TWI387288B - Modem and configuring method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Data machine and its configuration method

The invention relates to a data machine, in particular to a data machine and a parameter configuration method thereof.

User terminals, such as computers and Internet telephony, use the data machine for Internet communication or Internet telephony. Typically, the data unit is provided to the user by the telecommunications carrier. However, the network environment provided by different telecommunications operators is different from the network service. At present, the most important network environments include the following three types: pure dynamic host configuration protocol for VoIP and Internet services; pure Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol for VoIP and Internet services; dynamic host configuration protocol and Ethernet Network peer-to-peer agreements exist to implement both VoIP and Internet services.

Because the network environment provided by different telecommunications operators is different from the network service, the data machine manufacturer makes different network configurations for different telecommunication operators before the data machine leaves the factory. However, this makes the data network of the data machine less compatible, and can not be used or reconfigured in another network environment, causing inconvenience to the user.

In view of this, a data machine is needed to automatically monitor the network environment and perform automatic configuration.

In addition, there is a need to provide a modem configuration method.

A data machine that monitors the network environment and automatically configures Internet service and VoIP parameters, including dynamic host configuration protocols. Terminal module, storage module, Ethernet point-to-point protocol terminal module and network environment monitoring module. The dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module is used to automatically start when the data machine is powered on, and attempts to establish a dynamic host configuration protocol connection, and generates a notification signal when a dynamic host configuration protocol connection is established. After the dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module receives the DHCP ACK packet, it determines to establish a dynamic host configuration protocol connection, where the DHCP ACK packet includes an Internet address and a network phone allocated to the dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module. parameter. The storage module is used to store the DHCP ACK packet. The Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol terminal module is used to automatically start when the data machine is powered on, and attempts to establish an Ethernet point-to-point protocol connection, and automatically establishes the Internet service parameters of the data machine after establishing an Ethernet point-to-point protocol connection. Ethernet peer-to-peer protocols provide Internet connectivity and generate notification signals. The network environment monitoring module is configured to determine the network environment according to the notification signals, and correspondingly configure the Internet service parameters and network telephone parameters of the data machine. The network environment includes that the network where the data machine is located only supports dynamic host configuration protocols, supports only Ethernet peer-to-peer protocols, and supports dynamic host configuration protocols and Ethernet peer-to-peer protocols. When the network environment monitoring module receives the notification signal of the dynamic host configuration agreement terminal module and the Ethernet point-to-point agreement terminal module, determining that the network where the data machine is located supports both the dynamic host configuration protocol and the Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol, and obtaining and parsing the DHCP ACK packet from the storage module to obtain an internet address and network telephone parameters allocated to the dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module, and configuring the network of the data machine The road phone parameters are to provide a network phone service via DHCP.

A data machine configuration method including a dynamic host configuration protocol The terminal module, the Ethernet point-to-point protocol terminal module and the network environment monitoring module, comprising: the data machine is powered on; automatically starting the dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module, and attempting to establish a dynamic host configuration agreement connection, according to whether it is dynamic The host configuration protocol server receives the DHCP ACK packet, determines whether to establish a dynamic host configuration protocol connection, and generates a notification signal when the dynamic host configuration protocol connection is established; stores the DHCP ACK packet to the storage module, and the DHCP ACK packet includes the allocation. Configuring the dynamic host with the Internet address and network telephony parameters of the protocol terminal module; automatically starting the Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol terminal module, and attempting to establish an Ethernet point-to-point protocol connection, and establishing an Ethernet point-to-point protocol connection Automatically configuring the internet service parameter of the data machine to provide an internet connection via an Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol and generating a notification signal; the network environment monitoring module configures the protocol terminal module and the ether according to whether the dynamic host is configured The network point-to-point protocol terminal module receives the notification signal and judges a network environment; and if the network environment is to support both the dynamic host configuration protocol and the Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol, obtain the Internet address and network phone parameters from the DHCP ACK packet of the storage module, and configure the corresponding The VoIP parameters of the modem provide Internet telephony services via DHCP.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a block diagram of a data machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, after booting, the data machine 10 automatically monitors the network environment in which it is located, and configures its Internet service parameters and network telephone parameters accordingly, wherein the Internet service parameters are mainly Internet addresses. site. If the network supports both Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) and dynamic The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), the data machine 10 usually performs network telephone communication via DHCP, and performs Internet communication via PPPoE. Thus, the Internet phone 20 and the computer 30 can communicate via the data machine 10 for Internet telephony or Internet. The data machine 10 includes a DHCP terminal module 100, a PPPoE terminal module 110, a network environment monitoring module 120, a storage module 130, and a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) terminal module 140.

The DHCP terminal module 100 is used to automatically start when the data machine 10 is powered on, and attempts to establish a DHCP connection, and when a DHCP connection is established (the DHCP server 40 exists in the network, supports DHCP), and generates a notification signal. In this embodiment, after the data machine 10 is powered on, the DHCP terminal module 100 is automatically started, and attempts to establish a DHCP connection through the following steps: First, the DHCP terminal module 100 broadcasts a DHCP discovery (Discovery) packet; There is a DHCP server 40. After receiving the DHCP discovery packet, the DHCP Offer packet is sent to the DHCP terminal module 100. Then, the DHCP terminal module 100 sends a DHCP Request to the DHCP server 40. After receiving the DHCP server 40, the DHCP server 40 receives the DHCP server 40. A DHCP ACK packet is sent to the DHCP terminal module 100. So far, the DHCP terminal module 100 establishes a DHCP connection. The DHCP ACK packet includes a plurality of options including an internet address assigned to the DHCP terminal module 100 and network telephony parameters.

The storage module 130 is configured to store the DHCP ACK packet received by the DHCP terminal module 100.

The PPPoE terminal module 110 is used to automatically start when the data machine 10 is powered on, and attempts to establish a PPPoE connection, and after establishing a PPPoE connection (stored in the network) In the PPPoE server 50, PPPoE is supported, and the Internet service parameters of the data machine 10 are automatically configured and a notification signal is generated. In this embodiment, when the data machine 10 is powered on, the PPPoE terminal module 110 is automatically started, and the Internet address is obtained from the PPPoE server 50 through the PPPoE Discovery and PPPoE Sessions, and the PPPoE server 50 is used. Establish a PPPoE connection. At this time, the data machine 10 has been able to provide an internet connection via the PPPoE terminal module 110.

The network environment monitoring module 120 is configured to receive the notification signal generated by the DHCP terminal module 100 and the PPPoE terminal module 110, and determine the network environment according to the network environment, and configure the Internet service parameter of the data machine 10 accordingly. And VoIP parameters to provide Internet and VoIP services. In the present embodiment, the network environment includes the network only supporting DHCP, only supporting PPPoE, and supporting both DHCP and PPPoE. If the network environment monitoring module 120 only receives the notification signal of the DHCP terminal module 100, it determines that the network only supports DHCP, and obtains and parses the DHCP ACK packet option from the storage module 130 to obtain the Internet address. Address and VoIP parameters, configure Internet service parameters and VoIP parameters of the modem 10 to provide Internet and VoIP services. If the network environment monitoring module 120 only receives the notification signal of the PPPoE terminal module 110, it is determined that the network only supports PPPoE, and the HTTP terminal module 140 is activated.

If the network environment monitoring module 120 receives the notification signals of both the DHCP terminal module 100 and the PPPoE terminal module 110, it determines that the network supports DHCP and PPPoE, and configures the data machine 10 according to a preset rule. In this embodiment, the preset rule is that when DHCP and PPPoE coexist in the network, the data machine 10 provides Internet service via PPPoE, and provides a network via DHCP. The road telephone service, therefore, the network environment monitoring module 120 acquires and parses the DHCP ACK packet option from the storage module 130 to obtain the internet address and the network telephone parameter to configure the network telephone parameter of the data machine 10 To provide Internet telephony services, and to provide Internet services using the configured Internet service parameters of the PPPoE terminal module 110.

The HTTP terminal module 140 is configured to start when the network environment monitoring module 120 determines that the network only supports PPPoE, and acquires network phone parameters from the HTTP server 60. In the present embodiment, the data acquired by the HTTP terminal module 140 from the HTTP server 60 is an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file, which includes network phone parameters. The HTTP terminal module 140 is further configured to determine whether the network phone parameters are obtained. If not, the network phone parameters are retrieved from the HTTP server 60 until the number of acquisitions exceeds a predetermined number of times. In the present embodiment, the predetermined number of times is three.

The network environment monitoring module 120 is further configured to parse the XML file received by the HTTP terminal module 140 to obtain the network phone parameters, and configure the network phone parameters of the data machine 10 to provide the network phone service via the PPPoE.

In this embodiment, since the DHCP terminal module 100 acquires the Internet address is slower than the PPPoE terminal module 110 acquires the Internet address, the PPPoE terminal module 110 delays a buffer after establishing the PPPoE connection. After the DHCP terminal module 100 does not establish a DHCP connection, the notification signal is sent to the network environment monitoring module 120. In this way, the network environment monitoring module 120 can be prevented from misjudged that the network is a pure PPPoE environment, and the network telephone service is misconfigured. However, if the DHCP terminal module 100 is obtained after the buffering period, the network environment monitoring module 120 holds After continuously monitoring the network environment, receiving the notification signal of the DHCP terminal module 100, the network environment and the configuration data machine 10 are re-determined.

In the embodiment, the network environment monitoring module 120 is further configured to store the network environment parameters and the network telephone parameters of the network environment and the data machine 10 that are booted this time, so that the network environment parameter can be quickly executed when the power is turned on next time. Configuration of the data machine 10.

2 is a flow chart showing a method of configuring a data machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, in step S200, the data set 10 is powered on. In step S202, the DHCP terminal module 100 starts up and attempts to establish a DHCP connection, and generates a notification signal when a DHCP connection is established. In step S204, the PPPoE terminal module 110 starts up and attempts to establish a PPPoE connection, and when the PPPoE connection is established, automatically configures the Internet service parameters of the data machine 10 and generates a notification signal. In step S206, the network environment monitoring module 120 determines whether the network environment and the Internet service parameters and network of the corresponding data server 10 are configured according to whether the notification signal is received from the DHCP terminal module 100 and the PPPoE terminal module 110. Phone parameters to provide internet and VoIP services.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a method for configuring a data machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. First, in step S300, the data set 10 is powered on. At step S302, the DHCP terminal module 100 starts up and attempts to establish a DHCP connection with the DHCP server 40. In this embodiment, the DHCP terminal module 100 attempts to establish a DHCP connection by first: the DHCP terminal module 100 broadcasts a DHCP Discovery packet; if the DHCP server 40 exists in the network, after receiving the DHCP Discovery packet, Sending a DHCP Offer packet to the DHCP terminal module 100; then, the DHCP terminal module 100 sends a DHCP Request to the DHCP server 40. After receiving the DHCP server 40, the DHCP server 40 sends a DHCP ACK packet to the DHCP terminal module 100. So far, the DHCP terminal module 100 establishes a DHCP connection.

In step S304, the DHCP terminal module 100 determines whether a DHCP connection is established. In the present embodiment, the DHCP terminal module 100 determines whether or not to establish a DHCP connection based on whether or not a DHCP ACK packet is received from the DHCP server 40. If the DHCP terminal module 100 receives the DHCP ACK packet, it determines to establish a DHCP connection, and proceeds to step S306, the DHCP terminal module 100 stores the DHCP ACK packet to the storage module 130, and generates and sends a notification signal to the network environment monitoring module. 120. If the DHCP terminal module 100 does not receive the DHCP ACK packet, it determines that the DHCP connection is not established, and returns to step S302.

At step S308, the PPPoE terminal module 110 starts up and attempts to establish a PPPoE connection. In this embodiment, the PPPoE terminal module 110 obtains an internet address from the PPPoE server 50 through two stages of PPPoE Discovery and PPPoE Session, and establishes a PPPoE connection with the PPPoE server 50. In step S310, the PPPoE terminal module 110 determines whether a PPPoE connection is established. If the PPPoE connection is not established, the process returns to step S308. If the PPPoE connection is established, in step S312, the PPPoE terminal module 110 determines whether the DHCP terminal module 100 establishes a DHCP connection after the buffering period has elapsed. In this embodiment, the PPPoE terminal module 110 determines whether to establish a DHCP connection by querying whether the DHCP ACK packet is stored in the storage module 130. If it is determined that the DHCP connection is not established, the PPPoE terminal module 110 generates and sends a notification signal to the network environment monitoring module 120 in step S314. If it is determined that the DHCP connection is established, in step S316, the PPPoE terminal module 110 generates and sends a PPPoE connection establishment completion signal to the network. Environmental monitoring module 120.

In step S318, the network environment monitoring module 120 determines the network environment according to the received signal. In this embodiment, the network environment includes the network only supporting DHCP, only supporting PPPoE, and supporting both DHCP and PPPoE. If it is determined that the network environment only supports DHCP, in step S320, the network environment monitoring module 120 obtains the Internet address and the network telephone parameter from the DHCP ACK packet of the storage module 130, and configures the Internet of the data machine 10 accordingly. Network service parameters and VoIP parameters to provide Internet and VoIP services using DHCP.

If it is determined that the network environment supports both DHCP and PPPoE, in step S322, the network environment monitoring module 120 obtains the Internet address and the network phone parameters from the DHCP ACK packet of the storage module 130, and configures the data machine 10 accordingly. Internet telephony parameters to provide Internet telephony services using DHCP and PPPoE to provide Internet services.

If it is determined that the network environment only supports PPPoE, in step S324, the network environment monitoring module 120 starts the HTTP terminal module 140, acquires the network phone parameters from the HTTP server 60, and the network environment monitoring module 120 receives the HTTP terminal mode. Group 140 obtains the VoIP parameters and configures the VoIP parameters of data machine 10 to provide VoIP and Internet services via PPPoE. In the present embodiment, the data acquired by the HTTP terminal module 140 from the HTTP server 60 is an extensible markup language file, which includes network phone parameters. The HTTP terminal module 140 also determines whether the network phone parameters are obtained. If not, the network phone parameters are retrieved from the HTTP server 60 until the number of acquisitions exceeds a predetermined number of times. In the present embodiment, the predetermined number of times is three.

In the present embodiment, steps S302, S308 and S318 are simultaneously executed after the data machine 10 is turned on.

The data machine 10 and the configuration method thereof of the present invention can automatically monitor the network environment and automatically configure according to the network environment, and the compatibility is high, and the requirement for the user to configure the data machine 10 is reduced or eliminated, and the use is convenient.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art of the present invention should be included in the following claims.

10‧‧‧Data machine

100‧‧‧DHCP terminal module

110‧‧‧PPPoE Terminal Module

120‧‧‧Network Environment Monitoring Module

130‧‧‧Storage Module

140‧‧‧HTTP terminal module

20‧‧‧Internet phone

30‧‧‧ computer

40‧‧‧DHCP server

50‧‧‧PPPoE server

60‧‧‧HTTP server

1 is a block diagram of a data machine in an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart showing a method of configuring a data machine in an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of a method for configuring a data machine in another embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Data machine

100‧‧‧DHCP terminal module

110‧‧‧PPPoE Terminal Module

120‧‧‧Network Environment Monitoring Module

130‧‧‧Storage Module

140‧‧‧HTTP terminal module

20‧‧‧Internet phone

30‧‧‧ computer

40‧‧‧DHCP server

50‧‧‧PPPoE server

60‧‧‧HTTP server

Claims (14)

A data machine for monitoring a network environment and automatically configuring internet service and network telephone parameters, including: a dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module, configured to automatically start when the data machine is powered on, and try Establishing a dynamic host configuration protocol connection, and generating a notification signal after establishing a dynamic host configuration protocol connection, wherein when the dynamic host configuration agreement terminal module receives the DHCP ACK packet, determining to establish a dynamic host configuration agreement connection, the DHCP ACK seal The network address and network telephone parameters allocated to the dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module; the storage module for storing the DHCP ACK packet; and the Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol terminal module for booting the data machine Automatically starts and attempts to establish an Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol connection, and when an Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol connection is established, the Internet service parameters of the modem are automatically configured to provide an Internet connection via an Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol and generate a notification signal. And a network environment monitoring module for determining the network environment based on the notification signals And correspondingly configuring the Internet service parameter and network telephone parameter of the data machine, the network environment including the network where the data machine is located only supports dynamic host configuration protocol, only supports Ethernet point-to-point protocol, and supports dynamic host configuration at the same time. Agreement and Ethernet point-to-point agreement; wherein the network environment monitoring module receives the notification signal of the dynamic host configuration agreement terminal module and the Ethernet point-to-point agreement terminal module, and determines the network where the data machine is located Supporting both the dynamic host configuration protocol and the Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol, and acquiring and parsing the DHCP ACK packet from the storage module to obtain the Internet allocated to the dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module Network address and network telephony parameters, and configure the modem's VoIP parameters to provide VoIP services via DHCP. The data machine of claim 1, wherein the network environment monitoring module only receives the notification signal of the dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module, and determines that the network where the data machine is located only supports the dynamic host. Configuring a protocol, and obtaining and parsing the DHCP ACK packet from the storage module to obtain an internet address and network phone parameters assigned to the dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module, and configuring the data network of the data machine Service parameters and network phone parameters. The data machine of claim 1, wherein the Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol terminal module is further configured to determine whether the dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module is established after establishing an Ethernet point-to-point protocol connection and delaying the buffering time period. Dynamic Host Configuration Agreement connection. The data machine of claim 3, wherein when the Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol terminal module determines that the dynamic host configuration protocol connection is not established, the notification signal is sent to the network environment monitoring module. The data machine of claim 3, wherein when the Ethernet point-to-point protocol terminal module determines to establish a dynamic host configuration protocol connection, the Ethernet point-to-point protocol connection completion signal is sent to the network environment monitoring module. For example, the data machine described in claim 1 further includes a hypertext transfer protocol terminal module, which is used when the network environment monitoring module determines that the network where the data machine is located only supports the Ethernet point-to-point protocol. And obtain the VoIP parameters from the Hypertext Transfer Protocol server. The data machine of claim 6, wherein the network environment monitoring module further obtains the network telephone parameter from the hypertext transfer protocol terminal module. Number, configure the network phone parameters of the modem. The data processor of claim 1, wherein the network environment monitoring module is further configured to store the network environment parameter and the network telephone parameter of the network environment. A data machine configuration method, the data machine comprises a dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module, an Ethernet point-to-point protocol terminal module and a network environment monitoring module, the data machine configuration method comprises: the data machine is powered on; automatically starting the dynamic host Configure the protocol terminal module and try to establish a dynamic host configuration protocol connection. Determine whether to establish a dynamic host configuration protocol connection according to whether the DHCP ACK packet is received from the dynamic host configuration protocol server, and generate a dynamic host configuration protocol connection. Notifying the signal; storing the DHCP ACK packet to the storage module, the DHCP ACK packet including an internet address and a network telephone parameter assigned to the dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module; automatically starting the Ethernet point-to-point protocol terminal module And attempting to establish an Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol connection, and when establishing an Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol connection, automatically configuring the modem's Internet service parameters to provide an Internet connection via an Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol and generating a notification signal; Road environment monitoring module based on whether from the dynamic master The configuration agreement terminal module and the Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol terminal module receive the notification signal to determine the network environment; and if the network environment is determined to support both the dynamic host configuration protocol and the Ethernet point-to-point protocol, the storage module is The DHCP ACK packet obtains the Internet address and network telephone parameters, and configures the network power of the data machine accordingly. The parameters are to provide a network telephony service via DHCP. The data machine configuration method according to claim 9, wherein the Ethernet point-to-point protocol terminal module is activated, and an attempt is made to establish an Ethernet point-to-point protocol connection, and a step of generating a notification signal after establishing an Ethernet point-to-point protocol connection The method includes the following steps: after the buffering period, the Ethernet peer-to-peer protocol terminal module determines whether the dynamic host configuration protocol terminal module establishes a dynamic host configuration protocol connection. The data machine configuration method according to claim 10, wherein the Ethernet point-to-point protocol terminal module is activated, and an attempt is made to establish an Ethernet point-to-point protocol connection, and a step of generating a notification signal after establishing an Ethernet point-to-point protocol connection The method further includes the following steps: determining whether to establish a dynamic host configuration protocol connection by querying whether the DHCP ACK packet is stored in the storage module. The data machine configuration method according to claim 10, further comprising the following steps: if the Ethernet point-to-point terminal module determines that a dynamic host configuration agreement connection is not established, generating and transmitting an Ethernet point-to-point protocol connection establishment completion signal to the Network environment monitoring module. The data processor configuration method according to claim 9, wherein the network environment monitoring module determines whether the network receives the notification signal from the dynamic host configuration agreement terminal module and the Ethernet point-to-point agreement terminal module. The path environment, and the corresponding configuration of the Internet service parameter and the network telephone parameter of the data machine include the following steps: if the network environment is determined to support only the dynamic host configuration protocol, the DHCP ACK packet of the storage module is obtained. The internet address and Internet phone number And configure the Internet service parameters and network telephony parameters of the modem accordingly. The data processor configuration method according to claim 9, wherein the network environment monitoring module determines whether the network receives the notification signal from the dynamic host configuration agreement terminal module and the Ethernet point-to-point agreement terminal module. The road environment, and the corresponding steps of configuring the Internet service parameters and the network telephone parameters of the data machine further include the following steps: if the network environment is determined to support only the Ethernet point-to-point protocol, the hypertext transfer protocol terminal module is started. Obtaining network phone parameters from the hypertext transfer protocol server; and the network environment monitoring module obtains network phone parameters from the hypertext transfer protocol terminal module, and configures network phone parameters of the data machine.