Role generation method and device for elements in a communication network, on the basis of role templates

摘要

A device or arrangement (D) is dedicated to role generation for network elements (NEL) or equipment (NEQ) in a communication network, capable of performing traffic processing defined by policy rules stored in a first memory (MI) and referenced to role definitions. The device or arrangement (D) includes processing resources (MT) which are responsible, when they receive a request for the creation of a role, for associating this role with the identifier of a role template chosen from role templates stored in a second memory (M2), where each includes a set of at least one constraint associated with a function performed by a managed type of network element (NEL), and of defining the role by a set of at least one managed network element satisfying at least one of the constraints on the associated role template, where each constraint must also be satisfied by at least one of the network elements (NEL) of the set.