CN117395803A

CN117395803A - Method and device for determining channel adjustment strategy

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Publication number: CN117395803A
Application number: CN202210766740.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王海燕
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-01
Filing date: 2022-07-01
Publication date: 2024-01-12
Also published as: WO2024001982A1

Abstract

The application provides a method and a device for determining a channel adjustment strategy. The method comprises the following steps: the network management system receives at least one interference source information in a preset period, wherein the interference source information comprises peripheral Wi-Fi information, and the peripheral Wi-Fi information comprises a MAC address of a gateway, a MAC address of the peripheral Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi and signal strength of the channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi; the network management system sends a channel adjustment strategy, the channel adjustment strategy is determined according to the interference source information, the channel adjustment strategy comprises identification information of a first channel, the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system for a gateway, and the first channel belongs to the gateway or a channel of the access equipment. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the channel adjustment strategy is determined for the gateway according to the historical data reported by the gateway, so that the wireless interference can be reduced and the user experience can be improved under the condition that the service of the terminal equipment is not influenced.

Description

Method and device for determining channel adjustment strategy

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for determining a channel adjustment policy.

Background

Radio interference, that is, harmful radio waves cause harm to legal radio services and normal radio communication, resulting in degradation of reception quality of useful signals, error and loss of information, and even occurrence of communication blocking. With the rapid development of wireless industry, the number of wireless stations is rapidly increased, and the wireless interference phenomenon is also becoming serious due to the wide application of wireless new technology and new service.

There is currently a technology whereby a network device can select a channel for a terminal device, e.g. an optical network device (optical network terminal, ONT), when the terminal device is started. The channel may be a channel obtained by periodically detecting the channel by the network device, and the channel is adjusted for the terminal device when the service of the terminal device is not affected. However, in this technique, the channel selected by the network device is not an optimal signal for the terminal device, and in addition, in this technique, radar signals that may be encountered are not perceived in advance, and when dynamic frequency selection (dynamic frequency selection, DFS) is encountered, a suitable channel cannot be timely selected for the terminal device, so that the service of the terminal device is affected, and the user experience is poor.

Therefore, a method and apparatus for determining a channel adjustment policy are needed, which can determine the channel adjustment policy for a terminal device without affecting the service of the terminal device, reduce wireless interference, and improve user experience.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a method and a device for determining a channel adjustment strategy, which can reduce wireless interference and improve user experience.

In a first aspect, a method of determining a channel adjustment strategy is provided. The method comprises the following steps: the network management system receives at least one interference source information from the gateway in a preset period, wherein the interference source information comprises peripheral wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, wi-Fi) information, and the peripheral Wi-Fi information comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the gateway, a MAC address of the peripheral Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi and signal strength of the channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi; the network management system sends a channel adjustment strategy to the gateway, the channel adjustment strategy is determined according to the interference source information, the channel adjustment strategy comprises identification information of a first channel, the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system for the gateway, the first channel belongs to the gateway or a channel of the access equipment, and the access equipment is connected with the gateway. Wherein the network management system may recommend a list of channels, e.g. a first list of channels, to the gateway, the first list of channels comprising first channels, which may represent one or more channels. Optionally, the first channel list may also include other channels. The perimeter Wi-Fi includes, but is not limited to, neighbor Wi-Fi of the gateway. In the embodiment of the application, the interference source information may further include surrounding non-Wi-Fi interference source information, and the surrounding non-Wi-Fi interference sources include, but are not limited to, bluetooth, radar, microwave oven, and the like.

According to the method disclosed by the invention, the channel adjustment strategy is determined for the gateway according to the historical data reported by the gateway, so that the wireless interference can be reduced and the user experience can be improved under the condition that the service of the terminal equipment is not influenced.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementation manners of the first aspect, the first channel is used for communication between a terminal device and an access device, and the terminal device is connected to the gateway through the access device.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementation manners of the first aspect, the method further includes: the network management system sends indication information to the gateway, wherein the indication information comprises reporting time, and the indication information is used for indicating the gateway to send peripheral Wi-Fi information to the network management system according to the reporting time.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementation manners of the first aspect, the method further includes: the network management system determines a channel adjustment strategy according to at least one interference source information in a preset period.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementation manners of the first aspect, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment start time, where the channel adjustment start time is used to instruct the gateway to start adjusting a channel of the terminal device to communicate with the access device to the first channel, and the method further includes: the network management system determines a first idle time length, wherein the first idle time length is the idle time length of the terminal equipment, and the channel adjustment opening time belongs to the first idle time length.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the determining, by the network management system, a first idle duration includes: the network management system acquires a first average flow rate, wherein the first average flow rate is the average flow rate of the terminal equipment at a first time length; the network management system determines that the first average flow rate is smaller than or equal to a first preset value; the network management system determines the first time period as a first idle time period.

According to the technical scheme, the network management system indicates the channel adjustment starting time in the channel adjustment strategy, so that the channel adjustment can be started in the idle period of the terminal equipment, the influence on the service of the terminal equipment is avoided, and the user experience is improved.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations of the first aspect, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment end time, where the channel adjustment end time is used to instruct the gateway to end adjusting a channel of the communication between the terminal device and the access device to be the first channel, and the channel adjustment end time belongs to the first idle duration.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementation manners of the first aspect, the method further includes: the network management system determines a second idle time length, wherein the second idle time length is the idle time length of the access equipment, the channel adjustment opening time belongs to a third idle time length, and the third idle time length is the intersection of the first idle time length and the second idle time length.

According to the technical scheme, the network management system indicates the channel adjustment starting time in the channel adjustment strategy, so that the channel adjustment can be started when the terminal equipment and the access equipment are in the idle period, the influence on the service of the terminal equipment is avoided, and the user experience is improved.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementation manners of the first aspect, the network management system determines a second idle duration, including: the network management system acquires a second average flow rate, wherein the second average flow rate is the average flow rate of the access equipment in a second duration; the network management system determines that the second average flow rate is less than or equal to a second preset value; the network management system determines the second duration as a second idle duration.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the channel adjustment end time belongs to a third idle duration.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the peripheral Wi-Fi information further includes one or more of the following: the frequency band of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the name of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the network type of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the working bandwidth of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the mode of the peripheral Wi-Fi and the MAC address of the external access equipment of the gateway.

In a second aspect, a method of determining a channel adjustment strategy is provided. The method comprises the following steps: the gateway sends at least one interference source information to the network management system in a preset period, wherein the interference source information comprises peripheral Wi-Fi information, and the peripheral Wi-Fi information comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the gateway, an MAC address of the peripheral Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi and signal strength of the channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi; the gateway receives a channel adjustment strategy from the network management system, the channel adjustment strategy is determined according to the interference source information, the channel adjustment strategy comprises identification information of a first channel, the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system for the gateway, the first channel belongs to the channel of the gateway or the access equipment, and the access equipment is connected with the gateway. Wherein the network management system may recommend a list of channels, e.g. a first list of channels, to the gateway, the first list of channels comprising first channels, which may represent one or more channels. Optionally, the first channel list may also include other channels.

Optionally, the interference source information may further include surrounding non-Wi-Fi interference source information, where the surrounding non-Wi-Fi interference source includes, but is not limited to, bluetooth, radar, microwave oven, etc., and the surrounding Wi-Fi includes, but is not limited to, neighbor Wi-Fi of the gateway.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the first channel is used for communication between a terminal device and an access device, and the terminal device is connected to the gateway through the access device.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementation manners of the second aspect, the method further includes: the gateway receives indication information from the network management system, wherein the indication information comprises reporting time, and the indication information is used for indicating the gateway to send peripheral Wi-Fi information to the network management system according to the reporting time.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment start time, where the channel adjustment start time is used to instruct the gateway to start adjusting a channel of the communication between the terminal device and the access device to the first channel, and the method further includes: and the gateway adjusts a channel for the terminal equipment to communicate with the access equipment according to the channel adjustment opening time.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the channel adjustment start time belongs to a first idle duration, where the first idle duration is an idle duration of the terminal device.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment end time, where the channel adjustment end time is used to instruct the gateway to end adjusting a channel of the communication between the terminal device and the access device to be the first channel, and the channel adjustment end time belongs to the first idle duration.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the channel adjustment start time belongs to a third idle time, where the third idle time is an intersection of the first idle time and a second idle time, and the second idle time is an idle time of the access device.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the channel adjustment end time belongs to a third idle duration.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the peripheral Wi-Fi information further includes one or more of the following: the frequency band of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the name of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the network type of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the working bandwidth of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the mode of the peripheral Wi-Fi and the MAC address of the external access equipment of the gateway.

In a third aspect, an apparatus is provided for determining a channel adjustment policy. The device comprises: the receiving and transmitting unit is used for receiving at least one interference source information from the gateway in a preset period, wherein the interference source information comprises peripheral Wi-Fi information, and the peripheral Wi-Fi information comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the gateway, an MAC address of the peripheral Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi and signal strength of the channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi; the receiving and transmitting unit is further used for transmitting a channel adjustment strategy, the channel adjustment strategy is determined according to the interference source information, the channel adjustment strategy comprises identification information of a first channel, the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system for the gateway, the first channel belongs to the gateway or a channel of the access equipment, and the access equipment is connected with the gateway. Wherein the network management system may recommend a list of channels, e.g. a first list of channels, to the gateway, the first list of channels comprising first channels, which may represent one or more channels. Optionally, the first channel list may also include other channels. Optionally, the interference source information may further include surrounding non-Wi-Fi interference source information, where the surrounding non-Wi-Fi interference source includes, but is not limited to, bluetooth, radar, microwave oven, etc., and the surrounding Wi-Fi includes, but is not limited to, neighbor Wi-Fi of the gateway.

With reference to the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the first channel is used for communication between a terminal device and an access device, and the terminal device is connected to the gateway through the access device.

With reference to the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the transceiver unit is further configured to send indication information to the gateway, where the indication information includes a reporting time, and the indication information is used to instruct the gateway to send the peripheral Wi-Fi information to the network management system according to the reporting time.

With reference to the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the apparatus further includes a processing unit, where the processing unit is configured to determine a channel adjustment policy according to at least one interference source information in a preset period.

With reference to the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment start time, where the channel adjustment start time is used to instruct the gateway to start adjusting a channel of the terminal device for communication with the access device to be a first channel, and the processing unit is further configured to determine a first idle duration, where the first idle duration is an idle duration of the terminal device, and the channel adjustment start time belongs to the first idle duration.

With reference to the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the transceiver unit is specifically configured to obtain a first average traffic rate, where the first average traffic rate is an average traffic rate of the terminal device at a first time length; the processing unit is specifically configured to determine that the first average flow rate is less than or equal to a first preset value, and determine that the first duration is a first idle duration.

With reference to the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment end time, where the channel adjustment end time is used to instruct the gateway to end adjustment of a channel for communication between the terminal device and the access device to the first channel, and the channel adjustment end time belongs to the first idle duration.

With reference to the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the processing unit is further configured to determine a second idle duration, where the second idle duration is an idle duration of the access device, and the channel adjustment start time belongs to a third idle duration, where the third idle duration is an intersection of the first idle duration and the second idle duration.

With reference to the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the transceiver unit is specifically configured to obtain a second average traffic rate, where the second average traffic rate is an average traffic rate of the access device in a second duration; the processing unit is specifically configured to determine that the second average flow rate is less than or equal to a second preset value; and determining the second time period as a second idle time period.

With reference to the third aspect, in some implementations of the third aspect, the channel adjustment end time belongs to a third idle duration.

With reference to the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the peripheral Wi-Fi information further includes one or more of the following: the frequency band of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the name of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the network type of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the working bandwidth of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the mode of the peripheral Wi-Fi and the MAC address of the external access equipment of the gateway.

In a fourth aspect, an apparatus for determining a channel adjustment policy is provided. The device comprises: the receiving and transmitting unit is used for transmitting at least one interference source information, wherein the interference source information comprises peripheral Wi-Fi information, and the peripheral Wi-Fi information comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a gateway, an MAC address of the peripheral Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi and signal strength of the channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi; the receiving and transmitting unit is further used for receiving a channel adjustment strategy, the channel adjustment strategy is determined according to the interference source information, the channel adjustment strategy comprises identification information of a first channel, the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system for the gateway, the first channel belongs to the gateway or a channel of the access equipment, and the access equipment is connected with the gateway. Wherein the network management system may recommend a list of channels, e.g. a first list of channels, to the gateway, the first list of channels comprising first channels, which may represent one or more channels. Optionally, the first channel list may also include other channels. Optionally, the interference source information may further include surrounding non-Wi-Fi interference source information, where the surrounding non-Wi-Fi interference source includes, but is not limited to, bluetooth, radar, microwave oven, etc., and the surrounding Wi-Fi includes, but is not limited to, neighbor Wi-Fi of the gateway.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in some implementations of the fourth aspect, the first channel is used for communication between a terminal device and an access device, and the terminal device is connected to the gateway through the access device.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in some implementations of the fourth aspect, the transceiver unit is further configured to receive indication information from the network management system, where the indication information includes a reporting time, and the indication information is configured to instruct the gateway to send the peripheral Wi-Fi information to the network management system according to the reporting time.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in some implementations of the fourth aspect, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment start time, where the channel adjustment start time is used to instruct the gateway to start adjusting a channel of the communication between the terminal device and the access device to the first channel, and the apparatus further includes a processing unit, where the processing unit is used to adjust the channel of the communication between the terminal device and the access device for the terminal device according to the channel adjustment start time.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in some implementations of the fourth aspect, the channel adjustment start time belongs to a first idle duration, where the first idle duration is an idle duration of the terminal device.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in some implementations of the fourth aspect, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment end time, where the channel adjustment end time is used to instruct the gateway to end adjusting a channel of the communication between the terminal device and the access device to be the first channel, and the channel adjustment end time belongs to the first idle duration.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in some implementations of the fourth aspect, the channel adjustment start time belongs to a third idle time, where the third idle time is an intersection of the first idle time and a second idle time, and the second idle time is an idle time of the access device.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in some implementations of the fourth aspect, the channel adjustment end time belongs to a third idle duration.

With reference to the fourth aspect, in certain implementations of the fourth aspect, the peripheral Wi-Fi information further includes one or more of the following: the frequency band of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the name of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the network type of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the working bandwidth of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the mode of the peripheral Wi-Fi and the MAC address of the external access equipment of the gateway.

In a fifth aspect, there is provided a communication apparatus comprising: a processor; the processor is configured to couple to the memory and to execute the method according to any of the above aspects in response to the instructions after reading the instructions in the memory. The communication device may be the network management system entity in the first aspect or a device comprising the network management system entity; alternatively, the communication device may be a gateway entity in the above second aspect, or a device comprising the gateway entity.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in a possible implementation manner, the communication device further includes a memory, where the memory is used to store necessary program instructions and data.

With reference to the fifth aspect, in one possible implementation manner, the communication device is a chip or a chip system. Alternatively, when the communication device is a chip system, the communication device may be formed by a chip, or may include a chip and other discrete devices.

In a sixth aspect, there is provided a communication apparatus comprising: a processor and interface circuit; interface circuit for receiving computer program or instruction and transmitting to processor; the processor is configured to execute a computer program or instructions to cause the communication device to perform the method of the first or second aspect as described above.

With reference to the sixth aspect, in one possible implementation manner, the communication device is a chip or a chip system. Alternatively, when the charging device is a chip system, the charging device may be formed by a chip, or may include a chip and other discrete devices.

A seventh aspect provides a communication system comprising the network management system of the first and second aspects, and a gateway.

Wherein the network management system is configured to perform the method according to the first aspect, and the gateway is configured to perform the method according to the second aspect.

In an eighth aspect, there is provided a computer program product comprising: computer program code which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the above aspects.

It should be noted that, the above computer program code may be stored in whole or in part on a first storage medium, where the first storage medium may be packaged together with the processor or may be packaged separately from the processor, and embodiments of the present application are not limited in this regard.

In a ninth aspect, there is provided a computer readable medium storing program code which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of the above aspects.

In a tenth aspect, there is provided a chip system comprising a memory for storing a computer program and a processor for calling and running the computer program from the memory, such that a communication device in which the chip system is installed performs the method of any of the above-mentioned first to second aspects and possible implementations thereof.

The chip system may include an input chip or interface for transmitting information or data, and an output chip or interface for receiving information or data, among other things.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a WLAN co-channel interference model.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a WLAN adjacent channel interference model.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a current method for adjusting a channel for a terminal device.

Fig. 4 is a system architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of an example of a method for determining a channel adjustment policy according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a specific example of a method for determining a channel adjustment policy according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of determining a first channel according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of idle and busy period identification according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is another exemplary illustration of idle period identification provided by embodiments of the present application.

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for determining a channel adjustment policy according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for determining a channel adjustment policy according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Radio interference, that is, harmful radio waves cause harm to legal radio services and normal radio communication, resulting in degradation of reception quality of useful signals, error and loss of information, and even occurrence of communication blocking. Wireless interference can be classified into wireless local area network (wireless local area network, WLAN) interference and non-WLAN interference by type. WLAN interference refers to Radio Frequency (RF) signals transmitted by an interfering source that conform to the 802.11 standard, but are otherwise non-WLAN interference. The WLAN interference can be further divided into co-channel interference and adjacent channel interference according to the frequency range. The source division can be divided into mutual interference of the WLAN network and interference outside the network.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a WLAN co-channel interference model. WLAN co-channel interference refers to the mutual interference between two WLAN devices operating on the same frequency. WLAN working industry, science and medical (ISM) band, ISM band means that a certain band of frequency band is mainly open for industry, science and medical institutions. These bands are applied without license or expense, only by adhering to a certain transmit power (typically below 1W), and without interfering with other bands. The current ISM band mainly includes two bands, 2.4G and 5G, but in some countries and regions only the 2.4G band is available. As shown in fig. 1, on the 2.4G frequency band, the frequency band which does not interfere with each other is very limited, and generally only 1, 6 and 11 channels are marked as thick in the figure.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a WLAN adjacent channel interference model. According to the 802.11 standard, the frequency spectrum width of the RF signal is required to be a certain extent when the RF signal is transmitted. As shown in FIG. 2, the RF signal transmission frequency is 22MHz, and attenuation exceeding 30dB is required beyond the center frequency of 11 MHz. For any WLAN transmitter, the signal cannot immediately drop to 0, but instead fades off, outside the transmit bandwidth. If there is an overlapping portion of the transmission bandwidth between two WLAN devices with different center frequencies, mutual effects may occur, and adjacent channel interference may be formed. Even for non-overlapping adjacent channels (e.g., 1, 6 channels of 2.4G), if the distance between two devices is too close and the transmit power is relatively large, the effect may be generated. For a WLAN network, the adjacent channel interference includes own adjacent channel interference and adjacent channel interference from a neighbor network. In general, WLAN networks should first avoid their own adjacent channel interference, all devices propose to be deployed on non-overlapping channels, and avoid too close proximity between devices. For the fifth generation (5th generation,5G) communication system, the adjacent devices are preferably deployed as non-adjacent channels to completely avoid possible interference between adjacent channels. However, with the rapid development of wireless industry, the number of radio stations (stations) has been drastically increased and the phenomenon of wireless interference has become serious due to the wide application of new wireless technologies and new services. Therefore, the channel needs to be adjusted for the terminal equipment according to the actual use condition so as to ensure the normal use of the service of the terminal equipment.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a current method for adjusting a channel for a terminal device. As shown in fig. 3, there is currently a technology in which one channel N is selected among a plurality of channels when the ONT-1 is activated. The channel N may be a channel obtained by periodically detecting a plurality of channels by the ONT-1, and is adjusted when the service of the terminal device (for example, a mobile phone) is not affected. However, in this technique, the selected channel is not an optimal signal for the terminal device (e.g., mobile phone), and in this technique, radar signals that may be encountered are not perceived in advance, and when dynamic frequency selection (dynamic frequency selection, DFS) is encountered, a suitable channel cannot be timely selected, so that the service of the terminal device is affected, and the user experience is poor.

Based on this, the application proposes a method for determining a channel adjustment policy, so as to reduce wireless interference and improve user experience.

Fig. 4 shows a system architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application. The system architecture of the embodiments of the present application will be described below by taking a home network as an example, and it should be understood that the present application is not limited to a home network, and other network scenarios may also be used. As shown in fig. 4, in the home network scenario, it mainly includes a home network management system 410, a gateway 420, a gateway 430, and a gateway 440. In this network, a gateway Agent (gateway Agent) may be integrated into gateway 420, where the gateway Agent is a program that may run on gateway 420 or is a part of the gateway 420 program, and may be used to convert a request of network management system 410 into a request of gateway 420, so as to implement control over gateway 420.

Gateway 420 may be connected to at least one of access device 421 and access device 422, e.g., gateway 420 may be connected to access device 421 for enhancing network coverage. Terminal equipment 423 and terminal equipment 424 may be connected to access equipment 421, and the terminal equipment may be a mobile phone, a personal computer (personal computer, PC), or the like. In the embodiment of the present application, the gateway may also be referred to as an ONT or a router.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a method for determining a channel adjustment policy according to an embodiment of the present application.

At S510, the network management system 410 receives at least one interference source information from the gateway 420 within a preset period, where the interference source information includes surrounding Wi-Fi information, and the surrounding Wi-Fi information includes a media access control MAC address of the gateway 420, a MAC address of the surrounding Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the surrounding Wi-Fi, and a signal strength of the channel of the surrounding Wi-Fi.

In the present embodiment, the network management system 410 may receive one or more pieces of interference source information from the gateway 420 during a preset period, which may be referred to as "history data", by way of example and not limitation, and the preset period may be 3 days or 7 days. Alternatively, the interferer information may also include ambient non-Wi-Fi interferer information, including but not limited to bluetooth, radar, microwave, etc.

Wherein the perimeter Wi-Fi includes, but is not limited to, neighbor Wi-Fi of gateway 420. The surrounding Wi-Fi information may also include one or more of the following: the frequency band of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the name of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the network type of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the working bandwidth of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the mode of the peripheral Wi-Fi and the MAC address of the external access equipment of the gateway. By way of example, and not limitation, the external access device may be the access device 422 of fig. 4.

Optionally, before receiving the peripheral Wi-Fi information, the network management system 410 sends indication information to the gateway 420, where the indication information includes a reporting time, and the indication information is used to instruct the gateway 420 to send the peripheral Wi-Fi information to the network management system 410 according to the reporting time.

S520, the network management system 410 sends a channel adjustment policy to the gateway 420, where the channel adjustment policy is determined according to the interference source information, and the channel adjustment policy includes identification information of a first channel, where the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system 410 for the gateway 420, and the first channel belongs to the gateway 420 or a channel of the access device 421, and the access device 421 is connected to the gateway 420.

Wherein the network management system may recommend a list of channels, e.g. a first list of channels, to the gateway, the first list of channels comprising first channels, which may represent one or more channels. Optionally, the first channel list may also include other channels. Wherein the first channel is used for communication between the terminal device and the access device, and the terminal device is connected to the gateway 420 through the access device. By way of example, and not limitation, the terminal device may be terminal device 423 in fig. 4 and the access device may be access device 421 in fig. 4.

In the embodiment of the present application, the network management system 410 determines the channel adjustment policy according to the historical data (i.e., at least one interference source information within the preset period).

Optionally, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment start time, where the channel adjustment start time is used to instruct the gateway 420 to start adjusting a channel of the communication between the terminal device 423 and the access device 421 to be a first channel, and the method further includes: the network management system 410 determines a first idle duration, where the first idle duration is an idle duration of the terminal device 423, and the channel adjustment start time belongs to the first idle duration.

As one possible implementation, the network management system 410 determines a first idle duration, including: the network management system 410 acquires a first average traffic rate, which is an average traffic rate of the terminal device 423 at a first time period; the network management system 410 determines that the first average traffic rate is less than or equal to a first preset value; the network management system 410 determines the first duration to be a first idle duration.

Optionally, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment end time, where the channel adjustment end time is used to instruct the gateway 420 to end the channel adjustment for the communication between the terminal device 423 and the access device 421 to be the first channel, and the channel adjustment end time belongs to the first idle duration.

As another possible implementation manner, the network management system 410 determines a second idle duration, where the second idle duration is an idle duration of the access device 421, and the channel adjustment start time belongs to a third idle duration, where the third idle duration is an intersection of the first idle duration and the second idle duration.

Optionally, the network management system 410 determines a second idle duration, including: the network management system 410 obtains a second average traffic rate, the second average traffic rate being an average traffic rate of the access device 421 for a second duration; the network management system 410 determines that the second average flow rate is less than or equal to a second preset value; the network management system 410 determines the second duration to be a second idle duration. Wherein the channel adjustment end time belongs to a third idle duration.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a specific example of a method for determining a channel adjustment policy according to an embodiment of the present application.

S610, the gateway Agent is integrated into gateway 420.

Specifically, after integrating the gateway Agent into the gateway 420, the gateway 420 may convert the information (request) of the network management system 410 into the information (request) that the gateway 420 may receive, thereby implementing the control of the gateway 420 by the network management system 410.

S620, the network management system 410 establishes a connection with the gateway 420.

Specifically, gateway 420 may be remotely connected to network management system 410 after startup.

S630, gateway 420 collects surrounding Wi-Fi information and non-Wi-Fi interferer information.

S640, the network management system 410 sends the indication information to the gateway 420.

Specifically, the network management system 410 sends a get_wifi_neighbor_list command to the gateway 420 through a remote channel, where the get_wifi_neighbor_list includes indication information, and the indication information includes a reporting time, and is used to instruct the gateway 420 to send the peripheral Wi-Fi information to the network management system 410 according to the reporting time. Optionally, the network management system 410 may send a command to the gateway 420 for acquiring the list of the peripheral non-Wi-Fi interferers through the remote channel, where the command includes a reporting time, and is used to instruct the gateway 420 to send the peripheral non-Wi-Fi interferers to the network management system 410 according to the reporting time. As a possible implementation manner, the gateway 420 may simultaneously carry the peripheral Wi-Fi information and the peripheral non-Wi-Fi interferer information in the interferer information, and send the information to the network management system 410, so that signaling overhead may be reduced.

By way of example and not limitation, the surrounding Wi-Fi information includes, but is not limited to, the following information: the MAC address of gateway 420, the MAC address of peripheral Wi-Fi, the identification information of the channel of peripheral Wi-Fi, the signal strength of the channel of peripheral Wi-Fi, the frequency band of peripheral Wi-Fi, the name of peripheral Wi-Fi, the network type of peripheral Wi-Fi, the working bandwidth of peripheral Wi-Fi, the mode of peripheral Wi-Fi and the MAC address of the external access device of gateway 420. The external access device may be the access device 422 of fig. 4. The ambient non-Wi-Fi interferer information includes, but is not limited to, bluetooth, radar, microwave oven information, etc.

S650, the network management system 410 receives the surrounding Wi-Fi information from the gateway 420.

Optionally, the network management system 410 may also receive ambient non-Wi-Fi interferer information from the gateway 420

S660, the network management system 410 records surrounding Wi-Fi information.

Wherein, the network management system 410 and the gateway 420 may perform S650 and S660 a plurality of times within a preset period, such that the network management system 410 may receive at least one peripheral Wi-Fi information from the gateway 420 within the preset period. Optionally, the network management system 410 may further receive at least one piece of surrounding non-Wi-Fi interferer information from the gateway 420 within a preset period, and record these surrounding Wi-Fi information and non-Wi-Fi interferer information as history data.

S670, the network management system 410 determines a first channel.

Wherein network management system 410 may recommend a list of channels, e.g., a first list of channels, for gateway 420, the first list of channels including a first channel, which may represent one or more channels. Optionally, the first channel list may also include other channels. For example, the network management system 410 may determine, according to the above history data, a first channel list, where the first channel list is a channel recommended by the network management system 410 for the gateway 420 and has a better channel quality, and the first channel list includes a first channel, where the first channel is used for the terminal device 423 and the access device 421 to communicate, and the terminal device 423 is connected to the gateway 420 through the access device 421.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 7, the network management system 410 may record the quality of the gateway 420 and/or the multiple channels of the access device 421 according to the historical data (i.e., at least one interference source information in a preset period), where the quality of the channels includes that the channels are clear, good or bad, so as to calculate (predict) a first channel list, and the first channel list includes the first channels. The first channel may be one or more of the best, most stable channel quality, or the first channel may be one or more of a plurality of channels with clear channels and good channels. Wherein the preset period may be one or more of the first period, the second period, and the third period shown in fig. 7. By way of example and not limitation, the first period may include 10 time periods, each of which may be 2.4 hours or an integer multiple of 2.4 hours, such that the first period may be 1 day or more and the preset period may be 3 days or more.

S680, the network management system 410 determines the channel adjustment start time.

As a possible implementation manner, the network management system 410 may determine a first idle duration, where the first idle duration is an idle duration of the terminal device 423, and the channel adjustment start time belongs to the first idle duration. Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, the network management system 410 may convert the traffic of the original period of the terminal device into a traffic curve of a certain time (for example, 30 minutes) according to the traffic change, so that the network management system 410 may acquire the traffic curves of different periods and compare with the threshold a and the threshold B, determine that a period of time is an alternative busy period (busy period) of the terminal device 423 when the average traffic rate in the period of time is greater than or equal to the threshold a, and determine that the period of time is an alternative idle period (idle period) of the terminal device 423 when the average traffic rate in the period of time is less than or equal to the threshold B. Further, as shown in fig. 9, when the idle support degree of the terminal device 423 is greater than or equal to the threshold C in a certain period, the period is determined to be the idle period of the terminal device 423, where the idle support degree refers to a proportion of the accumulated days of the idle of the terminal device 423 in the period in N days of the history. By way of example and not limitation, the threshold C may be 80%. Correspondingly, when the busy support degree of the terminal device 423 is greater than or equal to the threshold D in a certain period, the period is determined to be the busy period of the terminal device 423, where the busy support degree refers to a proportion of the accumulated days of the terminal device 423 busy in the period in N days of the history. By way of example and not limitation, the threshold D may be 60%.

For example, the network management system 410 may obtain a first average traffic rate, which is an average traffic rate of the terminal device 423 at a first time period. By way of example and not limitation, the first duration may be a blanking period as shown in fig. 8. The network management system 410 determines that the first average traffic rate is less than or equal to a first preset value (e.g., threshold B) to determine the first duration as an alternative first idle duration. Further, when the idle support difficulty of the alternative first idle duration is greater than or equal to the threshold C in the history N days, determining that the first idle duration is the first idle duration.

For another example, the network management system 410 may obtain a second average traffic rate, the second average traffic rate being an average traffic rate of the terminal device 423 over a second period of time. By way of example and not limitation, the second duration may be a black period as shown in fig. 8. The network management system 410 determines that the second average flow rate is greater than or equal to a second preset value (e.g., threshold a) to determine the second duration as an alternative second idle duration. Further, when the difficulty of the busy support of the alternative second idle duration is greater than or equal to the threshold D in the history N days, determining the second duration as the second busy duration. Alternatively, as shown in the dotted line portion of fig. 9, when two busy periods are separated by an idle period, the idle period can also be regarded as a busy period, so that the busy periods can be connected. In this way, the channel adjustment is prevented from being started in a short idle period, and the user experience is reduced.

Optionally, in order to further simplify the identification of the idle period of the terminal device, the embodiment of the application may further set a classification tag for the terminal device. For example, when 80% of the terminal device busy period is between 18 and 22 points per day, the terminal device setting classification tag may be "office worker"; when 80% of the terminal device busy period is between 0 point and 8 points per day, the terminal device setting classification tag can be classified as 'night cat group'; when 80% of the terminal device busy period is between 8 and 18 points per day, the terminal device may be set as a class label. In so doing, a class label may be set for the terminal device, so that the network management system 410 may determine the channel adjustment start time according to the class label of the terminal device.

Optionally, in this implementation, the network management system 410 may further determine a channel adjustment end time, where the channel adjustment end time is used to instruct the gateway 420 to end adjusting the channel of the communication between the terminal device 423 and the access device 421 to be the first channel, and the channel adjustment end time belongs to the first idle duration. In this way, the channel adjustment is started and ended in the same idle time, so that the influence on the service of the terminal equipment is avoided, and the user experience is improved.

As another possible implementation manner, the network management system 410 may further determine a second idle duration on the basis of determining the first idle duration, so as to determine a third idle duration, where the second idle duration is an idle duration of the access device, and the third idle duration is an intersection of the first idle duration and the second idle duration. Thus, during the third idle period, the terminal device 423 and the access device 421 are in an idle state. The network management system 410 may determine a channel adjustment start time, the channel adjustment start time belonging to a third idle duration. In this way, channel adjustment can be started when the terminal equipment and the access equipment are in an idle state, so that the influence on the service is avoided, and the user experience is improved.

The specific process of determining the second idle period by the network management system 410 may refer to the process of determining the first idle period described above, and will not be described herein.

Optionally, in this implementation, the network management system 410 may further determine a channel adjustment end time, where the channel adjustment end time is used to instruct the gateway 420 to end adjusting the channel of the communication between the terminal device 423 and the access device 421 to be the first channel, and the channel adjustment end time belongs to the third idle duration. In this way, the channel adjustment is started and ended in the same idle time, so that the influence on the service of the terminal equipment is avoided, and the user experience is improved.

S690, the network management system 410 sends the channel adjustment policy to the gateway 420.

The channel adjustment policy includes, but is not limited to, the identification information of the first channel determined in the above step S670, the channel adjustment start time determined in the above step S680, and the channel adjustment end time. Optionally, the channel adjustment policy may further include information such as a MAC address of the gateway 420, a MAC address of the external access device, and a Wi-Fi band. The external access device may be the access device 422 of fig. 4.

The method for determining the channel adjustment policy provided in the embodiment of the present application is described in detail above with reference to fig. 5 to 9. The method for determining the channel adjustment strategy is mainly introduced from the interaction point of each network element. It is understood that each device, in order to implement the above-mentioned functions, includes a corresponding hardware structure and/or software module for performing each function. Those of skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as hardware or combinations of hardware and computer software. Whether a function is implemented as hardware or computer software driven hardware depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

The following describes in detail the apparatus for determining a channel adjustment policy according to the embodiment of the present application with reference to fig. 10 and 11. It should be understood that the descriptions of the apparatus embodiments and the descriptions of the method embodiments correspond to each other, and thus, descriptions of details not shown may be referred to the above method embodiments, and for the sake of brevity, some parts of the descriptions are omitted.

The embodiment of the application may divide the function modules of the transmitting end device or the receiving end device according to the above method example, for example, each function module may be divided corresponding to each function, or two or more functions may be integrated into one processing module. The integrated modules may be implemented in hardware or in software functional modules. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the division of the modules is schematic, which is merely a logic function division, and other division manners may be implemented in actual implementation. The following description will take an example of dividing each functional module into corresponding functions.

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for determining a channel adjustment policy according to an embodiment of the present application. Any of the devices involved in any of the methods 500 and 600 described above, such as a network management system, gateway, etc., may be implemented by the device for determining a channel adjustment policy shown in fig. 10.

It should be appreciated that the device 1000 that determines the channel adjustment policy may be a physical device, may be a component of a physical device (e.g., an integrated circuit, a chip, etc.), or may be a functional module in a physical device.

As shown in fig. 10, the apparatus 1000 for determining a channel adjustment policy includes: one or more processors 1010. The processor 1010 may store execution instructions for performing the methods of embodiments of the present application. Optionally, an interface may be invoked in the processor 1010 to implement the receive and transmit functions. The interface may be a logical interface or a physical interface, which is not limited. For example, the interface may be a transceiver circuit, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuitry, or interface circuitry, for implementing the receive and transmit functions may be separate or may be integrated. The transceiver circuit or the interface circuit may be used for reading and writing codes/data, or the transceiver circuit or the interface circuit may be used for transmitting or transferring signals.

Alternatively, the interface may be implemented by a transceiver. Optionally, the apparatus 1000 for determining a channel adjustment policy may further include a transceiver 1030. The transceiver 1030 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver circuit, a transceiver, etc. for implementing a transceiver function.

Optionally, the apparatus 1000 for determining a channel adjustment policy may further include a memory 1020. The specific deployment location of the memory 1020 is not specifically limited in the embodiments of the present application, and the memory may be integrated into the processor or may be independent of the processor. In the case where the apparatus 1000 for determining a channel adjustment policy does not include a memory, the apparatus 1000 for determining a channel adjustment policy may have a processing function, and the memory may be disposed in other locations (e.g., a cloud system).

The processor 1010, memory 1020, and transceiver 1030 communicate with each other via internal communication paths to transfer control and/or data signals.

It is to be appreciated that although not shown, the apparatus 1000 for determining a channel adjustment policy may also include other devices, such as an input device, an output device, a battery, etc.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the memory 1020 may store execution instructions for performing the methods of embodiments of the present application. The processor 1010 may execute instructions stored in the memory 1020 in conjunction with other hardware (e.g., transceiver 1030) to perform the steps of the method execution shown below, the specific operation and benefits of which may be found in the description of the method embodiments above.

The method disclosed in the embodiments of the present application may be applied to the processor 1010 or implemented by the processor 1010. The processor 1010 may be an integrated circuit chip with signal processing capabilities. In implementation, the steps of the method may be performed by integrated logic circuitry in hardware in a processor or by instructions in software. The processor may be a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor (digital signal processor, DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (application specific integrated circuit, ASIC), an off-the-shelf programmable gate array (field programmable gate array, FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic device, discrete hardware components. The disclosed methods, steps, and logic blocks in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented or performed. A general purpose processor may be a microprocessor or the processor may be any conventional processor or the like. The steps of a method disclosed in connection with the embodiments of the present application may be embodied directly in hardware, in a decoded processor, or in a combination of hardware and software modules in a decoded processor. The software modules may be located in a memory medium well known in the art such as random access memory (random access memory, RAM), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory, or electrically erasable programmable memory, registers, and the like. The storage medium is located in a memory, and the processor reads instructions from the memory and, in combination with its hardware, performs the steps of the method described above.

It is to be appreciated that memory 1020 can be either volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or can include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile memory may be a read-only memory ROM, a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory RAM, which acts as an external cache. By way of example, and not limitation, many forms of RAM are available, such as Static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous DRAM (SLDRAM), and direct memory bus RAM (DR RAM). It should be noted that the memory of the systems and methods described herein is intended to comprise, without being limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

Alternatively, the specific form of the apparatus 1100 for determining a channel adjustment policy may be a general purpose computer device or a chip in a general purpose computer device, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. As shown in fig. 11, the apparatus for determining a channel adjustment policy includes a processing unit 1110 and a transceiving unit 1120.

In particular, the apparatus 1100 for determining a channel adjustment policy may be any apparatus related to the present application, and may implement functions that can be implemented by the apparatus. It should be appreciated that the apparatus 1100 for determining a channel adjustment policy may be a physical device, a component (e.g., an integrated circuit, a chip, etc.) of the physical device, or a functional module in the physical device.

In one possible design, the apparatus 1100 for determining a channel adjustment policy may be a network management system in the above method embodiment, or may be a chip for implementing the functions of the network management system in the above method embodiment.

For example, the transceiver 1120 is configured to receive at least one interference source information from the gateway in a preset period, where the interference source information includes peripheral Wi-Fi information, and the peripheral Wi-Fi information includes a media access control MAC address of the gateway, a MAC address of the peripheral Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi, and a signal strength of the channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi; the transceiver 1120 is further configured to send a channel adjustment policy, where the channel adjustment policy is determined according to the interference source information, and the channel adjustment policy includes identification information of a first channel, where the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system for the gateway, and the first channel belongs to a channel of the gateway or the access device, and the access device is connected to the gateway.

Optionally, the first channel is used for communication between the terminal device and the access device, and the terminal device is connected with the gateway through the access device.

Optionally, the transceiver unit 1120 is further configured to send indication information to the gateway, where the indication information includes a reporting time, and the indication information is used to instruct the gateway to send peripheral Wi-Fi information to the network management system according to the reporting time.

Optionally, the apparatus 1100 further includes a processing unit 1110, where the processing unit 1110 is configured to determine a channel adjustment policy according to at least one interference source information in a preset period.

Optionally, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment start time, where the channel adjustment start time is used to instruct the gateway to start adjusting a channel of the terminal device to be communicated with the access device to be a first channel, and the processing unit 1110 is further configured to determine a first idle duration, where the first idle duration is an idle duration of the terminal device, and the channel adjustment start time belongs to the first idle duration.

Optionally, the transceiver 1120 is specifically configured to obtain a first average traffic rate, where the first average traffic rate is an average traffic rate of the terminal device at a first time length; the processing unit 1110 is specifically configured to determine that the first average flow rate is less than or equal to a first preset value, and determine that the first duration is a first idle duration.

Optionally, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment end time, where the channel adjustment end time is used to instruct the gateway to end adjusting a channel of the terminal device for communication with the access device to be a first channel, and the channel adjustment end time belongs to a first idle duration.

Optionally, the processing unit 1110 is further configured to determine a second idle duration, where the second idle duration is an idle duration of the access device, and the channel adjustment start time belongs to a third idle duration, and the third idle duration is an intersection of the first idle duration and the second idle duration.

Optionally, the transceiver 1120 is specifically configured to obtain a second average traffic rate, where the second average traffic rate is an average traffic rate of the access device in a second duration; the processing unit 1110 is specifically configured to determine that the second average flow rate is less than or equal to a second preset value; and determining the second time period as a second idle time period.

Optionally, the channel adjustment end time belongs to a third idle duration.

Optionally, the peripheral Wi-Fi information further includes one or more of the following: the frequency band of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the name of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the network type of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the working bandwidth of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the mode of the peripheral Wi-Fi and the MAC address of the external access equipment of the gateway.

It should be understood that, when the apparatus 1100 for determining a channel adjustment policy is a network management system device, the transceiver unit 1120 in the apparatus 1100 for determining a channel adjustment policy may be implemented through a communication interface (such as a transceiver or an input/output interface), and the processing unit 1110 in the apparatus 1100 for determining a channel adjustment policy may be implemented through at least one processor, for example, may correspond to the processor 1010 shown in fig. 10.

Optionally, the apparatus 1100 for determining a channel adjustment policy may further include a storage unit, where the storage unit may be configured to store instructions or data, and the processing unit may invoke the instructions or data stored in the storage unit to implement the corresponding operation.

It should also be understood that the specific process of each unit performing the corresponding steps has been described in detail in the above method embodiments, and is not described herein for brevity.

In another possible design, the device 100 for determining a channel adjustment policy may be a gateway device in the above method embodiment, or may be a chip for implementing a gateway function in the above method embodiment.

For example, the transceiver 1120 is configured to send at least one interference source information, where the interference source information includes peripheral Wi-Fi information, and the peripheral Wi-Fi information includes a media access control MAC address of the gateway, a MAC address of the peripheral Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi, and a signal strength of the channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi; the transceiver 1120 is further configured to receive a channel adjustment policy, where the channel adjustment policy is determined according to the interference source information, and the channel adjustment policy includes identification information of a first channel, where the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system for the gateway, and the first channel belongs to a channel of the gateway or the access device, and the access device is connected to the gateway.

Optionally, the transceiver 1120 is further configured to receive indication information from the network management system, where the indication information includes a reporting time, and the indication information is used to instruct the gateway to send the peripheral Wi-Fi information to the network management system according to the reporting time.

Optionally, the channel adjustment policy further includes a channel adjustment start time, where the channel adjustment start time is used to instruct the gateway to start adjusting a channel of the terminal device for communication with the access device to be the first channel, and the apparatus 1100 further includes a processing unit 1110, where the processing unit 1110 is used to adjust, for the terminal device, the channel of the terminal device for communication with the access device according to the channel adjustment start time.

Optionally, the channel adjustment opening time belongs to a first idle time, and the first idle time is an idle time of the terminal device.

Optionally, the channel adjustment opening time belongs to a third idle time, the third idle time is an intersection of the first idle time and a second idle time, and the second idle time is an idle time of the access device.

Optionally, the channel adjustment end time belongs to a third idle duration.

It should be understood that the specific process of each unit performing the corresponding steps has been described in detail in the above method embodiments, and is not described herein for brevity.

It should also be understood that the apparatus 1100 may also be used to implement the functions of the network management system and the gateway in the above method embodiments, where the transceiver unit 1120 may be used to implement operations related to receiving and transmitting, and the processing unit 1110 may be used to implement operations other than receiving and transmitting, and in particular, reference may be made to the descriptions in the above method embodiments, which are not listed here.

In addition, in the present application, the apparatus 1100 for determining a channel adjustment policy is presented in the form of a functional module. A "module" herein may refer to an application specific integrated circuit ASIC, an electronic circuit, a processor and memory that execute one or more software or firmware programs, an integrated logic circuit, and/or other devices that can provide the described functionality. In a simple embodiment, one skilled in the art will recognize that the apparatus 1100 may take the form shown in FIG. 11. The processing unit 1110 may be implemented by the processor 1010 shown in fig. 10. Alternatively, if the computer device shown in fig. 10 includes a memory 1020, the processing unit 1110 may be implemented by the processor 1010 and the memory 1020. The transceiving unit 1120 may be implemented by the transceiver 1030 shown in fig. 10. The transceiver 1030 includes a receiving function and a transmitting function. In particular, the processor is implemented by executing a computer program stored in a memory. Alternatively, when the apparatus 1100 is a chip, the functions and/or implementation procedures of the transceiver unit 1120 may also be implemented by pins or circuits, etc. Alternatively, the memory may be a storage unit in the chip, such as a register, a cache, or the like, and the storage unit may also be a storage unit in the computer device that is located outside the chip, such as the memory 1020 shown in fig. 10, or may be a storage unit disposed in another system or device, which is not in the computer device. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

Various aspects or features of the present application can be implemented as a method, apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and/or engineering techniques. The term "article of manufacture" as used herein encompasses a computer program accessible from any computer-readable device, carrier, or media. For example, computer-readable media can include, but are not limited to, magnetic storage devices (e.g., hard disk, floppy disk, or magnetic strips, etc.), optical disks (e.g., compact disk, CD, digital versatile disk, digital versatile disc, DVD, etc.), smart cards, and flash memory devices (e.g., erasable programmable read-only memory, EPROM), cards, sticks, or key drives, etc. Additionally, various storage media described herein can represent one or more devices and/or other machine-readable media for storing information. The term "machine-readable medium" can include, without being limited to, wireless channels and various other media capable of storing, containing, and/or carrying instruction(s) and/or data.

According to the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the application further provides a computer program product, which comprises: computer program code which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of any of the embodiments shown in fig. 5 or 6.

According to the method provided in the embodiments of the present application, there is further provided a computer readable medium storing a program code, which when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of any one of the embodiments shown in fig. 5 or 6.

According to the method provided by the embodiment of the application, the application further provides a system which comprises the device or equipment.

In the above embodiments, it may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When the computer instructions are loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in accordance with embodiments of the present application are produced in whole or in part. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable apparatus. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium, for example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center by a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line (digital subscriber line, DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. that contains an integration of one or more available media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., a high-density digital video disc (digital video disc, DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a Solid State Disk (SSD)), or the like.

As used in this specification, the terms "component," "module," "system," and the like are intended to refer to a computer-related entity, either hardware, firmware, a combination of hardware and software, or software in execution. For example, a component may be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program, and/or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application running on a computing device and the computing device can be a component. One or more components may reside within a process and/or thread of execution and a component may be localized on one computer and/or distributed between two or more computers. Furthermore, these components can execute from various computer readable media having various data structures stored thereon. The components may communicate by way of local and/or remote processes such as in accordance with a signal having one or more data packets (e.g., data from two components interacting with one another in a local system, distributed system, and/or across a network such as the internet with other systems by way of the signal).

It should also be understood that the term "and/or" is merely one association relationship describing the associated object, and means that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are an "or" relationship.

It should be further understood that the reference numerals "first," "second," etc. in the embodiments of the present application are merely introduced to distinguish different objects, for example, different "information," or "device," or "unit," and that understanding the specific objects and the corresponding relationships between different objects should be determined by their functions and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation on the implementation of the embodiments of the present application.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the present application.

It will be clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, specific working procedures of the above-described systems, apparatuses and units may refer to corresponding procedures in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not repeated herein.

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices, and methods may be implemented in other manners. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, e.g., the division of the units is merely a logical function division, and there may be additional divisions when actually implemented, e.g., multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted or not performed. Alternatively, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed with each other may be an indirect coupling or communication connection via some interfaces, devices or units, which may be in electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate units may or may not be physically separate, and units shown as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit.

The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application may be embodied essentially or in a part contributing to the prior art or in a part of the technical solution, in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (random access memory, RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, or other various media capable of storing program codes.

The foregoing is merely specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think about changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and the changes and substitutions are intended to be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method of determining a channel adjustment strategy, comprising:

the network management system receives at least one interference source information from a gateway in a preset period, wherein the interference source information comprises peripheral wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) information, and the peripheral Wi-Fi information comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the gateway, a MAC address of peripheral Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi and signal strength of the channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi;

the network management system sends a channel adjustment strategy to the gateway, the channel adjustment strategy is determined according to the interference source information, the channel adjustment strategy comprises identification information of a first channel, the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system for the gateway, the first channel belongs to the gateway or a channel of an access device, and the access device is connected with the gateway.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first channel is used for communication between a terminal device and the access device, the terminal device being connected to the gateway through the access device.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the method further comprises:

The network management system sends indication information to the gateway, wherein the indication information comprises reporting time, and the indication information is used for indicating the gateway to send the peripheral Wi-Fi information to the network management system according to the reporting time.

4. A method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

and the network management system determines the channel adjustment strategy according to the at least one interference source information in a preset period.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the channel adjustment policy further comprises a channel adjustment on time for instructing the gateway to start channel adjustment of the terminal device to the first channel with which the access device communicates,

the method further comprises the steps of:

the network management system determines a first idle time length, wherein the first idle time length is the idle time length of the terminal equipment, and the channel adjustment starting time belongs to the first idle time length.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the network management system determining the first idle duration comprises:

The network management system obtains a first average flow rate, wherein the first average flow rate is the average flow rate of the terminal equipment at a first time;

the network management system determines that the first average flow rate is less than or equal to a first preset value;

the network management system determines the first duration as the first idle duration.

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the channel adjustment policy further comprises a channel adjustment end time for indicating that the gateway ends the channel adjustment for the communication between the terminal device and the access device to the first channel, the channel adjustment end time belonging to the first idle duration.

8. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7, further comprising:

the network management system determines a second idle time length, wherein the second idle time length is the idle time length of the access equipment, the channel adjustment starting time belongs to a third idle time length, and the third idle time length is the intersection of the first idle time length and the second idle time length.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the network management system determining the second idle duration comprises:

The network management system obtains a second average flow rate, wherein the second average flow rate is the average flow rate of the access equipment in a second duration;

the network management system determines that the second average flow rate is less than or equal to a second preset value;

the network management system determines the second duration as the second idle duration.

10. The method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the channel adjustment end time belongs to the third idle duration.

11. The method of any of claims 1-10, wherein the perimeter Wi-Fi information further comprises one or more of the following:

the frequency band of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the name of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the network type of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the working bandwidth of the peripheral Wi-Fi, the mode of the peripheral Wi-Fi and the MAC address of the external access equipment of the gateway.

12. A method of determining a channel adjustment strategy, comprising:

the method comprises the steps that a gateway sends at least one interference source message to a network management system in a preset period, wherein the interference source message comprises peripheral wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) messages, and the peripheral Wi-Fi messages comprise a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the gateway, a MAC address of peripheral Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi and signal strength of the channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi;

The gateway receives a channel adjustment strategy from the network management system, the channel adjustment strategy is determined according to the interference source information, the channel adjustment strategy comprises identification information of a first channel, the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system for the gateway, the first channel belongs to the gateway or a channel of an access device, and the access device is connected with the gateway.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first channel is used for communication between a terminal device and the access device, the terminal device being connected to the gateway through the access device.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the method further comprises:

the gateway receives indication information from the network management system, wherein the indication information comprises reporting time, and the indication information is used for indicating the gateway to send the peripheral Wi-Fi information to the network management system according to the reporting time.

15. The method according to any one of claims 12 to 14, wherein the channel adjustment policy further comprises a channel adjustment on time for instructing the gateway to start channel adjustment of the terminal device to the first channel with which the access device communicates,

The method further comprises the steps of:

and the gateway adjusts the channel for the terminal equipment to communicate with the access equipment according to the channel adjustment opening time.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the channel adjustment start time belongs to a first idle duration, and the first idle duration is an idle duration of the terminal device.

17. The method according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the channel adjustment policy further comprises a channel adjustment end time for indicating that the gateway ends the channel adjustment for the communication of the terminal device with the access device to the first channel, the channel adjustment end time belonging to the first idle duration.

18. The method according to any of claims 15 to 17, wherein the channel adjustment start time belongs to a third idle time period, the third idle time period being an intersection of the first idle time period and a second idle time period, the second idle time period being an idle time period of the access device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the channel adjustment end time instant belongs to the third idle duration.

20. The method of any of claims 12-19, wherein the perimeter Wi-Fi information further comprises one or more of the following:

21. An apparatus for determining a channel adjustment strategy, comprising:

the receiving and transmitting unit is used for receiving at least one interference source information from a gateway in a preset period, wherein the interference source information comprises peripheral wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) information, and the peripheral Wi-Fi information comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the gateway, a MAC address of peripheral Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi and signal strength of the channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi;

the receiving-transmitting unit is further configured to send a channel adjustment policy, where the channel adjustment policy is determined according to the interference source information, the channel adjustment policy includes identification information of a first channel, the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system for the gateway, and the first channel belongs to a channel of the gateway.

22. An apparatus for determining a channel adjustment strategy, comprising:

the receiving and transmitting unit is used for transmitting at least one interference source information, wherein the interference source information comprises peripheral wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) information, and the peripheral Wi-Fi information comprises a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the gateway, an MAC address of the peripheral Wi-Fi, identification information of a channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi and signal strength of the channel of the peripheral Wi-Fi;

the receiving and transmitting unit is further configured to receive a channel adjustment policy, where the channel adjustment policy is determined according to the interference source information, the channel adjustment policy includes identification information of a first channel, the first channel is a channel recommended by the network management system for the gateway, and the first channel belongs to a channel of the gateway.

23. A communication device, comprising: a processor for performing the method of any of claims 1 to 11 or performing the method of any of claims 12 to 20 after being coupled to a memory and reading instructions in the memory.

24. A chip system, comprising: a processor for calling and running a computer program from a memory, causing a communication device in which the chip system is installed to perform the method according to any of claims 1 to 20.

25. A communication system is characterized by comprising a network management system and a gateway,

the network management system for performing the method of any one of claims 1 to 11;

the gateway being adapted to perform the method of any of claims 11 to 20.

26. A computer readable medium, characterized in that the computer readable medium stores a program code which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 20.

27. A computer program product, the computer program product comprising: computer program code which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 20.