CN1996906A - A monitoring method, device and set top box connecting the home network line - Google Patents
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This invention provides one house network circuit monitor method, device and machine case, wherein the method comprises the following steps: generating one monitor information to send the first to the network device and the first comprises said network device IP address; receiving the said network device sent second one and comparing it with first one to judge whether the internet device communication circuit is normal; sending the user output monitor results information.
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Technical field
The invention belongs to field of home networks, relate in particular to a kind of monitoring method, device and set-top box that connects the circuit of home network.
Background technology
Owing to be subjected to the restriction that the computer user increases, it is weak to cause the broadband user to increase, telecom operators are in order to increase income, excavate the great potential of TV user, multiple value-added service is carried out in trial on broadband metropolitan area network, attract more domestic consumer to use broadband network, television set is connected on the broadband network.Each broadband network operation commercial city has proposed to carry out Web TV (Network TV, NTV) business on broadband networks at present.Web TV is to use present broadband network to come the TV transmission program, business such as in addition all right network enabled education, recreation, phone, note, shopping online.
Along with the increase of user to network bandwidth requirements, the user following situation may occur when using business:
1, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) (Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Loop, ADSL) line bandwidth is not enough: because the adsl line limited bandwidth, if a user uses a plurality of video traffics simultaneously, the not enough situation of line bandwidth will cause registering one's residence, video data can not transmit because bandwidth is not enough, cause business to use, cause customer complaint;
2, the bandwidth of metropolitan area network is not enough: because the bandwidth of metropolitan area network also is limited, if use the number of users of video traffic many simultaneously, the bandwidth on the broadband network may be not enough, and this also is to cause the user can't use professional reason.
At present, when above-mentioned situation occurring, may be that the generation of user network or circuit is congested, can cause User Part or whole business normally to use.After the user declares fault, the attendant of telecommunications need arrive and adopt special equipment that terminal equipment is carried out the scene detection in the user family, as using ADSL tester and local area network (LAN) (Local Area Network respectively, LAN) tester testing ADSL line and category-5 cable, these apparatus expensive are used complexity, operation inconvenience, need the professional person to operate, increased the maintenance cost of network or circuit.
Set-top box the user is connected under the situation of computer, suppose that user network or circuit take place congestedly to cause User Part or when all business can not normally be used, if the user is proficient in computer, and can skillfully use a computer and related software, can test by moving the special testing and diagnosing software that is installed in advance in the computer, thereby judge it is that what reason causes fault.But under this scheme, user's set-top box need connect computer, and installation testing diagnostic software in advance in the computer.In addition, also necessary meeting operational computations machine of user and testing and diagnosing software, higher to customer requirements, be not suitable for large tracts of land and promote.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the embodiment of the invention is to provide a kind of monitoring method that connects the circuit of home network, being intended to solve in the existing wireline inspection scheme needs when circuit or network break down that the attendant of operator is on-the-spot to be detected, cause detection of complex, network or the high problem of line upkeep cost.
The embodiment of the invention is achieved in that a kind of circuit connects the monitoring method of the circuit of home network, said method comprising the steps of:
Produce first monitoring information, described first monitoring information is sent to the network equipment, described first monitoring information includes the IP address of the described network equipment;
Receive second monitoring information that the described network equipment returns,, judge whether the network or the circuit of communicating by letter with the described network equipment be normal described second monitoring information and the contrast of first monitoring information;
Export monitoring result information to the user.
Another purpose of the embodiment of the invention is to provide a kind of path monitoring device that connects home network, and described device comprises:
The monitoring information generation module is used to produce first monitoring information, and described first monitoring information is sent to the network equipment, and described first monitoring information includes the IP address of the described network equipment;
The monitoring result acquisition module is used to receive second monitoring information that the network equipment returns, and with described second monitoring information and the contrast of first monitoring information, judges whether the network or the circuit of communicating by letter with the network equipment be normal;
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The monitoring result output module is used for exporting monitoring result information to the user.
Another purpose of the embodiment of the invention also is to provide a kind of set-top box, and described set-top box comprises a path monitoring device, and described path monitoring device comprises:
The monitoring information generation module is used to produce first monitoring information, and described first monitoring information is sent to the network equipment, and described first monitoring information includes the IP address of the described network equipment;
The monitoring result acquisition module is used to receive second monitoring information that the network equipment returns, and with described second monitoring information and the contrast of first monitoring information, judges whether the network or the circuit of communicating by letter with the network equipment be normal;
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The monitoring result output module is used for exporting monitoring result information to the user.
In the embodiment of the invention, set-top box is to network equipment transmitting supervisory information, and judge according to the information that the network equipment returns whether network or circuit be normal, obtain monitoring result information, make the user can be easy to just know the situation of network or circuit, realization is simple, and is easy to operate, reduced the maintenance workload and the maintenance cost of operator.
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Fig. 1 is the exemplary block diagram of the domestic network system that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the realization flow figure of the path monitoring method that provides of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the structure chart of the path monitoring device that provides of the embodiment of the invention.
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In order to make purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer,, the present invention is further elaborated below in conjunction with drawings and Examples.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explanation the present invention, and be not used in qualification the present invention.
In the embodiment of the invention, set-top box is to network equipment transmitting supervisory information, and judges that according to the information that the network equipment returns whether network or circuit be normal, obtains monitoring result information.The method of utilizing the embodiment of the invention to provide, can be in simple Network Interface Unit such as set-top box or home gateway integrated this function, thereby make the user can be easy to just know the situation of network or circuit, realize simple, easy to operate.
Fig. 1 shows the typical structure of domestic network system, and subscriber terminal equipment is as computer, television set, telephone set etc., by set-top box (Set Top Box, STB) access metropolitan area network, and then access Internet, IPTV or next generation network (Next Generation Network, NGN).The network equipment of metropolitan area network comprises Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer, DSLAM)/Ethernet switch (LANSWITCH, LSW), BAS Broadband Access Server (BroadbandAccess Server, BAS) and equipment such as router.
Fig. 2 shows the realization flow of the path monitoring method that the embodiment of the invention provides, and details are as follows:
In step S101, set-top box produces monitoring information, and monitoring information is sent to the network equipment.
In embodiments of the present invention, monitoring information is the proprietary message of a regular length, general 8 bytes of payload information, if byte calculate the error code time error very little can be bigger, be packaged into total IP message postbyte and be no more than 32 bytes, to reduce taking the network bandwidth.The IP address that includes the network equipments such as DSLAM, LANSWITCH or BAS in the monitoring information, when opening set-top box to the user, operator writes the IP address of the network equipment in the set-top box when configuration.
Monitoring information can call network test option triggering for generating by the user in the function menu option of user terminals such as television set, perhaps the user is by the respective keys triggering for generating on remote controller, the set-top box, and set-top box also can produce monitoring information automatically after start.
In embodiments of the present invention, set-top box can also can be installed and server transmitting supervisory information to all that are connected on the network to one or more network equipment transmitting supervisory information.
After set-top box sent to the network equipment with monitoring information, the network equipment detected this information, separated Proprietary Information wherein, sent back to set-top box again after Proprietary Information is encapsulated again.
In step S102, set-top box receives the information that the network equipment returns.
In step S103, set-top box compares information and the former monitoring information that sends to the network equipment that the network equipment returns, and obtains monitoring result information.
After set-top box detected the return information that the network equipment sends, the return time of recorded information separated Proprietary Information simultaneously, to itself and the monitoring information of issuing the network equipment carry out XOR relatively, analyze.
In embodiments of the present invention, set-top box is analyzed according to the number of error code, information return time etc. and can be judged that network or circuit are normally or congested.Network or circuit just often, the transmission of monitoring information, receive smooth and easy; If it is congested that network or circuit take place, monitoring information has time-delay from sending to receive, and also might lose packet.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, information that set-top box is at first returned the network equipment and former monitoring information compare, obtain comparing result information, then the comparing result information obtained and pre-configured judgement network or the threshold value of circuit situation are compared, if comparing result information is greater than this threshold value, judge that then network or circuit are undesired, otherwise judgement network or circuit are normal.For example set-top box compares information and the former monitoring information that the network equipment returns, can obtain the error code number in the information that the network equipment returns, an error code numerical value and pre-configured error code number threshold value are compared, if an error code numerical value is then judged network or line congestion greater than the error code number threshold value of configuration.For example, preserve the form of the different unobstructed situation of network of different number of bit errors correspondences in the set-top box,, draw the unobstructed situation of network by searching this form.Set-top box also can compare the return time value of network equipment return information and pre-configured information return time threshold value, if the return time value of network equipment return information is then judged network or line congestion greater than the information return time threshold value of configuration.In addition, set-top box can also unobstructed situation be translated into this information information outputs such as network is very unobstructed, general, obstruction in conjunction with two-way time then again with the network that draws by form.For for a long time, for example there is not the return information of the network equipment after 10 seconds, also represent network congestion.Judgement under other situations is similar, repeats no more.
In step S104, set-top box is exported to the user with monitoring result information.
According to the needs of operator, set-top box can show more detailed monitoring result information to the user, and for example information such as the speed of the quantity of the quantity of transmit frame, received frame, error code number, transmission and IP address are all exportable to the user.
Monitoring result information can be notified the user by the alarm mode of sound or warning lamp, perhaps notifies the user by the mode of display screen on the set-top box or the television set that is connected with set-top box output monitoring result information.
Fig. 3 shows the structure of the path monitoring device that the embodiment of the invention provides, and for convenience of explanation, only shows part related to the present invention.Path monitoring device 10 can be the unit that is built in software unit, hardware cell or software and hardware combining in the set-top box.
Monitoring information generation module 11 produces monitoring information, and monitoring information is sent to the network equipment, includes the IP address of the network equipments such as DSLAM, LANSWITCH or BAS in the monitoring information.Monitoring information generation module 11 can also can install and server transmitting supervisory information to all that are connected on the network to one or more network equipment transmitting supervisory information.The network equipment detects this information, and Proprietary Information is wherein peeled off, and sends back to set-top box again after the encapsulation again.
Monitoring result acquisition module 12 compares information and the monitoring information generation module 11 former monitoring informations that send to the network equipment that the network equipment returns, and judges according to comparing result information whether network or circuit be normal, and obtains monitoring result information.
As one embodiment of the present of invention, the information that monitoring result acquisition module 12 returns the network equipment and monitoring information generation module 11 be former to send to the comparing result information of monitoring information of the network equipment and pre-configured threshold value compares, if comparing result information is greater than this threshold value, judge that then network or circuit are undesired, otherwise judgement network or circuit are normal.
By monitoring threshold configuration module 121 configuration monitoring networks or circuit whether normal threshold value, for example error code number threshold value, information return time threshold value etc.After monitoring information contrast module 122 detected the return information that the network equipment sends, the return time of recorded information separated Proprietary Information simultaneously, to itself and the monitoring information of issuing the network equipment carry out XOR relatively, analyze, obtain comparing result information.Monitoring information is contrasted the comparing result information of module 122 outputs to monitoring result judge module 123 and the threshold value of monitoring threshold configuration module 121 configurations compares, if comparing result information is greater than this threshold value, judge that then network or circuit are undesired, otherwise judge that network or circuit are normal, and export monitoring result information to the user.
Monitoring result output module 13 is exported to the user with the monitoring result information that monitoring result acquisition module 12 obtains, for example the Word message of " network is normal " or " network congestion " is sent on the subscriber terminal equipments such as television set and be shown to the user, perhaps send the cue of expression " network is normal " or " network congestion " to the user.
When the output monitoring information, can notify the user by the alarm mode of sound by sound alarm module 131, perhaps notify the user by the alarm mode of warning lamp by warning lamp alarm module 132, perhaps show monitoring result information by the output of set-top box display screen, also can export display module 134 and show monitoring result information to the television set output that is connected with set-top box by television set by set-top box output display module 133.
In order to make the more detailed situation of knowing network or circuit of user, can also comprise more detailed information such as the speed of quantity, error code number, transmission of quantity, the received frame of transmit frame or IP address in the monitoring result information.
In embodiments of the present invention, set-top box or path monitoring device also can be built in the subscriber terminal equipments such as television set, and its monitoring mode is same as described above, repeats no more.
As from the foregoing, in embodiments of the present invention, set-top box is passed through to network equipment transmitting supervisory information, and can judge according to the information that the network equipment returns whether network or circuit be normal, and obtain monitoring result information, and make the user can be easy to just know the situation of network or circuit, realize simple, easy to operate, reduced the maintenance workload and the maintenance cost of operator.Simultaneously, the user can also obtain more detailed monitoring information, so that the user more fully judges the failure condition of network or circuit.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to restriction the present invention, all any modifications of being done within the spirit and principles in the present invention, is equal to and replaces and improvement etc., all should be included within protection scope of the present invention.
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1, a kind of monitoring method that connects the circuit of home network is characterized in that, said method comprising the steps of:
Produce first monitoring information, described first monitoring information is sent to the network equipment, described first monitoring information includes the IP address of the described network equipment;
Receive second monitoring information that the described network equipment returns,, judge whether the network or the circuit of communicating by letter with the described network equipment be normal described second monitoring information and the contrast of first monitoring information;
Export monitoring result information to the user.
2, method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, and is described with described second monitoring information and the contrast of first monitoring information, judge the network of communicating by letter or circuit with the institute network equipment whether normally step be specially:
The comparing result information of described second monitoring information and described first monitoring information and pre-configured threshold value are compared, if described comparing result information greater than described threshold value, judges that then network or circuit are undesired, otherwise judgement network or circuit are normal.
3, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, the way of output of described monitoring result information comprises: by the alarm mode of sound, perhaps the alarm mode of warning lamp is notified the user; Perhaps by the display screen on the set-top box, perhaps the television set that is connected with set-top box is shown to the user with monitoring result information.
As claim 1,2 or 3 described methods, it is characterized in that 4, described second monitoring information is by after peeling off institute's network equipment with the Proprietary Information in detected described first monitoring information, described Proprietary Information is encapsulated again form.
As claim 1,2 or 3 described methods, it is characterized in that 5, described monitoring result information also comprises: the speed or the IP address information of the quantity of acquisition transmit frame, the quantity of received frame, error code number, transmission.
6, a kind of path monitoring device that connects home network is characterized in that described device comprises:
The monitoring information generation module is used to produce first monitoring information, and described first monitoring information is sent to the network equipment, and described first monitoring information includes the IP address of the described network equipment;
The monitoring result acquisition module is used to receive second monitoring information that the network equipment returns, and with described second monitoring information and the contrast of first monitoring information, judges whether the network or the circuit of communicating by letter with the network equipment be normal; And
The monitoring result output module is used for exporting monitoring result information to the user.
7, device as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described monitoring result acquisition module comprises:
Whether normally the monitoring threshold configuration module is used to dispose monitoring network or circuit threshold value;
Monitoring information contrast module is used for described second monitoring information and first monitoring information are compared, and obtains comparing result information; And
The monitoring result judge module is used for described comparing result information and pre-configured threshold value are compared, if described comparing result information greater than described threshold value, judges that then network or circuit are undesired, otherwise judges that network or circuit are normal.
8, a kind of set-top box is characterized in that, described set-top box comprises a path monitoring device, and described path monitoring device comprises:
The monitoring information generation module is used to produce first monitoring information, and described first monitoring information is sent to the network equipment, and described first monitoring information includes the IP address of the described network equipment;
The monitoring result acquisition module is used to receive second monitoring information that the network equipment returns, and with described second monitoring information and the contrast of first monitoring information, judges whether the network or the circuit of communicating by letter with the network equipment be normal; And
The monitoring result output module is used for exporting monitoring result information to the user.
9, set-top box as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described monitoring result acquisition module further comprises:
Whether normally the monitoring threshold configuration module is used to dispose monitoring network or circuit threshold value;
Monitoring information contrast module is used for described second monitoring information and first monitoring information are compared, and obtains comparing result information; And
The monitoring result judge module is used for described comparing result information and pre-configured threshold value are compared, if described comparing result information greater than described threshold value, judges that then network or circuit are undesired, otherwise judges that network or circuit are normal.
10, set-top box as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described monitoring result output module comprises:
The sound alarm module is used for exporting monitoring result information by the alarm mode of sound to the user; Or
The warning lamp alarm module is used for exporting monitoring result information by the alarm mode of warning lamp to the user; Or
Set-top box output display module is used for showing monitoring result information by the output of set-top box display screen; Or
Television set output display module is used for showing monitoring result information by the television set output that is connected with set-top box.
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