KR20070035532A - Apparatus and method for securing bandwidth of website in high-speed internet - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a technology for adjusting the bandwidth of a subscriber station when using a specific site when providing a high-speed Internet service to use the content provided to the site in a state in which the Internet speed of the subscriber station is higher than a predetermined speed.

To this end, the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) determining whether a web site corresponding to the content server is subscribed to a service that guarantees a certain bandwidth when an internet speed up request is requested from a specific content server; (b) if the website is subscribed to the service as a result of the determination, adjusting the bandwidth for the subscriber station using the IP address of the subscriber station to ensure that the Internet speed of the subscriber station is a predetermined speed; (c) if the bandwidth guarantee release for the subscriber station is requested from the content server, restoring the bandwidth for the subscriber station using the IP address of the subscriber station; (d) billing the content server based on the bandwidth adjustment result.

Description

A system and method for guaranteeing bandwidth for a specific site on a high speed internet network {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECURING BANDWIDTH OF WEBSITE IN HIGH-SPEED INTERNET}

1 is a block diagram of a real-time Internet speed self-setting system according to the present invention.

2 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a real-time Internet speed self-setting system according to the present invention.

3 is a system configuration for providing a QoS service and a turbo button service using a real-time Internet speed self-setting system according to the present invention.

4 is a flow chart illustrating an automatic turbobutton service in accordance with the present invention.

5 is a flow chart illustrating an automatic QoS service in accordance with the present invention.

6 is a view for explaining a bandwidth guarantee service for a specific site on a high-speed Internet network according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a system and method for guaranteeing bandwidth for a specific site on a high-speed Internet network. More particularly, the present invention provides a state in which the Internet speed of the subscriber station is greater than or equal to a predetermined speed by adjusting the bandwidth of the subscriber station when using a specific site when providing a high-speed Internet service. The present invention relates to a technology for enabling the use of content provided on the site.

With the rapid expansion of the Internet, the use of large-capacity / high-quality Internet contents has become widespread and the need for increasing the speed of the Internet is increasing day by day.

In response to these needs, Internet service providers (ISPs) are speeding up subscriber lines by introducing new equipment, replacing circuits, and inducing changes in access methods.

However, some of the subscribers do not read the bandwidth of the entire line through the improved speed, so that the speed of the other subscribers is rather reduced. In order to solve this problem, the subscriber concentrator restricts further use by setting a maximum usage bandwidth for each subscriber in advance, but this policy reduces the efficiency of subscribers' line bandwidth usage.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bandwidth of a subscriber station when using a specific site when providing a high-speed Internet service in response to a situation requiring a high speed such as using a large volume / high quality content. By adjusting, the content provided to the site can be used while the subscriber station's Internet speed is higher than a predetermined speed.

A bandwidth guarantee system for a specific site on a high speed internet network according to the present invention for solving the above problems includes a subscriber terminal provided in a subscriber access network providing a connection to an internet network; And upon receiving a content request message from the subscriber terminal, determines whether a website corresponding to the received content request message is subscribed to a turbobutton service that guarantees a predetermined bandwidth, and as a result, subscribes to the turbobutton service. In one case, there is provided a network access platform that adjusts the bandwidth for the subscriber station via the control interface for the subscriber traffic identifier such that the Internet speed for the subscriber station meets a predetermined rate while providing the content.

Preferably, the network access platform, Network access device for controlling the Internet speed by adjusting the bandwidth for the subscriber terminal, through the control interface for the subscriber traffic identifier; A customer contact device which receives a content request message from the subscriber station through the subscriber access network; And determining whether a website corresponding to the content request message received from the customer contact device is subscribed to a turbo button service that guarantees a predetermined bandwidth, and when the website is subscribed to the turbo button service, And a network access control device for controlling the network access device such that the Internet speed for the subscriber terminal satisfies a predetermined speed while providing content.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a bandwidth guarantee method for a specific site on a high-speed Internet network is provided. (A) When a request is made to increase the Internet speed for a specific subscriber terminal from a specific content server, Determining whether to subscribe to a service that guarantees a certain bandwidth; (b) if the website is subscribed to the service as a result of the determination, adjusting the bandwidth for the subscriber station using the IP address of the subscriber station to ensure that the Internet speed of the subscriber station is a predetermined speed; (c) if the bandwidth guarantee release for the subscriber station is requested from the content server, restoring the bandwidth for the subscriber station using the IP address of the subscriber station; (d) billing the content server based on the bandwidth adjustment result.

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

1 is a block diagram of a real-time Internet speed user setting system according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the real-time Internet speed user setting system according to the present invention includes a subscriber station 100, a subscriber access device 110, a subscriber concentrator 120, a customer contact device 141, and a network connection device 143. And a network access platform 140 consisting of a network access control device 142, and a subscriber authentication device 170, a dynamic IP server 180, which communicates with the network access platform 140 and the Internet 150. Integrated charging device 160 is included.

The subscriber station 100 is a device such as a general PC, and attempts to connect to the Internet by dynamically receiving a dynamic IP from the dynamic IP server 180 described later by a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP). At this time, the subscriber terminal 100 receives an ID and a password input from the subscriber and provides it to the customer contact apparatus described later. Before authentication, only web traffic is transmitted among the traffic transmitted from the subscriber terminal 100, and the remaining traffic is blocked, and after the authentication, all Internet services can be freely used. In addition, the subscriber terminal 100 receives an internet speed self-setting command and a termination command from the subscriber and transmits the same to the customer contact apparatus described later, thereby controlling the internet service speed in real time.

The subscriber access device 110 provides a connection between the subscriber station 100 and the subscriber concentrator 120 provided in the subscriber access network 130. The subscriber concentrator 120 collects the subscriber terminal 100 connected to the plurality of other subscriber access apparatuses 110 through the connection apparatus 110.

On the other hand, the customer contact device 141 constituting the network access platform receives the ID and password from the subscriber to the web platform to perform subscriber authentication in conjunction with the subscriber authentication device 170 to be described later, the authenticated subscriber terminal 100 It provides a subscriber interface for accommodating the Internet speed self-configuration request from the service provider, and provides various additional services and application services to the subscriber station.

The network access device 143 has an interface for distinguishing subscribers by using a subscriber traffic identifier, and receives a user's Internet speed self setting request from the network access control device 142 described later, and is provided to the corresponding subscriber terminal. By adjusting the bandwidth to correspond to the Internet speed self-setting request, the speed of the Internet service provided to the subscriber station 100 is adjusted in real time.

The network access control device 142 receives the authentication policy received from the subscriber authentication device 170 and the Internet speed self setting policy requested by the subscriber through the customer contact device, and the network access device is applied to the actual network. Control 143.

The integrated billing device 160 performs billing corresponding to the service quality change according to the real-time Internet speed self-setting request of the subscriber as well as general charging information on the subscriber log on / off. In this case, the integrated charging device 160 receives the network speed change information and the use time for each changed speed from the network access controller 142 in the form of remote authentication dial-in user services (RADIUS).

The subscriber authentication apparatus 170 manages information on subscriber authentication and authentication policy, and determines and responds to the authentication result in response to the authentication request of the network access control apparatus 142.

The floating IP server 180 provides a floating IP to the corresponding subscriber station 100 through DHCP.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a real-time Internet speed user setting system according to the present invention. 1 and 2, first, the subscriber station 100 receives an IP from the floating IP server 180 (S200), and attempts to access the Internet (S202).

In response to the initial access attempt of the subscriber station 100, the network access device 143 redirects only web traffic to the customer contact device 141 and blocks the remaining traffic (S210).

The subscriber terminal 100 requests an authentication by inputting an ID and password to the customer contact device 141 (S212), and the customer contact device 141 interworks with the network access control device 142 and the subscriber authentication device 170. It authenticates the subscriber station through (S214, S216).

When the subscriber terminal authentication is completed, the network access control device 142 transmits access account information (S217). Then, the authentication result is transmitted to the network connection device 143 to release the redirection (S219).

The subscriber station 100 is normally provided with the Internet service through the redirection release of the network connection device 143 (S220).

Subsequently, when a speed up request is input to the subscriber terminal 100 to request that the Internet speed according to the Internet speed self-setting command is guaranteed to be higher than a predetermined speed, it is transmitted to the customer contact device 141 (S230). . The customer contact device 141 transmits the Internet speed self setting message to the network access controller 142 (S232), and the network access controller 142 controls the network access device 143 to provide the subscriber with the corresponding speed. The policy is applied to ensure it (S234).

Simultaneously with the application of the policy, the network access control device 142 transmits the service account information to the integrated charging device in order to change the charging according to the speed improvement (S236), and the customer contact device 141 receives the result of the speed setting request. The screen to be displayed is provided to the subscriber station (S238, S239).

Through operation S230 to S239, the user is provided with the Internet service at an improved speed (S240).

Thereafter, the subscriber terminal 100 transmits the Internet speed up end message according to the user's Internet speed self-setting command to the customer contact device 141 (S250), and the customer contact device 141 connects the network. Transfer to the control device 142 (S252). The network access controller 142 releases the Internet speed up policy applied to the subscriber by controlling the network access device 143 (S254).

In addition, the network controller 142 transmits the Internet speed-up policy termination message to the integrated charging server (S256) to terminate the charging according to the Internet speed-up policy. Then, by controlling the customer contact device 141 to generate a screen indicating that the speed-up policy is finished (S257), and provides it to the subscriber terminal 100 (S259).

Then, if a message for releasing the Internet connection is input from the user, it is transmitted to the customer contact device 141 (S260), and the customer contact device 141 passes the network access control device 142 to release the Internet connection (S260). S262), the network access control device 142 controls the integrated charging device 160 to terminate the charging for the subscriber (S264).

In this way, the user can increase the speed as needed, and the network operator can charge in response to the changing speed in real time.

Meanwhile, the present invention can be implemented in the form of a QoS service for guaranteeing a predetermined bandwidth in response to a user request, and a turbo button service for increasing a predetermined speed by allocating a predetermined bandwidth in response to a predetermined button input. All.

3 is a configuration diagram of a system for providing such a QoS service and a turbo button service. Referring to FIG. 3, a system for providing a QoS service and a turbobutton service according to the present invention includes a network access platform 140, an integrated billing device 160, and an apparatus according to the present invention described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. It is composed of a customer 101 using the subscriber station 100, and the Internet operator 190.

The customer 101 may transmit a message for applying / using / canceling the Internet speed self-setting service to the network access platform 140 in real time, and may look up and view the billed amount corresponding to the usage history up to now.

The network access platform 140 is the same device as described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and starts and stops a service in response to an Internet speed self-setting service request / use / release message received from the subscriber terminal 100, Provides the billing information according to the service start and stop to the integrated billing device (160). In addition, in response to the customer's real-time billing price inquiry request, through the customer billing information provided from the integrated billing device 160 to provide the customer with the current billed amount.

The integrated billing device 160 charges in response to the traffic usage amount or the use time according to the Internet speed self-setting service usage situation of the customer provided from the network access platform 140, and then provides it to the network access platform. In addition, the integrated billing device 160 calculates the monthly billing amount and provides it to the Internet provider.

The internet service provider 190 collects the fee from the customer by billing the customer for the monthly service fee used by the integrated billing device.

Through such a system, the internet operator 190 may provide a smooth internet speed self setting service.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a turbo button service according to the present invention. The turbo button service is a service that can be set or released upward by inputting a predetermined turbo button, if necessary, the internet speed currently being serviced.

Such a turbo button service will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3, and 4. First, the subscriber station is provided with the service at the internet speed that the customer subscribes (S400). At this time, if the Internet speed is slow, the subscriber inputs a turbo button and transmits a speed improvement request message according to the Internet speed self-setting function to the customer contact device 141 (S410).

The customer contact device 141 requests the network access controller 142 to add bandwidth to the subscriber IP interface for speed improvement (S412).

The network access controller 142 controls the network access device 143 so that the bandwidth is additionally allocated to the corresponding IP interface (S414), and receives the result (S414). The network access controller 142 provides the bandwidth allocation request result to the customer contact device 141 (S416), and controls the integrated charging device 160 to start charging according to the start of the turbo button service (S418).

The customer contact device 141 displays the turbo button service request result on the subscriber station 100 in response to the bandwidth allocation request result from the network access controller 142 (S419).

Accordingly, the subscriber is provided with the Internet service at an improved speed (S420).

Then, as the use of the desired content to the subscriber terminal is terminated (S430), when the turbo button service use end command is input (S432), the customer contact device 141 is connected to the subscriber IP interface to the network access control device 142. In step S434, the network access control device 142 transmits an allocation bandwidth release command to the network access device 143, and receives the result (S436). Thereafter, the network access control device 142 transmits the result of the allocation bandwidth cancellation request to the customer contact device 141 (S437), and transmits a charging end message to the integrated charging device 160 (S438).

Thereafter, the customer contact device 141 displays the turbo button service use end result to the subscriber terminal (S439).

In this way, the subscriber can easily control the internet speed provided by the subscriber in real time by inputting a predetermined turbo button, and the internet service provider can also perform the charging for the service.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a QoS service according to the present invention. The QoS service preferentially processes the traffic of the subscriber who requested the service over the traffic of the best effort general subscriber, thereby maintaining a constant speed even when congestion occurs. It demonstrates with reference to FIG.

First, the subscriber station 100 using the floating IP (S500) transmits a QoS service request message in response to a user input of a QoS service request command (S510).

The customer contact device 141 requests the corresponding network access control device 142 to allocate the required bandwidth to the subscriber's IP interface (S512).

The network access controller 142 checks whether bandwidth allocation is possible (S514), and if possible, controls the network access apparatus 143 to add bandwidth to the corresponding terminal IP interface (S520).

The network access controller 142 controls the customer contact device 141 to generate a screen indicating the bandwidth allocation request result (S522), and transmits a QoS service charge start message to the integrated billing server 160 (S524). ), The billing corresponding to the QoS service may be performed.

The customer contact device 141 provides a screen displaying the QoS service request result to the subscriber station (S526), and the subscriber receives the Internet service at an improved speed according to the QoS service (S530).

After the QoS service termination command is input from the user (S540), the subscriber station provides the QoS service termination command to the customer contact device 141 (S542), the customer contact device 141 to the network access control device 142 A request is made to recover the allocated bandwidth for the terminal IP (S544). In response, the network access controller 142 controls the network access device 143 to recover the bandwidth additionally allocated by the QoS service (S546).

In response to the number of bandwidths additionally allocated by the QoS service, the network access controller 142 controls the customer contact device 141 to generate a screen indicating the end of the QoS service (S547), and controls the integrated charging device 160. Controlling ends the charging according to the QoS service (S548).

Thereafter, the customer contact device 141 displays the QoS service use end result on the subscriber station (S549).

After that, users are continuously provided with Internet service according to the best-port method.

In this manner, the user can be guaranteed a certain bandwidth when necessary, and the Internet service provider can perform charging corresponding to the provided bandwidth.

On the other hand, the present invention can be carried out in a manner that guarantees a certain speed for a specific content, in addition to providing a subscriber's Internet speed at a specific speed or more at the request of a subscriber.

6 is a diagram illustrating a bandwidth guarantee service for a specific site on a high speed internet network according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, first, an internet operator concludes a turbo button service provision contract with a content provider (S1005). Subsequently, if a user requests a content for which the content bandwidth guarantee service contract is concluded with the internet operator 900 among the plurality of content sites 700 and 730 (S1005), the server of the corresponding content site 700 is a service relay device. In step S1010, a request is made to increase the Internet speed for the subscriber IP.

The service relay device 600 transmits a message to increase the Internet speed for the subscriber to the network platform 840 to which the corresponding IP is connected (S1020), and at the network access device 810 within the network access platform 140. Apply the policy to increase the internet speed for the IP. Thereafter, the user receives the specific content at an elevated speed (S1030).

Then, when the content service is terminated, the server of the corresponding content site 700 requests the service relay device 600 to release the content bandwidth guarantee for the IP (S1010), the relay device 600 to the network By transmitting to the access platform 810 (S1020), the internet speed up policy applied to the network access device 810 is terminated.

Meanwhile, the internet service provider 900 receives a predetermined service amount from the content site to which the turbo button service is contracted (S1040).

In this way, content providers with a certain bandwidth guarantee a competitive advantage over other content providers, and network operators can generate additional revenue.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the Internet service subscriber can increase and use the Internet speed only when necessary, and in particular, since the operation can be performed in real time, the Internet service can be used more efficiently and economically. have.

In addition, the Internet service provider can improve the subscriber's speed satisfaction using only the established resources by providing a function that allows the subscriber to adjust the internet speed in real time by himself / herself, and has the advantage of generating income through billing according to service use.

In addition, the preferred embodiment of the present invention is for the purpose of illustration, those skilled in the art will be able to various modifications, changes, substitutions and additions through the spirit and scope of the appended claims, such modifications and modifications are the following patents It should be regarded as belonging to the claims.

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A subscriber station provided in a subscriber access network providing a connection to an internet network; And When receiving the content request message from the subscriber station, it is determined whether or not the website corresponding to the received content request message is subscribed to the turbo button service to guarantee a certain bandwidth, and as a result subscribes to the turbo button service The network access platform for adjusting the bandwidth for the subscriber station through the control interface for the subscriber traffic identifier so that the internet speed for the subscriber station satisfies a predetermined rate while providing the content. Bandwidth guarantee system for specific sites on high speed internet network. The method of claim 1, wherein the network connection platform, A network access device controlling an internet speed by adjusting a bandwidth for the subscriber station through a control interface for the subscriber traffic identifier; A customer contact device which receives a content request message from the subscriber station through the subscriber access network; And It is determined whether a website corresponding to the content request message received from the customer contact device is subscribed to a turbo button service that guarantees a predetermined bandwidth, and when the website is subscribed to the turbo button service, And a network access controller for controlling the network access device such that the internet speed for the subscriber station satisfies a predetermined speed during the providing. (a) determining that a web site corresponding to the content server is subscribed to a service that guarantees a certain bandwidth when a request is made to increase the Internet speed for a specific subscriber terminal from a specific content server; (b) if the website is subscribed to the service as a result of the determination, adjusting the bandwidth for the subscriber station using the IP address of the subscriber station to ensure that the Internet speed of the subscriber station is a predetermined speed; (c) if the bandwidth guarantee release for the subscriber station is requested from the content server, restoring the bandwidth for the subscriber station using the IP address of the subscriber station; (d) charging the content server based on the bandwidth adjustment result; How to guarantee bandwidth for a specific site on a broadband network.

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