VoIP Access Network Element Cloud Offloading
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current VoIP network construction requires significant computing resources and high costs due to the need for dedicated hardware like DSP chips and multiple CPU cores for media encoding/decoding, leading to inefficient resource allocation and high construction costs, while also being sensitive to delay and packet loss.
Innovation Solution
A voice over Internet protocol processing method that offloads computing functions from access network elements to a cloud server, optimizing network resource configuration and simplifying processing capabilities, thereby reducing construction costs and improving network efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dedicated DSP chips or independent CPU cores are allocated for voice media encoding/decoding in access network elements, then voice service quality is ensured, but construction costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the media encoding/decoding function from the access network element and relocates it to a cloud server. The access network element retains only signaling processing capabilities, while the computationally intensive media processing is performed remotely by the cloud server, thereby reducing hardware requirements and construction costs at the access network level while maintaining voice service quality.
2Reliability
If computing resources are reserved in access network elements for voice services, then service reliability is improved, but network efficiency decreases due to low resource utilization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes computing resources universal by consolidating media encoding/decoding capabilities in a cloud server that can serve multiple access network elements and multiple voice services simultaneously. This multi-functional resource pool allows dynamic allocation and sharing of computing resources across different services and users, improving overall network efficiency while maintaining service reliability through centralized resource management.
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AI summary
Embodiments of this application disclose a voice over Internet protocol processing method and a related network device, for improving overall efficiency of a voice over Internet protocol system and lowering construction costs. According to the embodiments of this application, a voice over Internet protocol processing method includes: detecting, by a calling access network element, an off-hook event; encapsulating, by the calling access network element, the off-hook event into first signaling; sending, by the calling access network element, the first signaling to a cloud server, where the first signaling is used to create session management and media management by the cloud server; receiving, by the calling access network element, second signaling sent by the cloud server, where the second signaling is used to establish a first transmission path between the calling access network element and the cloud server, and the first transmission path is used to transmit data between the calling access network element and the cloud server; and establishing, by the calling access network element, the first transmission path based on the second signaling. The embodiments of this application further provide a related network device. In the embodiments of this application, overall efficiency of the voice over Internet protocol system can be improved, and the construction costs can be lowered.