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• • H—ELECTRICITY
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  • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
  • H04W28/00—Network traffic management; Network resource management
  • H04W28/02—Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control
  • H04W28/0247—Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control based on conditions of the access network or the infrastructure network
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
  • H04W24/00—Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
  • H04W24/08—Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• • H—ELECTRICITY
  • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
  • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
  • H04W48/00—Access restriction; Network selection; Access point selection
  • H04W48/02—Access restriction performed under specific conditions
  • H04W48/06—Access restriction performed under specific conditions based on traffic conditions
• • H—ELECTRICITY
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  • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
  • H04W84/00—Network topologies
  • H04W84/02—Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
  • H04W84/10—Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
  • H04W84/12—WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Definitions

• the present invention relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to a wireless communication device and a method for adjusting the maximum number of accesses thereof. Background technique
• wireless network cards have become increasingly popular.
• users can use the wireless network card to browse complex web pages, high-speed downloads, online games and network video viewing. These operations require a high speed to protect.
• the network environment is not ideal, such as a period of high network load, or a situation where the wireless attenuation of the user's environment is relatively serious.
• Some users may use the 2G network to access the Internet.
• CDMAlx code division multiple access lx
• GPRS General Packet Radio Service
• EDGE Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution
• the bandwidth allocated by multiple users at the same time is unbalanced, which is related to the performance of the user's device.
• the network speed is in a relatively low state for a long time. If the wireless network card supports multiple users to access the Internet at the same time, some users may not be able to meet the Internet access requirement because the allocation rate is too low. Then, at this time, the communication quality of the Internet accessor can be guaranteed by limiting the maximum number of user access allowed by the network card. When the network condition is worse, the overloaded users are not allowed to access, or some users are excluded according to the rules of the user, which cannot satisfactorily meet the user's Internet access requirements and reduce the user experience. Enter one In this case, this function is usually used when the user performs normal Internet access. If the user uses data exchange in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) or does not require network speed, this function can be turned off. Summary of the invention
• the present invention provides a wireless communication device and a method for adjusting the maximum number of accesses thereof, which can adjust the maximum number of Wi-Fi accesses according to the performance of the network side to ensure the user's Internet access requirements.
• the present invention provides a wireless communication device, where the wireless communication device includes a network rate providing module and a wireless local area network access number control module;
• the network rate providing module is configured to provide a network side rate for the wireless local area network side; the wireless local area network access number control module is configured to adjust a maximum number of access points of the wireless local area network according to the network side rate provided by the network rate providing module .
• the WLAN access number control module is specifically configured to reduce the currently set maximum access number when the maximum number of accesses supported by the current network side rate is less than the currently set maximum access number, otherwise, increase the current The maximum number of accesses set.
• the network rate providing module is specifically configured to obtain a network side rate by reading and analyzing the underlying traffic file, and provide an interface to the wireless local area network side.
• the wireless communication device further includes a network type monitoring module, configured to acquire a change in the network type and the network type and notify the wireless local area network side.
• the WLAN access number control module is further configured to adjust the maximum access number of the WLAN according to the network type, and adjust the maximum access number of the WLAN to 1 in the case of CDMA lx or GPRS; The maximum number of accesses is adjusted to 2; in the 3G network type, when the maximum number of accesses supported by the current network side rate is smaller than the maximum number of accesses currently set by the wireless communication device, the maximum number of currently set accesses is reduced. , otherwise, increase the maximum number of accesses currently set.
• the invention also provides a method for adjusting the maximum access number of a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
• the network rate providing module of the wireless communication device provides a network side rate for the wireless local area network side;
• the wireless local area network access number control module of the wireless communication device provides a network side rate adjustment wireless communication network maximum access number provided by the module according to the network rate.
• the WLAN access number control module adjusts the maximum number of accesses of the WLAN according to the network side rate adjustment module provided by the network rate providing module:
• the maximum number of accesses supported by the current network side rate is less than the maximum number of accesses currently set, the maximum number of accesses currently set is reduced. Otherwise, the maximum number of accesses currently set is increased.
• the network rate provides a network side rate for the wireless local area network side: the network rate providing module acquires the network side rate by reading and analyzing the underlying traffic file, and provides an interface to the wireless local area network side.
• the wireless communication device further includes a network type monitoring module, and the network type monitoring module acquires a change of the network type and the network type and notifies the wireless local area network side.
• the method further includes:
• the WLAN access number control module adjusts the maximum number of accesses of the WLAN according to the network type.
• the maximum access number of the WLAN is adjusted to 1; in the case of EDGE, the maximum number of accesses is Adjusted to 2;
• the maximum number of accesses currently set is reduced. Otherwise, the maximum number of accesses currently set is increased.
• the Wi-Fi maximum user access number By adjusting the Wi-Fi maximum user access number, the communication quality of the Internet accessor is ensured; when the network condition is worse, the overloaded user is not allowed to access, or some users are excluded according to the rules of the user.
• 1 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a wireless communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention
• 2 is a schematic flow chart of a method for adjusting a maximum access number of a wireless communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• the present invention relates to a wireless communication device, and in particular to information exchange between a network side of a wireless network card and a wireless local area network side.
• the invention introduces a network rate providing module on the network side of the wireless network card, acquires the rate of the network side by reading and analyzing the underlying traffic file, and provides an interface to the wireless local area network side.
• the invention introduces a network side rate monitoring module and an access number control module on the wireless local area network side of the wireless network card, and adjusts the maximum access number of the wireless local area network according to the state of the network side.
• Wi-Fi is taken as an example
• the wireless communication device is described by taking a wireless network card as an example.
• the network type monitoring module detects the network attribute, or notifies the Wi-Fi access number control module on the Wi-Fi side when the network attribute changes are detected.
• the Wi-Fi access number control module changes the maximum number of Wi-Fi accesses according to network attributes. For example: In the case of CDMAlx, GPRS, the maximum number of Wi-Fi accesses is adjusted to 1, and in the case of EDGE, the maximum number of accesses is adjusted to 2. In the case of 3G, if the maximum number of accesses that can be supported by the current network side is smaller than the maximum number of accesses currently set by the device, the maximum number of accesses of the device is reduced, otherwise the maximum number of accesses is increased. If the current network side supports the maximum number of accesses lcurrent and the current maximum number of accesses of the device. Not equal, ie i c ⁇ /. When t is obtained by the following formula 1. i in formula 1 is
• the number of accesses that can be selected is the upper limit is the maximum number of accesses allowed by the device max , to '' c is the minimum rate to satisfy a normal Internet access of a user, ⁇ . " ⁇ 0" is the current network side rate, which satisfies the im lcurrent of Equation 1.
• Equation 2 n is a time stability factor introduced to prevent network rate flapping. If the value of i changes before the time stabilization factor n reaches the upper limit N of its own, the time stability factor n is cleared and then recounted.
• R basic is the minimum rate to meet the normal Internet access of the user, and can be set according to experience. In order to meet the requirements of users at different rates, this value can be set as an optional parameter, such as ordinary browsing, high-speed downloading, and the like.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a wireless communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
• the wireless communication device of the embodiment includes a function module on the network side and a function module on the Wi-Fi side, and the network side is a provider of network information, including a network rate providing module and a network type detecting module, where the network rate providing module is Wi-
• the Fi side provides the network side rate
• the network type monitoring module acquires the network type, and notifies the Wi-Fi side of the network type change.
• the Wi-Fi side is the execution end of the function
• the Wi-Fi side includes the network side rate monitoring module, the Wi-Fi access number control module, and the timer.
• FIG. 2 it is a schematic flowchart of a method for adjusting the maximum access number in the embodiment of the present invention.
• the Wi-Fi side periodically reads the network side rate and the network type. If the network side is in the 3G mode at this time, The maximum number of Wi-Fi accesses is modified according to the maximum access number setting rule. The specific process is described as follows:
• S203 Determine whether the network mode is 3G, when it is 3G, execute S204, otherwise perform the maximum access number setting according to the current network mode, and then execute S208; If it is 3G, it will be transferred to S204;
• the maximum number of Wi-Fi accesses is set to 1; if the current network mode is EDGE, the current maximum access number is set to 2; then, go to step S208.
• S206 determining whether the current network can support the number of users equal to the current maximum number of accesses of the device, if they are equal, returning to S202, if not equal, proceeding to S207;
• the Wi-Fi maximum access number is automatically adjusted.
• S208 Prompt the user and adjust the maximum number of accesses.
• ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ This indicates that the network environment is in a bad state for a long time, and the maximum number of accesses of the device needs to be reduced.
• the number of current access users of the user equipment exceeds the number of network load accesses ⁇ ". Please remove the excess users or increase the maximum number of accesses. If the user does not manually increase the maximum number of accesses, set the maximum number of user accesses for the device.
• the timer is turned off and the maximum number of Wi-Fi accesses is set to the maximum number of accesses that this device can support.

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