Bandwidth allocation method and related device

A bandwidth allocation method, comprising:

• obtaining, by a piece of central office equipment, a required bandwidth value of each of a plurality of traffic bearing entities in each piece of customer premises equipment from one or more pieces of customer premises equipment;
• upon determination that a total sum of a cumulative sum of fixed bandwidth configuration upper limit values of the plurality of traffic bearing entities and a cumulative sum of assured bandwidth configuration upper limit values of the plurality of traffic bearing entities is greater than a maximum bandwidth value of a passive optical network (PON) port of the piece of central office equipment, determining, by the piece of central office equipment based on a bandwidth configuration upper limit of each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities and the required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity, a bandwidth value actually allocated to the traffic bearing entity, wherein the bandwidth configuration upper limit comprises the fixed bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity and the assured bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity;
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• sending, by the piece of central office equipment, and authorization message to each piece of the one or more pieces of customer premises equipment, wherein the authorization message indicates the bandwidth value actually allocated to each traffic bearing entity in the piece of customer premises equipment,
• wherein the bandwidth value actually allocated to the traffic bearing entity comprises a fixed bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity and an assured bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity;
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• the determining, by the piece of central office equipment based on a bandwidth configuration upper limit of each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities and the required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity, a bandwidth value actually allocated to the traffic bearing entity comprises:
• determining, by the piece of central office equipment, a fixed bandwidth value of each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities based on the fixed bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity;
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• determining, by the piece of central office equipment, the assured bandwidth value of each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities based on a first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port of the piece of central office equipment and a bandwidth allocation ratio, wherein the first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port of the piece of central office equipment is a difference between the maximum bandwidth value of the PON port of the piece of central office equipment and a cumulative sum of the fixed bandwidth values of the plurality of traffic bearing entities,
• wherein the bandwidth allocation ratio comprises a first bandwidth allocation ratio;
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• the determining, by the piece of central office equipment, the assured bandwidth value of each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities based on a first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port of the piece of central office equipment and a bandwidth allocation ratio comprises:
• multiplying, by the piece of central office equipment, the first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port of the piece of central office equipment by the first bandwidth allocation ratio, to obtain a first weighted bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity;
• determining, by the piece of central office equipment as a first assured bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity, a minimum value among the first weighted bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity, the assured bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity, and a first remaining required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity, wherein the first remaining required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity is a difference between the required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity and the fixed bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity;
• calculating, by the piece of central office equipment, a second remaining bandwidth value of the PON port, wherein the second remaining bandwidth value of the PON port is equal to a difference between the first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port and a cumulative sum of first assured bandwidth values of the plurality of traffic bearing entities;
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• when the second remaining bandwidth value of the PON port is equal to zero, determining, by the piece of central office equipment, that the assured bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity is equal to the first assured bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity.

A bandwidth allocation device, wherein the bandwidth allocation device comprises at least one processor configured to:

• obtain a required bandwidth value of each of a plurality of traffic bearing entities in each piece of customer premises equipment from one or more pieces of customer premises equipment;
• upon determination that a total sum of a cumulative sum of fixed bandwidth configuration upper limit values of the plurality of traffic bearing entities and a cumulative sum of assured bandwidth configuration upper limit values of the plurality of traffic bearing entities is greater than a maximum bandwidth value of a passive optical network (PON) port of the bandwidth allocation device, determine, based on a bandwidth configuration upper limit of each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities and the required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity, a bandwidth value actually allocated to the traffic bearing entity, wherein the bandwidth configuration upper limit comprises the fixed bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity and the assured bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity;
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• send an authorization message to each piece of the one or more pieces of customer premises equipment, wherein the authorization message indicates the bandwidth value actually allocated to each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities in the piece of customer premises equipment,
• wherein the bandwidth value actually allocated to the traffic bearing entity comprises a fixed bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity and an assured bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity;
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• the at least one processor is further configured to:
• determine a fixed bandwidth value of each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities based on the fixed bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity;
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• determine the assured bandwidth value of each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities based on a first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port of the bandwidth allocation device and a bandwidth allocation ratio, wherein the first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port of the bandwidth allocation device is a difference between the maximum bandwidth value of the PON port of the bandwidth allocation device and a cumulative sum of the fixed bandwidth values of the plurality of traffic bearing entities,
• wherein the bandwidth allocation ratio comprises a second bandwidth allocation ratio;
• the bandwidth value actually allocated to the traffic bearing entity comprises the fixed bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity and the assured bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity;
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• the at least one processor is further configured to multiply the first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port of the bandwidth allocation device by the second bandwidth allocation ratio, to obtain the assured bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity,
• wherein the second bandwidth allocation ratio is equal to a ratio of a ratio factor of the traffic bearing entity to a cumulative sum of ratio factors of the plurality of traffic bearing entities, the ratio factor of the traffic bearing entity is a smaller value in a first remaining required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity and the assured bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity, and the first remaining required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity is a difference between the required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity and the fixed bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity.

A bandwidth allocation device, wherein the bandwidth allocation device comprises at least one processor, and the at least one processor is configured to:

• obtain a required bandwidth value of each of a plurality of traffic bearing entities in each piece of customer premises equipment from one or more pieces of customer premises equipment;
• upon determination that a total sum of a cumulative sum of fixed bandwidth configuration upper limit values of the plurality of traffic bearing entities and a cumulative sum of assured bandwidth configuration upper limit values of the plurality of traffic bearing entities is greater than a maximum bandwidth value of a passive optical network (PON) port of the bandwidth allocation device, determine, based on a bandwidth configuration upper limit of each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities and the required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity, a bandwidth value actually allocated to the traffic bearing entity, wherein the bandwidth configuration upper limit comprises the fixed bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity and the assure bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity;
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• send an authorization message to each piece of the one or more pieces of customer premises equipment, wherein the authorization message indicates the bandwidth value actually allocated to each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities in the piece of customer premises equipment,
• wherein the bandwidth value actually allocated to the traffic bearing entity comprises a fixed bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity and an assured bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity;
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• the at least one processor is further configured to:
• determine a fixed bandwidth value of each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities based on the fixed bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity;
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• determine the assured bandwidth value of each of the plurality of traffic bearing entities based on a first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port of the bandwidth allocation device and a bandwidth allocation ratio, wherein the first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port of the bandwidth allocation device is a difference between the maximum bandwidth value of the PON port of the bandwidth allocation device and a cumulative sum of the fixed bandwidth values of the plurality of the traffic bearing entities,
• wherein the bandwidth allocation ratio comprises a first bandwidth allocation ratio;
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• the at least one processor is further configured to:
• multiply the first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port of the bandwidth allocation device by the first bandwidth allocation ratio, to obtain a first weighted bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity;
• determine, as a first assured bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity, a minimum value among the first weighted bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity, the assured bandwidth configuration upper limit value of the traffic bearing entity, and a first remaining required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity, wherein the first remaining required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity is a difference between the required bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity and the fixed bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity;
• calculate a second remaining bandwidth value of the PON port, wherein the second remaining bandwidth value of the PON port is equal to a difference between the first remaining bandwidth value of the PON port and a cumulative sum of first assured bandwidth values of the plurality of traffic bearing entities;
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• when the second remaining bandwidth value of the PON port is equal to zero, determine that the assured bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity is equal to the first assured bandwidth value of the traffic bearing entity.