ELECTRICAL GATEWAY AND COMMUNICATION METHOD OF ELECTRICAL GATEWAY

• US 20130222150A1
• Filed: 12/26/2012
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: TU, Xiaoming
• Granted Patent: US 9,177,467 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.02
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 15/06 successively, i.e. using time division
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements

Abstract

An electrical gateway and a communication method of the electrical gateway are disclosed. The electrical gateway includes: an uplink communication module, a downlink communication module and a control unit; the uplink communication module is configured to communicate with an uplink network element; the downlink communication module is configured to communicate with a terminal device; and the control unit, connecting the uplink communication module and the downlink communication module, is configured to, when it is determined that downlink data sent by the uplink network element is obtaining terminal device information, transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module if the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway, and transmit the obtaining the terminal device information to the downlink communication module if the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway. Therefore, data communication is achieved.

Claims

1. An electrical gateway, comprising:

an uplink communication module,

a downlink communication module, and

a control unit;

wherein

the uplink communication module is configured to communicate with an uplink network element;

the downlink communication module is configured to communicate with a terminal device; and

the control unit, connecting the uplink communication module and the downlink communication module, is configured;

determine that downlink data sent by the uplink network element is obtaining terminal device information, transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module if the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway, and transmit the terminal device information to the downlink communication module if the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway.

2. The electrical gateway according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway and the control unit is configured to transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module, and wherein:

the control unit is further configured to encapsulate the terminal device information and transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module;

or

the control unit is configured to transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module, wherein the terminal device information is encapsulated by the uplink communication module.

3. The electrical gateway according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway and the control unit is configured to transmit the obtaining the terminal device information to the downlink communication module and wherein:

the control unit is further configured to encapsulate the terminal device information and transmit the terminal device information to the downlink communication module;

or

the control unit is configured to transmit the obtaining the terminal device information to the downlink communication module, wherein the terminal device information is encapsulated by the downlink communication module.

4. The electrical gateway according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device is an electric meter, and the terminal device information is a reading of the electric meter.

5. The electrical gateway according to claim 1, wherein

the control unit is further configured to:

determine that the downlink data is control information for the terminal device, and send the control information to the terminal device through the downlink communication module;

or

the control unit is further configured to;

determine that the downlink data is configuration information for the electrical gateway, and perform configuration on the electrical gateway according to the configuration information.

6. The electrical gateway according to claim 1, wherein the uplink network element is a server or a primary station, the uplink communication module is a wireless communication module, and the downlink communication module is a Zigbee communication module or a wireless communication module.

7. An electrical gateway, comprising:

an uplink communication module; and

a downlink communication module,

wherein the uplink communication module is connected to the downlink communication module;

wherein the downlink communication module is configured to communicate with a terminal device; and

wherein the uplink communication module is configured to;

determine that downlink data sent by an uplink network element is obtaining terminal device information, send the terminal device information if the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway, and transmit the obtaining the terminal device information to the downlink communication module if the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway.

8. The electrical gateway according to claim 7, wherein the terminal device is an electric meter, and the terminal device information is a reading of the electric meter.

9. The electrical gateway according to claim 7, wherein the uplink network element is a server or a primary station, the uplink communication module is a wireless communication module, and the downlink communication module is a Zigbee communication module or a wireless communication module.

10. An electrical gateway, comprising:

an uplink communication module; and

a downlink communication module,

wherein the uplink communication module is connected to the downlink communication module;

wherein the uplink communication module is configured to communicate with an uplink network element; and

wherein the downlink communication module is configured to;

determine that downlink data sent by the uplink network element is obtaining terminal device information, transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module if the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway, and send the obtaining the terminal device information if the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway.

11. The electrical gateway according to claim 10, wherein the terminal device is an electric meter, and the terminal device information is a reading of the electric meter.

12. The electrical gateway according to claims 10, wherein the uplink network element is a server or a primary station, the uplink communication module is a wireless communication module, and the downlink communication module is a Zigbee communication module or a wireless communication module.

13. A communication method of an electrical gateway, comprising:

receiving downlink data sent by an uplink network element; and

when determining that the downlink data is obtaining terminal device information, transmitting the terminal device information to the uplink network element if the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway;

transmitting the obtaining the terminal device information to a terminal device if the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway.

14. The communication method of the electrical gateway according to claim 13, wherein the determining that the downlink data is the obtaining the terminal device information comprises:

decapsulating the downlink data; and

determining whether it is the obtaining the terminal device information according to the decapsulated downlink data.

15. The communication method of the electrical gateway according to claim 13, wherein the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway, the method further comprising:

encapsulating the terminal device information and transmitting the terminal device information to the uplink network element.

16. The communication method of the electrical gateway according to claim 13, wherein the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway, the method further comprising:

encapsulating the terminal device information and transmitting the terminal device information to the terminal device.

17. The communication method of the electrical gateway according to claim 13, wherein the obtaining the terminal device information comprises obtaining a reading of an electric meter.