Network Slice Management via Automated Requirement Translation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The traditional method of manually negotiating between operators and device manufacturers for network slice deployment in 5G systems is inefficient, leading to low efficiency in meeting service requirements.
Innovation Solution
A network slice management method and system that uses a service management unit, network management unit, and component management unit to automate the deployment of network slices by converting service requirements into network slice requirements and managing network resources, eliminating the need for manual negotiation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual negotiation between operator and device manufacturers is used for network slice deployment, then service requirements can be discussed and customized, but deployment efficiency is low and service online time is extended
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic self-service deployment where the network management unit autonomously translates service requirements into network slice deployment configurations without requiring manual negotiation. The service management unit receives service requirements and automatically generates deployment instructions, eliminating the need for human operators to manually coordinate with device manufacturers while maintaining service customization capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual negotiation process with an automated information processing system. The network management unit uses software-based translation mechanisms to convert service requirement descriptions into technical deployment configurations, substituting human dialogue and manual coordination with automated algorithmic processing, thereby dramatically improving deployment efficiency
2Reliability
If manual negotiation and design procedure is used for network slice deployment, then network requirements can be carefully determined, but deployment time is extended and efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary automated translation of service requirements into network slice deployment configurations before actual deployment begins. The network management unit pre-processes service requirement specifications and generates complete deployment instructions in advance, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual negotiation during the deployment phase while ensuring requirement reliability through systematic translation rules
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a standardized template or model for network slice deployment that can be replicated. Once the translation mechanism is established, the same proven translation rules and configuration patterns can be copied and applied to multiple different service requirements, ensuring consistent reliable requirement determination while dramatically reducing deployment time through reuse of established templates
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AI summary
This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and discloses a network slice management method, device, and system, to resolve a problem of low efficiency of manually deploying a network slice. Specific solutions are: obtaining, by a network management unit, capability description information of a network slice, where the capability description information of the network slice includes at least one of a feature of the network slice and a deployment capability of the network slice; and sending, by the network management unit, a notification message carrying the capability description information of the network slice, to a service management unit. This application is used in a network slice management process.