CN1805367A - Method of updating configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter - Google Patents
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The invention relates to a method for refreshing the adapter distribution document of embedded media terminal, which comprises: setting the preset condition of refreshed distribution document of EMTA (embedded media terminal adapter; EMTA actively attains said preset condition; said EMTA automatically recovers when meeting said preset condition to refresh the distribution document. In said invention, the distribution document can automatically upgrade in batch, which can avoid the high error possibility caused by manual interference and time waste. The invention can avid the interruption of user service and unnecessary recovery operation of EMTA. The invention can improve the automatic management degree, reduce the network maintenance cost, and improve the stability of communication system.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the network communications technology field, be specifically related to a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter.
Background technology
EMTA (embedded media terminal adapter) is a kind of network communication apparatus based on cable television network, EMTA can be widely used in residential quarter, business offices, remote teaching etc. by the public network in the existing cable TV network or private network for the user provides data and voice access service at a high speed.
EMTA is based on DOCSIS (the Data Over Cable Service InterfaceSpecifications that CableLabs formulates, wire cable transmitting data service interface specification)/EuroDOCSIS (European DataOver Cable Service Interface Specifications, European wire cable transmitting data service interface specification) and PacketCable (bag cable) standard carry out work.
At present, EMTA mainly is the voice service that IP based network is provided for the user.EMTA carries out work according to each configuration parameter in its configuration file, has write down the needed parameters of EMTA operate as normal in the configuration file of EMTA, as above scanning frequency rate, downstream rate, port numbers, port gain etc.More each configuration parameter in the new configuration file can make EMTA be in different operating states.
In the DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS standard, defined the method that EMTA obtains its configuration file, be that EMTA is behind electrifying startup, from TFTP (TFTP) server of CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) appointment, download its configuration file, corresponding one or more EMTA of configuration file.After the EMTA operate as normal, do not support the function of download configuration file from the tftp server of CMTS appointment once more, unless device reset is restarted.
In actual application, tend to occur demand that some configuration data in the EMTA configuration file is upgraded, as the speech gain of revising telephony port etc.
At present, the configuration data of EMTA is carried out method for updating and mainly contains three kinds:
Method one: directly sign in to EMTA and go up the modification configuration data.This method is more suitable under the situation of EMTA negligible amounts, more for a long time, if all need login to revise configuration data at each EMTA, makes mistakes easily, and wastes time and energy in EMTA quantity.
Method two: utilize webmaster such as SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Network Management Equipment, issue the order of revising configuration data to EMTA by network management protocol.This method needs corresponding Network Management Equipment such as SNMP Network Management Equipment, and EMTA need support network management protocol such as snmp protocol.Because there are various problems in present end product to the support of snmp protocol, and also there are a plurality of versions in snmp protocol itself, if all EMTA in the net are managed by the SNMP webmaster, waste time and energy very much, and work as EMTA quantity more for a long time, the management difficulty of SNMP webmaster, complexity also can strengthen, and the possibility of makeing mistakes can increase greatly.
Method three: issue reset command to EMTA by Network Management Equipment or CMTS server.This method is forced more new configuration file of EMTA by the EMTA that directly resets, thereby reaches the purpose of upgrading configuration data.Owing to be difficult to know from the CMTS management equipment whether user's real-time status such as user surf the Net, making a phone call etc., so, when this method of employing is revised the configuration file of EMTA, can cause customer service to be interrupted, user satisfaction is descended, cause customer complaint easily, and in EMTA quantity more for a long time, each EMTA is issued reset command, waste time and energy, and be easy to generate mistake.
In sum, the method of existing renewal EMTA configuration data needs human intervention, the automatic management degree of EMTA is low, especially more in EMTA quantity, when needing batch modification EMTA configuration data, exist to produce wrong probability higher, waste time and energy, degradation shortcoming under the user satisfaction, cause network operation cost height, communication system poor reliability.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to, a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter is provided, initiatively determine whether and to automatically reset by EMTA, make EMTA can initiatively upgrade its configuration file, when avoiding batch modification EMTA configuration data, the wrong probability height that human intervention brings, shortcoming such as waste time and energy.
For achieving the above object, a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter provided by the invention comprises:
A, EMTA (embedded media terminal adapter) is set needs the more predetermined condition of new configuration file;
B, EMTA initiatively obtain described predetermined condition;
C, described EMTA automatically reset when definite described predetermined condition satisfies, and upgrade its configuration file.
Described step a comprises:
EMTA is set in book server needs the more predetermined condition of new configuration file.
Described step b further comprises:
B1, EMTA obtain the address information of described book server.
B2, EMTA obtain the more predetermined condition of new configuration file of described EMTA according to the described book server of predetermined time interval timer access.
Described step b1 further comprises:
The default addresses for use information of described book server is set in EMTA;
The default addresses for use information of described book server address comprises: the address of the TFTP of described EMTA correspondence (TFTP) server.
Described step b1 further comprises:
EMTA obtains the address information of described book server from its configuration file loaded information.
Described step b1 also comprises:
Described EMTA obtains described predetermined time interval from its configuration file loaded information.
The described EMTA more predetermined condition of new configuration file comprises: the renewal serial number of configuration file;
And described step c further comprises:
The configuration file that described EMTA obtains its storage upgrades serial number;
Described EMTA upgrades the renewal serial number of its storage according to the described renewal serial number that obtains, and automatically resets when the renewal serial number of determining described storage and the described renewal serial number that obtains are inequality, upgrades its configuration file.
The initial value that the configuration file of described EMTA storage upgrades serial number is: 0.
Described automatically reseting is specially:
When described EMTA is idle, automatically reset.
The configuration file of described EMTA comprises: the configuration file of cable modem and/or media terminal adapter.
Description by technique scheme can obviously be learnt, the present invention is by being provided with the predetermined condition that EMTA upgrades its configuration file, make EMTA initiatively obtain this predetermined condition, and when satisfying, predetermined condition carries out reset operation, thereby make EMTA can initiatively upgrade its configuration file, in EMTA quantity for a long time, the configuration file of EMTA can automatic batch be upgraded, shortcoming such as avoided wrong probability height that human intervention brings, waste time and energy; The present invention is by automatically reseting the phenomenon that the customer service that having avoided as much as possible automatically resets causes is interrupted when EMTA is idle; By predetermined time interval is set, making EMTA in time obtain configuration file needs updated information, makes EMTA in time carry out reset operation, has guaranteed upgrading in time of EMTA configuration file; By the renewal serial number of configuration file is set, EMTA can when really need upgrading, configuration file be resetted, avoided unnecessary reset operation; The present invention is by transferring to EMTA with the configuration file of information such as the address information of book server, predetermined time interval by EMTA, and the default addresses for use of book server is set, and makes technical scheme provided by the invention be easy to realize; Thereby realized improving the purpose of EMTA automatic management degree, reduction network operation cost, raising communication system stability by technical scheme provided by the invention.
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Fig. 1 is the flow chart of renewal EMTA configuration file of the present invention.
Embodiment
Core of the present invention is: the more predetermined condition of new configuration file of EMTA is set, and EMTA initiatively obtains above-mentioned predetermined condition, and automatically resets when definite this predetermined condition satisfies, and upgrades its configuration file.
Based on core concept of the present invention technical scheme provided by the invention is further described below.
The present invention at first needs to be provided with the more predetermined condition of new configuration file of EMTA, and this predetermined condition can be set according to concrete network management requirement, as renewal serial number of EMTA configuration file etc. is set.
This predetermined condition can be arranged in the book server, as is arranged on the tftp server of EMTA correspondence, promptly deposits the tftp server of this EMTA configuration file.
The method that EMTA obtains the book server address information can be diversified, as makes an appointment, and promptly sets the default addresses for use information of book server, as the address information etc. that server default addresses for use information is the tftp server of EMTA correspondence is set.
For making EMTA convenient management, flexible, the present invention also can be carried on the address information of book server in the configuration file, be transferred to EMTA, be stored in as address information among the VSIF (Vendor specific info manufacturer Proprietary Information) of EMTA configuration file, be transferred to EMTA book server.EMTA just can obtain the address information of book server from the configuration file loaded information when obtaining its configuration file.
When EMTA when obtaining configuration file, if include the address information of server among the VSIF of EMTA configuration file, then EMTA can be defined as this address information the address information of book server, if do not comprise the address information of server among the VSIF of EMTA configuration file, then EMTA can be defined as predefined default addresses for use information the address information of book server.
The above-mentioned EMTA more predetermined condition of new configuration file can be stored in the form of file in the book server, and the title of file can be arranged voluntarily by the EMTA administrative staff, as EMTA001_general.cfg etc.
After the address information of having determined book server, EMTA can be by initiatively visiting this book server, obtain the more predetermined condition of new configuration file of EMTA, by being judged, this predetermined condition can determine whether EMTA needs to automatically reset, automatically reset if desired, EMTA can reset during for idle condition at it, to upgrade its configuration file, and the customer service disruption of avoiding automatically reseting and causing.
For guaranteeing that EMTA can in time obtain the more predetermined condition of new configuration file of EMTA, guarantee that promptly EMTA can in time carry out reset operation, the present invention also is provided with the predetermined time interval of EMTA visit book server, and EMTA should be timed to book server according to this predetermined time interval and go to obtain the more information of new configuration file of needs.
The method that EMTA obtains predetermined time interval can be diversified, as the default predetermined time interval of making an appointment, EMTA oneself setting etc.
For making EMTA convenient management, flexible, EMTA among the present invention can obtain predetermined time interval from EMTA configuration file loaded information, as in the VSIF of EMTA configuration file, increasing the configuration item of a predetermined time interval, EMTA is when resetting and obtain its configuration file automatically, this predetermined time interval transfers to EMTA by configuration file, and EMTA can obtain this predetermined time interval easily.
For avoiding some unnecessary reset operations of EMTA, among the present invention EMTA more the predetermined condition of new configuration file can be the renewal serial number of configuration file.
Upgrade the latest edition that serial number can be used for identifying the EMTA configuration file.
EMTA self answers the storage update serial number among the present invention, and the configuration file of its storage upgrades the serial number initial value can be set to 0.
EMTA is according to predetermined time interval timer access book server, from this server, obtain the renewal serial number of configuration file, and judge whether this renewal serial number is identical with the configuration file renewal serial number of himself storing, if the renewal serial number that obtains from server is consistent with the renewal serial number of himself storage, the configuration file that EMTA is described upgraded, be up-to-date configuration file, EMTA does not need to have resetted again, and this reset operation finishes; If it is inconsistent to upgrade the renewal serial number of serial number and himself storage, show that EMTA need upgrade the configuration file of oneself, EMTA resets, like this will be from its corresponding tftp server download configuration file again, and use configuration item in this configuration file to upgrade own inner configuration data, thereby finish the renewal process of this configuration file, EMTA carries out operate as normal according to each configuration parameter in the configuration file after upgrading, and this reset operation finishes.
The present invention is interrupted customer service for avoiding EMTA to satisfy in predetermined condition when automatically reseting, EMTA need detect connected state of user before it automatically resets, as whether detect the user in online, whether the user is making a phone call etc., EMTA should not carry out customer service or have only small number of users to reset when carrying out customer service connected all users, be that EMTA of the present invention initiatively obtains predetermined condition, and it is satisfied in definite predetermined condition, in the time of need carrying out immediate restoration of service, should judge whether it is in idle condition, EMTA resets in the time of should selecting it to be in idle condition.EMTA judges whether it is in idle condition, can determine according to the utilization of resources situation of EMTA.
EMTA configuration file among the present invention comprises: the configuration file of the configuration file of CM (Cable Modem, cable modem) and/or MTA (Multimedia Terminal Adapter, media terminal adapter).
Predetermined time interval can be realized by timer is set among the present invention.
Method below in conjunction with 1 pair of renewal EMTA configuration file provided by the invention of accompanying drawing is elaborated.
Among Fig. 1, in step 100, EMTA begins preparation.
To step 110, EMTA starts, and EMTA downloads its configuration file from its corresponding tftp server, obtains the predetermined time interval that carries in the configuration file and the address information of book server.
To step 120, the timer of predetermined time interval resets, and picks up counting.
To step 130, judge whether the value of clocking of the timer of predetermined time interval reaches predetermined time interval, if do not reach predetermined time interval, continue to judge, reach predetermined time interval up to the value of clocking.
To step 140, EMTA visits the presumptive address corresponding server, and obtains the renewal serial number of EMTA configuration file.
To step 150, judge that the above-mentioned renewal serial number that obtains is whether identical with the renewal serial number stored among the EMTA, if it is inequality that the configuration file that obtains upgrades the renewal serial number of serial number and EMTA storage itself, the configuration file that EMTA is described need upgrade, to step 160, otherwise, illustrate that the configuration file of EMTA does not need to upgrade, to step 120.
In step 160, EMTA detects connected state of user, when detecting EMTA during the free time, to step 170, EMTA carries out reset operation automatically, and is that the above-mentioned configuration file that obtains from book server upgrades serial number with the renewal serial number updated stored of itself storage.To step 110, EMTA downloads its configuration file from its corresponding tftp server, and use the configuration item in this configuration file to upgrade own inner configuration data, thereby finish the renewal of configuration file, EMTA can work normally according to each configuration parameter in the configuration file after upgrading, continue to obtain the predetermined time interval and the presumptive address that carry in the configuration file after the renewal, so that the renewal of configuration file next time.
Though described the present invention by embodiment, those of ordinary skills know, the present invention has many distortion and variation and do not break away from spirit of the present invention, wishes that appended claim comprises these distortion and variation.
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1, a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter is characterized in that, comprising:
A, EMTA (embedded media terminal adapter) is set needs the more predetermined condition of new configuration file;
B, EMTA initiatively obtain described predetermined condition;
C, described EMTA automatically reset when definite described predetermined condition satisfies, and upgrade its configuration file.
2, a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that described step a comprises:
EMTA is set in book server needs the more predetermined condition of new configuration file.
3, a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that described step b further comprises:
B1, EMTA obtain the address information of described book server.
B2, EMTA obtain the more predetermined condition of new configuration file of described EMTA according to the described book server of predetermined time interval timer access.
4, a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that described step b1 further comprises:
The default addresses for use information of described book server is set in EMTA;
The default addresses for use information of described book server address comprises: the address of the TFTP of described EMTA correspondence (TFTP) server.
5, a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that described step b1 further comprises:
EMTA obtains the address information of described book server from its configuration file loaded information.
6, a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that described step b1 also comprises:
Described EMTA obtains described predetermined time interval from its configuration file loaded information.
7, a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the described EMTA more predetermined condition of new configuration file comprises: the renewal serial number of configuration file;
And described step c further comprises:
The configuration file that described EMTA obtains its storage upgrades serial number;
Described EMTA upgrades the renewal serial number of its storage according to the described renewal serial number that obtains, and automatically resets when the renewal serial number of determining described storage and the described renewal serial number that obtains are inequality, upgrades its configuration file.
8, a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, the initial value that the configuration file of described EMTA storage upgrades serial number is: 0.9, as the described a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter of arbitrary claim in the claim 1 to 8, it is characterized in that described automatically reseting is specially:
When described EMTA is idle, automatically reset.
10, as the described a kind of method of upgrading configuration file for embedded media terminal adapter of arbitrary claim in the claim 1 to 8, it is characterized in that the configuration file of described EMTA comprises: the configuration file of cable modem and/or media terminal adapter.
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