Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of equipment within machine cabinet aided positioning system and using method, be used for to solve the problem that locator data that there is neighboring cabinet in prior art to the monitor mode of equipment within machine cabinet position hardware causes equipment to interference and the rack blanking of signal is made mistakes.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of equipment within machine cabinet aided positioning system, having comprised:
Positioning unit, networking unit and location gateway; Described networking unit after being used for judging that when the locator data that receives described positioning unit and according to described locator data described positioning unit is moved, is sent to described positioning unit with self positional information; Positioning unit is used for the locator data of self is sent to described networking unit and the outer location gateway of rack, and the positional information of described networking unit is transmitted to described location gateway; Described location gateway is used for judging whether described locator data makes mistakes, and after the described locator data of judgement is made mistakes, and uses the positional information of described networking unit that the locator data of makeing mistakes is revised.
Wherein, described positioning unit comprises: equipment positioning unit and/or personnel positioning unit, described equipment positioning unit are installed on equipment in rack, and described personnel positioning unit is held by the rack managerial personnel.
Further, described system also comprises: microwave unit, and be used for to receive from the control command of described gateway or with the data of described networking unit and be sent to described gateway, the antenna of described microwave unit is positioned at the outside of described rack.
Wherein, described location gateway comprises: comparison module is used for the positional information of the locator data of the locator data of described positioning unit or described personnel positioning unit and described networking unit is compared; The first computing module is used for when comparative result shows that the locator data of the locator data of described positioning unit or described personnel positioning unit is not made mistakes, according to described locator data compute location result; The second computing module, be used for when described comparative result shows that the locator data of the locator data of described positioning unit or described personnel positioning unit is made mistakes, according to the positional information of described networking unit, described locator data is revised, and according to revised locator data compute location result.
Further, described networking unit also comprises: memory module is used for the positional information of storing described networking unit.
According to another aspect of the present invention, also provide a kind of localization method that uses described system, having comprised: after the networking unit receives the locator data of positioning unit, judged whether described positioning unit is moved; If so, the positional information of described networking unit is sent to described positioning unit; Described positioning unit is forwarded to the location gateway with described positional information after the positional information that receives described networking unit; Described location gateway judges whether described locator data makes mistakes, and in judgement after described locator data makes mistakes, and uses the positional information of described networking unit that the locator data of makeing mistakes is revised.
Wherein, described personnel positioning unit and described location gateway communicate by microwave unit, and it is outside that the antenna of described microwave unit is positioned at described rack.
Further, described method also comprises: the positional information of the locator data of described positioning unit and described networking unit is compared; When comparative result shows that the locator data of the locator data of described positioning unit or described personnel positioning unit is not made mistakes, according to described locator data compute location result; When described comparative result shows that the locator data of the locator data of described positioning unit or described personnel positioning unit is made mistakes, according to the positional information of described networking unit, described locator data is revised, and according to revised locator data compute location result.
Further, described method also comprises: pre-stored himself the positional information in described networking unit.
Because rack in machine room is more, the block situation that may cause positioning unit locator data mistake of the hardware of neighboring cabinet to the interference of signal and rack.In technical scheme of the present invention, due to the networking cellular installation in rack, its position is fixed, therefore can be with the position of networking unit as terrestrial reference, for positioning unit provides reference position information, the location gateway can judge according to this reference position information whether the locator data of positioning unit makes a mistake, and when the locator data mistake of positioning unit, according to the reference position information of networking unit, the locator data of mistake is revised, improved the precision of locator data.
Embodiment
For above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent more, below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, the embodiment of the present invention is described in further detail.
Embodiment 1
Fig. 1 is the structured flowchart of the equipment within machine cabinet aided positioning system of the embodiment of the present invention 1;
As shown in Figure 1, this system 10 comprises following ingredient:
Positioning unit 11, networking unit 12 and location gateway 13.
Positioning unit 11 is used for the locator data of self is sent to networking unit and the outer location gateway of rack, and after the positional information that receives the networking unit, the positional information of networking unit is transmitted to the location gateway;
Wherein, this positioning unit is active RFID tag, after this label is triggered, can position operation, can be equipment when moving, or cabinet door positions the triggered location unit when moving.After can being mounted in simultaneously motion sensor on cabinet door and perceiving the cabinet door motion, send active information to positioning unit, trigger its location.Can be also after the motion sensor combined with positioning unit perceives equipment moving, the triggered location unit positions.
Networking unit 12 is used for after the locator data that receives positioning unit and judgment device are moved, and self positional information is sent to positioning unit;
This networking unit can prestore the initial position message of each equipment in rack, and these information can arrange when the initialization of networking unit, also can reset after data are upgraded.According to these information, the networking unit can compare the initial position message of locator data and each equipment after receiving locator data, thereby determines whether each equipment is moved.
Location gateway 13 judge whether described locator data makes mistakes, and after judging that described locator data is made mistakes, and uses the positional information of described networking unit that the locator data of makeing mistakes is revised.This location gateway can be used as the front end of monitoring of tools, can complete receive data and to data are contrasted in real time, and sends data to backstage and database.
This location gateway 13 specifically can comprise following ingredient:
Comparison module is used for the positional information of the locator data of the locator data of positioning unit or personnel positioning unit and networking unit is compared;
The first computing module is used for when comparative result shows that the locator data of the locator data of positioning unit or personnel positioning unit is not made mistakes, according to locator data compute location result; Particularly, compare with the position data of networking unit when the locator data of positioning unit, when the distance that differs is not more than above-mentioned threshold value, illustrate that the positioning result that adopts locator data to calculate is the physical location of positioning unit.
The second computing module is used for when comparative result shows that the locator data of the locator data of positioning unit or personnel positioning unit is made mistakes, according to the positional information of networking unit, locator data revised, and according to revised locator data compute location result.Particularly, when the locator data of positioning unit is compared with the position data of networking unit, the distance that differs is during greater than a certain threshold value, illustrates that locator data makes mistakes, and wherein this threshold value can be thought setting according to actual conditions.Can be to compensate as standard according to the spacing of neighboring cabinet to the locator data correction of mistake, for example: the maximum set a distance of supposing positioning unit is L, the position of positioning unit is an A, the position of the networking unit that receives take positioning unit is as a B, determine the point apart from B0.8L in line segment AB, with this point as revised position.
Wherein above-mentioned positioning unit specifically can comprise: equipment positioning unit and personnel positioning unit, described equipment positioning unit are installed on equipment in rack, and described personnel positioning unit is held by the rack managerial personnel.
The personnel positioning unit is used for distance when personnel and networking unit in the actual induction scope time, positions and locator data is sent to the networking unit and locates gateway; Based on this, above-mentioned networking unit also need to be after the locator data that receives the personnel positioning unit sends to positioning unit with self position; Positioning unit can be forwarded to this positional information the location gateway after the positional information that receives the networking unit; At first, the location gateway is comprehensively located according to the positional information of the locator data of personnel positioning unit and networking unit, concrete locator meams and above-mentioned location gateway utilize the positional information of networking unit identical to the mode that equipment carries out auxiliary positioning, are not giving unnecessary details in addition.
In order to improve bearing accuracy, said system 10 can also comprise:
Microwave unit, be used for to receive from the control command of location gateway or with the data of networking unit and be sent to the location gateway, wherein, the antenna of this microwave unit is positioned at the rack outside, be connected by the networking unit in feeder line and rack, strengthen and the outside traffic capacity, and can not shielded by cabinet door.
Whether be moved for the ease of the equipment in networking unit judges rack, can be in advance the positional information of networking unit be stored in the networking unit, based on this, above-mentioned networking unit can also comprise memory module.
Embodiment 2
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of aided positioning system of the equipment within machine cabinet of the embodiment of the present invention 2.
As shown in the figure, the networking unit of this system comprises the external antenna of microwave receiving unit, processing and control element (PCE), low frequency receiving element and low frequency Transmit-Receive Unit; Need to prove, the low frequency Transmit-Receive Unit all has antenna at interior of equipment cabinet and outside, and inside antenna plays bi-directional communication function, and the function that exterior antenna plays unidirectional transmission networking unit location information realizes the double frequency auxiliary positioning; Wherein, the microwave antenna of microwave receiving unit is positioned at outside cabinet.The basic working modes of this system has following several usually:
Mode of operation 1: when mobile sensing unit gets the cabinet door movable signal, trigger the low frequencies cell operation; The low frequencies unit sends activation signal to positioning unit, activates positioning unit, and positioning unit is positioned; Positioning unit sends to the low frequency receiving element with locator data; Low frequency receiving element and processing and control element (PCE) are combined, and processing and control element (PCE) is processed the locator data that receives, and after processing, signal are sent to the location gateway by microwave antenna, and the location gateway is uploaded to network equipment with locator data.
Mode of operation 2: above-mentioned positioning unit can possess motion sensor, when motion sensor gets the movable signal of positioning unit, illustrate that the equipment at positioning unit place may be moved, or the label on equipment is removed.At this moment, motion sensor transmits control signal to positioning unit, controls positioning unit and positions; Behind the positioning unit location, locator data is sent to rf receiver unit and the location gateway of networking unit, simultaneously, rf receiver unit is transmitted to processing and control element (PCE) with locator data after receiving locator data.Processing and control element (PCE) is processed locator data, determines according to these data whether equipment moves, if equipment is moved, the positional information with self sends to positioning unit; Positioning unit sends to the location gateway with the positional information of networking unit, the location gateway utilizes the locator data of positioning unit to adopt predefined algorithm to position calculating, if the result of location Calculation shows the locator data mistake, the position data of networking unit is revised the locator data of mistake, if result of calculation does not demonstrate the locator data mistake, these data are stored in database with result of calculation.Preferably, calculate according to locator data and determine that according to result of calculation the operation whether locator data mistake occurs can be carried out by the front end middleware of gateway.
Mode of operation 3: when the personnel that carry personnel's positioning unit move to the networking unit at a distance of a certain fixed range the time, the personnel positioning unit is sent to networking unit and location gateway with locator data, the networking unit sends to the personnel positioning unit with self positional information; The personnel positioning unit sends locator data to locating gateway, and the location gateway positions calculating according to the locator data that receives, and determines according to the result of location Calculation whether locator data mistake occurs; If the locator data mistake is revised locator data according to the positional information of the networking unit that receives.Simultaneously, when the signal of machine room personnel positioning unit is subject to blocking of rack, can carry out aid identification to personnel's position by location gateway control group net unit, particularly, perhaps, the location gateway can not receive the locator data of personnel positioning unit, at this moment, the location gateway waits receives the positional information of MANET unit, replaces the position of personnel positioning unit with the position of networking unit.
In the actual use of this system, in machine room, rack is more, and when near the personnel that move to the outer equipment of rack and move rack were positioned, the positioning unit wireless signal might be by adjacent rack blanking, therefore locator data is impacted, even cause locator data to be made mistakes.Adopt the technical scheme of the present embodiment, when positioning near the personnel that move to the outer equipment of rack and move rack, the positional information of the networking unit in rack and the locator data of positioning unit are sent to the location gateway in the lump, closed by network for location and carry out the judgement of location Calculation and positioning result, when the locator data mistake, positional information take the networking unit is revised the locator data that mistake occurs as terrestrial reference, has improved bearing accuracy.Simultaneously, when the personnel positioning unit received that neighboring cabinet blocks, the location gateway was determined the position of personnel positioning unit according to the positional information of networking unit, reduced the blind area, location.
Embodiment 3
The present embodiment provides a kind of method of auxiliary positioning of equipment within machine cabinet, can use said system 10 with the method.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of method of auxiliary positioning of the equipment within machine cabinet of the embodiment of the present invention 3.
As shown in Figure 3, the method comprises the following steps:
Step 301: after the networking unit receives the locator data of positioning unit, judge whether the equipment at described positioning unit place is moved;
, can compare according to the positional information of equipment pre-stored in the networking unit and the position data in locator data herein, determine whether the position changes, illustrate that if the position changes radio frequency is moved.
Step 302: if the positional information with the networking unit sends to positioning unit; The pre-stored positional information that self is arranged in networking unit;
Step 303: described positioning unit is sent to the location gateway with described positional information after the positional information that receives described networking unit;
Step 304: the location gateway judge whether described locator data makes mistakes, and after judging that described locator data is made mistakes, and uses the positional information of described networking unit that the locator data of makeing mistakes is revised.
The process of step 304 is specifically as follows: the position data in the positional information of the locator data of the locator data of positioning unit or personnel positioning unit and networking unit is compared; When comparative result shows that the locator data of the locator data of positioning unit or personnel positioning unit is not made mistakes, according to locator data compute location result; When comparative result shows that the locator data of the locator data of positioning unit or personnel positioning unit is made mistakes, according to the positional information of networking unit, positioning result is revised.Concrete judge locator data whether make mistakes can locator data is corresponding the position and the difference of the longitude of the position of networking unit and latitude whether over a given threshold value.If surpass, illustrate that locator data makes mistakes, otherwise think that locator data do not make mistakes.
Said method is equally applicable to the mobile fixation and recognition that carries the personnel of personnel positioning unit around the rack, when the distance of personnel and networking unit was in the actual induction scope, the personnel positioning unit positioned and locator data is sent to networking unit and location gateway; After the networking unit receives the locator data of personnel positioning unit, self positional information is sent to the personnel positioning unit, the personnel positioning unit is transmitted to the location gateway with the positional information of networking unit again, and the location gateway locator data of comprehensive positioning unit and the positional information of networking unit according to the method described above positions calculating.
Wherein, in order to improve bearing accuracy, above-mentioned networking unit can communicate by microwave unit with the location gateway, and the antenna of microwave unit is positioned at the rack outside.
Need to prove, in this article, relational terms such as the first and second grades only is used for an entity or operation are separated with another entity or operational zone, and not necessarily requires or hint and have the relation of any this reality or sequentially between these entities or operation.And, term " comprises ", " comprising " or its any other variant are intended to contain comprising of nonexcludability, thereby make the process, method, article or the equipment that comprise a series of key elements not only comprise those key elements, but also comprise other key elements of clearly not listing, or also be included as the intrinsic key element of this process, method, article or equipment.In the situation that not more restrictions, the key element that is limited by statement " comprising ... ", and be not precluded within process, method, article or the equipment that comprises described key element and also have other identical element.
The above is only preferred embodiment of the present invention, is not for limiting protection scope of the present invention.All any modifications of doing within the spirit and principles in the present invention, be equal to replacement, improvement etc., all be included in protection scope of the present invention.