WO2013137011A1 - 通信制御装置、通信制御方法、制御方法、通信制御プログラム、記録媒体 - Google Patents

通信制御装置、通信制御方法、制御方法、通信制御プログラム、記録媒体 Download PDF

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WO2013137011A1
WO2013137011A1 PCT/JP2013/055537 JP2013055537W WO2013137011A1 WO 2013137011 A1 WO2013137011 A1 WO 2013137011A1 JP 2013055537 W JP2013055537 W JP 2013055537W WO 2013137011 A1 WO2013137011 A1 WO 2013137011A1
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  • This invention relates to a priority control technique in a wireless LAN (Local Area Network).
  • Priority control in data communication refers to guaranteeing throughput and transmission delay by preliminarily securing a bandwidth required for transmission or preferentially allocating bandwidth for data that requires real-time performance.
  • An example of such priority control is QoS (Quality of Service).
  • QoS Quality of Service
  • real-time communication such as audio data and video data is also being performed using a wireless terminal device.
  • the importance of priority control is increasing.
  • priority control in a wireless LAN classification of an EDCA (Enhanced Distributed Channel Access) access category defined in IEEE 802.11e can be cited.
  • the priority control based on the classification of the EDCA access category classifies data communication performed via the wireless LAN into four access categories each having a different priority, and relays data communication in the access category having a high priority.
  • a wireless relay device such as the above is preferentially executed.
  • technology that realizes finer priority control according to EDCA for example, see Patent Document 1 and priority control equivalent to EDCA is realized for wireless communication devices that do not support IEEE 802.11e.
  • a technique see, for example, Patent Document 2 has also been proposed.
  • the SSID used by each wireless terminal device is set to be different from each other, and the priority order is determined between these SSIDs, so that it is more specific than that in EDCA.
  • a technique for realizing fine priority control is disclosed.
  • the SSID Service Set Identifier
  • the SSID is an identifier that uniquely identifies the wireless LAN (an identifier corresponding to a so-called network address), and EDCA can set four levels of access categories for each SSID.
  • the priority according to “4 ⁇ SSID setting number” in one wireless access point device. Priority control can be performed by setting.
  • Patent Document 2 when each of a wireless terminal device and a wireless access point device transmits a packet to a wireless section, an upper layer protocol (for example, a data link layer) to a lower layer protocol (for example, a physical layer) A technique for realizing priority control similar to IEEE 802.11e EDCA by queuing to IEEE 802.11e is disclosed.
  • an upper layer protocol for example, a data link layer
  • a lower layer protocol for example, a physical layer
  • Patent Document 1 The technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is based on the premise that all devices (wireless access point devices and wireless terminal devices) that perform data communication to be subject to priority control are compatible with IEEE802.11e.
  • various types of wireless terminal devices are often accommodated in a wireless LAN, and imposing such a premise is often not appropriate.
  • priority control in bidirectional communication such as VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) voice communication cannot be realized with one device.
  • VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
  • priority control is realized by queuing from an upper layer protocol (for example, a data link layer) to a lower layer protocol (for example, a physical layer). If the technology of No. 2 is applied, priority control can be performed only on a packet transmitted from the wireless terminal device to the wireless access point device (that is, an uplink communication packet), and if applied to the wireless access point device This is because priority control can be performed only for downstream communication.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and even when a wireless relay device and a wireless terminal device constituting a wireless LAN include those that do not support IEEE 802.11e, It is an object of the present invention to provide a technique that enables fine priority control to be realized by a single device in both uplink and downlink communication directions.
  • a packet transmitted and received between a wireless relay device and each of a plurality of wireless terminal devices accommodated in the wireless relay device is observed, and the priority is high.
  • the determination unit determines that there is a device performing observation and determination processing for determining whether there is a device performing communication and a device performing communication with high priority
  • the wireless device And a communication control device having priority control means for stopping the start of communication by a device other than the device performing communication with high priority among the plurality of wireless terminal devices.
  • a device other than the device performing high priority communication among the wireless relay device and the wireless terminal device accommodated in the wireless relay device may newly start communication. It is suspended. For this reason, if each of the wireless relay device and the wireless terminal device accommodated in the wireless relay device is compliant with IEEE802.11, the communication is performed until high-priority communication is completed thereafter.
  • the right to transmit data is given only to the device that is present. For example, if the data transmission right is given preferentially to the wireless relay device, priority control of communication in the direction from the wireless relay device to the wireless terminal device (that is, communication in the downlink direction) is realized.
  • CTS Call-to-Send
  • the CTS message (or the RTS / CTS mechanism for avoiding communication radio wave collision using the message) is defined in IEEE 802.11, which is a more basic wireless communication standard than IEEE 802.11e, and is a wireless LAN. This is because any wireless communication device that constitutes the system is compatible. In other words, according to the present invention, priority control can be realized even when a wireless relay device and a wireless terminal device constituting a wireless LAN include those that do not support IEEE802.11e. become.
  • the wireless relay device and the wireless terminal device accommodated in the wireless relay device do not matter whether IEEE802.11e is supported or not, there are four stages of access categories defined in IEEE802.11e. It is also possible to define classes with priority levels of 3 levels or less or 5 levels or more, as required, without being trapped. As described above, according to the present invention, even if the wireless relay device and the wireless terminal device that constitute the wireless LAN include those that do not support IEEE802.11e, either the uplink or the downlink It is possible to realize fine priority control with respect to the communication direction with a single device.
  • the communication control device may be separate from the wireless relay device and separate from the wireless terminal device accommodated in the wireless relay device, and may be accommodated in the wireless relay device or the wireless relay device. It is good also as an apparatus which is integrated in the radio
  • the determination means may periodically execute the observation and determination processing.
  • the determination unit may periodically execute the observation and determination processing for a certain period or a certain number of packets.
  • the presence / absence of a device performing high-priority communication by observing all packets transmitted / received between the wireless relay device and the wireless terminal device accommodated in the wireless relay device.
  • the processing load on the communication control apparatus can be kept low.
  • the processing load is kept low as described above so that packet transfer control, which is the original function of the wireless relay device, is not hindered. It becomes possible to do.
  • one of the devices determined to perform high-priority communication A priority control target selection process for selecting one as a priority control target, and a first period determined according to the priority of communication performed by the device selected in the priority control target selection process, or a predetermined constant Priority control processing for stopping the start of communication by a device other than the selected device over the second period of time, and priority control target selection processing triggered by the passage of the first period or the second period
  • the priority control unit repeatedly executes the selection cancellation processing for canceling the selection until all of the devices determined to be performing high-priority communication are selected as priority control targets.
  • a device that has not been selected as a priority control target among devices determined to be performing high priority communication is selected as a priority control target.
  • a mode in which the start of communication by another apparatus is suspended over a period determined according to the priority of communication performed by the selected apparatus that is, communication with high priority is performed by the determination unit.
  • the selection frequency per unit time for each device determined to be performing high-priority communication corresponds to the priority of communication performed by the device.
  • the priority control target is selected so that the start of communication by another device is stopped for a predetermined period in the priority control process (that is, communication with high priority is performed by the determination unit). It is also possible to reflect the priority of communication performed by a device determined to be in the frequency of selection as a target of priority control per unit time), and further, communication with high priority is performed by the determination means.
  • a mode in which the priority of communication performed by a device determined to be reflected in both the selection frequency per unit time and the length of the period during which communication by other devices is suspended is considered. It is.
  • the selected device in consideration that the transmission speed in wireless communication (the amount of transmission data per unit time, also referred to as the transmission rate) may change from moment to moment as the wireless terminal device moves, changes in radio wave conditions, etc.
  • the period is adjusted in consideration of the transmission speed of the communication performed by the selected device. You may make it do.
  • the frequency with which each device is selected may be adjusted in consideration of the transmission rate of communication performed by each device.
  • storage means for storing rule data indicating a method for calculating communication priority, and update means for updating rule data stored in the storage means.
  • the priority of communication performed by each of the relay device and the plurality of wireless terminal devices is specified based on a calculation method indicated by the rule data stored in the storage unit, and communication with high priority is performed based on the specification result A mode in which the presence / absence of a device performing the determination is determined. According to such an aspect, it is possible to flexibly determine rule data according to the purpose and use situation of the wireless LAN, and to easily realize priority control according to the use purpose and use situation.
  • a packet transmitted and received between the wireless relay device and each of a plurality of wireless terminal devices accommodated in the wireless relay device is observed, and the priority is high
  • a communication control method for stopping the start of communication by a device other than the device when there is a device performing communication, a program for causing a computer (a control unit in the control device) to execute the communication control method, or the program It is conceivable to provide a non-transitory recording medium for storing. Even in such an aspect, even if the wireless relay device and the wireless terminal device that constitute the wireless LAN include those that do not support IEEE802.11e, either the uplink or the downlink communication direction It is possible to realize detailed priority control with a single device.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a wireless access point device 10.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of priority classification rule data stored in a nonvolatile storage unit 144 of the wireless access point device 10.
  • FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the process which the control part 110 of the wireless access point apparatus 10 performs according to a communication control program. It is a figure for demonstrating the hidden terminal problem in radio
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a wireless LAN including a wireless access point device 10 that plays the role of a communication control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the wireless LAN includes a wireless access point device 10 and wireless terminal devices 20A, 20B and 20C accommodated in the wireless access point device 10.
  • Each of the wireless terminal devices 20A, 20B, and 20C is, for example, a personal computer or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) having a wireless communication function, and is located at the end of data communication.
  • Each of the wireless terminal devices 20A, 20B, and 20C in FIG. 1 is compatible with IEEE802.11, although it is not compatible with IEEE802.11e.
  • wireless terminal apparatus 20A, 20B, and 20C it only describes with "radio
  • the wireless terminal device accommodated in the wireless access point device 10 is IEEE 802. .11e may be supported. That is, whether or not the wireless terminal device 20 is compatible with IEEE 802.11e does not matter.
  • the wireless access point device 10 is a wireless relay device that accommodates the wireless terminal device 20 to form a wireless LAN and is connected to a wired communication network (not shown).
  • the wireless access point device 10 performs transfer control (based on the destination address of a packet transmitted from the wired communication network to the wireless terminal device 20 or a packet transmitted from the wireless terminal device 20 to the wired communication network).
  • a so-called routing service that is, in the wireless LAN shown in FIG. 1, the wireless access point device 10 serves as a router.
  • the wireless access point device 10 is also a wireless communication device that is compatible with IEEE802.11 but is not compatible with IEEE802.11e.
  • each of the wireless access point device 10 and the wireless terminal devices 20A, 20B, and 20C constituting the wireless LAN does not support IEEE802.11e.
  • fine priority control is realized in both the upstream and downstream communication directions.
  • the wireless access point device 10 will be mainly described.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of the wireless access point device 10.
  • the wireless access point device 10 includes a control unit 110, a wireless communication unit 120, a network interface unit 130, a storage unit 140, and a bus 150 that mediates data exchange between these components. .
  • the control unit 110 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit).
  • the control unit 110 serves as a control center for the wireless access point device 10 by executing various programs stored in the storage unit 140.
  • the wireless communication unit 120 includes an antenna and a code processing unit (not shown in FIG. 2).
  • the wireless communication unit 120 transmits a packet delivered from the control unit 110 by superimposing it on a carrier wave (communication radio wave), while being superimposed on the received carrier wave.
  • the extracted packet is extracted and delivered to the control unit 110.
  • the network interface unit 130 is, for example, an Ethernet (registered trademark) interface, and is connected to a wired communication network (not shown in FIG. 1).
  • the network interface unit 130 receives a packet transmitted via the wired communication network and delivers the packet to the control unit 110, while transmitting the packet delivered from the control unit 110 to the wired communication network.
  • the storage unit 140 includes a volatile storage unit 142 and a nonvolatile storage unit 144.
  • the volatile storage unit 142 is a volatile memory such as a RAM (Random Access Memory).
  • the volatile storage unit 142 serves as a work area when executing various programs, and also serves as a buffer for temporarily storing packets received by the wireless communication unit 120 or the network interface unit 130.
  • the non-volatile storage unit 144 is configured by, for example, a hard disk or an EEPROM.
  • the non-volatile storage unit 144 stores a program and data for causing the control unit 110 to execute processing that clearly shows the characteristics of the wireless access point device 10 according to the present embodiment.
  • Examples of data stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 144 include a routing table and priority classification rule data.
  • An example of a program stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 144 is a communication control program.
  • the routing table is not particularly different from that provided in a general router, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
  • priority classification rule data and The communication control program will be described in detail.
  • the priority classification rule data is data that defines a calculation method for calculating the priority of communication performed between the wireless access point device 10 and the wireless terminal device 20.
  • various modes are conceivable as a method of determining communication priority. For example, a mode in which priority is set in advance for each wireless terminal device 20 that is a communication end point (packet transmission destination or packet transmission source), or for each group of one or more wireless terminal devices 20
  • An aspect in which priority is determined, an aspect in which priority is determined for each type of communication, or the like can be considered.
  • the terminal identifier uniquely identifying each wireless terminal device 20 and the priority assigned to the wireless terminal device 20 are represented. Data in a list format associated with priority data may be used as priority classification rule data.
  • a terminal identifier a MAC (Media Access Control) address that is an identifier for uniquely identifying each device in the second layer (data link layer) of the OSI reference model may be used.
  • An IP address that is an identifier for uniquely identifying each device in the network layer) may be used.
  • an IP address is used as the terminal identifier.
  • each user can change the model of the wireless terminal device by using the IP address as the terminal identifier, and the same priority control as before the change is made. Can be enjoyed.
  • the priority data for example, data representing a non-negative value may be used, and the priority data with a smaller value may be represented with a higher priority.
  • classification of priority levels in four levels was made under the name of access category.
  • the number of priority classes is not limited, and a necessary number of priority classes must be defined. Can do.
  • a group identifier uniquely indicating each group is associated with priority data.
  • Data in a list format may be used as priority classification rule data.
  • the group identifier a list of terminal identifiers of the wireless terminal devices 20 belonging to the group may be used, and when the wireless terminal devices 20 belonging to each group have sequential terminal identifiers.
  • the data representing the upper and lower limits of the terminal identifiers of the wireless terminal devices 20 belonging to the group may be used as the group identifier.
  • different SSIDs may be assigned to each of the groups of one or more wireless terminal devices 20, and this SSID may be used as a group identifier.
  • a protocol identifier for example, a port number
  • the list format data may be used as the priority classification rule data.
  • the classification by terminal identifier and the classification by protocol identifier may be used in combination.
  • the priority of VoIP communication by the wireless terminal device 20A is made highest, then the priority of VoIP communication by the wireless terminal device 20B is made higher, and then HTTP communication by the wireless terminal device 20A is made. It is possible to realize finer priority control by increasing the priority of the wireless communication device and then increasing the priority of HTTP communication by the wireless terminal device 20B.
  • classification by terminal identifier and classification by group identifier may be used in combination to prioritize between groups and prioritize within a group, and classification by terminal identifier and group identifier
  • the control unit 110 When the power (not shown) of the wireless access point device 10 is turned on, the control unit 110 reads the communication control program from the nonvolatile storage unit 144 to the volatile storage unit 142 and starts executing the communication control program. As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 110 operating according to this communication control program functions as a packet transfer processing unit SA110, a classification processing unit SA120, a determination processing unit SA130, and a priority control processing unit SA140. The roles of these units (software modules) are as follows.
  • the packet transfer processing unit SA110 executes packet transfer control based on the destination address. More specifically, the packet transfer processing unit SA110 writes packets delivered from the wireless communication unit 120 or the network interface unit 130 to a buffer (not shown in FIG. 4) in the volatile storage unit 142 in the order of delivery. Further, the packet transfer processing unit SA110 specifies the transfer destination of the packet delivered from the priority control processing unit SA140 with reference to the routing table, and either the wireless communication unit 120 or the network interface unit 130 according to the specification result. hand over. In FIG. 4, the flow of packets is indicated by dotted arrows, and the other data flows (for example, data reference) are indicated by solid arrows.
  • the classification processing unit SA120 stores a queue corresponding to each of the priorities defined in the priority classification rule data (hereinafter referred to as a priority-specific queue) in the volatile storage unit 142 for each of the upward and downward directions.
  • the packets generated and written in the buffer in the volatile storage unit 142 by the packet transfer processing unit SA110 are read out in the order of writing, and written in the priority-specific queue according to the communication direction and priority of the packet. More specifically, the classification processing unit SA120 first refers to the header part of the packet read from the buffer, and acquires key information for specifying the priority of communication realized by transmission / reception of the packet. . Then, the classification processing unit SA120 specifies the priority of communication realized by the transmission / reception of the packet by acquiring the priority data corresponding to the key information with reference to the priority classification rule data, The packet is written to the priority queue according to the specified result.
  • the classification is performed.
  • the processing unit SA120 first acquires the terminal identifier of the transmission source or transmission destination of the packet from the header part of the packet read from the buffer in the volatile storage unit 142 (or the header part of the frame including the packet in the payload part). To do. More specifically, the classification processing unit SA120 obtains a destination terminal identifier as the key information in the case of a downlink packet (packet to be transmitted to a radio section), and conversely, an uplink packet ( If it is a packet received from the wireless section), the terminal identifier of the transmission source is acquired as the key information.
  • the classification processing unit SA120 indicates the packet in the priority data. Write to the queue according to the priority and its communication direction.
  • the determination processing unit SA130 determines whether or not there is a wireless terminal device 20 performing high-priority communication by observing uplink packets transferred by the packet transfer processing unit SA110 during a predetermined period. Are repeatedly executed in a period longer than the predetermined period. More specifically, the determination processing unit SA130 is realized by transmission / reception of a packet every time an upstream packet is written to the buffer in the volatile storage unit 142 by the packet transfer processing unit SA110 in a predetermined period. The priority of the communication to be performed is specified, and the presence / absence of the wireless terminal device 20 performing communication with a high priority is determined by comparing the specified priority with a predetermined threshold.
  • the method for specifying the communication priority realized by packet transmission / reception is the same as that in the above-described classification processing unit SA120.
  • the determination processing unit SA130 determines the priority of a value that falls below the predetermined threshold within the predetermined period.
  • the predetermined threshold When an uplink packet of data is written in the buffer, it is determined that there is a wireless terminal device 20 performing high priority communication.
  • the utilization condition of wireless LAN about the time length of the said predetermined period, the execution period of the said determination process, and the said threshold value.
  • the determination processing unit SA130 provides the priority control processing unit SA140 with the terminal identifiers of all the wireless terminal devices 20 determined to perform high priority communication and the priority data indicating the priority. An instruction to stop communication by a wireless terminal device 20 other than the wireless terminal device 20 indicated by the terminal identifier is given.
  • the determination of the presence / absence of a device that performs high-priority communication is always performed by observing all the uplink packets transferred by the packet transfer processing unit SA110. Absent. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the processing load on the control unit 110 is reduced as compared with the aspect in which all the uplink packets are always observed and the above determination is performed, and the original function of the wireless access point device 10 is reduced. It is possible to prevent troubles in packet transfer control.
  • uplink packets are sampled for a predetermined period of time, but the determination is performed by determining the number of packets to be sampled. Also good.
  • the processing load on the control unit 110 can be reduced as compared with the aspect in which all the upstream packets are always observed and the above determination is performed. Because.
  • the processing capacity of the control unit 110 is sufficiently high and all the upstream packets are always observed and the above determination is made, there is no problem in packet transfer control. The above determination may be made by always observing the packet.
  • the priority control processing unit SA140 reads out the packets stored in the queues according to the priorities in the upstream and downstream directions in order from the packets stored in the queue with the higher priority, and gives them to the packet transfer processing unit SA110. As a result, it is possible to preferentially allocate a bandwidth to a communication with high priority (so-called QoS). In addition to such QoS, the priority control processing unit SA140 executes a process of stopping the start of communication by the wireless terminal device 20 other than the wireless terminal device 20 indicated by the terminal identifier given from the determination processing unit SA130.
  • the priority control processing unit SA140 generates a CTS (Clear-to-Send) message in which the terminal identifier given from the determination processing unit SA130 is written as a receiving station address, and delivers it to the wireless communication unit 120. Is transmitted to the wireless section, the start of communication by another wireless terminal device 20 is suspended.
  • the CTS message is a communication message defined in IEEE 802.11 in order to avoid collision of communication radio waves in wireless communication.
  • a transmission path (radio wave) between a wireless access point device and all wireless terminal devices accommodated therein is shared by all wireless terminal devices, which is different from wired communication.
  • a method called CSMA / CA is employed as a method for avoiding communication radio wave collision. .
  • a wireless terminal device that intends to transmit a packet to a wireless access point device checks whether another wireless terminal device emits communication radio waves over a period called DIFS before the transmission starts ( Carrier sense), when other wireless terminal devices are not emitting communication radio waves, the packet transmission is started after waiting for a certain time.
  • the waiting time after this carrier sense is determined for each wireless terminal device using, for example, a pseudo random number. This avoids collision of communication radio waves.
  • FIG. 5B is a diagram for explaining RTS / CTS.
  • RTS Request-to-Send
  • FIG. 5B is a diagram for explaining RTS / CTS.
  • the wireless terminal device 40A in FIG. 5A attempts to start transmission of a packet to the wireless access point device 30, in RTS / CTS, the wireless terminal device 40A first requests permission for packet transmission.
  • RTS message to be transmitted is transmitted (M001).
  • the wireless access point device 30 that has received the RTS message returns a CTS message indicating completion of reception preparation if the packet can be received (M002).
  • FIG. 5C shows the format of the CTS message. As shown in FIG.
  • the communication address (source address of the RTS message) of the wireless terminal device that permits packet transmission is the receiving station address.
  • duration data indicating the length of a period during which a transmission right is given to the wireless terminal device is set.
  • the FCS in FIG. 5C is a frame check sequence for correcting transmission errors.
  • each of the wireless terminal devices 40A, 40B, and 40C receives the CTS message transmitted from the wireless access point device 30, whether or not the receiving station address included in the CTS message matches the communication address of the own device. Determine whether. Among the wireless terminal devices 40A, 40B, and 40C, the one that has the CTS message receiving station address that matches the communication address of its own device starts transmission of a packet to the wireless access point device 30 (M003). Conversely, if the receiving station address does not match the communication address of its own device, it is in a standby state without transmitting the RTS message until the communication of the device to which the packet transmission right is given by the CTS message is completed. It becomes.
  • the apparatus that has entered the standby state is triggered by detection of an acknowledgment (ACK: expressed as M004 in FIG. 5B) sent back from the wireless access point apparatus 30 to the apparatus to which the transmission right is given.
  • ACK expressed as M004 in FIG. 5B
  • the standby state the occurrence of collision of communication radio waves due to the hidden terminal problem can be avoided by setting a device other than the device that gives the transmission right as a standby state to stop the start of communication.
  • priority control is realized using the RTS / CTS mechanism.
  • various modes can be considered as modes of priority control using the CTS message.
  • the duration is set longer as the priority indicated by the priority data is higher. It is conceivable to transmit.
  • the higher the priority is, the longer the start of communication (packet transmission or RTS message transmission) by another apparatus is stopped over a longer period, and the apparatus performs communication with the higher priority. Only can transmit data to the wireless access point device 10.
  • a mode in which a transmission right is given only to a device that performs the communication until the communication with the highest priority is completed is also conceivable.
  • a packet transmitted from a device performing communication with high priority in the example shown in FIG. 6 (A), wireless terminal device 20B
  • ACK is received.
  • the time from the reply of the ACK to the SIFS the time from the completion of the reception of the data to the return of the ACK, which is defined as shorter than DIFS ) Is transmitted to the wireless access point device 10 for giving a transmission right to the wireless terminal device 20B.
  • the wireless terminal devices 20A and 20C receive the ACK returned from the wireless access point device 10 to the wireless terminal device 20 and start carrier sense over DIFS. However, it does not receive the CTS message giving the transmission right to the radio terminal device 20B during the carrier sense period, and again enters the standby state and does not transmit the RTS message. As a result, until the communication with the highest priority is completed, it becomes possible to give a transmission right only to the device that performs the communication.
  • the priority control target selection process, the priority control process, and the selection release process described in the above are repeatedly prioritized until all the devices determined by the determination processing unit SA130 as performing high-priority communication are selected as priority control targets.
  • the degree control processing unit SA140 may be executed.
  • the priority control target selection process is a process of selecting one of the devices determined by the determination processing unit SA130 as performing high priority communication as a target for priority control.
  • the priority control process is a period determined according to the priority of communication performed by the device selected in the priority control object selection process or a predetermined fixed period.
  • the selection canceling process is a process for canceling the selection in the priority control target selection process triggered by the elapse of a period in which the start of communication by the other device is suspended. According to such an aspect, even when a plurality of wireless terminal devices 20 perform high-priority communication and the communication priorities are different from each other, the communication is performed fairly according to the communication priorities. Priority control can be performed.
  • a mode in which the devices are selected in descending order of priority or in ascending order of terminal identifiers are conceivable.
  • a mode of selection, a mode of random selection using pseudo random numbers, and the like are conceivable.
  • the number of times each device is selected until all devices determined by the determination processing unit SA130 as performing high-priority communication are selected as priority control targets (for example, selected once) Or may be different. For example, in the case of selecting each device once until all devices determined by the determination processing unit SA130 as performing high-priority communication are selected as priority control targets, the above priority is selected.
  • the priority control target is selected from the apparatuses not yet selected as the priority control target.
  • the higher the priority of communication performed by the selected apparatus the longer the priority. What is necessary is just to suspend the start of communication by another apparatus over a period.
  • the switching of the device to be the priority control target (that is, the selection cancellation by the selection cancellation process and the reselection by the subsequent priority control target selection process) is further selected as the priority control target. It may be performed in response to detection of packet reception completion (or ACK reply) by the communication partner of the device.
  • FIG. 6 (B) a mode in which a device to be subjected to priority control is selected so that the higher the priority is, the higher the selection frequency per unit time can be considered.
  • FIG. 6B illustrates a case where the transmission right is given to the wireless terminal device 20B after giving the transmission right to the wireless terminal device 20A twice in succession.
  • SIFS is abbreviated as “S”
  • DIFS is abbreviated as “D”.
  • CTS1 a CTS message for giving a transmission right to the radio terminal apparatus 20A
  • CTS2 a CTS message for giving the transmission right to the radio terminal apparatus 20B
  • wireless communication has a characteristic that a transmission speed (also referred to as a transmission data amount per unit time, a transmission rate) changes from moment to moment as a wireless terminal device moves or changes in radio wave conditions. Therefore, the length of the period in which the transmission right is allocated (that is, the period subject to priority control) and the selection frequency may be adjusted in consideration of this characteristic. For example, it is assumed that the wireless terminal device 20A and the wireless terminal device 20B (assuming that the former is higher in priority) in FIG. 1 perform wireless communication with the wireless access point device 10 and each transmission speed is 300 Mbps. .
  • priority control is performed so that the ratio of the length of the transmission right allocation period (period in which the other communication start is suspended) for each of the wireless terminal apparatus 20A and the wireless terminal apparatus 20B is 2: 1. If so, the wireless terminal device 20A can transmit more data to the wireless access point device 10 than the wireless terminal device 20B. However, when the wireless terminal device 20A moves away from the wireless access point device 10 and the transmission speed is reduced to a value lower than 150 Mbps, the ratio of the length of the transmission right allocation period of each of the wireless terminal device 20A and the wireless terminal device 20B is 2. Even if the priority control is performed so as to be 1, the transmission data amount of the wireless terminal device 20A does not exceed the transmission data amount of the wireless terminal device 20B.
  • priority control is performed in consideration of the transmission speeds of both of the wireless terminal device 20A and the wireless terminal device 20B so that the ratio of the length of the transmission right allocation period is 4: 1. You should do it. Specifically, the “length of the period for allocating the transmission right” is adjusted so that the ratio of the product of “the length of the period for allocating the transmission right” and the transmission speed becomes a ratio determined based on the priority. You can do it. Similarly, in the case of a mode (a mode illustrated in FIG. 6B) in which one device is selected while adjusting the frequency of selection according to the priority, and the start of communication by a device other than the selected device is suspended. The frequency of selecting each device may be adjusted in consideration of the transmission rate of communication performed by each device.
  • priority control related to uplink communication has been described.
  • the downstream packet is also subject to the determination processing SA 130 and the priority of the downstream packet is higher than the priority of the upstream packet, the communication start is started for all the wireless terminal devices 20.
  • priority control for downstream communication may be realized by blocking (that is, blocking all upstream communication).
  • the number of priority classes is not limited to four, and can be determined as needed. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, fine priority is given to both upstream and downstream communication directions. Control can be performed.
  • the wireless access point device 10 and each wireless terminal device 20 accommodated in the wireless access point device 10 may be any general wireless communication compatible with IEEE802.11. .11e may not be supported.
  • the priority classification rule data is stored in advance in the nonvolatile storage unit 144 of the wireless access point device 10.
  • the wireless access point device 10 has an updating means for newly writing the priority classification rule data to the nonvolatile storage unit 144 or updating the priority classification rule data already written in the nonvolatile storage unit 144. May be provided.
  • updating means a user interface that prompts updating of priority classification rule data can be considered.
  • a program for causing the control unit 110 to execute processing for acquiring new priority classification rule data by downloading via a wired communication network and writing the acquired priority classification rule data in the nonvolatile storage unit 144 is nonvolatile.
  • the program is stored in advance in the storage unit 144, and the program is executed by the control unit 110 periodically (or in response to an instruction from the network administrator) (that is, the control unit 110 plays the role of the updating unit).
  • the priority classification rule data is updated by the updating unit, it is determined whether or not there is a device performing communication with high priority according to the updated priority classification rule data. There is no.
  • the wireless access point device 10 having the function of accommodating the wireless terminal device 20 and relaying data communication in the third layer in the OSI reference model is caused to execute the communication control method according to the present invention.
  • the communication control method according to the present invention may be executed by a wireless access point device that accommodates the wireless terminal device 20 and has a function of relaying data communication in the second layer in the OSI reference model.
  • the MAC address table is stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 144 in place of the routing table, and the frame transfer process based on the destination MAC address instead of the packet transfer process based on the destination IP address, the ARP, etc.
  • a communication control program for causing the control unit 110 to execute the MAC address resolution processing conforming to the above is stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 144, and the control unit 110 is operated according to the communication control program.
  • the wireless relay device that accommodates the wireless terminal device and plays the role of a router or a switching hub does not cause the communication control method according to the present invention to be executed, but the communication control device that executes this communication control method is defined as a wireless relay device. May be provided separately, and a wireless LAN may be configured by the wireless relay device, one or more wireless terminal devices accommodated in the wireless relay device, and the communication control device. Further, any one of the wireless terminal devices accommodated in the wireless relay device may execute the communication control method.
  • the existing CSMA / CA mechanism (that is, using the CTS message) is realized to prevent the start of communication by a device other than the device performing high-priority communication.
  • a message for instructing to stop communication is defined separately from the CTS message (for example, as an application layer communication message), and the message is transmitted instead of the CTS message, so that communication with high priority is performed.
  • a device other than the existing device may be instructed to stop communication.
  • the application that transmits the new message is installed in the wireless access point device, and when the message is received, the application that waits for the start of the new communication and enters the standby state is set for each wireless terminal device.
  • the wireless access point device and each wireless terminal device are compatible with IEEE 802.11.
  • any wireless communication device constituting a wireless LAN always supports IEEE 802.11, but this cannot be guaranteed in the future.
  • a communication control program that causes the control unit 110 to function as the packet transfer processing unit SA110, the classification processing unit SA120, the determination processing unit SA130, and the priority control processing unit SA140 is stored in the nonvolatile storage unit 144 in advance. It was.
  • the communication control program may be distributed by downloading via an electric communication line such as the Internet, or may be distributed by writing in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM.
  • the priority classification rule data is stored in the non-volatile storage unit 144 separately from the communication control program.
  • the priority classification rule data is embedded in the communication control program, and both are integrated. Also good.
  • control unit 110 by causing the control unit 110 to execute one communication control program, the control unit 110 is changed to the packet transfer processing unit SA110, the classification processing unit SA120, the determination processing unit SA130, and the priority control processing unit SA140. Functioned as.
  • a program that causes the control unit 110 to realize a function of a general relay device that is, a program that causes the control unit 110 to function as the packet transfer processing unit SA110 and the classification processing unit SA120 and execute QoS using the priority queue
  • a program hereinafter, referred to as a first program
  • a program for causing the control unit 110 to function as the determination processing unit SA130 and executing a process for stopping the start of communication by a device other than the device performing communication with higher priority may be separately provided.
  • the second program may be distributed by downloading via an electric communication line such as the Internet, or may be distributed by writing in a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM.
  • the second program distributed in this way is installed in a general wireless access point device, and in parallel with the communication control program (that is, the program corresponding to the first program) that the wireless access point device originally has. This is because by executing the second program, the general wireless access point device can function as the wireless access point device of the embodiment.
  • the determination processing unit SA130 and the priority control processing unit SA140 that clearly show the features of the present invention are realized by software, but may be realized by hardware. Specifically, there is a device that observes packets transmitted and received between the wireless relay device and each of the plurality of wireless terminal devices accommodated in the wireless relay device and performs communication with high priority. The wireless device and the plurality of wireless terminals when it is determined by the determination means that there is a determination means (that functions as the determination processing unit SA130) and a device performing high-priority communication.
  • each means of priority control means for inhibiting the start of communication by a device other than the device performing the communication is configured by an electronic circuit, and each of these means What is necessary is just to comprise a communication control apparatus combining (electronic circuit).

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