Background technology
In recent years, broadband access market has obtained development fast, multiple broadband access technology has appearred, for example digital subscriber line (xDSL), gigabit passive optical network (GPON), based on EPON (EPON) of Ethernet etc., in the network access equipment of these technology of employing, all relate to such as relatively more complicated signal processing such as the conversion between the different agreement, the application of adaptation different business.
For example, the digital subscriber line access multiplex of IP network (IP DSLAM) is a kind of local side network access equipment of xDSL, it is mainly used in Layer 2 data forwarding, three layer data forwardings, IPTV and relevant user security and authentication protocol (AAA/Radius, DHCP, PPPOE, IPOE, 802.1x, IGMP, QoS ...) etc.
Fig. 1 illustrates a topology of networks figure who comprises IP DSLAM, and wherein, the interface of the network terminal of IPDSLAM is connected with the webserver by IP network, and its user side interface then is connected in user terminal by PSTN (PSTN).
The basic functional principle of IP DSLAM is as follows: the signal of sending by PSTN (PSTN) by user terminal of uploading through IP DSLAM demodulation after, revert to atm cell format, convert thereof into the corresponding Ethernet data bag then, at last this Ethernet data bag is transferred to the webserver by IP network; The Ethernet data bag of sending by the webserver, be transferred to IP DSLAM through IP network, on IP DSLAM, convert the Ethernet data bag to ATM cell, and after the processing and modulation by the xDSL port on the IP DSLAM, the signal of IP DSLAM output passes through PSTN (PSTN) again and outputs to user terminal.
EPON (EPON) based on Ethernet is a kind of optical access network that a little arrives the multidrop topology structure that has, and adopts Passive Optical Components to connect local side and remote equipment, realizes the transmission of Ethernet service, and can realize the access of integrated services such as voice, video.Comprise optical line terminal (OLT) and optical network unit (ONU) in the EPON system, wherein OLT is positioned at local side, finish with broadcast mode and send Ethernet data, the control of control ONU power, be that ONU distributes functions such as bandwidth to ONU, ONU is positioned at user side, and its function comprises: the broadcast data that selective reception OLT sends; Range finding and power control command that response OLT sends, and do corresponding the adjustment; Ethernet data to the user carries out buffer memory, and sends to up direction in the send window that OLT distributes.
Existing network access equipment (for example IP DSLAM, EPON etc.), particularly low-end product wherein is often because the restriction of self hardware capabilities, can't satisfy the demand that the user increases day by day, for example, the ability of the circuit access card among IP DSLAM or the EPON is subjected to the restriction of its internal resource and disposal ability, make that existing product becomes and more and more can not adapt to the demand that the user increases day by day owing to hardware constraints, make the product of some low sides have to quit listing in advance.
Now, there has been certain methods to be suggested the improvement network access equipment, to adapt to the demand that the user increases day by day, for example:
1) selects new scheme for use, develop brand-new network access equipment;
2) use instead with a series of more high performance devices (IWF, switch, embedded type control module etc.);
3) adopt the software optimization mode to promote the efficient of existing software to improve performance;
4) adopt the customized software mode of user, by some function that reduces integrated circuit board and function and the performance that performance promotes others.
But there is defective equally in these prior aries, and these defectives comprise at least:
1) under the brand-new high performance network access device situation of exploitation, the type selecting, design, development﹠ testing that often need very big input and long period are to guarantee the complete compatibility of new integrated circuit board and existing software and function, this means that simultaneously research and development department is in a period of time, must safeguard more products series simultaneously, this just needs extra many human and material resources that drop into.
2) if use instead with a series of more high performance devices, can solve softwarecompatible and integrity problem preferably like this, but often be limited by the product development plan of chip supplier, and for reaching more performance, chip supplier tends to change hardware enclosure, the CPU in the change system and the kind of operating system, even this hardening part structure, in this case, need a large amount of exploitation inputs equally, and the product price after the performance boost is often higher, is not suitable for low end line access card.
3) software optimization needs the input of very big development﹠ testing equally, and is very limited by the performance that software optimization can promote simultaneously.
4) if adopt the mode of the customized software of user, make the user under the prerequisite of some ability of losing the circuit access card, to obtain more function or stronger performance, but this mode can not promote the performance of circuit access card on the whole.
In addition, in such as other network access equipments such as wireless access base station, cable modems, also there is similar problem.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the present invention is described in further detail.
More cheer and bright for the description of the execution mode that makes the back, introduce the 26S Proteasome Structure and Function of IP DSLAM of the prior art here with reference to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 2 illustrates an internal structure schematic diagram according to the IP DSLAM of prior art.
As shown in Figure 2, the network termination card is as the interface between IP DSLAM and the IP network, finish converging and transmitting of each circuit access card data traffic among the IP DSLAM, and finish communicating by letter of IPDSLAM and IP network, on up direction, receive Ethernet data bag, send to the webserver by IP network through further agreement and data forwarding processing back from circuit access card among the IP DSLAM and cascade device (not shown); On down direction, receive Ethernet data bag from the webserver by IP network, and with this Ethernet data bag addressing and be forwarded to circuit access card among corresponding cascade device (not shown) and the IP DSLAM.
Among Fig. 2, the circuit access card is finished communicating by letter of IP DSLAM and user terminal, on up direction, by the Digital Subscriber Line signal of PSTN (PSTN) reception from user terminal, after the circuit access card is handled this signal, obtain the ATM cell signal and be converted into the Ethernet data bag, after further agreement and data forwarding processing, this Ethernet data bag is sent to the network termination card; On down direction, the circuit access card receives the Ethernet data bag that the network termination card is sent, then, the circuit access card carries out addressing and the output signal of network termination card is forwarded to the user port of correspondence, on this corresponding user port, the output signal of network termination card is converted to the ATM cell signal then, then, this ATM cell signal is converted into the baseband signal that is suitable for modulating transmission, is sent to user terminal by PSTN (PSTN) after modulating again.
Fig. 3 illustrates an internal structure schematic diagram according to the circuit access card among the IP DSLAM of prior art, wherein comprises 3 unit:
1) modem module (MODEM) 12
On up direction, this modem module receives the signal that user terminal sends through the PSTN network, through obtaining the ATM cell signal after the processing such as demodulation, conversion of signals.
On down direction, this modem module also receives from the ATM cell signal of inside processing functional unit (IWF) 11 and with it and carries out processing such as conversion of signals, modulation, sends to user terminal by the PSTN network then.
2) inside processing functional unit (IWF) 11
The function ratio of IWF 11 is more, mainly shows the following aspects:
Aspect data processing, on up direction, this unit receives the ATM cell signal from the data flow of MODEM 12, and be converted into the corresponding Ethernet data bag, then, this Ethernet data bag is carried out operations such as addressing and forwarding, send it to the network termination card at last, and send to Ethernet by the network termination card.On down direction, this unit receives the Ethernet data bag from the data flow of network termination card, and is converted into the ATM cell signal, and is sent to line modulation demodulating unit (MODEM) 12.
Aspect the control signal processing, IWF 11 extracts protocol package signal and controlling packet signal from Ethernet data bag or ATM cell signal, again this protocol package signal and controlling packet signal are delivered to integrated circuit board control and management unit (OBC) 10, this protocol package signal and controlling packet signal are inserted into its time in Ethernet data bag or the ATM cell signal by OBC 10 after handling through integrated circuit board OBC 10 again.
Aspect the supervisory signal processing, IWF 11 extracts network management bag signal from Ethernet data bag or ATM cell signal, and this network management bag signal sent to OBC 10, this network management bag signal is inserted into its time in Ethernet data bag or the ATM cell signal by OBC 10 after handling through OBC 10 again.
3) integrated circuit board control and management unit (OBC) 10
Management and the configuration to each functional module of whole integrated circuit board finished in this integrated circuit board control and management unit, comprising:
A. to the configuration and the management of each functional module of whole circuit access card, for example function, port and the relevant parameter to each functional module of whole circuit access card is configured, and the operating state of circuit access card is monitored and managed;
B. realize the needed control protocol of function that the circuit access card is supported, for example: realize the required IGMP agreement of IPTV, realize agreements such as authentification of user required 802.1x, DHCP, PPPOE.
Referring to Fig. 3, ONU also can be regarded as a kind of circuit access card, wherein also comprise OBC10, IWF 11 and MODEM 12, integrated circuit board control and management unit wherein is control and the higher management of ONU, realize control and configuration by it, to realize the normal operation of this circuit access card to inner operation function unit and modem module; The inside processing functional unit is handled up and descending data, to finish the broadcast data that receives OLT and send, to transmit the functions such as data that the user sends to OTL; Modem module carries out modulation to signal on physical layer handles, with finish with user terminal between communicate by letter.
Fig. 4 is the internal structure schematic diagram according to the circuit access card of the network access equipment that comprises expansion module of an embodiment of the invention.
Circuit access card 1 among Fig. 4 can be the circuit access device in the network access equipments such as IP DSLAM, DSLAM, EPON, circuit access card 1 among Fig. 4 also should comprise integrated circuit board control and management unit OBC, some function of module such as IWF, MODEM need just can be finished under the assistance of this integrated circuit board control and management unit OBC (certainly, module such as IWF, MODEM also can independently be finished some functions), for brevity, not shown integrated circuit board control and management unit OBC among Fig. 4.
Among Fig. 4, expansion module 14 is the modules that can finish certain signal processing function, with IP DSLAM is example, expansion module 14 can be finished the conversion between ATM cell signal and the Ethernet data bag, detailed process is: expansion module 14 is arranged between IWF 11 and the MODEM12, and on up direction, it receives the ATM cell signal from MODEM 12, with this ATM cell conversion of signals is the Ethernet data bag, and this Ethernet data bag is delivered to IWF 11; On down direction, expansion module 14 receives the Ethernet data bag of sending from IWF 11, is converted to the ATM cell signal and sends to MODEM12 after it is handled.
Again for example, comprise that the network access equipment of IP DSLAM and EPON all may relate to the application of IPTV (IPTV), IPTV is a kind of broadband cabled television network that utilizes, the collection the Internet, multimedia, multiple technologies such as communication are in one, the technology of the multiple interactive services that comprises Digital Television is provided to the domestic consumer, the circuit access card of network access equipment is when playing IPTV, if different user's program requests has been arranged identical program, with regard to needing same programme signal is duplicated and buffer memory so, to transmit to corresponding user, this process is called multicast stream and duplicates, in the prior art, multicast stream copy function is finished by IWF, realize that this function ratio expends time in and memory source, because IWF also will finish other function, will cause the resource anxiety so, its function and corresponding performance are affected, if move on on the expansion module 14 and finish but multicast stream is duplicated this part function, IWF just has more resources (signal processing time so, memory source etc.) finish more function, or finish function corresponding with higher performance, like this, the function of this circuit access card and corresponding performance have just greatly improved.
By as seen above-mentioned, to comprising the diverse network access device of circuit access card, expansion module 14 may be done to the function that small part is finished by IWF 11 originally, for example realize between Ethernet data bag in the circuit access card and the atm cell format that conversion, multicast stream duplicate mutually, system-level integration (user monitoring, the IP address binding) etc. function makes IWF can have more resources and finishes more function and reach higher performance.
Preferably, expansion module 14 can adopt FPGA or ASIC, this expansion module 14 is just finished the function that part is finished by IWF 11 originally with hardware mode, in this embodiment, expansion module 14 comes that with various hardware logic electric circuits received digital signal is carried out logical operation to be handled, as relatively waiting between the shunt of the extraction of signal, signal or merging, the signal, to finish the function of certain Digital Signal Processing, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, this execution mode is feasible, repeats no more here.
Preferably, expansion module 14 also can adopt DSP, this module is just finished the function that part is finished by IWF 11 originally with software mode so, i.e. control by program code, adopt arithmetic logic unit the signal that is received to be carried out a series of logical operation according to the certain hour order, to realize that received digital signal is carried out logical process, extraction as signal, the shunt of signal or merging, relatively waiting between the signal, so just, can finish the function of certain Digital Signal Processing, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that, this execution mode is feasible, repeats no more here.
Those skilled in the art is to be understood that, in case some functions among the IWF 11 are transferred on the expansion module 14 realize, IWF 11 itself just there is no need to finish these functions again, thereby can there be more software/hardware resource to realize other function, perhaps finishes existing function with higher performance.
Those skilled in the art should also be appreciated that, in circuit access card 1, also can comprise a plurality of expansion modules, be used to realize the function finished by IWF 11 originally to small part, wherein each expansion module is respectively applied for the function that realizes that one or more reason IWF 11 finish.
Fig. 5 is the internal structure schematic diagram of the circuit access card in according to another implementation of the invention the network access equipment, and wherein, module 15 has comprised expansion module 14 and MODEM 12.
Circuit access card 1 can be the circuit access device in the network access equipments such as IP DSLAM, DSLAM, EPON among Fig. 5, circuit access card 1 also should comprise integrated circuit board control and management unit OBC among Fig. 5, some function of module such as IWF, MODEM need just can be finished under the assistance of this integrated circuit board control and management unit OBC (certainly, module such as IWF, MODEM also can independently be finished some functions), for brevity, not shown integrated circuit board control and management unit OBC among Fig. 5.
Preferably, the module 15 among Fig. 5 is ASIC, wherein integrated expansion module 14 and MODEM 12, and expansion module 14 can be FPGA or DSP, this expansion module 14 can be finished some functions among the part IWF 11, and its effect is the same with a last execution mode, repeats no more here.
Preferably, the module 15 among Fig. 5 can be a dsp chip, comprises the function of expansion module and MODEM in the software that moves on this dsp chip, wherein, the expansion module part can be finished some functions among the part IWF 11, and its effect is the same with a last execution mode, repeats no more here.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart according to the function and the method that performance is configured of the circuit access card in the network access equipment of an embodiment of the invention.
In this embodiment, related circuit access card can be the circuit access device in the network access equipments such as IP DSLAM, DSLAM, EPON.
In this embodiment, the configuration mode that the plurality of optional of having set in the circuit access card is selected, in these configuration modes, the function of the each several part of circuit access card (comprising IWF, expansion module 14 and MODEM 12) and performance all may be different, thereby can satisfy different actual needs.
In step S11, actual needs according to the user, in above-mentioned various configurations mode, select a kind of configuration mode that can satisfy these needs, make the function of circuit access card to be configured (comprising that function, port and parameter to IWF 11, MODEM 12 and expansion module 14 are configured) with corresponding performance, just can make the ability to work of circuit access card reach user's demand with such configuration mode.
For example, the hardware resource of a low side IP DSLAM circuit access card only can be supported 6PVC/ line, L2 (second layer) data forwarding and IGMP (IGMP), 802.1x function, the user then requires the performance of IP DSLAM circuit access card to reach the 8PVC/ line, only require the lower function (for example 256 multicast stream/plates) that is used for IGMP simultaneously, and do not need 802.1x.
Demand for this user, can be in step S11 from the scheme of a plurality of default configurations, select a kind of configuration mode, this configuration mode can expand to the 8PVC/ line from the 4PVC/ line with the function of circuit access card, correspondingly reduce simultaneously the ability of IGMA, remove operation of L2 forward direction and 802.1x function, so just can under original hardware condition, reach user's requirement by configuration.
If there are other users that the demand of other type is arranged, also can adopt similar method, select appropriate configuration mode that this circuit access card is suitably disposed, to satisfy this user's demand.
Then, in step S12, according to the configuration mode of selected function to the circuit access card in step S11 with corresponding performance, function, port and parameter to the each several part (comprising IWF11, MODEM 12 and expansion module 14) of this circuit access card are configured, and make function and the corresponding performance of each several part of circuit access card can reach user's demand.
No matter whether increased expansion module in the circuit access card, can adopt present embodiment that the function and the performance of the circuit access card in the network access equipment are configured.
Fig. 7 is according to another implementation of the invention the flow chart to the function and the method that performance is configured of the circuit access card in the network access equipment.
In this embodiment, related circuit access card can be the circuit access device in the network access equipments such as IP DSLAM, DSLAM, EPON.
Step S21 in this embodiment, according to the demand that the user provided, learn the function and performance of meeting consumers' demand by calculating after, again according to the remaining resource of circuit access card, hardware and software resource for example, extra function that the computational scheme access card can also be finished and corresponding performance, all functions that like this must cicada circuit access card can finish and corresponding performance, required and calculate resulting extra function and corresponding performance comprising the user.
Then, according to the result of calculation among the step S21, i.e. all functions that can finish according to the circuit access card and corresponding performance are provided with the configuration mode of the function and the corresponding performance of circuit access card in step S22.
Preferably, step S22 can also generate the configuration file of the described configuration mode of expression.
Subsequently, in step S23, according to configuration mode set in step S22 to the circuit access card, function, port and parameter to the each several part (comprising IWF 11, MODEM 12 and expansion module 14) of this circuit access card are configured, and make function and the corresponding performance of each several part of circuit access card reach user's demand.
Preferably, step S23 can come the function of circuit access card is configured with corresponding performance according to the configuration file that generates in the preferred implementation of step S22.
No matter whether increased expansion module in the circuit access card, can adopt present embodiment that the function and the performance of the circuit access card in the network access equipment are configured.
With reference to figure 7, according to another implementation of the invention, in step S21, only according to demand that the user provided, calculate function and respective performances that the circuit access card in the network access equipment can be met consumers' demand, so just determined all functions and corresponding performance that the circuit access card will be finished, all the other steps are the same with a last execution mode, no longer repeat here.
No matter whether increased expansion module in the circuit access card, can adopt present embodiment that the function and the performance of the circuit access card in the network access equipment are configured.
Fig. 8 is the internal structure schematic diagram according to the circuit access card in the network access equipment of the carried out functional configuration of an embodiment of the invention.
Circuit access card 1 can be the circuit access device in the network access equipments such as IP DSLAM, DSLAM, EPON among Fig. 8.
In Fig. 8, performance expanding unit 13 is used for receiving user's request information, and IWF 11, expansion module 14 and the MODEM 12 of circuit access card 1 is configured, and this performance expanding unit 13 comprises determines device 131 and inking device 132.
Determine that device 131 receives user's request information, this user's request information can be a kind of index signal, representative of consumer desired function and corresponding performance, then, determine that device 131 determines the configuration mode of circuit access card 1 at the function that will finish and corresponding aspect of performance according to this information indicated function and corresponding performance, to guarantee that various piece (comprises IWF 11 in the circuit access card 1, expansion module 14 and MODEM 12) function and corresponding performance can satisfy this user's request, and will represent the information of this configuration mode to pass to inking device 15.
Preferably, determine that device 131 can also generate the configuration file of the described configuration mode of expression.
Inking device 132 receives the relevant information of determining the configuration mode of circuit access card 1 of determining that device 131 is sent, respectively the each several part (comprising IWF 11, expansion module 14 and MODEM 12 etc.) of this circuit access card 1 is configured according to this information, for example sending address signal carries out addressing and sends data-signal certain module, data in the register in this module are provided with, so just set the mode of operation of this module, also just finished this modules configured.After all modules in the circuit access card 1 all having been carried out configuration, each module just can be worked according to the mode that sets, and makes the ability to work (comprising function and the corresponding performance that will finish) of circuit access card 1 to meet consumers' demand.
Preferably, inking device 132 can come the function of circuit access card is configured with corresponding performance according to the configuration file that generates in the preferred implementation of determining device 131.
Preferably, performance expanding unit 13 can be integrated circuit board control and management unit OBC, and this integrated circuit board control and management unit OBC finishes the function of inking device 131 and inking device 132 by software and corresponding interface.
Expansion module 14 among Fig. 8 separates on hardware with MODEM 12, and certainly, in the present embodiment, expansion module 14 and MODEM 12 also can be integrated in the hardware module, and for example this hardware module is an integrated chip of these two parts.
If do not increase expansion module 14 in the circuit access card 1 among Fig. 8, performance expanding unit 13 still can carry out the configuration of function and performance to IWF in the circuit access card 1 11 and MODEM12 according to the present invention so.
Fig. 9 is the internal structure schematic diagram according to definite device of the configuration mode of definite function on the circuit access card in the network access equipment of an embodiment of the invention and performance.
Calculation element 1311 in definite device 131 among Fig. 9 receives user's request information, this user's request information can be a kind of index signal, representative of consumer desired function and corresponding performance, then, go out function and the corresponding performance that circuit access card 1 will be finished according to this user's request information calculations, will represent the function that the circuit access card 1 that calculated will finish and the signal of corresponding performance to send to decision maker 1312 again.
After decision maker 1312 receives the signal of function that circuit access card 1 that described representative calculates will finish and corresponding performance, configuration mode according to the various piece on this signal determining circuit access card 1, comprise the function of IWF 11, expansion module 14 and MODEM 12 and the configuration of corresponding performance, preferably, decision maker 1312 can generate the configuration file of this configuration mode of expression.
Then, decision maker 1312 passes to inking device 132 with the information of relevant this configuration mode (as the index signal of representing configuration mode, configuration file etc.).
No matter whether increase expansion module in the circuit access card, can adopt present embodiment to determine the function of the circuit access card in the network access equipment and the configuration mode of performance.
According to another implementation of the invention, calculation element 1311 in definite device 131 among Fig. 9 receives user's request information, this user's request information can be a kind of index signal, representative of consumer desired function and corresponding performance, then, go out function and the corresponding performance that circuit access card 1 will be finished according to this user's request information calculations, again according to the resource situation of circuit access card, computational scheme access card 1 is after finishing desired function of user and respective performances, the extra function that can also finish and corresponding performance, thereby draw total function and respective performances that circuit access card 1 will be finished, will represent the total function that the circuit access card 1 that calculated will finish and the signal of respective performances to send to decision maker 1312 then.
The working method of decision maker 1312 is the same with a last execution mode, no longer repeats here.
Referring to Fig. 9, according to an embodiment of the invention, determine that device 131 does not comprise calculation element 1311 and decision maker 1312, but comprise a choice device (not shown), this choice device receives user's request information, and according to user's demand, from the multiple predetermined configuration mode that circuit access card 1 is configured, choose a kind of, as the configuration mode that circuit access card 1 is configured, selected configuration mode should satisfy the user to the function of circuit access card 1 and the demand of respective performances, then, this choice device passes to inking device 132 with the information of relevant this configuration.
No matter whether increase expansion module in the circuit access card, can adopt present embodiment to determine the function of the circuit access card in the network access equipment and the configuration mode of performance.
It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not only applicable to IP DSLAM, EPON, GPON etc., but also be applicable to other network access equipment, for example DSLAM, wireless access base station etc.
More than specific embodiments of the invention are described.It will be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned specific implementations, those skilled in the art can make various distortion or modification within the scope of the appended claims.