Closed-Loop Process Set Management for Flexible Network Operations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing closed-loop control process management is inefficient and fails to meet diversified management requirements of network management service provider entities, as it is typically performed for a single process at a time.
Innovation Solution
A network management method that allows for managing multiple closed-loop control processes by receiving request information to perform operations on both the primary and subordinate processes, including pause, stop, or resume operations, with options to trigger or not trigger operations on subordinate processes based on specific range and pause point information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If management operation is performed on a single closed-loop control process at a time, then the management operation can be executed precisely, but the management efficiency is low and diversified management requirements cannot be met
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple closed-loop control processes into a single management operation by introducing a set identifier that groups multiple processes. The network management service provider entity can then perform management operations on the entire set simultaneously, resolving the contradiction between management efficiency and the ability to handle diversified requirements by allowing both set-level and individual-level management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the management operation universal by designing it to work on both individual closed-loop control processes and sets of processes. The first request information can specify either a single process identifier or a set identifier, enabling the same management operation interface to serve multiple functions: managing individual processes precisely and managing multiple processes efficiently simultaneously.
2Reliability
If management operation is triggered on all subordinate closed-loop control processes, then comprehensive control is achieved, but resource waste increases due to unnecessary operations on processes that should not be managed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by allowing different management operations to be applied to different subsets of subordinate closed-loop control processes within the same set. The second request information enables selective identification of specific subordinate processes, so that management operations are performed only where needed rather than uniformly across all processes, thus achieving comprehensive control where required while avoiding resource waste elsewhere.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial action by providing mechanisms to perform management operations on only the necessary subset of subordinate closed-loop control processes. Through the second request information and selective process identification, the system performs exactly the right amount of management action needed - not too little to compromise reliability, and not too much to cause resource waste.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the management operation interface supports both single process and set management, then management flexibility is improved, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent reduces interface complexity by making the management operation interface universal - the same interface and request format can be used for both individual process management and set management. The first request information structure remains consistent whether managing one process or multiple processes, achieving management flexibility without proportionally increasing interface complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses copying by reusing the same request information structure and management operation interface for both single process and set management scenarios. Rather than creating separate complex interfaces for different management scopes, the system copies the proven single-process interface design and extends it to handle sets through the set identifier mechanism, thereby improving flexibility while controlling complexity.
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AI summary
This application discloses a network management method, apparatus, and system, and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving first request information, where the first request information is used to request whether to perform a management operation on a first subordinate closed-loop control process set of a closed-loop control process in addition to performing the management operation on the closed-loop control process, and the closed-loop control process is used to manage a network entity or a network service; and performing the management operation based on the first request information. According to the solution of this application, the first request information is not only used to request to perform the management operation on the closed-loop control process, but also indicates whether to perform the management operation on the first subordinate closed-loop control process set of the closed-loop control process, so that a plurality of closed-loop control processes can be managed, thereby improving management efficiency of the closed-loop control processes.