Processing Method after Configuration Update Failure and Network Element Device Thereof

• US 20120147733A1
• Filed: 03/25/2010
• Published: 06/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Yi
• Application Number:
  US13/384,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20120147733A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/216
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0863 by rolling back to previous configuration versions

Abstract

The present invention provides a processing method after configuration update failure and a network element device. The method comprises: after a configuration of a first network element device changes, the first network element device sending a configuration update message to all its adjacent network element devices; if the first network element device receives a configuration update failure message returned by any of its adjacent network element devices, and the configuration update failure message does not contain information instructing the first network element device to perform subsequent processing, the first network element device rolling its configuration back to the one prior to configuration update; and the first network element device resending the configuration update message to all its adjacent network element devices in the rolled-back configuration. The method and network element device ensure continuous optimization of the network and enhancing robustness and stability of the system.

Claims

1. A processing method after configuration update failure comprising:

after a configuration of a first network element device changes, the first network element device sending a configuration update message to all its adjacent network element devices;

if the first network element device receives a configuration update failure message returned by any of its adjacent network element devices, and the configuration update failure message does not contain information instructing the first network element device to perform subsequent processing, the first network element device rolling its configuration back to the one prior to configuration update; and

the first network element device resending the configuration update message to all its adjacent network element devices in the rolled-back configuration.

2. The processing method according to claim 1, wherein after the step of the first network element device resending the configuration update message, the method further comprises:

the first network element summarizing failure reasons in the configuration update failure message and reporting them to a network management system.

3. The processing method according to claim 1, wherein the first network element device is an eNB in a long term evolution system, and the adjacent network element devices comprise adjacent eNBs and/or mobility management entities.

4. The processing method according to claim 1, wherein the first network element device is a mobility management entity in a long term evolution system, and the adjacent network element devices comprise adjacent eNBs.

5. The processing method according to claim 1, wherein the information instructing the first network element device to perform the subsequent processing comprises:

instructing the first network element device to resend the configuration update message to all its adjacent network element devices after waiting for a preset period of time.

11. The processing method according to claim 2, wherein the first network element device is an eNB in a long term evolution system, and the adjacent network element devices comprise adjacent eNBs and/or mobility management entities.

12. The processing method according to claim 2, wherein the first network element device is a mobility management entity in a long term evolution system, and the adjacent network element devices comprise adjacent eNBs.

6. A network element device comprising a communication unit, a configuration information update unit, and a configuration information processing unit, wherein

the configuration information update unit is configured to update a configuration and send the updated configuration information to the communication unit, and roll the configuration back to the one prior to configuration update after receiving rollback information sent by the configuration information processing unit, and send configuration information prior to the configuration update to the communication unit;

the communication unit is configured to send the received configuration information to all the adjacent network element devices through a configuration update message, receive response messages returned by all the adjacent network elements and send the received response messages to the configuration information processing unit; and

the configuration information processing unit is configured to analyze a response message, and if finding out that the response message does contain a configuration update failure message, which does not contain information instructing the local network element device to perform subsequent processing, send rollback information to the configuration information update unit.

7. The network element device according to claim 6, wherein

the configuration information processing unit is further configured to summarize failure reasons in the configuration update failure message, and send the summarized failure reasons to the communication unit;

and

the communication unit is further configured to send the summarized failure reasons to a network management system.

8. The network element device according to claim 6, wherein

the network element device is further configured to receive configuration update messages sent by all of its adjacent network elements, send the configuration update messages to the configuration information processing unit, and send the configuration update failure message sent by the information processing unit to all the adjacent network element devices that send the configuration update messages;

and

the configuration information processing unit is further configured to analyze the received configuration update messages, and if finding out that the configuration update messages contain mismatched configuration information, send a configuration update failure message to the communication unit.

9. The network element device according to claim 6, wherein the network element device is an eNB in a long term evolution system, and the adjacent network element devices comprise adjacent eNBs and/or mobility management entities.

10. The network element device according to claim 6, wherein the network element device is a mobility management entity in a long term evolution system, and the adjacent network elements comprise adjacent eNBs.

13. The network element device according to claim 7, wherein the network element device is an eNB in a long term evolution system, and the adjacent network element devices comprise adjacent eNBs and/or mobility management entities.

14. The network element device according to claim 8, wherein the network element device is an eNB in a long term evolution system, and the adjacent network element devices comprise adjacent eNBs and/or mobility management entities.

15. The network element device according to claim 7, wherein the network element device is a mobility management entity in a long term evolution system, and the adjacent network elements comprise adjacent eNBs.

16. The network element device according to claim 8, wherein the network element device is a mobility management entity in a long term evolution system, and the adjacent network elements comprise adjacent eNBs.