TWM547219U - Processing device capable of managing subnetwork device - Google Patents

Description

Manageable sub-network processor

The present invention relates to a network processing device, and more particularly to a processing device for a manageable sub-network device connected with a plurality of sub-networks and automatically managed.

Please refer to the first figure of this creation. The existing network protocol can be divided into Network Video Client (NVC) and Network Video Transmitter (Network Video Transmitter). For example, the client 10 can be used. A computer device or the like, and a network monitoring device such as a monitor or a camera can serve as the transmitting terminal 12, and the monitoring device provides a fixed image packet, so that the client 10 can receive the image packet from the transmitting terminal 12 for video recording. Video or related server management work.

In the upper section, but in the client 10 and the transmitter 12, there must be a relay network device 14, such as an Ethernet switch or an Ethernet power supply, which can be connected to the client 10 and transmitted. End 12, but with the combination of the network device 14 and the computer device of the client 10 or the combination of the computer motherboard, it is easy to have various problems such as high system cost and limited development of the device and its application. In addition, as the monitoring device of the transmitting end 12, it is easy to cause the management of the client 10 to be managed when the client 10 is managed, for example, the management of the Ethernet power supply or the management of the network connection state. In this way, the user cannot actively identify the connected switch device, and can use the automatic method to assist the effective management of these large number of monitoring devices or other network devices, which may cause the user to be unable to target in advance such as a network camera. The properties of the transmitting end 12 are prioritized for full-time monitoring and uninterruptible priority setting.

Therefore, in response to the above-mentioned problems, the present invention proposes a processing device for a manageable sub-network device that can automatically log in and distinguish when connecting various network devices or sub-network devices such as monitoring devices.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a processing device for managing sub-networks, which has automatic receiving network addresses such as network cameras or sub-networks such as computers to utilize these network address-to-subnets. The routers are grouped, and the user can use these grouping area molecular network devices and set priorities so that important sub-network devices can be operated without priority or stop loss. problem.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a processing device for managing a sub-network device, which can save a large amount of construction cost by using a single processing of the network processor, and does not have to worry, the relay network device will When it is not compatible with the client or causes many sub-networks to be connected, it is easy to cause management problems.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a processing device for managing a sub-network device, comprising a plurality of sub-networks each having a separate network address, and a network processor connecting the sub-networks The network processor transmits a test network packet to the sub-network device, and each sub-network device can identify the test network packet and then use the network address to reply to the network. The packet is replied to the network processor, so that the network processor receives the network address transmitted by the sub-network device and stores the network address, and the network processor reuses the network address to the subnet. The routers are grouped and priority is set.

In this creation, the network processor further includes a plurality of network interfaces, each network interface is connected to a sub-network device, and an exchange processing unit is connected to the network interface, and by testing the network packet and replying to the network. The packet is respectively transmitted with each sub-network device for network address, and a central processing unit is connected to the switching processing unit to control the operation of the switching processing unit, and the switching processing unit transmits the sub-network device. The processing unit can receive the network address transmitted by the switching processing unit, and group and set priorities by using the network address, and a memory unit is connected to the central processing unit to receive the network address, and is used for storing the network. Address.

In the present invention, the network processor may further include a power processing unit for connecting the switching processing unit and an external power source to convert the power of the external power source into the switching processing unit through the network power supply protocol.

In this creation, the central processing unit can control the switching processing unit to test the label of the network packet and prioritize the sub-network.

In this creation, the test network packet and the reply network packet are ONVIF Ethernet packets or broadcast packets.

In this creation, the subnet is a webcam, network video recorder, computer or mobile device.

In this creation, the network address is the media access control address.

In this creation, the network processor is an Ethernet switch or an Ethernet powered switch.

In this creation, the network processor and the sub-networker can be time-set for the transmission of network packets.

The details of the creation, the technical content, the features and the effects achieved by the present invention are more easily explained by the detailed description of the specific embodiments.

The design of this creation, in order to improve the management and cost of the relayed network equipment between the client and the transmitter, integrates the client device, so that the device can directly perform the client's packet reception, and Improve management efficiency, and also allow users to more clearly know the power of each sub-network device connected to the client, and automatically give priority settings, so that the implementation of the sub-network device is more efficient.

First, referring to the second figure of the present creation, a processing device 20 for managing a sub-network device includes a plurality of sub-networks 22 and a network processor 24, each of which has one in the sub-network unit 22. A separate network address, a network processor 24 is connected to the sub-networks 22, the network processor 24 is an Ethernet switch or an Ethernet powered switch, and the sub-network 22 is A network camera, a network video recorder, a computer or a mobile device. In this embodiment, the network address is a Media Access Control Address (MAC), and the network processor 24 first uses the Ethernet access control address (MAC). The network switch is an example, and the number of sub-networks 22 is five, but this is not a limitation of the creation.

The network processor 24 includes a plurality of network interfaces 242, an exchange processing unit 244, a central processing unit 246, and a memory unit 248. Each network interface 242 can be used to connect to a sub-network unit 22, In this embodiment, the network interface 242 is exemplified by the number of the sub-networks 22, and is exemplified by five, but is not limited by this number. The switching processing unit 244 connects the five network interfaces 242 and the central processing unit 246, and the memory unit 248 is coupled to the central processing unit 246.

After explaining the connection relationship of each component in this creation, and then explain in detail the operation mode of this creation, please continue to refer to the second picture of this creation, and please refer to the third figure, the manageable sub-network device of this creation The operation interface of the processing device 20 can be disposed on a panel screen 26, and the user can determine the group to be searched by the above search interface 262, for example, looking for a network camera. When the user starts searching, the central processing unit 246 in the network processor 24 controls the switching processing unit 244 to perform a tag tagging (VLAN Tagging) setting, so that the switching processing unit 244 transmits a test packet to the device. Connected to the subnet 22, each of the subnets 22 can identify the test packets transmitted from the network processor 24, and each return its own network address to the network by a reply packet. In the embodiment 24, in the embodiment, the test packet and the reply packet are ONVIF Ethernet packets. The reply packets transmitted by the subnet 22 are transmitted to the central processing unit 246 via the network interface 242, the switching processing unit 244, and the central processing unit 246 can receive the network addresses for grouping and setting priorities. The control exchange processing unit 244 sets the priority of the connected sub-network unit 22, and displays the data on the display interface 264 of the panel screen 26, so that the user can clearly know which group the network camera is divided into. The group, for example, three sub-networks 22 are automatically divided into group A, and the user can also know on the display interface 264 which network interface 242 or the sub-network devices 22 are connected to the three sub-network devices 22. What kind of machine is available, the user can also manually cancel whether the automatically selected webcam is cancelled or re-added from the group. Once the user presses the OK button 266 on the panel screen 26, the central processing unit These network addresses can be transferred to the memory unit 248 and stored by the memory unit 248.

The panel screens of the above embodiments are merely illustrative of the embodiments of the present invention, and are not limited by the operation of these interfaces. In addition, please refer to the fourth diagram of the present creation, when the network processor 24 is used as the Ethernet network. When the circuit is powered by the switch, the network processor 24 may further include a power processing unit 249 connected to the switching processing unit 244 and connected to an external power source 28, which may be through a network power supply protocol, such as an Ethernet power supply protocol. The IEEE 802.3at or higher level power supply protocol directly provides power to the power processing unit 249, which converts and transmits power to the switching processing unit 244, which will then distribute the power to an external subnet. In the road 22 .

In this creation, the network processor mainly uses the network packet to communicate with the sub-network device. In addition to the above-mentioned operation using the interface of the display panel, the user can also set the network processor by time setting. During the time, the connected sub-network device is automatically detected, for example, the network processor detects every five minutes, and automatically tests the network packet and the reply network packet with the sub-network device, the above network The packet is an ONVIF Ethernet packet, but this creation is not limited to this. It can also be other Ethernet packets or broadcast packets, such as Smart Discovery broadcast packets. When the network packet is used for communication, the network processor can be made aware of the network address of the sub-network, and the network processor uses these network addresses to group and set the priority of the sub-network. For example, the central processing unit may control the switching processing unit to issue a test packet of priority 7 (802.1p level 7 packet; network control packet) for the sub-network device, and the user may also use, for example, a display panel. The operation screen knows the message, and can also manually fine-tune these groups. When the sub-networker performs the group, it will decide which groups are the priority power supply or execute the processing program because of the priority setting. . Or, for users who are familiar with or unfamiliar with network management, because of the effect of this automatic grouping setting, the user can improve the management efficiency of the sub-network grouping, and after grouping, By using group management, more sub-networkers are managed at a time, and there is no problem of management loss, and once grouped, for example, grouped into a network camera, priority can also be set to make these networks The road camera is set to the highest priority and has conditions such as unlatched actuation and priority power supply.

The embodiments described above are only for explaining the technical idea and characteristics of the present invention, and the purpose thereof is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the contents of the present invention and implement them according to the scope of the patent. That is, the equal changes or modifications made by the general in accordance with the spirit revealed by this creation should still be covered by the scope of the patent of this creation.

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The first figure is a block diagram of a conventional network protocol. The second figure is a block diagram of the processing device of the present invention. The third figure is a schematic diagram of the creation of the display on the display panel. The fourth figure is a block diagram of the processing device of the present invention having a power supply processing unit.

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Claims (9)

A processing device for managing a sub-network device, comprising: a plurality of sub-networks, each of the sub-networks having a separate network address; and a network processor connected to the sub-networks The network processor transmits a test network packet to the sub-networks, and each of the sub-networks can identify the test network packet and separately use the network address Responding to the network packet to reply to the network processor, causing the network processor to receive the network address transmitted by each of the sub-network devices and storing the network address, the network processor These subnets are then grouped using the network addresses to prioritize the subnetworks. The processing device of the manageable sub-network device of claim 1, wherein the network processor further comprises: a plurality of network interfaces, each of the network interfaces is connected to the sub-network device; and an exchange processing unit Connecting to the network interface, and transmitting the network address with each of the sub-networks by the test network packet and the reply network packet; a central processing unit Connecting to the switching processing unit, the central processing unit controls the operation of the switching processing unit to cause the switching processing unit to transmit to the sub-network unit, and the central processing unit can receive the transmission of the switching processing unit Network addresses are addressed and grouped by the network addresses; and a memory unit is coupled to the central processing unit for receiving the networks transmitted by the central processing unit The address and is used to store the network addresses. The processing device of the manageable sub-network device of claim 2, wherein the network processor further comprises a power processing unit connected to the switching processing unit and an external power source to transmit the network power supply protocol. The power provided by the external power source is converted into the switching processing unit. The processing device of the manageable sub-network device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the central processing unit controls the switching processing unit to perform tag Tagging of the test network packet and set the sub-network device This priority. The processing device of the manageable sub-network device of claim 1, wherein the test network packet and the reply network packet are ONVIF Ethernet packets or broadcast packets. The processing device of the manageable sub-network device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sub-network device is a network camera, a network video recorder, a computer or a mobile device. The processing device of the manageable sub-network device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the network address is a Media Access Control Address (MAC). The processing device of the manageable sub-network device of claim 1, wherein the network processor is an Ethernet switch or an Ethernet powered switch. The processing device of the manageable sub-network device of claim 1, wherein the network processor and the sub-networks are time-settable for performing the test network packet and the reply packet. transmission.