Network connection path determining method and device, and communications system
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsLiya Zhang, Chao Fang, Zheng Lv
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Abstract
A method includes determining a network connection path that passes through m reference network devices, where m≥1, and the m reference network devices are located in a network domain and are coupled to a device outside the network domain, determining a device configuration requirement of a first network connection service for each of n reference network devices that the network connection path passes through, where m≥n≥1, and determining that the network connection path is one of paths of the first network connection service when the device configuration meets the device configuration requirement.
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A method implemented by a path determining device in a communications system, wherein the communications system comprises a plurality of network devices located in one or more network domains, and wherein the method comprises:
- determining a network connection path that passes through m reference network devices in the network devices, wherein m≥1, and wherein the m reference network devices are located in a first network domain and are coupled to a device outside the first network domain;
- determining a first device configuration requirement of a first network connection service for each of n reference network devices of the m reference network devices, wherein m≥n≥1;
- determining whether a device configuration of each of the n reference network devices meets the first device configuration requirement, wherein the device configuration comprises a quality of service (QoS) configuration, a virtual local area network (VLAN) address, a communication protocol, or a device protection configuration;
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- determining that the network connection path is a path of the first network connection service when the device configuration of each of the n reference network devices meets the first device configuration requirement.
A communications system comprising:
- a plurality of network devices located in one or more network domains;
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- a path determining device coupled to the network devices and configured to:
- determine a network connection path that passes through m reference network devices in the network devices, wherein m≥1, and wherein the m reference network devices are located in a first network domain and are coupled to a device outside the first network domain;
- determine a device configuration requirement of a first network connection service for each of n reference network devices in the m reference network devices, wherein m≥n≥1;
- determine whether a device configuration of each of the n reference network devices meets the device configuration requirement, wherein the device configuration comprises a quality of service (QoS) configuration, a virtual local area network (VLAN) address, a communication protocol, or a device protection configuration;
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- determine that the network connection path is a path of the first network connection service when the device configuration of each of the n reference network devices meets the device configuration requirement.
A path determining device comprising:
- a non-transitory memory configured to store instructions;
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- a processor coupled to the non-transitory memory, wherein the instructions cause the processor to be configured to:
- determine a network connection path that passes through m reference network devices, wherein m≥1, and wherein the m reference network devices are located in a first network domain and are coupled to a device outside the network domain in which the reference network device is located;
- determine a first device configuration requirement of a first network connection service for each of n reference network devices of the m reference network devices, wherein m≥n≥1;
- determine whether a device configuration of each of the n reference network devices meets the first device configuration requirement, wherein the device configuration comprises a quality of service (QoS) configuration, a virtual local area network (VLAN) address, a communication protocol, or a device protection configuration;
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- determine that the network connection path is a path of the first network connection service when the device configuration of each of the n reference network devices meets the first device configuration requirement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.