NETWORK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONOUSLY TRANSMITTING DATA EMPLOYED BY THE SAME

• US 20080123656A1
• Filed: 11/27/2007
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HUANG, HSI-HSUN, CHEN, CHING-HAO
• Application Number:
  US11/945,273
• Publication Number:
  US 20080123656A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/394
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/247 using M:N active or standby paths
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/60 Router architectures

Abstract

A network device includes an active board and a standby board. The active board includes an active handler, an active queue processing module, and an active state machine module. The active handler is used for forwarding data. The active queue processing module is used for queuing the data via receiving sequence and forwarding via a preset rule. The standby board includes a standby queue transmitting module, a standby handler, a standby queue processing module, and a standby state machine module. The standby queue transmitting module is used for queuing the data via receiving sequence. The standby handler is used for forwarding the data to the standby queue processing module. The standby queue processing module is used for queuing the data via a receiving sequence. The standby state machine module is used for processing the data under the same state with the active state machine module.

Claims

1. A network device employing a redundancy architecture, the network device comprising:

an active board, comprising;

an active handler connected to the terminal device, for receiving data sent by a terminal device, and forwarding the data;

an active queue processing module for receiving the data forwarded by the active handler, queuing the data according to a receiving sequence, and forwarding the data based on a preset rule; and

an active state machine module for receiving the data forwarded by the active queue processing module, and processing the data; and

a standby board connected to the terminal device and the active board, comprising;

a standby queue transmitting module for receiving the data forwarded by the active handler, queuing the data according to receiving sequence, and forwarding the data according to a preset rule;

a standby handler for receiving the data forwarded by the standby queue transmitting module, and forwarding the data;

a standby queue processing module for receiving the data forwarded by the standby handler, queuing the data according to receiving sequence, and forwarding the data according to a preset rule; and

a standby state machine module for receiving the data forwarded by the standby queue processing module, and processing the data under a same state with the active state machine module.

2. The network device of claim 1, wherein the standby handler is further used for receiving the data sent by the terminal device, and forwarding the data.

3. The network device of claim 2, wherein the active board further comprises:

an active queue transmitting module connected to the active handler and the standby handler, for receiving the data forwarded by the standby handler, queuing the data according to receiving sequence, and forwarding the data to the active handler according to a preset rule same as that of the standby queue transmitting module.

4. The network device of claim 3, wherein the active handler is further used for receiving the data forwarded by the active queue transmitting module.

5. The network device of claim 1, wherein the active state machine module is further used for generating a synchronization switch signal, for switching states of the active board, and the active board is further used for sending the switched states to the terminal device.

6. The network device of claim 1, wherein the standby state machine module is further used for generating a synchronization switch signal for switching a backup state of the standby board and a new protocol signal, the standby board is further used for sending the switched state and the new protocol signal to the terminal device.

7. The network device of claim 1, wherein the preset rule is first in first out (FIFO).

8. A method for synchronously transmitting data, comprising:

providing an active board and a standby board, the active board comprising an active handler, an active queue transmitting module, an active queue processing module, and an active state machine module, the standby board comprising a standby queue transmitting module, a standby handler, a standby queue processing module, and a standby state machine module;

the active handler receiving data;

forwarding the data to the standby queue transmitting module and the active queue processing module;

queuing the data according to receiving sequence and forwarding the data to the active state machine module according to a preset rule;

queuing the data according to receiving sequence and forwarding the queued data to the standby handler according to a preset rule for forwarding to the standby queue processing module;

queuing the data according to receiving sequence and forwarding the queued data to the standby state machine module according to a preset rule; and

processing the data under a same state.

9. The method for synchronously transmitting data of claim 8, wherein the preset rule is first in first out (FIFO).

10. The method for synchronously transmitting data of claim 8, wherein the step of the active handler receiving data further comprises steps of:

the standby handler receiving data forwarded by the terminal device;

forwarding the data to the active queue transmitting module; and

queuing the data according to receiving sequence and forwarding the queued data to the active handler according to a preset rule.

11. The method for synchronously transmitting data of claim 8, wherein the step of the active handler receiving data further comprises:

the active handler receiving the data forwarded by a terminal device.

12. The method for synchronously transmitting data of claim 8, wherein processing the data under a same state further comprises:

the active state machine module receiving the data and processing; and

the standby state machine module receiving the data, and processing the data under the same state with the active state machine module.

13. The method for synchronously transmitting data of claim 12, wherein the step of the active state machine module receiving the data and processing further comprises:

generating a synchronization switch signal;

switching a working state of the active board; and

sending the switched state to a terminal device.

14. The method for synchronously transmitting data of claim 12, wherein the step of the standby state machine module receiving the data, and processing the data under the same state the active state machine module further comprises:

generating a synchronization switch signal and a new protocol signal;

switching a backup state of the standby board; and

sending the switched state and the new signal to a terminal device.

15. A method for synchronously transmitting data between an active board which is an operating board for data transmission and a standby board which is a backup board for said active board, comprising:

setting an active handler in said active board;

setting a standby handler in said standby board;

receiving data firstly by one of said active handler and said standby handler;

forwarding said data to said active handler by queuing said data when said standby handler firstly receives said data;

queuing said data according to receiving sequence and forwarding said queued data to an active state machine module of said active board according to a preset rule;

forwarding said data to said standby handler by queuing said data according to receiving sequence;

queuing said data according to receiving sequence and forwarding said queued data to a standby state machine module of said standby board according to said preset rule; and

processing said data under a same state in said active state machine module of said active board and in said standby state machine module of said standby board respectively.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said preset rule is first in first out (FIFO).