CN101277223A - Method for obtaining veneer software - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a method for obtaining board software. The method includes: a network element management system loads board software from object network element through board software package; in process of object network element loading board software, board software data package saves board software through self passing through network element required upgrading; object network element sends board software updating message to adjacent network element required upgrading, the network element adjacent to object network element obtains board software from target network element according with received board software updating message. Network element that new obtains board software sends board software updating message of board software to adjacent network element, and diffuses gradually to adjacent network element of adjacent network element, and thus diffuse gradually until all network elements required upgrading complete upgrading. The method provided by the invention can upgrade network element board software rapidly, and increase upgrading efficiency of network element board software.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the board software upgrade technique, refer in particular to the method that a kind of Element management system (EMS) obtains board software.
Background technology
The Element management system of communication network is connected by directly or indirectly setting up communication with network element device usually, finishes the management to network element device, and the annexation between Element management system and the network element device as shown in Figure 1.In the following description, the convenience in order to illustrate abbreviates network element device as network element.Annexation is also arranged between network element and the network element, and the annexation between the network element mainly contains: star-like (or claim tree type), chain and ring-like etc., the star-like connection between the network element as shown in Figure 2, chain connects as shown in Figure 3, ring-like connection as shown in Figure 4.Generally, Element management system only has direct communication relation with Gateway Network Element, and other network elements are set up the communication relation indirectly by Gateway Network Element and Element management system.
Generally, for demand or the solution software fault problem that satisfies software development, need carry out the board software upgrading to network element by Element management system.Because a network element single-board software upgrading often relates to a large amount of veneers of a lot of network elements of communication network, so the upgrading board software is a job more consuming time; And in the board software escalation process, manually the operation of carrying out is many, and escalation process is very possible owing to operate miss has problems.
In the prior art, the board software escalation process normally: Element management system is downloaded software to target network element, loads new software and operation by this target network element then.Though annexation is arranged between the network element each other, software upgrade process each time only is mutual between Element management system and the target network element, and it doesn't matter with other network elements, and promptly software upgrade process is transparent to other network elements outside the target network element.
As shown in Figure 5, suppose that the A network element sets up communication by B network element and Element management system and be connected, certain board software of upgrading had both needed the A network element of upgrading, and the B network element that needs again to upgrade utilizes existing board software upgrade method, if upgrade the A network element earlier, back upgrading B network element, Element management system is carrying out in the board software downloading process to the A network element, though the board software data are through the B network element, but in upgrading B network element, Element management system needs to download this board software to the B network element once more; If upgrade the B network element earlier, back upgrading A network element though corresponding board software has been arranged on the B network element, in upgrading A network element, still need provide board software to the A network element by Element management system.As seen, existing board software upgrading mode download efficiency is not high.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of Element management system to obtain the method for board software, and the updating network element board software improves network element single-board software upgrading efficient apace.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that
A kind of method of obtaining board software, this method comprises:
A, Element management system are downloaded board software by the board software packet to target network element;
After B, target network element were downloaded the board software end, to the adjacent network element transmitting single plate software upgrading message of self, the network element of the needs upgrading adjacent with target network element obtained board software according to the board software updating message of being received to target network element.
Further, before the steps A, this method further comprises: Element management system sends upgrading to all network elements that need carry out board software upgrading order is set, and all network elements that need carry out the board software upgrading are provided with order according to the upgrading of receiving and revise self original upgrading configuration information table of storing.
Further, Element management system described in the steps A is downloaded in the process of board software to target network element, this method further comprises: the board software packet the network element of needs upgradings of process preserve board software through self, and in obtaining the board software process, send upgrading progress notice to Element management system.
Preferably, the board software packet the network element of needs upgradings of process in obtaining the board software process, send upgrading progress notice to Element management system, Element management system shows the upgrading progress.
Preferably, the board software packet the network element of needs upgradings of process preserve through behind the board software of self, this method further comprises: the board software packet the network element of needs upgrading of process the download state in the upgrading configuration information table of self be revised as download.
Further, described board software packet the network element of process determine the upgrading of self needs according to the upgrading configuration information table of self.
Further, target network element is downloaded in the board software process, and this method further comprises: target network element sends upgrading progress notice to Element management system, and Element management system shows the upgrading progress.
Preferably, after target network element was downloaded the board software end among the step B, this method further comprises: target network element is revised as the download state in the upgrading configuration information table of self to be downloaded.
Preferably, the network element of the needs upgrading adjacent with target network element obtains before the board software among the step B, this method further comprises: the network element adjacent with target network element judged self according to the upgrading configuration information table of self, and whether needs are upgraded, if need, then do not carry out any operation; Otherwise execution in step C ': the adjacent network element that the board software updating message of being received is sent to except that the network element of board software updating message source self.
Further, the network element of the needs upgrading adjacent with target network element obtains after the board software among the step B, further execution in step C: the network element address in the board software updating message of being received is revised as self address, and amended board software updating message is sent to except that the network element of board software updating message source the adjacent network element of self.
Further, step C ' afterwards, or after the step C, this method further comprises: the network element of described up-to-date acquisition board software updating message is after upgrading configuration information table affirmation self the needs upgrading according to self, source network element address according to message in the board software updating message, network element obtains board software to described source, then execution in step C; Or after self do not need confirming upgrading, execution in step C '.
Preferably, the board software packet the network element of needs upgradings of process preserve through after the board software of self, or after the step B, this method further comprises: the network element that obtains board software is according to the operation of the activation type in the upgrading configuration information of self board software.
The present invention obtains the method for board software, Element management system is when target network element is downloaded board software, the board software packet the network element of process upgrade if desired, can intercept board software and it is preserved and board software that operation is preserved; For the network element that newly obtains board software, all can be to self adjacent network element transmitting single plate software upgrading message, and progressively be diffused into the adjacent network element of adjacent network element by the board software updating message, diffusion is all finished upgrading up to all network elements that need upgrade so gradually.Like this, reduce board software upgrading intensity, improved board software upgrading efficient, reduced the manual operation of escalation process, therefore reduced the board software staging error that human factor causes.
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Fig. 1 is the annexation schematic diagram between Element management system and the network element device;
Fig. 2 is the star-like annexation schematic diagram between the network element;
Fig. 3 is the chain annexation schematic diagram between the network element;
Fig. 4 is the ring-like annexation schematic diagram between the network element;
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram that utilizes prior art that two network elements that annexation arranged are upgraded;
Fig. 6 obtains the method flow schematic diagram of board software for the present invention.
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Basic thought of the present invention is: Element management system sends the upgrading configuration order to all network elements that need upgrade, and all network elements that need carry out the board software upgrading are provided with the original upgrading configuration information table of storing of order modification self according to the upgrading of receiving; Element management system is by board software packet one or several network element in all network elements that need upgrade, promptly download board software to target network element, the board software packet process the needs upgrading all network elements intercepting board softwares and it is preserved the back and carries out the board software operation according to self activating type; Target network element provides board software by the board software updating message to the adjacent network element of self after downloading board software, and the network element that obtains board software can provide board software to the adjacent network element of self again, so, can be greatly improve the efficient of board software upgrading.Board software not only can obtain from target network element, also can obtain from the network element that newly obtains board software.For the network element that newly obtains board software, all can be to self adjacent network element transmitting single plate software upgrading message, and progressively be diffused into the adjacent network element of adjacent network element by the board software updating message, diffusion is all finished upgrading up to all network elements that need upgrade so gradually.
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing concrete enforcement of the present invention is described in further detail.
The method that the present invention obtains board software may further comprise the steps as shown in Figure 6:
Here, upgrading is provided with the board type that has comprised the needs upgradings in the order; The single board software edition that needs upgrading; The veneer address that needs upgrading; Activate type, comprise automatic activation, webmaster activation etc.; Download state.
Here, the original upgrading configuration information table of storing of network element self has been preserved the existing single board software edition information of network element.And the upgrading of receiving is provided with the single board software edition information that order has comprised the needs upgradings.
Here, target network element is that all need carry out one or several network element in the network element of board software upgrading, need artificially determine.For example, need all network elements of upgrading to have a lot, but Element management system only selects C network element wherein to download board software to it, then the C network element is called target network element, and other network element that need upgrade is only downloaded to it at Element management system just can become target network element when board software is upgraded.
Here, it is a plurality of board software packets that board software is divided into that Element management system is downloaded the process of board software actual to network element, pass to the board software packet on the target network element singly, after target network element receives all packets, these board software data packet group are dressed up board software.
A board software packet comprises: target network element address, board type, single board software edition, package number, board software data.
Step 604 ', Element management system downloads in the process of board software to target network element, target network element sends upgrading progress notice to Element management system, Element management system display-object network element updating progress, execution in step 605 then;
Here, upgrading progress notice comprises: the veneer address of upgrading; The progress type comprises to the network element download, to veneer download, failed download, finishes activation; The upgrading progress.
After step 605, target network element are downloaded the board software success, download state in the upgrading configuration information table of self is revised as downloads, and to self adjacent network element transmitting single plate software upgrading message, adjacent network element execution in step 606, step 607 and the step 608 of target network element, or execution in step 606 and step 607 ';
Here, the board software updating message comprises: the board software updating message from network element address, i.e. source network element address, board type, the single board software edition of board software updating message.A common board software updating message can comprise a plurality of board types and single board software edition.
Step 607 ', the board software updating message of being received is sent to except that the network element of board software updating message source self adjacent network element, the described up-to-date adjacent network element execution in step 606 of receiving the board software updating message.
Here, in order to prevent ping-pong, the network element transmitting single plate software upgrading message that network element is not originated to the board software updating message;
Here, described adjacent network element is revised as self address with the network element address in the board software updating message, and like this, the adjacent network element of described adjacent network element self is upgraded if desired and just can be obtained board software from described adjacent network element more easily sooner.Do not revise if do not carry out the address, the adjacent network element of described adjacent network element self needs the described adjacent network element of approach to obtain board software to target network element, and it is just not too convenient to obtain board software like this.
After all network elements obtain board software, judge according to the upgrading configuration information table of self and self to activate whether type is automatic activation, if obtain the board software that the network element load operating of board software is obtained; Otherwise, obtaining the network element notice Element management system of board software, Element management system issues activation command to the network element that obtains board software, obtains the board software that the network element load operating of board software is obtained.
In a word, board software not only can obtain from target network element, also can obtain from the network element that newly obtains board software.For the network element that newly obtains board software, all can be to self adjacent network element transmitting single plate software upgrading message, and progressively be diffused into the adjacent network element of adjacent network element by the board software updating message, diffusion is all finished upgrading up to all network elements that need upgrade so gradually.Improved board software upgrading efficient like this, greatly.
The above is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not to be used to limit protection scope of the present invention.
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1, a kind of method of obtaining board software is characterized in that, this method comprises:
A, Element management system are downloaded board software by the board software packet to target network element;
After B, target network element were downloaded the board software end, to the adjacent network element transmitting single plate software upgrading message of self, the network element of the needs upgrading adjacent with target network element obtained board software according to the board software updating message of being received to target network element.
2, method according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, before the steps A, this method further comprises: Element management system sends upgrading to all network elements that need carry out board software upgrading order is set, and all network elements that need carry out the board software upgrading are provided with order according to the upgrading of receiving and revise self original upgrading configuration information table of storing.
3, method according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, Element management system described in the steps A is downloaded in the process of board software to target network element, this method further comprises: the board software packet the network element of needs upgradings of process preserve board software through self, and in obtaining the board software process, send upgrading progress notice to Element management system.
4, method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, the board software packet the network element of needs upgradings of process in obtaining the board software process, send upgrading progress notice to Element management system, Element management system shows the upgrading progress.
5, method according to claim 4, it is characterized in that, the board software packet the network element of needs upgradings of process preserve through behind the board software of self, this method further comprises: the board software packet the network element of needs upgrading of process the download state in the upgrading configuration information table of self be revised as download.
6, method according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described board software packet the network element of process determine the upgrading of self needs according to the upgrading configuration information table of self.
According to claim 1,2 or 6 described methods, it is characterized in that 7, target network element is downloaded in the board software process, this method further comprises: target network element sends upgrading progress notice to Element management system, and Element management system shows the upgrading progress.
8, method according to claim 7 is characterized in that, after target network element was downloaded the board software end among the step B, this method further comprises: target network element is revised as the download state in the upgrading configuration information table of self to be downloaded.
9, method according to claim 8, it is characterized in that, the network element of the needs upgrading adjacent with target network element obtains before the board software among the step B, this method further comprises: the network element adjacent with target network element judged self according to the upgrading configuration information table of self, and whether needs are upgraded, if need, then do not carry out any operation; Otherwise execution in step C ': the adjacent network element that the board software updating message of being received is sent to except that the network element of board software updating message source self.
10, method according to claim 9, it is characterized in that, the network element of the needs upgrading adjacent with target network element obtains after the board software among the step B, further execution in step C: the network element address in the board software updating message of being received is revised as self address, and amended board software updating message is sent to except that the network element of board software updating message source the adjacent network element of self.
11, method according to claim 10, it is characterized in that, step C ' afterwards, or after the step C, this method further comprises: the network element of described up-to-date acquisition board software updating message is after upgrading configuration information table affirmation self the needs upgrading according to self, according to the source network element address of message in the board software updating message, network element obtains board software to described source, then execution in step C; Or after self do not need confirming upgrading, execution in step C '.
12, method according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, the board software packet the network element of needs upgradings of process preserve through after the board software of self, or after the step B, this method further comprises: the network element that obtains board software is according to the operation of the activation type in the upgrading configuration information of self board software.
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