KR101194664B1 - Method and System for Checking Error of Residential Gateway for Use in Home Network System - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for determining a failure of a residential gateway in a home network system.

The present invention provides a system for determining an RG failure using failure information in a home network system, comprising: an Internet providing a connection path for transmitting and receiving a message using a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) over TCP / IP; Sends a state change request message (State_Change_Request_Message) including fault information through the Internet, receives a state change response message (State_Change_Response_Message) indicating that the fault has been resolved, receives a state search request message (State_Search_Request_Message) for diagnosing a fault, and RG collects the fault information and state information according to the received state search request message and checks whether there is an abnormality, and transmits a state search response message (State_Search_Response_Message) including the fault information and the state information through the Internet. (Residential Gateway); And receiving the state change request message from the RG, updating the RG management list using the failure information, searching the RG management list at specific intervals, and determining whether or not the failure of the RG is resolved. A home that transmits the status change response message to the RG via the Internet when it is determined that the failure of the RG is resolved, and sends the status search request message to the RG via the Internet when it is determined that the failure of the RG is not resolved Provide a network server.

According to the present invention, by transmitting the failure information generated in the RG to the home network server, it is possible to determine whether or not the RG and the electronic device failure, it is possible to effectively operate the home network server.

Home network, RG, failure, status

Description

Method and system for checking failure of residential gateway in home network system {Method and System for Checking Error of Residential Gateway for Use in Home Network System}

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system for determining a failure of a residential gateway in a home network system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining a failure of a residential gateway in a home network system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art

110: home network server 111: HUS

112: HDB 113: HAS

114: RG management module 115: RG monitor module

120: Internet 130: RG

The present invention relates to a method and system for determining a failure of a residential gateway in a home network system. More specifically, the home network server receives a status change request message including failure information from a residential gateway (hereinafter referred to as 'RG'), updates the RG management list using the failure information, and updates the RG. The present invention relates to a method and system for determining a failure of a residential gateway in a home network system for retrieving a management list at specific intervals and transmitting a status retrieval request message to a failed RG.

 Recently, due to the wide spread of the Internet and the development of communication technology, the field of home network and home automation for connection and utilization of various electric / electronic devices and communication devices in the home or office has been attracting attention.

Conventional home automation is mainly made up of videophones and interphones to check visitors, but various functions including gas leaks and fire alarms are gradually being added. But such a simple set of features is not truly home automation. In other words, not only some devices are controlled and monitored, but also they are configured as a network to monitor, control and interoperate all the devices connected to the network, and computer-related devices are configured as data communication networks. Can be said to be true home automation.

In the home network field, standardization and technology development have been actively performed for communication methods such as wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and IrDA communication using a wired LAN such as HomePNA, IEEE1394, and HomeRF. Meanwhile, in the field of home automation, so-called Lonwork-based building automation devices are attracting attention.

Integration of standardization of home network and home automation related technologies is still required to cope with incomplete situation and various protocols, and to perform comprehensive home automation control that can support remote control and home control using wired / wireless communication line or Internet network. The development of residential gateway is underway.

Meanwhile, the conventional home network server receives an Alive message from the premises gateway to determine the state of the premises gateway, and determines whether the premises gateway is normally operated using the received Alive message.

However, in the conventional home network system, it is not possible to effectively replace an error that occurs only by determining whether the gateway is operating normally by using an Alive message, and determining whether the disabled has occurred in the electronic device or the gateway in the home. There is a problem that the user can not determine whether the failure of your gateway before using the home network service.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention, the home network server receives a status change request message including the failure information from the RG, updates the RG management list using the failure information, and the RG management list at specific intervals It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for determining a failure of a residential gateway in a home network system that detects and transmits a status search request message to a failed RG.

Accordingly, according to a first object of the present invention, in a system for determining RG failure using failure information in a home network system, a connection path for transmitting and receiving a message using SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) over TCP / IP Providing the Internet; Sends a state change request message (State_Change_Request_Message) including fault information through the Internet, receives a state change response message (State_Change_Response_Message) indicating that the fault has been resolved, receives a state search request message (State_Search_Request_Message) for diagnosing a fault, and RG collects the fault information and state information according to the received state search request message and checks whether there is an abnormality, and transmits a state search response message (State_Search_Response_Message) including the fault information and the state information through the Internet. (Residential Gateway); And receiving the state change request message from the RG, updating the RG management list using the failure information, searching the RG management list at specific intervals, and determining whether or not the failure of the RG is resolved. A home that transmits the status change response message to the RG via the Internet when it is determined that the failure of the RG is resolved, and sends the status search request message to the RG via the Internet when it is determined that the failure of the RG is not resolved Provide a network server.

According to a second object of the present invention, a status change request message including failure information through the Internet, which provides a connection path for transmitting and receiving a message using SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) over TCP / IP ( Send a State_Change_Request_Message, receive a state change response message (State_Change_Response_Message) indicating that the fault has been resolved, receive a state search request message (State_Search_Request_Message) for diagnosing a fault, and according to the received state search request message Collects state information to check whether there is an abnormality, and receives the state change request message from a RG (Residential Gateway) for transmitting a state search response message (State_Search_Response_Message) including the fault information and the state information through the Internet and the RG. Receive and use the fault information Update the RG management list, search the RG management list at specific intervals to determine whether the RG failure is resolved, and if it is determined that the failure of the RG is resolved, respond to the state change to the RG via the Internet. A method of determining an RG failure in a home network system including a home network server transmitting a message and transmitting the status search request message to the RG via the Internet when it is determined that the failure of the RG has not been solved, ) Receiving the state change request message including the failure information from the RG; (b) updating the RG management list using the failure information; (c) searching the RG management list at the specific periodic intervals to determine whether the failure of the RG is resolved; (d) transmitting the status search request message for diagnosing the failure of the RG to the RG via the Internet when it is determined in step (c) that the failure of the RG has not been resolved; (e) determining whether the status search response message has been received from the RG; And (f) determining that there is a failure in the RG when not receiving the status search response message from the RG in step (e), updating the information in the database, and notifying the occurrence of the failure of the RG. .

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components throughout the drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of a system for determining a failure of a residential gateway in a home network system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The system for determining an RG failure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a home network server 110, the Internet 120, and a RG (Residential Gateway) 130.

The home network server 110 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention receives a state change request message (State_Change_Request_Message) including failure information from the RG 130 and updates the RG management list using the failure information.

In addition, the home network server 110 searches the RG management list at specific intervals to determine whether or not the failure of the RG 130 is resolved, and if it is determined that the failure of the RG 130 is resolved, the failure of the RG 130 is resolved. A state change response message (State_Change_Response_Message) indicating that it has been resolved is transmitted to the RG 130 through the Internet 120, and when it is determined that the failure of the RG 130 has not been resolved, a state retrieval request message for diagnosing the failure of the RG 130 (State_Search_Request_Message) is transmitted to the RG 130 via the Internet 120.

In addition, the home network server 110 determines whether a state search response message (State_Search_Response_Message) has been received from the RG 130, and if the state search response message is not received from the RG 130, the failure of the RG 130 occurs. It determines that there is, and updates the information of the database and notifies the occurrence of the failure of the RG (130).

In addition, the home network server 110 includes a home user server (HUS) 111, a home DB server (HDB) 112, a home automation server (HAS) 113, and the like.

The HUS 111 provides a web page in conjunction with a web server (not shown), performs various web-related functions, provides an interfacing function to access the home network server 110, and controls electronic devices easily and conveniently. It provides GUI (Graphic User Interface) function.

The HAS 113 transmits and receives a message with the RG 130, transmits control messages generated from the HUS 111 to the RG 130, a status change request message and a status search response message, etc. generated from the RG 130. Process the message. Here, the HAS 113 includes an RG manager module 114, an RG monitor module 115, and the like.

The RG management module 114 analyzes SOAP and performs necessary processing for each message, and transmits a status search response message received from the RG 130 to the RG monitor module 115.

The RG monitor module 115 is a dedicated processor for processing a status search response message. The RG monitor module 115 transmits a status search request message to the RG 130 to check the status of the RG 130 and retrieves the status received from the RG 130. The status of the RG 130 is checked by checking the response message.

The HDB 112 is a database of the home network server 110 and stores data such as status information and failure information.

The Internet 120 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a connection path for transmitting and receiving messages using the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) over TCP / IP between the home network server 110 and the RG 130.

The RG 130 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention transmits a state change request message including failure information to the home network server 110 via the Internet 120, and the RG 130 from the home network server 110. Receive a status change response message indicating that the fault has been resolved.

In addition, the RG 130 receives a status search request message for diagnosing a failure of the RG 130 from the home network server 110 and configures the RG 130 according to the received status search request message. Collect the failure information and status information, etc. to check whether there is an abnormality, and transmits a status search response message including the failure information and status information to the home network server 110 through the Internet (120).

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of determining a failure of a residential gateway in a home network system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the home network server 110 receives a state change request message (State_Change_Request_Message) including failure information from the RG 130 (S210), and updates the RG management list using the failure information (S220). ).

The home network server 110 searches the RG management list at specific intervals to determine whether the failure of the RG 130 has been resolved (S230), and if it is determined that the failure of the RG 130 has been resolved, the failure of the RG 130 has occurred. A state change response message (State_Change_Response_Message) indicating that it has been resolved is transmitted to the RG 130 through the Internet 120 (S232), and when it is determined that the failure of the RG 130 has not been resolved, a state for diagnosing the failure of the RG 130 is determined. The search request message (State_Search_Request_Message) is transmitted to the RG 130 through the Internet 120 (S240).

The home network server 110 determines whether or not a state search response message (State_Search_Response_Message) has been received from the RG 130 (S250), and if the state search response message is not received from the RG 130, the RG 130 is sent to the RG 130. It determines that there is a failure, updates the information in the database, and notifies the occurrence of the failure of the RG 130 (S260). Here, the RG 130 collects fault information and status information of each device constituting the RG 130 according to the status search request message received from the home network server 110 and checks whether there is an abnormality and the Internet ( The status search response message including the failure information and the status information is transmitted to the home network server 110 through the 120.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, by transmitting the failure information generated in the RG to the home network server, it is possible to determine the failure of the RG and the electronic device, it is possible to effectively operate the home network server.

Claims (7)

delete In the system for determining the RG failure using the failure information in the home network system, The Internet providing a connection path for sending and receiving messages using Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) over TCP / IP; Sends a state change request message (State_Change_Request_Message) including fault information through the Internet, receives a state change response message (State_Change_Response_Message) indicating that the fault has been resolved, receives a state search request message (State_Search_Request_Message) for diagnosing a fault, and RG collects the fault information and state information according to the received state search request message and checks whether there is an abnormality, and transmits a state search response message (State_Search_Response_Message) including the fault information and the state information through the Internet. (Residential Gateway); And Receive the state change request message from the RG, update the RG management list using the failure information, search the RG management list at specific intervals, determine whether or not the failure of the RG is resolved, and the RG A home network that transmits the state change response message to the RG via the Internet when the fault is determined to be resolved, and sends the state search request message to the RG via the Internet when it determines that the fault of the RG is not resolved server Including, The home network server determines whether or not the status search response message has been received from the RG. If the home network server does not receive the status search response message from the RG, the home network server determines that the RG has a failure and updates the information in the database. A system for determining an RG failure in a home network system. In the system for determining the RG failure using the failure information in the home network system, The Internet providing a connection path for sending and receiving messages using Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) over TCP / IP; Sends a state change request message (State_Change_Request_Message) including fault information through the Internet, receives a state change response message (State_Change_Response_Message) indicating that the fault has been resolved, receives a state search request message (State_Search_Request_Message) for diagnosing a fault, and RG collects the fault information and state information according to the received state search request message and checks whether there is an abnormality, and transmits a state search response message (State_Search_Response_Message) including the fault information and the state information through the Internet. (Residential Gateway); And Receive the state change request message from the RG, update the RG management list using the failure information, search the RG management list at specific intervals, determine whether or not the failure of the RG is resolved, and the RG A home network that transmits the state change response message to the RG via the Internet when the fault is determined to be resolved, and sends the state search request message to the RG via the Internet when it determines that the fault of the RG is not resolved server Including, The home network server, A home user server (HUS) that provides a web function in conjunction with a web server, provides an interfacing function for accessing the home network server, and provides a graphical user interface (GUI) function for controlling an electronic device; A Home Automation Server (HAS) that transmits and receives a message with the RG, transmits a control message generated in the HUS to the RG, and processes the state change request message and the state search response message generated in the RG; And HDB (Home DB Server) that stores the status information and the failure information as a database of the home network server The system for determining the RG failure in a home network system comprising a. The method of claim 3, wherein The HAS processes an RG manager module for delivering the status search response message received from the RG and the status search response message received from the RG management module, and checks the status of the RG for the status of the RG. RG monitor module for transmitting the status search request message to the RG monitor module and checking the status of the RG by checking the status search response message received from the RG. System for determining failure. The Internet provides a connection path for transmitting and receiving messages using the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) over TCP / IP, and transmits a state change request message (State_Change_Request_Message) including failure information through the Internet, indicating that the failure has been resolved. Receives a state change response message (State_Change_Response_Message), receives a state search request message (State_Search_Request_Message) for diagnosing a fault, collects the fault information and state information according to the received state search request message, and checks for abnormality. Receiving a state change request message from the RG (Residential Gateway) for transmitting a state search response message (State_Search_Response_Message) including the failure information and the state information through the Internet, and using the failure information Update RG Management List And searching the RG management list at specific intervals to determine whether the failure of the RG has been resolved, and if it is determined that the failure of the RG has been resolved, sending the state change response message to the RG via the Internet. In the method for determining the RG failure in a home network system including a home network server for transmitting the status search request message to the RG via the Internet if it is determined that the failure of the RG has not been resolved, (a) receiving the state change request message including the failure information from the RG; (b) updating the RG management list using the failure information; (c) searching the RG management list at the specific periodic intervals to determine whether the failure of the RG is resolved; (d) transmitting the status search request message for diagnosing the failure of the RG to the RG through the Internet when it is determined in step (c) that the failure of the RG has not been resolved; (e) determining whether the status search response message has been received from the RG; And (f) if it is determined in step (e) that the status search response message is not received from the RG, determining that there is a failure in the RG, updating information in a database, and notifying the occurrence of a failure of the RG; Method for determining an RG failure in a home network system comprising a. The method of claim 5, wherein after step (f): (g) if the step (c) determines that the failure of the RG has been resolved, transmitting the state change response message to the RG via the Internet indicating that the failure of the RG has been resolved. Method for determining an RG failure in a home network system, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 5, wherein in step (d), The RG collects the fault information and the state information of the devices constituting the RG according to the received state search request message and checks whether there is an error, and includes the fault information and the state information through the Internet. And determining the RG failure in the home network system, wherein the status search response message is transmitted.

Images