Deterministic enhancement method, network control unit, communication system, and storage medium

Abstract

The present invention provides a deterministic enhancement method, a network control unit, a communication system, and a storage medium. The deterministic enhancement method comprises: sending a deterministic forwarding rule to a network packet unit, and sending a deterministic indication to a user terminal; receiving deterministic state information sent by the network packet unit, wherein the network packet unit sends the deterministic state information when using the deterministic forwarding rule to forward an uplink deterministic data packet sent by the user terminal or sending a downlink deterministic data packet to the user terminal; and performing real-time monitoring and network resource scheduling on a deterministic service on the basis of the deterministic state information.

Description

Deterministic enhancement method, network control unit, communication system and storage medium

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This disclosure is based on and claims priority to an application with CN application number 202311270934.2 and filing date September 28, 2023. The disclosure content of this CN application is hereby incorporated into this disclosure as a whole. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to the field of communications, and in particular to a determinism enhancement method, a network control unit, a communication system, and a storage medium. Background Art

[0004] At the 2023 Mobile World Congress, China Telecom released a white paper on its 6G network architecture outlook. The paper proposes a minimalist network architecture consisting of the NCU (Network Control Unit), NPU (Network Packet Processing Unit), NDU (Network Data Unit), and NIU (Network Intelligence Unit). These network units are interconnected using a dual bus system consisting of a Service Based Interface (SBI) and a data channel. These four network units correspond to the control plane, user plane, data plane, and intelligence plane of the network function layer in the 6G network layered architecture, enabling a flexible and customizable network.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] In a first aspect of the present disclosure, a deterministic enhancement method is provided, which is executed by a network control unit, and the method includes: sending a deterministic forwarding rule to a network packet processing unit, and sending a deterministic indication to a user terminal; receiving deterministic status information sent by the network packet processing unit, wherein the network packet processing unit forwards an uplink deterministic data packet sent by the user terminal using the deterministic forwarding rule or sends the deterministic status information after sending a downlink deterministic data packet to the user terminal; and performing real-time monitoring of deterministic services and network resource scheduling based on the deterministic status information.

[0007] In some embodiments, sending deterministic forwarding rules to a network packet processing unit includes: determining the deterministic forwarding rules based on the quality of service (QoS) policy mapped by the protocol data unit (PDU) session information and the policy and charging control (PCC) policy; and sending the deterministic forwarding rules to the network packet processing unit.

[0008] In some embodiments, the deterministic forwarding rule includes requiring the network packet processing unit to mark the data packet as deterministic and report deterministic status information to the network control unit and the network intelligent unit.

[0009] In some embodiments, sending the deterministic forwarding rule to the network packet processing unit includes: sending the deterministic forwarding rule to the network packet processing unit via a Message Forwarding Control Protocol PFCP session establishment request or a PFCP session modification request.

[0010] In some embodiments, the deterministic indication includes at least one of an identifier identifying the data packet as a deterministic data packet and a priority value identifying the importance of the deterministic data packet.

[0011] In some embodiments, sending the deterministic indication to the user terminal includes sending the deterministic indication to the user terminal via QoS rule information.

[0012] In some embodiments, the deterministic status information includes at least one of: data packet status information and load status information of the network packet processing unit.

[0013] In some embodiments, the data packet status information includes at least one of delay, jitter, and packet loss rate.

[0014] In some embodiments, intelligent assistance information sent by a network intelligent unit is received; and based on the deterministic state information and the intelligent assistance information, real-time monitoring and network resource scheduling are performed on the deterministic service.

[0015] In some embodiments, the intelligent assistance information includes at least one of QoS configuration optimization information, network status prediction information, resource scheduling optimization information, and optimal path selection information.

[0016] In a second aspect of the present disclosure, a network control unit is provided, comprising: a first processing module, configured to send a deterministic forwarding rule to a network packet processing unit and send a deterministic indication to a user terminal; a second processing module, configured to receive deterministic status information sent by the network packet processing unit, wherein the network packet processing unit forwards the uplink deterministic data packet sent by the user terminal using the deterministic forwarding rule or sends the deterministic status information after sending the downlink deterministic data packet to the user terminal, and performs real-time monitoring of the deterministic service and network resource scheduling based on the deterministic status information.

[0017] In some embodiments, the first processing module is configured to determine the deterministic forwarding rule based on the protocol data unit PDU session information and the quality of service QoS policy mapped by the policy and charging control PCC policy, and send the deterministic forwarding rule to the network packet processing unit.

[0018] In some embodiments, the deterministic forwarding rule includes requiring the network packet processing unit to mark the data packet as deterministic and report deterministic status information to the network control unit and the network intelligent unit.

[0019] In some embodiments, the first processing module is configured to send the deterministic forwarding rule to the network packet processing unit via a Packet Forwarding Control Protocol PFCP session establishment request or a PFCP session modification request.

[0020] In some embodiments, the deterministic indication includes at least one of an identifier identifying the data packet as a deterministic data packet and a priority value identifying the importance of the deterministic data packet.

[0021] In some embodiments, the first processing module is configured to send a deterministic indication to the user terminal via QoS rule information.

[0022] In some embodiments, the deterministic status information includes at least one of: data packet status information and load status information of the network packet processing unit.

[0023] In some embodiments, the data packet status information includes at least one of delay, jitter, and packet loss rate.

[0024] In some embodiments, the second processing module is configured to receive intelligent assistance information sent by the network intelligent unit, and perform real-time monitoring and network resource scheduling on the deterministic service based on the deterministic state information and the intelligent assistance information.

[0025] In some embodiments, the intelligent assistance information includes at least one of QoS configuration optimization information, network status prediction information, resource scheduling optimization information, and optimal path selection information.

[0026] In a third aspect of the present disclosure, a network control unit is provided, comprising: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute the method as described in any of the above embodiments based on instructions stored in the memory.

[0027] In a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, comprising: a network control unit as described in any of the above embodiments; a user terminal, configured to add a deterministic mark to an uplink data packet according to a deterministic indication sent by the network control unit to obtain an uplink deterministic data packet; a network message processing unit, configured to receive a deterministic forwarding rule sent by the network control unit, and upon identifying that the uplink deterministic data packet sent by the user terminal carries a deterministic mark, forward the uplink deterministic data packet according to the deterministic forwarding rule, or add a deterministic mark to a downlink data packet according to the deterministic forwarding rule to obtain a downlink deterministic data packet, send the downlink deterministic data packet to the user terminal, and send deterministic status information to the network control unit.

[0028] In some embodiments, the user terminal is configured to add a header for identifying a deterministic flag to the uplink data packet.

[0029] In some embodiments, the above-mentioned system also includes: a network intelligent unit, configured to perform model training and intelligent prediction based on the deterministic status information sent by the network message processing unit to generate intelligent auxiliary information, and send the intelligent auxiliary information to the network control unit; the network message processing unit is configured to send the deterministic status information to the network intelligent unit.

[0030] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and when the instructions are executed by a processor, the method described in any of the above embodiments is implemented.

[0031] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program is provided, comprising computer instructions, wherein when the computer instructions are executed by a processor, the method described in any of the above embodiments is implemented.

[0032] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0034] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a network architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0035] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of a flow chart of a method for enhancing determinism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0036] FIG3 is a schematic structural diagram of an NCU according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0037] FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of an NCU according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0038] FIG5 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0039] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0040] FIG7 is a flowchart of a method for enhancing determinism according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is actually only illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the present disclosure and its application or use. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0042] Unless specifically stated otherwise, the relative arrangement of components and steps, the numerical expressions and numerical values ​​set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present disclosure.

[0043] At the same time, it should be understood that for the convenience of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship.

[0044] Technologies, methods and equipment known to ordinary technicians in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such technologies, methods and equipment should be considered part of the authorization specification.

[0045] In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not limiting. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

[0046] It should be noted that like reference numerals and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further discussed in subsequent figures.

[0047] The inventors have noticed that, in the related art, there is no relevant research solution on how a network architecture with a minimalist architecture can support deterministic enhancement of future networks.

[0048] As shown in Figure 1, in a network architecture with a minimalist architecture, NCU 3, NIU 4, NDU 5, NPU 6, RAN-CP (Radio Access Network Control Plane) device 7, and RAN-UP (Radio Access Network User Plane) device 8 are interconnected by using data channel 1 and SBI 2. In addition, RAN-UP device 8 is connected to DN (Data network) 9.

[0049] Determinism refers to the fact that network metrics such as bandwidth, latency, jitter, reliability, and packet loss rate are bounded, thus providing timely and accurate data transmission services. However, there is no research plan on how the network architecture shown in Figure 1 can support enhanced determinism in future networks.

[0050] Based on this, the present disclosure provides a determinism enhancement solution that implements full-process monitoring and determinism assurance of deterministic services by utilizing reported deterministic status information, thereby enhancing the intrinsic determinism of future networks.

[0051] Figure 2 is a flow chart of a method for enhancing determinism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the following method for enhancing determinism is performed by the NCU and includes steps 201-203.

[0052] In step 201, a deterministic forwarding rule is sent to the NPU, and a deterministic indication is sent to the user terminal.

[0053] In some embodiments, a deterministic forwarding rule is determined based on PDU (Protocol Data Unit) session information and a QoS (Quality of Service) policy mapped by a PCC (Policy and Charging Control) policy, and the deterministic forwarding rule is sent to the NPU.

[0054] In some embodiments, the deterministic forwarding rule includes requiring the NPU to mark the data packet as deterministic and report deterministic status information to the NCU and NIU.

[0055] In some embodiments, the deterministic forwarding rules are sent to the NPU via a PFCP (Packet Forwarding Control Protocol) session establishment request or a PFCP session modification request.

[0056] For example, the deterministic forwarding rule is sent to the NPU via an N4 session establishment request or an N4 session modification request.

[0057] In some embodiments, the deterministic indication includes at least one of an identifier identifying the data packet as a deterministic data packet and a priority value identifying the importance of the deterministic data packet.

[0058] For example, a deterministic indication is sent to the user terminal via QoS rule information.

[0059] In step 202, the deterministic state information sent by the NPU is received, wherein the NPU forwards the uplink deterministic data packet sent by the user terminal using the deterministic forwarding rule or sends the deterministic state information after sending the downlink deterministic data packet to the user terminal.

[0060] In some embodiments, the deterministic state information includes at least one of: data packet state information and NPU load state information.

[0061] For example, the data packet status information includes at least one of delay, jitter, and packet loss rate.

[0062] In step 203, the deterministic service is monitored in real time and network resources are scheduled according to the deterministic status information.

[0063] In some embodiments, the intelligent assistance information sent by the NIU is received, and the deterministic service is monitored in real time and network resources are scheduled based on the deterministic state information and the intelligent assistance information.

[0064] For example, the intelligent assistance information includes at least one of QoS configuration optimization information, network status prediction information, resource scheduling optimization information, and optimal path selection information.

[0065] In the determinism enhancement method provided in the above embodiment of the present disclosure, by utilizing the reported deterministic status information, full-process monitoring and deterministic assurance of deterministic services are achieved, thereby enhancing the intrinsic determinism of future networks.

[0066] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an NCU according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3 , the NCU includes a first processing module 31 and a second processing module 32 .

[0067] The first processing module 31 is configured to send a deterministic forwarding rule to the NPU and send a deterministic indication to the user terminal.

[0068] In some embodiments, the first processing module 31 is configured to determine a deterministic forwarding rule according to the PDU session information and the QoS policy mapped by the PCC policy, and send the deterministic forwarding rule to the NPU.

[0069] In some embodiments, the deterministic forwarding rule includes requiring the NPU to mark the data packet as deterministic and report deterministic status information to the NCU and NIU.

[0070] In some embodiments, the first processing module 31 is configured to send the deterministic forwarding rule to the NPU via a PFCP session establishment request or a PFCP session modification request.

[0071] For example, the first processing module 31 is configured to send the deterministic forwarding rule to the NPU through an N4 session establishment request or an N4 session modification request.

[0072] In some embodiments, the deterministic indication includes at least one of an identifier identifying the data packet as a deterministic data packet and a priority value identifying the importance of the deterministic data packet.

[0073] For example, the first processing module 31 is configured to send a deterministic indication to the user terminal via QoS rule information.

[0074] The second processing module 32 is configured to receive the deterministic status information sent by the NPU, and perform real-time monitoring of the deterministic service and network resource scheduling based on the deterministic status information, wherein the NPU forwards the uplink deterministic data packet sent by the user terminal using the deterministic forwarding rule or sends the deterministic status information after sending the downlink deterministic data packet to the user terminal.

[0075] In some embodiments, the deterministic state information includes at least one of: data packet state information and NPU load state information.

[0076] For example, the data packet status information includes at least one of delay, jitter, and packet loss rate.

[0077] In some embodiments, the second processing module is configured to receive intelligent assistance information sent by the NIU, and perform real-time monitoring and network resource scheduling on the deterministic service based on the deterministic state information and the intelligent assistance information.

[0078] For example, the intelligent assistance information includes at least one of QoS configuration optimization information, network status prediction information, resource scheduling optimization information, and optimal path selection information.

[0079] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an NCU according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4 , the NCU includes a memory 41 and a processor 42 .

[0080] The memory 41 is used to store instructions. The processor 42 is coupled to the memory 41 . The processor 42 is configured to execute the method involved in any embodiment in FIG. 2 based on the instructions stored in the memory.

[0081] As shown in Figure 4, the NCU further includes a communication interface 43 for exchanging information with other devices. The NCU also includes a bus 44 through which the processor 42, the communication interface 43, and the memory 41 communicate with each other.

[0082] Memory 41 may include high-speed RAM memory or non-volatile memory, such as at least one disk drive. Memory 41 may also be a memory array. Memory 41 may also be divided into blocks, and the blocks may be combined into virtual volumes according to certain rules.

[0083] Furthermore, the processor 42 may be a central processing unit (CPU), or may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or may be configured to implement one or more integrated circuits of the present disclosure.

[0084] The present disclosure also relates to a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and when the instructions are executed by a processor, the method involved in any embodiment of FIG. 2 is implemented.

[0085] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG5 , the communication system includes an NCU 51, an NPU 52, and a user terminal 53. The NCU 51 is the NCU involved in any of the embodiments in FIG3 or FIG4.

[0086] The user terminal 53 is configured to add a deterministic tag to the uplink data packet according to the deterministic indication sent by the NCU 51 to obtain an uplink deterministic data packet.

[0087] In some embodiments, the user terminal is configured to add a header for identifying a deterministic flag to an uplink data packet.

[0088] NPU 52 is configured to receive the deterministic forwarding rules sent by NCU 51. When it is identified that the uplink deterministic data packet sent by the user terminal carries a deterministic tag, it forwards the uplink deterministic data packet according to the deterministic forwarding rules, or adds a deterministic tag to the downlink data packet according to the deterministic forwarding rules to obtain a downlink deterministic data packet, sends the downlink deterministic data packet to the user terminal, and sends the deterministic status information to NCU 51.

[0089] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication system according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG6 differs from FIG5 in that, in the embodiment shown in FIG6 , the communication system further includes an NIU 54 .

[0090] NPU 52 is configured to send deterministic status information to NIU 54 .

[0091] The NIU 54 is configured to perform model training and intelligent prediction based on the deterministic state information sent by the NPU 52 to generate intelligent assistance information, and send the intelligent assistance information to the NCU 51.

[0092] FIG7 is a flowchart of a method for enhancing determinism according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0093] In step 701, the user terminal completes PDU session authentication / authorization.

[0094] In step 702, the NCU sends deterministic forwarding rules to the NPU.

[0095] In some embodiments, the NCU determines a deterministic forwarding rule based on the PDU session information and the QoS policy mapped by the PCC policy, and sends the deterministic forwarding rule to the NPU.

[0096] In some embodiments, the deterministic forwarding rule includes requiring the NPU to mark the data packet as deterministic and report deterministic status information to the NCU and NIU.

[0097] For example, the deterministic forwarding rule is sent to the NPU via an N4 session establishment request or an N4 session modification request.

[0098] In step 703, the NCU sends a deterministic indication to the user terminal.

[0099] In some embodiments, the deterministic indication includes at least one of an identifier identifying the data packet as a deterministic data packet and a priority value identifying the importance of the deterministic data packet.

[0100] For example, the NCU sends a deterministic indication to the user terminal via QoS rule information.

[0101] In step 704, the user terminal adds a deterministic tag to the uplink data packet according to the deterministic indication sent by the NCU to obtain an uplink deterministic data packet.

[0102] In some embodiments, the user terminal is configured to add a header for identifying a deterministic flag to an uplink data packet.

[0103] In step 705, the user terminal sends the uplink deterministic data packet with the deterministic flag added to the NPU.

[0104] In step 706, when the NPU identifies that the uplink deterministic data packet sent by the user terminal carries a deterministic tag, it forwards the uplink deterministic data packet according to the deterministic forwarding rule, or adds a deterministic tag to the downlink data packet according to the deterministic forwarding rule to obtain a downlink deterministic data packet, and sends the downlink deterministic data packet to the user terminal.

[0105] In step 707a, the NPU sends the deterministic status information to the NCU.

[0106] In step 707b, the NPU sends the deterministic status information to the NIU.

[0107] In some embodiments, the deterministic state information includes at least one of: data packet state information and NPU load state information.

[0108] For example, the data packet status information includes at least one of delay, jitter, and packet loss rate.

[0109] In step 708, the NIU performs model training and intelligent prediction based on the deterministic state information sent by the NPU to generate intelligent assistance information, and sends the intelligent assistance information to the NCU.

[0110] For example, the intelligent assistance information includes at least one of QoS configuration optimization information, network status prediction information, resource scheduling optimization information, and optimal path selection information.

[0111] In step 709 , the NCU performs real-time monitoring and network resource scheduling on the deterministic service based on the deterministic status information and the intelligent assistance information.

[0112] It should be noted that future 6G networks will support more business scenarios, such as vehicle networking, immersive interaction, remote surgery and other latency-critical businesses, which require the network to provide stronger determinism. By implementing the above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure, through the identification of deterministic businesses and the reporting of deterministic status information, full-process monitoring and deterministic assurance of deterministic businesses can be achieved, thereby enhancing the intrinsic determinism of future networks.

[0113] In some embodiments, the functional units described above may be implemented as general-purpose processors, programmable logic controllers (PLC), digital signal processors (DSP), application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, or any appropriate combination thereof, for performing the functions described in the present disclosure.

[0114] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the steps to implement the above embodiments may be accomplished by hardware, or by a program to instruct the relevant hardware, and the program may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, which may be a read-only memory, a disk, or an optical disk, etc.

[0115] The description of the present disclosure is provided for purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the disclosure to the disclosed form. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The embodiments are selected and described in order to better illustrate the principles and practical applications of the present disclosure and to enable those skilled in the art to understand the present disclosure and design various embodiments with various modifications suitable for specific applications.

Claims

1. A deterministic enhancement method, performed by a network control unit, the method comprising: Sending a deterministic forwarding rule to a network message processing unit and a deterministic indication to a user terminal; Receiving deterministic status information sent by the network message processing unit, wherein the network message processing unit forwards the uplink deterministic data packet sent by the user terminal using the deterministic forwarding rule or sends the deterministic status information after sending the downlink deterministic data packet to the user terminal; The deterministic service is monitored in real time and network resources are scheduled according to the deterministic status information.

2. The method for enhancing determinism according to claim 1, wherein: Sending a deterministic forwarding rule to a network message processing unit includes: Determine the deterministic forwarding rule according to the quality of service QoS policy mapped by the protocol data unit PDU session information and the policy and charging control PCC policy; The deterministic forwarding rule is sent to the network message processing unit.

3. The method for enhancing determinism according to claim 2, wherein: The deterministic forwarding rule includes: requiring the network message processing unit to mark the data packet as deterministic and report deterministic status information to the network control unit and the network intelligent unit.

4. The method for enhancing determinism according to claim 2, wherein: Sending the deterministic forwarding rule to the network message processing unit includes: The deterministic forwarding rule is sent to the network message processing unit via a message forwarding control protocol PFCP session establishment request or a PFCP session modification request.

5. The method for enhancing determinism according to claim 1, wherein: The deterministic indication includes at least one of an identifier that identifies the data packet as a deterministic data packet and a priority value that identifies the importance of the deterministic data packet.

6. The method for enhancing certainty according to claim 1, wherein: Sending a deterministic indication to a user terminal includes: The deterministic indication is sent to the user terminal via the QoS rule information.

7. The method for enhancing determinism according to claim 1, wherein: The deterministic status information includes: at least one of data packet status information and load status information of the network message processing unit.

8. The method for enhancing certainty according to claim 7, wherein: The data packet status information includes at least one of delay, jitter, and packet loss rate.

9. The deterministic enhancement method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising: Receiving intelligent auxiliary information sent by the network intelligent unit; According to the deterministic state information and the intelligent auxiliary information, real-time monitoring and network resource scheduling are performed on the deterministic service.

10. The method for enhancing determinism according to claim 9, wherein: The intelligent auxiliary information includes at least one of QoS configuration optimization information, network status prediction information, resource scheduling optimization information, and optimal path selection information.

11. A network control unit, comprising: A first processing module, configured to send a deterministic forwarding rule to a network message processing unit, and send a deterministic indication to a user terminal; The second processing module is configured to receive the deterministic status information sent by the network message processing unit, wherein the network message processing unit forwards the uplink deterministic data packet sent by the user terminal using the deterministic forwarding rule or sends the deterministic status information after sending the downlink deterministic data packet to the user terminal, and performs real-time monitoring and network resource scheduling of the deterministic service according to the deterministic status information.

12. The network control unit according to claim 11, wherein: The first processing module is configured to determine the deterministic forwarding rule according to the protocol data unit PDU session information and the quality of service QoS policy mapped by the policy and charging control PCC policy, and It is sent to the network message processing unit.

13. The network control unit according to claim 12, wherein: The deterministic forwarding rule includes: requiring the network message processing unit to mark the data packet as deterministic and report deterministic status information to the network control unit and the network intelligent unit.

14. The network control unit according to claim 12, wherein: The first processing module is configured to send the deterministic forwarding rule to the network message processing unit via a message forwarding control protocol PFCP session establishment request or a PFCP session modification request.

15. The network control unit according to claim 11, wherein: The deterministic indication includes at least one of an identifier that identifies the data packet as a deterministic data packet and a priority value that identifies the importance of the deterministic data packet.

16. The network control unit according to claim 11, wherein: The first processing module is configured to send a deterministic indication to the user terminal via QoS rule information.

17. The network control unit according to claim 11, wherein: The deterministic status information includes: at least one of data packet status information and load status information of the network message processing unit.

18. The network control unit according to claim 17, wherein: The data packet status information includes at least one of delay, jitter, and packet loss rate.

19. The network control unit according to any one of claims 11 to 18, wherein: The second processing module is configured to receive the intelligent assistance information sent by the network intelligent unit, and perform real-time monitoring and network resource scheduling on the deterministic service according to the deterministic state information and the intelligent assistance information.

20. The network control unit according to claim 19, wherein: The intelligent auxiliary information includes QoS configuration optimization information, network status prediction information, resource scheduling optimization information, At least one of information and optimal path selection information.

21. A network control unit, comprising: Memory; A processor is coupled to the memory, and the processor is configured to execute the determinism enhancement method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 based on instructions stored in the memory.

22. A communication system comprising: A network control unit as claimed in any one of claims 11 to 21; The user terminal is configured to add a deterministic mark to the uplink data packet according to the deterministic indication sent by the network control unit to obtain an uplink deterministic data packet; The network message processing unit is configured to receive the deterministic forwarding rules sent by the network control unit, and when identifying that the uplink deterministic data packet sent by the user terminal carries a deterministic mark, forward the uplink deterministic data packet according to the deterministic forwarding rules, or add a deterministic mark to the downlink data packet according to the deterministic forwarding rules to obtain a downlink deterministic data packet, send the downlink deterministic data packet to the user terminal, and send deterministic status information to the network control unit.

23. The communication system according to claim 22, wherein: The user terminal is configured to add a header for identifying a deterministic mark to the uplink data packet.

24. The communication system according to claim 22, further comprising: A network intelligent unit, configured to perform model training and intelligent prediction according to the deterministic state information sent by the network message processing unit to generate intelligent auxiliary information, and send the intelligent auxiliary information to the network control unit; The network message processing unit is configured to send the deterministic state information to the network intelligence unit.

25. A computer-readable storage medium, wherein: The computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions, and when the instructions are executed by a processor, the deterministic enhancement method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is implemented.

26. A computer program, comprising computer instructions, wherein when the computer instructions are executed by a processor, the deterministic enhancement method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is implemented.

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