Network flow measurement method, network measurement device, and control plane device
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsYong Huang, Qun Huang, Gong Zhang
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Abstract
A network flow measurement method is applicable to a system including a network measurement device and a control plane device. The network flow measurement method includes measuring, by the network measurement device, first data, where the first data includes a first-type data structure, the first-type data structure includes first measurement information of a flow, and the first measurement information corresponds to a bit of a keyword of the flow, and sending, by the network measurement device, the first data to the control plane device.
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A network flow measurement method implemented by a network measurement device of a system, wherein the network flow measurement method comprises:
- measuring data comprising a first-type data structure and a second-type data structure, wherein the first-type data structure comprises first measurement information of a first flow, wherein the first measurement information of the first flow corresponds to one of a plurality of bits of a first keyword of the first flow, wherein the first measurement information of the first flow comprises at least one of a first packet quantity or a first packet length of the first flow, wherein the second-type data structure comprises second measurement information of the first flow, wherein the second measurement information of the first flow corresponds to the first keyword, wherein the first-type data structure is a plurality of data unit matrices, wherein each of the data unit matrices records the first measurement information of the first flow based on a first value of one of the bits of the first keyword, wherein the second-type data structure is a first data unit matrix, and wherein the first data unit matrix records the second measurement information of the first flow;
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- sending the data to a control plane device of the system.
A network flow measurement method implemented by a control plane device of a system, wherein the network flow measurement method comprises:
- obtaining data from a network measurement device of the system, wherein the data comprises a first-type data structure comprising first measurement information of a first flow, wherein the first measurement information of the first flow corresponds to one of a plurality of bits of a first keyword of the first flow, wherein the first measurement information of the first flow comprises at least one of a first packet quantity or a first packet length of the first flow, wherein the data further comprises a second-type data structure comprising second measurement information of the first flow, wherein the second measurement information of the first flow corresponds to the first keyword, wherein the first-type data structure is a first plurality of data unit matrices, wherein each of the first data unit matrices records the first measurement information of the first flow based on a first value of one of the bits, wherein the second-type data structure is a first data unit matrix, and wherein the first data unit matrix records the second measurement information of the first flow;
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- obtaining a statistical result based on the data.
A network measurement device comprising:
- a processor configured to measure data comprising a first-type data structure and a second-type data structure, wherein the first-type data structure comprises first measurement information of a first flow, wherein the first measurement information of the first flow corresponds to one of a plurality of bits of a first keyword of the first flow, wherein the first measurement information of the first flow comprises at least one of a first packet quantity or a first packet length of the first flow, wherein the second-type data structure comprises second measurement information of the first flow, wherein the second measurement information of the first flow corresponds to the first keyword, wherein the first-type data structure is a plurality of data unit matrices, wherein each of the data unit matrices records the first measurement information of the first flow based on a first value of one of the bits, wherein the second-type data structure is a first data unit matrix, and wherein the first data unit matrix records the second measurement information of the first flow;
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- a communications system coupled to the processor and configured to send the data to a control plane device.
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