NETWORK CONNECTION CONTROLLING DEVICE AND METHDO FOR CONTROLLING NETWORK CONNECTION

• US 20150052261A1
• Filed: 08/18/2014
• Published: 02/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Power-All Networks Limited
• Original Assignee: Power-All Networks Limited
• Inventors: OU, FRANK YEXUN, HUANG, MENG-MING, ZHOU, LIU-PING
• Application Number:
  US14/461,449
• Publication Number:
  US 20150052261A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/241
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/123 Evaluation of link metrics techniques for monitoring network metrics H04L43/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/125 based on throughput or bandwidth
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/125 by balancing the load, e.g. traffic engineering
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service

Abstract

A method for controlling network connection includes: receiving a network accessing task generated by the user via a corresponding terminal device, the network accessing task is a task of accessing a target source. Detecting work parameters of each network accessing path, the work parameters of each network accessing path includes a workload of the network accessing path and a network operator providing the network accessing path. Selecting an optimal network accessing path according to the detected work parameters of each network accessing path based on a workload tactics. In additional, controlling the terminal device to connect the network to execute the network task via the optimal network accessing path.

Claims

1. A network connection controlling device comprising:

at least one connection port configured to connect to at least one terminal device;

a network connection unit configured to generate a plurality of network accessing paths in response to a connection and configuration operation of a user; and

at least one processing unit configured to execute a plurality of modules which are collection of instructions, the modules comprising;

a task receiving module configured to receive a network accessing task generated by the user via the corresponding terminal device, wherein the network accessing task is a task of accessing a target source, and the target source is provided by a corresponding network operator;

a detection module configured to detect work parameters of each network accessing path;

a path selection module configured to select an optimal network accessing path according to the detected work parameters of each network accessing path based on a workload tactics; and

a network access controlling module configured to control the terminal device to connect the network to execute the network task via the optimal network accessing path.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein the work parameters of each network accessing path comprises a workload of the network accessing path and a network operator providing the network accessing path.

3. The device according to claim 2, wherein the workload tactics comprises an optimal compatible tactics;

based on the optimal compatible tactics, the path selection module determines which network accessing paths are belonged to the network operator providing the target source, and compares the workloads of the determined network accessing paths to a first predetermined workload, and then selects the determined network accessing path whose workload is less than the first predetermined workload as the optimal network accessing path.

4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the modules further includes a setting module configured to set a weight value of each network connection path in response to user operation;

when the path selection module determines there is more than one network accessing paths whose workload is less than the first predetermined workload and belonged to the network operator providing the target source, the path selection module chooses the network accessing path with the maximum weight value as a unique optimal network connection path.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein when the path selection module determines there is more than one network accessing paths whose workload is less than the first predetermined workload and belonged to the network operator providing the target source, the path selection module chooses one network accessing path as a unique optimal network connection path randomly.

6. The device according to claim 2, wherein the workload tactics comprises an optimal workload tactics, based on the optimal workload tactics, the path selection module compares the workloads of all of the network accessing paths to the first predetermined workload, and determines which network accessing paths with the workload less than the first predetermined workload;

the path selection module then compares the workloads of the determined network accessing paths to a second predetermined workload less than the first predetermined workload, and then selects the determined network accessing path whose workload is less than the second predetermined workload as the optimal network accessing path.

7. The device according to claim 6, wherein if there are more than one network accessing path whose workload is less than the second predetermined workload, the path selection module selects the network accessing path belonging to the network operator providing the target source as the optimal network accessing path in preference to selects the network accessing path belonging to the different network operator as that of the target source.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the modules further includes a setting module configured to set a weight value of each network connection path in response to user operation;

if there is more than one network accessing path whose workload is less than the second predetermined workload and belongs to the network operator providing the target source, the path selection module chooses the network accessing path with the maximum weight value as a unique optimal network connection path.

9. A method for controlling network connection comprising:

receiving a network accessing task generated by the user via a corresponding terminal device, wherein the network accessing task is a task of accessing a target source provided by a corresponding network operator;

detecting work parameters of each network accessing path;

selecting an optimal network accessing path according to the detected work parameters of each network accessing path based on a workload tactics; and

controlling the terminal device to connect the network to execute the network task via the optimal network accessing path.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the workload tactics comprises an optimal compatible tactics;

the work parameters of each network accessing path comprises a workload of the network accessing path and a network operator providing the network accessing path;

the step of selecting an optimal network accessing path according to the detected work parameters of each network accessing path based on a workload tactics comprises;

determining which network accessing paths are belonged to the network operator providing the target source;

comparing the workloads of the determined network accessing paths to a first predetermined workload; and

selecting the determined network accessing path whose workload is less than the first predetermined workload as the optimal network accessing path.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the workload tactics comprises an optimal workload tactics, the step of selecting an optimal network accessing path according to the detected work parameters of each network accessing path based on a workload tactics comprises:

comparing the workloads of all of the network accessing paths to the first predetermined workload;

determining which network accessing paths with the workload less than the first predetermined workload;

comparing the workloads of the determined network accessing paths to a second predetermined workload less than the first predetermined workload; and

selecting the determined network accessing path whose workload is less than the second predetermined workload as the optimal network accessing path.

12. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

generating a plurality of network accessing paths in response to a connection and configuration operation of the user.

13. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

setting a weight value of each network connection path in response to user operation; and

selecting the network accessing path with the maximum weight value as a unique optimal network accessing path when the path selection module determines there are many optimal network accessing paths.

14. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, causes the least one processor to execute instructions of a method for automatically testing signal integrity of an electronic product, the method comprising:

receiving a network accessing task generated by the user via a corresponding terminal device, wherein the network accessing task is a task of accessing a target source provided by a corresponding network operator;

detecting work parameters of each network accessing path;

selecting an optimal network accessing path according to the detected work parameters of each network accessing path based on a workload tactics; and

controlling the terminal device to connect the network to execute the network task via the optimal network accessing path.

15. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 14, wherein the workload tactics comprises an optimal compatible tactics;

the work parameters of each network accessing path comprises a workload of the network accessing path and a network operator providing the network accessing path;

the step of selecting an optimal network accessing path according to the detected work parameters of each network accessing path based on a workload tactics comprises;

determining which network accessing paths are belonged to the network operator providing the target source;

comparing the workloads of the determined network accessing paths to a first predetermined workload; and

selecting the determined network accessing path whose workload is less than the first predetermined workload as the optimal network accessing path.

16. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 14, wherein the workload tactics comprises an optimal workload tactics, the work parameters of each network accessing path comprises a workload of the network accessing path and a network operator providing the network accessing path;

the step of selecting an optimal network accessing path according to the detected work parameters of each network accessing path based on a workload tactics comprises;

comparing the workloads of all of the network accessing paths to the first predetermined workload;

determining which network accessing paths with the workload less than the first predetermined workload;

comparing the workloads of the determined network accessing paths to a second predetermined workload less than the first predetermined workload; and

selecting the determined network accessing path whose workload is less than the second predetermined workload as the optimal network accessing path.

17. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 14, wherein the method further comprising:

generating a plurality of network accessing paths in response to a connection and configuration operation of the user.

18. The system according to claim 14, wherein the method further comprising:

setting a weight value of each network connection path in response to user operation; and

selecting the network accessing path with the maximum weight value as a unique optimal network accessing path when the path selection module determines there are many optimal network accessing paths.