WO2017067274A1

WO2017067274A1 - Traffic control method and device based on access point

Info

Publication number: WO2017067274A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/093081
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李永刚
Original assignee: 华讯方舟科技有限公司
Priority date: 2015-10-19
Filing date: 2016-08-03
Publication date: 2017-04-27
Also published as: CN105263156A; CN105263156B

Abstract

A traffic control method and device based on an access point. The method comprises: acquiring a traffic control type from an access controller; and determining a traffic threshold value of a first-type user and a traffic threshold value of a second-type user according to the traffic control type. By means of the method, a traffic control type is acquired from an access controller via an access point, and traffic control is performed on a first-type user and a second-type user according to the traffic control type, thereby realizing automatic traffic control on a large scale based on a classified user type, facilitating network optimization, providing convenience for management personnel, simplifying traffic control, and improving flexibility.

Description

Access point-based flow control method and device

[0001] The present invention belongs to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an access point-based flow control method and apparatus.

Background technique

[0002] In the WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) solution using an Access Point (Access Point) and a Wireless AC (Access Controller), the following two types are generally used. Way to achieve flow control in local forwarding mode: The first way is based on SSID (Service Set

Identifier, service set identifier), which sets the uplink and downlink traffic thresholds for the WLAN corresponding to the SSID; the second mode is based on the terminal MAC (Media Access Control) address flow control, which is used for each access. The WLAN terminal sets a set of uplink and downlink traffic thresholds. In the second mode, the AC sends the traffic threshold of the terminal to the AP every time the terminal accesses the AP. In the flow control mode of the two local forwarding modes, it is difficult to meet the different needs of different users, and lacks flexibility. In addition, if the user needs change, the workload of reconfiguring the traffic threshold is large, difficult to implement, and the configuration is cumbersome. high.

technical problem

In view of the above, the embodiments of the present invention provide a method and an apparatus for controlling traffic based on an access point, so as to solve the problem of high cumbersome configuration and low flexibility of the existing flow control mode.

Problem solution

Technical solution

[0004] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an access point-based flow control method, including: [0005] acquiring a flow control type from an access controller;

[0006] determining, according to the flow control type, a traffic threshold of the first type of user and a traffic threshold of the second type of user.

[0007] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an access point-based flow control device, including: [0008] a flow control type obtaining unit, configured to acquire a flow control type from an access controller;

[0009] a traffic threshold determining unit, configured to determine, according to the traffic control type, a traffic threshold of the first type of user Traffic threshold for the second type of user.

Advantageous effects of the invention

Beneficial effect

[0010] The beneficial effects of the embodiment of the present invention compared with the prior art are: The embodiment of the present invention obtains the traffic control type from the access controller by using the access point, and the first type of user and the second class according to the traffic control type. The user performs flow control, thereby realizing automatic flow control of large batches and sub-user types, which brings convenience to network optimization and management personnel, thereby reducing the cumbersomeness of flow control and improving flexibility.

Brief description of the drawing

DRAWINGS

[0011] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are merely Some embodiments of the present invention may also be used to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without departing from the skilled artisan.

1 is a flowchart of implementing an access point-based flow control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of an implementation of an access point-based flow control method according to another embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of an implementation of an access point-based flow control method according to another embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart of implementing an access point-based flow control method according to another embodiment of the present invention;

[0016] FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of an access point-based flow control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

1 is a flowchart of implementing an access point-based flow control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 :

[0019] in step S101, acquiring a flow control type from the access controller;

[0020] In step S102, determining, according to the flow control type, a traffic threshold of the first type of user and a second type of user [0021] It should be noted that the executor of the embodiment of the present invention may be a 痩AP, and the embodiment of the present invention may be applied to a local forwarding mode of the 痩AP.

[0022] Before acquiring the flow control type from the access controller, the access controller groups the access points, and determines the traffic control type of the access point according to the result of the grouping. The access controller performs grouping on the access point: the access controller performs physical grouping or logical grouping on the access point. The physical association of the access controller to the access point means that the access controller groups the access points according to the physical location of the access point. Accessing the controller logically grouping the access points means that the access controller groups the access points according to the functional requirements of the users connected to the access points, wherein the functional requirements include video, daily office or conference.

[0023] The access point obtains a traffic control type from the access controller through a CAPWAP (Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points protocol specification) message. In the embodiment of the present invention, the flow control type includes a first type and a second type. In the embodiment of the present invention, the first type of users refer to advanced users, and the second type of users refers to ordinary users.

2 is a flowchart of implementing an access point-based flow control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2:

[0025] in step S201, acquiring a flow control type from the access controller;

[0026] In step S202, when the traffic control type is the first type, the total traffic threshold, the access number of the first type of users, and the access quantity of the second type of users are obtained;

[0027] In step S203, obtaining a fixed traffic threshold of the first type of user;

[0028] In step S204, the fixed traffic threshold of the first type of user is determined as the traffic threshold of the first type of user;

[0029] In step S205, the traffic threshold of the second type of user is determined according to the total traffic threshold, the number of accesses of the first type of users, the number of accesses of the second type of users, and the fixed traffic threshold of the first type of users.

[0030] As an embodiment of the present invention, a fixed traffic threshold is assigned to each of the first type of users, and the fixed traffic threshold is high to ensure the online experience of the first type of users. The second type of user distributes the remaining traffic evenly.

[0031] Further, when the traffic control type is the first type, the total traffic threshold, the access number of the first type of users, and the access quantity of the second type of users are specifically: when the traffic control type is first Type 吋, get the total traffic threshold, system consumption traffic, the number of accesses of the first type of users, and the number of accesses of the second type of users. In the embodiment of the present invention, the fixed traffic threshold of the first type of user is determined to be the first type. The traffic threshold of the user. The traffic threshold of the second type of users = (total traffic threshold - system consumption traffic - the number of accesses of the first type of users X the fixed traffic threshold of the first type of users) 接入 the number of accesses of the second type of users.

3 is a flowchart of implementing an access point-based flow control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3:

[0033] in step S301, acquiring a flow control type from the access controller;

[0034] In step S302, when the flow control type is the first type, the total traffic threshold, the access number of the first type of users, and the access quantity of the second type of users are obtained;

[0035] In step S303, obtaining a weight value of the first type of user and a weight value of the second type of user;

[0036] In step S304, determining the first class according to the total traffic threshold, the number of accesses of the first type of users, the number of accesses of the second type of users, the weight values of the first type of users, and the weight values of the second type of users. The traffic threshold of the user and the traffic threshold of the second type of user.

[0037] As an embodiment of the present invention, the weight value of the first type of user is greater than the weight value of the second type of user, and the traffic threshold of the first type of user is greater than the traffic threshold of the second type of user.

[0038] Further, when the traffic control type is the first type, the total traffic threshold, the access number of the first type of users, and the access quantity of the second type of users are specifically: when the traffic control type is first Type 吋, get the total traffic threshold, system consumption traffic, the number of accesses of the first type of users, and the number of accesses of the second type of users. In the embodiment of the present invention, the traffic threshold of the first type of users = (total traffic threshold - system consumption traffic) ÷ (the number of accesses of the first type of users X the weight of the first type of users + the connection of the second type of users) Enter the number X weight of the second type of user) X The weight value of the first type of user; The traffic threshold of the second type of user = (total traffic threshold - system consumption flow) ÷ (The number of accesses of the first type of users X The weight value of one type of user + the number of accesses of the second type of user X The weight value of the second type of user) X The weight value of the second type of user.

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the step S304, the method further includes: if the traffic threshold of the first type of user is less than the first preset value, adjusting the traffic threshold of the first type of user to a first preset value, and Calculating the total traffic threshold of the second type of users = total traffic threshold - system consumption traffic - the number of accesses of the first type of users X, the first preset value, and then calculating the currently accessible second type of users of the access point Quantity = INT (the total flow threshold of the second type of users ÷ the second preset value), where INT (the total flow threshold of the second type of users ÷ the second preset value) is a rounding function, indicating not greater than (second The maximum integer of the class user's total traffic threshold ÷ second preset value, the second preset value = the first preset value X, the weight value of the second type of user ÷ the weight value of the first type of user. Current The number of users of the second type that are not accessible = the number of accesses of the second type of users - the number of users of the second type that are currently accessible. The second type of users that are currently inaccessible are allocated to the adjacent access points with smaller load, so as to ensure the daily network usage of the second type of users while ensuring the high-speed Internet experience of the first type of users.

4 is a flowchart of implementing an access point-based flow control method according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4:

[0041] in step S401, acquiring a flow control type from the access controller;

[0042] In step S402, when the flow control type is the second type, the preset traffic threshold of the first type of user and the preset traffic threshold of the second type of user are obtained from the access controller;

[0043] In step S403, the preset traffic threshold of the first type of user is determined as the traffic threshold of the first type of user, and the preset traffic threshold of the second type of user is determined as the traffic threshold of the second type of user.

[0044] As an embodiment of the present invention, when the traffic control type is the second type, the access point acquires the preset traffic threshold of the first type of users and the preset traffic threshold of the second type of users from the access controller. . After detecting the access of the user, the access point obtains the user type of the user, and determines the traffic threshold of the user according to the type of the user. The user type includes a first type user and a second type user. In the embodiment of the present invention, after the access controller sends the preset traffic threshold of the first type of user and the preset traffic threshold of the second type of user to the access point, the access point records the pre-preparation of the first type of user. Set the traffic threshold and the preset traffic threshold of the second type of user. After the user accesses the access point, the access point determines the traffic threshold of the user according to the type of the user delivered by the access controller, without having to access the user each time. The traffic threshold of the user is delivered by the access controller, which greatly reduces the burden on the access controller.

[0045] It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the size of the sequence numbers of the foregoing processes does not mean the order of execution sequence, and the execution order of each process should be determined by its function and internal logic, and should not be taken in the embodiment of the present invention. The implementation process constitutes any limitation.

[0046] In the embodiment of the present invention, the access control device obtains the traffic control type from the access controller, and performs traffic control on the first type of user and the second type of user according to the traffic control type, thereby implementing the large-scale and sub-user type. Automated flow control brings convenience to network optimization and management personnel, which reduces the cumbersome flow control and increases flexibility.

FIG. 5 is a structural block diagram of an access point-based flow control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The apparatus may be used to run the access point-based flow control method shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. For the sake of explanation, Only parts related to the embodiment of the present invention are shown.

[0048] Referring to FIG. 5, the device includes:

[0049] a flow control type obtaining unit 51, configured to acquire a flow control type from the access controller;

[0050] The traffic threshold determining unit 52 is configured to determine, according to the flow control type, a traffic threshold of the first type of user and a traffic threshold of the second type of user.

[0051] Preferably, the device further includes:

[0052] The first obtaining unit 53 is configured to: when the traffic control type is the first type, obtain the total traffic threshold, the access quantity of the first type of users, and the access quantity of the second type of users.

[0053] Preferably, the device further includes:

[0054] The second obtaining unit 54 is configured to acquire a fixed traffic threshold of the first type of user;

[0055] The traffic threshold determining unit 52 includes:

[0056] a first determining sub-unit 521, configured to determine a fixed traffic threshold of the first type of user as a traffic threshold of the first type of user;

[0057] The second determining subunit 522 is configured to use, according to the total traffic threshold, the number of accesses of the first type of users, the access quantity of the second type of users, and the fixed traffic of the first type of users. The threshold determines a traffic threshold for the second type of user.

[0058] Preferably, the device further includes:

[0059] The third obtaining unit 55 is configured to acquire a weight value of the first type of user and a weight value of the second type of user;

[0060] The traffic threshold determining unit 52 is specifically configured to:

[0061] according to the total traffic threshold, the number of accesses of the first type of users, the access quantity of the second type of users, the weight value of the first type of users, and the weight of the second type of users The value determines a traffic threshold of the first type of user and a traffic threshold of the second type of user.

[0062] Preferably, the device further includes:

[0063] The fourth obtaining unit 56 is configured to: when the traffic control type is the second type, obtain the preset traffic threshold of the first type of users from the access controller, and the second type of user The preset traffic threshold is determined by the following: [0064] The traffic threshold determining unit 52 includes:

[0065] a third determining subunit 523, configured to determine a preset traffic threshold of the first type of user as the first Traffic threshold for class users;

[0066] The fourth determining sub-unit 524 is configured to determine a preset traffic threshold of the second type of user as a traffic threshold of the second type of user.

[0067] In the embodiment of the present invention, the access control obtains the traffic control type from the access controller, and performs traffic control on the first type of user and the second type of user according to the traffic control type, thereby realizing the large-scale and sub-user type. Automated flow control brings convenience to network optimization and management personnel, which reduces the cumbersome flow control and increases flexibility.

[0068] Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the elements and algorithm steps of the various examples described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the solution. A person skilled in the art can use different methods for implementing the described functions for each particular application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the present invention.

[0069] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, for the convenience and brevity of the description, the specific working process of the device and the unit described above may be referred to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

[0070] In the several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other manners. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. For example, the division of the unit is only a logical function division, and the actual implementation may have another division manner, for example, multiple units or components may be combined or Can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored, or not executed. Alternatively, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed may be through some interface, indirect coupling or communication connection of the unit, and may be in electrical, mechanical or other form.

[0071] The unit described as a separate component may or may not be physically distributed, and the component displayed as a unit may or may not be a physical unit, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed to multiple On the network unit. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present invention may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. [0073] The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as separate products, may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, or a part of the technical solution, may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium, including The instructions are used to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention. The foregoing storage medium includes: a USB flash drive, a removable hard disk, and a read only memory (ROM, Read-Only)

Memory, random access memory (RAM), disk or optical disk, and other media that can store program code.

The above description is only the specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention. Alternatives are intended to be covered by the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

Claim

[Claim 1] An access point-based flow control method, comprising:

Obtain a flow control type from the access controller;

And determining, according to the flow control type, a traffic threshold of the first type of user and a traffic threshold of the second type of user.

[Claim 2] The method according to claim 1, wherein after the obtaining the flow control type from the access controller, the determining, according to the flow control type, the traffic threshold of the first type of user Before the traffic threshold of the second type of users, the method further includes:

When the flow control type is the first type, the total traffic threshold, the access amount of the first type of users, and the access quantity of the second type of users are obtained.

[Claim 3] The method according to claim 2, wherein after the obtaining the total traffic threshold, the access amount of the first type of users, and the access amount of the second type of users, Before the determining the traffic threshold of the first type of users and the traffic threshold of the second type of users according to the type of the flow control, the method further includes:

Obtaining a fixed traffic threshold of the first type of user;

Determining, according to the flow control type, a traffic threshold of the first type of user and a traffic threshold of the second type of user, including:

Determining the fixed traffic threshold of the first type of users as the traffic threshold of the first type of users, according to the total traffic threshold, the number of accesses of the first type of users, and the access quantity of the second type of users. And the fixed traffic threshold of the first type of user determines a traffic threshold of the second type of user.

[Claim 4] The method according to claim 2, after the obtaining the total traffic threshold, the access amount of the first type of users, and the access quantity of the second type of users, Before the determining the traffic threshold of the first type of users and the traffic threshold of the second type of users according to the type of the flow control, the method further includes:

Obtaining a weight value of the first type of user and a weight value of the second type of user; determining, according to the flow control type, a traffic threshold of the first type of user and a second type of user Traffic thresholds include:

Determining, according to the total traffic threshold, the number of accesses of the first type of users, the number of accesses of the second type of users, the weight values of the first type of users, and the weights of the second type of users. The traffic threshold of the first type of user and the traffic threshold of the second type of user.

[Claim 5] The method according to claim 1, wherein after the obtaining the flow control type from the access controller, the determining, according to the flow control type, the traffic threshold of the first type of user Before the traffic threshold of the second type of users, the method further includes:

When the flow control type is the second type, the preset traffic threshold of the first type of users and the preset traffic threshold of the second type of users are obtained from the access controller; The control type determines the traffic threshold of the first type of user and the traffic threshold of the second type of user, including:

Determining the preset traffic threshold of the first type of users as the traffic threshold of the first type of users, and determining the preset traffic threshold of the second type of users as the traffic threshold of the second type of users

[Claim 6] An access point-based flow control device, comprising:

The flow control type obtaining unit is configured to obtain a flow control type from the access controller, and the traffic threshold determining unit is configured to determine, according to the flow control type, a traffic threshold of the first type of user and a traffic threshold of the second type of user.

[Claim 7] The device according to claim 6, wherein the device further comprises:

The first obtaining unit is configured to: when the traffic control type is the first type, obtain the total traffic threshold, the access quantity of the first type of users, and the access quantity of the second type of users.

[Claim 8] The device according to claim 7, wherein the device further comprises:

a second acquiring unit, configured to acquire a fixed traffic threshold of the first type of user; the traffic threshold determining unit includes:

a first determining subunit, configured to determine a fixed traffic threshold of the first type of user as a traffic threshold of the first type of user;

a second determining subunit, configured to access the first type of user according to the total traffic threshold The quantity, the number of accesses of the second type of users, and the fixed traffic threshold of the first type of users determine a traffic threshold of the second type of users.

[Claim 9] The device according to claim 7, wherein the device further comprises:

a third obtaining unit, configured to acquire a weight value of the first type of user and a weight value of the second type of user;

The traffic threshold determining unit is specifically configured to:

[Claim 10] The device according to claim 6, wherein the device further comprises:

a fourth acquiring unit, configured to: when the traffic control type is the second type, obtain the preset traffic threshold of the first type of users and the preset traffic threshold of the second type of users from the access controller ;

The traffic threshold determining unit includes:

a third determining subunit, configured to determine a preset traffic threshold of the first type of user as a traffic threshold of the first type of user;

And a fourth determining subunit, configured to determine a preset traffic threshold of the second type of user as a traffic threshold of the second type of user.