KR100614930B1 - Method of managing platform profile for digital home service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a platform profile management method for a digital home service, and in particular, a step 101 of requesting profile registration to the platform profile management module 105 after the system administrator 1 is authenticated from the service distribution management system 100. (S101); Step 102 in which the system manager 1 registers an inter-profile relation definition after transmitting the platform profile information if the profile registration is approved from the platform profile management module 105; Step 103 in which the platform profile management module 105 stores the platform profile information received from the system manager 1 and the relation information between the profiles in the database 300 (S103); And a step S104 in which the platform profile management module 105 transmits a registration completion message to the system manager 1. The present invention provides a service distribution management system in a service delivery network for a digital home. It's a great way to manage your home gateway's profile efficiently.

Service delivery network, service distribution management system, home gateway, platform profile,

Description

How to manage platform profile for digital home service {METHOD OF MANAGING PLATFORM PROFILE FOR DIGITAL HOME SERVICE}             

1 is a view showing a related structural diagram for platform profile processing in a service delivery network (SDN) to which the present invention is applied;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a platform profile generation process in a platform profile management method for a digital home service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a gateway platform profile registration process in a platform profile management method for a digital home service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a bundle platform profile registration process in a platform profile management method for a digital home service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a platform profile registration process when a service is generated in a platform profile management method for a digital home service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of applying a platform profile when a service is applied in a method for managing a platform profile for a digital home service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: service distribution management system 101: gateway management module

102: bundle management module 103: user management module

104: service management module 105: platform profile management module

106: User Portal 200: Home Gateway

300: database

The present invention relates to a method for managing a platform profile for a digital home service, and more particularly, to a service distribution network (SDN) service distribution management system for a digital home, the profile of a home gateway (Home Gateway) The present invention relates to a platform profile management method for digital home service that manages.

As is well known, Service Delivery Networks (SDNs) provide Video On Demand (VoD), telemedicine, and home automation to Home Home subscribers in a Content Delivery Network (CDN) that is dependent on the geographical location of existing content. It is an intelligent network that delivers various services such as automation) and web service through control in the network from core network and subscriber network.

In this case, the above-described service delivery network (SDN) is composed of a service gateway, a service provider, a service aggregator, a gateway operator, a WAN provider, a home network, and a device. have. The service gateway provides an open API to serve as a platform for various communication based services by connecting an external service provider connected to a wide area network (WAN) to an in-house terminal device. In addition, the service provider and integrator are responsible for developing services based on open APIs and combining them into a single integrated service. The gateway operator provides authentication, billing, etc. for services provided to the actual service gateway. Will be in charge of

On the other hand, the service distribution management system is a system for providing a smooth service to the indoor subscribers in the open home network, a system that delivers a variety of services provided by the service provider to the indoor subscribers. In addition, the service distribution management system is in charge of service management, such as service life cycle management and QoS control, so that various services of various service providers can be provided to subscribers smoothly, and service management for the service subscribers and gateways that the service providers have performed. Play a role.

At this time, the function of the above-described service distribution management system can be roughly divided into a service management function for service user / provider management and service gateway management, and a service distribution function for service quality guarantee. The functions of the service distribution management system are implemented in a separate server located in the WAN, and the service distribution function operates in the form of controlling edge switches or routers on the subscriber access network for efficient QoS and traffic control. Therefore, service service distribution management system is essential to shape and operation management in order to provide a smooth service to the subscribers.

However, in managing the profile of the home gateway in the conventional service distribution management system, since the platform profile between the gateway, the service, and the bundle and the relation between the profiles are not defined, it is not possible to determine whether the service is compatible with the creation and delivery of the service. It was not possible to block service generation between incompatible bundles or inactive service delivery at the gateway, which caused not only the performance degradation of the system but also the quality of the service.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to manage a profile of a home gateway by a service distribution management system, thereby providing a smooth service to a home subscriber in a service delivery network. By defining the platform profile between the service, bundle, and the relation between the profiles and the relations between the profiles, it is possible to determine compatibility when creating and delivering the service. To provide a platform profile management method for digital home services that can be blocked.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a platform profile management method for a digital home service, a service distribution management system having a platform profile management module, a home gateway, a database, a system administrator, a service provider and a service having a service user. In the platform profile generation method for a digital home service in a transport network (SDN),

Step 101, the system administrator accessing the service distribution management system and requesting profile registration to the platform profile management module after being authenticated;

Step 102, when the system administrator approves the profile registration from the platform profile management module, transmits platform profile information and registers an inter-profile relation definition;

Step 103, the platform profile management module storing platform profile information received from the system administrator and relation information between the profiles in the database; And

In step 104, the platform profile management module transmits a registration completion message to the system administrator.

In addition, the platform profile management method for the digital home service of the present invention is a service distribution management system having a gateway management module, a home gateway having a bootstrap bundle installed, a service having a database, a system administrator, a service provider, and a service user. In the gateway platform profile registration method for digital home service in a transport network (SDN),

Step 201, wherein the bootstrap bundle of the home gateway requests gateway authentication and registration to the gateway management module of the service distribution management system;

Step 202, when the bootstrap bundle is approved for gateway authentication and registration from the gateway management module, transmitting platform profile information to the gateway management module;

Step 203, after the gateway management module receives platform profile information from the bootstrap bundle, finds a matching profile among profiles previously registered by an administrator only in an authenticated gateway and stores the matching profile in the database along with gateway information; And

In step 204, the gateway management module downloads and installs a management agent on the home gateway.

On the other hand, the platform profile management method for the digital home service of the present invention, a service distribution management system having a bundle management module, a home gateway, a database, a system administrator, a service provider and a service delivery network (SDN) having a service user In the bundled platform profile registration method for home services,

Step 301, the service provider requesting registration of a bundle which is an application for providing a service to a bundle management module of the service distribution management system;

Step 302, by the bundle management module, querying the database for a profile to be inserted as meta information of a bundle requested by the service provider to the service provider and transmitting the profile to the service provider;

Step 303, the service provider selecting a corresponding platform profile and requesting registration with the bundle management module;

Step 304, by the bundle management module, inserting profile information requested by the service provider into metadata of a bundle and storing it in the database; And

In step 305, the bundle management module transmits a registration completion message to the service provider.

In addition, the platform profile management method for the digital home service of the present invention is a service distribution management system having a service management module and a platform profile management module, a home gateway, a database, a system administrator, a service delivery network having a service provider and a service user ( In the platform profile registration method when creating a service for digital home service in SDN),

Step 401, the service provider requests a service generation from a service management module of the service distribution management system;

Step 402, the service management module transmitting ID list information of a bundle to be combined with the platform profile management module and requesting compatibility when creating a service;

Step 403, the platform profile management module fetches meta information of a bundle from the database to check compatibility between bundles;

The platform profile management module extracts the platform profile of the bundle from the meta information of the bundle to check compatibility between bundles, and as a result, there is no profile between the bundles, and as a result, if a service can be generated, the optimal for this service Creating a platform profile (404);

Step 405, wherein the platform profile management module stores the generated optimal platform profile in the database; And

In step 406, the platform profile management module notifies that the service management module is compatible with the service.

In addition, the platform profile management method for the digital home service of the present invention includes a service distribution management system having a user portal and a platform profile management module, a home gateway with a management agent bundle installed, a database, a system administrator, a service provider, and a service user. A method of applying a platform profile when a service is applied for a digital home service in a service delivery network (SDN),

Step 501, the service user applying for a service to be used by the user to the user portal of the service distribution management system;

Step 502, the user portal requesting an inquiry of compatibility with a service ID and a gateway ID to the platform profile management module to determine whether the service requested by the service user is compatible with the home gateway;

Step 503, the platform profile management module extracts a platform profile of a corresponding service ID and a platform profile of a corresponding gateway from the database to compare relations between platform profiles;

If the platform profile management module compares and determines that relations between profiles are compatible, step 504 of delivering a service enabled message to the service portal;

Step 505, the user portal delivering a corresponding service to a management agent bundle of the home gateway; And

In step 506, the management agent bundle drives the service bundle.

Hereinafter, a platform profile management method for a digital home service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing a related structure for platform profile processing in a service delivery network (SDN) to which the present invention is applied. At this time, the gateway management module 101 of the service distribution management system 100 is a module for managing the gateway of the in-house subscribers in the service distribution management system 100, and is a gateway management agent installed in the home gateway 200. The SOAP communication with 202 controls applications, bundles, and services of the home gateway 200.

On the other hand, the bundle management module 102 of the service distribution management system 100 is a module that provides a function to enable the service provider to register, modify, delete, query the bundle in the service distribution management system (100). In addition, the user management module 103 of the service distribution management system 100 is a module for managing a user registered in the service distribution management system 100, and provides registration, authentication, information management, and termination of registration. Module.

In addition, the service management module 104 of the service distribution management system 100 provides a package function of a bundle to service providers in the service distribution management system 100 to combine one service, and a service user downloads the service. This module provides the function to receive the service from its gateway. In addition, the platform profile management module 105 of the service distribution management system 100 manages a profile between the home gateway 200, a bundle, and a service in the service distribution management system 100 to platform the home gateway 200. It is a module for providing a function for delivering a service or bundle capable of operating to the home gateway 200 by checking compatibility of a profile with a platform profile of a service or bundle.

On the other hand, the user portal 106 of the service distribution management system 100 is a portal that a user accesses to use a service registered in the service distribution management system 100. In addition, the service distribution management system 100 has a database 300 for storing various information for the home gateway 200 management, bundle management, service management, user management, platform profile management.

The home gateway 200 is provided with a bootstrap bundle 201 for gateway registration and authentication and a management agent bundle 202 for management of the service distribution management system 100. At this time, the bootstrap bundle 201 is pre-installed in the home gateway 200 to request registration and authentication to the service distribution management system 100 at the initial boot and the service distribution management system ( The management agent 202 is downloaded from the 100 and serves to install the home gateway 200. In addition, the management agent bundle 202 is provided with the SOAP (10) -based web service to the service distribution management system 100 after registration to be managed by the service distribution management system 100.

Next, a method for managing a platform profile for a digital home service according to an embodiment of the present invention using the apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 illustrates a process of registering a profile with the service distribution management system 100 by a system manager 1 for platform profile management in the service distribution management system 100. First, the system manager 1 accesses the service distribution management system 100 and authenticates the platform profile management module 105 with a profile registration request (S101).

Thereafter, the system manager 1 registers an OS (Operation System) profile, a central process unit (CPU) profile, a Java virtual machine (JVM) profile, and a framework profile as a profile name to be registered and specific attributes of the profile ( S102). For example, you can register information such as OS profile linux2.4, CPU profile i386, JVM profile sun-JDK-1.4, framework profile OSGi R3. Subsequently, the system manager 1 may register the relation definition with the platform profile registered previously. Here, the relation is a set that defines the relationship (contrast, compatibility) between profiles in each attribute category, and the relation for compatibility between profiles in each attribute category is determined by the administrator (1). It is explicitly defined. At this time, all platform profiles defined to the system manager 1 should be defined at the time of creation, and the platform profile management module 105 provides the system manager 1 with an interface for defining relations.

Then, when the relation definition is completed as described above, the platform profile management module 105 stores this information in the database 300 (S103), and sends a registration completion message to the system manager 1. (S104).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a gateway platform profile registration process in a platform profile management method for a digital home service according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the bootstrap bundle 201 already installed in the home gateway 200 requests gateway authentication and registration to the gateway management module 101 of the service distribution management system 100 at the gateway registration request (S201). Thereafter, the bootstrap bundle 201 extracts its CPU, OS, Java development kit (JDK), and framework profile information and transmits it to the gateway management module (202). Then, the gateway management module 101 finds a matching profile among profiles previously registered by the administrator 1 for the authenticated gateway and stores the matching profile in the database 300 along with the gateway information ( S203), the management agent 202 of the home gateway 200 is downloaded and installed (S204).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a bundle platform profile registration process in a platform profile management method for a digital home service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the service provider 2 requests to register a bundle, which is an application for providing a service, to the bundle management module 102 of the service distribution management system 100 (S301). Then, the bundle management module 102 inquires the profile to be inserted as meta information of the bundle in the database 300 and transmits the profile to the service provider 2 (S302).

On the other hand, the service provider 2 selects the platform profile and performs a registration request to the bundle management module 102 (S303). At this time, the service provider 2 may request to register the at least one profile of the bundle that has been tested at the time of bundle production to the service distribution management system 100. Then, the bundle management module 102 inserts the profile information requested by the service provider 2 as metadata of the bundle, stores it in the database 300 (S304), and then registers the registration with the service provider 2. The message is transmitted (S305).

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of registering a platform profile when a service is generated in the method for managing a platform profile for a digital home service according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this case, the service generation refers to a function of the service provider 2 generating a new service by combining a bundle registered previously. To this end, the service provider 2 requests a service generation from the service management module 104 of the service distribution management system 100 (S401). Then, the service management module 104 transmits the list information of the bundle to be combined to the platform profile management module 105, which is to be created, and requests whether or not compatibility is required when generating the service (S402).

Then, the platform profile management module 105 obtains the meta information of the bundle from the database 300 to check compatibility between bundles (S403). Then, the platform profile management module 105 extracts the platform profile of the bundle and checks the compatibility between the bundles (S404), when there is no conflicting profile, the optimal platform profile for this service is possible. To generate (S404). At this time, compatibility is dependent on relation information registered by an administrator when registering a profile, and it is determined whether there is a conflicting profile in which relation is not compatible. Then, the platform profile management module 105 stores this information in the database 300 (S405), and informs the service management module 104 of service compatibility (S406).

6 is a flowchart illustrating a process of applying a platform profile when a service is applied in the method of managing a platform profile for a digital home service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

At this time, the service user 3 requests a service to be used for the user portal 106 of the service distribution management system 100 (S501). The user portal 106 of the service distribution management system 100 then tells the platform profile management module 105 to know whether the service is compatible with the user's home gateway 200 to deliver this service. A request is made with the service ID and the gateway ID for compatibility (S502). Then, the platform profile management module 105 extracts the platform profile of the service ID and the platform profile of the home gateway 200 from the database 300 and compares the relation between the platform profiles (S503). At this time, if the relation between profiles is compatible, the platform profile management module 105 transmits a service enabled message to the service portal 106 (S504), and the user portal 106 of the home gateway 200 The service is delivered to the management agent bundle 202 (S505), and the corresponding service bundle is installed (S506).

At this time, the platform profile management method for the digital home service according to the embodiment of the present invention described above is produced by a computer program recording medium such as hard disk, floppy disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, flash memory, ROM, RAM, etc. Can be stored in.

Although the present invention has been described in more detail with reference to some embodiments, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, according to the platform profile management method for the digital home service according to the present invention, in the service distribution management system managing the profile of the home gateway, a gateway, a service, By defining the platform profile between the bundles and the relations between the profiles, it is possible to determine compatibility when creating and delivering services, thereby preventing the creation of services between incompatible bundles or delivery of inactive services in the gateway. It is an excellent effect.

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A platform profile generation method for a digital home service in a service distribution network (SDN) having a service distribution management system having a platform profile management module, a home gateway, a database, a system administrator, a service provider, and a service user, Step 101, the system administrator accessing the service distribution management system and requesting profile registration to the platform profile management module after being authenticated; Step 102, when the system administrator approves the profile registration from the platform profile management module, transmits platform profile information and registers an inter-profile relation definition; Step 103, the platform profile management module storing platform profile information received from the system administrator and relation information between the profiles in the database; And And a step 104 of the platform profile management module transmitting a registration completion message to the system administrator. The method of claim 1, In step 102, the platform profile information registered by the system administrator to the platform profile management module is OS profile, CPU profile, JVM profile, and framework profile information according to a profile name to be registered and specific attributes of the profile. To manage platform profiles for digital home services. Service Platform Management System with Gateway Management Module, Home Gateway with Bootstrap Bundle, Database Platform System Registration for Digital Home Service in Service Delivery Network (SDN) with Database, System Administrator, Service Provider and Service User In the method, Step 201, wherein the bootstrap bundle of the home gateway requests gateway authentication and registration to the gateway management module of the service distribution management system; Step 202, when the bootstrap bundle is approved for gateway authentication and registration from the gateway management module, transmitting platform profile information to the gateway management module; Step 203, after the gateway management module receives platform profile information from the bootstrap bundle, finds a matching profile among profiles previously registered by an administrator only in an authenticated gateway and stores the matching profile in the database along with gateway information; And And a step 204 of the gateway management module downloading and installing a management agent in the home gateway. The method of claim 3, wherein In step 202, the platform profile information transmitted by the bootstrap bundle to the gateway management module is an OS profile, a CPU profile, a JDK profile, and framework profile information. A method for registering a bundled platform profile for a digital home service in a service distribution network (SDN) having a service distribution management system having a bundle management module, a home gateway, a database, a system administrator, a service provider, and a service user, Step 301, the service provider requesting registration of a bundle which is an application for providing a service to a bundle management module of the service distribution management system; Step 302, by the bundle management module, querying the database for a profile to be inserted as meta information of a bundle requested by the service provider to the service provider and transmitting the profile to the service provider; Step 303, the service provider selecting a corresponding platform profile and requesting registration with the bundle management module; Step 304, by the bundle management module, inserting profile information requested by the service provider into metadata of a bundle and storing it in the database; And And a step 305 of the bundle management module transmitting a registration completion message to the service provider. Registration of platform profile when creating service for digital home service in SDN with service distribution management system, home gateway, database, system administrator, service provider and service user with service management module and platform profile management module In the method, Step 401, the service provider requests a service generation from a service management module of the service distribution management system; Step 402, the service management module transmitting ID list information of a bundle to be combined with the platform profile management module and requesting compatibility when creating a service; Step 403, the platform profile management module fetches bundle information from the database to check compatibility between bundles; The platform profile management module extracts the platform profile of the bundle from the meta information of the bundle to check compatibility between bundles, and as a result, there is no profile between the bundles, and as a result, if a service can be generated, the optimal for this service Creating a platform profile (404); Step 405, wherein the platform profile management module stores the generated optimal platform profile in the database; And And a step 406 of informing that the platform profile management module is service compatible with the service management module. The method of claim 6, In the step 404, the platform profile management module checks whether the bundles are compatible between bundles, and determines whether there is a profile of a relation that is incompatible with each other based on relation information registered by the system administrator during profile registration. Platform profile management method for a digital home service, characterized in that. Services for digital home services in a service delivery network (SDN) with service distribution management systems with user portal and platform profile management modules, home gateways with management agent bundles, databases, system administrators, service providers, and service users In applying the platform profile at the time of application, Step 501, the service user applying for a service to be used by the user to the user portal of the service distribution management system; Step 502, the user portal requesting an inquiry of compatibility with a service ID and a gateway ID to the platform profile management module to determine whether the service requested by the service user is compatible with the home gateway; Step 503, the platform profile management module extracts a platform profile of a corresponding service ID and a platform profile of a corresponding gateway from the database to compare relations between platform profiles; If the platform profile management module compares and determines that relations between profiles are compatible, step 504 of delivering a service enabled message to the service portal; Step 505, the user portal delivering a corresponding service to a management agent bundle of the home gateway; And And a step 506 of operating the service agent bundle by the management agent bundle.

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