TWI644535B - IP address protocol version control system and method thereof for network quality testing - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides an IP address protocol version control system applied to network quality testing, which comprises a network quality test module, a user information management server, a test service control server, a test service server and a network quality test record. The database, the test service control server provides setting network quality test parameters to specify the network quality test module installed in the user terminal, selects the IP address protocol to be tested, and specifies the quality parameter item to be tested, so that the terminal is connected to the Selecting the tested IP address of the test service server for network quality testing, testing the service control server and judging whether to notify the network quality test module to perform network quality testing of other IP address protocols according to the test result, the present invention further A method of providing the above system.

Description

IP address protocol version control system and method thereof for network quality testing

The invention relates to a network quality testing system and a method thereof, in particular to an IP address protocol version control system and a method thereof for network quality testing.

The traditional network quality test method is mostly that the user uses a network quality test tool on his terminal to connect to the remote network quality test server for testing. The network quality test tool will be based on the network status. Test various network quality items such as bandwidth speed, network response time, delay jitter, and packet loss rate.

Currently, there are two versions of the IP address protocol used by the Internet, namely IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) and IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6), and routers that transmit packets in different IP address versions. The device or backbone bandwidth usage is different, so the network quality of the two versions of the IP address protocol is not exactly the same.

Due to the different versions of the IP address protocol mentioned above, the passive network quality test used in practice has the following problems in practical applications:

1. In the IP address protocol version used in various network quality tests, users can only passively test according to their existing network address and routing status, and cannot be automatically or automatically specified by the network operator according to requirements. A more suitable version of the IP address agreement.

2. In a single network quality test service, only a single IP address protocol version can be tested (eg IPv4) network quality, unable to instantly test the network quality of the network under other IP address agreements (such as IPv6).

3. Users face network quality test results, can not judge whether they meet the network service level that they apply, the result is that users will repeat the test to get more information, resulting in the burden of the core network and test equipment.

In view of the above problems, if the network quality under the single-address protocol version network (such as IPv4) is not satisfactory, the network operator cannot specify a suitable IP address agreement version, and the user cannot immediately know the test result of the user. Whether it is qualified, or should switch to other networks with better quality, it can be seen that there are still many shortcomings in the passive passive network quality testing methods, which need to be improved.

In order to solve the problems disclosed above, an object of the present invention is to provide a control system and method for intelligently selecting an IP address protocol for use in network quality testing.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides an IP address protocol version control system for network quality testing, which includes a user information management server, a network quality test module, a test service control server, and a plurality of The test service server and the network quality test record database, wherein the user information management server is used to store each user's network service application information and network environment condition information, and the network quality test module is installed. Providing a test login request, receiving a test mode parameter, and selecting at least one of the plurality of IP address protocols, the specified quality parameter item to be tested according to the test mode parameter, and connecting the terminal to the user terminal One of the IP address protocols selected for testing tests the service server for network quality testing, and obtains a test result value. The test service control server is provided with a setting network. The road quality test parameters, according to the test login requirements, are queried to the user information management server, and according to the user's network service application information and network environment condition information, the user test service scope is obtained, and the service test scope is determined according to the user. And network quality test parameters, generate test mode parameters assigned to the user, and determine whether to notify the network quality test module to perform network quality test of one of the IP address protocols that have not been selected for testing according to the test result value, and test The service server matches one of the IP address agreements to provide a network quality test, and generates a test result value. The network quality test record database is used to store the test result values of each user.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides an IP address protocol version control method for network quality testing, which is a network quality test module running on a user terminal, and a test service control server, and a plurality of tests. Between the service server, a user information management server and a network quality test record database, the method includes setting network quality test parameters on the test service control server, and the network quality test module controls the servo to the test service. The device proposes a test login request, and the test service control server queries the user information management server according to the test login request, and obtains user user test according to the network service application information and network environment condition information stored therein. The service scope, the test service control server generates test mode parameters assigned to the user according to the user test service range and the network quality test parameters, and the network quality test module receives a test mode parameter, and selects a plurality of test according to the test mode parameter. At least one of the IP address agreements, the specified quality to be tested The parameter item connects the terminal to the test service server of the selected IP address protocol for network quality test, and obtains a test result value, wherein each test service server matches one of the IP address agreements respectively. The network quality test, the network quality test record database stores the test result value, and the test service control server determines whether to notify the network quality test module that the network quality test module has not been selected according to the test result value. One of the IP address tests for the IP address protocol tested.

The invention can be applied to a peer-to-peer network quality testing service, and the advantages thereof include at least:

1. Provide network operators or network quality test service providers to proactively specify the version of the IP address protocol used by users for network quality testing according to different test situation requirements, so that the network operators can meet their needs. Master the network quality of users' peer-to-peer networks in specific situations.

2. Through the long-term accumulated network quality test record database of the network operator, the statistical method is used to calculate the network service quality threshold under certain conditions, and the user's network test quality is automatically judged compared with other test results of the same condition. Compliance is met and the IP address protocol version is automatically switched for testing when needed.

3. Provide network operators or network quality test service providers to proactively specify and test multiple versions of IP address protocols for network quality testing, network service providers, test service providers and users. You can instantly understand the various network quality parameters in a network environment using different IP address protocol versions as a reference for selecting network address version switching.

11‧‧‧Network Quality Test Module

12‧‧‧User Information Management Server

13‧‧‧Test Service Control Server

14‧‧‧Test Service Server

141‧‧‧IPv4 address test service server

142‧‧‧IPv6 address test service server

143‧‧‧Next-generation IP address test service server

15‧‧‧Network Quality Test Record Database

100‧‧‧User terminal

200‧‧‧Internet operator

31‧‧‧IPv4 Address Internet

32‧‧‧IPv6 Address Internet

33‧‧‧Next Generation IP Address Internet

S21-S27‧‧‧Steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system for applying an IP address protocol version control system for network quality testing according to the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a method for controlling an IP address protocol version of a network quality test according to the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of another method of the IP address protocol version control method applied to the network quality test according to the present invention.

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic diagram of a system for applying an IP address protocol version control system for network quality testing according to the present invention.

The IP address protocol version control system applied to the network quality test includes a network quality test module 11 installed in the user terminal 100, and a user information management server 12 and a test service provided on the network provider 200. The control server 13, the test service server 14, and the network quality test record database 15.

The network quality test module 11 is a software module, which can be implemented by a programming language such as ASP, C/C++/C#, JAVA, Python, PHP, Perl, etc., but the category of the programming language is not limited thereto. The network quality test module 11 can also be a green software, that is, a software that can be executed without installation. The user information management server 12, the test service control server 13, the test service server 14, and the network quality test record database 15 are a system in which a terminal device or a plurality of terminal devices are connected, for example, a terminal device. It can be a server computer, a workstation computer, a desktop computer, a notebook computer, and the like.

The user information management server 12 is configured to store network service application information and network environment condition information of each user. Internet service application information, including the installed network speed (such as the downlink speed of 100M/40M), network type (such as fiber-optic network or ADSL, etc.), network environment condition information, can include the user The router through which the network passes, the broadband access server (BBRAS), or the network area to which the user belongs, such as Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung, and users. Current or historical IP address, etc.

The network quality test module 11 is a software module on a user terminal, which provides a test login request. That is, when the user wants to perform the network quality test, the request is transmitted to the test service control server 13 through the network quality test module 11. The user terminal can be any type of computer with a network interface card, and the network interface card can connect to the IPv4 address internet network 31, the IPv6 address internet network 32, or the next generation IP address network. Network 33.

The network quality test module 11 also provides a test mode parameter received from the test service control server 13, the test mode parameter includes specified test IP address agreement information, and specified quality parameter item information, and the network quality test module 11 is tested according to the test. Mode parameters, select to test the specified IP address protocol (such as one of IPv4 or IPv6, or both), and select the specified quality parameter item to test, such as the connection speed.

After the above selection, the network quality test module 11 connects the user terminal 100 to the test service server 14 of the selected IP location protocol for network quality testing, and obtains a test result value.

The test service server 14 is configured to provide a network quality test service, and the test service server 14 respectively matches one of the IP address agreements to provide a network quality test, and generates a test result value, which is transmitted to the network quality test mode. Group 11 or test service control server 13 is used for subsequent control decisions.

The test service server 14 includes an IPv4 address test service server 141, an IPv6 address test service server 142, and a next-generation IP address test service server 143 to provide network quality of different IP address agreements. test.

The test service control server 13 provides a set network quality test parameter to And according to the test login request, to query the user information management server 12, the user information management server 12 provides the user test service scope to the test service control according to the user's network service application information and network environment condition information. The server 13, the test service control server 13 generates test mode parameters assigned to the user according to the user test service range and the network quality test parameters.

The test service control server 13 queries the user information management server 12 according to the source IP address of the test login request, and obtains the test service range of the user.

The test service control server 13 determines whether to notify the network quality test module 11 of the network quality test of one of the IP address protocols that has not been selected for testing according to the test result value.

The network quality test record database 15, which is a test result value for storing a network quality test of each user.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the test service control server 13 queries the network quality test record database 15 for the historical test result values of the respective quality parameter items, and combines the respective statistical pass threshold values to calculate each Specify the test eligibility value for the quality parameter item.

The test service control server 13 determines whether to notify the network quality test module 11 according to the test result value and the test pass value, so as to perform a network quality test of one of the IP address protocols that has not been selected for testing, for example, After the IPv6 network quality test is completed, the network quality test for IPv4 or next-generation IP address agreement is notified.

In the present invention, the network quality test parameters set on the test service control server 13 may include a test service scope, a priority test IP protocol, a quality parameter item, and a statistical pass threshold value of each quality parameter item. The following is a list of explanations:

(1) Test service scope: can be specified for a specific period of time (such as 12:00 ~ 14:00), specific supply methods (such as fiber, ADSL, VDSL), specific application speed (up/down speed is 100M/40M Or 6M/2M), a specific user number (such as a customer with a customer number ending at 5), a specific backbone device (such as a specific router or BBRAS), a type of network service (such as IPv4, IPv6, or other parameters) Allowance or type.

(2) Priority test IP protocol: IP address protocol that preferentially performs network quality testing for designated users, such as IPv4 address agreement, IPv6 address agreement, or next-generation IP address agreement. The next-generation IP address protocol here refers to the IP address agreement that will be developed in the future.

(3) Quality parameter items: It is the current network quality measurement index, including bandwidth speed (up/down speed), network response time (Ping value), delay jitter (jitter), packet loss rate, etc.

(4) Statistical pass threshold: The custom value that is qualified for the quality parameter item can be a proportional value. This standard can be the 25th quantile of the whole test record (the first quartile). , median, 75th quantile (third quartile)...etc.

In the present invention, an IP address protocol version control method applied to network quality testing based on the above system is also proposed, which is described in detail below.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a flowchart of a method for controlling an IP address protocol version of a network quality test according to the present invention. The method is run on the system shown in FIG. 1 , specifically, is running on a user terminal. A network quality test module 11 and a test service control server 13, a plurality of test service servers 14, a user information management server 12, and a network quality test record database 15. The following is a description of the steps involved in the method.

Step S21: setting the network quality test parameter on the test service control server 13 side. Among them, the network quality test parameters have been explained before, so it will not be described again. In this step, The network operator must first set the test conditions as a reference for the subsequent assignment of the user's IP location agreement. For example, it can be set: all users in Taipei who have initiated network quality testing during the period from 18:00 to 20:00. All are assigned to perform IPv6 network quality testing.

Step S22: The network quality test module 11 presents a test login request to the test service control server 13. For example, the user sends a test request on the terminal by pressing a test button on the network quality test module 11.

Step S23: The test service control server 13 queries the user information management server 12 according to the test login request, and obtains the user test service range of the user according to the network service application information and the network environment condition information stored therein. The range of testing services for users, including specific areas, specific delivery methods, specific application speeds, specific user numbers, specific backbone devices, and the type of network service being sponsored (IPv4/IPv6/other), etc. Which network quality testing service the user has.

Specifically, since the user information management server 12 stores the network service application information and the network environment condition information of all users, the test service range to which the user belongs can be found out from the information, for example, the user A initiates A network quality test, in which the user A belongs to the test service area, which belongs to the test service area of North Taiwan, is a specific area, its BBRAS device numbered 0015, or a backbone router through the Cisco brand, etc. Specific backbone equipment.

The test service control server 13 is based on the source IP address of the test login request to query the user information management server 12 and obtain the test service range of the user.

Step S24: The test service control server 13 generates a test mode parameter assigned to the user according to the user test service range and the network quality test parameter. Specifically, the test mode parameter includes the specified test IP address agreement information and the specified quality parameter item. News. for example, User A meets the conditions set in step S21, so it is assigned to test IPv6 first, and the test mode parameter is IPv6.

In addition, since the test mode parameters are all calculated according to the current conditions, the test mode parameters used by each user at the time are unique.

Step S25: The network quality test module 11 receives a test mode parameter, and selects at least one of the plurality of IP address protocols, the specified quality parameter item to be tested according to the test mode parameter, and connects the terminal to the selected test. One of the IP location protocols tests the service server 14 for network quality testing and obtains a test result value, wherein each test service server 14 matches one of the IP address agreements to provide a network quality test.

Step S26: The network quality test record database 15 stores the test result values.

Step S27: The test service control server 13 determines, according to the test result value, whether to notify the network quality test module 11 to perform a network quality test of one of the IP address protocols that has not been selected for testing.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the IP address protocol version control method of the present invention further includes the following steps to perform the determination of step S27, please refer to FIG. 3.

Step S28: The test service control server 13 queries the network quality test record database 15 for the historical test result values of the quality parameter items, and calculates the test qualified values of the specified quality parameter items in combination with the respective statistical pass threshold values. For example, for users who apply for upload/download speeds of 100M/40M, their past history records are 100M/40M, 90M/30M, and 80M/20M. If the statistical pass threshold is set to the median (50%), The test pass value of the upload/download speed is 90M/30M.

Step S29: The test service control server 13 passes the test result value and the test is qualified. The value determines whether the network quality test module 11 is notified to perform a network quality test of one of the IP address protocols that has not been selected for testing. For example, if the test result value of the IPv4 network quality test is better than the test qualified value, the test ends, but if the test result value is inferior to the test qualified value, the network quality test module 11 is notified to perform IPv4 or other types. Testing of IP address protocol networks.

In the following, several embodiments of the invention for different purposes are provided to more specifically illustrate the use of the invention.

Implementation Case 1: Automatically specify dual network test under specific equipment conditions

Referring to FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the network operator wants to know the difference in network quality between the users of a certain backbone device and the IPv4 network through the IPv4 and IPv6 networks during the busy period of the night.

The network operator can set the requirement condition in the test service control server 13 of the present invention, for example, a specific backbone device (eg, BBRAS_x, x is an arbitrary number), or a specific time period (such as 19:00~23:00), for Network quality test parameters initiated by users meeting the requirements of the requirements, setting network quality test parameters to control the network quality test module 11 on the user terminal, enabling multiple IP address version test functions, that is, one test at a time The network quality of the above IP address protocol networks.

After the network quality test module 11 completes the network quality test of the IPv4 address agreement, it will continue to test the network quality test of the IPv6 address protocol. Thereafter, the IPv4 and IPv6 test records are retained in the network quality test record database 15.

Implementation Case 2: Reduce IPv4 network test load requirements

Referring to FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the network operator wants to spread or reduce the test service load of its IPv4 address test service server 141 or IPv4 address internet 31.

Then, the network operator can refer to the test service control server 13 of the present invention. From all user test requirements, set the priority test IP address protocol information in the network quality test parameters to control the network quality test software on the user terminal to prioritize the network quality test of the IPv6 address protocol.

At this time, the user terminal device with both IPv4 and IPv6 networking capabilities will prioritize the IPv6 network quality test to achieve the goal of reducing the load on the IPv4 device.

Implementation Case 3: Setting the statistical pass threshold

Referring to FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the result of the network quality test performed by the user in the IPv4 network is unsatisfactory, and the network quality test is automatically switched to the IPv6 network.

On the test service control server 13, the network operator sets the test conditions according to the test requirements (ie, sets the network quality test parameters), and sets the network quality test module 11 to prioritize the network quality test of the IPv4 network. When the user performs the network quality test, the network quality test of the IPv4 network is prioritized, and the network quality test module 11 reports the test result value to the test service control server 13 for comparison with the test qualified value. Yes, judge whether it is qualified.

The test qualified value is connected to the network quality test record database 15 by the test service control server 13, searching for the test records of all the users of all the test parameter items under the same conditions, and according to the statistical qualification threshold of the project. The value is calculated on the fly. For example, the search condition can be for all users who apply online/downlink speeds of 100M/40M. The test parameter items are bandwidth speed, and the statistical pass threshold can be 25 quantiles, which is the most test record among all users. The difference is 25%, and the calculation results show that the user's test qualification value of the network quality test is 90.21M/39.63M.

For the test of the unqualified IPv4 network quality, the test service control server 13 will notify the network quality test module 11 to switch to IPv6 for network quality test, and immediately display the network quality test. The test result of the same IP address version is for the user to refer to.

Compared with the implementation case 1, because the statistical qualification threshold in this implementation case is set to 25 quantiles, nearly 75% of the test cases will be completed in the IPv4 test, and the IPv6 test will not be performed. Save up to 25% of IPv6 test load. When the statistical pass threshold is set to the median, nearly 50% of the test users will complete the IPv4 test and will not perform the IPv6 test, thus saving up to 50% of the IPv6 test load.

The detailed description of the present invention is intended to be illustrative of a preferred embodiment of the invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The patent scope of this case.

To sum up, this case is not only innovative in terms of technical thinking, but also has many of the above-mentioned functions that are not in the traditional methods of the past. It has fully complied with the statutory invention patent requirements of novelty and progressiveness, and applied for it according to law. Approved this invention patent application, in order to invent invention, to the sense of virtue.

Claims (14)

An IP address protocol version control system for network quality testing, comprising: a user information management server, which is used for storing network service application information and network environment condition information of each user; The test module is installed on a user terminal, provides a test login request, and receives a test mode parameter, and selects at least one of the plurality of IP address protocols according to the test mode parameter, and specifies the test to be tested. Quality parameter item, the terminal is connected to one of the IP address protocols selected for testing to test the service server for network quality test, and obtain a test result value; a test service control server provides a set network quality test Parameter, according to the test login requirement, to query the user information management server, and obtain the user test service range according to the user's network service application information and network environment condition information, and test the service scope according to the user And the network quality test parameter, generating the test mode parameter assigned to the user, and The test result value determines whether the network quality test module is notified to perform network quality test of one of the IP address protocols that has not been selected for testing; wherein each test service server matches one of the IP address agreements respectively Network quality test, and generate the test result value; and a network quality test record database, which is used to store the test result values of each user. The IP address protocol version control system applied to the network quality test according to claim 1, wherein the network quality test parameter includes a test service scope, a priority test IP protocol, and a quality The parameter item, and the statistical qualification threshold of each quality parameter item; wherein the test service scope includes: specifying a specific time period, a specific loading mode, a specific application speed, a specific user number, a specific backbone device, and a network for each user to apply for Road service type; the priority test IP protocol is an IP protocol that specifies network quality testing first; the quality parameter items include: bandwidth speed, network response time, delay jitter, and packet loss rate; the statistical pass threshold Is a proportional value. The IP address protocol version control system applied to the network quality test according to claim 2, wherein the test service control server further provides: querying the network quality test record database for the respective history of the quality parameter items. The test result values are combined with the respective statistical pass threshold values to calculate test pass values for each of the specified quality parameter items. The IP address protocol version control system applied to the network quality test according to claim 3, wherein the test service control server determines whether to notify the network quality test mode according to the test result value and the test qualified value. The group performs a network quality test of one of the IP address protocols that has not been selected for testing. The IP address protocol version control system applied to the network quality test according to claim 1, wherein the test service control server queries the user information management server according to the source IP address of the test login request. And obtain the test service scope of the user. The IP address protocol version control system for network quality testing according to claim 1, wherein the test mode parameter includes specifying test IP address agreement information and specifying quality parameter item information. The IP address protocol version control system for network quality testing according to claim 1, wherein the test service server comprises: an IPv4 address test service server, an IPv6 address test service server, and a next generation IP The address test service server provides network quality testing for different IP address agreements. An IP address protocol version control method for network quality testing, which is a network quality test module running on a user terminal, and a test service control server, a plurality of test service servers, and a user information management Between the server and a network quality test record database, the method comprises the steps of: setting a network quality test parameter on the test service control server; the network quality test module is presented to the test service control server a test login request; the test service control server queries the user information management server according to the test login request, and obtains the user of the user according to the network service application information and the network environment condition information stored therein Testing the service scope; the test service control server generates the test mode parameter assigned to the user according to the user test service range and the network quality test parameter; the network quality test module receives a test mode parameter, and according to The test mode parameter selection tests at least one of a plurality of IP address protocols to be tested Specifying a quality parameter item, connecting the terminal to a test service server of one of the selected IP address protocols for network quality testing, and obtaining a test result value, wherein each of the test service servers respectively matches An IP address protocol provides network quality testing; the network quality test record database stores the test result values; The test service control server determines, according to the test result value, whether to notify the network quality test module to perform a network quality test of one of the IP address protocols that has not been selected for testing. The IP address protocol version control method for network quality testing according to claim 8, wherein the network quality test parameter includes a test service scope, a priority test IP protocol, a quality parameter item, and each of the quality parameter items. Qualification threshold: The test service scope includes: specifying a specific time period, a specific installation method, a specific application speed, a specific user number, a specific backbone device, and a type of network service that each user subscribes to; the priority test IP protocol system To specify the IP protocol for network quality testing first; the quality parameter items include: bandwidth speed, network response time, delay jitter, and packet loss rate; the statistical pass threshold is a proportional value. The IP address protocol version control method for network quality testing according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises the following substep: the test service control server queries the network quality test record database for the quality parameters. The test value of each of the specified quality parameter items is calculated by combining the respective historical test result values of the items and combining the respective statistical pass threshold values. The IP address protocol version control method applied to the network quality test according to claim 10, wherein the test service control server determines whether to notify the network quality test according to the test result value and the test qualified value. The module performs a network quality test of one of the IP address protocols that has not been selected for testing. The IP address protocol version control method applied to the network quality test according to claim 8, wherein the test service control server queries the user information management server according to the source IP address of the test login request. And obtain the test service scope of the user. The IP address protocol version control method for network quality testing according to claim 8, wherein the test mode parameter includes specifying test IP address agreement information and specifying quality parameter item information. The IP address protocol version control method for network quality testing according to claim 8, wherein the test service server comprises: an IPv4 address test service server, an IPv6 address test service server, and a next generation IP The address test service server provides network quality testing for different IP address agreements.