Configuration data submission method based on network configuration (NETCONF) protocol and server thereof

Abstract

The invention provides a configuration data submission method based on a network configuration (NETCONF) protocol and a NETCONF server so as to realize a uniform configuration data submission management operation based on a network management entity. The method comprises the following steps: in the NETCONF server, independent candidate configuration databases are created for a network management agent corresponding to the each non-NETCONF protocol network management entity and the NETCONF protocol respectively; after the NETCONF protocol or any one of the non-NETCONF protocol network management agent receives a service configuration request of a client, the corresponding candidate configuration database is updated through the NETCONF server; the NETCONF server submits the configuration data in the updated candidate configuration database to an operation configuration database; a management object (MO) in the NETCONF server submits the configuration data in the operation configuration database to an application module of object network equipment.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to network configuration management technology in the field of data communication, in particular to a method for realizing the submission of target network device configuration data by using a network configuration protocol and a network configuration protocol server. Background technique [0002] like figure 1 As shown, it is a schematic diagram of a configuration management framework based on the Network Configuration (NETCONF) protocol in the prior art. The NETCONF configuration management framework is divided into four levels in logical structure, including: network management entity, network management agent, NETCONF Server and application modules, where: [0003] The network management entity runs on the client side of the network management, provides user interfaces for different network management protocols and operations, receives business operations of network administrator users, and converts business operations into b...

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However, it is stipulated in the NETCONF protocol that a NETCONF server has only one candidate configuration database. In order to ensure the consistency and security of configuration data, a client must lock the candidate configuration database before modifying the candidate configuration database. When the client operates on it at the same time, it will lead to resource competition. It cannot realize the two-phase submission function of configuration data based on the client, and it is also not conducive to the unified implementation of management operations such as rollback and query of configuration data.

[0012] It can be seen from the above that in the existing NETCONF-based configuration management technology, to distinguish the configuration data submitted by various network management entities, it must be completed in their respective network management agents, which lacks a unified processing mechanism and also brings resource competition problem, which reduces the configuration efficiency of the target network device and the user's operating experience

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