KR20110015839A - Method, signal combiner/extracter, integrated gateway and system for integrating communication services - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A communication service integrating method, a signal combining/extracting device, an integrated gateway, and a communication service integrating system are provided to realize high capacity transmission by expanding a frequency band for an internet service. CONSTITUTION: A signal combining and extracting device(110) generates an integrated service DL signal by combining the first and second service DL signals of the first and second service networks(1,2). The signal combining and extracting device extracts the first and second service UL signals from an integrated service UL(UpLink) signal. An integrated gateway(120) extracts the first and second service DL signals from the integrated service DL signal. The integrated gateway generates the integrated service UL signal by combining the first and second service UL signals of the first and second terminals(10,20).

Description

How to integrate and provide communication services, signal combination extractor, integrated gateway and communication service integration system {Method, Signal Combiner / Extracter, Integrated Gateway and System for Integrating Communication Services}

One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for integrating and providing a communication service, a signal combination extractor, an integrated gateway, and a communication service integration system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for integrating and providing a communication service including an Internet service and a mobile communication service, and a communication service integration system including a signal combination extractor and an integrated gateway, and a signal combination extractor and an integrated gateway. .

Conventionally, HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coax) technology is utilized in providing wired communication services such as Internet services. The HFC technology uses a combination of fiber and coax networks, and when the main trunk of the coaxial cable network is improved to optical cables using the HFC technology, the network configuration is reduced. The optical network unit from the CATV broadcasting station to the optical fiber unit (ONU) uses an optical cable, and the coaxial cable is used from the optical fiber terminal to the subscriber terminal. In addition, a cable modem is installed at both ends of the subscriber to provide a high speed data access service.

The characteristics of the method using the HFC technology is as follows. First, it is a mixed network using optical cable and coaxial cable, and it is possible to configure a cell with the next higher bandwidth after optical cable, and channel allocation is also flexible. Second, long distance transmission is possible using an amplifier. Unlike ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), there is little effect on transmission speed and quality according to distance.

However, according to the CATV standard, which is a conventional broadcasting service, the frequencies of downlink and uplink are asymmetric, so that the uplink (internet service, etc.) is not a problem. UP Link) capacity shortage may occur. This causes a limited problem in that only the limited subscribers can be accommodated because the capacity of the uplink is limited as the file upload, the peer to peer service, etc. are activated in the Internet service. In addition, the maximum frequency is limited to a certain frequency (for example, 1GHz), there is a disadvantage that the transmission of high capacity compared to the optical cable is impossible.

On the other hand, the infrastructure such as HFC for the Internet service is installed, the Internet service is provided without problems, but the mobile communication service can not be smoothly provided because the reception of the mobile communication signal is not made at all or the reception sensitivity is lowered by various obstacles. There are still many areas such as inside or underground.

In this background, it is an object of an embodiment of the present invention to provide an integrated Internet service and a mobile communication service.

Another object of one embodiment of the present invention is to enable high capacity transmission by extending a frequency band for an Internet service.

In addition, another object of an embodiment of the present invention, by providing a mobile communication service using an Internet service network for providing an Internet service, thereby smoothly providing a mobile communication service even in an area where the mobile communication service was not provided smoothly. It's about making it possible.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an individual service downlink signal receiver for receiving a first service downlink signal and a second service downlink signal from a first service network and a second service network, respectively; An integrated service down signal generator configured to generate the integrated service down signal by combining the first service down signal and the second service down signal; And a downlink communication manager including an integrated service downlink signal transmitter for transmitting the integrated service downlink signal to an integrated gateway, and an integrated service upstream signal receiver configured to receive an integrated service uplink signal from the integrated gateway. A separate service up signal extractor configured to extract a first service up signal and a second service up signal from the integrated service up signal; And an uplink communication manager including a separate service uplink signal transmitter for transmitting the first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal to the first service network and the second service network, respectively. It provides a signal combining extractor to provide an integrated.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention, the integrated service downlink signal receiving unit for receiving an integrated service downlink signal of the first service down signal and the second service down signal from the signal combination extractor; An individual service down signal extracting unit configured to extract the first service down signal and the second service down signal from the integrated service down signal; And a downlink communication manager including a separate service downlink signal transmitter for transmitting the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal to a first terminal and a second terminal, respectively, a first service uplink signal and a second service uplink signal. A separate service up-signal receiver for receiving each from the first terminal and the second terminal; An integrated service uplink signal generator configured to generate an integrated service uplink signal by combining the first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal; And an uplink communication manager including an integrated service uplink signal transmitter configured to transmit the integrated service uplink signal to the signal combination extractor.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention generates an integrated service downlink signal by combining the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal received from the first service network and the second service network, respectively, and from the integrated service uplink signal. Signal combination for extracting a first service up signal and a second service up signal, and transmitting the extracted first service up signal and the extracted second service up signal to the first service network and the second service network, respectively. Extractor; Receiving the generated integrated service downlink signal, extracting the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal from the received integrated service downlink signal, and transmitting the first service downlink signal to the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively; And an integrated gateway for generating the integrated service uplink signal by combining the first service up signal and the second service up signal received from the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively, and transmitting the combined uplink signal to the signal combination extractor. It provides a communication service integration system.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention, the signal combination extractor receiving a first service down signal and a second service down signal from the first service network and the second service network, respectively; Generating, by the signal combining extractor, an integrated service down signal by combining the first service down signal and the second service down signal; The signal combination extractor transmitting the integrated service downlink signal to an integrated gateway; Receiving, by the integrated gateway, the integrated service down signal and extracting the first service down signal and the second service down signal from the received integrated service down signal; And integrating the extracted first service downlink signal and the extracted second service downlink signal to a first terminal and a second terminal by the integrated gateway, respectively. Provide a way to provide.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention, the integrated gateway receiving the first service up signal and the second service up signal from the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively; Generating, by the integration gateway, an integrated service up signal by combining the first service up signal and the second service up signal; The integrated gateway transmitting the integrated service uplink signal to a signal combining extractor; Extracting, by the signal combination extractor, the first service up signal and the second service up signal from the integrated service up signal; And transmitting, by the signal combination extractor, the extracted first service up signal and the extracted second service up signal to the first service network and the second service network, respectively. Provides a method of integrating and providing communication services.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect of providing an integrated Internet service and a mobile communication service.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, there is an effect of enabling high capacity transmission by extending the frequency band for the Internet service.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing a mobile communication service using an Internet service network for providing an Internet service, it is possible to provide a mobile communication service smoothly even in a region where the mobile communication service was not provided smoothly. It's effective.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In addition, in describing the component of this invention, terms, such as 1st, 2nd, A, B, (a), (b), can be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the nature, order or order of the components are not limited by the terms. If a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but there may be another configuration between each component. It is to be understood that the elements may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

1 is a diagram illustrating a communication service integration system 100 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a communication service integration system 100 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided to a first terminal 10 through a first service network 1. A system for integrating and providing a first communication service and a second communication service provided to the second terminal 20 through the second service network 2.

In order to integrate and provide the first communication service and the second communication service in the communication service integration system 100, the first service signal and the second service transmitted and received between the first service network 1 and the first terminal 10. When the transmission and reception of the second service signal transmitted and received between the network (2) and the second terminal 20, the function of combining the first service signal and the second service signal to generate an integrated service signal, and the first from the integrated service signal The service signal and the second service signal are extracted.

In the present specification, "first" and "second" are terms for dividing a service network, a service signal, and a terminal by communication service. That is, the service signal transmitted and received between the first service network 1 and the first terminal 10 for the first communication service is a “first service signal”, and the second service network 2 for the second communication service. The service signal transmitted and received between the first terminal 20 is a "second service signal".

The first service signal described above is classified into a first service down signal and a first service up signal according to a direction (downward or upward) of a signal flow. The first service signal transmitted in the downward direction from the first service network 1 to the first terminal 10 is referred to as a "first service down signal" and is transmitted from the first terminal 10 to the first service network 1. The first service signal transmitted in an upward direction of is referred to as a "first service up signal."

Similarly, the aforementioned second service signal is divided into a second service down signal and a second service up signal according to the direction (downward, upward) of the signal flow. The second service signal transmitted in the downward direction from the second service network 2 to the second terminal 20 is called a "second service down signal" and is transmitted from the second terminal 20 to the second service network 2. A second service signal transmitted in an upward direction of is called a "second service up signal."

In addition, a signal combining the first service down signal and the second service down signal is called an "integrated service down signal", and a signal combining the first service up signal and the second service up signal is called an "integrated service up signal".

The first service network 1 referred to herein may be a service network to which various types of network technologies are applied as a service network for the first communication service. For example, the first service network 1 may include an internet service network for a first communication service such as an internet service. Here, the Internet service network includes a hybrid fiber coax (HFC), which is a mixed network using an optical cable network and a coaxial cable, a passive optical network (PON) that transmits a signal to an end user through an optical cable network, and an optical cable in a single house, apartment building, or office. It may be an optical communication network to which a network technology such as FTTH (Fiber To The Home) may be applied. The optical communication network may include a subscriber optical network unit (ONU) or an optical line terminal (OLT) connected to the communication service integration system 100. In addition, the above-mentioned Internet service should be interpreted as a concept including not only general Internet services but also all services that can be provided through an Internet service network such as an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service and an Internet telephony service.

In addition, the second service network 2 referred to herein may include a mobile communication network for providing a second communication service such as a mobile communication service as a service network for the second communication service. Such a mobile communication network may include a mobile communication base station or a mobile communication repeater connected to the communication service integration system 100.

The above-described communication service integration system 100 generates the integrated service downlink signal by combining the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal received from the first service network 1 and the second service network 2, respectively. And a "signal combining extractor" for extracting the first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal from the integrated service uplink signal, and transmitting the first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal to the first service network 1 and the second service network 2, respectively. The integrated service downlink signal is received from the extractor, and the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal are extracted and transmitted to the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20, respectively, and the first terminal 10 and the second terminal. Receive and combine the first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal from the terminal 20 to generate an integrated service uplink signal, and transmit the generated integrated service uplink signal to the signal combining extractor. It includes teuweyi ".

As such, the communication service integration system 100 including the signal combination extractor, the integration gateway, and the like will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 schematically, and the signal flow in the communication service integration system 100 is lowered. It will be described in detail with reference to Figures 3 and 4 divided into a direction and an upward direction. In addition, the signal combination extractor and the integrated gateway included in the communication service integration system 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

2 is a schematic block diagram of a communication service integration system 100 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the communication service integration system 100 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to the first service network 1 and the second service network 2, respectively. The signal coupling extractor 110, and the integrated gateway 120 connected to the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20, and the like.

The signal combination extractor 110 described above generates an integrated service downlink signal by combining the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal received from the first service network 1 and the second service network 2, respectively. The first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal are extracted from the integrated service uplink signal received from the integration gateway 120, and the first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal are extracted. It transmits to 1 service network 1 and 2nd service network 2, respectively.

The aforementioned integrated gateway 120 receives the integrated service downlink signal generated by the signal combination extractor 110 and extracts the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal from the received integrated service downlink signal. 10) and a second service uplink signal, respectively, and combines the first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal received from the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20, respectively. It generates and transmits to the signal combination extractor 110.

The above-described signal combination extractor 110 is connected to the first service network 1 and the second service network 2, respectively, and the optical communication network is an Internet service network in which the connected first service network 1 provides an Internet service. In the case of including a, it may be connected to a subscriber optical network unit (ONU: Optical Network Unit) or an optical line terminal (OLT: Optical Line Terminal) of the optical communication network. In addition, the aforementioned signal combination extractor 110 may be connected to a mobile communication base station or a mobile communication repeater of a mobile communication network when the connected second service network includes a mobile communication network providing a mobile communication service.

In the following, with respect to the signal flow in the communication service integration system 100 described above with reference to FIG. 2, the signal flow for each direction is divided into a downward direction (network → terminal) and an upward direction (network ← terminal). And each with reference to FIG.

3 is a diagram illustrating a service signal flow in a downward direction in the communication service integration system 100 in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the signal combination extractor 110 receives a first service down signal A for the first communication service from the first service network 1 and downlinks a second service for the second communication service. The signal B is received from the second service network 2. The signal combination extractor 110 combines the received first service down signal A and the second service down signal B to generate an integrated service down signal C, and generates the generated integrated service down signal C, respectively. Transmit to integration gateway 120. Thereafter, the integration gateway 120 extracts the first service down signal (A) and the second service down signal (B) from the received integrated service down signal (C) to obtain the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20. Send each to

When the first service down signal (A) and the second service down signal (B) are combined to generate an integrated service down signal (C), and the first service down signal (A) from the integrated service down signal (C) When the second service downlink signal B is extracted, at least one of the first service downlink signal A and the second service downlink signal B may be converted.

4 is a diagram illustrating a service signal flow in an upward direction in the communication service integration system 100 in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the integration gateway 120 receives a first service up signal A ′ for the first communication service from the first terminal 10 and a second service up signal B for the second communication service. ') Is received from the second terminal 20. Thereafter, the integration gateway 120 combines the received first service uplink signal A 'and the second service uplink signal B' to generate an integrated service uplink signal C ', respectively, and generates the generated integrated service uplink signal. C ′ is sent to the signal combination extractor 110. Thereafter, the signal combination extractor 110 extracts the first service up signal A 'and the second service up signal B' from the received integrated service up signal C ', and extracts the extracted first service up signal. (A ') is transmitted to the first service network 1, and the extracted second service uplink signal B' is transmitted to the second service network (2).

When the first service up signal A 'and the second service up signal B' are combined to generate an integrated service up signal C ', and the first service up signal C' from the integrated service up signal C '. When extracting (A ′) and the second service uplink signal B ′, frequency conversion may be performed on at least one of the first service uplink signal A ′ and the second service uplink signal B ′. .

The communication service integration system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a signal combining function and a signal extracting function. The signal combining function and the signal extracting function are performed based on the frequency of the signal.

First, the communication service integration system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first service down signal, a second service down signal and an integrated service down signal when integrating and providing a communication service in a downward direction. Three signal types are used.

In addition, the communication service integration system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first service up signal, a second service up signal, and an integrated service up signal when integrating and providing a communication service in an upward direction. Three signal types are used.

The first service downlink signal and the first service uplink signal, which are original service signals for the first communication service, may use any or a promised first service frequency included in the “first service frequency band,” which is the original service frequency band. Have In addition, the second service downlink signal and the second service uplink signal, which are the original service signals for the second communication service, may include any or promised second service included in the "second service frequency band", which is the original service frequency band. Has a frequency.

The first service down signal and the second service down signal may be combined to generate one integrated service down signal, and may be extracted from the generated one integrated service down signal. Here, referring to FIG. 5 illustrating a frequency band for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention, the combination of the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal is the communication service integration system 100. The first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal are respectively allocated to the "first frequency band 510" and the "second frequency band 520" included in the "integrated frequency band 500" defined in FIG. . The extraction of the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal may include extracting the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal from the first frequency band 510 and the second frequency band 520 in the integrated service downlink signal having the integrated frequency band. Each service downlink signal can be extracted.

Frequency conversion may be performed during signal combining and signal extraction in the downward direction. Referring to FIG. 5 illustrating a frequency band for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the first service down signal and the second service down signal are combined, the first service down signal is an original first signal. A frequency conversion is performed from any one service frequency to any or committed first frequency in the first frequency band 510 contained within the integrated frequency band, and the second service downlink signal is within the integrated frequency band at the original second service frequency. Frequency conversion may be performed to any or a promised second frequency within the included second frequency band 520. In addition, when the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal are extracted, the first service downlink signal extracted from the first frequency band 510 of the integrated service downlink signal is included in the first first service frequency band. The frequency conversion is performed to have a service frequency, and the frequency conversion is performed so that the second service downlink signal in the second frequency band 520 of the integrated service downlink signal has a second service frequency included in the original second service frequency band. Can be.

Frequency conversion may be performed during signal extraction and signal combining in the upward direction. Upon extraction of the first service up signal and the second service up signal, the first service up signal is frequency converted from the original first service frequency to any or committed first frequency in the first frequency band contained within the integrated frequency band. This is performed, and the second service uplink signal may be subjected to a frequency conversion from the original second service frequency to any or promised second frequency in the second frequency band included in the integrated frequency band. In addition, when the first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal are extracted, the first service uplink signal extracted from the first frequency band of the integrated service uplink signal may receive the first service frequency included in the original first service frequency band. The frequency conversion may be performed to have a frequency conversion, and in the second frequency band of the integrated service uplink signal, the frequency conversion may be performed to have the second service frequency included in the original second service frequency band.

Hereinafter, the signal combination extractor 110 and the integration gateway 120 included in the aforementioned communication service integration system 100 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, respectively.

6 is a diagram illustrating a signal combination extractor 110 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the signal combination extractor 110 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention integrates and provides a communication service for a downward direction from a network to a terminal. Down communication manager 610, and up communication manager 620 for integrating and providing a communication service for the uplink from the terminal to the network.

Referring to FIG. 6, the downlink communication manager 610 included in the signal combination extractor 110 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a first service network 1 and a second service. A separate service downlink signal receiver 611 for receiving the first service downlink signal A and the second service downlink signal B from the network 2, and the first service downlink signal A and the second received service downlink signal A, respectively. The integrated service downlink signal generator 612 for generating the integrated service down signal (C, C = A + B) by combining the service downlink signal (B), and the integrated integrated service downlink signal (C). An integrated service downlink signal transmitter 613 or the like transmitted to the 120 is included.

Referring to FIG. 6, the uplink communication manager 620 included in the signal combination extractor 110 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention may provide an integrated service uplink signal from the integration gateway 120. An integrated service uplink signal receiver 621 that receives C ′) and an individual that extracts a first service uplink signal A ′ and a second service uplink signal B ′ from the received integrated service uplink signal C ′. The service uplink signal extractor 622 and the extracted first service uplink signal A 'and the second service uplink signal B' are transmitted to the first service network 1 and the second service network 2, respectively. Individual service uplink signal transmitter 623;

As described above, the signal combining extractor 110 performs a signal combining function and a signal extracting function. When the signal combining function integrates and provides a communication service in a downward direction, the integrated service downlink signal included in the downlink communication manager 610 is provided. The signal extracting function is performed by the generating unit 612 and the individual service uplink signal extracting unit 622 included in the uplink communication managing unit 620 when providing the integrated communication service in the upward direction. The signal combining function and the signal extracting function may be combined and extracted based on the frequency for each signal.

First, the signal coupling function will be described below.

The integrated service downlink signal generator 612 described above includes the predefined "first frequency band" and the predefined "second frequency" included in the predefined "integrated frequency band" for the integrated service downlink signal (C). By allocating the first service down signal A and the second service down signal B in the band, respectively, the first service down signal A and the second service down signal B are combined to form an integrated service down signal ( C)

The integrated service downlink signal generator 612 described above allocates the first service downlink signal A and the second service downlink signal B within the "first frequency band" and the predefined "second frequency band", respectively. The first service frequency of the first service downlink signal A (the original service frequency for the first communication service) and the second service frequency of the second service downlink signal B (for the second communication service). The first service frequency of the first service downlink signal A and the second service downlink signal B so that the original service frequency is included in the predefined first frequency band and the predefined second frequency band, respectively. Frequency conversion may be performed on at least one of the second service frequencies.

Next, the signal extraction function will be described below.

The above-described individual service uplink signal extractor 622 includes “first frequency band” and “second frequency band” included in the “integrated frequency band” of the integrated service uplink signal C ′ received from the integrated gateway 120. "Can extract the first service up signal A 'and the second service up signal B', respectively.

The above-described individual service uplink signal extractor 622 includes a first frequency in which a first frequency of the extracted first service uplink signal A 'and a second frequency of the extracted second service uplink signal B' are predefined. Extracted first service to be included in the service frequency band (which is the original service frequency band for the first communication service) and the predefined second service frequency band (which is the original service frequency band for the second communication service), respectively Frequency conversion may be performed on at least one of the first frequency of the uplink signal A 'and the second frequency of the extracted second service uplink signal B'.

The signal combination extractor 110 described above with reference to FIG. 6 is connected to the first service network 1 and the second service network 2, respectively, wherein the connected first service network 1 provides the Internet service. In the case of including an optical network as a service network, it may be connected to a subscriber optical network unit (ONU) or an optical line terminal (OLT) of an optical communication network. In addition, the aforementioned signal combination extractor 110 may be connected to a mobile communication base station or a mobile communication repeater of a mobile communication network when the connected second service network includes a mobile communication network providing a mobile communication service.

As an example, the first service down signal and the first service up signal described above may be signals for an Internet service, and the second service down signal and the second service up signal may be signals for a mobile communication service.

An integrated gateway 120 for interworking with the signal combination extractor 110 described above with reference to FIG. 6 and integrating and providing a communication service will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 7.

7 is a diagram illustrating an integrated gateway 120 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 7, the integrated gateway 120 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an integrated communication service for a downward direction from a network to a terminal. And a downlink communication manager 710 for providing a communication service for an upward direction from the terminal to the network.

Referring to FIG. 7, the downlink communication manager 710 included in the integrated gateway 120 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a first service downlink signal A and a second service. The integrated service downlink signal receiver 711 for receiving the integrated service downlink signal C combined with the downlink signal B from the signal combining extractor 110 and the first service downlink from the received integrated service downlink signal C. The first service downlink signal extractor 712 which extracts the signal A and the second service downlink signal B, and the first service downlink signal A and the second service downlink signal B, which are extracted from the first terminal. 10 and a separate service downlink signal transmitter 713 for transmitting to the second terminal 20, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 7, the downlink communication manager 710 included in the integrated gateway 120 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a first service uplink signal A ′ and a second service uplink signal A ′. A separate service uplink signal receiver 721 for receiving the service uplink signal B 'from the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20, respectively, and the received first service uplink signal A' and the second, respectively; An integrated service uplink signal generator 722 for generating an integrated service uplink signal C 'and C' = A '+ B' by combining the service uplink signal B '; And an integrated service uplink signal transmitter 723 for transmitting the generated integrated service uplink signal C ′ to the signal combination extractor 110.

As described above, the integration gateway 120 performs a signal extraction function and a signal combining function in conjunction with the signal combination extractor 110 described above. In order to integrate and provide a communication service in a downward direction, the signal extraction function may include: Extracting the first service down signal (A) and the second service down signal (B) from the integrated service downlink signal (C) generated and received by the signal combination extractor (110), which is included in the downlink communication manager (710). The individual service downlink signal extractor 712 is performed.

In addition, the signal combining function, in order to integrate and provide a communication service in the upward direction, the first service down signal A ′ and the second service down signal respectively received from the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20, respectively. The integrated service downlink signal C 'is generated by combining the signal B', which is performed by the individual service uplink signal extractor 722 included in the uplink communication unit 720, and generates the generated integrated service downlink signal C '. C ′) is sent to the signal combination extractor 110. The signal extraction function and the signal combining function may be combined and extracted based on the frequency for each signal.

First, the signal extraction function will be described below.

The above-described individual service downlink signal extractor 712 is a predetermined "first frequency" included in the predefined "integrated frequency band" of the integrated service downlink signal C generated and received by the signal combination extractor 110. The first service downlink signal A and the second service downlink signal B, respectively, in the " band " and the " second frequency band "

The above-described individual service downlink signal extractor 712 is configured such that the first frequency of the extracted first service downlink signal A and the second frequency of the extracted second service downlink signal B correspond to the first service downlink signal ( The original first service frequency band for A) (which is the original service frequency band for the first communication service) and the original second service band for the second service downlink signal (B) (original for the second communication service) Frequency band is performed on at least one of the first frequency of the extracted first service downlink signal (A) and the second frequency of the extracted second service downlink signal (B) so as to be included in each of Can be.

First, the signal coupling function will be described below.

The integrated service uplink signal generator 722 described above includes a predefined “first frequency band” and a predefined “second” included in the predefined “integrated frequency band” for the integrated service uplink signal C ′. By assigning the first service up signal A 'and the second service up signal B' in the frequency band ", respectively, the first service up signal A 'and the second service up signal B' are combined. The integrated service uplink signal C ′ may be generated.

 The integrated service uplink signal generator 722 described above includes a first service uplink signal (eg, a first service uplink signal included in a predefined “first frequency band” and a predefined “second frequency band” included in the predefined “integrated frequency band”). A ') and the second service uplink signal B', respectively, when the first service uplink signal A 'of the service frequency (the original service frequency for the first communication service) and the second service Of the first service uplink signal A 'such that the second service frequency of the uplink signal B' (which is the original service frequency for the second communication service) is included in the first frequency band and the second frequency band, respectively. Frequency conversion may be performed on at least one of the first service frequency and the second service frequency of the second service uplink signal B ′.

Meanwhile, the downlink communication management unit 710 included in the integrated gateway 120 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention described above with reference to FIG. 7 includes an integrated service downlink signal C and a first signal. The apparatus may further include a down amplifying unit configured to amplify a signal strength of at least one of the service down signal A and the second service down signal B. In addition, the uplink communication unit 720 included in the unified gateway 120 may perform at least one of an integrated service uplink signal C ′, a first service uplink signal A ′, and a second service uplink signal B ′. The apparatus may further include an upward amplifying unit for amplifying the signal strength.

Meanwhile, the downlink communication management unit 710 included in the integrated gateway 120 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention described above with reference to FIG. 7 is controlled by the downlink signal unit described above. The apparatus may further include a downlink signal-to-noise ratio controller for controlling a signal to noise ratio (SNR). In addition, the uplink communication manager 720 included in the integrated gateway 120 may further include an uplink signal-to-noise ratio controller that controls the uplink signal-to-noise ratio through the above-described control of the uplink amplifier.

Meanwhile, the integrated gateway 120 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention described above with reference to FIG. 7 may include one of a first service down signal A and a second service down signal B. FIG. It may include a transmit antenna for at least one, and a receive antenna for at least one of the first service up signal (A ') and the second service up signal (B'), for separating the transmit antenna and the receive antenna It may include a separate connector. Through this, it is possible to reduce the interference signal problem in the reception band by the passive element intermodulation signal that may occur in the integrated gateway 120.

Meanwhile, the integrated gateway 120 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention described above with reference to FIG. 7 may be directly connected to the signal coupling extractor 110 or may be connected through an integrated repeater. (See FIGS. 2 and 10). Therefore, the integrated service downlink signal receiver 711 included in the integrated gateway 120 may receive the integrated service downlink signal C from the signal combination extractor 110 connected to the first service network 1 and the second service network 2. ) Directly or via the integrated repeater, the combined service downlink signal C may be received from the signal combination extractor 110. In addition, the integrated service uplink signal transmitter 723 included in the integrated gateway 120 transmits the integrated service uplink signal C ′ directly to the signal combining extractor 110 or via the integrated repeater. Can be sent by

As an example, the above-described first service down signal A and the first service up signal A 'may be signals for a first communication service, for example, signals for an Internet service. In addition, the second service down signal B and the second service up signal B 'are signals for the second communication service and may be, for example, signals for a mobile communication service.

On the other hand, the integrated gateway 120 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention described above with reference to FIG. The state information and the control information for service management can be transmitted and received through the first service network 1, which may be an internet service network for the Internet service using a separate frequency. In particular, the state information and control information for the mobile communication service may be transmitted and received through the first service network 1, which may be an internet service network, rather than the second service network 2, which is a mobile communication network.

Meanwhile, the integrated gateway 120 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention described above with reference to FIG. 7 integrates a mobile communication service, which is a second communication service, and an Internet service, which is a first communication service. In providing the mobile communication service, the integrated gateway 120 may include code division multiple access (CDMA), wide code division multiple access (WCDMA), wireless broadband (WiBro), and high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA). One or more wireless services may be simultaneously provided.

On the other hand, the integrated gateway 120 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention described above with reference to FIG. 7, the (outdoor type) integrated repeater due to the installation of additional integrated repeater (130 of FIG. 10) Even if the loss is changed in the connection section with the automatic gain control function to automatically detect the loss and compensate for the loss.

The first terminal 10 is a subscriber terminal that can use an Internet service including a general Internet service, an IPTV service, an Internet phone service, and the like, and may include a computer, an IPTV set-top box, and an internet phone. The second terminal 20 may be a mobile communication terminal for using a mobile communication service.

The integrated gateway 120 may manage the connection with the plurality of first terminals 10 by wire or wirelessly. In addition, it is possible to manage address allocation, such as an IP address, for the connected first terminal 10.

Hereinafter, a method of integrating and providing a communication service by a communication service integration system 100 including the above-described signal combination extractor 110 and an integrated gateway 120 may include: integrating and providing a downward communication service; And providing an integrated communication service in an upward direction, and the steps for each direction will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, respectively.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for integrating and providing a communication service in a downward direction in a method for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, in the method for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention, in a method for integrating and providing a communication service in a downward direction, the signal combination extractor 110 may include a first service network. An individual service downlink signal receiving step (S800) for receiving a first service downlink signal (A) and a second service downlink signal (B) from (1) and the second service network (2), respectively; An integrated service downlink signal generation step (S802) of generating a combined service downlink signal (C) by combining the received first service downlink signal (A) and the second service downlink signal (B), respectively; An integrated service downlink signal transmission step (S804) of transmitting, by the signal combination extractor 110, the generated integrated service downlink signal C to the integration gateway 120; The integration gateway 120 receives the integrated service down signal C from the signal combination extractor 110 and receives the first service down signal A and the second service down signal B from the received integrated service down signal C. Extracting individual service downlink signals (S806); And a separate service downlink signal which the integration gateway 120 transmits the extracted first service down signal A and the extracted second service down signal B to the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20, respectively. A transmission step (S808) or the like.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for integrating and providing a communication service in an upward direction in a method for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Referring to FIG. 9, in the method for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for integrating and providing a communication service in an upward direction may include: Receiving an individual service uplink signal (A ') and a second service uplink signal (B') from the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20, respectively (S900); In step S902, the integrated gateway 120 generates the integrated service uplink signal C 'by combining the received first service uplink signal A' and the second service uplink signal B '. ); An integrated service uplink signal transmission step (S904) of the integrated gateway 120 transmitting the generated integrated service uplink signal C 'to the signal combination extractor 110; The individual service up signal for extracting the first service up signal A 'and the second service up signal B' from the integrated service uplink signal C 'received from the integration gateway 120 by the signal combination extractor 110. Extraction step (S906); And the signal combination extractor 110 transmits the extracted first service uplink signal A 'and the extracted second service uplink signal B' to the first service network 1 and the second service network 2, respectively. Individual service uplink signal transmission step (S908) or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the communication service integration system 100 includes a signal combining extractor 110 and an integrated gateway 120, and the communication service integration system 100 includes a signal combining extractor 110 and an integrated gateway. It may further include an integrated repeater connected between the 120 to integrate the relay function of the first communication service and the second communication service.

10 is a schematic block diagram of a communication service integration system 100 further including an integrated repeater 130 that performs an integrated relay function in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is also.

As shown in FIG. 10, the communication service integration system 100 for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to the first service network 1 and the second service network 2, respectively. The integrated signal coupling extractor 110, an integrated gateway 120 connected to the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20, and an integrated repeater connecting the signal coupling extractor 110 and the integrated gateway 120 to each other; 130).

Referring to FIG. 10, the integrated repeater 130 is connected to the signal combining extractor 110 and the integrated gateway 120, respectively, and the integrated service downlink signal C generated by the signal combining extractor 110 (the first service). Receiving the downlink signal A and the second service downlink signal B), and forwarding the received integrated service downlink signal C to the integration gateway 120, thereby providing a first communication service and a first downlink direction. 2 Can provide integrated relay function for communication service.

Also, referring to FIG. 10, the integrated relay 130 may include an integrated service uplink signal C ′ (first service uplink signal A ′ and a second service uplink signal B ′ generated by the integration gateway 120). ) And deliver the received integrated service uplink signal C 'to the signal combining extractor 110 to provide an integrated relay function for the first communication service and the second communication service in the upward direction. Can be.

Meanwhile, the aforementioned integrated repeater 130 may monitor and control state information and operation status information of the integrated gateway 120.

On the other hand, the integrated repeater 130 described above, the integrated service down signal (C) generated by the signal combination extractor 110 (the first service down signal A and the second service down signal (B) is combined). In addition to receiving and receiving the received integrated service downlink signal C to the integration gateway 120, a second service down signal (eg, a mobile communication service downlink signal) is received from the received integrated service downlink signal C. By extracting and radiating, the second service downlink signal B can be transmitted to the third terminal 30. Here, the third terminal 30 is the same type of terminal as the second terminal 20 that receives the second service downlink signal from the integrated gateway 120. In this case, when the second frequency of the second service downlink signal B to be transmitted to the third terminal 30 is not included in the original second service frequency band, the integrated repeater 130 may transmit the second service downlink signal B. The frequency conversion may be performed such that the second frequency of) is included in the second service frequency band defined in the second communication service.

In addition, when the integrated repeater 130 receives another second service up signal from the third terminal 30, the other second service up signal received by the integrated service up signal C ′ received by the integration gateway 120 is received. The signal may be added and passed to the signal combination extractor 110. At this time, the integrated repeater 130, the second service frequency of the other second service uplink signal received from the third terminal 30 is included in the second frequency band included in the integrated frequency band of the integrated service uplink signal C '. To be included, frequency conversion may be performed.

The integrated relay 130 provides a second communication service by transmitting a second service downlink signal or receiving another second service uplink signal, which may be a mobile communication service. 130 may simultaneously provide one or more wireless services from among code division multiple access (CDMA), wide code division multiple access (WCDMA), wireless broadband (WiBro), and high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA).

Meanwhile, the above-described integrated repeater 130 may further include a Global Positioning System (GPS) module for acquiring the position information of the integrated repeater 130, and the position information obtained through the GPS module may be stored in the first service network ( 1) or via the second service network (2) to the operating personnel terminal. Through this operation personnel can manage the operation, maintenance, etc. for the integrated repeater (130).

Meanwhile, the aforementioned integrated relay 130 may extend the integrated frequency band of the integrated service uplink signal generated by the integrated gateway 120 or may include a first frequency band or a first frequency for the first service uplink signal included in the integrated frequency band. The second frequency band for the second service uplink signal may be extended.

For example, when the first service uplink signal is a signal for Internet service as the first communication service, by extending the first frequency band for the first service uplink signal, the highest frequency in the upward direction is a constant frequency (for example, : 1 GHz) is used to solve the problem that the limitation on the up capacity when providing the file upload, peer-to-peer service, etc. in the Internet service. By addressing this capacity constraint in the upward direction, it is possible to transmit high capacity data in the upward direction and to accommodate more subscribers.

In addition, the maximum frequency is limited to 1GHz, there is a disadvantage that the transmission of a high capacity than the optical cable is impossible.

In the integrated repeater 130, a passive element intermodulation signal may be generated due to signal transmission and reception, which may cause signal interference, thereby reducing communication quality. Therefore, the integrated repeater 130 may generate a signal by a passive element intermodulation signal. In order to reduce the interference phenomenon, the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna are provided separately, and for this, a separate connector may be included.

As an example, the aforementioned first service network 1 may be an Internet service network for an Internet service as a first communication service, and the second service network 2 may be a mobile communication network for a mobile communication service as a second communication service. have.

The integrated repeater 130 described above uses the first service network (B) using state information and control information for service management for one of an Internet service as a first communication service and a mobile communication service as a second communication service. Transmission and reception via an Internet service network, which may be an example of 1).

11 is a diagram illustrating a service signal flow in a downward direction in the communication service integration system 100 further including an integrated repeater 130 in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 11, the signal combination extractor 110 receives a first service down signal A for a first communication service from the first service network 1 and a second service downlink for a second communication service. The signal B is received from the second service network 2. The signal combination extractor 110 combines the received first service down signal A and the second service down signal B to generate an integrated service down signal C, and generates the generated integrated service down signal C, respectively. Transmit to integrated relay 130. Thereafter, the integrated relay 130 transmits the integrated service downlink signal C received from the signal combination extractor 110 to the integrated gateway 120. In addition, the integrated repeater 130 extracts and radiates the second service down signal B from the integrated service down signal C received from the signal combination extractor 110, thereby generating a first service within the service area of the integrated repeater 130. It is also possible to transmit the second service downlink signal B to the third terminal 30.

The integration gateway 120 extracts the first service down signal (A) and the second service down signal (B) from the integrated service down signal (C) received from the integrated repeater (130) to the first terminal 10 and the first terminal. It transmits to 2 terminals 20, respectively.

When the first service down signal (A) and the second service down signal (B) are combined to generate an integrated service down signal (C), and the second service down signal (B) from the integrated service down signal (C). When extracting and when extracting the first service down signal (A) and the second service down signal (B) from the integrated service down signal (C), the first service down signal (A) and the second service down signal ( Frequency conversion may be performed for at least one of B).

12 is a diagram illustrating a service signal flow in an upward direction in a communication service integration system 100 further including an integrated repeater 130 in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 12, the integrated gateway 120 receives a first service up signal A ′ for a first communication service from the first terminal 10 and a second service up signal B for a second communication service. ') Is received from the second terminal 20. Thereafter, the integration gateway 120 combines the received first service uplink signal A 'and the second service uplink signal B' to generate an integrated service uplink signal C ', respectively, and generates the generated integrated service uplink signal. (C ') is sent to the integrated repeater (130). The integrated relay 130 transfers the integrated service uplink signal C ′ received from the integrated gateway 120 to the signal combination extractor 110. In addition, when the integrated repeater 130 receives another second service up signal B ″ from the third terminal 30 in the service area, the integrated relay 130 receives the integrated service up signal C ′ received from the integration gateway 120. One other second service uplink signal B ″ may be added to the signal combination extractor 110.

Thereafter, the signal combination extractor 110 extracts the first service up signal A 'and the second service up signal B' from the integrated service uplink signal C 'received from the integrated repeater 130. In addition, the signal combination extractor 110 may further extract another second service uplink signal B ″ when another second service uplink signal B ″ is added to the integrated service uplink signal C ′. .

The signal combination extractor 110 transmits the extracted first service uplink signal A 'to the first service network 1, and extracts the extracted second service uplink signal B' (and other second service uplink signals). B ")) to the second service network 2.

When combining the first service up signal A 'and the second service up signal B' to generate the integrated service up signal C ', the second service up signal different from the integrated service up signal C'. When adding the signal B "and from the integrated service up signal C ', the first service up signal A', the second service up signal B 'and another second service up signal B". When extracting, frequency conversion may be performed on at least one of the first service up signal A ', the second service up signal B', and another second service up signal B ".

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a communication service integration system utilizing a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 13, the first service network 1 includes an optical communication network 1310 as an internet service network for providing an Internet service, and the second service network 2 includes a mobile communication network 1320 for providing a mobile communication service. Are assumed to contain).

Referring to FIG. 13, the optical communication network 1310 and the mobile communication network 1320 are connected to the signal combining extractor 110, and the signal combining extractor 110 is connected to the integrated gateway 120 through the integrated repeater 130. do. As shown in FIG. 13, the signal coupling extractor 110 and the integrated repeater 130 may be installed outdoors, and the integrated gateway 120 may be installed indoors.

Referring to FIG. 13, a signal coupling extractor 110 is connected to an optical network unit (ONU) included in an optical communication network 1310. By utilizing the hybrid fiber coax (HFC) technology, which is a mixture of optical cables and coaxial cables, the optical link network 1310 to the signal coupling extractor 110 is an optical line section, and the signal coupling extractor 110 integrates the home type. The gateway 120 may be a coaxial cable section. Of course, the entire section may be constructed as an optical line section.

Referring to FIG. 13, in order to integrate and provide a communication service, a communication service integration system 100 using a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network may include a wired line in which an optical signal received from an optical communication network 1310 is converted into an electrical signal. A signal combination extractor 110 for receiving a signal and a wireless signal received through the mobile communication network 1320 and combining the input wired signal and the input wireless signal to generate a wired / wireless combined signal; And receiving the wired / wireless combined signal generated from the signal combination extractor 110 to extract the wired signal and the wireless signal, transmitting the extracted wired signal to the first terminal 10, and radiating the extracted wireless signal. 20, an integration gateway 120, and the like, for transmission to 20).

Referring to FIG. 13, the wired / wireless combined signal is transmitted from the signal combining extractor 110 to the integrated gateway 120, wherein the wired / wireless combined signal generated by the signal combining extractor 110 is integrated through the integrated repeater 130. May be sent to gateway 120. When the wired / wireless combined signal is transmitted from the signal combining extractor 110 to the integrated gateway 120 through the integrated repeater 130, the integrated repeater 130 transmits a wireless signal in the wired / wireless combined signal in addition to transmitting the wired / wireless combined signal. Bay can also be extracted and spun. By radiating the radio signal in this way, the radio signal can be transmitted to the third terminal 30.

As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an Internet service (first communication service) and an Internet service network (first service network 1) for providing an Internet service (first communication service) are provided. The mobile communication service (second communication service) may be integrated and provided.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by extending the frequency band (first frequency band) for the Internet service (first communication service), it is possible to enable high capacity transmission.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by providing a mobile communication service (second communication service) using the Internet service network (first service network 1) for providing an Internet service (first communication service), The mobile communication service (second communication service) may be smoothly provided even in an area where the mobile communication service (second communication service) was not provided smoothly.

In the above description, all elements constituting the embodiments of the present invention are described as being combined or operating in combination, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to the embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented in one independent hardware, each part or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform some or all functions combined in one or a plurality of hardware. It may be implemented as a computer program having a module. Codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing embodiments of the present invention. The storage medium of the computer program may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a carrier wave medium, and the like.

In addition, the terms "comprise", "comprise" or "having" described above mean that the corresponding component may be included, unless otherwise stated, and thus excludes other components. It should be construed that it may further include other components instead. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Terms commonly used, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be construed in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

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

As described above, an embodiment of the present invention is applied to a communication service technology field, and provides a mobile communication service using an internet service network for providing an Internet service, so that the mobile communication service is not provided smoothly. In addition, it is a very useful invention that can smoothly provide a mobile communication service, and has the effect of enabling high capacity transmission by extending a frequency band for an Internet service.

1 is a view showing a communication service integration system for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic block diagram of a communication service integration system for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a diagram illustrating a service signal flow in a downward direction in a communication service integration system in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a diagram illustrating a service signal flow in an upward direction in a communication service integration system in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a view showing a frequency band for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a view showing a signal combination extractor for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a diagram illustrating an integrated gateway for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for integrating and providing a communication service in a downward direction in a method for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for integrating and providing a communication service in an upward direction in a method for integrating and providing a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic block diagram of a communication service integration system further including an integrated repeater, in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

11 is a diagram illustrating a service signal flow in a downward direction in a communication service integration system further including an integrated repeater, in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a diagram illustrating a service signal flow in an upward direction in a communication service integration system further including an integrated repeater in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a communication service integration system utilizing a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network in order to integrate and provide a communication service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (27)

The integrated service downlink signal is generated by combining the first service down signal and the second service down signal received from the first service network and the second service network, respectively, and the first service up signal and the second service up signal from the integrated service up signal. A signal combination extractor for extracting a signal and transmitting the extracted first service up signal and the extracted second service up signal to the first service network and the second service network, respectively; And The generated integrated service downlink signal is received, the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal are extracted from the received integrated service downlink signal, and transmitted to a first terminal and a second terminal, respectively, and the first terminal. And an integrated gateway that generates the integrated service uplink signal by combining the first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal received from the second terminal and the second service uplink signal, respectively, and transmits the combined uplink signal to the signal combination extractor. Communication service integration system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The signal combination extractor, When the first service network includes an optical communication network providing an Internet service, the first service network is connected to an optical network unit (ONU) or an optical line terminal (OLT) of the optical communication network. And the second service network includes a mobile communication network for providing a mobile communication service, and is connected to a mobile communication base station or a mobile communication repeater of the mobile communication network. The method of claim 1, Respectively connected to the signal combining extractor and the integrated gateway, receiving the generated integrated service downlink signal from the signal combining extractor and transmitting the received integrated service downlink signal to the integrated gateway, and receiving the generated integrated service uplink signal from the integrated gateway; Communication service integration system further comprises an integrated repeater for delivering to the signal coupling extractor. The method of claim 3, wherein The integrated repeater, The communication service integration system, characterized in that for monitoring and controlling the status information and operation status information for the integrated gateway. The method of claim 3, wherein The integrated repeater, Extracting the second service down signal from the generated integrated service down signal by the signal combination extractor and transmitting the extracted downlink signal to a third terminal; And receiving another second service up signal from the third terminal, adding the other second service up signal to the signal combining extractor by adding the received second service up signal to the received integrated service up signal. Communication service integration system. The method of claim 5, The integrated repeater, When the second frequency of the second service downlink signal to be transmitted to the third terminal is not included in the original second service frequency band, frequency conversion is performed such that the second frequency is included in the second service frequency band; And performing a frequency conversion so that a second service frequency of the other second service uplink signal received from the third terminal is included in a second frequency band included in an integrated frequency band of the integrated service uplink signal. Integrated system. The method of claim 3, wherein The integrated repeater, And a Global Positioning System (GPS) module for acquiring the location information of the integrated repeater, wherein the location information is transmitted to an operating agent terminal through the first service network or the second service network. Integrated system. The method of claim 3, wherein The integrated repeater, The integrated gateway extends an integrated frequency band of the generated integrated service uplink signal, or a first frequency band for the first service uplink signal included in the integrated frequency band or a second frequency for the second service uplink signal. Communication service integration system, characterized in that to expand the band. The method of claim 3, wherein The first service network is an internet service network for an Internet service, the second service network is a mobile communication network for a mobile communication service, The integrated repeater, And transmitting and receiving state information and control information for service management of one of the mobile communication service and the internet service through the internet service network using a separate frequency. A separate service downlink signal receiver for receiving a first service downlink signal and a second service downlink signal from the first service network and the second service network, respectively; An integrated service down signal generator configured to generate the integrated service down signal by combining the first service down signal and the second service down signal; A downlink communication manager including an integrated service downlink signal transmitter for transmitting the integrated service downlink signal to an integrated gateway; An integrated service upstream signal receiver configured to receive an integrated service upstream signal from the integration gateway; A separate service up signal extractor configured to extract a first service up signal and a second service up signal from the integrated service up signal; And an individual service uplink signal transmitter for transmitting the first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal to the first service network and the second service network, respectively. Signal combination extractor for integrating and providing a communication service comprising a. The method of claim 10, The integrated service downlink signal generation unit, By allocating the first service down signal and the second service down signal respectively in a first frequency band and a second frequency band included in an integrated frequency band for the integrated service downlink signal, And a signal combination extractor for integrating and providing a communication service, by combining the first service down signal and the second service down signal. The method of claim 11, The integrated service downlink signal generation unit, When assigning the first service down signal and the second service down signal in the first frequency band and the second frequency band, respectively, Such that the first service frequency of the first service downlink signal and the second service frequency of the second service downlink signal are included in the first frequency band and the second frequency band, respectively, And at least one of the first service frequency and the second service frequency performs frequency conversion. The method of claim 10, The individual service uplink signal extractor, Integrating and providing a communication service, characterized in that for extracting the first service up signal and the second service up signal from the first frequency band and the second frequency band included in the integrated frequency band of the integrated service uplink signal, respectively. Signal combiner extractor. The method of claim 13, The individual service uplink signal extractor, So that the first frequency of the extracted first service uplink signal and the second frequency of the extracted second service uplink signal are included in the first service frequency band and the second service frequency band, respectively, And a frequency conversion for at least one of the first frequency and the second frequency. The method of claim 10, The signal combination extractor, When the first service network includes an optical communication network providing an Internet service, the first service network is connected to an optical network unit (ONU) or an optical line terminal (OLT) of the optical communication network. And the second service network comprises a mobile communication network for providing a mobile communication service, wherein the second service network is connected to a mobile communication base station or a mobile communication repeater of the mobile communication network. An integrated service downlink signal receiver configured to receive an integrated service downlink signal of the first service downlink signal and the second service downlink signal from a signal combination extractor; An individual service down signal extractor configured to extract the first service down signal and the second service down signal from the integrated service down signal; And a downlink communication manager including an individual downlink signal transmitter for transmitting the first service down signal and the second service down signal to a first terminal and a second terminal, respectively. A separate service up signal receiver configured to receive a first service up signal and a second service up signal from the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively; An integrated service uplink signal generator configured to generate an integrated service uplink signal by combining the first service uplink signal and the second service uplink signal; And an integrated service uplink signal transmitter for transmitting the integrated service uplink signal to the signal combination extractor. Integration gateway for integrating and providing a communication service comprising a. The method of claim 16, The individual service downlink signal extractor, Integrating and providing a communication service, characterized in that for extracting the first service down signal and the second service down signal from the first frequency band and the second frequency band included in the integrated frequency band of the integrated service downlink signal, respectively. Integration gateway. The method of claim 17, The individual service downlink signal extractor, Such that the first frequency of the extracted first service downlink signal and the second frequency of the extracted second service downlink signal are included in the first service frequency band and the second service band, respectively, And a frequency conversion is performed on at least one of the first frequency and the second frequency. The method of claim 16, The integrated service uplink signal generator, By assigning the first service up signal and the second service up signal, respectively, in a first frequency band and a second frequency band included in an integrated frequency band for the integrated service uplink signal, And a combination of the first service up signal and the second service up signal to generate the integrated service up signal. The method of claim 19, The integrated service uplink signal generator, When allocating the first service up signal and the second service up signal in the first frequency band and the second frequency band, respectively, Such that a first service frequency of the first service uplink signal and a second service frequency of the second service uplink signal are respectively included in the first frequency band and the second frequency band, And performing frequency conversion on at least one of the first service frequency and the second service frequency. The method of claim 16, The downlink communication management unit, And a down amplifying unit configured to amplify a signal strength of at least one of the integrated service down signal, the first service down signal, and the second service down signal. The uplink communication unit, And an up amplifying unit configured to amplify a signal strength of at least one of the integrated service uplink signal, the first service uplink signal, and the second service uplink signal. The method of claim 21, The downlink communication unit, And a downlink signal-to-noise ratio controller for controlling a downlink signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) through the control of the downlink amplifier. The uplink communication unit, And an uplink signal-to-noise ratio control unit for controlling an uplink signal-to-noise ratio through the control of the uplink amplification unit. The method of claim 16, The integrated gateway, A transmit antenna for at least one of the first service down signal and the second service down signal, and a receive antenna for at least one of the first service up signal and the second service up signal; Integration gateway for integrating and providing a communication service, characterized in that it comprises a separate connector for separating the receiving antenna. The method of claim 16, The integrated service downlink signal receiver, Receiving the integrated service downlink signal directly from the signal combining extractor connected to the first service network and the second service network or via the integrated repeater, and receiving the integrated service downlink signal from the signal combining extractor; The integrated service uplink signal transmitter, And the integrated service uplink signal is directly transmitted to the signal combining extractor or to the signal combining extractor via the integrated repeater. The method of claim 16, The first service down signal and the first service up signal are signals for an Internet service, and the second service down signal and the second service up signal are signals for a mobile communication service. The integrated gateway, Communication service, characterized in that for transmitting and receiving status information and control information for service management for one of the mobile communication service and the Internet service through a first service network which is an Internet service network for the Internet service using a separate frequency. Integration gateway to integrate and provide. Receiving, by the signal combination extractor, a first service down signal and a second service down signal from the first service network and the second service network, respectively; Generating, by the signal combining extractor, an integrated service down signal by combining the first service down signal and the second service down signal; The signal combination extractor transmitting the integrated service downlink signal to an integrated gateway; Receiving, by the integrated gateway, the integrated service down signal and extracting the first service down signal and the second service down signal from the received integrated service down signal; And Transmitting, by the integrated gateway, the extracted first service down signal and the extracted second service down signal to a first terminal and a second terminal, respectively; Method for integrating and providing a downward direction communication service comprising a. Receiving, by the integrated gateway, a first service up signal and a second service up signal from the first terminal and the second terminal, respectively; Generating, by the integration gateway, an integrated service up signal by combining the first service up signal and the second service up signal; The integrated gateway transmitting the integrated service uplink signal to a signal combining extractor; Extracting, by the signal combination extractor, the first service up signal and the second service up signal from the integrated service up signal; And Transmitting, by the signal combination extractor, the extracted first service up signal and the extracted second service up signal to the first service network and the second service network, respectively; Method for integrating and providing an upward direction communication service comprising a.

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