Network Intent Configuration Using Applied Airspace Constraints
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge of configuring network management intents in enriched application scenarios, such as uncrewed aerial vehicles, is that existing methods often result in inappropriate configuration or excessive resource usage, leading to unfulfilled targets.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for configuring network management intents by receiving an applied airspace associated with a network management intent and configuring managed entities to fulfill targets within specific airspaces, using various representations like longitude, latitude, and height ranges, or three-dimensional coding, to optimize resource utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If network management intent is configured without considering applied airspace, then configuration process is simple, but the target of network management intent cannot be fulfilled
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by requiring the consumer entity to determine and provide the applied airspace before the producer entity configures the network management intent. This pre-specification of the service area ensures that the configuration is tailored to the actual application needs from the outset, preventing target fulfillment issues while maintaining a structured configuration process.
Solution Approach 2:
The applied airspace acts as an intermediary parameter that mediates between the consumer entity's service requirements and the producer entity's configuration actions. By introducing this intermediate specification layer, the system bridges the gap between abstract intent and concrete configuration, ensuring targets are met without excessive complexity.
2Area of stationary object
If network management intent is configured for broad areas, then service coverage is extensive, but resource usage becomes excessive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by enabling the consumer entity to precisely define the applied airspace where network management intent should be applied. This allows resources to be concentrated and optimized for specific local areas rather than broadly distributed, reducing unnecessary resource consumption in areas where the service is not needed while maintaining extensive coverage where required.
Solution Approach 2:
The applied airspace can be segmented into specific three-dimensional regions using various representation methods (longitude/latitude/height ranges, three-dimensional network coding, sphere coordinates, sector definitions). This segmentation allows the system to apply network management intent selectively to discrete spatial segments, optimizing resource allocation by serving only the necessary areas.
3Productivity
If generic configuration method is used, then configuration is fast, but configuration is inappropriate for specific scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
By requiring the applied airspace to be determined and provided in advance, the system enables fast automated configuration while ensuring scenario-specific appropriateness. The preliminary specification of service areas allows the producer entity to quickly generate tailored configurations without manual intervention, achieving both speed and adaptability simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts to different scenarios by accepting various applied airspace definitions from the consumer entity. Rather than using a fixed generic configuration template, the system dynamically adjusts the network management intent configuration based on the specific spatial requirements provided, enabling versatility while maintaining automated configuration speed.
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AI summary
This application provides a network management intent configuration method and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving an applied airspace associated with a network management intent; and configuring at least one managed entity of the network management intent based on the applied airspace, to enable a target of the network management intent to be fulfilled when the at least one managed entity provides a service for a terminal device in the applied airspace. In this way, the managed entity can centralize resources to provide the service for the terminal device in the applied airspace, so that network management intent configuration is more appropriate.