Access point license management system and application method and network management system thereof

A network management system and management system technology, applied in the field of wireless local area networks, can solve the problems of poor APLicense control correlation, waste of APLicense resources, and waste of APLicense resources and resources, so as to improve control correlation, save resources, and improve maintenance speed. Effect

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-10-13
ZTE CORP
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[0005] The embodiment of the present invention provides an access point license AP License management system, which is used to solve the existing maintenance method mentioned in the prior art that each AC is independently maintained, resulting in poor correlation of AP License control in the entire network. Problems that easily lead to waste of AP license resources include establishing a link between the network management system NMS and at least one wireless controller AC:
[0008] The embodiment of the present invention also provides a network management system NMS, which is used to solve the problem mentioned in the prior art that the existing maintenance method is to maintain each AC independently, which leads to poor correlation of AP License control in the entire network, and easily leads to AP The waste of license resources includes:

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Embodiment 1

[0037] Embodiment 1: Increase the number of AP Licenses of the AC

[0038] When the SNMP protocol is used, the AP License configuration parameter structure is defined as shown in Table 1:

[0039] Table I

[0040] entry

illustrate

English name

type of data

access permission

AC max

AP License

number

AC allows

Maximum input

Number of APs

MaxLicense

Lmax for short

Integer32

Shaping 32 characters long

ReadOnly

read only

AC current configuration

AP

Number of licenses

AC current configuration

set to allow access

Maximum input

nowLicense

Lnow for short

Integer32

ReadWrite

readable and writable

Number of APs

AC has been

Number of access APs

AC is currently

Accessed AP

quantity

APnum

Nap for short

Integer32

ReadOnly

read only

...

Embodiment 2

[0045] Embodiment 2: Reduce the number of AP Licenses of the AC

[0046] In this embodiment, the SNMP protocol is still used, and the AP License configuration parameter structure is defined as shown in Table 1.

[0047] First, after the AC starts to connect to the NMS, the AC establishes a normal management link with the NMS, and the AC obtains the AP License parameters mentioned above through the SNMP OID message.

[0048] Second, the NMS periodically collects running status parameters on the AC through SNMP GET messages. The solution involves the maximum number of accessible licenses (Lmax), the number of currently configured licenses (Lnow), and the number of currently connected APs (Nap). The NMS saves the corresponding relationship between the code of the AC management unit and Lmax, Lnow, and Nap, and periodically collects and maintains this data, and the period is configurable. At the same time, the NMS may also maintain an unallocated License (Lplus), where Lplus<=∑Lm...

Embodiment 3

[0052] Embodiment 3. Part of the AP License is reclaimed from one AC, and the reclaimed part is used to increase the AP License of another AC

[0053] First, after the AC starts to connect to the NMS, the AC establishes a normal management link with the NMS, and the AC obtains the AP License parameters mentioned above through the SNMP OID message.

[0054] Secondly, the NMS periodically collects the AC license status parameters through the SNMP GET message, which involves the maximum number of accessible licenses (Lmax), the number of currently configured licenses (Lnow), and the number of currently connected APs (Nap). The NMS saves the corresponding relationship between the code of the AC management unit and Lmax, Lnow, and Nap, and periodically collects and maintains this data, and the period is configurable. At the same time, the NMS may also maintain an unallocated License (Lplus), where Lplus<=∑Lmax-∑Lnow. To ensure the security of Lplus, NMS uses encrypted files to con...

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Abstract

The invention discloses an access point (AP) license management system, comprising a network management system built with link connections and at least one access controller; the access controller acquires and stores locally managed AP license parameters, receives adjusted AP license parameters sent by an NMS to substitute for the originally stored AP license parameters, and completes the validness and control of the AP license parameters corresponding to the adjusted AP license parameters. The NMS adjusts the AP license parameters managed by each access controller and notifies each access controller according to received executive instructions. The invention also discloses an application method of the network management system (NMS) and the AP license management system. The invention can save AP license resources.

Description

technical field [0001] The embodiment of the present invention relates to the field of wireless local area network, in particular to an access point license management system and its application method, and a network management system in this field. Background technique [0002] With the development of WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network, wireless local area network) technology and the advancement of national informatization construction, domestic operators have begun to deploy APs (Access Points) on a large scale. Provide rich wireless broadband services. In the industry, the AP capacity that can be managed by an AC (Access Concentrator, wireless controller) is generally configured when the device leaves the factory. It cannot be changed later or only the AP License can be added instead of the AP License. [0003] In addition, if you need to add an AP license, you need to perform AP license file or configuration operations independently on the AC device through local or remo...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04W84/12H04W88/18
Inventor 赵家伟肖志方马俊
Owner ZTE CORP
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