Abstract: A network slice management method, a management unit, and a system, where the method includes receiving, by a first management unit, a first management request, where the first management request carries requirement information of a network slice or indication information, and the indication information is used to obtain the requirement information of the network slice. The method further includes determining, by the first management unit, requirement information of a subnet that forms the network slice. According to the method, the first management unit can determine the corresponding requirement information of the subnet based on the requirement information of the network slice. This way, the network slice can be automatically deployed based on the requirement information of the network slice.

Abstract: A base station configuration method and apparatus. During implementation of the base station configuration method, a management request sent by a network management unit to a network function management unit includes configuration information of a base station, and the configuration information may include at least one of a deployment mode and a virtualization mode. The network function management unit receives the management request sent by the network management unit, and configures the base station based on the configuration information included in the management request, so that the configuration information of the base station is sent by using the management request, and the management request may be transmitted by using a same interface between the NMF and the NFMF.

Abstract: This application provide an information sending method, and a device and a system. The method includes: creating or updating, by a first device, a network slice instance; sending, by the first device, a first message to a second device, where the first message carries first network slice instance information, the first network slice instance information is first information about the created or updated network slice instance, and the first network slice instance information includes an identifier of the network slice instance; and storing or configuring, by the second device, the first network slice instance information. In the solutions, after creating or updating the network slice instance, the first device may send the information about the created or updated network slice instance to the second device, and the second device may store or configure the information, so as to avoid allocating an improper network slice instance to a terminal.

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: This application discloses a network slice management method and a device that is designed to improve network slice deployment efficiency. In the network slice management method, after obtaining indication information of a network slice template and performance requirement information of a target network slice, a first network management device may determine deployment information of the target network slice based on the two pieces of information, and may manage the target network slice based on the deployment information of the target network slice, without manual involvement. Therefore, network slice deployment efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: This application relate to the field of communications technologies, and disclose a network service management method. A specific solution is as follows: A network management unit obtains information about a target network service, where the information about the target network service includes an identifier of the target network service and requirement information of the target network service. The network management unit obtains an identifier of a network based on the requirement information of the target network service, where the network meets the requirement information of the target network service. The network management unit configures an association relationship between the identifier of the target network service and the identifier of the network, or the network management unit configures the identifier of the target network service in management information of the network, or the network management unit configures the identifier of the network in management information of the network service.

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: 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 network resource deployment method relate to the field of communications technologies. The network resource deployment method includes: A first device receives a target network management request; then determines requirement information of a to-be-deployed network resource required for managing a target network; and finally sends a network resource management request to a second device. After receiving the network resource management request, the second device deploys the to-be-deployed network resource. The target network management request includes target network requirement information. The requirement information of the to-be-deployed network resource includes at least one of air interface resource requirement information, user quantity requirement information, throughput requirement information, coverage requirement information, radio bearer RB requirement information, base station requirement information, network element device requirement information, and network function requirement information.

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 method and a device for determining deployment information of a network are disclosed. The method for determining deployment information of a network includes: receiving, by a first network entity, a first message sent by a second network entity, where the first message carries first deployment information, and the first deployment information is deployment information of a network component; and determining, by the first network entity, second deployment information based on the first deployment information, where the second deployment information is deployment information of a network, and the network includes at least one network component. The foregoing solution can improve accuracy of determining deployment information of a network.

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: A network slice management method, a management unit, and a system, where the method includes receiving, by a first management unit, a first management request, where the first management request carries requirement information of a network slice or indication information, and the indication information is used to obtain the requirement information of the network slice. The method further includes determining, by the first management unit, requirement information of a subnet that forms the network slice. According to the method, the first management unit can determine the corresponding requirement information of the subnet based on the requirement information of the network slice.

Abstract: This application provides a network component management method and a network device. The method includes: obtaining, by a network component management unit, performance assurance information of a network component, where the performance assurance information includes at least one of the following: key performance information, performance assurance priority information, or performance assurance enabling information, where the key performance information is used to indicate a key performance of the network component, and the performance assurance enabling information is used to instruct to enable or disable at least one performance assurance function of the network component; and managing, by the network component management unit, the network component based on the performance assurance information. The network component management method and the network device provided in this application can improve network component management efficiency.

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: Embodiments of this application disclose a network slice management method and device, and relate to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: receiving, by a first management unit, a network slice management request, where the network slice management request carries instance information or indication information of a transport network manager; and sending, by the first management unit, a transmission management request to a corresponding transport network manager based on the instance information of the transport network manager, where the transmission management request is used to deploy a transmission network. The embodiments of this application provide a method for determining a transport network manager to create a corresponding transmission network.

Abstract: A service management method and apparatus, and a storage medium, where the method is used in a service management system, and where the service management system includes a service management unit and at least one first network management unit. The method includes: receiving, by the service management unit, a service management request, where the service management request carries network type indication information or service requirement information; and determining, by the service management unit, a target network type based on the network type indication information or the service requirement information, where a target network corresponding to the target network type is configured to provide a service, and the target network type includes a sliced network or a non-sliced network.

Abstract: This application provides a network slice deployment method. The method may include obtaining, by a first network manager, node instance information, determining, by the first network manager, transmission requirement information corresponding to the node instance information, and sending a transmission request message to a transport network manager. The node instance information may include identifier information of a node instance or a network address of a node instance, and the transmission request message may include the transmission requirement information and the node instance information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method, a device, and a system for deploying a network slice. The method, device and system disclosed herein are related to the field of communications technologies, and are designed to solve the problem of low efficiency in manually deploying a network slice. An exemplary solution includes: a first network management unit receiving a network slice management request message that carries service traffic information of a network slice, and, based on the service traffic information of the network slice, deploying the network slice or selecting an available network slice in an existing network.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes: receiving, by a first management unit, a network component notification message sent by a second management unit, where the network component notification message carries tenant service instance information and status information of a network component, the tenant service instance information is corresponding to the status information of the network component, and the status information includes fault information and/or performance information; and determining, by the first management unit, status information of a network slice instance based on the network component notification message, where the status information of the network slice instance is corresponding to the tenant service instance information, and the network slice instance includes the network slice component. The communication method in embodiments of this application can improve network slice management efficiency.