Network Resource Estimation Data Acquisition via Rule-Based Mediation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network resource estimation methods are inefficient, error-prone, and difficult to develop, with a high workload and potential for disrupting network operations due to direct interaction with network elements and limited portability across different network managers.
Innovation Solution
A data acquisition method and system that reads a configured rule file to set query commands, transmitting them to a network manager for data retrieval through existing interfaces, avoiding direct connection with network elements and allowing configuration for various network managers, thus enhancing efficiency and reducing development complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the network resource estimation system directly connects to network element equipment to acquire operating data, then data acquisition comprehensiveness is improved, but the operation stability of network element equipment deteriorates due to direct interaction influence
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a network manager as an intermediary component between the network resource estimation system and network element equipment. The network manager acquires operating data from network elements and provides it to the estimation system, eliminating direct connections. This mediator approach maintains data comprehensiveness while protecting network element stability from direct estimation system interactions.
2Loss of information
If the network resource estimation system directly connects to network element equipment, then data acquisition capability is improved, but the device complexity increases due to needing different interfaces for different equipment
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the network manager a universal intermediary that can handle multiple types of network element equipment through standardized interfaces. Instead of the estimation system needing different interfaces for different equipment types, the network manager provides a unified access point that manages diverse equipment types, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining data acquisition capability.
3Ease of manufacture
If the estimation checking function is integrated into a network manager, then the ease of manufacture is improved, but the adaptability deteriorates due to limited portability across different network managers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the network resource estimation system from the network manager, making them independent deployable units. The estimation system becomes a separate application that can be deployed on different network managers without being integrated into their core functionality. This segmentation maintains ease of manufacture for each component while improving adaptability across different network manager types.
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AI summary
The present disclosure provides a data acquisition method in network resource estimation, including: when querying data, a network resource estimation system reads a configured rule file, sets a query command according to a query rule of to-be-queried data set in the rule file, and transmits the query command to a network manager; and the network manager queries the data through an interface of the network manager itself corresponding to the query command according to the received query command, and returns a query result to the network resource estimation system. The present disclosure also provides a data acquisition system in network resource estimation. The method and the system can efficiently acquire the data required in network resource estimation, reduce the influence on network operation and management in the process of acquiring the data, and reduce the difficulty in developing the network resource estimation system.