Service Chain Management Method, System and Device

• US 20170005882A1
• Filed: 08/14/2014
• Published: 01/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/24/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: TAO, Quanjun, WU, Se, ZHOU, Jianfeng, TIAN, Tian
• Application Number:
  US15/113,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20170005882A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/50 Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/78 Architectures of resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/82 Miscellaneous aspects

Abstract

A service chain management method, system and device are disclosed. The system comprises a service arrangement device for generating a service chain mapping table and sending the service chain mapping table to a policy control device, wherein the service chain mapping table comprises service chain identifications and corresponding service chain condition features; the policy control device for searching for a corresponding service chain identification in the service chain mapping table according to the service chain condition features of user equipment and generating a policy rule table and/or a service detection rule table of the user equipment, wherein the policy rule table and/or the service detection rule table comprises service chain identification operation information; and a policy execution device for receiving a message and executing a policy rule and/or a service detection rule for the received message according to the policy rule table and/or the service detection rule table.

Claims

1. A service chain management system, comprising a service arrangement device, a policy control device and a policy execution device, wherein:

the service arrangement device is configured to generate a service chain mapping table and send the service chain mapping table to the policy control device, the service chain mapping table comprises service chain identifications and corresponding service chain condition features;

the policy control device is configured to search for a corresponding service chain identification in the service chain mapping table according to a service chain condition feature of user equipment and generate a policy rule table and/or a service detection rule table of the user equipment, the policy rule table and/or the service detection rule table comprises service chain identification operation information; and

the policy execution device is configured to receive a message and execute a policy rule and/or a service detection rule for the received message according to the policy rule table and/or the service detection rule table.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the service arrangement device is further configured to arrange a service logic link table, the service logic link table comprises service chain identifications and corresponding service node arrangement sequences;

the system further comprises a network management device and a switching device;

the policy execution device is further configured to forward the message obtained after the execution of the policy rule and/or service detection rule to the switching device;

the network management device is configured to generate a service chain routing table according to a network topology and the service logic link table; and

the switching device is configured to forward the message obtained after the execution of the policy rule and/or the service detection rule according to the service chain routing table.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the policy rule table and/or the service detection rule further comprises a service judgment template, and

wherein the service judgment template comprises service types and field information for judging the service types.

5. The system according to according to claims 1-4, wherein the service chain identification operation information is used for instructing the policy execution module to add a service chain identification at a specific position in the message obtained after the execution of the policy rule and/or the service detection rule, the specific position is statically configured by the policy control module or is indicated by the service arrangement module in the service chain mapping table.

10. The system according to claim 2, wherein the service nodes consist of addresses of hosts or virtual machines, or addresses and instance identifications of the hosts or the virtual machines. and

wherein the network management device is configured to:

acquire address information of a service chain table node in the service logic link table;

acquire a switching device related to the service chain table node according to information of the network topology; and

generate a service chain routing table corresponding to the switching device according to the service logic link table and send the service chain routing table to the switching device, and

wherein the service chain routing table comprises input ports, service chain identifications and corresponding output ports.

4. (canceled)

6. The system according to claim 4, wherein the service chain condition features comprise service types, user levels, access types and wireless network states;

and the policy control device is configured to;

when the user equipment accesses to a network, search for a corresponding service type in the service chain condition features of the service chain mapping table according to a user level, an access type and a wireless network state of the user equipment, search for corresponding field information for judging the service type in the service identification template according to the searched service type, and if judging that the searched field information for judging the service type is one or a combination of a plurality of fields at layers 2-4, save a user identification in the policy rule table of the user, and save the searched service type and the field information for judging the service type in the service judgment template of the policy rule table of the user; and

if judging that the searched field information for judging the service type is fields at layers 4-7, save the user identification in the service detection rule table of the user, and save the searched service type and the field information for judging the service type in the service judgment template of the service detection rule table of the user,

wherein the service identification template is generated by the service arrangement device or is statically configured by the policy control device; and

the service identification template comprises the service types and the field information for judging the service types, and

wherein the policy execution device is configured to;

save the policy rule table and the service detection rule table;

receive a message, search for a service type of the received message in the service judgment template in the policy rule table according to field information for judging the service type in the message, insert a service chain identification in the received message according to an operation corresponding to the searched service type, and forward the message obtained after the insertion of the service chain identification to the switching device.

7. (canceled)

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the policy execution device is further configured to:

when the service type of the received message is not searched in the service judgment template in the policy rule table, search for the service type of the received message in the service judgment template in the service detection rule table, insert the service chain identification in the received message according to an operation corresponding to the searched service type, and forward the message to the switching device, or,

the policy execution device is further configured to;

when the service type of the received data message is not searched in the service judgment template of the service detection rule table, exit service chain processing.

9. (canceled)

11. (canceled)

12. (canceled)

13. A service arrangement device, comprising:

a generation module configured to generate a service chain mapping table and send the service chain mapping table to a policy control device, wherein the service chain mapping table comprises service chain identifications and corresponding service chain condition features.

14. The service arrangement device according to claim 13, wherein the generation module is further configured to arrange a service logic link table, wherein the service logic link table comprises service chain identifications and corresponding service node arrangement sequences.

15. A policy control device, comprising:

a search module configured to search for a corresponding service chain identification in a service chain mapping table according to a service chain condition feature of user equipment and generate a policy rule table and/or a service detection rule table of the user equipment, wherein the policy rule table and/or the service detection rule table comprises service chain identification operation information.

16. The policy control device according to claim 15, wherein the service chain condition features comprise service types, user levels, access types and wireless network states;

and the search module is configured to;

when the user equipment accesses to a network, search for a corresponding service type in the service chain condition features of the service chain mapping table according to a user level, an access type and a wireless network state of the user equipment, and search for corresponding field information for judging the service type in a service identification template according to the searched service type;

if judging that the searched field information for judging the service type is one or a combination of a plurality of fields at layers 2-4, save a user identification in the policy rule table of the user, and save the searched service type and the field information for judging the service type in the service judgment template of the policy rule table of the user; and

if judging that the searched field information for judging the service type is fields at layers 4-7, save the user identification in the service detection rule table of the user, and save the searched service type and the field information for judging the service type in the service judgment template of the service detection rule table of the user.

17. A policy execution device, comprising:

a policy execution module configured to save a policy rule table;

receive a message and search for a service type of the received message in a service judgment template of the policy rule table according to field information for judging the service type in the message; and

insert a service chain identification in the received message according to an operation corresponding to the searched service type, and forward the message obtained after the insertion of the service chain identification to a switching device; and

a service detection module configured to save a service detection rule table.

18. The policy execution device according to claim 17, wherein the policy execution module is further configured to, when the service type of the received message is not searched in the service judgment template in the policy rule table, forward the received message to the service detection module;

and

the service detection module is further configured to receive the message from the policy execution module;

search for the service type of the received message in the service judgment template of the service detection rule table; and

insert a service chain identification in the received message according to an operation corresponding to the searched service type, and forward the message obtained after the insertion of the service chain identification to the switching device.

19. A network management device, comprising:

an acquisition module configured to acquire address information of a service chain table node in a service logic link table; and

acquire a switching device related to the service chain table node according to information of a network topology; and

a generation module configured to generate a service chain routing table corresponding to the switching device according to the service logic link table and send the service chain routing table to the switching device.

20. The network management device according to claim 19, wherein the service chain routing table comprises input ports, service chain identifications and corresponding output ports.

21. A service chain management method, comprising:

generating a service chain mapping table;

searching for a corresponding service chain identification in the service chain mapping table according to a service chain condition feature of user equipment and generating a policy rule table and/or a service detection rule table of the user equipment, wherein the policy rule table and/or the service detection rule table comprises service chain identification operation information; and

receiving a message and executing a policy rule and/or a service detection rule for the received message according to the policy rule table and/or the service detection rule table.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the method further comprises:

arranging a service logic link table, wherein the service logic link table comprises service chain identifications and corresponding service node arrangement sequences;

generating a service chain routing table according to a network topology and the service logic link table; and

forwarding the message obtained after the execution of the policy rule and/or the service detection rule according to the service chain routing table.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the policy rule table and/or the service detection rule further comprises a service judgment template, and

wherein the service judgment template comprises service types and field information for judging the service types.

25. The method according to claims 21, wherein the service chain identification operation information is used for instructing to add a service chain identification at a specific position in the message obtained after the execution of the policy rule and/or the service detection rule, the specific position is statically configured or is indicated in the service chain mapping table.

30. The method according to claim 22, wherein the service logic link table comprises service chain identifications and service node arrangement sequences corresponding to the service chain identifications;

and

the service nodes consist of addresses of hosts or virtual machines, or addresses and instance identifications of the hosts or the virtual machines, and

wherein said generating a service chain routing table according to a network topology and the service logic link table comprises;

acquiring address information of a service chain table node in the service logic link table;

acquiring a switching device related to the service chain table node according to information of the network topology; and

generating a service chain routing table corresponding to the switching device according to the service logic link table and sending the service chain routing table to the switching device, and

wherein the service chain routing table comprises input ports, service chain identifications and corresponding output ports.

24. (canceled)

26. The method according to claim 24, wherein said searching for a corresponding service chain identification in the service chain mapping table according to a service chain condition feature of user equipment and generating a policy rule table and/or a service detection rule table of the user equipment comprises:

when the user equipment accesses to a network, searching for a corresponding service type in the service chain condition features of the service chain mapping table according to a user level, an access type and a wireless network state of the user equipment, searching for corresponding field information for judging the service type in the service identification template according to the searched service type, and if judging that the searched field information for judging the service type is one or a combination of a plurality of fields at layers 2-4, saving a user identification in the policy rule table of the user, and saving the searched service type and the field information for judging the service type in the service judgment template of the policy rule table of the user; and

if judging that the searched field information for judging the service type is fields at layers 4-7, saving the user identification in the service detection rule table of the user, and saving the searched service type and the field information for judging the service type in the service judgment template of the service detection rule table of the user,

wherein the service identification template is generated in advance or is statically configured; and

the service identification template comprises the service types and the field information for judging the service types, and

wherein said receiving a message and executing a policy rule and/or a service detection rule for the received message according to the policy rule table and/or the service detection rule table comprises;

receiving a message, searching for a service type of the received message in the service judgment template in the policy rule table according to field information for judging the service type in the message, inserting a service chain identification in the received message according to an operation corresponding to the searched service type, and forwarding the message obtained after the insertion of the service chain identification to a switching device.

27. (canceled)

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein, when the service type of the received message is not searched in the service judgment template in the policy rule table, the method further comprises:

searching for the service type of the received message in the service judgment template in the service detection rule table, inserting the service chain identification in the received message according to an operation corresponding to the searched service type, and forwarding the message to the switching module, or,

wherein, when the service type of the received data message is not searched in the service judgment template of the service detection rule table, the method further comprises;

exiting service chain processing.

29. (canceled)

31. (canceled)

32. (canceled)