System and method for configuring dynamic service network based on netstore

• US 9,262,730 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2012
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Um, Tai-Won, Yoon, Chang-Woo, Hong, Kang-Woon, Lee, Nam-Kyung, Lee, Ho-Yeon, Jeon, Seung-Hyun, Lee, Hyun-Woo, Ryu, Won
• Primary Examiner(s): Algibhah, Hamza
• Assistant Examiner(s): EDWARDS, JAMES A
• Application Number:
  US13/426,557
• Publication Number:
  US 20120246319A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,427 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5061 Partitioning or combining of resources
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5054 Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services

Abstract

A dynamic service network creation apparatus includes a resource lookup and registration unit configured to look up and register network resource information of each of a plurality of network resource providers which are managed by a netstore apparatus; and a service network topology configuration unit configured to, in response to a service reservation request being received from each of a plurality of service providers through a service management system, dynamically configure a service network for providing a network-based service from the service provider to a service user that is to use the service of the service provider, wherein the dynamic service network creation apparatus is connected to the service management system that manages the network-based service provided by a plurality of the service providers and the netstore apparatus.

Claims

1. A dynamic service network creation apparatus comprising:

a resource lookup and registration unit configured to look up and register network resource information on network resources of each of a plurality of network resource providers which are managed by a netstore apparatus; and

a service network topology configuration unit configured to, in response to a service reservation request being received from each of a plurality of service providers through a service management system, dynamically configure, using the network resource information, a service network for providing a network-based service from the service provider to a service user that is to use the network-based service of the service provider,

wherein the dynamic service network creation apparatus is connected to the service management system that manages the network-based service provided by the plurality of service providers and the netstore apparatus that is present in each of multiple domains and manages the network resources of the plurality of network resource providers, each domain indicating a service management area,

wherein the plurality of network resource providers register the network resources in the netstore apparatus through a netstore application installed therein, and the netstore apparatus controls the plurality of network resource providers through the netstore application to manage the registered network resources of the plurality of network resource providers, and

wherein, when the dynamic service network creation apparatus is a first distributed dynamic service network creation apparatus to receive a service reservation request of a first domain to which the dynamic service network creation apparatus belongs, the service network topology configuration unit receives network resource information of a second domain and topology information about a configuration between network resources from a second distributed dynamic service network creation apparatus belonging to the second domain, transmits, to the second distributed dynamic service network creation apparatus, network resource information of the first domain to which the dynamic service network creation apparatus belongs and topology information about a configuration between network resources of the first domain, and , if a network resource of the second domain is required to be used to configure the service network, requests the second distributed dynamic service network creation apparatus to dynamically configure a partial service network using the required network resource.

2. The dynamic service network creation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the dynamic service network creation apparatus is a central dynamic service network creation apparatus which receives dynamic network configuration requests occurring on a network in a centralized manner, and

wherein the service network topology configuration unit identifies an overall network configuration by receiving network resource information of a domain and topology information about configuration between network resources from at least one local dynamic network service configuration apparatus which manages the domain and dynamically configures a local dynamic service network in the domain.

3. The dynamic service network creation apparatus of claim 2, wherein in response to a service reservation request being received from the service management system, the service network topology configuration unit selects at least one local dynamic service network creation apparatus that dynamically configures a service network and requests the selected at least one local dynamic service network creation apparatus to configure a local service network within a domain that is managed by the selected at least one local dynamic service network creation apparatus, the local service network constituting the service network.

4. The dynamic service network creation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the service network topology configuration unit requests a different dynamic service network to dynamically configure a partial network using network resources required for the second domain when the network resource of the second domain that is managed by the second distributed dynamic service network creation apparatus is required to provide the network-based service in response to the service reservation request.

5. The dynamic service network creation apparatus of claim 1, wherein in response to a message being received from the netstore apparatus to notify of the occurrence of an error in a network resource that constitutes the service network, the service network topology configuration unit transmits the message to the service management system, requests and acquires a network resource that substitutes for the network resource having the error from the nets tore apparatus in response to a service network recreation request from the service management system, and reconfigures a service network using the acquired network resource.

6. A netstore apparatus comprising:

a resource registration unit configured to register network resource information provided from each of a plurality of network resource providers;

a storage unit configured to store the registered network resource information; and

a resource management unit configured to manage the network resource information provided from each of the plurality of network resource providers,

wherein the resource management unit is configured to, in response to a request for network resource information required for providing a network-based service over a service network from a dynamic service network creation apparatus, look up the requested network resource information in the storage unit, provide the found network resource information to the dynamic service network creation apparatus, and issue a resource allocation reservation request to the plurality of network resource providers in response to a request for scheduled allocation of at least one network resource for use in providing the network-based service being received from the dynamic service network creation apparatus,

wherein the netstore apparatus is connected to the plurality of network resource providers in a first domain, which indicates a service management area, and the dynamic service network creation apparatus which dynamically configures the service network and belongs to the first domain,

wherein the plurality of network resource providers register the network resource information in the netstore apparatus through a netstore application installed therein, and the netstore apparatus controls the plurality of network resource providers through the netstore application to manage network resources of the plurality of network resource providers, and

wherein the dynamic service network creation apparatus is a first dynamic service network creation apparatus that receives network resource information of a second domain and topology information about a configuration between network resources from a second dynamic service network creation apparatus belonging to the second domain, transmits, to the second dynamic service network creation apparatus, network resource information of the first domain to which the dynamic service network creation apparatus belongs and topology information about a configuration between network resources of the first domain, and, if a network resource of the second domain is required to be used to configure the service network, requests the second dynamic service network creation apparatus to dynamically configure a partial service network using the required network resource.

7. The netstore apparatus of claim 6, wherein the resource registration unit receives resource registration from a plurality of smart devices as the network resource providers and includes a control management function and protocol that supports a variety of types of smart devices so as to control the plurality of smart devices.

8. The netstore apparatus of claim 7, wherein the protocol includes at least one of a simple network management protocol (SNMP), a general switch management protocol (GSMP), a common open policy service (COPS), a simple object access protocol (SOAP), technical report 069 (TR-069), and a diameter protocol.

9. The netstore apparatus of claim 6, wherein the resource allocation reservation request includes time information at which the network-based service is provided and the resource management unit requests the plurality of network resource providers to allocate network resources corresponding to the resource allocation reservation request such that the network-based service can be provided based on the time information.

10. The netstore apparatus of claim 6, wherein in allocating the network resources in response to a request from the dynamic service network creation apparatus, the resource management unit stores information about how much amount of network resources of each network resource provider is scheduled or allocated to a service requested by which service management system, and performs resource scheduling based on the stored information such that network resources already having been allocated are not used later for a different service request.

11. The netstore apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

a resource monitoring unit configured to monitor status information of network resources registered in the resource registration unit.

12. A method of dynamically configuring a service network of a system which includes a netstore apparatus to manage network resources registered by a plurality of network resource providers, a service management system to manage a network-based service registered by a plurality of service providers, and a dynamic service network creation apparatus to dynamically configure a service network in an overlay networking scheme by using the network resources registered in the netstore apparatus in response to a dynamic service network configuration request from the service management system, the method comprising:

identifying, by multiple local dynamic service network creation apparatuses, an overall network configuration by receiving network resource information of multiple domains, which are managed by the multiple local dynamic service network creation apparatuses, respectively, and topology information about a configuration between network resources from the local dynamic service network creation apparatuses each of which dynamically configures a local service network in each of the multiple domains;

in response to a service reservation request from the service management system, selecting at least one of the local dynamic service network creation apparatuses suitable to dynamically configure the service network according to the service reservation request; and

in order to configure the service network, requesting the selected at least one local dynamic service network creation apparatus to configure a local service network in a domain that is managed by the selected local dynamic service network creation apparatus,

wherein each of the multiple domains includes a netstore apparatus and a plurality of network resource providers, and

wherein the plurality of network resource providers register the network resources in the netstore apparatus through a netstore application installed therein, and the netstore apparatus controls the plurality of network resource providers through the netstore application to manage the registered network resources of the plurality of network resource providers.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a local service network configuration response including information about the local service network configuration from the selected local dynamic service network creation apparatus; and

configuring the service network based on the local service network configuration response.

14. A method of dynamically configuring a service network of a system which includes a netstore apparatus to manage network resources registered by a plurality of network resource providers, a service management system to manage a network-based service registered by a plurality of service providers, and a first dynamic service network creation apparatus to dynamically configure a service network in an overlay networking scheme by using the network resources registered in the netstore apparatus in response to a dynamic service network configuration request from the service management system, the method comprising:

receiving network resource information of a second domain to which the first dynamic service network creation apparatus does not belong and topology information about a configuration between network resources of the second domain from a second dynamic service network creation apparatus belonging to the second domain;

transmitting network resource information of a first domain to which the first dynamic service network creation apparatus belongs and topology information about a configuration between network resources of the first domain to the second dynamic service network creation apparatus; and

if a network resource of the second domain is required to be used to configure the service network, requesting the second dynamic service network creation apparatus to dynamically configure a partial service network using the required network resource,

wherein each of the first and second domains includes a netstore apparatus and a plurality of network resource providers, and

wherein the plurality of network resource providers register the network resources in the netstore apparatus through a netstore application installed therein, and the netstore apparatus controls the plurality of network resource providers through the netstore application to manage the registered network resources of the plurality of network resource providers.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving a partial service network configuration response including information about the partial service network configuration from the second dynamic service network creation apparatus; and

configuring the service network using the partial service network configuration response.