Method and system for performing remote network management on a voice home gateway terminal

• US 20120089717A1
• Filed: 06/02/2010
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Yanheng
• Granted Patent: US 9,083,648 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5087 wherein the managed service relates to voice services management of VoIP services H04M7/0081
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1036 at the edge
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1046 Call controllers; Call servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2209 for lines also used for data transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/0069 comprising a residential gateway, e.g. those which provide an adapter for POTS or ISDN terminals

Abstract

This disclosure provides a method for performing remote network management on a voice home gateway terminal, and the method includes that: a remote network management server transmits voice signaling to the voice home gateway terminal; the voice home gateway terminal determines whether the voice signaling contains a non-voice triggering identifier, processes a voice service according to the voice signaling when no non-voice triggering identifier is contained, requests non-voice configuration information from the remote network management server when a non-voice triggering identifier is contained, and processes a non-voice service according to the received non-voice configuration information. This disclosure further provides a system for performing remote network management on a voice home gateway terminal. Application of the method and system enables the remote network management server to manage simultaneously a voice service and other non-voice services. The remote management performed on the voice home gateway terminal having a voice function is reliable, and this disclosure realizes the convergence for managing the integrated services of the voice home gateway terminal.

Claims

1. A method for performing remote network management on a voice home gateway terminal, comprising:

transmitting, by a remote network management server, voice signaling to a voice home gateway terminal;

determining, by the voice home gateway terminal, whether the voice signaling contains a non-voice triggering identifier;

processing a voice service according to the voice signaling when no non-voice triggering identifier is contained;

requesting non-voice configuration information from the remote network management server when a non-voice triggering identifier is contained, and processing a non-voice service according to the received non-voice configuration information.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, by the voice home gateway terminal, a registration message to the remote network management server to establish a connection with the remote network management server before the remote network management server transmits the voice signaling to the voice home gateway terminal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the voice home gateway terminal comprises a voice processing module, a Network Management System (NMS) client and a non-voice processing module, wherein

the voice processing module is configured to determine whether a non-voice triggering identifier is contained in the received voice signaling and further to process the voice service according to the voice signaling;

when no non-voice triggering identifier is contained in the voice signaling, the step of requesting non-voice configuration information from the remote network management server comprises;

transmitting, by the voice processing module, a non-voice triggering message to the NMS client; and

transmitting, by the NMS client, a non-voice request message to the remote network management server;

the non-voice processing module is configured to process the non-voice service according to the non-voice configuration information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the remote network management server at least comprises:

an NMS server,

the step of requesting non-voice configuration information from the remote network management server comprises;

transmitting, by the voice home gateway terminal, a non-voice request message to the NMS server; and

sending, by the NMS server, a non-voice response message to the voice home gateway terminal, the non-voice response message containing the non-voice configuration information.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the step of sending a non-voice response message to the voice home gateway terminal comprises:

sending a corresponding non-voice response message to the voice home gateway terminal according to basic information contained in the non-voice request message;

or,

sending a pre-encapsulated non-voice response message to the voice home gateway terminal, and the non-voice response message meeting a message format supported by the voice home gateway terminal.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein the voice home gateway terminal comprises a voice processing module, a Network Management System (NMS) client and a non-voice processing module, wherein

the voice processing module is configured to determine whether a non-voice triggering identifier is contained in the received voice signaling and further to process the voice service according to the voice signaling;

when no non-voice triggering identifier is contained in the voice signaling, the step of requesting non-voice configuration information from the remote network management server comprises;

transmitting, by the voice processing module, a non-voice triggering message to the NMS client; and

transmitting, by the NMS client, a non-voice request message to the remote network management server;

the non-voice processing module is configured to process the non-voice service according to the non-voice configuration information.

12. The method according to claim 2, wherein the remote network management server at least comprises:

an NMS server,

the step of requesting non-voice configuration information from the remote network management server comprises;

transmitting, by the voice home gateway terminal, a non-voice request message to the NMS server; and

sending, by the NMS server, a non-voice response message to the voice home gateway terminal, the non-voice response message containing the non-voice configuration information.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the step of sending a non-voice response message to the voice home gateway terminal comprises:

sending a corresponding non-voice response message to the voice home gateway terminal according to basic information contained in the non-voice request message;

or,

sending a pre-encapsulated non-voice response message to the voice home gateway terminal, and the non-voice response message meeting a message format supported by the voice home gateway terminal.

6. A system for performing remote network management on a voice home gateway terminal, comprising:

a remote network management server, configured to transmit voice signaling to a voice home gateway terminal; and

further configured to provide non-voice configuration information to the voice home gateway terminal according to a request from the voice home gateway terminal; and

a voice home gateway terminal, configured to receive the voice signaling, determine whether the voice signaling contains a non-voice triggering identifier, process a voice service according to the voice signaling when no non-voice triggering identifier is contained, request non-voice configuration information from the remote network management server when a non-voice triggering identifier is contained, and process a non-voice service according to the received non-voice configuration information.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the voice home gateway terminal is further configured to transmit a registration message to the remote network management server.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein the remote network management server comprises:

a voice message transmitting module configured to transmit the voice signaling to the voice home gateway terminal; and

an NMS server configured to receive a non-voice request message from the voice home gateway terminal, and send a non-voice response message to the voice home gateway terminal.

9. The system according to claim 6, wherein the voice home gateway terminal comprises:

a voice processing module, configured to receive the voice signaling from the remote network management server, determine whether the voice signaling contains a non-voice triggering identifier, process a voice service according to the voice signaling when no non-voice triggering identifier is contained, and transmit a non-voice triggering message to the NMS client when a non-voice triggering identifier is contained;

an NMS client, configured to transmit a non-voice request message to the remote network management server according to the non-voice triggering message, and instruct a non-voice processing module to process the non-voice service according to the non-voice configuration information contained in the non-voice response message that is transmitted from the remote network management server;

the non-voice processing module, configured to process the non-voice service according to the instruction from the NMS client.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the NMS client is further configured to send a non-voice triggering response message to the voice processing module.

14. The system according to claim 7, wherein the remote network management server comprises:

a voice message transmitting module configured to transmit the voice signaling to the voice home gateway terminal; and

an NMS server configured to receive a non-voice request message from the voice home gateway terminal, and send a non-voice response message to the voice home gateway terminal.

15. The system according to claim 7, wherein the voice home gateway terminal comprises:

a voice processing module, configured to receive the voice signaling from the remote network management server, determine whether the voice signaling contains a non-voice triggering identifier, process a voice service according to the voice signaling when no non-voice triggering identifier is contained, and transmit a non-voice triggering message to the NMS client when a non-voice triggering identifier is contained;

an NMS client, configured to transmit a non-voice request message to the remote network management server according to the non-voice triggering message, and instruct a non-voice processing module to process the non-voice service according to the non-voice configuration information contained in the non-voice response message that is transmitted from the remote network management server;

the non-voice processing module, configured to process the non-voice service according to the instruction from the NMS client.

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein the NMS client is further configured to send a non-voice triggering response message to the voice processing module.