Message Processing Method, Network Device, and Controller
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsJuan Zheng, Guoqi Xu, Lei Bao, Xinjun Chen, Ting Liao
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Abstract
A message processing method includes slice information, such as an identifier of a network slice and information about a path in the network slice, that is carried in a message, and the message is reported to the controller, so that slice information on a forwarding plane is consistent with slice information on a control plane, and the controller controls a message forwarding path based on slice information on the network device.
Claims20
A method implemented by a network device, wherein the method comprises:
- generating an advertisement message comprising a first identifier of a network slice and path information of one or more paths in the network slice;
- and
- sending, to a controller, the advertisement message.
A method implemented by a controller, wherein the method comprises:
- receiving, from a network device, an advertisement message comprising a first identifier of a network slice and path information of one or more paths in the network slice;
- and
- controlling, based on the first identifier and the path information, a message forwarding path.
A network device comprising:
- a memory configured to store instructions;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the network device to:
- generate an advertisement message comprising a first identifier of a network slice and path information of one or more paths in the network slice;
- and
- send, to a controller, the advertisement message.
A controller comprising:
- a memory configured to store instructions;
- and
- at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the controller to:
- receive, from a network device, an advertisement message comprising a first identifier of a network slice and path information of one or more paths in the network slice;
- and
- control, based on the first identifier and the path information a message forwarding path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.