Background technique
As mobile telecommunication service is quickly popularized and the fast development of Internet service, the demand of mobile internet service by
Year is incremented by, and especially smart phone manufacturing cost is reduced and is widely applied in recent years, and Information Mobile Service is forced to push away from voice to data
Into, mobile network from narrowband to broadband evolution.Under this overall background, a kind of mobile wireless network is no longer satisfied user increasingly
The mobile Internet demand of growth, while mobile terminal supports multiple types, i.e. multimode simultaneously, such as 2G, 3G and long term evolution
(Long Term Evolution, referred to as LTE)Deng;In addition, in recent years, WLAN must be widely recognized as to market, one side frequency spectrum
Freely, another aspect industrial chain is mature, and terminal is low in cost, and becomes the standard configuration of the terminals such as smart phone, computer, WLAN
Application scenarios gradually from fixed network extend access point(Access Point, referred to as AP)Gradually to wireless system equipment
Transformation, mobile operator also gradually recognize that WLAN can shunt mobile Internet business as the supplement of mobile network, mitigate and move
Dynamic Internet service also starts to dispose wlan network in hot spot region increasingly to the carrying pressure of current mobile network.
Fig. 1 is the network architecture diagram of wlan network in the related technology, as shown in Figure 1, the network element of the wlan network includes:Respectively
Class WLAN access terminal, for example, smart phone, laptop etc.;WLAN access point of the branch in each covering point;AP passes through
Transmission network is linked into WLAN access controller(Access Controller, referred to as AC);Network management system and authentication, authorization
And book keeping operation(Authentication, Accounting, Authorization, referred to as AAA)System, AC can be linked into outside
Dedicated network and internet, therefore, wlan network is compared with mobile network and network element is numerous, disposes complicated network, has been
Entirely with the matched network of mobile network, if mobile operator builds wlan network, practical is exactly to increase a network newly, needs to increase
Add its huge O&M cost.
It is exactly network management problem that mobile operator deployment wlan network, which faces a challenge, and current operator is usually simultaneously
Several mobile networks are runed, such as 2G, 3G, and following LTE network, if being further added by a wlan network, O&M cost
(Operating Expense, referred to as OPEX)It will greatly improve.
Therefore, there is a problem of that lower deployment cost is huge for WLAN as the supplement of mobile network in the prior art.
Summary of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of WLAN WLAN and mobile network method for amalgamation processing and device, at least to solve to lead to
It crosses and there is a problem of that lower deployment cost is huge for WLAN as the supplement of mobile network in the prior art.
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a kind of WLAN WLAN and mobile network method for amalgamation processing, packet
It includes:WLAN access point is passed through into protocol stack translation unit access to mobile network, wherein the protocol stack translation unit assists WLAN
View is mutually converted with mobile fidonetFido;Using the WLAN access point after progress protocol conversion as the mobile network
Mobile network element is fused in the mobile network.
Preferably, the WLAN access point after progress protocol conversion is melted as the mobile network element of the mobile network
It closes in the mobile network and includes:The WLAN access point after progress protocol conversion is served as the mobile network element
The function of base station is fused in the mobile network.
It preferably, further include that the protocol stack translation unit is set in the WLAN access point.
Preferably, the protocol stack translation unit mutually convert with mobile fidonetFido to WLAN protocol includes:It is described
Protocol stack translation unit by from the WLAN information flow protocols and business stream protocol be respectively converted into the mobile network's
Chain of command agreement and user plane protocol;And/or by from the mobile network chain of command agreement and user plane protocol turn respectively
It is changed to the information flow protocols and business stream protocol of the WLAN.
Preferably, the mobile network is at least one of:Generation Mobile Telecommunication System network 2G, 3G (Third Generation) Moblie
Network 3G, long term evolution LTE network.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of WLAN WLAN and mobile network fusion treatment device, packet are provided
It includes:AM access module, for WLAN access point to be passed through protocol stack translation unit access to mobile network, wherein the protocol stack turns
Unit is changed mutually to convert WLAN protocol and mobile fidonetFido;Fusion Module, for the institute after protocol conversion will to be carried out
The mobile network element that WLAN access point is stated as the mobile network is fused in the mobile network.
Preferably, the Fusion Module, for the WLAN access point after protocol conversion will to be carried out as the shifting
The function that dynamic network element serves as base station is fused in the mobile network.
It preferably, further include setup module, for the protocol stack translation unit to be set in the WLAN access point.
It preferably, further include the protocol stack translation unit, for by information flow protocols and business from the WLAN
Stream protocol is converted to the chain of command agreement and user plane protocol of the mobile network;And/or by the control from the mobile network
Face agreement processed and user plane protocol are respectively converted into the information flow protocols and business stream protocol of the WLAN.
Preferably, the mobile network is at least one of:Generation Mobile Telecommunication System network 2G, 3G (Third Generation) Moblie
Network 3G, long term evolution LTE network.
Through the invention, pass through protocol stack translation unit access to mobile network using by WLAN access point, wherein the association
View stack converting unit mutually converts WLAN protocol and mobile fidonetFido;The WLAN after progress protocol conversion is connect
Access point is fused in the mobile network as the mobile network element of the mobile network, is solved in the prior art using WLAN as shifting
The supplement of dynamic network has that lower deployment cost is huge, and then has achieved the effect that reduce WLAN O&M cost.
Specific embodiment
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with Examples.It should be noted that not conflicting
In the case of, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other.
A kind of WLAN WLAN and mobile network method for amalgamation processing are provided in the present embodiment, and Fig. 2 is according to this
The flow chart of the WLAN WLAN and mobile network method for amalgamation processing of inventive embodiments, as shown in Fig. 2, the process includes such as
Lower step:
WLAN access point is passed through protocol stack translation unit access to mobile network, wherein the protocol stack translation by step S202
Unit mutually converts WLAN protocol and mobile fidonetFido;
The WLAN access point after progress protocol conversion is fused to by step S204 as the mobile network element of mobile network
In the mobile network.
Through the above steps, by adding protocol stack translation unit, the agreement of WLAN and mobile network have been carried out mutually
Conversion, allows the network element in two heterogeneous networks to carry out intercommunication, i.e. WLAN access point can be used as mobile network element by moving
Dynamic net is managed collectively it, i.e., when disposing a new WLAN as mobile network, it is only necessary to safeguard at access point
Access service, and business related with core net is all uniformly processed by mobile network, thus with significantly reducing WLAN
O&M cost solves the problems, such as that there are lower deployment costs is huge using WLAN as the supplement of mobile network in the prior art.
Preferably, WLAN access point is different according to locating network side as the network element of WLAN and the network element of mobile network,
To the function of WLAN access point, there is also differences, for example, from the point of view of the side WLAN, only exist WLAN access point, and other network elements(Example
Such as, network management system, WLAN access control AC, WLAN AAA)All substituted by the network element for having identical function in mobile network,
Therefore, it safeguards and only needs to safeguard the WLAN access point access service when WLAN.And from the point of view of mobile network side, it should
WLAN access point belongs to an entity network element in mobile network, is managed collectively together with other network elements in mobile network
, without increasing other many and diverse settings.And by WLAN in conjunction with mobile network from the point of view of, can will carry out protocol conversion after
When WLAN access point is as mobile network element, the function of serving as base station is fused in the mobile network, this serves as base station functions
WLAN access point executes the function of base station as WLAN service, receives the unified management of mobile network.
In order to make protocol conversion fast and easy, which can be set in WLAN access point, that is, existed
Agreement in WLAN access point also increases protocol stack translation unit, the protocol stack translation list other than original WLAN protocol stack
Member converts it when receiving using the business of WLAN protocol stack respectively for the use of signaling flow and Business Stream two,
The efficiency of protocol conversion is improved to a certain extent.Furthermore it is also possible to which mobile network protocol stack is also disposed on WLAN access
The agreement converted and the conversion unit of protocol for carrying out protocol conversion are all put at one, also more easily improve by point
The efficiency of protocol conversion.
Preferably, the protocol stack translation unit mutually convert with mobile fidonetFido to WLAN protocol includes:It is described
Protocol stack translation unit by from the WLAN information flow protocols and business stream protocol be respectively converted into the mobile network's
Chain of command agreement and user plane protocol;And/or by from the mobile network chain of command agreement and user plane protocol turn respectively
It is changed to the information flow protocols and business stream protocol of the WLAN.
A kind of WLAN WLAN and mobile network fusion treatment device are additionally provided in the present embodiment, which is used for
Realize above-described embodiment and preferred embodiment, the descriptions that have already been made will not be repeated.As used below, term " mould
The combination of the software and/or hardware of predetermined function may be implemented in block ".Although device described in following embodiment is preferably with soft
Part is realized, but the realization of the combination of hardware or software and hardware is also that may and be contemplated.
Fig. 3 is the structural block diagram of WLAN WLAN according to an embodiment of the present invention Yu mobile network fusion treatment device,
As shown in figure 3, the device includes AM access module 32 and Fusion Module 34, the device is illustrated below.AM access module 32 is used
In by WLAN access point pass through protocol stack translation unit access to mobile network, wherein the protocol stack translation unit is to WLAN protocol
It is mutually converted with mobile fidonetFido;Fusion Module 34, for the WLAN access point after protocol conversion will to be carried out as moving
The mobile network element of dynamic net is fused in the mobile network.
Preferably, the Fusion Module, for the WLAN access point after protocol conversion will to be carried out as the shifting
The function that dynamic network element serves as base station is fused in the mobile network.
Fig. 4 is the structural frames of WLAN WLAN according to the preferred embodiment of the invention Yu mobile network fusion treatment device
Figure one, as shown in figure 4, the device is in addition to including all modules shown in Fig. 3, it further include setup module 42, the setup module 42,
It is connected to AM access module 32, for protocol stack translation unit to be set in WLAN access point.
Fig. 5 is the structural frames of WLAN WLAN according to the preferred embodiment of the invention Yu mobile network fusion treatment device
Figure two, as shown in figure 5, the device is in addition to including all modules in Fig. 3, it further include above-mentioned protocol stack translation unit 52(Or
For protocol stack translation module 52), it is connected to above-mentioned AM access module 32, for assisting the information flow protocols from WLAN and Business Stream
View is converted to the chain of command agreement and user plane protocol of mobile network;And/or by chain of command agreement and use from mobile network
Family face agreement is respectively converted into the information flow protocols and business stream protocol of WLAN.
Preferably, above-mentioned mobile network is at least one of:Generation Mobile Telecommunication System network 2G, 3G (Third Generation) Moblie
Network 3G, long term evolution LTE network.
There is a problem of that cost is huge for WLAN as the supplement of mobile network for the relevant technologies, mentions in the present embodiment
A kind of method how WLAN merges with mobile network has been supplied, how to have made full use of the existing movement of mobile operator to solve
Network reduces wlan network O&M cost come the problem of disposing wlan network.
Above-described embodiment and the main thought of preferred embodiment are:Protocol stack translation is carried out in WLAN access point, it will
WLAN protocol stack is converted to mobile network protocol stack;After protocol conversion, eating dishes without rice or wine for WLAN access point and WLAN terminal is constant, including institute
It is not influenced using frequency spectrum, air protocol etc., therefore on WLAN terminal;Reservation access point in the network element of WLAN, and other network elements
All substituted by mobile net elements;WLAN access point protocol stack other than original WLAN protocol stack, also increase protocol stack translation
Unit and mobile network protocol stack cell;The function of protocol stack translation unit be by the chain of command agreement from mobile network side and
User plane protocol switchs to the information flow protocols and business stream protocol of WLAN respectively, and, by the information flow protocols from the side WLAN
Switch to the chain of command agreement and user plane protocol of mobile network with business stream protocol.
In addition, mobile network can be 2G, 3G or LTE network;Mobile network using WLAN access point as mobile net elements into
Row unified management and scheduling, including network management, certification, charging etc.;Mobile network protocol stack cell only includes mobile network protocol
Layer 2 and layer 3.WLAN access point is fused in mobile network, by the protocol conversion of WLAN and mobile network, makes WLAN access point
It as mobile net elements entity, and is managed collectively, wlan network O&M cost can be reduced.
Fig. 6 is that WLAN according to an embodiment of the present invention with mobile network merges schematic diagram.As shown in fig. 6, in a wlan, only
Mono- network element of AP is remained, and carries out protocol conversion at AP, WLAN protocol stack is switched into mobile network protocol stack.On the one hand,
Eating dishes without rice or wine for WLAN is constant, i.e. each Terminal Type of WLAN is without change;On the other hand, the AP of WLAN and Network Side Interface are mobile network
Network interface, i.e., using AP as the network element of mobile network, mobile network is as needed managed collectively the network element.In 2G
In, upper one layer of network element of the network element is base station controller(Base Station Controller, referred to as BSC), in 3G,
Upper one layer of network element of the network element is radio network controller(Radio Network Controller, referred to as RNC), and in LTE
In, upper one layer of network element of the network element is then LTE core network.
Fig. 7 is the knot of conversion unit of protocol in WLAN when wlan network according to an embodiment of the present invention is merged with mobile network
Structure schematic diagram, as shown in fig. 7, other than original WLAN protocol stack, also adding WLAN and movement in the access point of WLAN
Network protocol stack converting unit and mobile network protocol stack cell, wherein protocol stack translation unit can be by WLAN protocol and movement
Network protocol is mutually converted, i.e., the signaling flow of WLAN is converted to the control plane information of mobile network, by the business of WLAN
Circulation is the user face data of mobile network;Mobile network protocol can be switched to WLAN protocol by protocol stack translation unit, i.e., will move
Dynamic network-based control face information switchs to the signaling flow of WLAN, and the user face data of mobile network is switched to the Business Stream of WLAN.
Fig. 8 is that protocol stack merges schematic diagram when WLAN according to an embodiment of the present invention is merged with mobile network, such as Fig. 8 institute
Show, the protocol stack of WLAN includes physical layer, media access control(Media Access Control, referred to as MAC)Sublayer and
Logic link control(Logical Link Control, referred to as LLC)Sublayer;Mobile network protocol stack includes layer 2 and layer 3,
Network layer protocol i.e. in addition to physical layer;Mobile network protocol and WLAN protocol are realized by protocol stack translation layer.
Obviously, those skilled in the art should be understood that each module of the above invention or each step can be with general
Computing device realize that they can be concentrated on a single computing device, or be distributed in multiple computing devices and formed
Network on, optionally, they can be realized with the program code that computing device can perform, it is thus possible to which they are stored
It is performed by computing device in the storage device, and in some cases, it can be to be different from shown in sequence execution herein
Out or description the step of, perhaps they are fabricated to each integrated circuit modules or by them multiple modules or
Step is fabricated to single integrated circuit module to realize.In this way, the present invention is not limited to any specific hardware and softwares to combine.
The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, is not intended to restrict the invention, for the skill of this field
For art personnel, the invention may be variously modified and varied.All within the spirits and principles of the present invention, made any to repair
Change, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., should all be included in the protection scope of the present invention.