Method, device and system for data stream transmission

• US 9,430,020 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2014
• Issued: 08/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Hongguo, Qian, Guofeng, Niu, Chengguang, Zhang, Qi
• Primary Examiner(s): Cao, Chun
• Assistant Examiner(s): Derose, Volvick
• Application Number:
  US14/176,712
• Publication Number:
  US 20140157014A1
• Time in Patent Office: 932 Days
• Field of Search: 713/310
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3209 Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0833 for reduction of network energy consumption
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/50 Network service management, e.g. ensuring proper service fulfilment according to agreements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0235 where the received signal is a power saving command
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a device and a system for data stream transmission, which relate to the field of communication, and can reduce the energy consumption of the data stream transmission between devices. The method includes: receiving, by a resting device, a message indicating to enter into an energy-saving state; after receiving the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state, sending, by the resting device, stored user information to an on-duty device so that the on-duty device receives and synchronizes user information; and, after the user information is synchronized, setting, by the resting device, the transmission state of the resting device as standby and entering into a sleeping state. The embodiments of the present disclosure are used for data stream transmission.

Claims

1. A method for data stream transmission, comprising:

receiving, by a resting device, a message indicating to enter into an energy-saving state;

after receiving the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state, sending, by the resting device, stored user information to an on-duty device, wherein the on-duty device receives and synchronizes the user information; and

after the user information is synchronized, setting, by the resting device, transmission state as standby and entering into a sleeping state, wherein a data stream switching is performed between the resting device and the on-duty device, and the on-duty device is a device in the working state after the data stream switching, while the resting device is a device in the sleeping state after the data stream switching,

wherein after the user information is synchronized, the on-duty device sets transmission state as main and performs a data stream switching, wherein the on-duty device setting the transmission state as main and performing the data stream switching comprises;

distributing a user'"'"'s routing to an upstream device to trigger the data stream switching;

setting the device priority as high according to a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol of the device, so as to set the transmission state as main; and

sending Address Resolution Protocol packets to a downstream device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state is sent by a network management device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein setting the transmission state as standby comprises:

setting a device priority as low according to a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol of the device.

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

receiving a recovery indication message;

after receiving the recovery indication message, receiving and synchronizing the user information sent by the on-duty device; and

after the user information is synchronized, setting the transmission state as main and performing a data stream switching.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the recovery indication message is sent by the network management device.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein setting the transmission state as main and performing the data stream switching comprises:

distributing a routing to an upstream device to trigger the data stream switching;

setting the device priority as high according to a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol of the device, so as to set the transmission state as main; and

sending Address Resolution Protocol packets to a downstream device.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein when a resting device comprises a main resting device and a standby resting device, while the on-duty device comprises a main on-duty device and a standby on-duty device, sending the stored user information to the on-duty device comprises:

sending, by the main resting device, the stored user information to the main on-duty device, and synchronizing, by the main on-duty device, the stored user information with the standby on-duty device;

or

sending, by the main resting device, the stored user information to the main on-duty device, and sending, by the standby resting device, the stored user information to the standby on-duty device;

or

sending, by the main resting device, the stored user information to the main on-duty device, and sending, by the main resting device, the stored user information to the standby on-duty device.

8. The method according to claim 4, wherein when a resting device comprises a main resting device and a standby resting device, while the on-duty device comprises a main on-duty device and a standby on-duty device, receiving and synchronizing the user information stored by the on-duty device comprises:

receiving and synchronizing, by the main resting device, the user information stored by the main on-duty device, and synchronizing, by the main resting device, the user information with the standby resting device;

or

receiving and synchronizing, by the main resting device, the user information stored by the main on-duty device, and receiving and synchronizing, by the standby resting device, the user information stored by the standby on-duty device;

or

receiving and synchronizing, by the main resting device, the user information stored by the main on-duty device, and receiving and synchronizing, by the standby on-duty device, the user information stored by the main on-duty device.

9. A method for data stream transmission, comprising:

receiving, by an on-duty device, a message indicating to enter into an energy-saving state;

after receiving the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state, receiving and synchronizing, by the on-duty device, user information sent by a resting device; and

after the user information is synchronized, setting, by the on-duty device, transmission state as main and performing a data stream switching, wherein the data stream switching is performed between the resting device and the on-duty device, and the on-duty device is a device in the working state after the data stream switching, while the resting device is a device in the sleeping state after the data stream switching,

wherein setting the transmission state as main and performing the data stream switching comprises;

distributing a user'"'"'s routing to an upstream device to trigger the data stream switching;

setting the device priority as high according to a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol of the device, so as to set the transmission state as main; and

sending Address Resolution Protocol packets to a downstream device.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state is sent by a network management device.

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

receiving a recovery indication message;

after receiving the recovery indication message, sending stored user information to the resting device so that the resting device receives and synchronizes the user information; and

after the user information is synchronized, setting the transmission state as standby.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the recovery indication message is sent by a network management device.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein setting the transmission state as standby comprises:

setting the device priority as low according to a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein when an on-duty device comprises a main on-duty device and a standby on-duty device, while the resting device comprises a main resting device and a standby resting device, receiving and synchronizing the user information sent by the resting device comprises:

receiving and synchronizing, by the main on-duty device, the user information sent by the main resting device, and synchronizing, by the main on-duty device, the user information with the standby on-duty device;

or

receiving and synchronizing, by the main on-duty device, the user information sent by the main resting device, and receiving and synchronizing, by the standby on-duty device, the user information sent by the standby resting device;

or

receiving and synchronizing, by the main on-duty device, the user information sent by the main resting device, and receiving and synchronizing, by the standby on-duty device, the user information sent by the main resting device.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein when an on-duty device comprises a main on-duty device and a standby on-duty device, while the resting device comprises a main resting device and a standby resting device, sending the stored user information to the resting device comprises:

sending, by the main on-duty device, the stored user information to the main resting device, and synchronizing, by the main resting device, the user information with the standby resting device;

or

sending, by the main on-duty device, the stored user information to the main resting device, and sending, by the standby on-duty device, the stored user information to the standby resting device;

or

sending, by the main on-duty device, the stored user information to the main resting device, and sending, by the main on-duty device, the stored user information to the main resting device.

16. A resting device for data transmission, comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a message indicating to enter into an energy-saving state;

a synchronizing unit configured to send stored user information to an on-duty device for data transmission so that the on-duty device for data transmission receives and synchronizes the user information, after the receiving unit receives the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state, wherein a data stream switching is performed between the resting device and the on-duty device, and the on-duty device is a device in the working state after the data stream switching, while the resting device is a device in the sleeping state after the data stream switching; and

a setting unit configured to set transmission state as standby and enter into the sleeping state, after the user information is synchronized,

wherein after the user information is synchronized, the on-duty device sets transmission state as main and performs a data stream switching, wherein the on-duty device setting the transmission state as main and performing the data stream switching comprises;

distributing a user'"'"'s routing to an upstream device to trigger the data stream switching;

setting the device priority as high according to a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol of the device, so as to set the transmission state as main; and

sending Address Resolution Protocol packets to a downstream device.

17. The resting device for data transmission according to claim 16, wherein,

the receiving unit is further configured to receive a recovery indication message;

the synchronizing unit is further configured to receive and synchronize the user information sent by the on-duty device for data transmission, after the receiving unit receives the recovery indication message; and

the setting unit is further configured to set the transmission state as main and perform a data stream switching, after the user information is synchronized.

18. An on-duty device for data transmission, comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a message indicating to enter into an energy-saving state;

a synchronizing unit configured to receive and synchronize user information sent by a resting device for data transmission, after the receiving unit receives the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state; and

a setting unit configured to set transmission state as main and perform a data stream switching, after the user information is synchronized, wherein the data stream switching is performed between the resting device and the on-duty device, and the on-duty device is a device in the working state after the data stream switching, while the resting device is a device in the sleeping state after the data stream switching,

wherein the setting unit setting the transmission state as main and performing the data stream switching comprises;

distributing a user'"'"'s routing to an upstream device to trigger the data stream switching;

setting the device priority as high according to a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol of the device, so as to set the transmission state as main; and

sending Address Resolution Protocol packets to a downstream device.

19. The on-duty device for data transmission according to claim 18, wherein,

the receiving unit is further configured to receive a recovery indication message;

the synchronizing unit is further configured to send the stored user information to the resting device for data transmission so that the resting device for data transmission receives and synchronizes the user information, after the receiving unit receives the recovery indication message; and

the synchronizing unit is further configured to set the transmission state as standby after the user information is synchronized.

20. A system for data stream transmission, comprising:

a resting device for data transmission configured to;

receive a message indicating to enter into an energy-saving state;

send stored user information to an on-duty device for data transmission after receiving the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state; and

set transmission state of the resting device as standby and enter into a sleeping state after the user information is synchronized;

the on-duty device for data transmission configured to;

receive a message indicating to enter the energy-saving state;

receive and synchronize the user information sent by the resting device for data transmission after receiving the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state; and

set the transmission state of the on-duty device as main and perform a data stream switching after the user information is synchronized, wherein the data stream switching is performed between the resting device and the on-duty device, and the on-duty device is a device in the working state after the data stream switching, while the resting device is a device in the sleeping state after the data stream switching, wherein the on-duty device setting the transmission state as main and performing the data stream switching comprises;

distributing a user'"'"'s routing to an upstream device to trigger the data stream switching;

setting the device priority as high according to a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol of the device, so as to set the transmission state as main; and

sending Address Resolution Protocol packets to a downstream device; and

a network management device configured to detect the network traffic, send the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state to the resting device for data transmission, and send the message indicating to enter into the energy-saving state to the on-duty device for data transmission.

21. The system for data stream transmission according to claim 20, wherein,

the resting device for data transmission is further configured to:

receive a recovery indication message;

receive and synchronize the user information sent by the on-duty device for data transmission after receiving the recovery indication message; and

set the transmission state of the resting device as main and perform a data stream switching after the user information is synchronized;

the on-duty device for data transmission is further configured to;

receive a recovery indication message;

send the stored user information to the resting device for data transmission so that the resting device for data transmission receives and synchronizes the user information, after receiving the recovery indication message; and

set the transmission state of the on-duty device as standby after the user information is synchronized; and

the network management device is further configured to detect the network traffic, send the recovery indication message to the resting device for data transmission, and send the recovery indication message to the on-duty device for data transmission.