WO2012169145A1 - スイッチ装置、フレーム送受信制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a switch device and a frame transmission / reception control method.
- a wireless section may have a redundant configuration. Redundancy in a wireless device including a layer-to-switch is generally performed by IEEE 802.3ad (link aggregation). A redundant configuration improves load balancing and fault tolerance.
- the wireless port may be switched depending on a failure of the wireless port (a card-type device that performs wireless communication), replacement of the wireless port, changes in the wireless environment, and the like.
- the FDB Forward DataBase
- flash processing latitude and low-latency flash processing
- the FDB flush process frame flooding has occurred. That is, unnecessary frame transfer is performed and traffic increases. Furthermore, frame loss (loss) occurs before communication is started at the wireless port switching destination.
- a wireless line termination unit (a card-type device that performs wireless communication) that performs communication through a wireless line performs buffer control such as transmission distribution and transmission multiplexing processing. Further, the wireless line termination unit performs ACT (active system) / SBY (standby system) management by software. In order to realize these functions, it takes time to switch the wireless port by the wireless line termination unit.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a data transfer method capable of switching all main lines in a redundant configuration. This document describes that a virtual path is generated from a plurality of main lines and one or more backup lines to form a redundant configuration, and frames are transmitted and received using the virtual path.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a transmission system that applies a link aggregation scheme to a plurality of lines.
- a special frame called MRL (Multi-Radio-Linc) frame is used in order to realize link aggregation.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a technology for performing line switching between two lines in a state where traffic using a layer-to-switch is continued. In Patent Document 3, there is no consideration about the case where the wireless section is made redundant in order to perform load distribution (N + 0 configuration).
- Patent Documents 1 and 2 since a special frame for realizing link aggregation is used, the number of frames transmitted and received on the network increases, and the use band increases. Further, in Patent Document 3, there is no suggestion or teaching when a so-called N + 0 configuration causes a radio port switching, a radio port failure, or the like.
- switching of the wireless port occurs according to a failure of the wireless port, replacement of the wireless port, a change in the wireless environment, and the like.
- the switching of the wireless port places a heavy load on the wireless line termination unit and takes time for processing.
- the techniques of Patent Documents 1 to 3 described above have problems such as insufficient response to an increase in the bandwidth used and load distribution. That is, there is a problem that efficient and sufficient port switching cannot be realized.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its main object to provide a switch device and a communication device control method capable of realizing efficient and sufficient port switching.
- a first wireless line terminator for transmitting and receiving frames via the first wireless line
- a second wireless line termination unit for transmitting and receiving frames via the second wireless line
- a first line termination unit for exchanging frames with the first wireless line termination unit
- a second line termination unit for exchanging frames with the second wireless line termination unit
- a wireless monitoring unit instructing delivery of a duplicated frame with the wireless line termination unit and discarding of the received frame
- a communication path control unit that sets the first and second line termination units to a working system or a standby system according to a monitoring result of a state of a wireless line by the wireless monitoring unit
- a switch core that delivers a frame to be transmitted to a line termination unit operating as an active system,
- the first and second wireless lines are link-aggregated so that they are treated as one virtual line.
- a first wireless line terminator that transmits and receives frames via a first wireless line
- a second wireless line terminator that transmits and receives frames via a second wireless line
- a frame transmission / reception control method for a switch device comprising: a first line termination unit for exchanging; and a second line termination unit for exchanging frames with the second wireless line termination unit
- the first and second radio lines are link-aggregated so that they are treated as one virtual line
- While monitoring the state of the first and second radio channels, the other of the first and second radio channel termination units according to the redundancy mode of the first and second radio channels Instructing the transfer of duplicate frames to and from the wireless line termination unit and discarding received frames
- the first and second line terminators are set to the active system or the standby system, A frame to be transmitted is delivered to a line terminating unit that operates as an active system.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a system including a switch device according to a first exemplary embodiment. It is a figure which shows operation
- FIG. It is a figure which shows operation
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the operation
- FIG. It is a figure which shows the operation
- 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a wireless monitoring unit according to the first exemplary embodiment.
- 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of a communication path control unit according to the first exemplary embodiment;
- 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of a communication path control unit according to the first exemplary embodiment;
- 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the layer-to-switch according to the first exemplary embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a communication system according to the present embodiment.
- the system includes a device 1, a layer-to-switch 2, a layer-to-switch 3, and a device 4.
- the layer-to-switch 2 and the layer-to-switch 3 are connected via a line 51 and a line 52.
- the line 51 and the line 52 are wireless lines.
- the device 1 and the layer-to-switch 2 are connected via a line 53.
- the device 4 and the layer-to-switch 3 are connected via a line 54.
- the layer-to-switch 2 and the layer-to-switch 3 may be connected via a line 55 that is a wired line as shown.
- the devices 1 and 4 are devices that transmit and receive frames.
- the layer-to-switch 2 includes a wireless line termination unit 21, a wireless line termination unit 22, a line termination unit 23, a line termination unit 24, a line termination unit 25, a line termination unit 26, and a switch unit 27.
- the switch unit 27 includes a switch core 271, a wireless monitoring unit 272, and a communication path control unit 273.
- the wireless line termination unit 21 and the wireless line termination unit 22 are processing units that transmit and receive frames through a wireless line.
- the line termination unit 23 and the line termination unit 24 are processing units that transmit and receive frames to and from a wired connection destination.
- the wireless line termination unit 21 and the wireless line termination unit 22 are generally card-type devices.
- the line termination unit 25 and the line termination unit 26 are processing units that exchange frames with the wireless line termination unit 21 and the wireless line termination unit 22, respectively.
- the switch core 271 has a FDB (Forward DataBase, not shown) inside and is a processing unit that controls frame transmission.
- the switch core 271 delivers the transmission frame to the line termination unit set as the active system.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 has the following functions. Details of each function will be described in the description of FIGS. 2 to 12 described later. (1) Whether or not the redundancy of the radio channel is performed, and if the redundancy is performed, the mode is detected. (2) The status of the radio channel section is monitored. (3) The transmission frame is copied to the radio channel. Instruct the termination unit 21 or 22 (4) Instruct the radio channel termination unit 21 or 22 to select the received frame (5) Detect that the received frame is discarded (6) Calculate the bandwidth of the radio channel section (7) Various notifications to the communication path control unit 273
- the bandwidth calculation (6) of the wireless channel section by the wireless monitoring unit 272 is calculated by subtracting the used bandwidth such as STM (Synchronous Transfer Mode) from the total wireless bandwidth.
- the bandwidth calculation (6) of the wireless channel section is performed, for example, when the wireless bandwidth is changed by AMR (Adaptive Modulation Radio).
- the communication path control unit 273 has the following functions. Details of each function will be described in the description of FIGS. 2 to 12 described later. (1) Receiving notification from the radio monitoring unit 272 (2) Controlling the operation of the active system (ACT) and standby system (SBY) for each line termination unit and radio line termination unit for each redundant configuration mode (link aggregation) Control)
- ACT active system
- SBY standby system
- the layer-to-switch 3 has substantially the same configuration as the layer-to-switch 2, and each component performs the same operation, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the operation of the system when operating in the 1 + 1 mode (the line 51 is the main line and the line 52 is the standby line).
- the wireless line termination unit 21, the line termination unit 25, the wireless line termination unit 31, and the line termination unit 35 perform operations suitable for the active system (ACT).
- the wireless line termination unit 22, the line termination unit 26, the wireless line termination unit 32, and the line termination unit 36 perform operations suitable for the standby system (SBY).
- the line 51 and the line 52 are link-aggregated (that is, treated as one virtual line). In addition, what is necessary is just to use a known method for various settings required for link aggregation.
- the 1 + 1 mode is a mode in which the same frame is exchanged from the line 51 and the line 52 and a frame transmitted / received via the line 52 is discarded in a normal state.
- each line terminating unit and each wireless line terminating unit start the operation according to the 1 + 1 mode.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 detects that the redundancy of the wireless line is being performed and the redundancy in the 1 + 1 mode is performed, and notifies the communication path control unit 273 of the detection result.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 calculates the bandwidth of the wireless section and notifies the communication path control unit 273 of the calculation result.
- the radio monitoring unit 272 instructs the radio line termination unit 21 operating as an active system (ACT) to copy a frame to be transmitted. Further, the wireless monitoring unit 272 instructs the wireless line termination unit 22 operating as a standby system (SBY) to discard the received frame.
- ACT active system
- SBY standby system
- the communication path control unit 273 sets LAG (link aggregation) for the line termination units 25 and 26 when the 1 + 1 mode redundancy is set. Specifically, the communication path control unit 273 sets the line termination unit 25 as an active system (ACT) and sets the line termination unit 26 as a standby system (SBY).
- ACT active system
- SBY standby system
- the switch core 271 refers to the FDB and transmits the frame in the direction of the line 51 (that is, the line terminating unit 25 operating as the active system). Since the line termination unit 25 operates as an active system (ACT), it transmits the received frame to the wireless line termination unit 21.
- ACT active system
- the wireless line termination unit 21 operates as an active system (ACT).
- the wireless line termination unit 21 duplicates the received frame and transmits the duplicated frame to the wireless line termination unit 22. Further, the wireless line termination unit 21 transmits the transmission frame to the wireless line termination unit 31 via the line 51.
- the wireless line termination unit 22 transmits the frame received from the wireless line termination unit 21 to the wireless line termination unit 32 via the line 52. As a result, the same frame is transmitted to the line 51 and the line 52.
- the wireless line termination units 31 and 32 receive the frame.
- the wireless monitoring unit 372 instructs the wireless line termination unit 32 operating as a standby system (SBY) to discard the frame.
- SBY standby system
- the wireless line termination unit 32 discards the received frame.
- the wireless line termination unit 31 transmits the received frame to the line termination unit 35.
- the frame reaches the device 4 via the switch core 371.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 monitors the status of the line 51 and the line 52 as described above.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 notifies the communication path control unit 273 that an abnormality has occurred in the line 51. Since the communication path control unit 273 is in the 1 + 1 mode, the operation is continued while the line termination unit 25 is in the active system (ACT) and the line termination unit 26 is in the standby system (SBY) (that is, the setting is not changed). ).
- the wireless line termination unit 21 copies the frame and transmits it to the wireless line termination unit 22.
- the wireless line termination unit 22 transmits the frame received from the wireless line termination unit 21 to the wireless line termination unit 32 via the line 52.
- the link aggregation (the line 51 and the line 52 are handled as one virtual line) is set for the line termination units 25 and 26.
- the frame output from the line termination unit 25 is copied and transmitted from the wireless line termination unit 22. For this reason, even when the line 51 has failed, the frame is treated as being transmitted normally. Therefore, it is not necessary to change the setting of the FDB in the switch core 271 and the FDB flush (FDB clear) is not executed.
- the wireless monitoring unit 372 detects that an abnormality has occurred in the line 51.
- the wireless monitoring unit 372 instructs the wireless line termination unit 32 to transmit the received frame to the wireless line termination unit 31.
- the wireless line termination unit 32 transmits a frame obtained by copying the received frame to the wireless line termination unit 31.
- the wireless line termination unit 31 transmits the frame received from the wireless line termination unit 32 to the line termination unit 35.
- the frame reaches the device 4 via the switch core 371.
- the radio monitoring unit 372 determines that there is no abnormality in frame transmission from the layer-to-switch 2 to the layer-to-switch 3. Since there is no abnormality, the setting of the FDB in the switch core 371 is not changed (that is, no FDB flush occurs).
- the 2 + 0 mode is a mode that realizes a so-called load balance that distributes the line load.
- the line 51 and the line 52 are link-aggregated (that is, treated as one virtual line).
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operation of the system when operating in the 2 + 0 mode (line 51 and line 52 are main lines).
- each line terminating unit and each wireless line terminating unit start the operation according to the 2 + 0 mode.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 detects that the redundancy of the wireless line is performed and the redundancy in the 2 + 0 mode is performed, and notifies the communication path control unit 273 of the detection result.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 calculates the bandwidth of the wireless section and notifies the communication path control unit 273 of the calculation result.
- the communication path control unit 273 sets LAG (link aggregation) for the line termination units 25 and 26 when the redundancy of the 2 + 0 mode is set. Specifically, the communication path control unit 273 sets the line termination unit 25 and the line termination unit 26 as the active system (ACT). By providing two active line termination units, frames are distributed over the lines 51 and 52 and transmitted and received.
- LAG link aggregation
- the switch core 271 receives the frame transmitted from the device 1. Since the received frame is addressed to the device 4, the switch core 271 transmits the frame to either the line termination unit 25 or the line termination unit 26 for transmission to the layer-to-switch 3. Here, since the line load is distributed, the switch core 271 assigns frames almost uniformly to the line termination unit 25 and the line termination unit 26.
- the line termination unit 25 transmits a frame to the wireless line termination unit 21.
- the line termination unit 26 transmits a frame to the wireless line termination unit 22.
- the wireless line termination unit 21 transmits the received frame to the wireless line termination unit 31.
- the wireless line termination unit 22 transmits the received frame to the wireless line termination unit 32.
- the wireless line termination unit 31 and the wireless line termination unit 32 each receive a frame.
- the wireless line termination unit 31 transmits the received frame to the line termination unit 35.
- the wireless line termination unit 32 transmits the received frame to the line termination unit 36.
- the line termination unit 35 and the line termination unit 36 transmit the received frame to the switch core 371.
- the switch core 371 treats the frame as being supplied from one line.
- the switch core 371 transmits the frame input from the line termination unit 35 and the line termination unit 36 to the device 4.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 monitors the status of the line 51 and the line 52 as described above.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 notifies the communication path control unit 273 that an abnormality has occurred in the line 51. Since the communication path control unit 273 is in the 2 + 0 mode and an abnormality has occurred in the line 51, the line termination unit 25 is changed to the standby system (SBY).
- the line 51 and the line 52 are handled as one virtual line (link aggregation). For this reason, the entire line is handled as having no abnormality, and no FDB flush occurs.
- the line termination unit 25 is in a standby system (SBY) under the control of the communication path control unit 273. Therefore, the switch core 271 transmits a frame to the line termination unit 26 that operates as an active system (ACT).
- ACT active system
- the line termination unit 26 sequentially transmits the frames to the line termination unit 36.
- the line 51 and the line 52 are treated as one virtual line by link aggregation, it is not handled that an abnormality has occurred in the line. Therefore, no FDB flash occurs in the switch core 271.
- the wireless line termination unit 32 receives a frame via the line 52. Similar to the layer-to-switch 2, the line termination unit 35 is changed to a standby system (SBY) according to the abnormality of the line 51.
- the wireless line termination unit 32 transmits the received frame to the line termination unit 36.
- the line termination unit 36 supplies the received frame to the switch core 371.
- the switch core 371 transmits the supplied frame to the device 4. At this time, since the line 51 and the line 52 are treated as one virtual line by link aggregation, it is not handled that an abnormality has occurred in this line. Therefore, no FDB flash occurs in the switch core 371 as well.
- the line termination unit and the wireless line termination unit that become a standby system (SBY) in the case of an abnormality in the 2 + 0 mode are set in a standby-admit state.
- SBY standby system
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a system operation when the wireless line termination unit 21 is exchanged in the 1 + 1 mode redundant configuration.
- the wireless line termination unit 21 and the line termination unit 25 operate as an active system (ACT)
- the wireless line termination unit 22 and the line termination unit 26 operate as a standby system (SBY).
- ACT active system
- SBY standby system
- the wireless line termination unit 21 is generally a card-type device.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 detects the removal of the wireless line termination unit 21, that is, an abnormal state.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 instructs the wireless line termination unit 22 operating as the standby system (SBY) to operate as the active system (ACT). Further, the wireless monitoring unit 272 notifies the communication path control unit 273 of an abnormal state (card removal) of the wireless line termination unit 21.
- the communication path control unit 273 changes the operations of the line termination unit 25 and the line termination unit 26. Specifically, the communication path control unit 273 changes the setting of the line termination unit 25 from the active system (ACT) to the standby system (SBY), and sets the line termination unit 26 from the standby system (SBY) to the active system (ACT). change.
- the line 51 and the line 52 are link-aggregated and the line 52 can be used, it is handled that no abnormality has occurred in the entire virtual line. Therefore, the FDB flash in the switch core 271 is not performed.
- an abnormality in the line 51 is detected by the wireless monitoring unit 372. The operation in this case is the same as the operation described with reference to FIG.
- the switch core 271 receives a frame addressed to the device 4 from the device 1.
- the switch core 271 transmits the received frame to the line termination unit 26 set to the active system (ACT).
- the line termination unit 26 transmits the frame to the layer-to-switch 3 via the radio line termination unit 22 and the line 52.
- the operation of the layer-to-switch 3 is the same as the operation described with reference to FIG.
- the switch core 371 receives a frame addressed to the device 1 from the device 4.
- the switch core 371 transmits the received frame to the line termination unit 35 set to the active system (ACT).
- the line termination unit 35 delivers the delivered frame to the wireless line termination unit 31.
- the wireless line termination unit 31 delivers a duplicate frame of the delivered frame to the wireless line termination unit 32.
- the wireless line termination unit 32 transmits this duplicated frame to the wireless line termination unit 32.
- the wireless line termination unit 22 delivers the received frame to the switch core 271 via the line termination unit 26.
- the switch core 271 transmits this frame to the destination device 1.
- the line 51 and the line 52 are link-aggregated and the line 52 can be used, it is handled that no abnormality has occurred in the entire line. Therefore, the FDB flash in the switch core 271 and the switch core 371 is not performed.
- FDB flushing is not performed at the time of wireless line redundancy (1 (N) +1 mode, 2 (N) +0 mode) and when a wireless line termination unit is replaced. Since no FDB flush is performed, no frame flooding occurs. That is, an increase in traffic can be suppressed.
- FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the operation of the layer-to-switch 2 when the radio band changes when the radio line section is made redundant in the 1 + 1 mode.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the wireless monitoring unit 272 when the wireless band changes.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 detects a band change of each wireless line being used (S1). When a change in the bandwidth of a certain wireless line is detected (S1), the wireless monitoring unit 272 calculates a usable bandwidth of the line and checks whether there is a band that can be assigned (S2). When there is no band that can be assigned, that is, when the band of a certain radio channel is 0 (S2: Yes), the radio monitoring unit 272 notifies the communication path control unit 273 of that (S3).
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the communication path control unit 273 that has received a notification from the wireless monitoring unit 272 that the bandwidth is 0.
- the communication path control unit 273 confirms whether or not the bandwidth of the wireless line related to the notification is 0 (S4). Whether the communication path control unit 273 needs to switch the active system (ACT) / standby system (SBY) from the state of the band and the current operating system (ACT) / standby system (SBY) operation status. Is determined (S5). For example, when the band that has become 0 is used as the active system (ACT), the communication path control unit 273 determines that switching between the active system (ACT) and the standby system (SBY) is necessary (S5: Yes).
- the communication path control unit 273 changes the setting (S6). For example, when the wireless line termination unit 21 and the line termination unit 25 are operated as an active system (ACT), the communication path control unit 273 turns the wireless line termination unit 21 and the line termination unit 25 into a standby system (SBY). The setting is changed so that the wireless line termination unit 22 and the line termination unit 26 become the active system (ACT).
- FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing details of the operation of the communication path control unit 273 when the bandwidth is changed.
- the communication path control unit 273 receives a notification about the radio band from the radio monitoring unit 272 (S11). The communication path control unit 273 confirms whether or not the wireless redundancy mode is 1 (N) +1 (S12).
- the communication path control unit 273 operates as an active system (ACT) in which the wireless line termination unit and the line termination unit connected to the line whose bandwidth is 0 are operated. It is determined whether or not (S13).
- the wireless line termination unit and the line termination unit connected to the line whose band has become 0 operate as the active system (ACT) (S13: Yes), and the standby system (SBY) wireless circuit termination unit and line termination unit operate normally.
- the communication path control unit 273 changes the setting (S15). Specifically, the communication path control unit 273 sets the wireless line termination unit and the line termination unit that have been operated as the active system (ACT) to the standby system (SBY), and the wireless network that has been operated as the standby system (SBY).
- the line termination unit and the line termination unit are set to the active system (ACT).
- the communication path control unit 273 sets the wireless line termination unit and the line termination unit connected to the line whose bandwidth is 0 to the standby system (SBY) ( S16).
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the resetting.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the resetting operation of the layer-to-switch 2.
- the layer-to-switch 2 newly includes a communication rate monitoring unit 274 in the switch unit 27.
- the communication rate monitoring unit 274 is a processing unit that detects the transmission rate of each line termination unit in the wireless section.
- the communication rate monitoring unit 274 notifies the communication path control unit 274 of the detected transmission rate of each line termination unit.
- the wireless monitoring unit 272 monitors a change in the bandwidth of each line in the wireless section, and at a predetermined timing (for example, when AMR (Adaptive Modulation Radio) is set), the wireless path monitoring unit 272 273 is notified (S21).
- a predetermined timing for example, when AMR (Adaptive Modulation Radio) is set
- the communication path control unit 273 recognizes another line in operation (S23), and sets the shaping (S24), That is, the bandwidth setting is changed so that the frame allocation is optimal.
- the communication rate monitoring unit 274 acquires the transmission rate of each line terminating unit (25 and 26) and checks whether or not the bandwidth setting value changed in S24 is exceeded (S25). In addition, the communication path control unit 273 performs band setting again so that the frame allocation is optimal (S26).
- shaping setting that is, frame allocation Change the bandwidth settings for each line so that is optimal.
- the layer-to-switch (switch device) detects this change even when the band state in the radio line changes. To quickly change the settings. Thereby, frame loss can be minimized.
- the layer-to-switch (switch device) effectively uses the radio band when the N + 0 redundancy mode is set. be able to.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
- the layer-to-switch has been described.
- the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and the frame transmission / reception method described above is applied to a bridge device, a layer three switch, a router device, a gateway device, an optical repeater, and the like. Application is also possible.
- the present invention can be applied to a layer-to-switch, a bridge device, a layer three switch, a router device, a gateway device, an optical repeater device and the like that transmit and receive frames.
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第1の無線回線を介してフレームを送受信する第1無線回線終端部と、
第2の無線回線を介してフレームを送受信する第2無線回線終端部と、
前記第1無線回線終端部とフレームのやり取りを行う第1回線終端部と、
前記第2無線回線終端部とフレームのやり取りを行う第2回線終端部と、
前記第1及び第2の無線回線の状態を監視するとともに、前記第1及び前記第2無線回線終端部に対して、前記第1及び前記第2の無線回線の冗長化モードに応じて、他の無線回線終端部との複製フレームの受け渡し、及び受信フレームの破棄を指示する無線監視部と、
前記無線監視部による無線回線の状態の監視結果に応じて、前記第1及び第2回線終端部を、現用系または予備系に設定する通信経路制御部と、
送信するフレームを現用系として動作する回線終端部に受け渡すスイッチコアと、を備え、
前記第1及び前記第2の無線回線が1の仮想的な回線と扱われるリンクアグリゲーション化がなされている、ものである。
第1の無線回線を介してフレームを送受信する第1無線回線終端部と、第2の無線回線を介してフレームを送受信する第2無線回線終端部と、前記第1無線回線終端部とフレームのやり取りを行う第1回線終端部と、前記第2無線回線終端部とフレームのやり取りを行う第2回線終端部と、を備えるスイッチ装置のフレーム送受信制御方法であって、
前記第1及び前記第2の無線回線が1の仮想的な回線と扱われるリンクアグリゲーション化し、
前記第1及び第2の無線回線の状態を監視するとともに、前記第1及び前記第2無線回線終端部に対して、前記第1及び前記第2の無線回線の冗長化モードに応じて、他の無線回線終端部との複製フレームの受け渡し、及び受信フレームの破棄を指示し、
無線回線の状態の監視結果に応じて、前記第1及び第2回線終端部を、現用系または予備系に設定し、
送信するフレームを現用系として動作する回線終端部に受け渡す、ものである。
以下、図面を参照して本発明の実施の形態について説明する。図1は、本実施の形態にかかる通信システムの構成を示すブロック図である。当該システムは、装置1と、レイヤツースイッチ2と、レイヤツースイッチ3と、装置4と、を備える。レイヤツースイッチ2とレイヤツースイッチ3と、は回線51及び回線52を介して接続する。回線51及び回線52は、無線回線である。装置1と、レイヤツースイッチ2と、は回線53を介して接続する。装置4と、レイヤツースイッチ3と、は回線54を介して接続する。なお、レイヤツースイッチ2と、レイヤツースイッチ3と、は図示するように有線回線である回線55を介して接続されても良い。装置1及び装置4は、フレームを送受信する装置である。
(1)無線回線の冗長化が行われているか否か、及び冗長化が行われている場合にはそのモードの検出
(2)無線回線区間の状態監視
(3)送信フレームの複製を無線回線終端部21または22に指示
(4)受信したフレームの選択を無線回線終端部21または22に指示
(5)受信したフレームを破棄したことを検出
(6)無線回線区間の帯域の計算
(7)通信経路制御部273に対する各種通知
(1)無線監視部272からの通知の受信
(2)冗長構成モード毎に各回線終端部、無線回線終端部に対して現用系(ACT)、予備系(SBY)の動作を制御(リンクアグリゲーションの制御)
2 レイヤツースイッチ
21、22 無線回線終端部
23~26 回線終端部
27 スイッチ部
271 スイッチコア
272 無線監視部
273 通信経路制御部
274 通信レート監視部
3 レイヤツースイッチ
31、32 無線回線終端部
33~36 回線終端部
37 スイッチ部
371 スイッチコア
372 無線監視部
373 通信経路制御部
4 装置
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- 第1の無線回線を介してフレームを送受信する第1無線回線終端手段と、
第2の無線回線を介してフレームを送受信する第2無線回線終端手段と、
前記第1無線回線終端手段とフレームの受け渡しを行う第1回線終端手段と、
前記第2無線回線終端手段とフレームの受け渡しを行う第2回線終端手段と、
前記第1及び第2の無線回線の状態を監視するとともに、前記第1及び前記第2無線回線終端手段に対して、前記第1及び前記第2の無線回線の冗長化モードに応じて、他の無線回線終端手段との複製フレームの受け渡し、及び受信フレームの破棄を指示する無線監視手段と、
前記無線監視手段による無線回線の状態の監視結果に応じて、前記第1及び第2回線終端手段を、現用系または予備系に設定する通信経路制御手段と、
送信するフレームを現用系として動作する回線終端手段に受け渡すスイッチコアと、を備え、
前記第1及び前記第2の無線回線が1の仮想的な回線と扱われるリンクアグリゲーション化がなされている、
スイッチ装置。 - 前記第1回線終端手段が現用系として動作し、前記第2回線終端手段が予備系として動作する第1冗長化モードに設定する場合、
前記スイッチコアは、送信フレームを前記第1回線終手段に受け渡し、
前記無線監視手段は、前記第1無線回線終端手段に対し、前記第1回線終端手段から受け取った送信フレームの複製フレームを前記第2無線回線終端手段に受け渡すことを指示するとともに、前記第2無線回線終端手段に受信フレームを破棄することを指示し、
前記第2無線回線終端手段は、前記複製フレームを送信するとともに、受信フレームを破棄することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のスイッチ装置。 - 前記無線監視手段は、前記第1冗長化モードでの動作中に前記第1の無線回線の異常を検知した場合、前記第2無線回線終端手段に対して受信フレームの破棄を中止し、受信フレームの複製フレームを前記第1無線回線終端手段に受け渡すことを指示することを特徴とする請求項2に記載のスイッチ装置。
- 前記第1及び第2回線終端手段が共に現用系として動作する第2冗長化モードに設定する場合に、
前記スイッチコアは、送信フレームの各々を前記第1回線終端手段及び前記第2無線回線終端手段に略均等に受け渡すことを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項3のいずれか1項に記載のスイッチ装置。 - 前記無線回線終端手段は、前記第2冗長化モードでの動作中に前記第1または前記第2の無線回線の異常を検知した場合、異常が生じた回線を前記通信経路制御手段に通知し、
前記通信経路制御手段は、異常が生じた回線と接続する無線回線終端手段、及び当該無線回線終端手段とフレームの受け渡しを行う回線終端手段を予備系に設定することを特徴とする請求項4に記載のスイッチ装置。 - 前記通信経路制御手段により予備系に設定変更された前記回線終端手段及び前記無線回線終端手段は、前記予備系の動作としてフレームの受信のみを行うことを特徴とする請求項5に記載のスイッチ装置。
- 前記第1回線終端手段が現用系として動作し、前記第2回線終端手段が予備系として動作する第1冗長化モードでの動作中に前記第1無線回線終端手段の機能を停止する場合、
前記無線監視手段は、前記第1無線回線終端手段の停止による前記第1の無線回線の異常を前記通信経路制御手段に通知するとともに、前記第2無線回線終端手段に対して前記第2回線終端手段から受け渡されたフレームを送信することを指示し、
前記通信経路制御手段は、当該通知に応じて前記第1回線終端手段を予備系に設定するとともに、前記第2回線終端手段を現用系に設定することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のスイッチ装置。 - 前記無線回線終端手段は、カード型の取り外し可能な装置から構成されることを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項7のいずれか1項に記載のスイッチ装置。
- レイヤツースイッチであることを特徴とする請求項1乃至請求項8のいずれか1項に記載のスイッチ装置。
- スイッチ装置は、第1の無線回線を介してフレームを送受信する第1無線回線終端手段と、第2の無線回線を介してフレームを送受信する第2無線回線終端手段と、前記第1無線回線終端手段とフレームの受け渡しを行う第1回線終端手段と、前記第2無線回線終端手段とフレームの受け渡しを行う第2回線終端手段と、を備え、
前記スイッチ装置は、前記第1及び前記第2の無線回線が1の仮想的な回線と扱われるリンクアグリゲーション化を行い、
前記第1及び第2の無線回線の状態を監視するとともに、前記第1及び前記第2無線回線終端手段に対して、前記第1及び前記第2の無線回線の冗長化モードに応じて、他の無線回線終端手段との複製フレームの受け渡し、及び受信フレームの破棄を指示し、
無線回線の状態の監視結果に応じて、前記第1及び第2回線終端手段を、現用系または予備系に設定し、
送信するフレームを現用系として動作する回線終端手段に受け渡す、フレーム送受信制御方法。
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