CN1984016A

CN1984016A - Method and system for interconnecting broadband wireless network and wired network

Info

Publication number: CN1984016A
Application number: CNA2005101305328A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 查敏; 郑若滨
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Dai Jing
Priority date: 2005-12-14
Filing date: 2005-12-14
Publication date: 2007-06-20
Anticipated expiration: 2025-12-14
Also published as: CN100512191C

Abstract

This invention provides a broadband wireless network and cable network interconnection method and system, the method mainly includes: let the BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) network, OAN (optical fiber Access) broadband network and DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) network have interconnection between any two through IWU (interconnection unit). Use of the stated method of the invention can solve WiMAX(global interactive Microwave Access),DSL and OAN broadband three networks interconnection problems. WiMAX can replace OAN and DSL's cable access, and work as OAN and DSL cable access's wireless extension. It supports wireless fixed, nomadic, portable taking and mobile access application. The loose coupling network interconnection program provided in this invention can maintain WiMAX, DSL and MSO broadband networks independence of each other to the maximum extent, but can support unified billing, unified client service and / or unified authentication.

Description

Method and system for interconnecting broadband wireless network and wired network

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications, and in particular, to a method and system for interconnecting a broadband wireless network and a wired network.

Background

FTTH (fiber to the home) technology is a hot technology in the field of communications at present, but the technology has not been popularized and developed on a large scale so far due to obstacles in cost, technology, demand and the like. Due to the development of PON (passive optical network) technology, FTTH networks are entering a rapid development phase. New equipment and new network construction plans are continuously released.

FTTH is a final form of FTTx (Fiber access network) development, formally known as Fiber in the loop (Fiber in the loop). FTTx is classified into FTTH, FTTB (fiber to building), and FTTC (fiber to roadside) according to the location of an ONU (optical network unit). The high bandwidth of FTTx access enables better service of Triple Play (simultaneous transmission of voice, data and multimedia video). The technology of PON is mainly adopted for FTTx, and there are two types of currently mainstream relatively mature FTTx technologies: EPONs (ethernet passive optical networks) and GPONs (gigabit passive optical networks). EPON is a technology introduced in 2001, and the GPON standard was passed by ITU (international telecommunications union) in 1 month in 2003.

The major network architecture of the FTTx network is shown in fig. 1. A network reference architecture for an OAN (optical access network) in an FTTx network is shown in fig. 2.

The OAN is composed of a CPN (subscriber premise Network), an Access Network (Access Network), and an SNF (service function point). The main network elements of the user ground network and the access network comprise: OLT (optical path termination), ODN (optical distribution network), ONU/ONT and adaptive function body AF. In the access network, AF (adaptation function) is an optional device, mainly providing the inter-conversion between ONU/ONT (optical network terminal) interface and UNI (user network interface), and AF may also be built in the ONU, so that the "a" reference point may not be needed. The AF may also be placed after the OLT to convert the OLT interface and SNI (service point interface) to each other. The AF may be regarded as a CPN function, or an Access Network function. T is the reference point of the UNI interface, and V is the reference point of the SNI interface. The OLT provides a network interface for the ODN and is connected to one or more ODNs. The ODN provides a transmission means for the OLT and the ONUs. The ONU provides a user-side interface for the OAN and is connected to the ODN.

The customer's equipment CPE is connected to the AF via a UNI interface (e.g., via a DSL line), the AF converts the format of the message from the UNI interface format to an a-interface (e.g., Ethernet link) format that can be connected to the ONU, and the ONU converts the message to a format that can be transmitted over the ODN (e.g., EPON encapsulation, general framing encapsulation for GPON). And finally, the OLT converts the message into the message format of an SNI interface (such as an Ethernet link) and then accesses the service point.

A Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) device may provide a convenient Broadband access manner for a user. At present, broadband wireless access equipment based on a private protocol exists, and broadband wireless access equipment based on a standard protocol also exists. Broadband wireless access devices defined by the IEEE (institute of electrical and electronics engineers) 802.16 standard are a subset of a family of standards for broadband wireless access technologies. The BWA device includes a WIMAX (worldwide interoperability for microwave access) device.

IEEE802.16 is the first broadband wireless access standard, which has two major versions: "802.16-2004", a broadband fixed wireless access version of the 802.16 standard. "802.16 e", a broadband mobile radio access version of the 802.16 standard. Therein, 802.16-2004 only defines two kinds of network elements: BS (base station) and SS (subscriber station), wherein the BS and the SS are interconnected by adopting a broadband fixed wireless access technology; 802.16e also defines only two network elements, BS and MS (mobile subscriber station), which are interconnected using broadband mobile radio access technology.

The WiMAX forum defines ASN (access service network) and CSN (connectivity service network) on the basis of 802.16, and forms a broadband WiMAX network to support fixed, nomadic, portable, simple IP mobile or full mobile access. Taking 802.16e as an example, a diagram of a reference architecture of a WIMAX network is shown in fig. 3.

In FIG. 3, R1 is the reference point between MS/SS and ASN, and R3 is the reference point between ASN and CSN. The MS can be a simple Mobile Terminal (Mobile Terminal), and the TE can also be connected below the MS.

The WIMAX802.16e mobile network adopts a two-layer mobile management architecture, and adopts 802.16 security sublayer PKMv2 (private key management version 2) and DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) to provide terminal configuration and link control and management capabilities. Under mobile application, the WIMAX802.16e mobile network employs MIP (mobile IP) based three-tier mobility management between the ASN and CSN.

IP three-layer routing technology can be adopted between the ASN exit node and the MS, and IP CS (IP convergence sublayer) is supported on an air interface; a two-layer network bridging technique may also be used between the ASN egress node and the MS, such as ethernet bridging, and the ETH CS (ethernet convergence sublayer) is supported over the air interface.

DSL (digital subscriber line) networks have been commonly established by fixed network operators, and the architecture of DSL networks is evolving from PPP over ATM (ATM bearer point-to-point protocol) to an IP QoS (quality of service) enabled architecture based on ethernet aggregation and connectivity. The general structure diagram of the enabled architecture is shown in fig. 4.

In fig. 4, T is a reference point between TE (terminal equipment) and DSLModem (DSL modem) in CPN (customer premises network) network; u is a reference point between the DSL Modem and an access point DSLAM (digital subscriber line access multiplexer); v is an Ethernet Aggregation reference point between a DSLAM and a BRAS (broadband Access server) in an Access Network (Access Network); a10 is a reference point between an access network and an SP (service provider) that can connect an ASP (application service provider) to an NSP (network service provider) that owns the access network or, in roaming scenarios, to a visited access network. The CPN network and the access network are interconnected by adopting DSL access technology.

The OAN broadband network is developed rapidly at present, and the possibility of realizing high-bandwidth access is provided for users; the wireless access of WiMAX provides conditions for realizing the mobility of broadband access and expanding the coverage rate of the broadband; while operators have generally already deployed DSL networks on a large scale.

There is no method and system for interconnecting the WiMAX network, DSL network and OAN broadband network in the prior art.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the problems in the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and a system for interconnecting a broadband wireless network and a wired network, so as to solve the problem of interconnecting a WiMAX network, a DSL network and an OAN broadband network.

The purpose of the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:

a method of interconnecting a broadband wireless network and a wired network, comprising:

the broadband wireless access BWA network, the optical fiber access OAN broadband network and the digital subscriber line DSL network are interconnected through an interconnection unit IWU.

The BWA network comprises a worldwide interoperability for microwave access WIMAX 802.16-2004 network and a WIMAX802.16e network.

The method comprises the following steps:

the WIMAX802.16e network, the OAN broadband network and the DSL network are interconnected with each other through the IWU, and the interconnection scheme comprises a mode based on two-layer bridging and a mode based on three-layer routing.

The method specifically comprises the following steps:

adding IWU between WIMAX802.16e network and OAN broadband network, the IWU realizes protocol conversion from reference point R5 to reference point V, and exchanges service between WIMAX802.16e network and OAN broadband network;

adding IWU between WIMAX802.16e network and DSL network, the IWU realizes protocol conversion from reference point R5 to reference point A10, exchanges service between WIMAX802.16e network and DSL network, the IWU can combine with DHCP relay transferred by dynamic host configuration protocol;

and adding an IWU between the DSL network and the OAN broadband network, wherein the IWU realizes protocol conversion from a reference point A10 to a reference point V, exchanges the service between the DSL network and the OAN broadband network, and can be combined with a DHCP relay.

The method specifically comprises the following steps:

in the mode based on the two-layer bridging, in a path from the terminal equipment TE to the connection service network CSN, the TE is connected under the mobile subscriber station MS, and the two-layer network bridging is adopted between the ASN exit node of the access service network and the MS.

The two-layer network bridge supports an Ethernet convergence sublayer ETH CS on an air interface.

The method specifically comprises the following steps:

in the three-layer routing mode, in the path from TE to CSN, TE is hooked under MS, and IP three-layer routing is adopted between ASN exit node and MS.

The IP three-layer route supports an IP convergence sublayer IP CS on an air interface.

The method specifically comprises the following steps:

in the three-layer routing mode, in the path from TE to CSN, TE is not hooked under MS, and IP three-layer routing is adopted between ASN exit node and MS.

The IP three-layer route supports IP CS on an air interface.

A network interconnect unit comprising:

a cable service processing unit: the device is used for connecting with a network to be interconnected through one or more than one pair of wired cables, transmitting the services of different protocols transmitted by the network to be interconnected to a protocol conversion unit, and transmitting the services transmitted by the protocol conversion unit to the network to be interconnected, wherein the unit comprises one or more than one processing unit;

a protocol conversion unit: the system is used for realizing conversion of different protocols, and exchanging services of different protocols from networks needing interconnection among all wired service processing units.

A system for interconnecting a broadband wireless network and a wired network, comprising:

a network interconnection unit: the service provided by the SNF of the OAN broadband network is introduced into the WiMAX network after being subjected to protocol conversion, and the service provided by the CSN of the WiMAX802.16e network is introduced into the OAN broadband network after being subjected to protocol conversion;

CSN: the network interconnection unit is used for interconnecting through one or more than one pair of wired cables and the network interconnection unit at a reference point R5, outputting the service of the WiMAX802.16e network to the network interconnection unit and receiving the service transmitted by the network interconnection unit;

SNF: the OAN broadband network is used for interconnecting through one or more than one pair of wired cables and the network interconnection unit at a reference point V, outputting the traffic of the OAN broadband network to the network interconnection unit, and receiving the traffic transmitted by the network interconnection unit.

The network interconnect unit includes:

a cable service processing unit: the unit is used for interconnecting at a reference point R5 through a CSN of one or more pairs of wired cables and a WiMAX802.16e network, interconnecting at a reference point V through an SNF of one or more pairs of wired cables and an OAN broadband network, and transmitting the service transmitted by the WiMAX802.16e network and the OAN broadband network to a protocol conversion unit, wherein the unit comprises one or more than one processing unit, the unit performs wired data link layer processing in the three-layer routing-based mode, and performs wired data link layer processing and IP layer forwarding in the two-layer bridging-based mode, and the unit also provides a wired cable interface as an uplink interface for accessing the SNF;

a protocol conversion unit: the unit is used for realizing protocol conversion from a reference point R5 to a reference point V and exchanging services from a WiMAX802.16e network and an OAN broadband network among various wired service processing units, wherein in the mode based on three-layer routing, the exchange function of the unit is IP exchange, and in the mode based on two-layer bridging, the exchange function of the unit is two-layer exchange.

a network interconnection unit: the service provider SP of the one or more than one pair of the cable and the DSL network is interconnected at a reference point R5, the service provider SP of the one or more than one pair of the cable and the DSL network is interconnected at a reference point A10, the service provided by the SP of the DSL network is introduced into the WiMAX network after being subjected to protocol conversion, and the service provided by the CSN of the WiMAX802.16e network is introduced into the DSL network after being subjected to protocol conversion;

SP: for interconnecting to a network interconnection element at reference point a10 through one or more pairs of a cable and network interconnection elements, outputting traffic of the DSL network to the network interconnection element, and receiving traffic passed by the network interconnection element.

The network interconnect unit includes:

a cable service processing unit: the unit is used for interconnecting at a reference point R5 through a CSN of one or more pairs of wired cables and WiMAX802.16e networks, interconnecting at a reference point A10 through an SP of one or more pairs of wired cables and DSL networks, and transmitting the service transmitted by the WiMAX802.16e networks and the DSL networks to a protocol conversion unit, wherein the unit comprises one or more than one processing unit, the unit performs wired data link layer processing in the three-layer routing-based mode, and performs wired data link layer processing and IP layer forwarding in the two-layer bridging-based mode, and the unit also provides a wired cable interface as an uplink interface for accessing SNF;

a protocol conversion unit: the switching function of the unit is IP switching in the three-layer routing-based mode, and the switching function of the unit is two-layer switching in the two-layer bridging-based mode.

a network interconnection unit: interconnection at reference point a10 for SP of DSL network and one or more than one pair of cable, interconnection at reference point V for SNF of OAN broadband network and one or more than one pair of cable, introducing service provided by SNF of OAN broadband network into DSL network after protocol conversion, introducing service provided by SP of DSL network into OAN broadband network after protocol conversion;

SP: for interconnecting via one or more pairs of cable and network interconnection units at reference point a10, outputting traffic of the DSL network to the network interconnection units, and receiving traffic passed from the network interconnection units;

The network interconnect unit includes:

a cable service processing unit: a protocol conversion unit for interconnecting the SPs of one or more pairs of cable and DSL networks at a reference point a10 and interconnecting the SNFs of one or more pairs of cable and OAN broadband networks at a reference point V, wherein the protocol conversion unit comprises one or more processing units, and wherein the processing units perform cable data link layer processing in the three-layer routing-based mode and perform cable data link layer processing and IP layer forwarding in the two-layer bridging-based mode, and provide a cable interface as an uplink interface for accessing the SNFs;

a protocol conversion unit: the device is used for realizing protocol conversion from a reference point A10 to a reference point V and exchanging the services from the DSL network and the OAN broadband network among the cable service processing units, wherein in the mode based on the three-layer routing, the exchange function of the protocol conversion unit is IP exchange, and in the mode based on the two-layer bridging, the exchange function of the protocol conversion unit is two-layer exchange.

A system for interconnecting a base station device with a wired network, comprising:

base station equipment: the wireless user access system is used for interconnecting with an OAN broadband network at a reference point a through one or more than one pair of wired cables, integrates the functions of an adaptive function body AF and an ASN Gateway, completes the access of a wireless user, performs ONU access conversion processing on data packets or frames of the accessed wireless user, outputs the data packets or frames to ONU equipment of the OAN broadband network, processes the data packets or frames transmitted by the ONU equipment and transmits the processed data packets or frames to the wireless user;

the ONU equipment: the optical distribution network ODN is used for interconnecting the base station equipment at the reference point a through one or more than one pair of wired cables, processing data packets or frames transmitted by the base station equipment, transmitting the processed data packets or frames to an Optical Distribution Network (ODN) of an OAN broadband network through wired cables, processing the data packets or frames transmitted by the ODN through the wired cables, and transmitting the processed data packets or frames to the base station equipment.

The system comprises:

a remote power supply unit: the device is used for converting mains supply input or direct current input into high-voltage direct current, outputting the high-voltage direct current to base station equipment or simultaneously outputting the high-voltage direct current to the base station equipment and ONU equipment through a wired cable comprising a twisted pair, and remotely supplying power to the base station equipment or simultaneously the base station equipment and the ONU equipment.

The base station device includes:

base station wireless processing unit: the gateway processing unit is used for completing the access of the wireless user, transmitting a data packet or a frame of the accessed wireless user to the gateway processing unit and transmitting the data packet or the frame transmitted by the gateway processing unit to the wireless user;

and the cable service processing unit is in butt joint with the ONU: the ONU equipment is used for interconnecting with the OAN broadband network at a reference point a through one or more than one pair of wired cables, performing ONU access conversion processing on data packets or frames transmitted by the gateway processing unit and transmitting the data packets or frames to the OAN broadband network, and transmitting the data packets or frames transmitted by the ONU equipment to the gateway processing unit after processing;

a gateway processing unit: the wireless network management system is used for routing data packets or frames between each base station wireless processing unit and each wired service processing unit butted with the ONU so as to complete the network switching, position registration, service flow classification and wireless resource distribution management functions of wireless users.

The gateway processing unit comprises:

a path function module: the wireless processing unit is used for carrying out routing on data packets or frames between each base station wireless processing unit and each wired service processing unit which is in butt joint with the ONU;

a switching control module: control for effecting network handover of a wireless user;

a wireless resource management module: for allocation management of radio resources for radio users.

The gateway processing unit comprises:

a location register: for registering location information of wireless users;

a service flow authentication and management module: the system is used for classifying the service flow of the wireless user and realizing the guarantee of the quality of service (QOS);

a context management module: management for implementing context-related functions

A robust header compression module: compressing the protocol message header to increase the transmission efficiency of the protocol message header;

a key management module: under a security architecture, distributing and managing a key required by authentication;

a paging control module: controlling and proxying paging messages sent by the mobile terminal;

and DHCP relaying: relaying the message of the DHCP to enable the message to reach a corresponding DHC server;

mobile IP foreign agent: in the mobile IP protocol, the function of an external agent is realized, and a tunnel with a home agent is established;

mobile IP proxy client: in the proxy mobile IP protocol, the function of a client is realized;

authentication relay: relaying the authentication request of the client.

The base station wireless processing unit comprises one or more than one processing unit;

the cable service processing unit interfaced with the ONU comprises one or more than one processing unit.

The ONU equipment comprises:

ONU cable service processing unit: the system comprises a base station device, a pair of or more than one pair of wired cables, a pair of optical service processing units and a pair of base station devices, wherein the wired cables are used for being interconnected with the base station device at a reference point a, processing data packets or frames transmitted by the optical service processing units and then transmitting the processed data packets or frames to the base station device, and processing the data packets or frames transmitted by the base station device and then transmitting the;

the optical service processing unit: and the ODN is used for processing the data packets or frames transmitted by the ONU wired service processing unit, transmitting the data packets or frames to the ODN of the OAN broadband network through the wired cable, and transmitting the data packets or frames transmitted by the OAN broadband network to the ONU wired service processing unit after processing the data packets or frames.

The ONU cable service processing unit comprises one or more than one processing unit;

the optical service processing unit comprises one or more than one processing unit.

The ONU equipment comprises:

a switching unit: the optical network unit is used for exchanging data packets or frames between each optical service processing unit and each ONU cable service processing unit, and when the optical service processing unit and the ONU cable service processing unit are both one, the optical service processing unit and the ONU cable service processing unit can be not provided with the unit.

The ONU equipment comprises:

ONU remote power supply unit: the system is used for converting commercial power input or direct current input into high-voltage direct current, outputting the high-voltage direct current to base station equipment through a wired cable comprising a twisted pair, and remotely supplying power to the base station equipment; or the high-voltage direct current from the remote power supply unit is converted into low-voltage direct current to locally supply power to a power supply unit of the ONU equipment.

The base station device includes:

base station remote power supply unit: the remote power supply unit is used for converting high-voltage direct current transmitted by the remote power supply unit or an ONU remote power supply unit of the ONU equipment into low-voltage direct current to supply power to the base station equipment locally, or continuously transmitting the received high-voltage direct current to supply power to the base station equipment at the next-stage remote end remotely through a wired cable.

base station equipment: the ODN device is used for interconnecting with an OAN broadband network at a reference point ODN through one or more than one pair of wired cables, integrates AF, ONU and ASN Gateway functions, completes the access of a wireless user, performs conversion processing suitable for optical transmission on a data packet or frame of the accessed wireless user, outputs the data packet or frame to the ODN device of the OAN broadband network, processes the data packet or frame transmitted by the ODN device, and transmits the processed data packet or frame to the wireless user;

an ODN device: the optical line terminal is used for interconnecting the base station equipment and the reference point ODN through one or more than one pair of wired cables, processing data packets or frames transmitted by the base station equipment and transmitting the processed data packets or frames to the OLT of the OAN broadband network, and processing the data packets or frames transmitted by the OLT and transmitting the processed data packets or frames to the base station equipment.

The system comprises:

a remote power supply unit: the power supply device is used for converting commercial power input or direct current input into high-voltage direct current, outputting the high-voltage direct current to base station equipment through a wired cable comprising a twisted pair, and remotely supplying power to the base station equipment.

The base station device includes:

base station wireless processing unit: the gateway service processing unit is used for completing the access of wireless users, transmitting data packets or frames of the accessed wireless users to the gateway processing unit and transmitting the data packets or frames transmitted by the gateway service processing unit to the wireless users;

the optical service processing unit: the ODN equipment is used for interconnecting a reference point ODN through one or more than one pair of wired cables and the OAN broadband network, performing conversion processing suitable for optical transmission on data packets or frames transmitted by the gateway service processing unit and transmitting the data packets or frames to the OAN broadband network, and transmitting the data packets or frames transmitted by the ODN equipment to the gateway service processing unit after processing the data packets or frames;

a gateway processing unit: the system is used for routing data packets or frames between each base station wireless processing unit and each optical service processing unit, and completing the network switching, location registration, service flow classification and wireless resource allocation management functions of wireless users.

The gateway processing unit comprises:

a path function module: for routing data packets or frames between each base station wireless processing unit and each optical service processing unit;

The gateway processing unit comprises:

a location register: for registering location information of wireless users;

and DHCP relaying: relaying the message of the DHCP to enable the message to reach a corresponding DHCP server;

authentication relay: relaying the authentication request of the client.

The base station device includes:

base station remote power supply unit: the power supply unit is used for converting the high-voltage direct current transmitted by the remote power supply unit into low-voltage direct current to supply power to the base station equipment locally, or transmitting the received high-voltage direct current continuously and supplying power to the base station equipment at the next-stage far end remotely through a wired cable.

According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, compared with the prior art, the invention has the following advantages:

1. the invention provides a WiMAX802.16e, DSL and OAN broadband network interconnection scheme, which solves the problem of three-network interconnection of WiMAX, DSL and OAN broadband networks.

2. WiMAX can replace OAN and DSL wired access, as OAN and DSL wired access wireless extension, support fixed wireless, nomadic, portable and mobile access applications.

3. The interconnection scheme provided by the invention provides an evolution approach for DSL operators to develop WiMAX and OAN networks in a loose coupling mode. The loosely coupled network interconnection scheme provided by the invention can keep WiMAX, DSL and MSO broadband networks independent from each other to the maximum extent, but can support unified charging, unified customer service and/or unified authentication.

4. Because WiMAX and OAN broadband network can share the BRAS of DSL, can realize the authentication to the user through PPPoE, offer a authentication mode of user for WiMAX and OAN broadband network.

5. In the interconnection scheme provided by the invention, WiMAX, OAN and DSL share services (such as CSN of WiMAX, SNF of OAN and ASP and NSP of DSL), thereby enriching service selection of access users.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a PacketCabIe reference architecture based on an HFC access network;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a network reference architecture of an OAN (optical access network) in an FTTx network;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a reference architecture of a WIMAX network, for example, 802.16 e;

FIG. 4 is a general block diagram of an DSL-enabled architecture;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the interconnection scheme between the WiMAX, OAN broadband network and DSL network via IWU (interconnection unit) according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a system for interconnecting a WiMAX network and an OAN broadband network via an IWU 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a system for interconnecting a WiMAX network and a DSL network via an IWU 2;

figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a system for interconnecting a DSL network and an OAN broadband network via an IWU 3;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a system for interconnecting IEEE802.16e and OAN in accordance with the present invention;

fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a gateway processing unit according to the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of another IEEE802.16e and OAN interconnection system in accordance with the present invention;

fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of another ieee802.16e and OAN interconnection system according to the present invention.

Detailed Description

The invention provides a method and a system for interconnecting a broadband wireless network and a wired network, and the core of the invention is as follows: the WiMAX, OAN broadband network and DSL network are interconnected through IWU.

The method for interconnecting the broadband wireless network and the wired network, namely the scheme for interconnecting the WiMAX network, the DSL network and the OAN broadband network, is described in the following. The schematic diagram of the interconnection scheme is shown in fig. 5, and is described in detail as follows:

the operator has two independent networks of OAN network and WiMAX802.16e, and adds a network element IWU1 between the 802.16e network and the OAN broadband network for the protocol conversion from reference point R5 to reference point V. The service provided by SNF of OAN broadband network is introduced into WiMAX802.16e network, or the service provided by CSN of WiMAX802.16e network is introduced into OAN broadband network.

A network element IWU2 is added between the WiMAX802.16e network and the DSL network for performing protocol conversion from the reference point R5 to the reference point a10, introducing the service provided by the SP of the DSL network into the WiMAX802.16e network, or introducing the service provided by the CSN of the WiMAX802.16e network into the DSL network.

A network element IWU3 is added between the DSL network and the MSO broadband network for performing protocol conversion between the reference point a10 and the reference point v, and introducing the service provided by the SNF of the OAN broadband network into the DSL network, or introducing the service provided by the SP of the DSL network into the OAN broadband network, and sharing the service provided by the SNF.

The interconnection method belongs to a loose coupling scheme. The IWUs 2, 3 may access the DHCP server of the DSL network in combination with a DHCP relay. The AAA (authentication, authorization, accounting) protocol needs to be based on EAP over RADIUS (extended authentication protocol for remote user dial-in authentication system) or EAP over DIAMETER (extended authentication protocol for DIAMETER authentication system). The scheme has three access modes, and fig. 5 shows protocol stacks of various modes under a TE-MS-ASN-CSN path, which is an end-to-end path interconnecting three networks of WiMAX802.16e, DSL and MSO in the scheme. The scheme mainly supports the portable and mobile access of WiMAX, can also be suitable for the fixed access and nomadic characteristics, and can support uniform authentication, charging and client service. The three access modes of the scheme are described separately below.

Mode 1: under the path from TE to CSN, TE can be connected under MS, IP three-layer routing technology is adopted between ASN exit node and MS, and the IP three-layer routing technology supports IP CS on air interface.

Mode 2: under the path from TE to CSN, TE can be hooked under MS, and a two-layer network bridging technology, such as ethernet bridging technology, is adopted between ASN egress node and MS, and supports ETH CS over the air interface.

Mode 3: under the path from TE to CSN, the MS may be a simple Mobile Terminal, and an IP three-layer routing technology is adopted between the ASN entry node and the MS, and supports IP CS over the air interface.

The system for interconnecting the broadband wireless network and the wired network, namely the system for interconnecting the WiMAX network, the DSL network and the OAN broadband network, comprises three interconnection schemes. The three interconnection schemes are described separately below.

In the scheme 1, a WiMAX802.16e network and an OAN broadband network are interconnected through an IWU1, and a schematic diagram of the interconnection system is shown in fig. 6 and specifically described as follows:

the IWU1 is interconnected at reference point R5 by one or more pairs of wired cables and the CSN of the WiMAX802.16e network, and the IWU1 is interconnected at reference point V by one or more pairs of wired cables and the SNF of the OAN broadband network.

The IWU1 is composed of a protocol conversion unit and one or more cable service processing units. The protocol conversion unit is used for performing protocol conversion from the reference point R5 to the reference point V, and introducing the service provided by the SNF of the OAN broadband network into the WiMAX802.16e network or introducing the service provided by the CSN of the WiMAX802.16e network into the OAN broadband network.

In scheme 2, a WiMAX802.16e network and a DSL network are interconnected through an IWU2, and a schematic diagram of the interconnection system is shown in fig. 7 and specifically described as follows:

the IWU2 is interconnected at reference point R5 by one or more pairs of wireline cables and the CSN of a WiMAX802.16e network, and the IWU2 is interconnected at reference point a10 by one or more pairs of wireline cables and the SP of a DSL network.

The IWU2 is composed of a protocol conversion unit and one or more cable service processing units. The protocol conversion unit is used for performing protocol conversion from the reference point R5 to the reference point A10, and introducing the service provided by the SP of the DSL network into the WiMAX802.16e network or introducing the service provided by the CSN of the WiMAX802.16e network into the DSL network.

In scheme 3, a DSL network and an OAN broadband network are interconnected through an IWU3, and a schematic diagram of the interconnection system is shown in fig. 8 and specifically described as follows:

the IWU3 is interconnected at reference point a10 by one or more pairs of cable and SP of the DSL network, and the IWU3 is interconnected at reference point V by one or more pairs of cable and SNF of the OAN broadband network.

The IWU3 is composed of a protocol conversion unit and one or more cable service processing units. The protocol conversion unit is used for performing protocol conversion between the reference point A10 and the reference point V, and introducing the service provided by the SNF of the OAN broadband network into the DSL network, or introducing the service provided by the SP of the DSL network into the OAN broadband network.

In the above three interconnection schemes, for the three-layer routing based mode, the switching function of the protocol conversion unit is IP switching, which may include all protocol functions provided by the IP layer or above (e.g. providing DHCP Relay service, AAA Broker service), the wired service processing unit performs wired data link layer (e.g. ethernet MAC layer) processing, and provides a wired cable (e.g. ethernet cable) interface as an uplink interface to access the SNF.

For the mode based on the two-layer bridging, the switching function of the protocol conversion unit is a two-layer switching (such as Ethernet switching) unit, the wired service processing unit performs wired data link layer (such as Ethernet MAC layer) processing and IP layer forwarding, and a wired cable (such as Ethernet cable) interface is provided as an uplink interface to access the SNF.

The invention also provides two implementation schemes of the system for interconnecting the IEEE802.16e and the OAN. The two implementations are described separately below.

Scheme 1, a schematic diagram of the interconnection scheme is shown in fig. 9, and includes the following modules:

base station equipment: the base station device integrates the functions of AF, ONU and ASN Gateway, completes the access of wireless users, converts the data packets or frames of the accessed wireless users into a mode suitable for optical transmission (such as formats of EPON and GPON), outputs the data packets or frames to the ODN device of the OAN broadband network, processes the data packets or frames transmitted by the ODN device, and transmits the processed data packets or frames to the wireless users. The base station equipment comprises a base station wireless processing unit, an optical service processing unit, a gateway processing unit and a base station remote power supply unit.

A remote power supply unit: for converting a mains input (e.g., 110V/220V ac) or a dc input (e.g., -48V/-60V dc) to a high voltage dc output (e.g., 270V dc) for remote power supply to a remote base station device over a wired cable (e.g., one or more twisted pair wires). The distance of remote power supply is related to the wire diameter of the wired cable, the number of wire pairs, the power consumption of the base station outdoor unit and the output voltage of the remote power supply unit, and the distance of the remote power supply of 2-5 kilometers can be usually achieved.

The base station wireless processing unit in the above base station apparatus: the wireless user access device is used for completing the access of wireless users, transmitting data packets or frames of the accessed wireless users to the gateway processing unit, and transmitting the data packets or frames transmitted by the gateway processing unit to the wireless users, wherein the unit comprises one or more than one processing unit, and each processing unit consists of an antenna, a radio frequency processing module, an intermediate frequency processing module, a baseband processing module, a wireless data link layer processing module and a wireless data link upper layer processing module.

The optical service processing unit in the base station device: the ODN device is used for interconnecting with the OAN broadband network at a reference point ODN through one or more than one pair of wired cables, processing data packets or frames transmitted by the gateway processing unit and transmitting the processed data packets or frames to the ODN equipment of the OAN broadband network, and processing the data packets or frames transmitted by the ODN equipment and transmitting the processed data packets or frames to the gateway processing unit. The unit comprises one or more than one processing unit.

The gateway processing unit in the base station apparatus: the system is used for routing data packets or frames between each base station wireless processing unit and each optical service processing unit, and completing the network switching, location registration, service flow classification and wireless resource allocation management functions of wireless users. The structure of this unit is shown in fig. 10, and mainly includes a handover control module, a path function module, and a radio resource management module. The switching control module realizes the control of user network switching; the wireless resource management module realizes the allocation management of wireless resources.

The gateway processing unit can be added according to the requirement besides the modules: location registrar, traffic authentication and management, context management, robust header compression, key management, paging control, DHCP relay, mobile IP foreign agent, mobile IP proxy client, authentication relay. Wherein:

a location register: for registering location information of wireless users;

context management: for enabling management of context-related functions.

and (3) key management: under a security architecture, distributing and managing a key required by authentication;

authentication relay: relaying the authentication request of the client.

The base station remote power supply unit in the base station apparatus described above: the remote power supply unit is used for converting high-voltage direct current (for example, 270V direct current) transmitted by the remote power supply unit into low-voltage direct current to locally supply power to a power supply unit of the base station equipment, or transmitting the received high-voltage direct current continuously to remotely supply power to the base station equipment at the next stage and far from the base station equipment through a wired cable. The unit also supports mutual communication with ODN equipment or a remote power supply unit, and is used as an out-of-band management channel for the BS, so that monitoring and alarming during normal and fault can be realized, the management and fault positioning of the equipment are facilitated, the remote maintenance is facilitated, and the like.

Scheme 2, a schematic of this interconnection scheme is shown in fig. 11 and 12, and includes the following modules:

base station equipment: the base station device integrates the functions of AF and ASN Gateway, completes the access of wireless users, performs ONU access conversion processing on the data packets or frames of the accessed wireless users, outputs the processed data packets or frames to the ONU device of the OAN broadband network, processes the data packets or frames transmitted by the ONU device, and transmits the processed data packets or frames to the wireless users. The base station equipment comprises a base station wireless processing unit, a wired service processing unit, a gateway processing unit and a base station remote power supply unit, wherein the wired service processing unit is in butt joint with the ONU.

The ONU equipment: the ODN is used for interconnecting with base station equipment at a reference point a through one or more than one pair of wired cables, processing data packets or frames transmitted by the base station equipment, transmitting the data packets or frames to the ODN of the OAN broadband network through the wired cables, processing the data packets or frames transmitted by the ODN through the wired cables, and transmitting the data packets or frames to the base station equipment. The ONU device includes: the ONU cable service processing unit, the optical service processing unit, the switching unit and the ONU remote power supply unit.

A remote power supply unit: the remote power supply device is used for converting a commercial power input (such as 110V/220V alternating current) or a direct current input (such as-48V/-60V direct current) into a high-voltage direct current output (such as 270V direct current), and remotely supplying power to a remote base station device or a remote BS device and an ONU device simultaneously through a wired cable (such as one or more twisted pair wires). When the remote power supply unit only supplies power to the BS remotely, the schematic structural diagram of the system of the present invention is shown in fig. 15, and when the remote power supply unit simultaneously supplies power to the BS and the ONU device remotely, the schematic structural diagram of the system of the present invention is shown in fig. 16. The distance of remote power supply is related to the wire diameter of the wired cable, the number of wire pairs, the power consumption of the base station outdoor unit and the output voltage of the remote power supply unit, and the distance of the remote power supply of 2-5 kilometers can be usually achieved.

The wired service processing unit in the base station device, which is in butt joint with the ONU: the optical network unit is used for interconnecting with an OAN broadband network at a reference point a through one or more than one pair of wired cables, carrying out ONU access conversion processing on data packets or frames transmitted by the gateway processing unit and then transmitting the data packets or frames to the ONU of the OAN broadband network, and processing the data packets or frames transmitted by the ONU and then transmitting the data packets or frames to the gateway processing unit. The unit comprises one or more than one processing unit.

The gateway processing unit in the base station apparatus: the wireless network management system is used for routing data packets or frames between each base station wireless processing unit and each wired service processing unit butted with the ONU so as to complete the network switching, position registration, service flow classification and wireless resource distribution management functions of wireless users. The structure of this unit is shown in fig. 10. The functionality of the modules included therein is as described above.

The base station remote power supply unit in the base station apparatus described above: the remote power supply unit is used for converting high-voltage direct current (for example, 270V direct current) transmitted by the remote power supply unit or the ONU remote power supply unit of the ONU device into low-voltage direct current to locally supply power to the power supply unit of the base station device, or continuously transmitting the received high-voltage direct current to remotely supply power to the next-stage remote base station device through a wired cable. The unit also supports mutual communication with ONU equipment or a remote power supply unit, is used as an out-of-band management channel for the BS, can realize monitoring and alarming during normal and fault, is convenient for equipment management and fault positioning, is beneficial to remote maintenance and the like.

The ONU wired service processing unit in the ONU device: the optical service processing unit is used for interconnecting with the base station equipment at a reference point a through one or more than one pair of wired cables, processing the data packet or frame transmitted by the optical service processing unit and transmitting the processed data packet or frame to the base station equipment, and transmitting the processed data packet or frame to the optical service processing unit.

The optical service processing unit in the ONU device: and the data packet or frame processing unit is used for processing the data packet or frame transmitted by the ONU wired service processing unit, transmitting the processed data packet or frame to the ODN of the OAN broadband network, and transmitting the processed data packet or frame to the ONU wired service processing unit.

The ONU switching unit in the ONU device described above: the optical network unit is used for exchanging data packets or frames between each ONU cable service processing unit and each optical service processing unit, and when the ONU cable service processing unit and the optical service processing unit are only one, the optical network unit does not have the exchange unit.

The ONU remote power supply unit in the ONU device: for converting a mains input (e.g., 110V/220V ac) or a dc input (e.g., -48V/-60V dc) to a high voltage dc output (e.g., 270V dc) for remote power supply to a remote base station device over a wired cable (e.g., one or more twisted pair wires). The distance of remote power supply is related to the wire diameter of the wired cable, the number of wire pairs, the power consumption of the base station outdoor unit and the output voltage of the remote power supply equipment, and the distance of remote power supply of 2-5 kilometers can be usually achieved.

Or,

the high voltage dc (e.g., 270 vdc) from the remote power supply unit is converted to low voltage dc for local power supply to the power supply unit of the ONU device.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method of interconnecting a broadband wireless network and a wired network, comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the BWA network comprises a worldwide interoperability for microwave access WIMAX 802.16-2004 network and a WIMAX802.16e network.

3. The method for interconnecting a broadband wireless network and a wired network according to claim 2, comprising:

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the method specifically comprises:

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the method specifically comprises:

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the two-tier network bridge supports an Ethernet Convergence sublayer, ETH, CS, over the air interface.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the method specifically comprises:

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the IP tri-layer routing supports IP Convergence sublayer IP CS over the air interface.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein the method specifically comprises:

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the IP tri-layer routing supports IP CS over the air interface.

11. A network interconnect unit, comprising:

12. A system for interconnecting a broadband wireless network and a wired network, comprising:

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the network interconnect unit comprises:

14. A system for interconnecting a broadband wireless network and a wired network, comprising:

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the network interconnect unit comprises:

16. A system for interconnecting a broadband wireless network and a wired network, comprising:

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the network interconnect unit comprises:

18. A system for interconnecting a base station device to a wired network, comprising:

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the base station device is interconnected to a wired network, the system comprising:

20. The system of claim 19, wherein said base station apparatus comprises:

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the gateway processing unit comprises:

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the gateway processing unit comprises:

a location register: for registering location information of wireless users;

authentication relay: relaying the authentication request of the client.

23. A system for interconnecting a base station device to a wired network according to claim 21, wherein:

24. A system for interconnecting a base station device to a cable network according to claim 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 or 23, wherein said ONU device comprises:

25. A system for interconnecting a base station device to a wireline network as defined in claim 24, wherein:

26. The system according to claim 24, wherein the ONU device comprises:

27. The system according to claim 24, wherein the ONU device comprises:

28. The system of claim 27, wherein said base station apparatus comprises:

29. A system for interconnecting a base station device to a wired network, comprising:

30. The system of claim 29, wherein the base station device is interconnected to a wired network, the system comprising:

31. The system of claim 30, wherein said base station apparatus comprises:

32. The system of claim 31, wherein the gateway processing unit comprises:

33. The system of claim 32, wherein the gateway processing unit comprises:

a location register: for registering location information of wireless users;

authentication relay: relaying the authentication request of the client.

34. A system for interconnecting a base station device to a wireline network as defined in claim 31, wherein:

35. The system of claim 31, wherein said base station apparatus comprises: