PE apparatus management method and device

• Main Authors: TIAN YANJUN, WANG HONGYUAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.06.2015
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

The invention provides a PE apparatus management method and a PE apparatus management device, wherein the PE apparatus management method comprises the following steps: establishing a connection with a PE apparatus in a VCF system through a VCF port of a CB apparatus; acquiring forward capability information of the PE apparatus; setting a forward mode for the PE apparatus based on the forward capability information of the PE apparatus, or based on the forward capability information of the PE apparatus and forward capability information of the CB apparatus, wherein the forward mode comprises a distributed forward mode; if the forward mode set for the PE apparatus is the distributed forward mode, issuing OpenFlow flow table entries that are generated in advance to the PE apparatus, thereby enabling the PE apparatus to forward received messages based on the OpenFlow flow table entries. By establishing an OpenFlow connection between the CB apparatus and the PE apparatus, couplings between both the CB apparatus and the PE apparatus are reduced; accordingly, the VCF system is easier to be managed.