KR20110005417A - Connection processing system for wire internet and method there of - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A cable internet access processing system and a method thereof are provided to classify a fixed charge internet ID and a prepaid internet ID and classify an access line network for a fixed charge internet service and an access line network for a prepaid internet service. CONSTITUTION: A web server(206) receives a subscriber ID from an internet terminal. An edge router(204) transmits network information inside a DHCP(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) packet from a subscriber system switch and the subscriber ID obtained through the web server to a fee policy server(205). The edge router applies a fee policy from the fee policy server to a corresponding internet terminal. The fee policy server sets a fee policy based on the network information and the subscriber information transmitted from the edge router.

Description

Wired Internet access processing system and its method {CONNECTION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR WIRE INTERNET AND METHOD THERE OF}

The present invention relates to a wired Internet access processing system and a method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a wired Internet access line network and a prepaid Internet access line network to identify subscribers connected through the network, and to identify a prepaid Internet access line network. The present invention relates to a wired internet access processing system and a method for applying a prepaid plan to a wired internet access service provided to a small group facility by allowing a specific subscriber to use a separate access process.

In general, the current wired internet access service has a procedure for allowing access through an authentication process for customer confirmation when a subscriber accesses a network, and is provided in a monthly flat rate plan.

Therefore, in small group facilities such as motels, studios, and lodging facilities, individuals living in group facilities subscribe to monthly fixed-line Internet access services, or apply for one line at a group facility and use a wired / wireless router for multiple users to use the network. The company installs or applies a dedicated line and operates a separate facility for billing and equipment for networking processing inside the facility.

However, in case of using a router, the connection speed decreases depending on the number of users, and in the case of using the router directly, investment cost for network device and settlement system construction and maintenance cost due to device operation are high. There is this.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a wired internet access processing method that enables a prepaid wired internet service to be provided to a specific subscriber only in a small group facility such as a motel, a studio and a lodging facility as well as the current flat wired internet service.

It is a problem of the present invention to meet the above requirements.

Accordingly, the present invention distinguishes a flat-rate Internet ID from a prepaid Internet ID, and distinguishes an access line network for a subscription internet service and an access line network for a prepaid Internet service, thereby providing the Internet access service to both the subscription Internet subscriber and the prepaid Internet subscriber. An object of the present invention is to provide a wired Internet access processing system and a method thereof.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention which are not mentioned can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

The apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object is, in a wired Internet access processing system, according to an IP allocation request from an Internet terminal attempting to connect through an access line network for a subscription Internet service or an access line network for a prepaid Internet service. Switching means for inserting corresponding network information into a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) packet and delivering it to an edge router; A web server for receiving a subscriber ID from the Internet terminal; The edge router for transmitting the network information in the DHCP packet received from the switching means and the subscriber ID obtained through the web server to the policy server, and apply the policy from the policy server to the Internet terminal; And the pricing server for setting a pricing policy based on the network information and the subscriber ID received from the edge router.

On the other hand, in the method of the present invention for achieving the above object, in the wired Internet connection processing method, the network information as the Internet terminal attempts to connect through a connection line network for a subscription Internet service or a connection line network for a prepaid Internet service; Obtaining a; Obtaining a subscriber ID from the internet terminal; And applying a charge policy corresponding to the obtained network information and the acquired subscriber ID.

The present invention as described above, by distinguishing the flat-rate Internet ID and prepaid Internet ID, and distinguishing the access line network for the subscription Internet service and the connection line network for the prepaid Internet service, the Internet access service to both the subscription Internet subscriber and the prepaid Internet subscriber There is an effect that can provide.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, It can be easily carried out. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an exemplary wired Internet access processing system according to the related art, and illustrates a network connection diagram for providing an Internet service to a subscriber by an Internet service provider.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional wired Internet access processing system includes an Internet terminal 101, a modem 102, a DSLAM (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) or switch 103, a subscriber station switch 104, and an edge. An edge router 105, a management system 106, and a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) system 107.

Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail.

First, the Internet terminal 101 is connected to a specific port of the DSLAM or switch 103 through the modem 102 in the subscriber's home.

DSLAM or switch 103 is a device that performs the function of collecting the line from the modem 102 or the Internet terminal 101 located in the home of the service user to connect to the subscriber switch 104, a layer mainly in the Internet environment (Layer) Performs 2 functions.

Subscriber switch 104 is a device that performs a Layer 3 function in the Internet environment, and performs the function of converging the DSLAM 103 or subscriber switch 104 like a LAN. It is equipment. The subscriber station switch 104 is connected to the edge router 105 located at the edge of the network.

The edge router 105 is an essential device of the IP-based service. The edge router 105 dynamically creates an interface for each subscriber and determines whether to allow access to the Internet according to an authentication policy based on this, and can provide various additional services.

Therefore, the Internet service provider generally connects the Internet terminal 101 and the DHCP system 107 based on the edge router 105, and in conjunction with the DHCP system 107 when the Internet terminal 101 is booted, the floating IP address. To be assigned. At this time, the IP address belongs to the edge router 105, and is assigned for each IP address area of the lower switch to enable internet service. Therefore, the assigned IP address continues to be used while the Internet terminal is connected.

Meanwhile, since edge router 105 also performs layer 3 functions, it may be integrated with subscriber station switch 104. However, since the Internet service providers can construct a network more systematically through functional separation, the description will be made separately. do.

In addition, the Internet service provider performs a network connection authentication process before allocating an IP address, and includes a management system 106 for providing Internet access service only to normal Internet access subscribers to perform authentication.

In addition, the management system 106 is a system for performing network connection authentication in association with IP address allocation, and includes a control unit and an authentication unit. Of course, the control unit and the authentication unit may be implemented as independent systems.

Here, the controller performs a function of requesting the authentication of the subscriber to the authentication unit based on the DHCP information transmitted to the Internet terminal 101 according to the request for IP allocation from the Internet terminal 101, and according to the authentication result. The above-described authentication policy is applied to the edge router 105, in which the control unit may be implemented including a policy management unit.

2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wired Internet access processing system according to the present invention, and illustrates a configuration of an access line network for distinguishing a subscription Internet subscriber and a prepaid Internet subscriber to provide a corresponding Internet service.

Here, the subscriber's ID is transmitted through the Internet terminal 201a for accessing the subscription Internet service by transmitting the ID of the subscriber via the access line network VLAN1 for the subscription internet service and the connection line network VLAN2 for the prepaid Internet service. The Internet terminals 201b and 201c for transmitting and accessing the prepaid Internet service are the same terminals having no difference in type and performance, and have no effect on distinguishing between the flat Internet subscriber and the prepaid Internet subscriber. In the present invention, the flat-rate internet subscriber and the prepaid internet subscriber are distinguished through the subscriber's ID and access line.

As shown in FIG. 2, the wired Internet access processing system according to the present invention includes a connection line network (VLAN1) for a flat-rate Internet service and a connection line network (VLAN2) for a prepaid Internet service for each physical port connected to an Internet terminal. And a DSLAM or switch 202 for connecting an Internet terminal attempting to connect through the access line network to the subscriber station switch 203 through the corresponding logical line, and corresponding network information according to an IP allocation request from the Internet terminal. Is inserted into the DHCP packet to the subscriber station switch 203 for delivery to the edge router 204, the web server 206 for receiving the subscriber ID from the Internet terminal, the network in the DHCP packet received from the subscriber station switch 203 The subscriber ID obtained through the information and the web server 206 is transferred to the billing server 205, and the billing document Edge router 204 for applying the policy from the server 205 to the Internet terminal, and a policy server for setting the corresponding policy based on the network information and subscriber ID received from the edge router 204 ( Access control policy server) (205).

Here, the Internet terminal 201a and the Internet terminals 201b and 201c in the group building are physically connected to the ports of the DSLAM or the switch 202.

In addition, the DSLAM or switch 202 constitutes a connection line network (VLAN1) for flat-rate Internet service for the first physical port 202a, and connects for prepaid Internet service for the second physical port (202b, 202c). Configures a line network (VLAN2), connects the Internet terminal 201a, which attempts to connect through the access line network (VLAN1) for the flat-rate Internet service, to the flat line processing unit of the subscriber station switch 203 through the first logical line; In addition, the Internet terminals 201b and 201c attempting to connect through the prepaid Internet connection connection network (VLAN2) are connected to the prepaid line processing unit of the subscriber station switch 203 through the second logical line.

In this case, the subscription line processing unit inserts information (hereinafter, referred to as first network information) indicating that the connection is attempting through the connection line network for the subscription Internet service to the edge router 204 by inserting the information into the DHCP packet, and the prepaid line processing unit Information (hereinafter referred to as second network information) indicating that a connection is attempted through an access line network for a prepaid Internet service is inserted into a DHCP packet and transmitted to the edge router 204.

In addition, the subscriber station switch 203 inserts network information into the "GIADDR field" of the DHCP packet.

In addition, the edge router 204 forwards the DHCP packet received from the subscriber station switch 203 to the DHCP server. The DCHP server then assigns an IP address to the Internet terminal. Through this, the Internet terminal requests the authentication by accessing the web server 206 and inputting the subscriber ID and password.

In addition, the edge router 204 is authenticated when the first network information is inserted into the DHCP packet received from the subscriber station switch 203, that is, when the Internet terminal attempts to access the Internet through an access line network for a subscription Internet service. In conjunction with the server, a series of connection authentication processes provided by a general Internet service provider are performed.

In addition, when the second network information is inserted into the DHCP packet received from the subscriber station switch 203, that is, when the Internet terminal attempts to access the Internet through an access line network for prepaid Internet service, The service is provided through a separate connection authentication process through login at the server 206. At this time, the subscriber ID is obtained and transmitted to the policy server 205 to apply the policy set accordingly. Here, even if the login procedure in the web server 06 is normally performed, if an error message is received from the policy server 205, the Internet connection is denied.

In addition, the edge router 204 may calculate the Internet service usage time of the Internet terminal directly according to the prepaid policy received from the policy server 205, it may be implemented to the web server 206 to act.

In addition, the policy server 205 stores and stores the subscriber ID matching the access line network for the subscription Internet service and the subscriber ID matching the access line network for the prepaid Internet service. When the subscriber ID is received, the charge policy of the Internet terminal is determined using the stored information.

At this time, when the policy server 205 receives network information and subscriber IDs that do not match from each other from the edge router 204, that is, the subscriber attempts to connect through the access line network for the subscription Internet service, the subscriber for the prepaid Internet service. If an ID is entered or a subscriber attempts to connect through a prepaid Internet service connection line network and enters a subscriber ID for a subscription Internet service, an error is sent to the edge router 204 to establish an Internet connection of the Internet terminal. It is not allowed.

Meanwhile, 'tagged VLAN' may be used for logical line configuration, the function of the subscriber switch 203 may be implemented through a separate device, and the function of the DSLAM or switch 202 may be provided through a separate device. It can also be implemented.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a wired Internet access processing method according to the present invention.

First, as the Internet terminal attempts to connect through an access line network VLAN1 for a subscription internet service or a connection line network VLAN2 for a prepaid Internet service, the corresponding network information is acquired (301).

Thereafter, a subscriber ID is obtained from the Internet terminal (302).

Thereafter, a charge policy corresponding to the obtained network information and the acquired subscriber ID is applied (303). At this time, if the network information and the subscriber ID do not match with each other, the Internet access is not allowed.

4 is a detailed flowchart of an embodiment of a wired Internet access processing method according to the present invention.

First, the Internet terminal requests and assigns an IP address to a DHCP server through an access line network VLAN1 for a flat Internet service or a connection line network VLAN2 for a prepaid Internet service.

Next, a description will be made of the subscription connection process, the edge router 204 delivers the network information of the Internet terminal (access line network for fixed fee Internet service or access line network for prepaid Internet service) to the policy server 205. do.

Then, the policy server 205 checks the network information of the Internet terminal received from the edge router 204, and if the connection attempt is made through the access line network for the subscription Internet service, the edge router 204 is conventionally connected. Authorize internet access after performing authentication procedure in connection with authentication server.

At this time, the policy server 205 sets a flat rate plan.

Next, the prepaid connection processing process will be described. If the connection attempt is made through the prepaid Internet service connection line network, the edge router 204 accesses the login page of the web server 206 according to the control information of the policy server 205. Redirect to.

Thereafter, the Internet terminal enters a subscriber ID / password into the login window of the web server 206, and the web server 206 performs an authentication process in association with the authentication server.

At this time, the policy server 205 sets the prepaid fee policy based on the subscriber ID and network information input.

On the other hand, after the charge policy server 205 completes the access authentication, and transmits the access information for the access ID to the service policy control system, the service policy control system in conjunction with the ID issuing system remaining access to the access ID View / manage time

The service policy control system updates the remaining time information of the corresponding access ID through calculation of the access time whenever the access information for the access ID is transmitted from the policy server 205, and when the contract time has elapsed, the policy server ( 205) request to change the access policy for the access ID.

Meanwhile, the present invention can provide an IP application service access line, that is, a dedicated network access line only for VoIP and IPTV service, and as an example of information for identifying an IP application service subscriber / terminal, 'DHCP option 60/77. You can use a combination of 'Option' information and 'GIADDR' field information.

On the other hand, the method of the present invention as described above can be written in a computer program. And the code and code segments constituting the program can be easily inferred by a computer programmer in the art. In addition, the written program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium (information storage medium), and read and executed by a computer to implement the method of the present invention. The recording medium may include any type of computer readable recording medium.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

The present invention can be used for wired Internet service.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a conventional wired Internet access processing system;

2 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a wired Internet access processing system according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating an embodiment of a wired Internet access processing method according to the present invention;

4 is a detailed flowchart of an embodiment of a wired Internet access processing method according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

202: DSLAM or switch 203: subscriber switch

204: edge router 205: billing server

206: web server

Claims (7)

In the wired Internet connection processing system, The network information is inserted into a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) packet and forwarded to an edge router according to an IP allocation request from an Internet terminal attempting to connect through an access line network for an Internet service or an access line network for a prepaid Internet service. Switching means for; A web server for receiving a subscriber ID from the Internet terminal; The edge router for transmitting the network information in the DHCP packet received from the switching means and the subscriber ID obtained through the web server to the policy server, and apply the policy from the policy server to the Internet terminal; And The billing server for setting a billing policy based on network information and subscriber ID received from the edge router Wired Internet access processing system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The switching means, A first switch for connecting the Internet terminal, which attempts to connect through the access line network for the subscription internet service or the connection line network for the prepaid Internet service, to a second switch; And The second switch for inserting corresponding network information into a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) packet and delivering the corresponding network information to the edge router according to an IP allocation request from the Internet terminal; Wired Internet access processing system comprising a. The method of claim 2, The second switch, A subscription line processing unit for inserting information indicating that an attempt is made to connect through the subscription line network for the subscription Internet service into a DHCP packet; And A prepaid line processing unit for inserting information indicating that a connection is attempted through the access line network for the prepaid Internet service in a DHCP packet. Wired Internet access processing system comprising a. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The billing server, A wired Internet access processing system for setting up a prepaid billing policy when a prepaid subscriber ID is accessed through the prepaid internet service access line network. The method of claim 4, wherein The second switch, Wired Internet access processing system that inserts network information into the "GIADDR field" of the DHCP packet. In the wired Internet connection processing method, Acquiring corresponding network information as the Internet terminal attempts to connect through an access line network for a subscription internet service or an access line network for a prepaid Internet service; Obtaining a subscriber ID from the internet terminal; And Pricing policy applying step corresponding to the obtained network information and the acquired subscriber ID Wired Internet access processing method comprising a. The method of claim 6, The charging policy application step, A wired Internet access processing method that applies a prepaid rate policy when a prepaid subscriber ID is accessed through the prepaid internet service access line network.

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