WO2017016297A1

WO2017016297A1 - Single board

Info

Publication number: WO2017016297A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/083181
Authority: WO
Inventors: 迟晶; 陈勇
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-07-27
Filing date: 2016-05-24
Publication date: 2017-02-02
Also published as: CN106406427A

Abstract

Disclosed is a single board. The single board is used for simulating functions of a communication device. The single board runs on one or more slots of the communication device, or runs on a customized insertion frame, which solves the problem of high cost and inflexibility in directly running a large-scale communication device in the relevant art, so that the cost is reduced and the flexibility is improved by simulating the communication device with the single board.

Description

Single board

Technical field

The present application relates to, but is not limited to, the field of communications, and in particular, to a single board.

Background technique

Operators, enterprises and other users purchase communication equipment are expensive and mostly used in existing network equipment, which is not convenient for external presentation and training of internal staff. When using high-level communication equipment in colleges and universities, the cost is relatively high. When a device vendor demonstrates a device application or solution to a customer, the actual device is too expensive and inflexible.

In view of the high cost and inflexibility of directly operating large communication equipment in related technologies, an effective solution has not been proposed.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

The embodiment of the invention provides a single board, which solves the problem of high cost and inflexibility of directly operating a large communication device in the related art.

A board for simulating the function of a communication device; the board running on one or more slots of the communication device or running on a customized slot.

Optionally, the board includes: a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, and a network interface, where an operating system of the communication device to be simulated is pre-stored in the memory; The CPU runs the operating system; the board is connected to the communication device or the customized mini-frame through the network interface.

Optionally, the board manages the board and the simulated communication device by using the network interface; and/or, the board communicates with other network devices by using the network interface.

Optionally, the management software of the board runs on the terminal, where the management software supports a graphical operation.

Optionally, the function of the management software includes one or more of the following: the management software passes Managing the board and the communication device simulated by the board by adding a network element or deleting the network element; the management software manages the network connection between the communication devices by adding or deleting a network connection; the management software The network element is configured and managed by logging in to a separate network element; and the management software manages the simulated communication device through the network.

Optionally, the board obtains power and heat dissipation functions from the communication device or the customized enclosure.

Optionally, the plurality of communication devices simulated by the single board communicate with each other through a bridge.

Optionally, the board further includes an indicator light, where the indicator light is used to mark an operating state of the board and an operating state of the network interface.

Optionally, the board further includes a subcard, wherein the subcard is used for extension of a network interface.

Optionally, the network interface includes one or more of the following: an Ethernet interface, an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) port, and a POS (Packet Over SONET/SDH, POS for short, using SONET/SDH). The technology provides a high-speed transmission channel for directly transmitting IP data packets; SONET Synchronous Optical Network, SDH Synchronous Digital System).

The board in the solution of the embodiment of the present invention is used to simulate the function of the communication device; the board runs on one or more slots of the communication device, or runs on a customized slot, and solves the direct operation in the related art. The problem of high cost and inflexibility of large communication devices reduces the cost and flexibility by simulating communication devices on a single board.

BRIEF abstract

1 is a schematic view of a single board according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a single-board panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of operation of a single board analog telecommunication device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a communication network of a virtual machine simulating a virtual router according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in conjunction with the embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a board for simulating the function of a communication device; the board runs on one or more slots of the communication device or runs on a customized slot.

1 is a schematic diagram of a board according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the board includes: a CPU, a memory, and a network interface, wherein an operating system of the communication device to be simulated is pre-stored in the memory; The board runs the operating system through the CPU; the board is connected to the communication device or the customized mini-frame through the network interface.

Optionally, the board manages the board and the simulated communication device through the network interface; and/or the board communicates with other network devices through the network interface.

For the convenience of operation, the management software of the board can be run on the terminal, wherein the management software supports the graphic operation, and the control of the board is realized by the operation on the terminal.

The management software includes the following one or more of the following: the management software manages the board and the communication device simulated by the board by adding a network element or deleting the network element; the management software adds or removes the network connection. The way to manage the network connection between the communication devices; the management software configures and manages the network element by logging in to a separate network element; and the management software manages the simulated communication device through the network.

When a board simulates multiple communication devices, multiple communication devices simulated by the board communicate with each other through a bridge.

To facilitate the user to identify the status of the board, the board also includes an indicator light, where the indicator is used to mark the running status of the board and the running status of the network interface.

In order to facilitate adaptation with different interfaces, the board further includes a daughter card, wherein the daughter card is used for extension of the network interface.

The above network interface includes one or more of the following: an Ethernet port, an ATM port, and a POS port.

For the above problems in the related art, the following describes a telecommunication device as an example, in combination with an optional embodiment. The following optional embodiments combine the above-mentioned optional embodiments and their optional embodiments.

For a high cost of the telecommunication device, the embodiment of the present invention provides a board that can simulate a telecommunication system, and the board can be operated in one slot or multiple slots of the telecommunication device or in a customized small subrack. On, for the demonstration of data communication systems, training and teaching of data communication systems, etc. The board has an independent CPU, memory, storage, and network interface. The board can be configured with an interface subcard. The board runs a customized operating system. The board supports virtualization to run multiple virtual machines. The virtual machine can run similarly. The version of the actual telecommunication equipment operating, simulating various network elements of the data communication equipment. The virtual machine running on the board can communicate through the bridge. The network elements simulated by the virtual machine running on the board can be networked and communicated. Multiple boards can be connected to form a large network. The network management interface provided by the board can manage the board and the analog routing device through the interface. The network interface provided by the board can communicate with other network devices.

The board can be plugged into a large router and run independently. It only gets power and cooling functions, and the other is completely isolated from the router. The board can also be inserted into a small subrack to run independently. The subrack provides power and heat dissipation.

The management software of the board can be run on the desktop operating system of the terminal. It can support the graphical operation. It can manage the network elements simulated by the board and the board. You can manage the addition of NEs and delete NEs. Network connection, add and delete network connections; optionally, you can log in to separate NEs to configure and manage NEs, and manage the simulated devices through the network.

2 is a schematic diagram of a single-board panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the board includes an indicator light, and the indicator light is used for the running state of the standard board and the running state of the external network interface. The prefabricated network interface is used to connect the client to the board. The subcard is used for the expansion of the network interface (Ethernet, ATM, POS, etc.), and the sub-card for the actual device, for docking with the actual device.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of operation of a single board analog telecommunication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the basic operation process includes steps S301-S315:

S301. The board is inserted into the routing equipment rack or a separate custom subrack.

On S302, the customized operating system starts after the board is powered on, and the prefabricated bridge is established. The network interface of the external communication is started.

S303. The virtual machine of the pre-made analog router is started.

S304. Open the client software of the management board.

On the S305, the client software can communicate with the board through the external communication network interface of the board to manage the board.

After the S306 is connected to the board, the software can view the power-on status of the current analog route, the networking status, the current virtual machine running status, and the memory usage.

S307. A new router and a new line card can be added as needed by the client management software.

S308. After receiving the instruction of adding a new router by the client, the board establishes a new virtual machine of the analog router, and establishes a new bridge and connection required for the analog router.

S309. The network connection network of the simulated routing device can be performed by using the client management software.

S310. After receiving the network connection command sent by the client, construct the network topology according to the requirements of the instruction.

S311. The simulated routing device can be powered on by using the client management software. The client can view the process of powering up the simulated router.

S312. After receiving the instruction of the single router on the client, the router starts.

S313. The simulated router can be configured using the client software.

S314. The network management device that manages the real device can also manage the simulated router device through the external communication network interface.

S315. The router device runs according to the configuration and is used for demonstration, teaching, training, and so on.

4 is a schematic diagram of a communication network of a virtual machine simulating a virtual router according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, an analog route master and a line card communicate through an independent bridge, and the simulated router is bound by a bridge 0. The external communication interface communicates with the outside, and the simulated router communicates with the service port through the bridge 1.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to data communication devices, and may also be used for other carrier-grade products.

In summary, the above-mentioned single board is used to simulate multiple routers, which can be used for low-cost teaching and experimentation, and can be used for training of network operation employees, and can be used for demonstration of product software.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that each of the above-described modules or steps of the present invention can be implemented by a general-purpose computing device, which can be centralized on a single computing device or distributed across multiple computing devices. Alternatively, they may be implemented by program code executable by the computing device such that they may be stored in the storage device for execution by the computing device. And in some cases, the steps shown or described may be performed in an order different than that herein, or they may be separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or a plurality of modules or steps thereof may be fabricated into a single integrated circuit. Module to achieve. Thus, embodiments of the invention are not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

The above description is only an alternative embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the content of the present application. Various changes and modifications may be made to the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of this application are intended to be included within the scope of the present application.

Industrial applicability

Claims

A board for simulating a function of a communication device;

The board runs on one or more slots of the communication device or runs on a customized slot.
The veneer according to claim 1, wherein

The board includes: a central processing unit CPU, a memory, and a network interface, wherein an operating system of the communication device to be simulated is pre-stored in the memory;

Running the operating system by the CPU through the CPU;

The board is connected to the communication device or the customized mini-frame through the network interface.
The veneer according to claim 2, wherein

The board manages the board and the simulated communication device through the network interface; and/or,

The board communicates with other network devices through the network interface.
The veneer according to claim 1, wherein

The management software of the board runs on the terminal, wherein the management software supports a graphical operation.
The board according to claim 4, wherein the function of the management software comprises one or more of the following:

The management software manages the board and the communication device simulated by the board by adding a network element or deleting a network element;

The management software manages network connections between communication devices by adding or deleting network connections;

The management software configures and manages the network element by logging in to a separate network element;

The management software manages the simulated communication device over the network.
The veneer according to claim 1, wherein

The board obtains power and heat dissipation functions from the communication device or the customized enclosure.
The veneer according to claim 6, wherein

The plurality of communication devices simulated by the single board communicate with each other through a bridge.
A veneer according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

The board further includes an indicator light, wherein the indicator light is used to mark the running status of the board and the running status of the network interface.
A veneer according to any one of claims 1 to 7,

The board further includes a daughter card, wherein the daughter card is used for extension of a network interface.
The board according to claim 9, wherein the network interface comprises one or more of the following: an Ethernet port, an asynchronous transfer mode interface, an ATM port, and a POS port.