CN101252520B - Method for saving energy of Ethernet switch and Ethernet switch - Google Patents
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The invention discloses an energy-saving method of an Ethernet switching device. The method includes that the port information which executes the energy-saving strategy in the Ethernet switching device is set; when the port which executes the energy-saving strategy is detected to have no link energy, the port is switched to the low power-consumption operation mode automatically; when the port is detected to have link energy, the port is switched to the normal power-consumption operation mode automatically. The invention also provides an Ethernet switching device which can adjust the low power-consumption operation mode and the normal power-consumption operation mode for the port; thereby, the power consumption is saved and the operation cost of the device is reduced.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to power-saving technology, relate in particular to a kind of power-economizing method and ethernet switching device of ethernet switching device.
Background technology
Along with the development of Ethernet (Internet) and the continuous expansion of Internet business, the application of transmitting various information by Internet emerges in an endless stream.In the practical application, the user can be connected to the Ethernet switch online of corridor at home by computer; Can be connected to in-company local area network (LAN) by computer in office, realize the networking office; Can pass through mobile personal computer (PC, Personal Computer) on the road is connected to wireless network and carries out Internet fast towards net.
Since a large amount of uses of network, and network coverage face is more and more wider, the basic equipment that building network is required, as ethernet switching devices such as Ethernet switch and routers, more and more universal in real network is used.Ethernet switching device can be divided into the switching equipment of cable interface and the switching equipment of optical cable interface according to port type, or the switching equipment of these two kinds of port types mixing, also can be divided into two-layer switching equipment, three-layer switching equipment and multilayer switching equipment, also can be divided into Access Layer switching equipment, convergence-level switching equipment and core layer switching equipment etc. according to use occasion according to the exchange level.
As shown in Figure 1, Fig. 1 is an ethernet switching device networking structure schematic diagram of the prior art, Ethernet switch 1 among the figure, Ethernet switch 2, Ethernet switch 3 and Ethernet switch 4 are the access switch for user's use that are positioned at the network bottom, also be to use maximum, modal Ethernet switch in the network, the function of this Ethernet switch is simple relatively, interface type is more rich and varied, and port number is more; Ethernet switch 5, Ethernet switch 6 and Ethernet switch 7 are to be positioned at network switch at the middle and upper levels, the function relative complex of this Ethernet switch, and interface type is more rich and varied, and port number is more.
Structural representation is formed in the inside of existing Ethernet switching equipment, as shown in Figure 2, ethernet switching device mainly comprises: CPU (CPU, Central Processing Units), dynamic memory, program storage, ethernet interface module and external management interface module etc.Wherein, CPU is used for the management of signaling and packet; Dynamic memory is connected with CPU by external bus with program storage, is used to store ethernet switching device and moves required program and data; Ethernet interface module is connected with CPU with the data channel interface bus by the management interface bus, the interface chip in the ethernet interface module be physical layer (PHY, Physical)+media access control layer (MAC, Media Access Control) chip; The external management interface module connects CPU, is used to provide the interface of man-machine interaction; 4 mouthfuls of transformers are used to connect electrical interface, and optical module is used to connect optical interface.
Ethernet switching device of the prior art, can't control self working state according to actual needs, even under the situation that need not ethernet switching device work, still be under the power consumption mode of operate as normal for a long time, thereby cause the power consumption of ethernet switching device excessive, make that the operating cost of ethernet switching device is higher.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of power-economizing method and ethernet switching device of ethernet switching device, with the problem of the excessive power consumption of ethernet switching device that solves prior art.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that
The invention provides a kind of power-economizing method of ethernet switching device, comprising:
The port information of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy in the ethernet switching device is set;
According to set port information, when the port that detects described execution Energy Saving Strategy does not have the link energy, described port is adjusted to the low-power consumption operating state.
The described port information of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy in the ethernet switching device that is provided with specifically comprises:
All of the port or part port that described ethernet switching device is set are the port of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy;
Port information to set execution Energy Saving Strategy is stored.
After described port information to set execution Energy Saving Strategy was stored, this method also comprised: the port information to the execution Energy Saving Strategy of being stored is made amendment.
It is described when the port that detects the execution Energy Saving Strategy does not have the link energy, described port is adjusted to after the low-power consumption operating state, this method also comprises: when there is the link energy in the port that detects described execution Energy Saving Strategy, described port is returned to normal power consumption operating state by the low-power consumption operating state.
The present invention also provides a kind of ethernet switching device, comprising: interconnective port information is provided with module and power consumption adjusting module; Wherein,
Described port information is provided with module, is used for being provided with the port information that ethernet switching device is carried out Energy Saving Strategy;
Described power consumption adjusting module is used for according to set port information, when the port that detects described execution Energy Saving Strategy does not have the link energy, described port is adjusted to the low-power consumption operating state.
Described port information is provided with module and comprises: port information is provided with submodule, port information sub module stored and port information and revises submodule; Wherein,
Described port information is provided with submodule, is used to be provided with all of the port of described ethernet switching device or part port for carrying out the port of Energy Saving Strategy;
Described port information sub module stored is used for the port information of set execution Energy Saving Strategy is stored;
Described information is revised submodule, is used for the port information of the execution Energy Saving Strategy of being stored is made amendment.
Described power consumption adjusting module comprises: submodule is adjusted in interconnective link energy measuring submodule and low-power consumption; Wherein,
Described link energy measuring submodule is used for the link energy of the port of described execution Energy Saving Strategy is detected;
Submodule is adjusted in described low-power consumption, is used for when the port that described link energy measuring submodule detects described execution Energy Saving Strategy does not have the link energy described port being adjusted to the low-power consumption operating state.
Described power consumption adjusting module also comprises: normal power consumption is recovered submodule, connect described link energy measuring submodule, be used for when there is the link energy in the port that described link energy measuring submodule detects described execution Energy Saving Strategy, described port being returned to normal power consumption operating state by the low-power consumption operating state.
The power-economizing method of ethernet switching device provided by the present invention is carried out Energy Saving Strategy by the port to ethernet switching device, when the port that detects the execution Energy Saving Strategy does not have the link energy, this port is adjusted to the low-power consumption operating state; And when there is the link energy in the port that detects the execution Energy Saving Strategy, this port is returned to normal power consumption operating state.Ethernet switching device of the present invention has been saved power consumption, thereby has reduced the operating cost of equipment.
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Fig. 1 is an ethernet switching device networking structure schematic diagram of the prior art;
Fig. 2 is that structural representation is formed in the inside of ethernet switching device of the prior art;
Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the power-economizing method of a kind of ethernet switching device of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is for being provided with the flow chart of the port information of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the composition structural representation of a kind of ethernet switching device of the present invention.
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The technical solution of the present invention is further elaborated below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.
The power-economizing method of ethernet switching device provided by the present invention, as shown in Figure 3, this method mainly may further comprise the steps:
Ethernet switching device among the present invention comprises equipment such as Ethernet switch and router.The user can be provided with the port information that needs to carry out Energy Saving Strategy according to the practical application needs in ethernet switching device; All of the port in the ethernet switching device is all carried out Energy Saving Strategy if desired, then all of the port all is set to carry out the port of Energy Saving Strategy; Part port in the ethernet switching device is carried out Energy Saving Strategy if desired, and then the port of this part is set to carry out the port of Energy Saving Strategy.
Ethernet switching device is stored the port information of the execution Energy Saving Strategy of setting, and the port information of the execution Energy Saving Strategy of being stored can be made amendment operations such as the increase of execution port information and deletion according to actual needs.
It is to be noted, both can also can carry out the setting operation of port information by the user by network remote computer control ethernet switching device among the present invention by the setting operation of user by the local serial ports control ethernet switching device execution port information of ethernet switching device.
Ethernet switching device detects the link energy of carrying out the Energy Saving Strategy port by signal deteching circuit, on detecting the port of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy during no link energy, this port is adjusted to the low-power consumption operating state, be in the port of low-power consumption operating state, have only the signal deteching circuit of this port to be in normal operating conditions, other partial circuits of this port then enter the state of low-power consumption; Be under the situation of low-power consumption operating state at the port of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy, if when the signal deteching circuit of this port detects the link energy again, then ethernet switching device returns to normal power consumption operating state with this port by the low-power consumption operating state.
It is pointed out that each port in the ethernet switching device all has the function that detects the link energy, also can both carry out the adjustment of low-power consumption operating state and normal power consumption operating state separately, the operation between each port is independent of each other.
Below in conjunction with embodiment illustrated in fig. 4, the process that ethernet switching device in the above-mentioned steps 301 is provided with the port information of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy describes in further detail, and as shown in Figure 4, the flow process that the port information of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy is set mainly may further comprise the steps:
Ethernet switching device is carried out the whether set of flag bit of Energy Saving Strategy demand by determining sign, and then judges whether to carry out the demand of Energy Saving Strategy.If determine to carry out the flag bit set of Energy Saving Strategy demand, show that then ethernet switching device has the demand of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy; Otherwise, show that ethernet switching device do not carry out the demand of Energy Saving Strategy.
It is the port of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy that step 402, ethernet switching device determine whether to select all of the port, if then forward step 403 to; Otherwise, forward step 404 to.
According to actual needs, all of the port in the ethernet switching device is all carried out Energy Saving Strategy if desired, then forwards step 403 to; Part port in the ethernet switching device is carried out Energy Saving Strategy if desired, then forwards step 404 to.
According to actual needs, import the port information that needs to carry out Energy Saving Strategy by the user on ethernet switching device, ethernet switching device is stored the port information of user's input, thereby finishes the setting of port information.
Whether the port information that step 405, ethernet switching device judge to be provided with super scope, if then forward step 404 to and reset port information; Otherwise, forward step 406 to.
For example: the port of ethernet switching device comprises: port one, port 2 and port 3, if the port information that is provided with is a port 4, in all of the port information of ethernet switching device, can't correspond to port 4, and show that then the port of setting 4 surpasses scope.
For example: selecting the port one of ethernet switching device and port 2 is the port of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy, and then ethernet switching device triggering port one and port 2 are opened power saving function.
In addition, ethernet switching device can also utilize the port information of the execution Energy Saving Strategy that the external management interface will be provided with to be shown to the user by man-machine interface, makes the user can know the set port information of ethernet switching device.
Be the power-economizing method of the ethernet switching device of realizing the invention described above, the present invention also provides a kind of ethernet switching device, and as shown in Figure 5, this equipment comprises: interconnective port information is provided with module 10 and power consumption adjusting module 20.Port information is provided with module 10, is used for being provided with the port information that ethernet switching device is carried out Energy Saving Strategy.Power consumption adjusting module 20 is used for according to set port information, when the port that detects the execution Energy Saving Strategy does not have the link energy, this port is adjusted to the low-power consumption operating state.
Wherein, port information is provided with module 10 and comprises: port information is provided with submodule 11, port information sub module stored 12 and port information and revises submodule 13.Port information is provided with submodule 11, is used to be provided with all of the port of ethernet switching device or part port for carrying out the port of Energy Saving Strategy.Port information sub module stored 12, connectivity port information setting submodule 11, the port information that is used for port information is provided with the set execution Energy Saving Strategy of submodule 11 is stored.Port information is revised submodule 13, and connectivity port information stores submodule 12 is used for the port information of the execution Energy Saving Strategy of being stored is made amendment.
Wherein, power consumption adjusting module 20 comprises: submodule 22 is adjusted in link energy measuring submodule 21, low-power consumption and normal power consumption is recovered submodule 23.Link energy measuring submodule 21, connectivity port information stores submodule 12 is used for the port information according to the execution Energy Saving Strategy of port information sub module stored 12 storage, and the link energy of the port of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy is detected.Submodule 22 is adjusted in low-power consumption, connects link energy measuring submodule 21, is used for when link energy measuring submodule 21 detects the port of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy and do not have the link energy this port being adjusted to the low-power consumption operating state.Normal power consumption is recovered submodule 23, connect link energy measuring submodule 21, be used for when link energy measuring submodule 21 detects the port of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy and has the link energy, this port being returned to normal power consumption operating state by the low-power consumption operating state.
In sum, the power-economizing method of ethernet switching device provided by the present invention and ethernet switching device have been saved power consumption, have reduced the operating cost of equipment.In addition, power-economizing method of the present invention and ethernet switching device are generalized in the network, can realize the energy-conservation of network; And the port for carrying out Energy Saving Strategy in the ethernet switching device can optionally be provided with according to actual needs, when network topology changes, can make amendment to the port information of the execution Energy Saving Strategy that is provided with, realizes convenient, flexible.
The above is preferred embodiment of the present invention only, is not to be used to limit protection scope of the present invention.
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1. the power-economizing method of an ethernet switching device is characterized in that, comprising:
The port information of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy in the ethernet switching device is set;
According to set port information, when the port that detects described execution Energy Saving Strategy does not have the link energy, described port is adjusted to the low-power consumption operating state.
2. according to the power-economizing method of the described ethernet switching device of claim 1, it is characterized in that the described port information of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy in the ethernet switching device that is provided with specifically comprises:
All of the port or part port that described ethernet switching device is set are the port of carrying out Energy Saving Strategy;
Port information to set execution Energy Saving Strategy is stored.
3. according to the power-economizing method of the described ethernet switching device of claim 2, it is characterized in that, after described port information to set execution Energy Saving Strategy was stored, this method also comprised: the port information to the execution Energy Saving Strategy of being stored is made amendment.
4. according to the power-economizing method of the described ethernet switching device of claim 1, it is characterized in that, it is described when the port that detects the execution Energy Saving Strategy does not have the link energy, described port is adjusted to after the low-power consumption operating state, this method also comprises: when there is the link energy in the port that detects described execution Energy Saving Strategy, described port is returned to normal power consumption operating state by the low-power consumption operating state.
5. an ethernet switching device is characterized in that, comprising: interconnective port information is provided with module and power consumption adjusting module; Wherein,
Described port information is provided with module, is used for being provided with the port information that ethernet switching device is carried out Energy Saving Strategy;
Described power consumption adjusting module is used for according to set port information, when the port that detects described execution Energy Saving Strategy does not have the link energy, described port is adjusted to the low-power consumption operating state.
6. according to the described ethernet switching device of claim 5, it is characterized in that described port information is provided with module and comprises: port information is provided with submodule, port information sub module stored and port information and revises submodule; Wherein,
Described port information is provided with submodule, is used to be provided with all of the port of described ethernet switching device or part port for carrying out the port of Energy Saving Strategy;
Described port information sub module stored is used for the port information of set execution Energy Saving Strategy is stored;
Described information is revised submodule, is used for the port information of the execution Energy Saving Strategy of being stored is made amendment.
7. according to the described ethernet switching device of claim 5, it is characterized in that described power consumption adjusting module comprises: submodule is adjusted in interconnective link energy measuring submodule and low-power consumption; Wherein,
Described link energy measuring submodule is used for the link energy of the port of described execution Energy Saving Strategy is detected;
Submodule is adjusted in described low-power consumption, is used for when the port that described link energy measuring submodule detects described execution Energy Saving Strategy does not have the link energy described port being adjusted to the low-power consumption operating state.
8. according to the described ethernet switching device of claim 7, it is characterized in that, described power consumption adjusting module also comprises: normal power consumption is recovered submodule, connect described link energy measuring submodule, be used for when there is the link energy in the port that described link energy measuring submodule detects described execution Energy Saving Strategy, described port being returned to normal power consumption operating state by the low-power consumption operating state.
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