Abstract: A management method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining, by a second management unit, affinity information. The affinity information is used to configure affinity and/or anti-affinity between a target object and another object, or is used to configure affinity and/or anti-affinity between a child object of the target object and another object. The method further includes sending, by the second management unit, a management request of the target object to a first management unit. The management request carries the affinity information. The method further includes managing, by the first management unit, the target object according to the affinity information, after receiving the management request of the target object and sent by the second management unit.

Abstract: A network system level division method and an apparatus. The method may include: obtaining an operation and maintenance parameter of a network system in an operation and maintenance scenario, where the operation and maintenance parameter is used to represent operation and maintenance performance of the network system in the operation and maintenance scenario; and determining an automation level of the network system in the operation and maintenance scenario based on the operation and maintenance parameter of the network system in the operation and maintenance scenario, where the automation level of the network system in the operation and maintenance scenario is used to represent an automatic operation and maintenance degree of the network system in the operation and maintenance scenario. In this way, level division of automation degrees of the network system in a specific operation and maintenance scenario is implemented.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a first management device, a first message from a second management device, and determining a predicted traffic volume corresponding to a traffic type for a predicted object based on a prediction requirement information. The first message is useable to request the first management device to perform traffic volume prediction. The first message includes the predicted object, the traffic type, and the prediction requirement information. The prediction requirement information includes a prediction granularity or a prediction period. The prediction granularity includes at least one of a prediction area, a prediction service type, a prediction slice, a prediction cell, a prediction public land mobile communications network or a prediction tenant.

Abstract: A network function information management method, where the method includes: obtaining, by a management network element, identification information of a network repository function (NRF) instance, where the NRF instance stores information about a network function (NF) instance, and the identification information is used to indicate the NRF instance associated with the NF instance; and sending, by the management network element, a first message to the NF instance or a management unit of the NF instance, where the first message includes the identification information of the NRF instance; or establishing, by the management network element, an association relationship between the NF instance and the NRF instance based on the identification information of the NRF instance. The method helps the NF instance register with the NRF instance, update the information about the NF instance to the NRF instance, or query information about another NF instance from the NRF instance.

Abstract: This application provides a network slice configuration method, apparatus, and system, and pertains to the field of wireless communications technologies. The method includes: after receiving a management request of a network slice, obtaining or determining, by a network slice manager, network resource information corresponding to a subnet included in the network slice, and then sending, in a form of a subnet management request to a subnet manager, the network resource information corresponding to the subnet, so that the subnet manager configures the corresponding subnet based on the network resource information corresponding to the subnet. In this application, network slice configuration efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communications, and provides an information configuration method to configure an association relationship between an AMF group and network slice information for an NSSF, a default AMF, or an NRF, so that the NSSF, the default AMF, or the NRF can select an AMF group meeting a service requirement. The method includes: determining, by a first management unit, an association relationship between information about an AMF group and network slice information, where the association relationship is used to instruct to select the network slice information based on the information about the AMF group or select the information about the AMF group based on the network slice information; and sending, by the first management unit, the association relationship to a first network unit or a management unit of a first network unit; or storing, by the first management unit, the association relationship.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving, by an intent management device, a service intent from a requirement device, where the service intent is used to indicate service requirement information, and the service requirement information includes service access time information of at least one terminal device and service access location information of the at least one terminal device; and determining network configuration information based on the service intent, and configuring a network based on the network configuration information; or determining first information based on the service intent, and sending the first information to a network management device, where the first information includes network configuration information or network intent information, the network configuration information is used to indicate a radio resource configuration, and the network intent information is used to describe an effect of a network configuration.

Abstract: A network slice deployment method is provided. Under the method, a network device receives a first request message instructing to deploy a target network slice for providing a target service to the terminal device, from a terminal device. The network device sends a second request message to the management function entity for indicating the target network slice information. The network device receives a second response message indicating that the target network slice has been completely deployed.

Abstract: A wireless communication method and a communication device. The method includes: a first management device receives a communication coverage request message from a second management device, where the communication coverage request message includes at least one of the following communication parameter information: communication coverage area information and communication service requirement information; the first management device determines at least one target access network based on the communication parameter information; and the first management device sends a first configuration message to the target access network, where the first configuration message is used to indicate the target access network to provide communication coverage. This can reduce a waste of energy and resources.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an intent processing method and apparatus, and a system, to improve architecture flexibility and evolvability. The method includes: A management device receives an intent from a requirement device through an IDMS interface, where the intent includes information about an intent object, information about an intent action, and information about an intent-specific parameter, and the intent is used to indicate the management device to perform, on an object indicated by the information about the intent object, an action indicated by the information about the intent action. The management device obtains a configuration parameter based on the received intent. The management device configures, based on the obtained configuration parameter, a network or a service managed by the management device.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and discloses a network slice management method, device, and system, to solve the problem of low efficiency of manually deploying a network slice. One example network slice management method comprises obtaining, by a network management unit, the capability description information of a network slice, where the capability description information of the network slice includes at least one of a feature of the network slice and a deployment capability of the network slice. The method further comprises sending, by the network management unit, a notification message carrying the capability description information of the network slice, to a service management unit.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a network performance assurance method and apparatus. When the network performance assurance method is applied, a second management device determines network performance assurance information. The network performance assurance information includes at least one of a network performance assurance granularity and a network performance assurance condition. The second management device sends a target network management request including the network performance assurance information to a first management device. The first management device receives the target network management request sent by the second management device, and manages a target network based on the at least one of the network performance assurance granularity and the network performance assurance condition included in the target network management request.

Abstract: This application discloses a network management method, device, and system to solve the problem of low efficiency in network management by manual coordination. In one embodiment, the network management method includes: obtaining, by a first network management unit, network management service description information or network management indication information, where the network management indication information is used to determine the network management service description information. The network management service description information includes at least one of a managed object and management operation information, and the network management service description information is used to describe a management service supported by a network. The method further includes sending, by the first network management unit, the network management service description information or the network management indication information to a second network management unit.

Abstract: A network slice management method, and a management unit and a system that are based on the method are provided. The method includes: determining, by a first management unit, subnet requirement information based on network slice requirement information, where a network slice includes at least one subnet; sending, by the first management unit, a first negotiation request to a second management unit, where the first negotiation request carries the subnet requirement information, and the first negotiation request is used to query for a support status of the second management unit for the subnet requirement information; and determining, by the second management unit, that the second management unit can support the subnet requirement information, or determining, by the second management unit, that the second management unit cannot support the subnet requirement information.

Abstract: A network slice selection method and apparatus are provided, to ensure performance of a high-priority service. The method includes: A first management unit obtains a service request message, where the service request message is used to initiate a service request for a service of a tenant; and the first management unit sends a network slice request message to a second management unit based on the service request message, where the network slice request message carries priority information, the priority information is used to indicate a priority of the tenant or a priority of the service, and the priority information is used by the second management unit to select a network slice for the service of the tenant.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a cell configuration method and apparatus, to reduce signaling exchange in a cell migration process and improve cell migration efficiency. The cell configuration method includes: A first management function unit obtains a first message, where the first message includes information about a first cell and information about a first base station, the information about the first cell includes at least one of an identifier of the first cell or a managed object identifier of the first cell, and the information about the first base station includes at least one of an identifier of the first base station or a managed object identifier of the first base station; and the first management function unit configures a relationship between the first cell and the first base station based on the first message.

Abstract: A cell deletion method and apparatus, to increase cell deletion efficiency are disclosed. The cell deletion method includes: receiving, by a first base station management unit, a first message, where the first message carries cell information, and the cell information includes an identifier of a cell or an identifier of a managed object of the cell; deleting, by the first base station management unit, the cell based on the first message; and deleting, by the first base station management unit based on the first message, a neighbor relation and/or an external cell that are/is associated with the cell and that are/is managed by the first base station management unit. Example embodiments of the application relate to the field of communications technologies.

Abstract: This application provides a network slice management method and apparatus. A first manager obtains capability information of a subnet, where the capability information of the subnet includes at least one of the following information: capability information of a subnet template and capability information of a subnet instance, the capability information of the subnet template is used to represent a feature of the subnet template, and the capability information of the subnet instance is used to represent a feature of the subnet instance; and then generates information about a network slice based on the capability information of the subnet, where the information about the network slice includes information about a network slice template or information about a network slice instance, and the network slice includes at least one subnet.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a management method, and a management device and a system that are based on the method. The method includes: sending, by a second management device, an update request to a first management device, where the update request is used to request the first management device to update requirement information of a subnet managed by the first management device; and then, determining, by the first management device, that the subnet can satisfy the update request, or determining that the subnet cannot satisfy the update request. In the solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the second management device can request the first management device to update the requirement information of the subnet managed by the first management device, thereby preventing a management fault of an entire network slice when a subnet managed by the second management device cannot satisfy a preset requirement.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a network performance assurance method and apparatus. When the network performance assurance method is applied, a second management device determines network performance assurance information. The network performance assurance information includes at least one of a network performance assurance granularity and a network performance assurance condition. The second management device sends a target network management request including the network performance assurance information to a first management device. The first management device receives the target network management request sent by the second management device, and manages a target network based on the at least one of the network performance assurance granularity and the network performance assurance condition included in the target network management request.