Network Slice Management via Transport Network Manager Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cellular networks face difficulties in efficiently deploying and adjusting to meet the diverse and dynamic requirements of various user types and use cases in the 5G era, leading to low efficiency in network resource utilization.
Innovation Solution
A network slice management method that automatically determines a transport network manager to deploy a corresponding transmission network, improving deployment efficiency and enabling quick service rollout by using instance information and indication information to configure and manage network slices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual negotiation is used to determine transport network manager, then system complexity is reduced, but deployment efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic determination of transport network manager through self-service mechanisms. The management unit automatically selects and determines the appropriate transport network manager based on pre-configured indication information, eliminating the need for manual negotiation and significantly improving deployment efficiency while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated decision-making processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements preliminary action by pre-configuring indication information that identifies transport network managers before deployment operations begin. This advance preparation allows the management unit to quickly and automatically determine the appropriate transport network manager when deployment is needed, improving efficiency without requiring complex real-time negotiation mechanisms.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional one-size-fits-all network architecture is used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to diverse use cases deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies segmentation by dividing the network into multiple network slices, each with its own dedicated transport network manager and configuration. This allows different use cases to be served by appropriate network slices with tailored characteristics, improving adaptability while keeping each individual slice relatively simple and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements local quality by allowing different network slices to have different characteristics, configurations, and transport network managers suited to specific use cases. Each network slice can be optimized for its particular requirements (e.g., low latency for URLLC, high bandwidth for eMBB) without affecting other slices, achieving high adaptability while maintaining simplicity within each local context.
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AI summary
Embodiments of this application disclose a network slice management method and device, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: receiving, by a first management unit, a network slice management request, where the network slice management request carries instance information or indication information of a transport network manager; and sending, by the first management unit, a transmission management request to a corresponding transport network manager based on the instance information of the transport network manager, where the transmission management request is used to deploy a transmission network. The embodiments of this application provide a method for determining a transport network manager to create a corresponding transmission network.