KR100939822B1 - Home Communication Distribution Device - Google Patents

Abstract

A generation communication distribution device is disclosed. The present invention is a casing constituting the appearance of the generation communication distribution device, a data communication port connected to a data communication line outside the casing receives a power reboot signal from the outside, the switch is applied to the output from the data communication port for data communication A block is located inside the casing, the bridge relays the power reboot signal applied through the data communication port, and a connector connected to the power reboot control terminal of the power coupler to output the power reboot signal from the bridge to the power coupler. . According to the present invention, collective or selective power rebooting of a plurality of electronic devices can be centrally performed by a control command from the outside.

Generation Communication Distribution Device, Power Reboot, Electronics, Power Coupler

Description

Generation Communication Distribution Device {Home Communication Distribution Device}

The present invention relates to a generation communication distribution device, and more particularly, to a generation communication distribution device for performing a power reboot for each power coupler installed in a plurality of electronic devices according to a power reboot command for an electronic device input from the outside. It is about.

Household communication distribution device for distributing trunk line for general telephone is installed in household terminal box for each household.In accordance with the spread of the Internet, the household communication distribution unit is integrated with not only general telephone trunk line but also LAN cable for internet connection. Operable technology has been applied.

In other words, most household communication distribution devices currently installed for each household are devices for distributing not only external telephone lines but also Internet lines to communication ports of each space in the home, and these household communication distribution units connect to external Internet lines. One uplink port and a plurality of downlink ports for distributing communication ports of each space in the home are provided.

On the other hand, the downlink port is connected to an electronic device for processing data by performing data communication with an external communication network, the electronic device may be malfunctioned during the process of using.

However, most malfunctions are often healed by only performing a so-called power rebooting which cuts off the power supply to the electronic device and resumes the power supply again. Therefore, when a malfunction of the electronic device occurs, the power reboot is first performed, and when the malfunction is not cured by the power reboot, a separate follow-up action is taken. Such a power reboot may be performed by a physical method of disconnecting and reconnecting a power supply plug from an outlet, or through a device called a power coupler.

1 is a view for explaining a power coupler. The power coupler 20 is connected between the electronic device 10 performing data communication and an external power source, and serves to provide a data line and a power supply line. That is, the power coupler 20 has a data communication port on the electronic device 10 side and communication ports 21 and 22 respectively connected to an external data communication network to provide a path for data communication, and to provide an external power source. The switch 27 is connected to the power supply terminal on the side of the plug 27 and the electronic device 10 to provide a power supply path. At this time, the switching operation of the switch 25 typically depends on the control signal from any one of the data lines. Therefore, when the power reboot signal is applied to the switch 25 through data communication from the outside or the user applies the power reboot signal by operating an external power reboot operation button, the switch 25 is opened for a predetermined time and then closed. Accordingly, power supply to the electronic device 10 is cut off for a predetermined time, thereby power rebooting the electronic device 10.

The power coupler 20 provides an advantage that the power rebooting of the electronic device 10 can also be performed in software by external control. However, the conventional power rebooting method does not provide a function for uniformly controlling power rebooting in the center for the plurality of electronic devices 10.

Uniform control at the center of the power reboot is required to perform power rebooting for all electronic devices, for example, when malfunctions occur in a plurality of electronic devices, or external power reboot control commands are issued to various electronic devices. It is necessary when there is a need to perform a power reboot by selecting only a specific electronic device among them.

However, in the conventional power rebooting method, since only individual control of the power couplers 20 installed in the individual electronic devices 10 is possible, there is a problem that collective power rebooting or selective power rebooting is impossible.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a generation communication distribution apparatus so that power rebooting of a plurality of electronic devices can be centrally performed by a control command from the outside.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a generation communication distribution device capable of centrally performing selective power rebooting of a plurality of electronic devices by external control.

Generation communication distribution apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the casing constituting the appearance of the generation communication distribution device, a data communication port connected to the data communication line outside the casing receives a power reboot signal from the outside, A switch block to which an output from the data communication port is applied for data communication, a bridge located inside the casing, and a bridge for relaying the power rebooting signal applied through the data communication port, and a power rebooting control stage of the power coupler. And output the power rebooting signal from the bridge to the power coupler.

On the other hand, the generation communication distribution device according to the present invention is a casing constituting the appearance of the generation communication distribution device, a data communication port connected to the data communication line outside the casing receives a power reboot signal from the outside, the data communication for the A switch block to which an output from a data communication port is applied, located in the casing, a bridge for relaying the power reboot signal applied through the data communication port, and a power rebooting control stage of the plurality of power couplers, respectively. And a connector portion including a plurality of connectors respectively outputting the power rebooting signal from the bridge to the power coupler.

Preferably, the data communication port is an interface connected to the UTP line, characterized in that the power reboot signal is applied through an extra line of the UTP line that is not used for normal data communication.

The apparatus may further include a power supply circuit unit configured to receive power from an external power source and provide self-power required, and an internal power coupler disposed between the power supply circuit unit and the external power source, wherein the bridge receives the power rebooting signal. Output to the power rebooting control stage of the internal power coupler.

The data communication port may receive a selection signal for the power coupler to be power rebooted along with the power reboot signal, and the bridge may be configured to power reboot the power coupler corresponding to the selection signal from among the plurality of power couplers. And a decoder for decoding the selection signal so that a signal is transmitted.

The selection signal may be input as a data packet according to a predetermined data communication protocol.

The predetermined data communication protocol may be RS485, RS422, RS232 serial data communication protocol, or TCP / IP communication protocol.

According to the present invention, there is provided a generation communication distribution apparatus in which collective or selective power rebooting of a plurality of electronic devices can be centrally performed by a control command from the outside.

In the above, the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been illustrated and described, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the technical spirit of the present invention and the following by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Various modifications and variations will be possible within the scope of equivalents of the claims to be described therein, and such variations will fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the present invention in more detail. It should be noted that the same elements in the figures are represented by the same numerals wherever possible. In addition, detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a generation communication distribution apparatus according to the present invention. The generation communication distribution apparatus 200 according to the present invention provides centralized control of a batch or selective power rebooting operation for various electronic devices 110.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic device 110 (H / A (Home Automation) device, Wall PAD, Gateway, etc.) is a device that performs data communication for an external device or an external network. Each power coupler 120 is connected to the 110.

The power coupler 120 receives external power through the plug 127 and provides the electronic device 110 as described above with reference to FIG. 1, and performs power rebooting by an external power reboot control signal therein. A switch (not shown) is provided.

Generation communication distribution device 200 according to the present invention is a casing constituting the appearance of the data communication port 210, the bridge (230), at least one connector 220, and the generation communication distribution device 200 ( 240).

The data communication port 210 is connected to an external data communication line to provide an interface for the electronic device 110 in the home to communicate with an external communication network. In addition, the data communication port 210 serves to receive a power reboot signal from the outside.

The bridge 230 functions to relay the power reboot signal applied through the data communication port 210.

Preferably, the bridge 230 includes a decoder (not shown). The data communication port 210 may receive a selection signal for the power coupler 120 to be power rebooted along with the power rebooting signal. When the selection signal is input together, the decoder included in the bridge 230 may include a plurality of decoders. The power coupler 120 decodes the selection signal such that the power rebooting signal is transmitted to the power coupler corresponding to the selection signal.

On the other hand, in the practice of the present invention, the selection signal here is preferably input as a data packet by a predetermined data communication protocol such as RS485, RS422, or RS232 serial data communication protocol or TCP / IP communication protocol.

The plurality of connectors 220 are respectively connected to the power rebooting control terminal of the power coupler 120. The connector 220 receives the power rebooting signal from the bridge 230, and outputs the received power rebooting signals to the power coupler 120 to provide to the power rebooting control terminal of the power coupler 120.

Meanwhile, the piwiboot integrated control device 200 includes a power supply circuit unit 260 and an internal power coupler 250. The power supply circuit unit 260 receives power from an external power source through a plug to provide self-required power of the generation communication distribution device 200, and the internal power coupler 250 is connected to the power supply circuit unit 260 and externally. It is arranged between the power supplies.

The operation of the generation communication distribution apparatus 200 according to the present invention having the above configuration is as follows.

In a normal state, the electronic device 110 performs data communication with an external communication network through a data communication line connected to the data communication port 210. When the power reboot signal is applied through the data communication line, the power reboot signal is relayed by the bridge 230 and input to the power reboot control terminal of the power coupler 120 via the connector 220.

Accordingly, each power coupler 120 is turned on after the power supply switch therein for a predetermined time to perform a power reboot for each electronic device 110. At this time, the bridge 230 applies a power reboot signal to the power rebooting control terminal of the internal power coupler 250, and thus power rebooting is performed on the generation communication distribution apparatus 200 itself. By this operation, the centralized power rebooting by external control is performed on all the electronic devices 110 and the three communication distribution apparatus 200 itself.

On the other hand, when the power rebooting signal applied to the data communication port 210 through the data communication line includes a selection signal for a specific power coupler 120, the decoder in the bridge 230 decodes the selection signal to correspond to it. The power rebooting signal is applied to the power rebooting control terminal of the power coupler 120. Accordingly, selective power rebooting is performed only for the electronic device 110.

According to this process, by inputting the power rebooting signal (or a selection signal for the power coupler) from the outside through the data communication line, the overall power rebooting or specific electronics for the entire electronic device 110 by external control Selective power rebooting of the device 110 is possible.

3 is a view showing another embodiment of FIG. This embodiment has a configuration substantially the same as the embodiment of FIG. 2, but shows an example in which a UTP line is employed instead of the data communication line of FIG. 2. Accordingly, the data communication port is configured as an interface connected to the UTP line.

As is well known, UTP lines have four pairs (8) of data lines, of which 1-3 pairs (6) of the lines are used for data communication and one pair (2) of lines is redundant. Consists of lines (not used). When such a UTP line is employed, an extra pair (two lines) can be used as a line dedicated to the power rebooting control command.

In such a case, the bridge 230 allows only these two extra lines to be connected to the data communication port 210 as input data, and when a signal is applied to these two lines (or to either of these lines), the signal is applied to this signal. Accordingly, by configuring the bridge 230 to output a power reboot signal it is possible to implement a batch power reboot control.

If it is desired to implement a selective power reboot using the extra line of the UTP line, it may be possible to input a power reboot selection command for up to three electronic devices 110.

4A to 4C illustrate the operation principle of the decoder included in the bridge for inputting the selection command for the electronic device 110 as described above.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4A, when the bridge 230 does not have a decoder function, the bridge 230 simply functions to divide one input into three outputs. Accordingly, one power rebooting signal input to the bridge 230 is transmitted to three connectors 220 to perform power rebooting for three electronic devices.

However, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the bridge 230 has a function of a decoder, four selection signals that can be implemented through a pair of two input lines (that is, a signal is applied to each of the two lines). In case of binary number, there are four states of 00, 01, 10, and 11) .If a signal is not applied to both lines (signal 00), the power reboot command is executed. When a signal is applied to one line (in case of 01 and 10 signals) or a signal is applied to both lines (in case of 11 signals), the power connector 120 may be used. It can be recognized that the selection command for is authorized. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 4C, when the 00 signal is applied, it is recognized that there is no electronic device selected as a power reboot target and the power reboot command is not input, and when the 01 signal is applied, the H / A device is applied. When the 10 signal is applied, the Wall PAD, and when the 11 signal is applied, the Gateway is selected as the electronic device 110 to be rebooted.

In this manner, a state in which the power reboot signal is simultaneously applied together with the selection signal for selecting the electronic device 110 to power reboot may be implemented by using two extra UTP lines.

On the other hand, Figure 5 is a diagram showing a specific application example of the household communication distribution apparatus installed in the household terminal box according to the present invention.

The generation communication distribution device 200 in FIG. 5 is a device provided to distribute an external telephone line or an Internet line to a communication port of each space in a home, and includes one uplink port 210 and a plurality of uplink ports 210. Down Link port 220 is provided. In this case, the uplink port 210 performs the function of the data communication port 210 in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the downlink port 220 performs the function of the connector 220 in FIGS. 2 and 3. .

Accordingly, four pairs of UTP lines are connected to the uplink port 210, and each downlink port 220 is connected to an electronic device 110 such as an H / A device, and the uplink port 210 is connected to the uplink port 210. Between the downlink port 220 and the bridge 230 including a decoder is provided. On the other hand, the generation communication distribution device 200 in FIG. 5 is provided with a block 280 having a LAN switch or the like therein.

As shown in FIG. 5, four pairs of UTP lines are connected to the uplink port 210, and the output of the uplink port 210 is connected to the LAN switch block 280 for three pairs of data communication. A pair is connected to the bridge 230 and used as a power reboot selection signal. In addition, the output of the bridge 230 (power reboot signal) is connected to each downlink port 220, four outputs of each downlink port 220 to the power coupler 120 of each electronic device 110 It is connected and used as a data communication line and a power reboot selection signal line.

In this configuration, the configuration for power rebooting is the same as the configuration of FIG. 3 described above, wherein the configuration of the line for data communication for each electronic device 110 is the same as the conventional configuration but is not used for data communication. An unused pair of tracks is used as the power rebooting track.

Meanwhile, in the above descriptions, the bridge 230 is a component that decodes according to an input of a selection signal to the electronic device 110 to be rebooted. The bridge 230 may include a hardware decoder but may also include a software decoder. have. That is, when a data packet for selecting a specific electronic device 110 is input to the data communication port 210 through the data communication line, for example, by 485 communication, the number of the electronic device 110 indicated by the data packet is determined by software. By extracting through an operation, it is possible to know which electronic device 110 is the power reboot command. Accordingly, the bridge 230 may output the power reboot command for the electronic device 110.

As such, when the bridge 230 includes a software decoder, the bridge 230 should be provided with a separate processor for calculation.

While the above has been shown and described with respect to preferred embodiments and applications of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments and applications described above, the invention without departing from the gist of the invention claimed in the claims Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

1 is a view for explaining a power coupler,

2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a generation communication distribution device according to the present invention;

3 shows another embodiment of FIG. 2;

4A to 4C are diagrams illustrating an operating principle of a decoder included in a bridge for inputting a selection command for an electronic device, and

5 is a diagram showing a specific application of the generation communication distribution apparatus according to the present invention.

Claims (7)

A casing constituting an appearance of the generation communication distribution device; A data communication port connected to a data communication line outside the casing and receiving a power reboot signal from the outside; A switch block to which an output from the data communication port is applied for data communication; A bridge located inside the casing and relaying a power reboot signal applied through the data communication port; And A connector connected to a power rebooting control terminal of a power coupler for outputting the power rebooting signal from the bridge to the power coupler Including; The data communication port receives a selection signal for the power coupler to be power rebooted along with the power rebooting signal. And wherein the bridge comprises a decoder for decoding the selection signal such that the power rebooting signal is transmitted to the power coupler corresponding to the selection signal among a plurality of power couplers. A casing constituting an appearance of the generation communication distribution device; A data communication port connected to a data communication line outside the casing and receiving a power reboot signal from the outside; A switch block to which an output from the data communication port is applied for data communication; A bridge located inside the casing and relaying a power reboot signal applied through the data communication port; And A connector portion each connected to a power rebooting control stage of a plurality of power couplers, the connector portion being configured to output the power rebooting signal from the bridge to the power coupler, respectively Including; The data communication port receives a selection signal for the power coupler to be power rebooted along with the power rebooting signal. And wherein the bridge comprises a decoder for decoding the selection signal such that the power rebooting signal is transmitted to the power coupler corresponding to the selection signal among a plurality of power couplers. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The data communication port is an interface connected to the UTP line, And wherein said power reboot signal is applied through an extra line of said UTP line that is not used for normal data communication. The method according to claim 1 or 2, It further includes a power supply circuit unit for receiving power from an external power supply to provide its own power, and an internal power coupler disposed between the power supply circuit unit and the external power source, And the bridge outputs the power reboot signal to a power reboot control terminal of the internal power coupler. delete The method according to claim 1 or 2, And said selection signal is input as a data packet by a predetermined data communication protocol. The method of claim 6, And said predetermined data communication protocol is RS485, RS422, or RS232 serial data communication protocol or TCP / IP communication protocol.

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