Industry NMS, and the third network device is an EMS; the first network device in the above steps S1010-S1030 can also be a Vertical Industry NMS, in which case the second network device is an Operator NMS, and the third network device is an EMS.

[0212] It can be understood that the measurement task deletion method of a shared wireless access network device shown in the above steps S1010-S1030 can be used to delete the measurement tasks created through negotiation, which means that the method can be used to delete the measurement tasks created through the above steps S610-S650, steps S810-S890 and steps S910-S960.

[0213] The above describes in detail the method of the embodiment of the present application. In order to facilitate better implementation of the above scheme of the embodiment of the present application, correspondingly, related equipment for cooperating in the implementation is also provided below.

[0214] like Fig.11 As shown, Fig.11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a first network device provided by the present application, wherein the first network device is used to perform the above Figure 6 , Figure 8 , Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10 The method for issuing measurement tasks to the shared wireless access network device. The present application does not limit the division of the functional units of the first network device, and the various units in the first network device can be increased, reduced or merged as needed. In addition, the operations and / or functions of the various units in the first network device are respectively to achieve the above Figure 6 , Figure 8 , Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10 For the sake of brevity, the corresponding process of the described method will not be repeated here. Fig.11 An exemplary division of a functional unit is provided:

[0215] The first network device 1100 includes a first sending unit 1110 and a first receiving unit 1120 .

[0216] The first sending unit 1110 is used to send a negotiation request message to the second network device through a negotiation interface, wherein the negotiation interface is used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object; and issue a measurement task creation request according to the negotiation reply message, wherein the measurement task creation request is used to create the measurement task.

[0217] The first receiving unit 1120 is configured to receive negotiation response information sent by the second network device; and receive measurement task response information.

[0218] In a possible implementation, the first network device 1100 also includes: a first processing unit 1130, and the first processing unit 1130 is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device when the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide with each other, and the measurement task creation request includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device.

[0219] The above three units can transmit data to each other through a communication path. It should be understood that each unit included in the first network device 1100 can be a software unit, a hardware unit, or partly a software unit and partly a hardware unit.

[0220] like Fig.12 As shown, Fig.12 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a second network device provided by the present application, wherein the second network device is used to perform the above Figure 6 , Figure 8 , Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10 The method for issuing measurement tasks to the shared wireless access network device. The present application does not limit the division of the functional units of the second network device, and the various units in the second network device can be increased, reduced or merged as needed. In addition, the operations and / or functions of the various units in the second network device are respectively to achieve the above Figure 6 , Figure 8 , Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10 For the sake of brevity, the corresponding process of the described method will not be repeated here. Fig.12 An exemplary division of a functional unit is provided:

[0221] The second network device 1200 includes a second sending unit 1210 and a second receiving unit 1220 .

[0222] The second sending unit 1210 is configured to send negotiation reply information to the first network device.

[0223] The second receiving unit 1220 is configured to receive negotiation request information sent by the first network device through a negotiation interface, where the negotiation interface is used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object.

[0224] The two units can transmit data to each other via a communication path. It should be understood that each unit included in the second network device 1200 can be a software unit, a hardware unit, or partly a software unit and partly a hardware unit.

[0225] like Fig.13 As shown, Fig.13 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a third network device provided by the present application, wherein the third network device is used to perform the above Figure 6 , Figure 8 , Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10The method for issuing measurement tasks for the shared wireless access network device. The present application does not limit the division of the functional units of the third network device, and the various units in the third network device can be increased, reduced or merged as needed. In addition, the operations and / or functions of the various units in the third network device are respectively to achieve the above Figure 6 , Figure 8 , Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10 For the sake of brevity, the corresponding process of the described method will not be repeated here. Fig.13 An exemplary division of a functional unit is provided:

[0226] The third network device 1300 includes a third sending unit 1310 , a third receiving unit 1320 , and a second processing unit 1330 .

[0227] The third sending unit 1310 is configured to send measurement task reply information to the first network device.

[0228] The third receiving unit 1320 is used to receive a measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, and create a measurement task according to the measurement task creation request, wherein the measurement task includes a measurement object and measurement parameters; and is used to receive a measurement task update request sent by the first network device, wherein the measurement task update request is a request generated by the first network device according to the negotiation reply information returned by the second network device, and the negotiation reply information includes an evaluation result of the second network device according to the measurement object and measurement parameters.

[0229] The second processing unit 1330 is configured to update the measurement task according to the measurement task update request.

[0230] The above three units can transmit data to each other through a communication path. It should be understood that each unit included in the third network device 1300 can be a software unit, a hardware unit, or partly a software unit and partly a hardware unit.

[0231] See also Fig.14 , Fig.14 Schematic diagram of a computing device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Fig.14 As shown, the computing device 1400 includes: a processor 1410 , a communication interface 1420 , and a memory 1430 , and the processor 1410 , the communication interface 1420 , and the memory 1430 are interconnected via an internal bus 1440 .

[0232] The computing device 1400 may be Fig.11 The first network device 1100 in Fig.11The functions performed by the first network device 1100 are actually performed by the processor 1410 of the first network device 1100.

[0233] The processor 1410 may be composed of one or more general-purpose processors, such as a central processing unit (CPU), or a combination of a CPU and a hardware chip. The hardware chip may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a combination thereof. The PLD may be a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a generic array logic (GAL), or any combination thereof.

[0234] The communication interface 1420 is used to communicate with other devices or communication networks, such as Ethernet, Radio Access Network (RAN), core network, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), etc. It can be understood that in one embodiment of the present application, the communication interface 1420 may include a negotiation interface.

[0235] The bus 1440 may be a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus or an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus. The bus 1440 may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of representation, Fig.14 Only one thick line is used in the diagram, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or only one type of bus.

[0236] The memory 1430 may include a volatile memory (Volatile Memory), such as a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM); the memory 1430 may also include a non-volatile memory (Non-Volatile Memory), such as a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a flash memory (Flash Memory), a hard disk drive (Hard Disk Drive, HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD); the memory 1430 may also include a combination of the above types. The memory 1430 is used to store program codes for executing the embodiment of the measurement task delivery method of the above-mentioned shared wireless access network device. In one implementation, the memory 1430 may also cache other data, and the execution is controlled by the processor 1410 to implement the functional unit shown in the first network device 1100, or to implement Figure 6 , Figure 8 , Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10 The method steps in the method embodiment shown are performed by the first network device 1100. The specific steps are as follows:

[0237] The processor 1410 controls the communication interface 1420 to send negotiation request information to the second network device, where the negotiation interface is used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object;

[0238] The processor 1410 controls the communication interface 1420 to receive the negotiation reply information sent by the second network device;

[0239] The processor 1410 controls the communication interface 1420 to issue a measurement task creation request according to the negotiation reply information, where the measurement task creation request is used to create the measurement task;

[0240] The processor 1410 controls the communication interface 1420 to receive measurement task reply information.

[0241] In one of the implementation methods, the negotiation request information includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes the measurement parameters required by the second network device; the processor 1410 controls the communication interface 1420 to issue a measurement task creation request based on the negotiation reply information, including: if the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide with each other, the processor 1410 merges the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, and the measurement task creation request includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device.

[0242] In one of the implementation methods, the negotiation request information includes a first association identifier, and the first association identifier is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, and the second association identifier is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device; the processor 1410 controls the communication interface 1420 to issue the measurement task creation request according to the negotiation reply information, including: if the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide, the processor 1410 controls the communication interface 1420 to issue the measurement task creation request, and the measurement task creation request includes an association identifier table, and the association identifier table is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, wherein the association identifier table includes the first association identifier and the second association identifier.

[0243] In one implementation manner, the measurement task reply information includes a task identifier. After the first network device receives the measurement task reply information, the method further includes: the processor 1410 controls the communication interface 1420 to send the task identifier to the second network device.

[0244] In one implementation method, the processor 1410 controls the communication interface 1420 to send a measurement task deletion request message to the second network device, and the measurement task deletion request message includes the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task; the processor 1410 controls the communication interface 1420 to receive the measurement task deletion reply message sent by the second network device; the processor 1410 determines whether to delete the measurement task based on the measurement task deletion reply message.

[0245] See also Fig.15 , Fig.15 Schematic diagram of a computing device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Fig.15 As shown, the computing device 1500 includes: a processor 1510 , a communication interface 1520 , and a memory 1530 , wherein the processor 1510 , the communication interface 1520 , and the memory 1530 are interconnected via an internal bus 1540 .

[0246] The computing device 1500 may be Fig.12 The second network device 1200 in Fig.12 The functions performed by the second network device 1200 are actually performed by the processor 1510 of the second network device 1200.

[0247] The processor 1510 may be composed of one or more general-purpose processors, such as a central processing unit (CPU), or a combination of a CPU and a hardware chip. The hardware chip may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a combination thereof. The PLD may be a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), a generic array logic (GAL), or any combination thereof.

[0248] The communication interface 1520 is used to communicate with other devices or communication networks, such as Ethernet, Radio Access Network (RAN), core network, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), etc. It can be understood that in one embodiment of the present application, the communication interface 1520 may include a negotiation interface.

[0249] The bus 1540 may be a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus or an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus. The bus 1540 may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of representation, Fig.15 Only one thick line is used in the diagram, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or only one type of bus.

[0250] The memory 1530 may include a volatile memory (Volatile Memory), such as a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM); the memory 1530 may also include a non-volatile memory (Non-Volatile Memory), such as a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a flash memory (Flash Memory), a hard disk drive (Hard Disk Drive, HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD); the memory 1530 may also include a combination of the above types. The memory 1430 is used to store program codes for executing the embodiment of the measurement task delivery method of the above-mentioned shared wireless access network device. In one embodiment, the memory 1530 may also cache other data, and the execution is controlled by the processor 1510 to implement the functional unit shown in the second network device 1200, or to implement Figure 6 , Figure 8 , Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10 The method steps in the method embodiment shown are performed by the second network device 1200. The specific steps are as follows:

[0251] The processor 1510 controls the communication interface 1520 to receive the negotiation request information sent by the first network device, where the negotiation interface is used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object;

[0252] The processor 1510 controls the communication interface 1520 to send negotiation reply information to the first network device.

[0253] In one implementation manner, the negotiation request information includes measurement parameters required by the first network device; and the negotiation reply information includes measurement parameters required by the second network device.

[0254] In one implementation, the negotiation request information includes a first association identifier, which is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, which is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device.

[0255] In one implementation manner, the measurement task reply information includes a task identifier, and the method further includes: the processor 1510 controls the communication interface 1520 to receive the task identifier sent by the first network device.

[0256] In one of the implementation methods, the processor 1510 controls the communication interface 1520 to receive the measurement task deletion request information sent by the first network device, and the measurement task deletion request information includes the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task; the processor 1510 controls the communication interface 1520 to send measurement task deletion reply information to the first network device.

[0257] See also Fig.16 , Fig.16 Schematic diagram of a computing device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Fig.16 As shown, the computing device 1600 includes: a processor 1610 , a communication interface 1620 , and a memory 1630 , wherein the processor 1610 , the communication interface 1620 , and the memory 1630 are interconnected via an internal bus 1640 .

[0258] The computing device 1600 may be Fig.13 The third network device 1300 in Fig.13 The functions performed by the third network device 1300 are actually performed by the processor 1610 of the third network device 1300.

[0259] The processor 1610 may be composed of one or more general-purpose processors, such as a central processing unit (CPU), or a combination of a CPU and a hardware chip. The hardware chip may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a combination thereof. The PLD may be a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a generic array logic (GAL), or any combination thereof.

[0260] The communication interface 1620 is used to communicate with other devices or communication networks, such as Ethernet, Radio Access Network (RAN), core network, Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), etc. It can be understood that in one embodiment of the present application, the communication interface 1620 may include a negotiation interface.

[0261] The bus 1640 may be a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus or an Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) bus. The bus 1640 may be divided into an address bus, a data bus, a control bus, etc. For ease of representation, Fig.16 Only one thick line is used in the diagram, but this does not mean that there is only one bus or only one type of bus.

[0262] The memory 1630 may include a volatile memory (VolatileMemory), such as a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM); the memory 1630 may also include a non-volatile memory (Non-VolatileMemory), such as a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a flash memory (Flash Memory), a hard disk drive (Hard Disk Drive, HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD); the memory 1630 may also include a combination of the above types. The memory 1630 is used to store program codes for executing the embodiment of the measurement task delivery method of the above-mentioned shared wireless access network device. In one embodiment, the memory 1630 may also cache other data, and the execution is controlled by the processor 1610 to implement the functional unit shown in the third network device 1300, or to implement Figure 6 , Figure 8 , Fig. 9 as well as Fig.10 The method steps in the method embodiment shown are performed by the third network device 1300. The specific steps are as follows:

[0263] The processor 1610 controls the communication interface 1620 to receive a measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, and creates a measurement task according to the measurement task creation request, where the measurement task includes a measurement object and a measurement parameter;

[0264] The processor 1610 controls the communication interface 1620 to send measurement task reply information to the first network device;

[0265] The processor 1610 controls the communication interface 1620 to receive a measurement task update request sent by the first network device, where the measurement task update request is a request generated by the first network device according to the negotiation reply information returned by the second network device, where the negotiation reply information includes an evaluation result of the second network device according to the measurement object and the measurement parameter;

[0266] The processor 1610 updates the measurement task according to the measurement task update request.

[0267] In one implementation manner, the negotiation response information includes measurement parameters required by the second network device.

[0268] In one of the implementation methods, the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, and the second association identifier is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device; the processor 1610 controls the communication interface 1620 to receive the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, including: if the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide, the processor 1610 controls the communication interface 1620 to receive the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, and the measurement task creation request includes an association identifier table, and the association identifier table is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, wherein the association identifier table includes the first association identifier and the second association identifier.

[0269] In one implementation method, the evaluation result includes that the second network device accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, and the processor 1610 updates the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, including: the processor 1610 controls the communication interface 1620 to receive a subscription request from the second network device, and the subscription request is used to subscribe to the measurement task.

[0270] In one implementation method, the evaluation result includes that the second network device partially accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes the parameter information to be modified, and the processor 1610 updates the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, including: the processor 1610 modifies the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task according to the parameter information to be modified.

[0271] In one implementation method, the evaluation result includes that the second network device does not accept the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes a new measurement task creation request, and the processor 1610 updates the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, including: the processor 1610 deletes the measurement task, and creates a new measurement task according to the new measurement task creation request, and the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the new measurement task meet the measurement requirements of the first network device and meet the measurement requirements of the second network device.

[0272] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon. When the program is executed by a processor, the program can implement part or all of the steps of any one of the above method embodiments, and implement the above method. Fig.11 The functionality of any functional unit described.

[0273] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon. When the program is executed by a processor, the program can implement part or all of the steps of any one of the above method embodiments, and implement the above method. Fig.12 The functionality of any functional unit described.

[0274] The present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon. When the program is executed by a processor, the program can implement part or all of the steps of any one of the above method embodiments, and implement the above method. Fig.13 The functionality of any functional unit described.

[0275] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, which, when executed on a computer or a processor, enables the computer or the processor to execute one or more steps of the method steps in any of the above methods with the first network device 1100 as the execution subject. If the various component modules of the above-mentioned devices are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in the computer-readable storage medium.

[0276] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, which, when executed on a computer or a processor, enables the computer or the processor to execute one or more steps of the method steps in any of the above methods with the second network device 1200 as the execution subject. If the various component modules of the above-mentioned devices are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in the computer-readable storage medium.

[0277] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product, which, when executed on a computer or a processor, enables the computer or the processor to execute one or more steps of the method steps in any of the above methods with the third network device 1300 as the execution subject. If the various component modules of the above-mentioned devices are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in the computer-readable storage medium.

[0278] The embodiment of the present application also provides a chip system, which includes a processor for supporting the first network device 1100 to implement one or more steps of the method steps in any of the above methods with the first network device 1100 as the execution subject. In a possible design, the chip system also includes a memory, which is used to store program instructions and data necessary for the data sending device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0279] The embodiment of the present application also provides a chip system, which includes a processor for supporting the second network device 1200 to implement one or more steps of the method steps in any of the above methods with the second network device 1200 as the execution subject. In a possible design, the chip system also includes a memory, which is used to store program instructions and data necessary for the data sending device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0280] The embodiment of the present application also provides a chip system, which includes a processor for supporting the third network device 1300 to implement one or more steps of the method steps in any of the above methods with the third network device 1300 as the execution subject. In a possible design, the chip system also includes a memory, which is used to store program instructions and data necessary for the data sending device. The chip system can be composed of a chip, or it can include a chip and other discrete devices.

[0281] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has different emphases. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0282] It should be understood that the first, second, third, fourth and various numerical numbers involved in this document are only distinguished for the convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of the present application.

[0283] It should be understood that the term "and / or" in this article is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there can be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0284] It should also be understood that in the various embodiments of the present application, the size of the serial numbers of the above-mentioned processes does not mean the order of execution. The execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.

[0285] Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professional and technical personnel can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this application.

[0286] Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0287] In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are only schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, indirect coupling or communication connection of devices or units, which can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0288] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0289] In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

[0290] If the functions are implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be essentially or partly embodied in the form of a software product that contributes to the prior art. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions for a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a USB flash drive, a mobile hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0291] The steps in the method of the embodiment of the present application can be adjusted in order, combined and deleted according to actual needs.

[0292] The modules in the device of the embodiment of the present application can be merged, divided and deleted according to actual needs.

[0293] As described above, the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, a person of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments can still be modified, or some of the technical features therein can be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for issuing measurement tasks for a shared wireless access network device, It is characterized in that The method comprises: The first network device sends a negotiation request message to the second network device through a negotiation interface, where the negotiation interface is used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object; the first network device and the second network device are devices in different network management systems NMS; The first network device receives negotiation reply information sent by the second network device; The first network device sends a measurement task creation request to a third network device according to the negotiation reply information, wherein the measurement task creation request is used to create the measurement task; the third network device is an element management system EMS device; The first network device receives measurement task reply information.

2. The method according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The negotiation request information includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes the measurement parameters required by the second network device; The first network device sending a measurement task creation request to the third network device according to the negotiation reply information includes: If the measurement parameters required by the first network device overlap with the measurement parameters required by the second network device, the first network device merges the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, and the measurement task creation request includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized in that The negotiation request information includes a first association identifier, which is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, which is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device; The first network device sending a measurement task creation request to the third network device according to the negotiation reply information includes: If the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide with each other, the first network device sends a measurement task creation request, the measurement task creation request includes an association identification table, and the association identification table is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, wherein the association identification table includes the first association identification and the second association identification.

4. The method according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized in that The measurement task reply information includes a task identifier. After the first network device receives the measurement task reply information, the method further includes: The first network device sends the task identifier to the second network device.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, It is characterized in that The method further comprises: The first network device sends measurement task deletion request information to the second network device, where the measurement task deletion request information includes measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task; The first network device receives measurement task deletion reply information sent by the second network device; The first network device determines whether to delete the measurement task according to the measurement task deletion reply information.

6. A method for sending measurement tasks to a shared wireless access network device, It is characterized in that The method comprises: The third network device receives the measurement task creation request sent by the first network device, and creates a measurement task according to the measurement task creation request, wherein the measurement task includes a measurement object and a measurement parameter; the third network device is an element management system EMS device; The third network device receives a measurement task update request sent by the first network device, where the measurement task update request is a request generated by the first network device according to negotiation reply information returned by the second network device, and the negotiation reply information includes an evaluation result of the second network device according to the measurement object and the measurement parameter; the first network device and the second network device are devices in different network management systems NMS; The third network device updates the measurement task according to the measurement task update request.

7. The method according to claim 6, It is characterized in that The evaluation result includes that the second network device accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, and the third network device updates the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, including: The third network device receives a subscription request from the second network device, where the subscription request is used to subscribe to the measurement task.

8. The method according to claim 6, It is characterized in that The evaluation result includes that the second network device partially accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes parameter information to be modified, and the third network device updates the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, including: The third network device modifies the measurement parameter corresponding to the measurement task according to the parameter information to be modified.

9. The method according to claim 6, It is characterized in that The evaluation result includes that the second network device does not accept the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes a new measurement task creation request, and the third network device updates the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, including: The third network device deletes the measurement task, and creates a new measurement task according to the new measurement task creation request, wherein the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the new measurement task meet the measurement requirements of the first network device and the measurement requirements of the second network device.

10. A first network device, It is characterized in that The device comprises: A first sending unit is configured to send negotiation request information to a second network device through a negotiation interface, wherein the negotiation interface is used to establish a communication connection when the first network device and the second network device create a measurement task for the same measurement object; a measurement task creation request is sent to a third network device according to the negotiation reply information, wherein the measurement task creation request is used to create the measurement task; the first network device and the second network device are devices in different network management systems NMS; and the third network device is an element management system EMS device; The first receiving unit is configured to receive negotiation response information sent by the second network device; and receive measurement task response information.

11. The device according to claim 10, It is characterized in that The negotiation request information includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes the measurement parameters required by the second network device; the device further includes: The first processing unit is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device when the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide with each other, and the measurement task creation request includes the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device.

12. The device according to claim 10 or 11, It is characterized in that The negotiation request information includes a first association identifier, which is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the first network device; the negotiation reply information includes a second association identifier, which is used to identify the measurement task creation request of the second network device; When the first sending unit is used to send a measurement task creation request to the third network device according to the negotiation reply information, it is specifically used to: If the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device coincide with each other, the first sending unit sends a measurement task creation request, the measurement task creation request includes an association identification table, and the association identification table is used to merge the measurement parameters required by the first network device and the measurement parameters required by the second network device, wherein the association identification table includes the first association identification and the second association identification.

13. The device according to claim 10 or 11, It is characterized in that The measurement task reply information includes a task identifier. After the first receiving unit receives the measurement task reply information, the first sending unit is further configured to send the task identifier to the second network device.

14. The device according to claim 10 or 11, It is characterized in that The first sending unit is also used to send a measurement task deletion request message to the second network device, and the measurement task deletion request message includes the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task; the first receiving unit is also used to receive the measurement task deletion reply message sent by the second network device; the device also includes a first processing unit, which is used to determine whether to delete the measurement task according to the measurement task deletion reply message.

15. A third network device, It is characterized in that The device comprises: A third receiving unit is used to receive a measurement task creation request sent by a first network device, and to create a measurement task according to the measurement task creation request, wherein the measurement task includes a measurement object and measurement parameters; and is used to receive a measurement task update request sent by the first network device, wherein the measurement task update request is a request generated by the first network device according to negotiation reply information returned by the second network device, and the negotiation reply information includes an evaluation result of the second network device according to the measurement object and measurement parameters; the first network device and the second network device are devices in different network management systems NMS; and the third network device is an element management system EMS device; The second processing unit is configured to update the measurement task according to the measurement task update request.

16. The device as claimed in claim 15, It is characterized in that The evaluation result includes the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task accepted by the second network device. The second processing unit is used to update the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, specifically for: receiving a subscription request from the second network device, and the subscription request is used to subscribe to the measurement task.

17. The device according to claim 15, It is characterized in that The evaluation result includes that the second network device partially accepts the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes parameter information to be modified, and the second processing unit is used to update the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, specifically to: modify the measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task according to the parameter information to be modified.

18. The device according to claim 15, It is characterized in that The evaluation result includes that the second network device does not accept the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the measurement task, the measurement task update request includes a new measurement task creation request, and the second processing unit is used to update the measurement task according to the measurement task update request, specifically to: The measurement task is deleted, and a new measurement task is created according to the new measurement task creation request, wherein the measurement object and measurement parameters corresponding to the new measurement task meet the measurement requirements of the first network device and the measurement requirements of the second network device.

19. A computing device, It is characterized in that The computing device includes a memory and a processor, and the processor executes computer instructions stored in the memory, so that the computing device performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

20. A computer-readable storage medium, It is characterized in that The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the method described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

21. A computer program product, It is characterized in that The computer program comprises instructions, and when the computer program is executed by a computer, the computer is caused to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

22. A chip system, It is characterized in that The chip system includes at least one processor, a memory and an interface circuit. The memory, the interface circuit and the at least one processor are interconnected via lines. Instructions are stored in the memory. When the instructions are executed by the processor, the method described in any one of claims 1 to 9 is implemented.

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