CN101002172A - Method and apparatus for downloading a plurality of images - Google Patents
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Abstract
A download file (30) for use in a communications network having a plurality of target blocks (32), an end (36), and a signature (32). Each target block (32) including an image to be downloaded to an intelligent device (22), a target identifier indicating an intelligent device (22) that may use the image, and a qualifier that qualifies how the image is to be downloaded. The end (36) indicating the end of the download file. The signature (32) used to validate the download file (30) by the intelligent device (22).
Description
To quoting of related application
The application requires in the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/584 of application on June 30th, 2004,356 right of priority.
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of force method and device that is used for downloaded software on a plurality of network equipments of communication network, and more particularly, relate to a kind of method and apparatus that is used for downloading a plurality of images to a plurality of Intelligent Network Elements.
Background technology
Typical communication network comprises many devices, its each all have the software of executive communication function.For example, passive optical network (PON) has a plurality of optical network unit (ONU) usually.Can provide the ONU of service to be known as many distribution units (MDU) to a large number of users, and only provide the ONU of service to be known as single family unit (SFU) to unique user.Can be different from the software of on SFU, carrying out at the software of carrying out on the MDU because they have different functions, for example to a user with respect to providing service to a plurality of users.In addition, some ONU can have the core processor different with other ONU, and ONUs may need the software of different editions in this case, and wherein each version is the different images of this software.For example, the PowerPC processor of the NIOS processor of altera corp and IBM may need the different images of this software.Even ONU has the identical core processor such as the MIPS core processor of MIPS Technologies Inc., coprocessor still may the different different images that therefore still need software.For example, but Wintegra company all uses the MIPS core processor with Broadcom company communication processor can have different coprocessors.
After the software upgrading of the equipment of making, management software is a trouble on the equipment of communication network.Software upgrading may be the redaction that has difference and/or improve the product of function for, and upgrading provides the maintenance of current software in some cases.Management system can be by coming upgrade software to the device downloads image; Yet the management which image which equipment is obtained is artificial process normally.Therefore, there are the needs of improving one's methods that are provided for software upgrading to the device downloads image.
Summary of the invention
In one aspect of the invention, be provided at the file in download of using in the communication network, this file in download comprises a plurality of object block, each object block comprises the image that will download to smart machine, indication can use this image smart machine object identifier and how to limit the qualifier of download images; And the end indicator of indication file in download end.
In another aspect of the present invention, providing a kind of is used in the method for broadband communication network to the smart machine download images, this method comprises by smart machine reception file in download, this file in download has signature, a plurality of object block and end indicator, with the signature of verifying by smart machine in the file in download, if signature effectively, then by object identifier in the object block and device identifier in the smart machine being compared determine that object block has the image compatible mutually with smart machine, the image that this is compatible mutually copies to smart machine from object block, if sign invalid then ignore this file in download.
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Above-mentioned and other content of the present invention now will be by being described with reference to exemplary and accompanying drawing preferred embodiment of the present invention.The embodiment of this example is intended to illustrate, rather than restriction the present invention.Accompanying drawing comprises with figure below, and identical numeral refers to identical part among these figure in whole description and accompanying drawing, wherein:
Accompanying drawing 1 illustrates the exemplary prior art synoptic diagram that has with the communication network of a plurality of file in download of a plurality of devices communicatings;
Accompanying drawing 2 illustrates the illustrative diagram that has with the embodiment of the invention of the file in download of a plurality of devices communicatings; And
Accompanying drawing 3 illustrates according to exemplary file in download arrangenent diagram of the present invention.
Embodiment
The present invention described herein can implement one or more following proposal.For example, a scheme relates to the file that will have a plurality of images and downloads to a plurality of smart machines.Another scheme relates to the improvement management system that sends the file in download with a plurality of images.Another scheme relates to the smart machine that uses which image in a plurality of images of determining in file in download again.
Disclose the present invention in the applied environment of the passive optical network of managing by management system with a plurality of optical network units (ONU) (PON).Yet principle of the present invention is not limited in PON to be used, but both can be applicable to express network, such as broadband network, can be applicable to have the network of low bandwidth again.For example, the present invention can be used for the Internet, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), cable, wireless and optical-fiber network.Have a plurality of ONU although disclose the present invention, can use any have software can be by the equipment of management system visit, such as the DSL modulator-demodular unit.The flush bonding processor that is used for embedded system is applicable to exemplary context of use.Yet, those skilled in the art will recognize that any processor at present existing or exploitation in the future can use in exemplary or other applied environments of the present invention.Those skilled in the art can find the additional application for the device that discloses, process, system, assembly, configuration, methods and applications herein.Therefore, explanation of the present invention that discloses in the applied environment of the PON with a plurality of ONU that is managed by management system and description only are possible application of the present invention.Yet the present invention uses in by the PON with a plurality of ONU of management system management has special applicability.
With reference to the accompanying drawings 1, the exemplary prior art synoptic diagram of a kind of force method and device is provided.Communication network 10 comprises management system 12, and it is sent to a plurality of equipment 20 by network 14 with file in download.Each file in download have software executable " image ", text, file originally, graphic file or any other will be copied to the file or the data of equipment 20.
In the illustrated embodiment, each equipment 20 is ONU.Equipment 20 (1) comprises the Wintegra company communication processor type from MIPS core processor series, and equipment 20 (1) is single family unit (SFU) target type.Equipment 20 (2) comprises the Broadcom company communication processor type from MIPS core processor series, and equipment 20 (2) is many distribution units (MDU) target types.Equipment 20 (3) has from the processor of PowerPC core processor series and is the SFU target type.Equipment 20 (4) comprises from the MPC8260 core variation of PowerPC core processor series and is the MDU target type.Equipment 20 (5) comprises from the MPC860 core variation of PowerPC core processor family and is the MDU target type.
In this example, first file in download with first image is sent to equipment 20 (1) by PON through 16 (a1), 16 (b1).Second file in download with second image is sent to equipment 20 (2) by PON through 16 (a2), 16 (b2).The 3rd file in download with the 3rd image is sent to equipment 20 (3) by PON through 16 (a3), 16 (b3).The 4th image can be used for the MPC8260 of PowerPC core processor and MPC860 variant and therefore can be used for equipment 20 (4), 20 (5).Therefore the 4th file in download with the 4th image can be used for equipment 20 (4), 20 (5).Like this, the 4th image sends by 16 (a4), 16 (b4), 16 (a5), 16 (b5) respectively in the exemplary embodiment, sends twice in this case, and each sends each in two equipment once.
With reference now to accompanying drawing 2,, the embodiment according to communication network 10 of the present invention is shown.Communication network 10 comprises management system 12, and its file in download that will have a plurality of images is sent to the smart machine 22 with the intelligence downloaded by network 14.
Each exemplary intelligent device 22 shown in the accompanying drawing 2 is ONU.Exemplary intelligent device 22 (1) comprises the Wintegra company communication processor type from MIPS core processor series, and is the SFU target type.Exemplary intelligent device 22 (2) comprises the Broadcom company communication processor type from MIPS core processor series, and is the MDU target type.The processor that exemplary intelligent device 22 (3) has from PowerPC core processor series, and be the SFU target type.Exemplary intelligent device 22 (4) comprises the MPC8260 core variation from PowerPC core processor series, and is the MDU target type.Exemplary intelligent device 22 (5) comprises the MPC860 core variation from PowerPC core processor series, and is the MDU target type.
The file in download that comprises first image, second image, third and fourth image is sent to smart machine 22 through 18.The exemplary embodiment that illustrates adopts and broadcasts the file to smart machine 22; Yet file can send by clean culture (unicast) method.When each smart machine 22 receives file in download, smart machine 22 compares data in the file and information in the smart machine 22 and determines whether that intelligently one or more images and smart machine 22 are compatible mutually.Each compatible mutually image is copied to smart machine 22 and ignores incompatible image.Example hereto, smart machine 22 (1) determines that first image is compatible mutually, smart machine 22 (2) determines that second image is compatible mutually, and smart machine 22 (3) determines that the 3rd image is compatible mutually, and smart machine 22 (4), 22 (5) determines that all the 4th image is compatible mutually.Jian Rong image is copied in the smart machine 22 mutually.Although each smart machine 22 only has an image compatible mutually in this example, as below to further describe one can be compatibility mutually with epigraph.
With reference now to accompanying drawing 2 and 3,, provide exemplary arrangement according to file in download 30 of the present invention.File in download 30 comprises definite intelligently which image of smart machine 22 information compatible mutually with smart machine 22 that allows.In the embodiment shown in the present invention, file in download 30 comprises signature 32, end 36 and a plurality of object block 34.
Object identifier is described which smart machine 20 can be used image.Object identifier can comprise one or more object elements, such as family's identifier, core variation, type, function type, version, their combination, or the like.Which core processor family family's identifier indicates to use image, for example, and NIOS, MIPS, PowerPC or Intelx86.Core variation based on family's identifier and indication to the variant of the effective core processor of image.For example, when family's identifier was PowerPC, core variation may be indicated MPC860 or MPC8260.Type is also based on family's identifier and indicate the type of communication processor.For example, when family's identifier was MIPS, type can be Wintegra company or Broadcom company.Function type is described the objective function of smart machine 22, such as, for ONU, target can be SFU or MDU.The version of version indicating image.According to applied environment, can use different object elements.For example, if all smart machines 22 have identical functions in the network 14, function type target element can be omitted so.Same, according to applied environment, those skilled in the art will recognize that and may use additional object element.
Object identifier can format in any suitable manner, such as bit field, ordinal number or its combination, is provided for describing the object element which smart machine 22 can use image.In addition, object identifier can be formatted as the part of header, and wherein this header has header identifier and can comprise header length and next header fields.Object identifier can have different-format based on header identifier, and for example object identifier can be formatted as the bit field of header identifier, and another object identifier can be formatted as the ordinal number in another header identifier.Header length provides the length of header and next header fields provides the information of the next header of visit.
But the object identifier indicating image is compatible with more than a smart machine 22.For example, the 4th image is compatible with smart machine 22 (4) and smart machine 22 (5).Can to indicate family's identifier be PowerPC and core variation indication MPC8260 and MPC860 to object identifier in this example, and any image for this object identifier all will be copied to smart machine 22 (4), 22 (5) in this case.Those skilled in the art will recognize that and can also make other combinations, such as, image may with SFU and MDU target homogeneous phase compatibility.
Qualifier provides information valuably, is used to the storer in specific object identifier download images and/or the renewal smart machine 22.Qualifier can be image type, address, compressing mark symbol, size, start address, filler, and combination, or the like.The type of image type indicating image (such as guiding or exercisable) is to allow the different operating based on image type.The address provides the device address that writes image.Whether compressing mark symbol identification image is compressed format.When image was compressed format, it can be decompressed before writing the address.This is preferred for navigational figure, but this is because image be execute form when importing again.In other words, file can write by compressed format, and for example when the write operation image, needing to keep image is that compressive state is to save the storer in the smart machine 22, such as flash memory.In addition, when writing image, be useful also with the qualifier write store with compressed format, when being unpressed with convenient image, relating to not, the qualifier of compressed image is available.Big I indication compression and territory be the size of compressed image not.The address that the start address indicating image begins to carry out.The filler qualifier comprises value, fills size and fills address field.Fill a certain zone that qualifier allows to use this value write store, comprise magnetic disk memory.Specify by filling the address in the zone of storer.Fill definite how many memory blocks of size and fill this filling value.
According to applied environment, above qualifier can be used for limiting the information about object identifier.For example, the object block 32 with navigational figure can comprise image type, address and start address.In above-mentioned example, when needing ambiguously to know image type and only use other qualifier, smart machine 22 can not need image type.Do not deviating from the qualifier that can use other under the situation of the present invention.
Qualifier can format in any suitable manner, such as bit field or ordinal number, provides the prescribed information about object identifier.In addition, qualifier can be formatted as the part of header, and wherein this header has header identifier and can comprise header length and next header fields.Be similar to object identifier, qualifier can have the different-format of the header identifier of depending on.Header length provides the length of header and next header fields provides the information of the next header of visit.
After smart machine 22 determined that signature effectively, smart machine 22 each object block 34 of check were to determine compatible mutually image.Smart machine 22 comprises one or more device identifiers that have corresponding to the information of object identifier.Device identifier can comprise one or more object elements, such as device cluster identifier, device core variation, device type, device target, device version, and combination, or the like.The core processor series that device cluster identifier indicating equipment uses.Device core variation is based on the variant of the core processor of device cluster identifier and indicating equipment use.The type of the communication processor that device type is also used based on family's identifier and indicating equipment.The version of the image that the device version indicating equipment uses.The same with object identifier, device identifier can format in any suitable manner, such as bit field or ordinal number, provides a description equipment use and so on identifier.
In case object block 34 has been identified as compatible mutually, just uses qualifier to come download images.In case image is downloaded,, equipment just can use the address that in start address, provides if being restarted.
As what one skilled in the art will recognize that, have an above object block 34 and be identified as and have the image compatible mutually with smart machine 22.Preferably organizing file in download 30 will be prior to the object block 34 with a plurality of general target identifiers so that have the object block 34 of a plurality of specific target identifiers.For example, if first object block has indication and the MPC8260 core variation of the PowerPC core processor family object identifier of compatible image mutually, second object block has the MPC8260 of indication and PowerPC core processor series or the MPC860 core variation object identifier of the image of compatibility mutually.Because first object block only is complementary with one type core variation, so it has more specific target identifiers.If object block 34 is specific to a plurality of general formats and is organized by a plurality of, in case then object block is identified as compatiblely mutually, this equipment is just abandoned the remainder of file 30.It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that under the situation of download images not object block 34 can not be identified as and has the image compatible mutually with smart machine 22.
According to applied environment,, may need different manufacturers to have independently file in download 30 because each manufacturer may have different signature 32.In addition, it is desirable to, the heterogeneous networks element for by management system 12 management has independently file in download according to applied environment.Preferably, file in download 30 can be used for having the broadband network of higher bandwidth, such as PON, DSL, wireless or cable system.
The present invention can multiple different form implement and can be applicable to network, agreement and the protocol version of number of different types and should not be construed as be confined to the embodiment that this paper provides.Opposite, provide these embodiment so that the disclosure can be comprehensively with complete, and will propagate scope of the present invention fully to those skilled in the art.Therefore, scope of the present invention should be determined based on additional claims and their legal equivalents, rather than above-described specific embodiment.
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1, a kind of file in download that is used for communication network comprises:
A plurality of object block, each object block comprise image, the object identifier of indicating the smart machine that can use this image that will download to smart machine and limit the qualifier that will how to download this image; And
The end indicator that the indication file in download finishes.
2, according to the file in download of claim 1, further comprise the signature that is used for file availability.
3, according to the file in download of claim 1, wherein object block comprises a plurality of images.
4, according to the file in download of claim 1, wherein object block comprises a plurality of object identifiers and a plurality of qualifier.
5, according to the file in download of claim 1, wherein object identifier comprises one or more object elements of selecting from the group of being made up of family's identifier, core variation, function, target and version.
6, according to the file in download of claim 5, wherein family's identifier is to be selected from the group of being made up of NIOS, MIPS, PowerPC and Intelx86.
7, according to the file in download of claim 6, wherein when family's identifier was PowerPC, core variation was MPC860 or MPC8260, and when family's identifier was MIPS, the communication processor type was Wmtegra company or Broadcom company.
8, according to the file in download of claim 5, wherein smart machine is an optical network unit, and functional module is single family unit or many distribution units.
9,, wherein limit identifier and be selected from the group of forming by image type, address, compressing mark symbol, size, start address and filler according to the file in download of claim 1.
10, according to the file in download of claim 9, wherein how qualifier determines the updated stored device.
11, according to the file in download of claim 10, wherein filler further comprises: value, filling size and filling address.
12, according to the file in download of claim 1, wherein at least one image is guiding or application drawing picture.
13, a kind of method that is used for to broadband communication network smart machine download images comprises:
Receive file in download by smart machine, this file in download has signature, a plurality of object block and end indicator; With
By the signature in the smart machine checking file in download,
If signature is effectively:
By object identifier in the object block and device identifier in the smart machine being compared determine that object block has the image compatible mutually with smart machine,
The image that this is compatible mutually copies to smart machine from object block,
Invalid if sign:
Ignore this file in download.
14, according to the method for claim 13, wherein image is navigational figure or application drawing picture.
15, according to the method for claim 13, the step that further is included in duplicating image restarts this smart machine afterwards.
16,, further be included in the step of determining object block and skip remaining object block afterwards according to the method for claim 13.
17, according to the method for claim 13, wherein object identifier comprises one or more object elements of selecting from the group that is made of family's identifier, core variation, function, target and version, and device identifier comprises one or more deviceelements of selecting from the group that is made of device cluster identifier, device core variation, device type, device target and device version.
18, according to the method for claim 13, wherein object block comprises the identifier of selecting that limits from the group that is made of image type, address, compressing mark symbol, size, start address and filler.
19, according to the method for claim 18, wherein object block comprises a plurality of qualifiers.
20, according to the method for claim 13, wherein object block comprises a plurality of object identifiers.
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