CN113810798B - Optical port state monitoring device and method - Google Patents

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CN113810798B
CN113810798B CN202111086967.2A CN202111086967A CN113810798B CN 113810798 B CN113810798 B CN 113810798B CN 202111086967 A CN202111086967 A CN 202111086967A CN 113810798 B CN113810798 B CN 113810798B
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郭丙峰
夏海斌
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李雯
黄小兵
张叶卓
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The invention discloses an optical port state monitoring device and method, comprising an optical distribution network and an intelligent dust cap; the optical distribution network is composed of an optical distribution device 1 such as an optical distribution frame, an optical fiber splitting box and an optical fiber splitting box; an optical distribution device 1 comprising an optical port 2, an electrical port 3 and a management module; the optical ports 2 are in one-to-one correspondence with the electrical ports 3; the electric port 3 is internally provided with an on/off state circuit; the intelligent dustproof cap is matched with the electric port 3, and the on/off state of the built-in circuit of the electric port 3 is changed by inserting/extracting the electric port 3; the management module monitors the on/off state of the built-in circuit of the electric port 3, and judges and uploads the occupied/idle data of the optical port 2 corresponding to the electric port 3. The invention has the advantages of realizing the monitoring of the port state of the optical network, digitizing the dummy resources with low cost, effectively improving the utilization rate of the resources, reducing the network construction and operation and maintenance cost and improving the operation and maintenance efficiency.

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Optical port state monitoring device and method
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an optical port status monitoring device and method.
Background
In recent years, passive Optical Network (PON) technology and applications have been developed rapidly. With the rapid development and popularization of information communication technologies represented by the Internet, the degree of social informatization is continuously improved, and various novel multimedia services, such as video phones, video on demand (video on demand) technologies (english abbreviation VOD), high-definition digital televisions, internet of things and the like, are continuously emerging, and the number of broadband users is continuously and steadily increasing. The requirements of users on broadband speed and quality are continuously improved, and network service operators are required to integrate and optimize resources and improve the utilization rate of the resources.
As shown in fig. 4, the devices that constitute the optical distribution network (english: optical Distribution Network, acronym: ODN) are all passive devices and materials, and there is no circuit component. Therefore, the states of the resources, including occupied and spare states, port connection states (routing connection), whether illegal connection damage exists or not, are all manually filled by means of personnel on-site inquiry, so that the following problems exist: (1) The port state in the resource management system is not credible, so that the resource data is inaccurate, and a large amount of optical network resources are wasted by deposition. (2) In the actual operation process of a network operation service provider, port state missing report and false report are easy to occur. (3) The resource data needs to be checked on site, the operation and maintenance efficiency is low, the service is opened slowly, and the user experience is affected.
In order to solve the pain point of dumb resource management, the development in the field provides an intelligent ODN concept, and the early intelligent ODN is upgraded to the intelligent ODN by adding a tag identification chip to an optical port while loading an electronic tag on a tail fiber or loading the electronic tag on the tail fiber. However, the cost is more than 2 times higher than that of the traditional ODN, the engineering quantity is large, the workload is increased for field staff, and the method cannot be popularized and applied.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an optical port state monitoring device, and another aim of the invention is to provide an optical port state monitoring method which is used for solving the pain point of the dummy resource management of a network operation server.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention may adopt the following technical scheme:
the invention relates to an optical port state monitoring device, which comprises an optical distribution network and an intelligent dust cap;
the optical distribution network is composed of optical distribution equipment;
the optical distribution equipment comprises an optical port, an electric port and a management module;
the optical ports are used for connecting optical fibers, transmitting network information and are in one-to-one correspondence with the electrical ports;
the electric port is internally provided with a circuit for switching on/off states;
the management module is used for judging and uploading occupied/idle data of the optical port corresponding to the electric port by monitoring the on/off state of the circuit built in the electric port;
the intelligent dustproof cap is matched with the electric port, and the on/off state of the circuit built in the electric port is changed by inserting/extracting the electric port.
Further, the optical distribution equipment comprises an optical distribution frame, an optical fiber splitting box and an optical fiber splitting box.
Further, the management module comprises an acquisition module, an uplink module and a power supply module;
the acquisition module is used for acquiring the variation of the on/off state of the circuit built in the electric port of the optical distribution equipment in real time, wherein the variation is used for indicating the occupation and the idle state of the optical port corresponding to the electric port;
the uplink module is used for uploading the occupation and idle information of the optical port of the optical distribution equipment in real time;
the power module converts an external power source into a power source required by the optical distribution device.
The invention discloses a method for monitoring the state of an optical port, which comprises the following steps:
1. the intelligent dust cap is inserted into the electric port corresponding to the optical port of the optical distribution equipment:
the intelligent dustproof cap is inserted into an electric port corresponding to the optical port of the optical wiring device, and the circuit arranged in the electric port is changed from an on/off state to an off/on state;
the management module of the optical distribution equipment judges and uploads that the optical port corresponding to the electric port is in an idle state according to the on/off state information of the circuit built-in the electric port, which is acquired by the acquisition module;
2. the intelligent dust cap within the electrical port to which the optical port of the optical distribution device corresponds is pulled out:
after the intelligent dustproof cap in the electric port corresponding to the optical port of the optical wiring device is pulled out, the circuit built in the electric port is changed from an off/on state to an on/off state;
the management module of the optical distribution equipment judges and uploads that the optical port corresponding to the electric port is in an occupied state according to the on/off state of the circuit built in the electric port acquired by the acquisition module.
Further, the optical port state monitoring method supports active on-line monitoring and passive off-line monitoring;
the active on-line monitoring is used for realizing real-time monitoring of the occupied and idle states of the optical ports under the condition that a permanent fixed power supply supplies power to the optical distribution equipment and timely notifying a worker to check and adjust;
the passive off-line monitoring is used for supplying power to the optical distribution equipment only through a temporary power supply; after the optical distribution equipment is electrified, the management module of the optical distribution equipment collects the on/off state of the circuit built-in by the electric port, and judges and uploads the occupied/idle state of the optical port corresponding to the electric port.
The invention has the advantages that the state monitoring of the optical network port is realized by adding the circuit loop in the traditional optical distribution equipment and matching with the intelligent dustproof cap, the dumb resource is digitalized by low cost, the resource utilization rate is effectively improved, the network construction and operation and maintenance cost is reduced, and the operation and maintenance efficiency is improved.
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Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram of an optical wiring device 1 according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the intelligent dust cap of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the electrical port and intelligent dust cap of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is another embodiment of the electrical port and intelligent dust cap of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a management module of the optical distribution device 1 according to the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a diagram of a conventional Optical Distribution Network (ODN).
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The following description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clear and complete, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the optical port state monitoring device of the present invention includes an optical distribution network and an intelligent dust cap 4;
the optical distribution network is composed of an optical distribution device 1 such as an optical distribution frame, an optical fiber splitting box and the like;
as shown in fig. 3, the optical distribution device 1 includes an optical port 2, an electrical port 3 and a management module, wherein the optical port 2 is used for connecting optical fibers, transmitting network information, and the optical port 2 and the electrical port 3 are in one-to-one correspondence;
the electric port 3 is internally provided with a circuit for switching on/off states and is used for being connected with the intelligent dustproof cap 4;
the intelligent dustproof cap 4 is matched with a built-in circuit of the electric port 3; when the intelligent dust cap 4 is inserted into or pulled out of the electric port 3, a change of the on/off state of the built-in circuit of the electric port 3 is caused, and the change of the on/off state of the built-in circuit is used for indicating the occupied state and the idle state of the optical port 2 corresponding to the electric port 3;
as shown in fig. 4, in one embodiment, an on circuit is built in the electric port 3, and when the intelligent dust cap 4 is inserted into the electric port 3, the built-in circuit of the electric port 3 is caused to be changed from an on state to an off state, so as to indicate that the optical port 2 corresponding to the electric port 3 is in an idle state;
as shown in fig. 5, in another embodiment, an off circuit is built in the electric port 3, and when the intelligent dust cap 4 is inserted into the electric port 3, the circuit built in the electric port 3 is caused to be changed from an off state to an on state, so as to indicate that the optical port 2 corresponding to the electric port 3 is in an idle state;
as shown in fig. 6, the management module includes an acquisition module, an uplink module and a power module; the acquisition module is used for acquiring the on/off state of the circuit in the electric port 3 of the optical distribution equipment 1 in real time and indicating the occupied state and the idle state of the optical port 2 corresponding to the electric port 3;
the upper connection module is used for uploading the occupation and idle information of the optical port 2 of the optical distribution equipment 1 in real time; the power module converts an external power source into a power source required by the optical wiring device 1;
the invention discloses a method for monitoring port state of an intelligent ODN system, which comprises the following steps:
1. the intelligent dust cap 4 is inserted into the electric port 3 corresponding to the optical port 2 of the optical distribution equipment 1
An intelligent dust cap 4 is inserted into an electric port 3 corresponding to the optical port 2 of the optical wiring device 1, and a circuit built in the electric port 3 is converted into an off/on state from an on/off state;
the management module of the optical distribution equipment 1 judges and uploads that an optical port 2 corresponding to the electric port 3 is in an idle state according to the on/off state information of the built-in circuit of the electric port 3 acquired by the acquisition module;
2. the intelligent dust cap 4 in the electric port 3 corresponding to the optical port 2 of the optical distribution equipment 1 is pulled out
After the intelligent dust cap 4 in the electric port 3 corresponding to the optical port 2 of the optical wiring device 1 is pulled out, the built-in circuit of the electric port 3 is converted into an on/off state from an off/on state;
the management module of the optical distribution equipment 1 judges and uploads that the optical port 2 corresponding to the electric port 3 is in an occupied state according to the on/off state of the built-in circuit of the electric port 3 acquired by the acquisition module;
in addition, the optical port state monitoring method supports active on-line monitoring and passive off-line monitoring; when the permanent fixed power supply is provided for supplying power to the optical distribution equipment 1, active on-line monitoring is preferably adopted, the occupation and idle states of the optical ports 2 are monitored in real time, and staff are timely informed of checking and adjusting;
passive off-line monitoring is adopted when the optical distribution equipment 1 can only be powered by a temporary power supply; after the power-on of the optical distribution equipment 1 is performed by passive off-line monitoring, the management module of the optical distribution equipment 1 acquires the on/off state of the built-in circuit of the electrical port 3, and judges and uploads the occupied/idle state of the optical port 2 corresponding to the electrical port 3.

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1. An optical port state monitoring method is used for an optical port state monitoring device and is characterized in that: the optical port state monitoring device comprises an optical distribution network and an intelligent dust cap (4);
the optical distribution network is formed by an optical distribution device (1);
the optical distribution device (1) comprises an optical port (2), an electrical port (3) and a management module;
the optical ports (2) are used for connecting optical fibers, transmitting network information and are in one-to-one correspondence with the electrical ports (3);
the electric port (3) is internally provided with a circuit for switching on/off states;
the management module is used for judging and uploading occupied/idle data of the optical port (2) corresponding to the electric port (3) by monitoring the on/off state of the circuit built in the electric port (3);
the intelligent dustproof cap (4) is matched with the electric port (3) and is used for changing the on/off state of the circuit built in the electric port (3) by inserting/extracting the electric port (3);
the optical port state monitoring method comprises the following steps:
1. -inserting said intelligent dust cap (4) inside said electrical port (3) corresponding to said optical port (2) of said optical distribution device (1):
the intelligent dust cap (4) is inserted into an electric port (3) corresponding to the optical port (2) of the optical wiring device (1), and the circuit built in the electric port (3) is changed from an on/off state to an off/on state;
the management module of the optical distribution equipment (1) judges and uploads the optical port (2) corresponding to the electric port (3) to be in an idle state according to the on/off state information of the circuit built in the electric port (3) acquired by the acquisition module;
2. -the intelligent dust cap (4) within the electrical port (3) to which the optical port (2) of the optical distribution device (1) corresponds is extracted:
after the intelligent dust cap in the electric port (3) corresponding to the optical port (2) of the optical wiring device (1) is pulled out by the intelligent dust cap (4), the circuit built in the electric port (3) is changed from an off/on state to an on/off state;
the management module of the optical distribution equipment (1) judges and uploads the optical port (2) corresponding to the electric port (3) to be in an occupied state according to the on/off state of the built-in circuit of the electric port (3) acquired by the acquisition module.
2. The optical port status monitoring method of claim 1, wherein: the optical distribution equipment (1) comprises an optical distribution frame, an optical fiber splitting box and an optical fiber splitting box.
3. The optical port status monitoring method of claim 1, wherein:
the management module comprises an acquisition module, an uplink module and a power supply module;
the acquisition module is used for acquiring the variation of the on/off state of the circuit built in the electric port (3) of the optical distribution equipment (1) in real time, wherein the variation is used for indicating the occupied state and the idle state of the optical port (2) corresponding to the electric port (3);
the uplink module is used for uploading the occupied and idle information of the optical port (2) of the optical distribution equipment (1) in real time;
the power supply module converts an external power supply into a power supply required by the optical distribution device (1).
4. The optical port status monitoring method of claim 1, wherein: the optical port state monitoring method supports active on-line monitoring and passive off-line monitoring;
the active on-line monitoring is used for realizing real-time monitoring of the occupation and idle states of the optical port (2) under the condition that a permanent fixed power supply is provided for supplying power to the optical distribution equipment (1), and timely notifying a worker to check and adjust;
the passive off-line monitoring is used for the condition that the optical distribution equipment (1) can only be powered by a temporary power supply; after the optical distribution equipment (1) is electrified, the management module of the optical distribution equipment (1) collects the on/off state of the built-in circuit of the electrical port (3), and judges and uploads the occupied/idle state of the optical port (2) corresponding to the electrical port (3).
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