CN101938318B - Synchronous method, system and convergent ring device among devices in convergent network - Google Patents

Synchronous method, system and convergent ring device among devices in convergent network Download PDF

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CN101938318B
CN101938318B CN 201010286305 CN201010286305A CN101938318B CN 101938318 B CN101938318 B CN 101938318B CN 201010286305 CN201010286305 CN 201010286305 CN 201010286305 A CN201010286305 A CN 201010286305A CN 101938318 B CN101938318 B CN 101938318B
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The invention provides a synchronous method, a system and a convergent ring device among devices in a convergent network. The method comprises the following steps of: ensuring a port type of the current port by the convergent ring device, wherein the convergent ring device is provided with the functions of a boundary clock and a transparent clock, the port type comprises a main port, a secondary port and a service port, and the service port is connected with an access ring; and processing a PTP (Precision Time Synchronization Protocol) message according to the determined port type by the convergent ring device to synchronize the devices in the convergent network. The invention solves the problem of poor synchronicity among the devices in the convergent network, simplifies the synchronous operation among the devices in the convergent network and increases system performance.

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Method for synchronous between the convergence type equipment in network, system and converge ring apparatus
Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, in particular to method for synchronous, system between a kind of convergence type equipment in network with converge ring apparatus.
Background technology
At present, in the communication network equipment room comprise synchronously two kinds: a kind of is Frequency Synchronization, namely, the signal of source and destination keeps certain specific relation in frequency or phase place, Frequency Synchronization also is called clock synchronous usually, and for example, synchronous ethernet, E1 interface clock are synchronous etc.; Another kind is time synchronized synchronously, that is, not only frequency is identical, and phase place is also identical, and has identical time numeration scale.
IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) formulated " Precision Time Protocol " (Precision Time Protocol is called for short PTP or 1588v2) that is applied to network measure and control system.PTP adopts the measuring principle in path delay by the mode based on bag, adjusts time deviation and frequency departure from clock and master clock, realization master clock and from the time between the clock and Frequency Synchronization.
The basic function of PTP is each nodal clock that makes in the distributed network, and holding frequency and time is synchronous in certain precision.Four kinds of fundamental clock types that can be used for networking between the master-salve clock are provided in the PTP standard: boundary clock (BC, Boundary Clock), ordinary clock (OC, Ordinary Clock), transparent clock (TC, Transparent Clock), ordinary clock+boundary clock is (with " OC+TC " expression, refer to that this equipment had both had the characteristic of ordinary clock, also had the characteristic of transmission clock).In distributed network, these four kinds of clock types can mixed networking, with satisfy equipment room synchronously.
And when actual networking, what operator adopted sometimes is not distributed network, converges the form of hanging several access looped networks under the looped network but can plan networking to one, and this networking mode is called the convergence type network.For better performance and safer simple management are provided, the equipment in the convergence type network need to be supported following characteristic:
1: converge ring apparatus and directly be synchronized with grandfather's clock (GM, Grandmaster Clock) equipment, this just need to converge ring apparatus can do boundary clock (from equipment), the PTP message transmission can be given ring upper other equipment again.
2: converge the port that ring apparatus connects access ring equipment and need to provide clock time for access ring equipment, wish that therefore this port forces into the master port; And this port can be blocked access ring and the 1588v2 message interaction that converges other equipment of ring.
Above-mentioned four kinds of clock types all can not satisfy above-mentioned two characteristics well, cause intrasystem equipment room synchronism relatively poor.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention is method for synchronous, the system between a kind of convergence type equipment in network to be provided and to converge ring apparatus, to solve at least the relatively poor problem of synchronism between above-mentioned convergence type equipment in network.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide the method for synchronous between a kind of convergence type equipment in network, having comprised: converged the port type that ring apparatus determines to work as front port; Wherein, converge the function that ring apparatus disposes boundary clock and transparent clock; Port type comprises master port, from port and serve port, serve port is the port that links to each other with access ring; This converges ring apparatus and processes Precision Time Protocol PTP message according to the port type of determining, makes to reach synchronous between the convergence type equipment in network.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of ring apparatus that converges, having comprised: the port type determination module is used for definite port type when front port; Wherein, converge the function that ring apparatus disposes boundary clock and transparent clock; Port type comprises master port, from port and serve port, serve port is the port that links to each other with access ring; Message processing module (MPM), the port type that is used for determining according to the port type determination module is processed Precision Time Protocol PTP message, makes between the convergence type equipment in network that converges the ring apparatus place to reach synchronous.
According to another aspect of the invention, provide a kind of convergence type network system, having comprised: converged ring apparatus and access ring equipment; Converging ring apparatus comprises: the port type determination module is used for definite port type when front port; Wherein, converge the function that ring apparatus disposes boundary clock and transparent clock; Port type comprises master port, from port and serve port, serve port is the port that links to each other with access ring; Message processing module (MPM), the port type that is used for determining according to the port type determination module is processed Precision Time Protocol PTP message, makes that equipment room reaches synchronous in the convergence type network system; Access ring equipment comprises: synchronization module, be used for processing the PTP message according to the port type of its port, and the clock type of access ring equipment is boundary clock or transparent clock, the port type of access ring equipment comprises master port and from port.
By the present invention, employing is at the new clock type BC+TC of convergence device configuration, and carry out simultaneous operation based on the type, solved the relatively poor problem of synchronism between the convergence type equipment in network, strengthened the robustness of network time synchronization, simplify the simultaneous operation between the convergence type equipment in network, improved systematic function.
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Fig. 1 is the flow chart according to the method for synchronous between the convergence type equipment in network of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation that compiles ring apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the structural representation according to the convergence type network of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the structured flowchart that compiles ring apparatus according to the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 is the structured flowchart according to the convergence type network system of the embodiment of the invention.
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Hereinafter also describe in conjunction with the embodiments the present invention in detail with reference to accompanying drawing.Need to prove, in the situation that do not conflict, embodiment and the feature among the embodiment among the application can make up mutually.
The present invention considers network construction characteristic and the demand of convergence type network, has introduced new clock type, i.e. boundary clock+transparent clock, and the equipment that configures this clock type has the function of boundary clock and transparent clock.Based on this, the embodiment of the invention provides method for synchronous, the system between a kind of convergence type equipment in network and has converged ring apparatus.
Fig. 1 shows the flow chart according to the method for synchronous between a kind of convergence type equipment in network of the embodiment of the invention, and the method may further comprise the steps:
Step S102 converges the port type that ring apparatus determines to work as front port;
Wherein, converge the function that ring apparatus disposes boundary clock and transparent clock (with " BC+TC " expression); Port type comprises master port (master port), from port (slave port) and serve port (server port), serve port is the port that links to each other with access ring;
Convergence device can determine to work as according to the information in the configuration file type of front port, and the information such as clock type that self configure.
Step S104 converges ring apparatus and processes the PTP message according to the port type of determining, makes to reach synchronous between the convergence type equipment in network.
In the present embodiment, the message processing mode that dissimilar port is corresponding different, for example, when converging port type that ring apparatus determines when being serve port, step S104 comprises: send the PTP message that generates from deserving front port, abandon and deserve the PTP message that front port receives.
Preferably, for the network construction characteristic of convergence type network, carry out equipment room synchronously before, namely before the above-mentioned steps S102, said method also comprises following configuration:
1) clock type of the access ring equipment on the configuration access ring is boundary clock or transparent clock, and wherein, transparent clock is point-to-point (P2P, Peer to Peer) transparent clock or end-to-end (E2E, End to End) transparent clock;
According to this configuration, access ring equipment will be processed the PTP message according to the port type of its port, and the port type of this access ring equipment comprises master port and from port;
The clock type of transmission deviation (TD, the TransmissionDeviation) base station that 2) hangs under the configuration access ring equipment is ordinary clock;
3) configuring the clock type that converges ring apparatus that does not connect access ring in the convergence type network is boundary clock.Wherein, this time source that converges ring apparatus that does not connect access ring is from global positioning system (GPS, Global Positioning System), and as the GM clock of convergence type network;
4) the clock PTP port status selection algorithm of the equipment in the configuration convergence type network is best master clock (BMC, Best Master Clock) algorithm;
According to this configuration, the above-mentioned ring apparatus operation BMC algorithm that converges selects a port for from port from this converges the port of ring apparatus, and at least one port is master port, and to select at least one port from master port be serve port.Access ring equipment on the access ring moves described BMC algorithm, and selecting a port from the port of access ring equipment is from port, and all the other ports are master port.
It is one of following that PTP message in the present embodiment comprises: announcement (Announce) message, (Sync) message, stream report (flow_up) message, time-delay request (DelayReq) message and time-delay response (DelayResp) message synchronously.
Referring to the internal structure schematic diagram that compiles ring apparatus shown in Figure 2, this equipment comprises 1588 protocol stack modules, BMC algoritic module and message switching module, and wherein, the BMC algoritic module is used for operation BMC algorithm, judges the type of each PTP port on the nodal clock; The PTP protocol stack module is used for generating and processing the PTP message; The message switching module be used for to be judged type and the port type of message, and does corresponding processing according to different types.Wherein, for above-mentioned message, the performance that each port has is as follows:
From port (Slave port), need to be transparent to other master port (being the master port) for the Sync message of receiving and flow_up message, and deliver to 1588 protocol stack modules simultaneously.Only doing transparent transmission for the DelayReq message of receiving processes.For the DelayResp message of receiving, need by purpose clock sign (ClockID) termination and on send the processing of 1588 protocol stack modules; Only doing transparent transmission for the unmatched DelayResp message of purpose ClockID processes.1588 messages that send for 1588 protocol stack modules normally send.
Serve port (Server port), all 1588v2 messages of receiving (can not transparent transmission in this port termination, prevent that subordinate's 1588 messages from traversing in the higher level 1588v2 network), must abandon for the Announce message of receiving, prevent that the BMC algoritic module is calculated to be the Slave port with this port; Transferring to 1588 protocol stack modules for the normal DelayReq message of receiving or other redundant 1588v2 message processes or abandons.Do not do to filter (comprising Announce, Sync, Flow_Up, DelayResp) for the message that 1588 protocol stack modules send.
Master port (Master port), for the Announce message of receiving need transparent transmission and on send 1588 protocol stack modules, participate in the computing of BMC algorithm.Only need to do transparent transmission for the Sync that receives, Flow_Up, DelayReq, DelayResp message processes.The Announce message that sends for platform need to normally send.Although it is the Master port that the BMC algoritic module calculates this port, this port does not send the Sync message.
The present embodiment passes through at the new clock type BC+TC of convergence device configuration, and carries out simultaneous operation based on the type, has solved the relatively poor problem of synchronism between the convergence type equipment in network, has strengthened the robustness of network time synchronization.And access ring equipment will can not affect the time synchronized that converges ring apparatus by above-mentioned configuration, makes the time synchronized between the convergence type equipment in network reach the layering processing, namely can only provide the time to access ring equipment by converging ring apparatus.Simplify the simultaneous operation between the convergence type equipment in network, improved systematic function.
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The present embodiment describes as an example of convergence type network shown in Figure 3 example, and wherein, equipment 1,2,3,4 and 5 is for converging ring apparatus, and the GE access ring one, GE access ring two, GE access ring three and the GE access ring four that hang with up and down at equipment 3,4 and 5.Equipment on the GE access ring is access ring equipment, the clock type that configures in the clock type that converges the configuration of ring apparatus and access ring equipment and above-described embodiment is identical, that is: converge ring apparatus 1 and 2 among Fig. 3 and be set to the boundary clock function, equipment 3,4,5 are set to boundary clock+transparent clock function (such as the E2E transparent clock).The access ring all devices all is set to boundary clock.All descend to hang a TD base station at access ring equipment, the TD base station is set to ordinary clock.All PTP equipment all use step clock (one-step clock) pattern of 1588v2 definition.
1. network shown in Figure 3 is a clock synchronization compliant with precision time protocol territory, and Time delay measurement mechanism in territory is the E2E mode.In this clock zone, boundary clock, ordinary clock, boundary clock+transmission clock is all enabled the BMC algorithm.
2. the time source of the boundary clock of equipment 1 is from GPS, and is the GM clock in this PTP territory.According to the BMC algorithm, the port on its link is as the master port.This port sends Announce message and sync message, and response DelayReq message, namely sends the DelayResp message.
3. on the nodal clock that converges the equipment 3,4,5 on the ring, specifying the port that links to each other with access ring equipment is the server port.This nodal clock operation BMC algorithm, can select one of them port is the slave port, a port is the master port.Such as for equipment 4, port2 is the slave port, and port1 is the master port, and port3 and port4 are the server port; Then equipment 4 time synchronized are in equipment 1.
4. the equipment 4 that converges on the ring is processed message according to the type of port, compiles ring apparatus as example take shown in Figure 2, and for different port types, the processing of each module participation message is as follows:
Port2: receive Announce and sync message, on deliver to 1588 protocol stack modules, and be forwarded to the port1 port.Receive the DelayReq message repeating to port1.Receive the DelayResp message, for delivering to 1588 protocol stack modules on the purpose ClockID coupling, the unmatched port1 that is forwarded to sends Announce and DelayReq message that 1588 protocol stack modules generate.
Port1: receive the Announce message and on send 1588 protocol stack modules, and be forwarded to port2.After receiving Sync, DelayReq, DelayResp message, be forwarded to port2.Send the Announce message that 1588 protocol stack modules generate.
Port3, port4: abandon after receiving the Announce message, the normal DelayReq message that receives or other redundant 1588v2 message are transferred to 1588 protocol stack modules and are processed or abandon, and send Announce, Sync, DelayResp message that 1588 protocol stack modules generate.
5. all devices in the access ring all moves the BMC algorithm, and one of the port that can determine in the link is the slave port, other be the master port.All base station operation BMC algorithms, determining the port status that links to each other with access ring equipment is the slave port.Then the access ring device synchronization is in converging ring apparatus.Base station synchronization finally reaches the whole network time synchronized in access ring equipment.
The present embodiment is by providing a kind of new clock type: boundary clock+transparent clock.And a new port type proposed: the server port.On the master port type basis of this port type in the PTP standard, newly increase some characteristics, for example, the server port has 1588v2 message termination that all are received (can not transparent transmission, prevent that subordinate's 1588 messages from traversing in the higher level 1588v2 network) function, for the Announce packet loss of receiving, prevent that the BMC algoritic module is calculated to be the slave port with this port; Transferring to 1588 protocol stack modules for the normal DelayReq message of receiving or other redundant 1588v2 message processes or abandons.The message (comprising Announce, Sync, Flow_Up or DelayResp) that sends for 1588 protocol stack modules does not filter.The function of the existing boundary clock of boundary clock+transparent clock has again the function of transparent clock.This clock type can have a slave port, a plurality of master ports.A plurality of master ports can specify wherein certain or certain several are transparent transmission ports, and also can specify wherein certain or certain severally be the server port.
For example: if this network element is for converging ring apparatus, and need to provide clock time to access ring equipment.Can the surely corresponding port of finger prosthesis be the server port then, when this port participates in the computing of BMC algorithm, be fixed as the master port.Only send the Announce message from this port, do not receive the Announce message.And this port is other ports of transparent transmission PTP message of coming not.Can select the state of each PTP port through this nodal clock of operation of BMC algorithm.Such as having a slave+ transparent transmission port, have one or more server port, have one or more transparent transmission port.
Telecom operators converge the lower form of hanging a plurality of access rings of ring if be deployed to one when disposing the 1588v2 Time Synchronization Network, then can use the clock type that the embodiment of the invention provides.The application of the type can improve the time synchronized performance of the nodal clock that converges on the ring.Can for access ring equipment provide the time, can block simultaneously and converge interfering with each other of ring and access ring equipment; And this mode has been simplified the complexity of 1588v2 time synchronization network, and the simplicity and the fail safe that improve the management of 1588v2 time synchronization network.Simultaneously the clock type that provides of the embodiment of the invention can interconnect with four kinds of fundamental clock types proposing in the standard.
Referring to Fig. 4, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of ring apparatus that converges, and this equipment comprises:
Port type determination module 42 is used for definite port type when front port;
Wherein, converge the function that ring apparatus disposes boundary clock and transparent clock; This port type comprises master port, from port and serve port, serve port is the port that links to each other with access ring;
Message processing module (MPM) 44 is used for processing Precision Time Protocol PTP message according to the port type that port type determination module 42 is determined, makes between the convergence type equipment in network that converges the ring apparatus place to reach synchronous.
Message processing module (MPM) 44 comprises: packet sending unit is used for determining when the type of front port is serve port, from send the PTP message that generates when front port; The message termination unit is used for determining abandoning the PTP message that receives when front port when the type of front port is serve port.
It is one of following that PTP message in the present embodiment comprises: announcement (Announce) message, (Sync) message, stream report (flow_up) message, time-delay request (DelayReq) message and time-delay response (DelayResp) message synchronously.
Message processing module (MPM) 44 is as follows to the processing of PTP message according to the type of port:
From port (Slave port), need to be transparent to other master port (being the master port) for the Sync message of receiving and flow_up message, and deliver to 1588 protocol stack modules simultaneously.Only doing transparent transmission for the DelayReq message of receiving processes.For the DelayResp message of receiving, need by purpose clock sign (ClockID) termination and on send the processing of 1588 protocol stack modules; Only doing transparent transmission for the unmatched DelayResp message of purpose ClockID processes.1588 messages that send for 1588 protocol stack modules normally send.
Serve port (Server port), all 1588v2 messages of receiving (can not transparent transmission in this port termination, prevent that subordinate's 1588 messages from traversing in the higher level 1588v2 network), must abandon for the Announce message of receiving, prevent that the BMC algoritic module is calculated to be the Slave port with this port; Transferring to 1588 protocol stack modules for the normal DelayReq message of receiving or other redundant 1588v2 message processes or abandons.Do not do to filter (comprising Announce, Sync, Flow_Up, DelayResp) for the message that 1588 protocol stack modules send.
Master port (Master port), for the Announce message of receiving need transparent transmission and on send 1588 protocol stack modules, participate in the computing of BMC algorithm.Only need to do transparent transmission for the Sync that receives, Flow_Up, DelayReq, DelayResp message processes.The Announce message that sends for platform need to normally send.Although it is the Master port that the BMC algoritic module calculates this port, this port does not send the Sync message.
Preferably, converge ring apparatus and comprise: the algorithm configuration module, the clock PTP port status selection algorithm that is used for configuration self is best master clock BMC algorithm; Port type is selected module, is used for the BMC algorithm of executing arithmetic configuration module configuration, and selecting a port from the port of self is from port, and at least one port is master port, and at least one port of selection is serve port from master port.
Foregoing description is to converge ring apparatus take this to be connected with the explanation that access ring carries out as example, and when the compiling ring apparatus and do not connect access ring of the present embodiment, its clock type is boundary clock.Wherein, this time source that converges ring apparatus that does not connect access ring is from global position system GPS, and as the GM clock of convergence type network.
The clock type that compiles the ring apparatus configuration of the present embodiment is boundary clock+transparent clock, therefore it can carry out different processing to the PTP message according to the type of port, reach the purpose that the time is provided to access ring, solve the relatively poor problem of synchronism between the convergence type equipment in network, strengthened the robustness of network time synchronization.And access ring equipment will can not affect the time synchronized that converges ring apparatus by above-mentioned configuration, makes the time synchronized between the convergence type equipment in network reach the layering processing, namely can only provide the time to access ring equipment by converging ring apparatus.Simplify the simultaneous operation between the convergence type equipment in network, improved systematic function.
Referring to Fig. 5, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of convergence type network system, and this system comprises: converge ring apparatus 50 and access ring equipment 60;
Converging ring apparatus 50 comprises:
Port type determination module 52 is used for definite port type when front port; Wherein, converge the function that ring apparatus 50 disposes boundary clock and transparent clock; Port type comprises master port, from port and serve port, serve port is the port that links to each other with access ring;
Message processing module (MPM) 54, the port type that is used for determining according to the port type determination module is processed Precision Time Protocol PTP message, makes that equipment room reaches synchronous in the convergence type network system;
Access ring equipment 60 comprises:
Synchronization module 62 is used for processing the PTP message according to the port type of its port, and the clock type of access ring equipment 60 is boundary clock or transparent clock, and the port type of access ring equipment comprises master port and from port.
Converge ring apparatus 50 specifically same as the previously described embodiments to the processing of PTP message, for example: when converging ring apparatus when determining that port type is serve port, send the PTP message that generates from this port, abandon the PTP message that this port receives.Based on this, message processing module (MPM) 54 comprises:
Packet sending unit is used for determining when the type of front port is serve port, from send the PTP message that generates when front port;
The message termination unit is used for determining abandoning the PTP message that receives when front port when the type of front port is serve port.
Wherein, the PTP message comprises one of following: announcement (Announce) message, (Sync) message, stream report (flow_up) message, time-delay request (DelayReq) message and time-delay response (DelayResp) message synchronously.
Preferably, this system also comprises: the transmission deviation TD base station that links to each other with access ring equipment, this TD base station disposes the ordinary clock function, is used for carrying out synchronously with access ring equipment 60.
Preferably, converge ring apparatus 50 and comprise: the first algorithm configuration module, the clock PTP port status selection algorithm that is used for configuration self is best master clock BMC algorithm; Port type is selected module, is used for the BMC algorithm of executing arithmetic configuration module configuration, and selecting a port from the port of self is from port, and at least one port is master port, and at least one port of selection is serve port from master port.
Converge ring apparatus 50 accordingly with above-mentioned, access ring equipment 60 comprises: the second algorithm configuration module, and the clock PTP port status selection algorithm that is used for configuration self is best master clock BMC algorithm; The second port type is selected module, is used for the BMC algorithm of executing arithmetic configuration module configuration, and selecting a port from the port of self is from port, and all the other ports are master port.
Foregoing description is to converge ring apparatus 50 take this to be connected with the explanation that access ring carries out as example, and for the ring apparatus that compiles that does not connect access ring, its clock type configuration is boundary clock.Wherein, this time source that converges ring apparatus that does not connect access ring is from global position system GPS, and as the GM clock of convergence type network.
The clock type that compiles the ring apparatus configuration of the present embodiment is boundary clock+transparent clock, therefore it can carry out different processing to the PTP message according to the type of port, reach the purpose that the time is provided to access ring, solve the relatively poor problem of synchronism between the convergence type equipment in network, strengthened the robustness of network time synchronization.And access ring equipment will can not affect the time synchronized that converges ring apparatus by above-mentioned configuration, makes the time synchronized between the convergence type equipment in network reach the layering processing, namely can only provide the time to access ring equipment by converging ring apparatus.Simplify the simultaneous operation between the convergence type equipment in network, improved systematic function.
As can be seen from the above description, the present invention has realized following technique effect: improve the time synchronized performance that converges the nodal clock on the ring.Can for access ring equipment provide the time, can block simultaneously and converge interfering with each other of ring and access ring equipment.Simplify the complexity of 1588v2 time synchronization network, and the simplicity and the fail safe that improve the management of 1588v2 time synchronization network.
Obviously, those skilled in the art should be understood that, above-mentioned each module of the present invention or each step can realize with general calculation element, they can concentrate on the single calculation element, perhaps be distributed on the network that a plurality of calculation elements form, alternatively, they can be realized with the executable program code of calculation element, thereby, they can be stored in the storage device and be carried out by calculation element, and in some cases, can carry out step shown or that describe with the order that is different from herein, perhaps they are made into respectively each integrated circuit modules, perhaps a plurality of modules in them or step are made into the single integrated circuit module and realize.Like this, the present invention is not restricted to any specific hardware and software combination.
The above is the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, is not limited to the present invention, and for a person skilled in the art, the present invention can have various modifications and variations.Within the spirit and principles in the present invention all, any modification of doing, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. the method for synchronous between a convergence type equipment in network is characterized in that, comprising:
Converge ring apparatus and determine to work as the port type of front port;
Wherein, describedly converge the function that ring apparatus disposes boundary clock and transparent clock; Described port type comprises master port, from port and serve port, described serve port is the port that links to each other with access ring;
The described ring apparatus that converges is processed Precision Time Protocol PTP message according to the described port type of determining, makes between described convergence type equipment in network to reach synchronous.
2. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, when the described ring apparatus that converges when determining that described port type is described serve port,
The described ring apparatus that converges comprises according to the described port type processing Precision Time Protocol PTP message of determining: from the described PTP message that generates that sends when front port, abandon the described PTP message that receives when front port.
3. method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, determines that at the described ring apparatus that converges described method also comprises before the port type of front port:
The clock type that configures the access ring equipment on the described access ring is boundary clock or transparent clock, and wherein, described transparent clock is point-tor point P 2 P transparent clock or end-to-end E2E transparent clock;
The clock type that configures the transmission deviation TD base station that hangs under the described access ring equipment is ordinary clock.
4. method according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, the described ring apparatus that converges is according to after the described port type processing PTP message of determining, described method also comprises: described access ring equipment is processed the PTP message according to the port type of its port, and the port type of described access ring equipment comprises master port and from port.
5. each described method is characterized in that according to claim 1-4, determines that at the described ring apparatus that converges described method also comprises before the port type of front port:
Configuring the clock type that converges ring apparatus that does not connect access ring in the described convergence type network is boundary clock.
6. method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, the described time source that converges ring apparatus that does not connect access ring is from global position system GPS, and as the grandfather GM clock of described convergence type network.
7. each described method according to claim 1-4, it is characterized in that, it is one of following that described PTP message comprises: announcement Announce message, Sync message, stream report flow_up message, time-delay request DelayReq message and time-delay response DelayResp message synchronously.
8. each described method is characterized in that according to claim 1-4, and the described ring apparatus that converges determines that described method also comprises before the port type of front port:
The clock PTP port status selection algorithm that configures the equipment in the described convergence type network is best master clock BMC algorithm;
The described ring apparatus that converges moves described BMC algorithm, selects a port for from port from the described port that converges ring apparatus, and at least one port is master port, and to select at least one port from described master port be serve port; Access ring equipment on the described access ring moves described BMC algorithm, and selecting a port from the port of described access ring equipment is from port, and all the other ports are master port.
9. one kind is converged ring apparatus, it is characterized in that, comprising:
The port type determination module is used for definite port type when front port;
Wherein, describedly converge the function that ring apparatus disposes boundary clock and transparent clock; Described port type comprises master port, from port and serve port, described serve port is the port that links to each other with access ring;
Message processing module (MPM) is used for processing Precision Time Protocol PTP message according to the described port type that described port type determination module is determined, makes between the described convergence type equipment in network that converges the ring apparatus place to reach synchronous.
10. the ring apparatus that converges according to claim 9 is characterized in that, described message processing module (MPM) comprises:
Packet sending unit is when being used for determining that described type when front port is described serve port, from the described PTP message that generates that sends when front port;
The message termination unit when being used for determining that described type when front port is described serve port, abandons the described PTP message that receives when front port.
11. according to claim 9 or the 10 described ring apparatus that converge, it is characterized in that, the described ring apparatus that converges comprises:
The algorithm configuration module, the clock PTP port status selection algorithm that is used for configuration self is best master clock BMC algorithm;
Port type is selected module, is used for moving the described BMC algorithm of described algorithm configuration block configuration, and selecting a port from the port of self is from port, and at least one port is master port, and at least one port of selection is serve port from described master port.
12. a convergence type network system is characterized in that, comprising: converge ring apparatus and access ring equipment;
The described ring apparatus that converges comprises:
The port type determination module is used for definite port type when front port; Wherein, describedly converge the function that ring apparatus disposes boundary clock and transparent clock; Described port type comprises master port, from port and serve port, described serve port is the port that links to each other with access ring;
Message processing module (MPM) is used for processing Precision Time Protocol PTP message according to the described port type that described port type determination module is determined, makes that equipment room reaches synchronous in the described convergence type network system;
Described access ring equipment comprises:
Synchronization module is used for processing the PTP message according to the port type of its port, and the clock type of described access ring equipment is boundary clock or transparent clock, and the port type of described access ring equipment comprises master port and from port.
13. system according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described message processing module (MPM) comprises:
Packet sending unit is when being used for determining that described type when front port is described serve port, from the described PTP message that generates that sends when front port;
The message termination unit when being used for determining that described type when front port is described serve port, abandons the described PTP message that receives when front port.
14. system according to claim 12 is characterized in that, described system also comprises: the transmission deviation TD base station that links to each other with described access ring equipment, described TD base station disposes the ordinary clock function, is used for carrying out synchronously with described access ring equipment.
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