JP2011223432A - Network communication apparatus and data transmission method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a network communication apparatus and a data transmission method thereof.SOLUTION: The network communication apparatus (100) comprises a plurality of communication modules (110, 120, 130, 140, 150) which provide data transmission services according to the respective communication protocols, and a transmission coordination module (160). The transmission coordination module (160) generates a plurality of sub-data download requests based on data to be downloaded indicated in a data download request, transmits the sub-data download requests to the respective communication modules, gets each of the communication modules to download the plurality of corresponding sub-data to be downloaded, and assembles the sub-data downloaded to generate the intended data to be downloaded.

Description

  The present invention mainly relates to a data transmission technique, and more particularly to a data transmission technique capable of accelerating data transmission by performing download or upload in a division of labor through a plurality of communication modules.

With recent advances in network communication technology, transmission speed has been increased regardless of wired or wireless communication services, and at the same time, a plurality of communication technologies have been developed for different usage environments.
In general, wired communication is mainly selected from two technologies: cable modem and asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL). By connecting the LAN port and the signal provided by the above technology, an effective area network is created and a network communication service is provided.

  On the other hand, in wireless communication, various demands for ubiquitous services from users are increasing day by day, and various communication technologies have been developed. For example, Bluetooth technology such as Wireless Area Network (Wireless Fidelity, WiFi), Wireless Personal Area Network (Wireless PAN), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), 2nd Generation Mobile Communications, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) for 3rd generation mobile communication, High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) technology for 3.5th generation mobile communication, and 4th Technologies such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) for next generation mobile communications. The user's network communication device can incorporate a communication module that supports the above-described wireless communication technology, or can connect to a communication card that supports the above-described wireless communication technology through an area network LAN port to provide a corresponding wireless communication service. get.

  In addition to advances in electronic manufacturing technology, some network communication devices usually have a plurality of built-in communication modules to support different network communication technologies. Alternatively, the network communication device has a plurality of area network LAN ports and is used to connect a communication card or device that supports different network communication technologies. Therefore, it is possible to select which communication technology is used to perform the data transmission service based on the user's request or preference.

However, since there is a limit to the effective transmission speed that each communication technology can provide, and the user has an enormous demand for the data transmission amount every day, there is a data transmission method that can effectively increase the efficiency of data transmission. is necessary.
An object of the present invention is to provide a network communication apparatus and a data transmission method applied to the apparatus.

  An aspect of the present invention provides a network communication device including a plurality of communication modules and a transmission coordination module. The communication module provides a data transmission service based on a plurality of communication protocols. The transmission coordination module generates a plurality of sub data download requests based on the data to be downloaded displayed in the data download request, and sends the sub data download requests to the communication module. A plurality of sub-data to be downloaded is downloaded, and the sub-data to be downloaded is reassembled to generate the data to be downloaded.

  Another aspect of the present invention provides a data transmission method applied to a network communication apparatus having a plurality of communication modules. The communication module provides a data transmission service based on a plurality of communication protocols. The data transmission method includes the following steps. Receiving a data download request from a user; generating a plurality of sub data download requests based on data to be downloaded displayed in the data download request; and sending the sub data download requests to the communication module And downloading a plurality of sub-data to be downloaded to the communication module, and re-assembling the sub-data to be downloaded to generate the data to be downloaded.

  According to the network communication apparatus and the applied data transmission method of the present invention, the efficiency of data transmission can be effectively increased.

  As long as other additional features and advantages of the present invention are not departed from the spirit and scope of the present invention, those skilled in the art can perform based on the network communication device and the data transmission method posted in the implementation method of the present application. It is possible to add a little change or modification to obtain.

1 is a network communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flow diagram of a data transmission method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be exemplified, the purpose of which is to explain the gist of the present invention, not to limit the protection scope claimed by the present invention. Based on the claims.

  FIG. 1 is a network communication apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the network communication apparatus 100 includes a plurality of communication modules 110 to 150, and provides a data transmission service according to different communication protocols.

  The communication module 110 can create a wireless personal area network (Wireless PAN) based on a communication protocol of Bluetooth technology, and can communicate with other Bluetooth devices located within the signal range of the wireless personal area network. Communication modules 120 and 130 establish a network connection based on the communication protocol of asymmetric digital subscriber line technology using a cable modem. The communication module 140 connects to a wireless access point (Access Point, AP) based on a communication protocol of wireless area network (WiFi) technology and establishes a network connection. The communication module 150 connects to a service network based on a high-speed downlink packet connection (HSDPA) technology communication protocol and establishes a network connection.

  The network communication device 100 further includes a transmission coordination module 160. When the network communication device 100 receives a data download request from a user, the transmission coordination module 160 performs divided data download and data combination based on the data download request, and the user receives the data download request. Displays information about the data that is about to download. Based on this message, the transmission coordination module 160 regards the data to be downloaded as a plurality of sub-data to be downloaded.

  Further, the transmission coordination module 160 generates a plurality of sub data download requests corresponding to the respective communication modules 110 to 150, and sends the sub data download requests to the communication modules 110 to 150. The designated sub-data to be downloaded (designated from the sub-data download request) is downloaded, and the communication modules 110 to 150 transfer the downloaded sub-data of the successful download to the transmission coordination module 160. The transmission coordination module 160 reassembles these downloaded sub-data, completely acquires the data to be downloaded, and sends the data to be downloaded to other data processing modules (not shown), and encapsulates the subsequent data. Perform processes such as de-capsulation, computation, or display.

  When the user wants to upload data using the network communication device 100, the data transmission request is sent and information related to the data to be uploaded is displayed in the data upload request, and the transmission coordination module 160 is based on the information. Thus, the data to be uploaded is regarded as a plurality of sub-data to be uploaded.

  Further, the transmission coordination module 160 generates a plurality of sub data upload requests corresponding to the respective communication modules 110 to 150, sends the sub data upload requests to the communication modules 110 to 150, respectively. The sub-data to be uploaded (specified from the sub-data upload request) is uploaded, and when the communication modules 110 to 150 complete the upload, the transmission coordination module 160 is notified. By the above data division and combination, the user does not need to be involved in the data division and combination procedure, and the data unit for download or upload does not change for the user. The data unit is further divided from the module 160, and if necessary, each received data segment is recombined with the original data unit.

  In one embodiment, to effectively save system resources, the network communication device 100 allows the user to set a switch in advance and decide which communication module to activate. The transmission coordination module 160 can identify which communication module of the communication modules 110 to 150 is in an activated state (Enabled) based on the preset switch setting, and sends a sub-data download / upload request. Only active communication modules are considered.

  In another embodiment, the transmission coordination module 160 further detects the operating state and transmission speed of the communication modules 110 to 150, and downloads sub-data based on the operating state and transmission speed of the communication modules 110 to 150. Decide which communication module to send the upload request to. Depending on the operating state, the transmission coordination module 160 determines whether a certain communication module is in an activated state, whether a certain communication module is in an active state (Active) or an idle state (Idle) after activation, and an active state. It is possible to identify whether or not the communication module is congested.

  For example, when an overflow occurs in a data buffer (buffer) of a communication module in an active state, that is, the above-described congestion state, it indicates that the communication module is overloaded. Therefore, when sending the sub-data download / upload request, the transmission coordination module 160 avoids the communication module and sends the next request after the load of the communication module is recovered normally. As described above, the transmission coordination module 160 considers the transmission rates of the communication modules 110 to 150 at the same time, and determines a communication module having an appropriate transmission rate based on the data amount specified in the sub-data download / upload request. specify.

  FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of a data transmission method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The data transmission method is applied to a network communication apparatus having a plurality of communication modules. For example, in the network communication apparatus 100, the plurality of communication modules provide a data transmission service based on different communication protocols. The execution steps of the data transmission method are as follows.

  When the user wants to download data, it sends a data download request and displays information related to the data to be downloaded in the data download request. Therefore, when the network communication apparatus receives a data download request (step S210), the data to be downloaded is regarded as a plurality of sub-data to be downloaded based on information related to the data to be downloaded. Next, a plurality of sub data download requests are generated (step S220).

  Subsequently, the network communication device sends a sub-data download request to each of the plurality of communication modules, and each of the communication modules downloads the specified sub-data to be downloaded (designated from the sub-data download request) (steps). S230). When the download is completed, the network communication device reassembles the sub-data to be downloaded, completely acquires the data to be downloaded (step S240), and returns a download completion message to the user.

FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of a data transmission method according to another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the data transmission method is used for processing a data upload service. The data transmission method is applied to a network communication apparatus having a plurality of communication modules. The plurality of communication modules provide data transmission services based on different communication protocols. The execution steps of the data transmission method are as follows.
When the user wants to upload data, it sends a data upload request and displays a message about the data to be uploaded in the data upload request. Therefore, when the network communication apparatus receives a data upload request (step S310), the data to be uploaded is regarded as a plurality of sub-data to be uploaded based on information related to the data to be uploaded. Next, a plurality of sub data upload requests are generated (step S320).

  Subsequently, the network communication device sends a sub-data upload request to each of the plurality of communication modules, and these communication modules upload the specified sub-data to be uploaded (specified from the sub-data upload request). (Step S330) After receiving a report of completion of upload from each communication module, the network communication device returns a message of completion of upload to the user.

  If the data to be uploaded is macro data composed of a single file or a plurality of files (for example, a file holder including a plurality of image files). If the data to be uploaded is macro data, the process proceeds to step S320. The described sub-data to be uploaded can specify one or more files of macro data.

  For example, upload of subdata 1 designates image file a and image file b of file holder A, upload of subdata 2 designates image file c of file holder A, and upload of subdata 3 Designate image file d and image file e of holder A. When the data to be uploaded is a single file, the data transmission method determines whether or not to perform the above division mechanism according to the size of the file. If not, in step S320, only a sub-data upload request is generated and used to designate the single file. If so, in step S320, the single file is further divided into a plurality of sub-data to be uploaded, and the sub-data of the next step is uploaded.

  In order to effectively save system resources, the above-described data transmission method allows the user to set a switch in advance and determine which communication module to activate. Based on the preset switch settings, which communication module is activated is identified, and in step S230 and step S330, a sub-data download / upload request is sent only to the activated communication module.

  Alternatively, the above-described data transmission method can further detect the operating state and transmission speed of each communication module, and based on this, determines which communication module the sub-data download / upload request is sent to. Depending on the above operating state, whether a certain communication module is activated, whether a certain communication module is active (Active) or idle (Idle) after activation, and the active communication module is congested Whether a situation has occurred can be identified. At the same time, by knowing the transmission speed of each communication module, it is possible to designate a communication module having an appropriate transmission speed based on the data amount instructed in the sub-data download / upload request.

  The above-described data transmission method can be realized by arbitrarily combining software, firmware, and hardware. The hardware is a device having an arbitrary network communication function. For example, a personal computer, a server, a notebook personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance), or a mobile phone. The software is stored in system memory or other removable / fixed and volatile / nonvolatile computer storage media and is accessed from the hardware described above. Examples of storage media are magnetic media, optical media, flash memory cards, digital magnetic tape, solid state random access memory, solid state read only memory.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but this does not limit the present invention, and various changes and modifications that can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It is possible to add. For example, the communication protocol supported by the communication modules 110 to 150 is not limited to technologies such as Bluetooth, cable modem, asymmetric digital subscriber line, wireless area network, and high-speed downlink packet connection, but other mobile Includes communication protocols for communication technologies. For example, Code Division Multiple Access 2000 (Code division multiple Access-2000), Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), or WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMAX). Therefore, the embodiments described above do not limit the scope of the present invention, and the protection scope claimed by the present invention is based on the scope of the claims.

100 Network Communication Device 110-150 Communication Module 160 Transmission Coordination Module

Claims (12)

A plurality of communication modules for providing data transmission services based on a plurality of communication protocols,
A plurality of sub-data download requests are generated based on the download data displayed in the data download request, the sub-data download requests are respectively sent to the communication module, and a plurality of sub-data to be downloaded are transmitted to the communication module. A transmission coordination module that downloads each of them, reassembles the sub-data to be downloaded, and generates the data to be downloaded;
A network communication device comprising:   The transmission coordination module determines whether or not the communication module is in an activated state based on a switch setting performed in advance, and sends a sub-data download request in the activated state among the communication modules. The network communication device according to claim 1, wherein the network communication device is sent to a certain device.   The transmission coordination module further detects a plurality of operation states and a plurality of transmission rates respectively corresponding to the communication modules, and sends a sub-data download request to the communication module based on the operation states and the transmission rates. The network communication device according to claim 2.   The transmission coordination module generates a plurality of sub-data upload requests based on the data to be uploaded instructed by the data upload request, and sends the sub-data upload requests to the communication module. 2. The network communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of sub-data to be uploaded are respectively uploaded, and the data to be uploaded is composed of the sub-data to be uploaded.   The transmission coordination module further determines whether or not the communication module is activated based on the previously set switch settings, and sends the sub-data upload request to the communication module activated status. The network communication device according to claim 4.   The transmission coordination module further detects a plurality of operation states and a plurality of transmission rates respectively corresponding to the communication modules, and sends the sub-data upload request to the communication module based on the operation states and the transmission rates. The network communication device according to claim 1. Applied to a network communication apparatus having a plurality of communication modules, the communication module is a data transmission method for providing a data transmission service based on each of a plurality of communication protocols,
Receiving a data download request from a user;
Generating a plurality of sub-data download requests based on data to be downloaded displayed in the data download request;
Sending each sub-data download request to the communication module, and downloading a plurality of sub-data to be downloaded to the communication module,
Reassembling the sub-data to be downloaded to generate the data to be downloaded;
A data transmission method comprising:   8. The sub-data download request is sent to a communication module in which the communication module is in an activated state based on a switch setting that has been made in advance. The data transmission method described in 1.   9. The method of claim 8, further comprising detecting a plurality of operating states and a plurality of transmission rates respectively corresponding to the communication modules, and sending the sub-data download request based on the operating states and the transmission rates. Data transmission method.   A plurality of sub data upload requests are generated based on the data to be uploaded instructed by the data upload request, the sub data upload requests are respectively sent to the communication module, and a plurality of sub data to be uploaded to the communication module are transmitted. 8. The data transmission method according to claim 7, wherein the data is uploaded, and the data to be uploaded is composed of the sub-data to be uploaded.   8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the communication module determines whether or not the communication module is in an activated state based on a switch setting performed in advance, and sends the sub-data upload request to the communication module in an activated state. The data transmission method described.   The data of claim 7, further comprising: detecting a plurality of operating states and a plurality of transmission rates respectively corresponding to the communication modules, and sending the sub-data upload request based on the operating states and the transmission rates. Transmission method.

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