Method and system of accessing network for access network device

• US 9,154,404 B2
• Filed: 08/04/2011
• Issued: 10/06/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Qiantang Network Technology Company, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Beijing Qiantang Network Technology Company, Ltd.
• Inventors: Lu, Dorian, Yang, Carl
• Primary Examiner(s): YOUNG, STEVE R
• Application Number:
  US13/814,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20130201990A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,524 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2869 Operational details of access network equipments admission control or resource allocation in access networks H04L12/5692
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/14 Routing performance; Theoretical aspects

Abstract

A method for an access network device to access a network is disclosed, which comprises: powering on an access switch, and setting in its internal downlink protocol packet address table that all downlink protocol packets are to be oriented to a CPU module; receiving, by the access switch, a downlink protocol packet sent from a node server and orienting the downlink protocol packet to the CPU module of the access switch, and generating, by the CPU module, an uplink protocol packet and sending the uplink protocol packet to the node server, wherein the downlink protocol packet contains an access network address that is to be allocated; sending, by the node server, a network access command to the access switch, wherein the network access command contains an access network address of the access switch, and the access network address is the access network address to be allocated; and updating, by the access switch, its internal downlink protocol packet address table, as orienting only a protocol packet with a destination address being its own access network address to the CPU module. The present invention can guarantee a stable transmission rate of the data packet transmission and avoid time delay, thereby guaranteeing the quality of the network transmission.

Claims

1. A method for an access network device to access a network, comprising:

powering on an access switch, and setting, in a downlink protocol packet address table within the access switch, that all downlink protocol packets are to be oriented to a CPU module;

receiving, by the access switch, a downlink protocol packet sent from a node server and orienting the downlink protocol packet to the CPU module of the access switch according to the settings of the downlink protocol packet address table; and

generating, by the CPU module, an uplink protocol packet and sending the uplink protocol packet to the node server;

wherein the downlink protocol packet contains an access network address that is to be allocated;

sending, by the node server, a network access command to the access switch, wherein the network access command contains an access network address of the access switch, and the access network address of the access switch is the access network address to be allocated in the downlink protocol packet received by the access switch; and

updating, by the access switch, the downlink protocol packet address table within the access switch, as orienting, to the CPU module, only a protocol packet with a destination address being the access network address of the access switch;

wherein, an address information table is further set inside the node server, in which address occupation information, device identification information and device resource information are recorded,

the method further comprising;

initializing the address information table when the node server is powered on, wherein the initializing comprises;

filling the access network address of the node server in a blank item of the address information table, and marking the address occupation information as used;

filling the device identification information as current node server; and

filling the device resource information as port information of the current node server,

the method further comprising;

updating the address information table according to setting of a downlink port to which each downlink protocol packet is to be oriented in a downlink protocol packet address table within the node server, wherein the updating comprises;

filling an access network address, to be allocated, contained in each downlink protocol packet respectively into a blank item of the address information table, and marking the address occupation information as standby,

the method further comprising;

updating the address information table according to setting of a downlink port of other access devices to which a port downlink protocol packet is to be oriented, wherein the updating comprises;

filling an access network address, to be allocated, contained in each port downlink protocol packet respectively into a blank item of the address information table, and marking the address occupation information as standby,

the method further comprising;

updating the address information table when the node server receives a network access command response sent by the access switch, wherein the updating comprises;

marking the address occupation information in an item corresponding to the access network address of the access switch as used;

updating the device identification information as current access switch; and

updating the device resource information as the port information of the current access switch and an access network address information of an access network device connected to a port of the current access switch,

the method further comprising;

updating the address information table when the node server receives a network access command response sent by a terminal, wherein the updating comprises;

marking the address occupation information in an item corresponding to the access network address of the terminal as used;

updating the device identification information as current terminal; and

updating the device resource information as the port information of the current terminal and an access network address information of an access network device connected to a port of the current terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, when the access switch has accessed the network and receives a port allocation packet sent by the node server, the method further comprises:

orienting, by the access switch that has accessed the network, the port allocation packet with a destination address being an access network address of the access switch, to the CPU module; and

setting, according to port allocation information in the port allocation packet, a downlink port to which each port downlink protocol packet is to be oriented, in the downlink protocol packet address table within the access switch.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, when the access switch has accessed the network and receives port downlink protocol packet sent by the node server, the method further comprises:

orienting, by the access switch, the port downlink protocol packet to the downlink port according to the setting of the downlink protocol packet address table within the access switch, wherein the port downlink protocol packet contains an access network address that is to be allocated; and

sending, by the node server, a network access command to a subordinate network device that is connected to the downlink port of the access switch, when the node server receives a port uplink protocol packet sent from said subordinate network device, wherein the network access command contains an access network address of the subordinate network device, and the access network address of the subordinate network device is the access network address to be allocated in the port downlink protocol packet received by the subordinate network device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, the subordinate access network device comprises an access switch or a terminal,

wherein, when the subordinate access network device is an access switch, the method further comprises:

updating, by the subordinate access network device, the downlink protocol packet address table within the subordinate access network device according to the network access command, for setting that a protocol packet with a destination address being the access network address of the subordinate access network device is to be oriented to the CPU module.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, when the access switch has accessed the network and receives a state downlink protocol packet sent by the node server periodically, the method further comprises:

orienting, by the access switch that has accessed the network, the state downlink protocol packet with a destination address being an access network address of the access switch, to the CPU module according to setting of the downlink protocol packet address table within the access switch; and

generating, by the CPU module, a state uplink protocol packet, and sending the state uplink protocol packet to the node server,

wherein, when the access switch has accessed the network and receives a state downlink protocol packet sent by the node server periodically, the method further comprises;

orienting, by the access switch that has accessed the network, a state downlink protocol packet with a destination address being an access network address of a subordinate access network device, to a port according to setting of the downlink protocol packet address table within the access switch, and transferring the state downlink protocol packet to the subordinate access network device via the port; and

generating, by the subordinate access network device, a state uplink protocol packet for the state downlink protocol packet received, and sending the state uplink protocol packet to the node server.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein, an uplink protocol packet address table is further set inside the access switch, and the method further comprises:

when the access switch being powered on, setting, in the uplink protocol packet address table within the access switch, an uplink port to which all uplink protocol packets are to be oriented,

wherein, a data packet address table is further set inside the access switch, and the method further comprises;

when the access switch being powered on, setting in the data packet address table within the access switch that orientation of all data packets is closed.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

powering on the node server, importing a registration information of a subordinate access network device to the CPU module, obtaining a metropolitan area network address, and configuring an access network address of the node server,

the method further comprising;

accessing, by the node server, a metropolitan area network, wherein the metropolitan area network is a network with a centralized control function, which comprises a metropolitan area server, a node switch and a node server, wherein the node switch is connected between the metropolitan area server and the node server; and

step of accessing, by the node server, the metropolitan area network comprises;

accessing, by a metropolitan area network device, the metropolitan area network, and allocating, by the metropolitan area server with a centralized control function in the metropolitan area network, a protocol label and a metropolitan area network address to the metropolitan area network device that accesses the metropolitan area network;

wherein, the metropolitan area network device comprises a node switch and a node server, the protocol label is configured to describe a connection between the metropolitan area network device and the metropolitan area server;

when there exist a plurality of connections between one same metropolitan area network device and the metropolitan area server, the metropolitan area server allocates a different protocol label to each connection; and

allocating, by the metropolitan area server, a data label to each service requested across the metropolitan area network, wherein the data label is configured to describe a connection between node servers related to the service.

8. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

setting, by the node server in a downlink protocol packet address table within the node server, a downlink port to which each downlink protocol packet is to be oriented respectively; and

sending, by the node server, a downlink protocol packet via a corresponding downlink port according to setting of the downlink protocol packet address table,

the method further comprising;

generating, by the node server, the port allocation packet containing port allocation information; and

sending, by the node server, the port allocation packet via a corresponding downlink port according to setting of a downlink protocol packet address table within the node server.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein, an uplink protocol packet address table is further set inside the node server, and the method further comprises:

when the node server being powered on, setting in the uplink protocol packet address table within the node server that all uplink protocol packets are to be oriented to the CPU module,

wherein, a data packet address table is further set inside the node server, and the method further comprises;

when the node server being powered on, setting in the data packet address table within the node server that orientation of all data packets is closed,

the method further comprising;

determining, by the CPU module of the node server according to a network access command response packet, whether registration information of the access switch exists, if yes, determining that the access switch is valid;

otherwise, determining that the access switch is invalid; and

sending a network access command if the access switch is valid,

the method further comprising;

determining, by the CPU module of the node server according to a network access command response packet, whether registration information of the access network device exists, if yes, it is determined that the access network device is valid;

otherwise, it is determined that the access network device is invalid; and

sending a network access command if the access switch is valid.

10. A node server, comprising:

a downlink protocol packet sending module, for sending a downlink protocol packet to an access switch, wherein the downlink protocol packet contains an access network address that is to be allocated;

an uplink protocol packet receiving module, for receiving an uplink protocol packet returned by the access switch for the downlink protocol packet; and

a first network access command sending module, for sending a network access command to the access switch according to the uplink protocol packet received, wherein the network access command contains an access network address allocated to the access switch, and the access network address is the access network address to be allocated in the downlink protocol packet received by the access switch;

the node server further comprising;

an initializing module, for importing registration information of a subordinate access network device to CPU, obtaining a metropolitan area network address and configuring access network address of the node server after being powered on,

the node server further comprising;

a protocol label and address acquiring module, for obtaining a protocol label and a metropolitan area network address allocated from a metropolitan area server after accessing a metropolitan area network, wherein the protocol label is configured to describe a connection between the node server and the metropolitan area server;

when a plurality of connections exist between one same node server and a superior connection device, the protocol label and address acquiring module obtains a different protocol label corresponding to each connection, wherein the superior connection device includes a node switch and a metropolitan area server;

the metropolitan area network is a network with a centralized control function, which comprises a metropolitan area server, a node switch and a node server, wherein the node switch is connected between the metropolitan area server and the node server;

a data label acquiring module, for obtaining a data label allocated corresponding to a service from the metropolitan area server for each service request across the metropolitan area network, wherein the data label is configured to describe a connection between node servers related to the service;

a label adding module, for adding a corresponding protocol label or data label to a protocol packet or data packet sent by the node server to the metropolitan area network; and

a label deleting module, for removing the corresponding protocol label or data label from the protocol packet or data packet received from the metropolitan area network,

wherein, the label is divided into an IN label and an OUT label, wherein the IN label refers to a label by which a packet enters a metropolitan area server or a node switch, the OUT label refers to a label by which the packet leaves the metropolitan area server or the node switch;

the IN label and OUT label of one same data packet are different, or same; and

a label packet includes a protocol label and a data label,

the node server further comprising;

an address-label mapping table, for recording, for each service across the metropolitan area network, a binding relation between the access network address and the OUT label of two terminals across the metropolitan area network;

wherein, the access network address is an address allocated by each node server to a network access device connected under the node server, then, the label adding module looks up, according to the address-label mapping table, an OUT label corresponding to a protocol packet or data packet that is sent by the node server to the metropolitan area network, and adds the OUT label that is found and sends the protocol packet or data packet.

11. The node server of claim 10, further comprising:

a port allocation packet sending module, for sending a port allocation packet to an access switch that has accessed a network, wherein the port allocation packet contains port allocation information, and the port allocation information is information of each downlink port of the access switch to which each port downlink protocol packet is to be oriented.

12. The node server of claim 11, further comprising:

a port downlink protocol packet sending module, for sending a port downlink protocol packet to an access switch that has accessed the network, wherein the port downlink protocol packet contains an access network address that is to be allocated;

a port uplink protocol packet receiving module, for receiving a port uplink protocol packet sent by a subordinate network device that is connected to the downlink port of the access switch; and

a second network access command sending module, for sending a network access command to the subordinate access network device, wherein the network access command contains the access network address of the subordinate network device, and the access network address of the subordinate network device is the access network address to be allocated in the port downlink protocol packet received by the subordinate network device,

the node server further comprising;

a network access response receiving module, for receiving a network access command response sent by the subordinate access network device,

wherein, the subordinate access network device comprises an access switch or a terminal.

13. The node server of claim 10, further comprising:

a state downlink protocol packet sending module, for periodically sending a state downlink protocol packet to an access switch that has accessed a network; and

a first state uplink protocol packet receiving module, for receiving a state uplink protocol packet returned by the access switch for the state downlink protocol packet,

the node server further comprising;

a second state uplink protocol packet receiving module, for receiving a state uplink protocol packet returned by the subordinate access network device for the state downlink protocol packet.

14. The node server of claim 10, further comprising:

a first Table 0 setting module, for setting, in downlink protocol packet address table within the node server, a downlink port to which each downlink protocol packet is to be oriented respectively;

wherein the downlink protocol packet sending module sends a downlink protocol packet via a corresponding downlink port according to the settings of the downlink protocol packet address table,

wherein, an address information table is further set inside the node server, in which address occupation information, device identification information and device resource information are recorded,

the node server further comprises;

an address information table initializing module, for initializing an address information table when powered on, wherein the initializing comprises;

filling the access network address of the node server in a blank item of the address information table, and marking the address occupation information as used;

filling the device identification information as the current node server; and

filling the device resource information as port information of the current node server.