# US 2017/0012823 A1 · Processing method for service allocation and related apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0012823 A1 - Document ID: US20170012823A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/270,923 - Filed: 2016-09-20 - Published: 2017-01-12 - Earliest claimed: 2014-03-21 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd - Inventors: Lei Zhu; Anni Wei; Wanqiang Zhang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170012823A1 ## CPC - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04L 41/0816: the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events - H04L 41/0894: Policy-based network configuration management - H04L 67/51: Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services - H04L 41/0895: Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements - H04W 28/088: among core entities - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Some embodiments of the present invention disclose a processing method for service allocation and a related apparatus. The method may include receiving service logic update information that is obtained after configuration update is performed on a functional entity in a network, searching for initial service logic information already stored at a local end, and generating a system service logic policy according to the service logic update information and the initial service logic information. The method may also include sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing, where the system service logic policy is used to instruct the service entities in the network to execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A processing method for service allocation, comprising: receiving, by a network device, service logic update information that is obtained after a configuration update is performed on a functional entity in a network; searching for initial service logic information already stored locally on the network device, and generating a system service logic policy according to the service logic update information and the initial service logic information; and sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing, wherein the system service logic policy is used to instruct the service entities in the network to execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises: sending the system service logic policy to mobility management entities (MMEs) in the network that are obtained after the configuration update is performed, so that the MMEs execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises: sending the system service logic policy to base stations in the network, so that the base stations execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises: sending the system service logic policy to a virtualized network function manager (VNFM), so that the VNFM executes service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, wherein the service logic update information comprises any one or more of: configuration information that is obtained after the configuration update is performed on the functional entity in the network, or link information or service selection policy information that corresponds to the functional entity, and wherein the configuration update comprises adding, modifying, or deleting a functional entity in the network. ### Claim 6 A network device, comprising: a receiver, a transmitter, a memory, and a processor, wherein the processor performs the following steps: receiving, by using the receiver, service logic update information that is obtained after a configuration update is performed on a functional entity in a network; searching for initial service logic information stored in the memory, and generating a system service logic policy according to the service logic update information and the initial service logic information; and sending, by using the transmitter, the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing, wherein the system service logic policy is used to instruct the service entities in the network to execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The network device according to claim 6, wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises: sending the system service logic policy to mobility management entities (MMEs) in the network that are obtained after the configuration update is performed, so that the MMEs execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The network device according to claim 6, wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises: sending the system service logic policy to base stations in the network, so that the base stations execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The network device according to claim 6, wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises: sending the system service logic policy to a virtualized network function manager (VNFM), so that the VNFM executes service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy. ### Claim 10 A network device, comprising: a receiver, a transmitter, a memory, and a processor, wherein the processor performs the following steps: receiving, by using the receiver, a configuration update request that carries configuration information of a target functional entity in a network, and loading the target functional entity corresponding to the configuration update request; configuring the target functional entity according to the configuration information of the target functional entity, to complete the configuration update on the target functional entity; and acquiring service logic update information corresponding to the target functional entity, to perform service allocation according to the service logic update information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The network device according to claim 10, wherein the receiving a configuration update request that carries configuration information of a target functional entity comprises: acquiring a network service descriptor (NSD) and a virtualized network function descriptor (VNFD) that correspond to the target functional entity, and loading the target functional entity corresponding to the configuration update request comprises: loading the NSD and the VNFD that correspond to the target functional entity to a network function virtualization NFV catalog, and wherein at least one of the NSD and the VNFD records the service logic update information that comprises link information and a service selection policy that correspond to the target functional entity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The network device according to claim 10, wherein the configuring the target functional entity according to the configuration information of the target functional entity, to complete configuration update on a functional entity in a network comprises: configuring a virtualized network function forwarding graph (VNFFG) and a network function instance for the target functional entity; and updating a network service database according to the configured VNFFG and the configured network function instance, to complete the configuration update on the functional entity in the network. ### Claim 13 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, where the medium stores instructions, which when executed by a device, cause the device to perform a processing for service allocation, comprising: receiving, by a network device, service logic update information that is obtained after a configuration update is performed on a functional entity in a network; searching for initial service logic information already stored locally on the network device, and generating a system service logic policy according to the service logic update information and the initial service logic information; and sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing, wherein the system service logic policy is used to instruct the service entities in the network to execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The medium according to claim 13, wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises: sending the system service logic policy to mobility management entities (MMEs) in the network that are obtained after the configuration update is performed, so that the MMEs execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The medium according to claim 13, wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises: sending the system service logic policy to base stations in the network, so that the base stations execute service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The medium of according to claim 13, wherein the sending the system service logic policy to service entities in the network that execute service processing comprises: sending the system service logic policy to a virtualized network function manager (VNFM), so that the VNFM executes service allocation on the functional entity in the network according to the system service logic policy. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The medium according to claim 13, wherein the service logic update information comprises any one or more of: configuration information that is obtained after the configuration update is performed on the functional entity in the network, or link information or service selection policy information that corresponds to the functional entity, and wherein the configuration update comprises adding, modifying, or deleting a functional entity in the network.