CN101442427A - Method, system and apparatus for managing equipment - Google Patents

Method, system and apparatus for managing equipment Download PDF

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CN101442427A
CN101442427A CNA2007101246687A CN200710124668A CN101442427A CN 101442427 A CN101442427 A CN 101442427A CN A2007101246687 A CNA2007101246687 A CN A2007101246687A CN 200710124668 A CN200710124668 A CN 200710124668A CN 101442427 A CN101442427 A CN 101442427A
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吴黄伟
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The embodiment of the invention discloses a method for managing equipment. The method comprises the following steps: automatic configuration service transmits a configuration management command to customer premises equipment CPE in a multicast mode, and the CPE executes the configuration management command. The embodiment of the invention also discloses a method for managing the equipment, which comprises the following steps: intercepting a multicast address and a port transmitting the configuration management command; receiving and executing the configuration management command. The embodiment also discloses an equipment management system and a device thereof. The invention solves the problem that the ACS is heavily loaded as the ACS has to independently establish a connection with each CPE when the ACS manages the CPE, thereby reducing load of the ACS.

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Device management method, system and device
Technical field
The present invention relates to communication technical field, relate in particular to a kind of device management method, system and device.
Background technology
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line, digital subscriber line) is a kind of broadband access technology, has extensively entered huge numbers of families, and its classical group net mode as shown in Figure 1.ACS (Auto-configurationServer, Automatic Configuration Server) communicates by letter with the business configuration manager by northbound interface, by southbound interface and CPE (Customer Premises Equipment, customer premises equipment, CPE) communication, ACS is by BRAS (Broadband Remote Access Server, Broadband Remote Access Server) is connected with regional broadband networks, zone broadband networks and DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer, Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) connects, DSLAM is connected with CPE, can pass through LAN (Local AreaNetwork, local area network (LAN)) between the CPE connects.Wherein, CPE comprises: VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol, Internet protocol voice), IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) etc., the IP-based equipment that forms at the application of broadband access technology or application combination.ACS is responsible for CPE is disposed automatically, does not need the user that CPE is set to reach, the purpose that CPE just can operate as normal.ACS uses RPC (Remote Procedure Call, remote procedure call) method to realize the modification of CPE parameter and setting.
TR (Technical Report, technical report)-069 standard of DSL forum has defined the process that direct CPE (wideband network terminal is as gateway) that is connected with DSLAM and ACS finish automatic configuration management at present.In this standard, ACS is when management CPE, because the concrete configuration of each CPE may there are differences, ACS will generate corresponding configuration management order according to each CPE concrete condition; ACS must establish a communications link separately with each CPE afterwards, and sends the configuration management order respectively.Therefore, will cause ACS when a large amount of CPE of management, it is very heavy to load.
In order to overcome the problems referred to above, ACS adopts and adopts identical configuration management order to be configured to a large amount of CPE in the prior art, specific as follows: the Rule of judgment that ACS will carry out CPE is included in the configuration management order that sends to CPE, CPE is after receiving the configuration management order, determine whether carrying out this configuration management order according to the Rule of judgment in the order, like this, ACS can use unified configuration management order that one of appointment or a collection of CPE are managed for configuration.
Yet, the inventor finds that still there is following defective in this scheme: only solved the shortcoming that ACS must construct different configuration management orders to each CPE, solve ACS after still needing in the absence of using same commands that CPE is managed for configuration to connect, could send the configuration management order with each CPE.
Summary of the invention
The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of device management method, system and device, needn't connect separately with each CPE when managing CPE to realize ACS, has alleviated the load of ACS.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of method of equipment control, may further comprise the steps:
Automatic Configuration Server ACS sends to customer premises equipment, CPE CPE with the configuration management order by the multicast mode, and described CPE carries out described configuration management order.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of equipment management system, comprising:
Automatic Configuration Server is used for the configuration management order is sent to customer premises equipment, CPE by the multicast mode;
Customer premises equipment, CPE is used to receive the configuration management order that sends by the multicast mode, and carries out described configuration management order.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of Automatic Configuration Server, comprising:
The configuration management command sending unit is used for described configuration management order is sent to customer premises equipment, CPE by the multicast mode.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of customer premises equipment, CPE, comprising:
Configuration management order receiving element receives the configuration management order that sends by the multicast mode;
Command executing unit is used to carry out described configuration management order.
In the embodiments of the invention, ACS sends the configuration management order by multicast address and the port to appointment, CPE receives the configuration management order that ACS sends by monitoring this multicast address and port, solved ACS and when management CPE, must connect separately and cause the heavy problem of ACS load, alleviated the load of ACS with each CPE.
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Fig. 1 is a broadband access technology networking diagram in the prior art;
Fig. 2 is a kind of device management method flow chart in the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is a kind of equipment management system structure chart in the embodiment of the invention.
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The embodiment of the invention provides a kind of device management method, as shown in Figure 2, may further comprise the steps:
Step s201, Automatic Configuration Server generates the configuration management order.Wherein, the configuration management order comprises: ACS manages and disposes CPE, can be the CPE at an appointment, perhaps a collection of CPE based on identical manufacturer, model, software version; ACS monitoring CPE state and performance statistics; ACS diagnosis and CPE connectedness and service problem etc.
Step s202, Automatic Configuration Server sends to customer premises equipment, CPE with described configuration management order by the multicast mode.Specifically comprise: described ACS sends described configuration management order to the multicast address and the port of appointment.For example, the address of ip multicast adopts Class D IP address to determine the main group of multicast, and in " decimal point " representation of Internet, main group address scope is from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.For sending a ip multicast packet, the sender will determine a suitable stay of two nights address, and a main group is represented in this address.Then, multi-case data sends by common IP transmit operation.Wherein, the multicast address of appointment such as 239.255.255.250, port information is as 1234.
Step s203, CPE receives the configuration management order that sends by the multicast mode.Comprise that specifically CPE passes through to monitor appointment multicast address and port, receives the configuration management order from ACS.
Step s204, CPE carry out described configuration management order.
In such scheme, can further include: in the step 201, may further include the Rule of judgment that CPE will carry out in the CPE configuration management order that ACS generates, thus, during the CPE configuration management order that obtains in the step 204, decide whether carry out this configuration management order in its sole discretion according to Rule of judgment.Like this, ACS just can use unified configuration order being managed for configuration of appointment or a collection of CPE.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of equipment management system, as shown in Figure 3, comprising: Automatic Configuration Server 100 is used for the configuration management order is sent to customer premises equipment, CPE by the multicast mode; Customer premises equipment, CPE 200 is used to receive the configuration management order that sends by the multicast mode, and carries out described configuration management order.
Wherein, Automatic Configuration Server 100 specifically comprises: configuration management command sending unit 110 is used for described configuration management order is sent to customer premises equipment, CPE by the multicast mode; Configuration order generation unit 120 is used to generate the configuration management order; Rule of judgment adding device 130 is used for adding Rule of judgment in described configuration management order, determines whether to carry out described configuration management order for customer premises equipment, CPE.
Customer premises equipment, CPE 200 specifically comprises: configuration management order receiving element 210 receives the configuration management order that sends by the multicast mode; Configuration management command executing unit 220 is used to carry out described configuration management order; Configuration management command determination unit 230, whether the Rule of judgment decision that is used for comprising according to described configuration management order carries out described configuration management order.
In the embodiments of the invention, by the mode of multicast, ACS sends to the multicast address and the port of appointment with the configuration management order, and each CPE obtains the configuration management order that ACS sends by monitoring this multicast address and port.Solved ACS and when management CPE, must connect separately and cause the heavy problem of ACS load, alleviated the load of ACS with each CPE.
Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can be well understood to the present invention and can realize by the mode that software adds essential general hardware platform, can certainly pass through hardware, but the former is better execution mode under a lot of situation.Based on such understanding, the part that technical scheme of the present invention contributes to prior art in essence in other words can embody with the form of software product, this computer software product is stored in the storage medium, comprise that some instructions are with so that a computer equipment (can be a personal computer, server, the perhaps network equipment etc.) carry out the described method of each embodiment of the present invention.
More than disclosed only be several specific embodiment of the present invention, still, the present invention is not limited thereto, any those skilled in the art can think variation all should fall into protection scope of the present invention.

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1, a kind of method of equipment control is characterized in that, may further comprise the steps:
Automatic Configuration Server ACS sends to customer premises equipment, CPE CPE with the configuration management order by the multicast mode, and described CPE carries out described configuration management order.
2, the method for equipment control according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described the configuration management order is sent to CPE by the multicast mode, and described CPE carries out described configuration management order and comprises:
Described ACS sends described configuration management order to the multicast address and the port of appointment, and described CPE receives and carry out described configuration management order from described appointment multicast address and port.
3, the method for equipment control as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, described configuration management order also comprises Rule of judgment, and described CPE determines whether to carry out described configuration management order according to described Rule of judgment.
4, as the method for claim 1,2 or 3 described equipment controles, it is characterized in that, before described ACS sends to CPE with the configuration management order by the multicast mode, also comprise step:
Automatic Configuration Server generates the configuration management order.
5, a kind of equipment management system is characterized in that, comprising:
Automatic Configuration Server is used for the configuration management order is sent to customer premises equipment, CPE by the multicast mode;
Customer premises equipment, CPE is used to receive the configuration management order that sends by the multicast mode, and carries out described configuration management order.
6, equipment management system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described Automatic Configuration Server comprises:
The configuration management command sending unit is used for described configuration management order is sent to customer premises equipment, CPE by the multicast mode.
7, equipment management system as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, described customer premises equipment, CPE comprises:
Configuration management order receiving element receives the configuration management order that sends by the multicast mode;
The configuration management command executing unit is used to carry out described configuration management order.
8, equipment management system as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described customer premises equipment, CPE also comprises:
Configuration management command determination unit, whether the Rule of judgment decision that is used for comprising according to described configuration management order carries out described configuration management order.
9, a kind of Automatic Configuration Server is characterized in that, comprising:
The configuration management command sending unit is used for described configuration management order is sent to customer premises equipment, CPE by the multicast mode.
10, Automatic Configuration Server as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The configuration order generation unit is used to generate the configuration management order.
11, Automatic Configuration Server as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, also comprises:
The Rule of judgment adding device is used for adding Rule of judgment in described configuration management order, determines whether to carry out described configuration management order for customer premises equipment, CPE.
12, a kind of customer premises equipment, CPE is characterized in that, comprising:
Configuration management order receiving element receives the configuration management order that sends by the multicast mode;
The configuration management command executing unit is used to carry out described configuration management order.
13, customer premises equipment, CPE as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, also comprises:
Configuration management command determination unit, whether the Rule of judgment decision that is used for comprising according to described configuration management order carries out described configuration management order.
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