Method for implementing virtual network element and system thereof
First Claim
1. A method for implementing a virtual Network Element (NE) implemented by a network management system of an optical network, comprising:
- constructing and storing virtual NE type definition information in the network management system, each type of which includes type parameters of an actual NE of the same type;
constructing and storing virtual board type definition information in the network management system, each type of which includes type parameters of an actual board of the same type;
deciding the type of a virtual NE to be constructed;
reading the corresponding virtual NE type definition information;
constructing, in a data area of a management object, a virtual NE entity, which has property information of an actual NE;
deciding the type of a virtual board to be constructed;
reading the corresponding virtual board type definition information;
constructing, in a designated slot of the constructed virtual NE entity, a virtual board entity which has property information of an actual board;
configuring service information and protection information for the constructed virtual NE entity; and
implementing a virtual NE device maintenance and a service allocation in the network management system by simulating the management features of an actual NE device.
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Abstract
A method for implementing a virtual Network Element (NE), including: constructing type definition information of a virtual NE and a virtual board, which has all type parameters of an actual NE and board of the same type; obtaining the type definition information to construct a virtual NE entity and a virtual board entity which has property information of an actual NE; configuring service and protection information for the constructed virtual NE entity. A network management system for implementing a virtual NE is also disclosed. It is possible to construct and maintain a virtual NE which can simulate actual NE devices completely in accordance with the present invention.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for implementing a virtual Network Element (NE) implemented by a network management system of an optical network, comprising:
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constructing and storing virtual NE type definition information in the network management system, each type of which includes type parameters of an actual NE of the same type; constructing and storing virtual board type definition information in the network management system, each type of which includes type parameters of an actual board of the same type; deciding the type of a virtual NE to be constructed; reading the corresponding virtual NE type definition information; constructing, in a data area of a management object, a virtual NE entity, which has property information of an actual NE; deciding the type of a virtual board to be constructed; reading the corresponding virtual board type definition information; constructing, in a designated slot of the constructed virtual NE entity, a virtual board entity which has property information of an actual board; configuring service information and protection information for the constructed virtual NE entity; and implementing a virtual NE device maintenance and a service allocation in the network management system by simulating the management features of an actual NE device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network management system for implementing a virtual NE, comprising:
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an application module; a memory module which is used to store management objects data; a virtual NE definition module; a virtual NE device management module; a virtual NE service management module; a data access interface module; and an application interface module; wherein the virtual NE definition module is adapted to construct virtual NE type definition information and virtual board type definition information;
store the constructed virtual NE type definition information and the virtual board type definition information in the memory module through the data access interface module; and
provide the required type definition information to the virtual NE device management module;the virtual NE device management module is adapted to obtain the virtual NE type definition information and the virtual board type definition information from the virtual NE definition module; and
call the data access interface module to construct a virtual NE entity and a virtual board entity in the management objects data area of the memory module; andthe virtual NE service management module is adapted to construct the service information and protection information of a virtual NE entity in the management objects data area of the memory module through the data access interface module; and
provide a service management and protection function for the application module through the application interface module. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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