Method and Apparatus for Visualized Network Operation and Maintenance

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016337200-A1
Application number	US-201615222654-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 28, 2016
Priority date	Jan 29, 2014
Publication date	Nov 17, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

This application discloses a method for visualized network operation and maintenance, including receiving a request for visualized network operation and maintenance, generating a workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance according to the request for visualized network operation and maintenance, and creating a network modeling input, and performing, according to the workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance, the network modeling input, and original information of network modeling, analog simulation on a network determined by the network modeling input.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
receiving a request for visualized network operation and maintenance; generating a workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance according to the request for visualized network operation and maintenance, and creating a network modeling input; and performing, according to the workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance, the network modeling input, and original information of network modeling, analog simulation on a network determined by the network modeling input.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the original information of the network modeling comprises configuration information, acquired from a Network Management System (NMS), of a network element device in a region for visualized network operation and maintenance, and status information acquired from the network element device in the region for visualized network operation and maintenance.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the request for visualized network operation and maintenance is a path visualization request, and the path visualization request comprises path source and destination address information; and
generating the workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance according to the request for visualized network operation and maintenance, and creating the network modeling input comprises: generating, according to the path source and destination address information, a workflow file for visualized network operation and maintenance; and creating the network modeling input, wherein the network modeling input comprises at least one of a modeling algorithm type, a network element device requiring modeling, a time constraint, a hierarchy of modeling, traffic modeling, upper-layer application support, a dynamic event type, or forwarding policy trigger.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein performing, according to the workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance, the network modeling input, and the original information of network modeling, analog simulation on the network determined by the network modeling input comprises:
analyzing a service test requirement according to a path query constraint input to obtain a simulation input, and generating service test simulation information; simulating a service test data flow according to the service test simulation information; selecting a modeling algorithm according to the network modeling input and the original information of the network modeling, and constructing an algorithm package and an input data set; generating a network model according to the algorithm package and the input data set; and performing a forwarding test on the simulated service test data flow on the network model.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the request for visualized network operation and maintenance is a path visualization request, and the path visualization request comprises path source and destination address information; and
generating the workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance according to the request for visualized network operation and maintenance, and creating the network modeling input comprises: a message flow based on a specified protocol, wherein the message flow comprises a path query constraint input; and creating the network modeling input, wherein the network modeling input comprises at least one of a modeling algorithm type, a network element device requiring modeling, a time constraint, a hierarchy of modeling, traffic modeling, upper-layer application support, a dynamic event type, or forwarding policy trigger.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the request for visualized network operation and maintenance is a fault location request, and the fault location request comprises faulty service description information and faulty network description information; and
the generating a workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance according to the request for visualized network operation and maintenance, and creating the network modeling input comprises: generating, according to the faulty service description information and the faulty network description information, a workflow file for visualized network operation and maintenance, wherein the workflow file comprises a path query constraint input; and creating the network modeling input, wherein the network modeling input comprises at least one of a modeling algorithm type, a network element device requiring modeling, a time constraint, a hierarchy of modeling, traffic modeling, upper-layer application support, a dynamic event type, and forwarding policy trigger.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein performing, according to the workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance, the network modeling input, and the original information of network modeling, analog simulation on the network determined by the network modeling input comprises:
selecting a modeling algorithm according to the network modeling input and the original information of the network modeling, and constructing an algorithm package and an input data set; generating a network model according to the algorithm package and the input data set; and extracting, according to the path query constraint input, a device in a specified network or a specified path and an event associated with the device, and screening and rating the event, to form an event report.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the request for visualized network operation and maintenance is a fault location request, and the fault location request comprises faulty service description information and faulty network description information; and
the generating a workflow file for visualized network operation and maintenance according to the request for visualized network operation and maintenance, and creating the network modeling input comprises: generating, according to a message flow based on a specified protocol, wherein the workflow file or the message flow comprises a path query constraint input; and creating the network modeling input, wherein the network modeling input comprises at least one of a modeling algorithm type, a network element device requiring modeling, a time constraint, a hierarchy of modeling, traffic modeling, upper-layer application support, a dynamic event type, and forwarding policy trigger.

9 . An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a programming for execution by the processor, the program including instructions to:
receive a request for visualized network operation and maintenance;
generate a workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance according to the request for visualized network operation and maintenance, and create a network modeling input; and
perform, according to the workflow for visualized network operation and maintenance, the network modeling input, and original information of network modeling, analog simulation on a network determined by the network modeling input.

10 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions to acquire, from a Network Management System (NMS), configuration information of a network element device in a region for visualized network operation and maintenance and acquire status information from the network element device in the region for visualized network operation and maintenance, to form the original information of the network modeling.

11 . The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the request for the visualized network operation and maintenance is a path visualization request, and the path visualiza

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wei Hanyu
• Yang Youqing
• Wu Xingfen
• Zhang Jinhui

Classifications

• H04L41/22 Primary

  comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• H04L41/145 Primary

  involving simulating, designing, planning or modelling of a network · CPC title

• H04L43/50

  Testing arrangements · CPC title