KR101386160B1 - Apparatus and method for controlling overload in the multimedia message service and multimedia message service system using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an overload control apparatus and method for controlling a multimedia message transmission of a multimedia message sending server to prevent a failure due to an overload of a multimedia message service system, and a multimedia message service system using the same. The apparatus and method monitors the multimedia message service traffic in real time and prevents an overload of the multimedia message service by temporarily storing a part of the multimedia message that is requested to be dispatched in the overload state, without temporarily transmitting the message to the destination mobile terminal.

Description

Apparatus and method for controlling overload in the multimedia message service and multimedia message service system using the same}

The present invention relates to an overload control apparatus and method for a multimedia message service, and a multimedia message service system using the same. More particularly, the overload control apparatus, method and multimedia message for preventing a failure caused by an overload of a multimedia message service system are provided. It relates to a service system.

In many cases, a mobile operator sends a large number of messages to deliver a number of mobile subscribers events or announcements. For example, a promotional message may be sent to subscribers in order to promote a newly provided additional service. As such, when a mobile communication service provider sends a large amount of messages, a multimedia message service (MMS) is often used. This is because the multimedia message includes multimedia such as pictures, sounds, animations, videos, etc., which is advantageous for amplifying interest and interest by the subscriber.

In addition, mobile communication subscribers such as individuals or companies may also send a large number of messages to many other subscribers. For example, when a company that operates an online shopping mall promotes a special sale event or requests a change in customer information, a multimedia message including the contents may be mass-delivered to a large number of members.

In addition to mass shipments of many of these mobile subscribers, certain dates such as Valentine's Day (February 14), White Day (March 14), Christmas Eve (December 24), and New Year's Day (January 1) ), One-to-one message transmission between mobile subscribers explodes. For example, before and after midnight on December 31, multimedia message service traffic is about three times higher than the average.

As such, when a large amount of multimedia messages are sent by a mobile service provider or a mobile subscriber or a one-to-one message transmission focused on a specific date, traffic exceeding the processing capacity of the multimedia message service system may occur. Due to the overload of the interlocking system such as the billing server to be interlocked, the failure situation is likely to occur.

In particular, unlike the short message service (SMS), the multimedia message service requires a separate process of downloading the multimedia content by accessing the mobile communication network in order for the called party to check the multimedia content of the multimedia message. The risk of overload is higher than that of the service, and it can cause a failure in the system linked to the billing server.

That is, the overload of the multimedia message service may cause not only the multimedia message service system but also a system linked to the charging server, which may delay the entire charging process of the mobile communication network service or, in serious cases, stop the intelligent network data service itself. As it may cause financial loss to mobile operators, there is a need for a technology that can effectively control the overload of the multimedia message service.

An object of the present invention is to provide an overload control device, a method for controlling a multimedia message transmission of a multimedia message sending server, and to prevent a failure caused by an overload of the multimedia message service system, and a multimedia message service system using the same. have.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be described hereinafter and will be understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Further, objects and advantages of the present invention can be realized by the means and the combination shown in the appended claims.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, according to the present invention, an overload control apparatus for a multimedia message service receives a request for sending a multimedia message from a sender and passes through a multimedia message sending server for transmitting the multimedia message to a designated destination mobile terminal. A real time monitoring unit for monitoring the multimedia message service traffic in real time; An overload judging unit which determines whether or not an overload condition is in real time based on the monitored multimedia message service traffic and switches to an overload control mode when it is determined to be overloaded; When the multimedia message is sent to the overload control mode, the multimedia message of the predetermined temporary storage rate among the multimedia messages sent to the multimedia message sending server is temporarily stored without being transmitted to the called party's mobile terminal. And an overload controller configured to transmit the temporarily stored multimedia message to the called-party mobile terminal at the reprocessing speed.

More preferably, the overload judging unit may determine the overload state when the amount of transmission per unit time of the multimedia message service traffic exceeds a predetermined threshold.

More preferably, the overload judging unit may release the overload control mode when the amount of transmission per unit time of the multimedia message service traffic changes below a predetermined threshold after the switch to the overload control mode.

More preferably, the overload control unit may release the overload control mode when a predetermined time elapses after switching to the overload control mode.

More preferably, the transmission may be sequentially performed according to the storage order of the temporarily stored multimedia message.

More preferably, it may further include an operator interface unit for adjusting at least one or more of the temporary storage rate and the reprocessing speed according to the operator's input of the multimedia message service.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, an overload control method of a multimedia message service according to the present invention comprises the steps of: monitoring in real time the multimedia message service traffic of a multimedia message transmitted to a specified called party mobile terminal according to a request from a sender; Determining whether to be overloaded based on the monitored multimedia message service traffic in real time and switching to an overload control mode in the case of being overloaded; Temporarily storing a multimedia message having a predetermined temporary storage ratio among the multimedia messages requested to be sent when the mobile terminal is switched to the overload control mode without transmitting to the called party's mobile terminal; And transmitting the temporarily stored multimedia message to the called-party mobile terminal at the predetermined reprocessing rate when released from the overload control mode.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multimedia message service system, comprising: a multimedia message sending server configured to receive a request for sending a multimedia message from a sender and to transmit a multimedia message to a designated destination mobile terminal; It monitors the multimedia message service traffic passing through the multimedia message sending server in real time to determine whether it is overloaded, and in case of overload, it sends the multimedia message of the predefined temporary storage rate among the requested multimedia messages to the called party's mobile terminal. An overload control device for controlling the multimedia message sending server to temporarily store the message without temporarily transmitting the message and to transmit the temporarily stored multimedia message to the called-party mobile terminal at a predetermined reprocessing speed in case of escape from the overload condition; And a temporary storage configured to receive and temporarily store a multimedia message having a predetermined temporary storage ratio from the multimedia message sending server. And an operator interface for adjusting at least one of the temporary storage rate and the reprocessing rate according to the operator's input of the multimedia message service.

According to the present invention, even when a mobile subscriber or a mobile operator sends a large amount of multimedia messages to a plurality of mobile subscribers or when abnormally concentrated multimedia message service traffic occurs on a specific date, the multimedia message service system And it can prevent the failure due to overload in the interlocking system interlocked thereto.

In addition, it is possible to secure the reliability of the multimedia message service and to reduce the VOC by eliminating the call that cannot be processed due to the failure due to the overload, and to handle the call that cannot be processed by the conventional system, the multimedia message service provider or The financial loss of the mobile operator can be prevented.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description of the invention given below, serve to further augment the technical spirit of the invention. And should not be construed as limiting.
1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a multimedia message service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an overload control device that is one component of a multimedia message service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling overload of a multimedia message service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The following merely illustrates the principles of the invention. Thus, those skilled in the art will be able to devise various apparatuses which, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the invention and are included in the concept and scope of the invention. Furthermore, all of the conditional terms and embodiments listed herein are, in principle, intended only for the purpose of enabling understanding of the concepts of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting in any way to the specifically listed embodiments and conditions . It is also to be understood that the detailed description, as well as the principles, aspects and embodiments of the invention, as well as specific embodiments thereof, are intended to cover structural and functional equivalents thereof. In addition, these equivalents should be understood to include not only equivalents now known, but also equivalents to be developed in the future, that is, all devices invented to perform the same function regardless of structure.

Accordingly, the functions of the various elements shown in the drawings, including the functional blocks shown in the figures or similar concepts, may be provided by use of dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing software in connection with appropriate software. When provided by a processor, the functions may be provided by a single dedicated processor, a single shared processor, or a plurality of individual processors, some of which may be shared. Also, the use of terms such as processor, control, or similar concepts should not be construed as exclusive reference to hardware capable of executing software, but may include, without limitation, digital signal processor (DSP) hardware, (ROM), random access memory (RAM), and non-volatile memory. Other hardware may also be included.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

On the other hand, when an element is referred to as "including " an element, it does not exclude other elements unless specifically stated to the contrary.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a multimedia message service system 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the multimedia message service system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a multimedia message sending server 110, an overload control device 160, a temporary storage 170, and an operator interface 180.

The multimedia message sending server 110 is a server that receives a request for sending a multimedia message from a sender and transmits a multimedia message to a designated called party's mobile terminal 120. In general, a multimedia message service center of a mobile communication service provider (Multimedia Message) Service Center, MMSC), but may include a mass-distribution server for simultaneously sending mass SMS or MMS messages to the terminal 120 of a plurality of mobile subscribers for the purpose of advertising, promotion or events.

The multimedia message sending server 110 receiving the request for sending the multimedia message of the transmitting side transmits the multimedia message to the terminal 120 of the called mobile communication subscriber through the mobile communication network.

At this time, the access network 130 of the mobile communication network serves to ensure the mobility of the subscriber station, and performs the hand-off (Hand-Off) and radio resource management functions. The access network 130 may include a base station and a base station controller.

The core network 140 of the mobile communication network may include an exchange, and the like, such exchanges include basic and additional service processing, incoming and outgoing call processing of subscribers, location registration and handoff procedures, and interworking with other networks. Do this.

The protocol network 150 of the mobile communication network may include a NO.7 network or an IP back-bone network.

The overload control device 160 according to the present invention monitors the multimedia message service traffic passing through the multimedia message sending server 110 in real time to determine whether it is in an overload state in real time, and based on the result of the determination, the multimedia message sending server ( 110) to control the device.

In order to prevent the overload control device 160 due to the overload of the multimedia message service, when the multimedia message sending server 110 is in an overload state, the overload control device 160 may be configured among the multimedia messages requested to be sent to the multimedia message sending server 110. Temporarily store the multimedia message with the temporary storage rate without transmitting to the called mobile station, and when the multimedia message sending server 110 is out of overload state, temporarily stores the multimedia message at the predetermined reprocessing rate to the called mobile station. The multimedia message sending server 110 is controlled to transmit.

The temporary storage 170 is a component for receiving and temporarily storing multimedia messages having a predetermined temporary storage ratio from the multimedia message sending server 110 according to the overload control of the overload control device 160. It may be provided inside the 110 or connected locally with the multimedia message sending server 110, or may be configured to be connected through an external network, the present embodiment is not limited thereto.

Temporary storage 170 is a queue data structure that supports First In First Out (FIFO) to reprocess (send) multi-trust messages in the order in which overload control device 160 temporarily stores them. Although it may be configured to temporarily store the multimedia message or temporarily store visual information together with the multimedia message, this is only an example and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

The operator interface 180 receives input of an operator of the multimedia message service and adjusts various control parameters set in the overload control device 160, for example, a temporary storage rate, a reprocessing speed, and the like, according to a situation in the overload control device 160. As a component supporting effective overload control, the component may be provided inside the overload control device 160, locally connected to the overload control device 160, or connected through an external network. Examples do not limit this.

The operator interface 180 may not only receive input from the operator, but also provide the operator with statistical information regarding the processing status of the multimedia message service, for example, the processing status of the service call that is temporarily stored and reprocessed.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an overload control apparatus 200 as one component of a multimedia message service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The overload control device 200 according to the present embodiment corresponds to the overload control device 160 shown in FIG. 1. Therefore, the same matters as in the description of the overload control device 160 shown in FIG. 1 are referred to this.

Referring to FIG. 2, the overload control apparatus 200 according to the present exemplary embodiment may include a real time monitoring unit 210, an overload determining unit 220, and an overload control unit 230.

The real-time monitoring unit 210 monitors the multimedia message service traffic passing through the multimedia message sending server in real time.

The overload judging unit 220 determines in real time whether or not an overload state is based on the multimedia message service traffic monitored by the real-time monitoring unit 210 and switches to the overload control mode when it is determined to be an overload state. For example, when the transmission amount per unit time of the multimedia message service traffic exceeds a predetermined threshold, it may be determined as an overload condition.

In addition, the overload judging unit 220 determines that the overload state is out of the overload state when the amount of transmission per unit time of the multimedia message service traffic monitored after the change to the overload control mode is changed below the predetermined threshold. Overload control mode can be released.

The overload control unit 230 does not transmit the multimedia message of the predetermined temporary storage rate among the multimedia messages requested to be sent to the multimedia message sending server when the mobile terminal is switched to the overload control mode by the overload determining unit 220 to the called mobile terminal. Controls the multimedia message sending server to save temporarily.

In addition, when the overload control unit 230 is released from the overload control mode, the overload control unit 230 controls the multimedia message sending server to transmit the temporarily stored multimedia message to the called mobile terminal at a predetermined reprocessing speed.

According to an embodiment of the overload control mode, the overload control unit 230 automatically releases the overload control mode when a predetermined time elapses after the switch to the overload control mode and transmits the temporarily stored multimedia message to the called party's mobile terminal. Can be controlled.

In addition, the overload control unit 230, in the control to transmit the temporarily stored multimedia message to the called-party mobile terminal, it is preferable to control to sequentially transmit according to the storage order of the temporarily stored multimedia message. This is to reduce the VOC by minimizing the average delay time of each multimedia message service.

The overload control device 200 further includes an operator interface unit (not shown) that adjusts various control parameters, for example, a temporary storage rate and a reprocessing speed, according to an operator's input of a multimedia message service. Enable overload control.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for controlling overload of a multimedia message service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, first, the multimedia message service traffic is monitored in real time (S301).

Then, it is determined in real time whether the overload state on the basis of the multimedia message service traffic monitored in step S301 (S302).

As a result of the determination in step S302, when it is determined that the overload state (S303), the control unit switches to the overload control mode (S304), and does not transmit the multimedia message of the predetermined temporary storage rate among the multimedia messages requested to be sent to the called party's mobile terminal. Temporary storage without (S305).

As a result of the determination in step S302, if it is determined that it is not in an overload state (S303), it is checked whether it is in the overload control mode, and when it is in the overload control mode, it is released from the overload control mode (S307) and the overload control mode In step S305, the temporarily stored multimedia message is transmitted to the called-party mobile terminal at a predetermined reprocessing speed (S308).

At this time, the temporary storage rate or reprocessing speed is preferably set in advance in the form of control parameters by the operator of the multimedia message service, and can be adjusted according to the operator's input, thereby flexibly overloading according to network operation conditions. You can set the control policy.

According to the present invention, even when a mobile subscriber or a mobile operator sends a large amount of multimedia messages to a plurality of mobile subscribers or when abnormally concentrated multimedia message service traffic occurs on a specific date, the multimedia message service system And it can prevent the failure due to overload in the interlocking system interlocked thereto.

In addition, it is possible to secure the reliability of the multimedia message service and to reduce the VOC by eliminating the call that cannot be processed due to the failure due to the overload, and to handle the call that cannot be processed by the conventional system, the multimedia message service provider or The financial loss of the mobile operator can be prevented.

The overload control method according to the invention can also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed over network-connected computer systems so that computer readable codes can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers of the technical field to which the present invention belongs.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is clearly understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be taken by way of limitation, You will understand. Accordingly, the true scope of protection of the present invention should be determined only by the appended claims.

Claims (8)

A real-time monitoring unit configured to receive a request for sending a multimedia message from a sender and to monitor in real time multimedia message service traffic passing through a multimedia message sending server for transmitting the multimedia message to a designated called mobile terminal;
An overload judging unit which determines an overload state and switches to an overload control mode when the amount of transmission of the monitored multimedia message service traffic per unit time exceeds a predetermined threshold;
In case of switching to the overload control mode, the multimedia message having a predetermined temporary storage ratio among the multimedia messages requested to be sent to the multimedia message sending server is temporarily stored without being transmitted to the called party's mobile terminal. When released, the overload control unit controls to transmit the temporarily stored multimedia message to the called-party mobile terminal at a predetermined reprocessing rate, wherein the overload judging unit switches the multimedia message service traffic after switching to the overload control mode. The overload control mode of the multimedia message service, characterized in that to cancel the overload control mode when the transmission amount per unit time of less than a predetermined threshold. delete delete The method of claim 1,
And the overload control unit releases the overload control mode when a predetermined time elapses after switching to the overload control mode. The method of claim 1,
The overload control unit controls the overload control of the multimedia message service, characterized in that the control to sequentially transmit according to the storage order of the temporarily stored multimedia message. The method of claim 1,
And an operator interface unit configured to adjust at least one of the temporary storage rate and the reprocessing rate according to an operator's input of the multimedia message service. Monitoring multimedia message service traffic of a multimedia message transmitted to a specified called party's mobile terminal in real time according to a sending request from a sender;
Determining an overload state and switching to an overload control mode when the amount of transmission per unit time of the monitored multimedia message service traffic exceeds a predetermined threshold;
Storing the multimedia message having a predetermined temporary storage ratio among the multimedia messages requested to be sent when the mobile terminal is switched to the overload control mode without transmitting to the called party's mobile terminal;
Releasing the overload control mode when the amount of transmission per unit time of the multimedia message service traffic changes below a predetermined threshold value after the switch to the overload control mode; and
And transmitting the temporarily stored multimedia message to the called-party mobile terminal at a predetermined reprocessing rate when released from the overload control mode. A multimedia message sending server which receives a request for sending a multimedia message of a sender and transmits the multimedia message to a designated called mobile terminal;
By monitoring the multimedia message service traffic passing through the multimedia message sending server in real time, if the amount of transmission of the monitored multimedia message service traffic per unit time exceeds a predetermined threshold, it is determined as an overload state, Among the multimedia messages requested to be sent, the multimedia message having a predetermined temporary storage rate is temporarily stored without being transmitted to the called party's mobile terminal. An overload control device that controls the multimedia message sending server to transmit the temporarily stored multimedia message to the called-party mobile terminal at a predetermined reprocessing rate when it is out of state;
A temporary storage configured to receive and temporarily store a multimedia message having a predetermined temporary storage ratio from the multimedia message sending server; and
And an operator interface for adjusting at least one of the temporary storage rate and the reprocessing rate according to an operator's input of the multimedia message service.

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