CONFIGURATION DATA DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS

• US 20180013625A1
• Filed: 01/26/2016
• Published: 01/11/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: GAO, Minghui, YU, Chendong, MA, Huannan
• Application Number:
  US15/548,970
• Publication Number:
  US 20180013625A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2212/00 Encapsulation of packets
• 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 41/0806 for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0843 based on generic templates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0895 Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/344 Out-of-band transfers
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0067 Provisions for optical access or distribution networks, e.g. Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GE-PON), ATM-based Passive Optical Network (A-PON), PON-Ring
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2011/0079 Operation or maintenance aspects

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a configuration data distribution method, including: determining an encapsulation manner of configuration data according to identifiers of Optical Network Units (ONUs) and a preset corresponding relationship between the identifiers of the ONUs and the encapsulation manner of the configuration data of the ONUs; and encapsulating the configuration data according to the determined encapsulation manner, and distributing the encapsulated configuration data to corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs.

Claims

1. A configuration data distribution method, comprising:

determining an encapsulation manner of configuration data according to identifiers of Optical Network Units (ONUs) and a preset corresponding relationship between the identifiers of the ONUs and the encapsulation manner of the configuration data of the ONUs; and

encapsulating the configuration data according to the determined encapsulation manner, and distributing the encapsulated configuration data to corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining the encapsulation manner of the configuration data according to the identifiers of ONUs and the preset corresponding relationship between the identifiers of the ONUs and the encapsulation manner of the configuration data of the ONUs comprises:

determining a preset user data configuration template needed for encapsulating the configuration data according to the identifiers of the ONUs and the preset corresponding relationship between the identifiers of the ONUs and the encapsulation manner of the configuration data of the ONUs, wherein a data encapsulation manner is specified in the user data configuration template.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

creating user data configuration templates corresponding to types of the gateways according to the types of the gateways used by the ONUs, and setting a corresponding relationship between the user data configuration templates and the identifiers of the ONUs before determining the encapsulation manner of the configuration data according to the identifiers of the ONUs and the preset corresponding relationship between the identifiers of the ONUs and the encapsulation manner of the configuration data of the ONUs.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the encapsulating the configuration data according to the determined encapsulation manner and distributing the encapsulated configuration data to corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs comprises:

judging whether the configuration data corresponds to an entity home gateway or a virtual remote gateway according to the encapsulation manner of the configuration data when the ONUs corresponding to the current entity home gateway or virtual remote gateway are online;

judging whether the configuration data corresponds to the entity home gateway or the virtual remote gateway according to identifiers reported by the ONUs when the ONUs corresponding to the current entity home gateway or virtual remote gateway are newly online;

distributing the configuration data to a virtual remote gateway module and line units in a user home according to functional partitioning of the virtual remote gateway module on an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and the line units in the user home under a condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the virtual remote gateway; and

distributing service configuration data to the entity home gateway through an extended Operation Administration and Maintenance (OAM)/ONU Management and Control Interface (OMCI) channel under a condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the entity home gateway.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

judging whether the configuration data is service-related data or line-related data after the encapsulated configuration data is distributed to the corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs under the condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the virtual remote gateway, distributing the service-related data to a gateway virtual unit on the OLT side and taking into effect if the configuration data is the service-related data, and distributing the line-related data to a remote line unit through the extended OAM/OMCI channel if the configuration data is the line-related data.

11. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

judging whether the configuration data is service-related data or line-related data after the encapsulated configuration data is distributed to the corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs under the condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the virtual remote gateway, distributing the service-related data to a gateway virtual unit on the OLT side and taking into effect if the configuration data is the service-related data, and distributing the line-related data to a remote line unit through the extended OAM/OMCI channel if the configuration data is the line-related data.

12. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

judging whether the configuration data is service-related data or line-related data after the encapsulated configuration data is distributed to the corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs under the condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the virtual remote gateway, distributing the service-related data to a gateway virtual unit on the OLT side and taking into effect if the configuration data is the service-related data, and distributing the line-related data to a remote line unit through the extended OAM/OMCI channel if the configuration data is the line-related data.

13. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

judging whether the configuration data is service-related data or line-related data after the encapsulated configuration data is distributed to the corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs under the condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the virtual remote gateway, distributing the service-related data to a gateway virtual unit on the OLT side and taking into effect if the configuration data is the service-related data, and distributing the line-related data to a remote line unit through the extended OAM/OMCI channel if the configuration data is the line-related data.

6. A configuration data distribution apparatus, comprising:

a determining module, configured to determine an encapsulation manner of configuration data according to identifiers of Optical Network Units (ONUs) and a preset corresponding relationship between the identifiers of the ONUs and the encapsulation manner of the configuration data of the ONUs; and

a first distributing module, configured to encapsulate the configuration data according to the determined encapsulation manner and distribute the encapsulated configuration data to corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the determining module is configured to:

determine a preset user data configuration template needed for encapsulating the configuration data according to the identifiers of the ONUs and the preset corresponding relationship between the identifiers of the ONUs and the encapsulation manner of the configuration data of the ONUs, wherein a data encapsulation manner is specified in the user data configuration template.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

a setting module, configured to create user data configuration templates corresponding to types of the gateways according to the types of the gateways used by the ONUs, and set a corresponding relationship between the user data configuration templates and the identifiers of the ONUs before the encapsulation manner of the configuration data is determined according to the identifiers of the ONUs and the preset corresponding relationship between the identifiers of the ONUs and the encapsulation manner of the configuration data of the ONUs.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first distributing module comprises:

a first judging unit, configured to judge whether the configuration data corresponds to an entity home gateway or a virtual remote gateway according to the encapsulation manner of the configuration data when the ONUs corresponding to the current entity home gateway or virtual remote gateway are online;

a second judging unit, configured to judge whether the configuration data corresponds to the entity home gateway or the virtual remote gateway according to identifiers reported by the ONUs when the ONUs corresponding to the current entity home gateway or virtual remote gateway are newly online;

a first distributing unit, configured to distribute the configuration data to a virtual remote gateway module and line units in a user home according to functional partitioning of the virtual remote gateway module on an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and the line units in the user home under a condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the virtual remote gateway; and

a second distributing unit, configured to distribute service configuration data to the entity home gateway through an extended Operation Administration and Maintenance (OAM)/ONU Management and Control Interface (OMCI) channel under a condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the entity home gateway.

10. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:

a second distributing module, configured to judge whether the configuration data is service-related data or line-related data after the encapsulated configuration data is distributed to the corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs under the condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the virtual remote gateway, distribute the service-related data to a gateway virtual unit on the OLT side and take into effect if the configuration data is the service-related data, and distribute the line-related data to a remote line unit through the extended OAM/OMCI channel if the configuration data is the line-related data.

14. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising:

a second distributing module, configured to judge whether the configuration data is service-related data or line-related data after the encapsulated configuration data is distributed to the corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs under the condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the virtual remote gateway, distribute the service-related data to a gateway virtual unit on the OLT side and take into effect if the configuration data is the service-related data, and distribute the line-related data to a remote line unit through the extended OAM/OMCI channel if the configuration data is the line-related data.

15. The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:

a second distributing module, configured to judge whether the configuration data is service-related data or line-related data after the encapsulated configuration data is distributed to the corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs under the condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the virtual remote gateway, distribute the service-related data to a gateway virtual unit on the OLT side and take into effect if the configuration data is the service-related data, and distribute the line-related data to a remote line unit through the extended OAM/OMCI channel if the configuration data is the line-related data.

16. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

a second distributing module, configured to judge whether the configuration data is service-related data or line-related data after the encapsulated configuration data is distributed to the corresponding gateways according to the encapsulation manner of the ONUs or the identifiers of the ONUs under the condition that the configuration data is judged to correspond to the virtual remote gateway, distribute the service-related data to a gateway virtual unit on the OLT side and take into effect if the configuration data is the service-related data, and distribute the line-related data to a remote line unit through the extended OAM/OMCI channel if the configuration data is the line-related data.