KR101190424B1 - Access point apparatus and method for management the access point apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

An access point device according to an embodiment of the present invention is an input unit for receiving a cable modem signal and AC power through a hybrid fiber and coaxial (HFC), separating the signal to separate the cable modem signal and the AC power And a tab for distributing and outputting the cable modem signal to one or more ports, a signal converter for converting and outputting the cable modem signal into a wireless signal, and an output unit for outputting the cable modem signal and the AC power.

Description

ACCESS POINT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT THE ACCESS POINT APPARATUS}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an outdoor wireless access point device using tap-off of a hybrid fiber and coaxial (HFC).

A wireless access point (AP) is a device for establishing a connection between a wireless LAN client and a wired LAN infrastructure, and the wireless LAN client may be a PC equipped with a wireless LAN card, and the wired LAN infrastructure may include Ethernet, Ethernet, Examples include an Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) and a Cable line.

The wireless access point refers to a wireless bridge capable of long-distance transmission and reception by converting various data and images input by wire into wireless.

Therefore, the wireless access point has a port for connecting to the Ethernet and an antenna port for connecting to the PC wirelessly.

In general, the access point device is a network bridge for a PTP (Point to Point), a PTMP (Point to Multi Point) network, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), a cascade transmission technology that overcomes distance limitations, and the like. Free network design can be realized by using.

In particular, the access point device is used for wireless Internet, video, voice, and mobile communication base stations in areas where wired networks are vulnerable, and it is possible to inexpensively and quickly establish inter-book networking using wireless bridges, which is expensive for wired network construction. .

The equipment used in the optical coaxial mixed network receives power through the coaxial line and converts AC / DC to supply power to the access point device. Therefore, a separate power converting module is required.

One embodiment of the present invention is to design a Wi-Fi zone (WiFi zone) by utilizing a conventional coaxial coaxial network installed.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is to supply the power of the access point device using the AC power of the optical coaxial mixed network.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a wireless LAN service with a cable TV service.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention can pass the Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) signal to the tap port, thereby providing a wired Internet service through a cable modem over a coaxial line to the home It aims to do it.

An access point device according to an embodiment of the present invention is an input unit for receiving a cable modem signal and AC power through a hybrid fiber and coaxial (HFC), separating the signal to separate the cable modem signal and the AC power And a tab for distributing and outputting the cable modem signal to one or more ports, a signal converter for converting and outputting the cable modem signal into a wireless signal, and an output unit for outputting the cable modem signal and the AC power.

The input unit according to an aspect of the present invention may receive the cable modem signal from the cable modem termination system (CMTS) through the optical coaxial mixed network.

An access point device according to an aspect of the present invention may further include a cable modem for transmitting and receiving a quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signal with the cable modem termination device.

An access point apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a power converter that receives the AC power and converts it into DC power, and supplies the DC power to the cable modem and the signal converter.

An access point device according to an aspect of the present invention may further include attenuating unit for reducing the size of a wireless signal included in the cable modem signal and transmitting the same to the cable modem.

The access point apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention may further include an AC power control unit for controlling to cut off or pass the AC power.

An access point device according to an aspect of the present invention may further include a signal branching unit for branching the cable modem signal to one or more lines.

The access point apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention may further include an antenna that receives a wireless signal from the signal converter and transmits it to the outside, or receives the wireless signal from the outside and transmits the wireless signal to the signal converter.

The method for controlling an access point device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of receiving a cable modem signal and AC power through a hybrid fiber and coaxial (HFC), the cable modem signal and the AC power And separating, outputting the cable modem signal to one or more ports, converting the cable modem signal to a wireless signal, and outputting the cable modem signal and outputting the AC power.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a Wi-Fi zone may be designed by utilizing an optical coaxial mixing network installed in the existing.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention it is possible to supply the power of the access point device using the AC power of the optical coaxial mixed network.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention can provide a wireless LAN service with a cable TV service.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention can pass the Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) signal to the tap port, thereby providing a wired Internet service through a cable modem over a coaxial line to the home can do.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an access point system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an access point device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an access point device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing an example of the installation state of the access point device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to or limited by the embodiments.

On the other hand, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. The terminology used herein is a term used for appropriately expressing an embodiment of the present invention, which may vary depending on the user, the intent of the operator, or the practice of the field to which the present invention belongs. Therefore, the definitions of the terms should be made based on the contents throughout the specification.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an access point system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an access point system extracts a location of a data packet from a backbone network through a router 110 to designate a best path to the location, and transmits the data packet along the path to a cable modem. Transmission to a cable modem termination system (CMTS) (120).

According to one aspect of the present invention, a cable modem termination device is a device that converts cable modem data into Internet data packets, routing for storing local data in the cable system, filtering to protect cable operators from unwanted hacking, and service to subscribers. It provides various functions such as traffic specification to guarantee quality.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the access point device 130 may receive various information such as the data packet through a cable modem termination device and provide the information to the service area through wireless communication.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an access point device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an access point device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the access point device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an input unit 210, a signal separation unit 220, a tap 230, a signal conversion unit 240, and an output unit 250. It is composed.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a cable modem signal to a service area by using the access point apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

The input unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a cable modem signal and AC power through a hybrid fiber and coaxial (HFC) (310).

The input unit 210 according to one side of the present invention may receive the cable modem signal from the cable modem termination system (CMTS) through the optical coaxial mixed network.

According to one side of the present invention, the cable modem termination device is connected to a wired network such as an upper Ethernet, and receives various information from the backbone network and provides it to the access point device 200 through the input unit 210.

The signal separator 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention separates the cable modem signal from the AC power (320).

According to an aspect of the present invention, the access point apparatus 200 may simultaneously apply the cable modem signal and AC power, and operate each module by directly receiving the AC power from the coaxial line of the optical coaxial mixed network.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the access point device 200 branches the cable modem signal received from the input unit 210 using the signal branch unit 211 and then provides the branched signal to the tap 230.

The tap 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention distributes the cable modem signal and the radio frequency (RF) signal included in the cable modem signal to one or more ports and outputs the signal (330).

According to an aspect of the present invention, the tab 230 may distribute the RF signal to a plurality of ports, and for example, provide the RF signal to a service area through 4, 8, 16, etc. ports. can do.

The access point apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention reduces the incoming RF signal through the cable modem signal, which is a signal input from the tap 230, using the attenuator 270, and transmits the received RF signal to the cable modem 260.

An access point device 200 according to one aspect of the present invention may transmit and receive the attenuated RF signal with the cable modem termination device through a cable modem 260, wherein the cable modem 260 is the cable modem termination device It performs bidirectional communication with the Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) signal.

The cable modem 260 according to one aspect of the present invention may use bi-directional communication with the cable modem termination device orthogonal amplitude coded signal while utilizing the optical coaxial mixed network as it is, for example, up to eight at 6 MHz or 8 MHz bandwidth. Bonding signals can provide Ethernet speeds of 320 Mbps and provide services such as high-speed Internet, voice (VoIP), and video (VoD).

The signal converter 240 according to an embodiment of the present invention converts the cable modem signal into a wireless signal and outputs the signal 340.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the access point apparatus 200 may not only operate by providing AC power applied from the input unit 210 to each module, but also input the AC power using a power converter 281. The DC power supply may be converted into a DC power supply, and the DC power may be supplied to the cable modem 260 and the signal converter 240 to operate.

The access point apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may receive a wireless signal from the signal converter 240 through an antenna and transmit the received wireless signal to the outside, or may receive a wireless signal from the outside and transmit the received wireless signal to the signal converter 240. .

The output unit 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention outputs the cable modem signal and the AC power to the optical coaxial mixed network (350).

The access point apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention may control to block or pass the AC power using the AC power controller 280.

Access point device 200 according to one aspect of the present invention is the flow of AC power applied from the input unit 210 using the display unit 290, whether the power state of the access point device, the cable modem operating state, the access point of the device It is also possible to display the status of various functions and operations such as the operation status.

4 is a view showing an example of the installation state of the access point device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the access point device 410 according to one embodiment of the present invention may be installed at various places in the outdoors, and is connected to an existing optical coaxial mixed network and wirelessly connects to a Wi-Fi zone. You can also design

According to an aspect of the present invention, the access point devices 410 may be connected to each other through a coaxial line of an optical coaxial mixing network, or may be connected to the Internet through an amplifier 420 and an optical 99 cable.

As described above, since the access point device according to one side of the present invention can be used by connecting to an existing optical coaxial mixing network, it is not necessary to connect other equipment and is simply replaced by replacing an existing tapoff. Can be installed and used.

Since the access point device according to one aspect of the present invention can operate each module by applying AC power through a coaxial line, a separate power supply module is not required.

According to one side of the present invention can provide a wireless LAN service with a cable TV (CATV) service at the same time, it is possible to pass the cable modem signal to the tap (tap) port to provide a wired Internet service in the home.

Embodiments according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include magnetic media such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, and a magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROM and DVD; magnetic recording media such as a floppy disk; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

In the present invention as described above has been described by the specific embodiments, such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, but this is provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

200: access point device 210: input unit
211: signal branching unit 220: signal separating unit
230: tab 240: signal conversion unit
250: output unit 260: cable modem
270: attenuation unit 280: AC power control unit
281: power conversion unit 290: display unit

Claims (14)

An input unit for receiving a cable modem signal and AC power through a hybrid fiber and coaxial (HFC);
A signal separator for separating the cable modem signal from the AC power source;
A tap for distributing and outputting the cable modem signal to one or more ports;
A signal converter converting the cable modem signal into a wireless signal and outputting the converted signal; And
An output unit for outputting the cable modem signal and the AC power source
Including,
And the input unit receives the cable modem signal from the cable modem termination system (CMTS) through the optical coaxial mixed network. delete The method of claim 1,
Cable modem for transmitting and receiving Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) signal with the cable modem termination device
Access point device further comprising. The method of claim 3,
A power conversion unit which receives the AC power and converts it into DC power, and supplies the DC power to the cable modem and the signal conversion unit;
Access point device further comprising. The method of claim 3,
Attenuator for reducing the size of the wireless signal included in the cable modem signal, and transmits to the cable modem
Access point device further comprising. The method of claim 1,
AC power control unit controlling to cut off or pass the AC power
Access point device further comprising. The method of claim 1,
Signal branching section for branching the cable modem signal to one or more lines
Access point device further comprising. The method of claim 1,
An antenna for receiving a wireless signal from the signal converter to transmit to the outside, or to receive a wireless signal from the outside and to transmit to the signal converter
Access point device further comprising. Receiving a cable modem signal and AC power through a hybrid fiber and coaxial (HFC);
Separating the cable modem signal from the AC power source;
Distributing and outputting the cable modem signal to one or more ports;
Converting the cable modem signal into a wireless signal and outputting the converted wireless signal; And
Outputting the cable modem signal and the AC power source
Including,
And the cable modem signal is received from a cable modem termination system (CMTS) through the optical coaxial mixed network. delete 10. The method of claim 9,
Transmitting and receiving a Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) signal with the cable modem termination device
The method of controlling an access point device further comprising. 10. The method of claim 9,
Controlling to cut off or pass the AC power;
The method of controlling an access point device further comprising. 10. The method of claim 9,
Branching the cable modem signal to one or more lines
The method of controlling an access point device further comprising. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for performing the method of any one of claims 9 or 11-13.

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