KR200363700Y1 - Gateway-type switching hub having distributor on voice communication line - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is installed in the household terminal box, and branched voice communication lines to connect to voice communication terminal devices such as telephones and faxes, and distribute the data communication lines to each terminal device via wired or wireless connection. To provide a gateway-type switching hub having a distributor of voice communication lines for accessing the data communication.

The gateway-type switching hub having a distributor of the voice communication line of the present invention comprises: a main body 100 installed in the generation terminal box 14; The main body 100 may perform data communication with the terminal devices 30 to 34 by connecting a plurality of wired and wireless data downlink ports to one or more data uplink ports for connection of a UTP cable or an optical cable. A data communication unit (101) having at least one switch controller (130, 140); A voice communication unit (110) provided in the main body (100) for distributing one or more external voice communication lines to a plurality of household voice communication ports; Distributor of the voice communication line, characterized in that it comprises an equipment control unit 190 and the home automation control unit 210 to input and output the control signal to the equipment 35 to be controlled by an external device such as a console or by a predetermined condition. Gateway type switching hub with.

Description

Gateway-type switching hub with distributor of voice communication line {GATEWAY-TYPE SWITCHING HUB HAVING DISTRIBUTOR ON VOICE COMMUNICATION LINE}

The present invention is installed in household terminal boxes such as apartments, homes, and offices, and integrates a plurality of terminal devices using voice, wired, and wireless data communication into a single device, and supports control functions for home automation through a network. It relates to a gateway-type switching hub having a distributor of the voice communication line.

Recently, data communication technology has been widely applied to all places using computer communication such as residential space as well as general office.

The data communication technology applied in this way not only uses the existing voice communication line as a voice communication range such as a telephone or a fax machine, but also uses a data communication line using various modems.

However, such a conventional method has a disadvantage in that it is inferior to data communication using UTP cable or optical cable in speed and stability.

Therefore, buildings such as apartments are equipped with high-speed internet tracks for communication terminal boxes of each generation.

In particular, in the home network, the FTTH (Fiber ToThe Home) era, in which an optical cable network is connected to the home, is coming, and data communication is beyond the scope of computer communication and spread to various electric products, so that each electric product is one It will act as a terminal device.

In the premises communication line wiring structure for separating data and voice according to the prior art, the voice telephone signal channel and the data signal channel are separately separated and connected as shown in FIG. 1.

That is, the internal telecommunication line wiring associated with the voice telephone signal channel corresponds to the voice telephone port 2, which is the voice telephone channel outlet of the FLC, and the main wiring board of the local telecommunication room 4. The MDF 5 (Main Distribution Frame) is connected by a solid line 19, and in this MDF 5 the copper terminal 8 of the copper terminal box 7 (where copper means one apartment of the apartment) 4 pairs of Ushield Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cables (21, 23, 25) per household in series connection from the middle terminal 13 of the intermediate terminal box 11 to the generation terminal 16 of the generation terminal box 14 And the UTP cable line 27 extending from the generation terminal 16 to the voice outlet 18 of each room.

In addition, the premises communication line wiring related to the data signal channel is connected to the data port 3, which is the data channel outlet of the optical end station 1 of the main communication operator, and the optical splitter 6 (FDF) of the premises 4 communication room. The optical cable network which is connected by the cable 20 and connects from the optical splitter 6 to the optical splitter 9 of the copper terminal box 7 with the optical cable 22, and then The optical splitter 9 is connected to the switching hub 10, from the switching hub 10 through the switching hub 12 of the intermediate terminal box 11 to the hub 15 of the generation terminal box 14. Four pairs of UTP cable lines 28 are connected to the LAN port terminals 17 of each room in a parallel manner. In this case, the internal communication line wiring related to the data signal channel ensures the data link performance of 100 MHz or more from the optical splitter 6 of the internal communication room 4 to the terminals 17 for each copper and each room in the complex. Terminals 17 for all LAN ports in the complex can be constructed in a LAN of Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps).

However, the installation space of the conventional telecommunication line wiring voice telephone signal data channel and the data signal channel has to be provided with at least one hub, that is, a plurality of hubs corresponding to the corresponding communication standard. It is pointed out that a problem of separately supplying power to hubs is required.

In addition, until now, the number of optical cables or UTP communication lines and IP addresses is limited, so it is not sufficient to supply a home. Therefore, in order to connect a plurality of users or terminals, the distribution of IP addresses is minimized. There is a need for complex home network equipment that can be connected to a large number of downlinks.

In addition, the conventional home network equipment is provided with a home gateway and a switching hub separately, which not only complicates the home network configuration, but also requires installation space of the switching hub or the home gateway, and thus may be spatially constrained with the complexity of the work. There is a disadvantage.

In addition, as the demand for moving networks such as the use of wireless LAN in personal digital equipment (PDA) or notebook computers increases gradually, there is a need for a device integrating network equipment that combines wireless communication with conventional wired communication. Do.

Therefore, an object of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems is installed in the household terminal box, branched voice communication line to connect to voice communication terminal devices such as telephone or fax, and the data communication line via wired or wireless As a gateway master for a home network as it is distributed to each terminal device, a gateway type switching hub having a minimum IP address (Internet Protocol address) and a distributor of voice communication lines that can be used for data communication is provided. To provide.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a gateway-type switching hub having a splitter of a voice communication line that can be applied to FTTH by using not only UTP cable line but also optical cable.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of a wire communication system in a premises for distinguishing data and voice according to the prior art;

2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a connection structure between a gateway-type switching hub having a distributor of a voice communication line and a terminal device according to the present invention;

Figure 3 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of a gateway-type switching hub having a distributor of the voice communication line according to the present invention.

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

14 generation terminal box 30 to 34 terminal device

35: equipment 100: body

101: data communication unit 110: voice communication unit

120: data communication connection unit 130, 140: switch controller

150: wireless LAN AP 160: multicast processing unit

170: data processing unit 180: display unit

190: equipment control unit 200: memory unit

210: home automation control unit 220: power unit

230: test terminal

Objects of the present invention as described above, one main body is installed in the generation terminal box; At least one switch controller provided on the main body and having at least one switch controller to connect a plurality of wired and wireless data downlink ports to at least one data uplink port for connection of a UTP cable or an optical cable to perform data communication with the terminal device. A data communication unit; A voice communication unit provided in the main body and distributing one or more external voice communication lines to a plurality of in-house voice communication ports; Achieved by a gateway type switching hub having a distributor of voice communication lines, comprising an equipment control unit for inputting and outputting control signals to equipment to be controlled by an external device such as a console or the like under a preset condition. do.

The gateway-type switching hub having a distributor of the voice communication line according to the present invention is a kind of gateway master, and includes a data communication unit, a voice communication unit, and a home automation control unit.

Here, the data communication unit is composed of one or more data uplink ports, a plurality of wired and wireless data downlink ports, and a wireless LAN, and the voice communication unit is configured to multi-branch voice signals by having a plurality of voice communication branch devices. And, the home automation control unit is composed of a conventional Ethernet or Fast Ethernet communication circuit to control the specific equipment in the home through the input and output of the control signal.

The gateway-type switching hub having a divider of a voice communication line of the present invention is installed in a generation terminal box of an apartment, a general home or an office, and then realizes distribution of voice, wired and wireless data communication, and home automation through a network.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

Example

2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a connection structure between a gateway type switching hub having a distributor of a voice communication line and a terminal device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a gateway type switching having a distributor of a voice communication line according to the present invention. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the structure of a hub.

2 and 3, the gateway-type switching hub having a divider of the voice communication line of the present invention plays the role of a gateway master for a home network and has the following structure and function. In the present invention, the distributor of the voice communication line means the voice communication unit 110. That is, the main body 100 of the present invention having the voice communication unit 110 is a single device installed in the household terminal box 14 of an apartment or other residential area or office, and distributes multiple functions, that is, voice and wired and wireless data communication. You will perform both home and network automation.

In general, the main body 100 couples the voice communication unit 110, the data communication unit 101, the home automation control unit 210, and the power supply unit 220 supplying power to the communication circuit board.

The main body 100 connects, branches, and distributes wired and wireless communication lines to be used for various terminal devices 30 to 34 installed indoors through wired and wireless devices or equipment 35 to be controlled through the main body 100. In charge of.

Here, the terminal device 30 to 34 or the equipment 35 to be controlled is a telephone 30, a fax 31, a computer 32, a PDA 33, a notebook 34, a digital home appliance / home network equipment / home As various controllers for automation, applicable communication standards, namely voice communication (telephone line communication: home PNA), coaxial cable communication, data communication (Ethernet or Fast Ethernet), power line communication (PLC), optical communication (FTTH), wireless communication (IEEE802) .11a, IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, or Wireless1394 means a device capable of connecting to a home network in accordance with any one of the communication standards.

For example, the telephone 30, the fax 31, and the like are connected to the voice communication unit 110 of the main body 100 of the present invention through the voice outlet 18 of each of the home telephone terminals connected by wire.

When the computer 32 or the like is wirelessly connected, but is connected by wire, the data of the downlink terminal of the main body 100 of the present invention 100 may be transmitted through the RF-45 jack for the Fast Ethernet of each generation terminal and the terminal 17 for the LAN port. Is connected to the communication connection unit 120.

As a portable digital device, the PDA 33, the notebook computer 34, and the like are connected to the wireless LAN access point (AP) 150 of the present invention main body 100 through the wireless and the antenna 51.

The equipment 35 including various controllers for digital home appliances, home network equipment, and home automation is a home automation control unit of the subject device 100 through wired or wireless, such as a LAN cable, a coaxial cable, a power line, and a serial communication line. Connected to 210.

The data communication unit 101 of the subject innovation 100 includes a data communication connection unit 120, an internal network switch controller 130, a wide area network switch controller 140, a wireless LAN AP 150, a multicast processing unit 160, It consists of a data processing unit 170, a display unit 180 for displaying the state of the equipment and the data communication state by LED, etc., the test terminal 230 is provided to check whether there is an abnormality of the voice communication line or data communication line. have.

Here, the optical cable connection unit 141 and the wireless LAN AP 150 is preferably designed as an option that can be removed from the equipment according to the selection.

The voice communication unit 110 is composed of a normal circuit to distribute two or more, i.e., a plurality of trunk lines, and maintains the use of a communication terminal device (telephone, modem, fax, etc.) using an existing voice communication line. In addition, it is possible to distribute from the terminal box in the household to the voice outlet 18 which is a desired connection terminal in the home.

For example, the voice communication unit 110 includes a voice uplink port having an RJ-45 connector for connecting an RJ-45 jack of a UTP cable extending from an apartment copper terminal or an intermediate terminal box; A distributor having two or more connections for distributing the lines of such voice uplink ports to two or more trunk lines, and for connecting the connections of these distributors to telephone terminals having voice outlets pre-installed in the home, respectively. It consists of a voice downlink port with an RJ-45 connector.

In particular, the connection portion of the distributor is distributed to each of two or more of the trunk line as the pins 3 and 4 of the RJ-45 connector are connected to each other by the same line.

The voice downlink port of the voice communication unit 110 is connected to a telephone terminal through a UTP cable, and the voice outlet of the telephone terminal is provided with an RJ-11 connector to connect an RJ-11 jack extended from a telephone, a fax or a modem. do.

The wide area network switch controller 140 includes at least one optical cable connection 141 and a UTP cable connection 142 which are respectively used as data uplink ports of the equipment to be controlled. That is, the data uplink port means either the connection portion 141 for the optical cable or the connection portion 142 for the UTP cable.

Here, the optical cable connection unit 141, which is one of the data uplink ports, preferably includes an optical connector and an optical transceiver. The optical transceiver includes a multimode and a single mode.

In addition, the connection portion 142 for the UTP cable, which is one of the data uplink ports, preferably consists of a vertical or horizontal RJ-45 connector, and such RJ-45 connector may be a vertical or horizontal individual or multiple connector. Include.

The connection using the UTP cable and the connection using the optical cable are selected in one of the two ways, or are circuit-configured to use both. Each of the connecting parts 141 and 142 is coupled to the circuit through the wide area network switch controller 140 to display its operating state through the blinking or color of the LED lamp.

The wide area network switch controller 140 is connected to the data processing unit 170 and connected to the data communication connection unit 120 of the downlink terminal that is circuitally coupled to the wireless LAN AP 150 and the premises network switch controller 130. Communicate

The downlink terminal has one or more data communication connectors 120, and each port of the data communication connectors 120 is connected to the LAN by using an RJ-45 jack, and a LAN port terminal of each room through the UTP cable ( 17) to provide data communication. That is, the data communication connection 120 having a wired downlink port and to which a UTP cable can be connected is preferably composed of a vertical or horizontal RJ-45 connector, and the RJ-45 connector is a vertical or horizontal individual Or multiple connectors.

Each port of the data communication connection unit 120 has an LED light indicating an operation state. Each data communication connection unit 120 provides an automatic medium dependent interface (MDI) / MDIX (MDI Cross) function to provide convenience of use.

Each of the premises network switch controller 130 and the wide area network switch controller 140 is equipped with an L2 or more switch control chipset in the Ethernet or Fast Ethernet communication circuit, and the virtual private network (VLAN, IEEE 802.1Q), QOS (Quality of Service, It provides functions such as IEEE 802.1p / Q, and restricts the number of broadcasts to prevent network downtime to provide smooth data communication. It is responsible for controlling communication between uplink ports and communication between respective downlink ports.

The wireless LAN AP 150 allows a user to access and use a network using a wireless LAN card or a wireless LAN-capable terminal device or equipment, and increases the transmission / reception sensitivity of wireless communication by extension through the antenna 51.

In addition, the WLAN AP 150 may further include a vertical or horizontal RJ-45 connector as a wireless data downlink port, so as to extend the WLAN AP 150 to the outside or to another WLAN AP. (Not shown) may be connected to the main body 100. Here, the RJ-45 connector is preferably formed of individual or multiple connectors of vertical or horizontal type.

Here, the wireless data downlink port of the wireless LAN AP 150 performs data communication through a wireless LAN including IEEE802.11a, IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, Wireless1394, and the like.

The multicast processor 160 reduces the load of the data processor 170 by directly analyzing the multicast information which always occupies a certain range in data communication and directly connecting the wide area network and the premises network. This may be activated or deactivated in association with the data processor 170. When the function is activated, since the information corresponding to multicast does not flow into the data processing unit 170, the data processing unit 170 does not have to burden the analysis of the multicast information, thereby increasing efficiency in processing other communication data. have.

The data processor 170 serves as a data connection and a small routing between the wide area network, the premises network, and the wireless LAN AP 150. The data processing unit 170 has a function of analyzing the data entered through the premises network and the wireless LAN AP 150 and transmitting the data through the wide area network, and analyzing the data entered through the wide area network and transmitting the data to the appropriate terminal device. . The data processing unit 170 may receive a private IP address through a wide area network, and distribute the private IP address to a terminal device connected to the premises network. The data processor 170 analyzes data transmitted and received from the outside and copes with malicious information such as hacking.

The display unit 180 is connected to the power supply unit 220, the local network switch controller 130, and the wide area network switch controller 140, and displays an overall operating state. The display unit 180 includes a light emitting device and the power supply state and each data. The operating state of the communication port can be displayed. Here, when using LED (Light Emitting Diode), LED is turned on when each communication connection jack is connected, and LED blinks when there is data transmission and reception at the port to which the connection jack is connected. have.

The equipment controller 190 provides a function as a home network gateway master by controlling each part of an external device such as a device or a console to be controlled in connection with an external computer and other devices.

To this end, the equipment control unit 190 is composed of a CPU, memory, console connection terminal 191, serial communication device 192 for extended communication, the on-premises network switch controller 130 and wide area network switch controller 140 and data By performing communication through the processing unit 170 and the console connection terminal 191 to mediate the equipment control signal transmission to control the equipment. It also includes a reset circuit 193 for restoring the equipment to its initial state in case of abnormal operation.

Here, the console connection terminal 191 connects the console for controlling each device through an IP communication-based network including telnet, web, SNSMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), and the like. And a predetermined communication circuit to mediate the transmission of the control signal of the equipment to control the equipment connected to the console.

Here, the serial communication device 192 for extended communication controls the equipment connected to the console after connecting the console for controlling each device through a serial connection communication method including RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, etc. It consists of a predetermined communication circuit.

Here, the console generally refers to a device in which a display monitor and a keyboard (or other device capable of inputting) are combined, and means a device external to a terminal for controlling equipment in a home network.

The central processing unit (CPU) of the equipment control unit 190 may use a general purpose CPU, or may be performed in conjunction with the role of the data processing unit 170 using a communication CPU.

Here, when using a general-purpose CPU, it is preferable to have another interworking module (not shown) for the data processing unit 170.

The serial communication device 192 is a device connected with a plurality of devices through serial communication, and using this, it can communicate with or control all devices connected through a single console.

The memory unit 200 refers to all the memory devices used in the main body 100, and operates the premises network switch controller 130, the wide area network switch controller 140, the data processing unit 170, and the equipment control unit 190. It is used as a storage place for data and controls the device after the device initialization by saving the setting value of the device.

The home automation controller 210 automatically outputs a control signal from the equipment controller 190 in response to a control command received through a network, a console, or a serial communication device, or in response to a preset situation, so that the signal can be used externally. It converts and outputs, and converts the signal into a signal that can be recognized by the equipment controller 190 by receiving an external situation signal.

Home automation control unit 210 is directly connected to the external equipment to be driven by the output control signal, or to connect the control terminal corresponding to the communication standard of the corresponding equipment to connect other control equipment for driving the actual external equipment It is preferable to further provide (211).

The gateway-type switching hub having the distributor of the voice communication line according to the present invention configured as described above serves as a home network gateway master having a simple configuration, and can be installed in a household terminal box of an apartment or other residential area or office. Along with the role of a network relay device, a device using an existing voice communication line or a UTP cable and an optical cable can be directly connected, and a device using both wired and wireless data communication can be easily connected and used in one main body. In addition to being used as an input / output means for control signals for home automation, there is an advantage of having an equipment control structure and a home automation control function capable of responding to pre-input conditions or input signals.

In addition, the gateway-type switching hub having the distributor of the voice communication line according to the present invention can easily branch and distribute the existing voice communication line in the terminal box, and easily identify the abnormality of the external communication line or equipment by using the test terminal. And, in case of equipment failure, there is an effect that it can be used without interruption of communication in case of equipment failure by directly connecting external equipment and terminal.

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A gateway type switching hub having a distributor of a voice communication line, A main body installed in the generation terminal box; A data communication unit provided in the main body and having at least one switch controller to perform data communication by connecting a plurality of wired and wireless data downlink ports to at least one data uplink port for connection of a UTP cable or an optical cable; ; A voice communication unit provided in the main body and distributing one or more external voice communication lines to a plurality of in-house voice communication ports; A gateway type switching hub having a distributor of voice communication lines, comprising: an equipment controller for inputting and outputting control signals to equipment to be controlled by an external device such as a console or the like under a preset condition. The method of claim 1, The UTP cable connection of the wired / wireless data downlink port and the data uplink port may be configured as a vertical or horizontal RJ-45 connector, wherein the RJ-45 connector of the wired and wireless data downlink port is at least vertical or male. A gateway type switching hub having a splitter for voice communication lines, comprising balanced individual or multiple connectors. The method of claim 1, The optical cable connection portion of the data uplink port may include an optical connector and an optical transceiver, and may be optional when mounted. The optical transceiver may be a gateway type switching device having a splitter for voice communication lines including multimode and single mode. Herb. The method of claim 1, The voice communication unit includes a voice uplink port having an RJ-45 connector for connecting an RJ-45 jack of a UTP cable extending from an apartment copper terminal or an intermediate terminal box; A distributor having two or more connections for distributing lines of the voice uplink port to two or more trunk lines; In order to connect the connection of the distributor to a telephone terminal having a voice outlet that is pre-installed in the home, it is composed of a voice downlink port having an RJ-45 connector respectively connected to the connection, The connection part of the splitter has a splitter of a voice communication line, which divides two or more trunk lines according to the connection of pins 3 and 4 of the RJ-45 connector for each line of the same group. Gateway type switching hub. The method of claim 1, The equipment control unit includes a CPU, a memory, a console connection terminal, and a serial communication device for extended communication, and transmits an equipment control signal to control the device by performing communication through a switch controller and a console connection terminal of the data processing unit. And a reset circuit for arbitrating and restoring the equipment to an initial state in the event of an abnormal operation. The method of claim 5, The console connection terminal is connected to a console for controlling each device through an IP communication-based network including telnet, web, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNSMP), and the like. A gateway type switching hub having a distributor of voice communication lines, characterized in that it is arranged to arbitrate transmission of the corresponding equipment control signals to control the equipment. The method of claim 5, The serial communication device for extended communication is connected to the console for controlling each device through a serial connection communication method including RS-232, RS-485, RS-422, etc., and then control the equipment to control the equipment connected to the console. A gateway type switching hub having a distributor for voice communication lines, arranged to mediate signal transmission. The method of claim 1, The switch controller is a switch control chipset of L2 or more and comprises a local network switch controller and the wide area network switch controller on an Ethernet communication circuit. The data communication unit having the switch controller controls the communication between the respective downlink port and the data uplink port, and the communication between the respective downlink ports, and displays the operation and status of the respective ports. And a display unit for displaying with a display device such as an LCD. The method of claim 1, The data communication unit further includes a wireless LAN access point (AP) for performing data communication through a wireless LAN including IEEE802.11a, IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g, Wireless1394, etc. as the wireless data downlink port. A gateway-type switching hub having a distributor of voice communication lines. The method of claim 1, The home automation control unit outputs a control signal transmitted through a network or a console or a serial communication device or when the control unit outputs a control signal in response to a preset situation, and converts the signal for use externally, Gateway type switching hub having a distributor of the voice communication line, characterized in that for receiving an external status signal and converts it into a signal that can be recognized by the equipment control unit.