Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a network resource management method, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes: receiving, by a first management unit, a service request message, where the service request message is used to manage a target service, and the service request message carries target-service requirement information; determining, based on the service request message, a network resource that meets the target-service requirement information; or determining based on the service request message, network resource requirement information corresponding to the target-service requirement information, and sending, by the first management unit, a resource request message to a second management unit, where the resource request message is used to request the network resource, and the resource request message carries the network resource requirement information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the communications field, and provide a network resource orchestration method and a device. The method includes: receiving, by a first management unit, information about a network resource from a second management unit, where the information about the network resource includes capability information of the network resource, and the capability information of the network resource is used to indicate a function or a feature of the network resource; and performing, by the first management unit, network resource orchestration based on the information about the network resource.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and device for handling a cell outage. The method for handling a cell outage includes: receiving, by a first base station, an energy saving activation message sent by a second base station when a cell outage happens to a second cell, where the energy saving activation message is used to disable the energy saving function; transferring, by the first base station, the first cell from the energy saving state to the normal state according to the energy saving activation message, or keeping a third cell in the normal state until learning that the cell outage of the second cell is solved. This method prevents a coverage blind area in the network when a cell outage happens to a second cell that covers the area of a first cell which is in the energy saving state.

Abstract: An application management method and apparatus in a network functions virtualization environment are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a first unit, a management message of an application, where the management message carries at least one of an identifier of the application and an identifier of a virtual machine corresponding to the application, the first unit is an agent unit of the application, and the application is provided by a provider other than a provider of the first unit (201); and managing, by the first unit, the application (202), for example, performing life cycle management on the application. In this solution, an application provided by a third party can be flexibly managed in the network functions virtualization environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a network sharing method and apparatus. The method comprises: a network element obtaining configuration information of resource sharing, the configuration information comprising: configuring a sharing type of a shared resource of the network element, configuring division of a share of the shared resource of the network element, and configuring a sharing party corresponding to the share of the shared resource of the network element; and the network element controlling the shared resource of the network element according to the configuration information. By means of the present invention, a share of a shared resource of a network element can be configured, and a carrier or a PLMN or a user equipment in a shared network can be accurately controlled.

Abstract: A life cycle management method and device for a network service are provided. The method includes determining, by an operation support system (OSS) according to a target network service (NS), an existing virtualized network function (VNF) instance required for life cycle management on the target NS; sending, by the OSS, a life cycle management request of the target NS to a network function virtualization orchestrator (NFVO), where the life cycle management request includes a mapping relationship between an identifier of the existing VNF instance and a characteristic parameter corresponding to the identifier; and receiving, by the NFVO, the life cycle management request from the OSS for the target NS, and performing life cycle management on the target NS according to the existing VNF instance and the mapping relationship. In embodiments of the present disclosure, processing efficiency of life cycle management and resource utilization can be improved.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for establishing an interface between VNFMs, and a system, and relate to the field of communications technologies, so as to improve efficiency of communication between the VNFMs to some extent.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for collecting terminal measurement data, an integration reference point manager system, an integration reference point agent system, a home subscriber server, a mobility management entity, a NodeB and user equipment. Specifically, an integration reference point agent (IRP Agent) receives a terminal measurement data start operation or terminal measurement data stop operation sent by an integration reference point manager (IRP Manager), where the terminal measurement data start operation is used to start terminal measurement data collection and carries configuration parameters used to collect terminal measurement data, and the terminal measurement data stop operation is used to instruct stop of terminal measurement collection. The present invention enables a terminal to collect and report terminal measurement data.

Abstract: The present application provides a method and device for evaluating network performance, which relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: obtaining statistical data characterizing network performance; according to the statistical data, obtaining performance of neighbor relationship adjustment, or obtaining a degree to which the neighbor relationship adjustment affects the network performance. The present application determines impact of ANR algorithm on a network or a UE by collecting related status data, and solves a problem that whether degradation of UE performance or user experience is caused by the ANR algorithm cannot be determined in the prior art. Then a factor of ANR operation may be excluded from numerous factors which may affect a system or user experience, analysis capability of automatic troubleshooting is improved, and problem solving capability of operators is improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a network management system. The network management system includes: an operations support system (OSS), a domain function entity, and at least one virtual function node. The OSS is configured to: receive a service request of a user, and send the service request to the domain function entity. The domain function entity is configured to: receive the service request sent by the OSS, obtain an analysis result according to the service request and an analysis algorithm corresponding to the service request, and send the analysis result to a first virtual network function node corresponding to the service request. The first virtual network function node is configured to: perform related processing according to the analysis result sent by the domain function entity, and send a processing result to the domain function entity. The domain function entity is further configured to feed back the processing result to the OSS.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a method and an apparatus for managing a virtualized network function, and relate to the field of virtualization technologies, so as to improve work efficiency and resource usage. The method provided in the embodiments of the present application includes: allocating a resource to and configuring deployment specific parameters for a to-be-instantiated virtualized network function (VNF) to obtain a semi-instantiated VNF; and storing information of the semi-instantiated VNF, where the information of the semi-instantiated VNF includes an identifier of the semi-instantiated VNF, resource information of the semi-instantiated VNF, and deployment specific parameters of the semi-instantiated VNF.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for coordinating cell outage compensation and capacity and coverage optimization, and belongs to the communications field. In the present invention, a cell to be coordinated is determined, where the cell is a cell that needs coordination of a COC action and a CCO action; priorities of the COC action and the CCO action are compared, and a high-priority action and a low-priority action are determined in the COC action and the CCO action; and for the cell to be coordinated, the high-priority action continues to be performed, and the low-priority action is stopped from being performed. This effectively solves a problem of a conflict generated when the COC action and the CCO action are performed for the same cell, and ensures normal execution of a network optimization action with a relatively high priority.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose an alarm information processing method, including: acquiring, by an EMS, a first alarm information set reported by a VNFM, where the first alarm information set is generated after the VNFM performs correlation analysis on at least one piece of NFVI alarm information and at least one piece of VIM alarm information; acquiring, by the EMS, a second alarm information set reported by a VNF, where the second alarm information set includes at least one piece of VNF alarm information; and performing, by the EMS, correlation analysis on the first alarm information set and the second alarm information set, and dispatching a configured work order for alarm information that has a correlation relationship. By using the present invention, a cross-layer association between alarm information can be implemented to reduce a quantity of work orders.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a VNF processing policy determining method, an apparatus, and a system, and relate to the field of communications technologies, to avoid a problem that an NS constituted by a VNF cannot normally run when an EM fails to configure an application parameter for the VNF. The method includes: receiving, by a management node, a configuration feedback message sent by an EM, and determining a processing policy for a VNF according to the configuration feedback message, where the configuration feedback message is used to indicate whether an application parameter of the VNF is successfully configured, and the processing policy is used by the management node to process the VNF. The method is applied to an NFV technology.

Abstract: A method for associating a network service (NS) with a virtualized network function (VNF), an apparatus, and a system such that a network manager (NM) can determine a relationship between an NS and a VNF, and maintain the NS. The method includes sending, by an NM, an NS instantiation request message to a network function virtualization orchestrator (NFVO), receiving an NS instantiation completion message from the NFVO, and determining a mapping relationship between a first NS and N VNFs according to information about the first NS and information about the N VNFs. The NS instantiation request message carries the information about the first NS, the NS instantiation completion message carries the information about the first NS and the information about the N VNFs, information about each VNF in the information about the N VNFs represents the VNF in the N VNFs forming the first NS, and N?1.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for collecting terminal measurement data, an integration reference point manager system, an integration reference point agent system, a home subscriber server, a mobility management entity, a NodeB and a user equipment. Specifically, an integration reference point agent (IRP Agent) receives a terminal measurement data start operation or terminal measurement data stop operation sent by an integration reference point manager (IRP Manager), where the terminal measurement data start operation is used to start terminal measurement data collection and carries configuration parameters used to collect terminal measurement data, and the terminal measurement data stop operation is used to instruct stop of terminal measurement collection. The present invention enables a terminal to collect and report terminal measurement data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method, a device, and a system for selecting a self-organizing network (SON) function. The method comprises: an SON function selecting entity receives SON capability information of an SON functional entity, the SON capability information of the SON functional entity comprising: an SON capability supported by the SON functional entity and an activated state of the SON capability supported by the SON functional entity; the SON function selecting entity acquires an SON function selecting policy; the SON function selecting entity performs SON function selection according to the SON capability information of the SON functional entity and the SON function selecting policy. The technical solutions provided by the present invention are applicable to the field of communications, and solve the problem in the prior art that during the operation of SON function coordination, execution conflicts occur among functional instances.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and device for subscribing to an RLF report. An integration reference point manager configures a subscription condition for an RLF report for an integration reference point agent. The integration reference point manager obtains an RLF report that is sent by the integration reference point agent and satisfies the subscription condition. The present invention can avoid that a base station sends an RLF report obtained from a UE, to an IRPManager through an IRPAgent in a best-effort mode, thereby decreasing the load of information transferred between the IRPManager and the IRPAgent.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a system for energy saving management in a network management system are disclosed. The method for energy saving management includes: configuring, by an integrated reference point manager IRPManager, an energy saving policy, where the energy saving policy includes an identifier of a coverage backup entity for energy saving and further includes policy information of energy saving activation and/or policy information of energy saving deactivation; and sending, by the IRPManager, the energy saving policy to an integrated reference point agent IRPAgent, where the energy saving policy is used to perform energy saving management on a base station.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and device for subscribing to an RLF report. An integration reference point manager configures a subscription condition for an RLF report for an integration reference point agent. The integration reference point manager obtains an RLF report that is sent by the integration reference point agent and satisfies the subscription condition. The embodiments of the present invention can avoid the case in the prior art that a base station sends an RLF report obtained from a UE, to an IRPManager through an IRPAgent in a best-effort mode, thereby decreasing the load of information transferred between the IRPManager and the IRPAgent.