Embodiment
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, the present invention is described in further detail.
See also Fig. 1, the optical fiber with latency measurement system of first embodiment of the invention inserts time service device 10, it is used at least one indoor baseband processing unit (Building Baseband unit, BBU) 100 utilize global location (Global Position System, GPS) time dissemination system carries out clock alignment.Described optical fiber inserts time service device 10 and comprises a near-end receiver module 12, at least one far-end receiver module 14 and one first latency measurement system 16.Described near-end receiver module 12 is used for from an outside global location time service signal of telecommunication of reception and carries out electric light being converted to the time service light signal.It is the time service signal of telecommunication that described at least one far-end receiver module 14 is used for receiving described time service light signal and carrying out opto-electronic conversion from near-end receiver module 12 through optical fiber.The described first latency measurement system is used to measure the optical-fiber time-delay between local module 12 and at least one the far-end receiver module 14 and the optical-fiber time-delay that is calculated is transferred at least one far-end receiver module 14.At least one far-end receiver module 14 transfers at least one corresponding indoor Base Band Unit BBU100 to carry out clock alignment with the time service signal of telecommunication and the described optical-fiber time-delay that receives.
The first latency measurement system 16 comprises one first winding module 162 and one first measurement module 164.In the present embodiment, the described first winding module 162 is arranged in the near-end receiver module, and described first measurement module 164 is arranged at outside to be convenient for carrying.Be appreciated that measurement module 164 also can be set directly at least one corresponding remote end module 14.
See also Fig. 2, the first winding module 162 comprises one first combiner unit 1622, one first electrooptic switching element 1624, first light wavelength division multiplexing 1626 and one first photoelectric conversion unit 1628.Described first combiner unit 1622 comprises a filter 1622a, first a mixer 1622b and a filter 1622c.The first mixer 1622b, first electrooptic switching element 1624, first light wavelength division multiplexing 1626 and first photoelectric conversion unit 1628 and filter 1622c electrically connect the formation loop checking installation successively, and filter 1622a and the first mixer 1622b electrically connect in order to the GPS time service signal of telecommunication that to receive module be f1 from a frequency of local reception of termination nearly and transfer to the first mixer 1622b.In the present embodiment, f1 is 1.5GHz.
See also Fig. 3, measurement module 164 comprises one second light wavelength division multiplexing 1642, one second photoelectric conversion unit 1643, one first branching unit 1644, one the one GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 1645, quadrature modulation unit 1646, one second electrooptic switching element 1647, a quadrature demodulation unit 1648 and one first a time-delay calculation unit 1649.
Described first branching unit 1644 comprises a splitter 1644a, a filter 1644b and a filter 1644c.Described splitter 1644a is connected with described filter 1644b and described filter 1644c respectively.Described quadrature modulation unit 1646 comprises a quadrature modulator 1646a and a filter 1646b.
Described second light wavelength division multiplexing 1642, described second photoelectric conversion unit 1643, described splitter 1644a, described filter 1644b, a described GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 1645, described quadrature modulator 1646a, described filter 1646b and described second electrooptic switching element 1647 electrically connect successively and form loop checking installation.Wherein, the output of a GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 1645 also electrically connects with input of the first time-delay calculation unit 1649.Another output of splitter 1644a and described filter 1644c, described quadrature demodulation unit 1648 and the described first time-delay calculation unit 1649 electrically connect successively.
The first frequency GPS time service signal of telecommunication that near-end receiver module 12 receives transfers to the GPS time service light signal that first electrooptic switching element 1624 is converted to first wavelength behind the filter 1622a and the first mixer 1622b, first light wavelength division multiplexing 1626 is with second light wavelength division multiplexing 1642 of GPS time service optical signal transmission to the first measurement module 164 of first wavelength.In the present embodiment, first wavelength is 1310nm.
Second photoelectric conversion unit 1643 receives the GPS time service light signal of first wavelength and is converted into the first frequency GPS time service signal of telecommunication from described second light wavelength division multiplexing 1642, transfers to a GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 1645 through splitter 1644a and filter 1644b.The one GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 1645 is to transfer to the quadrature modulator 1646a and the first time-delay calculation unit 1649 respectively behind the pps pulse per second signal with the GPS time service electrical signal conversion of first frequency.Quadrature modulator 1646a and filter 1646b are the GPS time service signal of telecommunication of second frequency f2 with first frequency GPS time service pps pulse per second signal modulated filter and transfer to second electrooptic switching element 1647.Being appreciated that f1 and f2 are inequality gets final product, and the big I of frequency needs own setting according to the user.In the present embodiment, second frequency is 800MHz.
Second electrooptic switching element 1647 is that the GPS time service light signal of second wavelength is after second light wavelength division multiplexing 1642 is back to first light wavelength division multiplexing 1626 of the first winding module 162 with second frequency GPS time service electrical signal conversion.Be appreciated that second wavelength and first wavelength is inequality gets final product, in the present embodiment, second wavelength is 1550nm.
The first opto-electronic conversion unit 1628 of the first winding module 162 receives the GPS time service optical signal of the second wave length that returns and is converted into the GPS time service signal of telecommunication from first light wavelength division multiplexing 1626; After wave filter 1622c filtering, obtain the GPS time service signal of telecommunication of second frequency and transfer to first closing road device 1622a and the first frequency GPS time service signal of telecommunication closes the road, and time service electric signal transmission to the first electrooptic switching element 1624 that will close behind the road carries out time service optical signal in road transfers to measurement module 164 by first light wavelength division multiplexing 1626 second light wavelength division multiplexing 1642 that closes that electric light is converted to first wavelength.
Second light wavelength division multiplexing 1642 carries out opto-electronic conversion for closing the road time service signal of telecommunication with road time service optical signal transmission to the second photoelectric conversion unit 1643 that closes of first wavelength, obtains the second frequency GPS time service signal of telecommunication again and transfer to quadrature demodulation unit 1648 carrying out demodulation after splitter 1643 and filter 1644c filtering.Quadrature demodulation unit 1648 transfers to the first time-delay calculation unit 1649 after with second frequency GPS time service signal of telecommunication demodulation GPS time service pps pulse per second signal.
The first time-delay calculation unit 1649 obtains GPS time service pps pulse per second signal and obtains GPS time service pps pulse per second signal from quadrature demodulation unit 1648 from a GPS time signal acquiring unit 1645 in real time, calculate the time delay difference T1 between two pps pulse per second signals, and obtain the round trip propagation delay time (T1-T0) of time service light signal after deducting the hardware time delay T0 that optical fiber inserts time service device 10 through optical fiber, divided by the 2 one way time delays (T1-T0)/2 that are optical fiber, this one way time delay is transferred to corresponding described at least one indoor Base Band Unit to carry out clock alignment through at least one far-end receiver module 14 again.
Be appreciated that hardware time delay T0 can be according to module control unit such as microcontroller processor (Micro Control Unit, MCU) interior preset of time delay desired value in measurement module 164 of each hardware cell.The value that is appreciated that general T0 can be ignored, and T0 is set to 0 and gets final product.
Be appreciated that the global location time signal in the present embodiment can also be the big dipper clock signal.
See also Fig. 4, it is the module diagram of the light access time service device 20 of second embodiment of the invention, and it is used at least one BBU200 is carried out clock alignment.Optical fiber inserts time service device 20 and comprises a near-end receiver module 22, at least one far-end receiver module 24 and one second latency measurement system 26.The near-end receiver module in the optical fiber access time service device 10 of the optical fiber access time service device 20 and first execution mode and the structure of far-end receiver module are roughly the same, and difference is latency measurement system difference.
The described second latency measurement system 26 comprises one second winding module 262 and one second measurement module 264, and the described second winding module 262 is arranged in the near-end receiver module 22, and described second measurement module 264 is arranged at outside to be convenient for carrying.Be appreciated that measurement module 264 also can be set directly at least one corresponding remote end module 24.
See also Fig. 5, the second winding module 262 comprises one the 3rd electrooptic switching element 2622, one the 3rd light wavelength division multiplexing 2624,2626, one filters 2628 of the 3rd photoelectric conversion unit and one the 4th electrooptic switching element 2629.The 3rd light wavelength division multiplexing 2624, the 3rd photoelectric conversion unit 2626, filter 2628 and the 4th electrooptic switching element 2629 electrically connect successively and form loop checking installation, and it is that the gps signal of f1 exports the 3rd light wavelength division multiplexing 2624 to that the 3rd electrooptic switching element 2622 and the 3rd light wavelength division multiplexing 2624 electrically connect the local frequency of receiving module 22 receptions in order to termination nearly.In the present embodiment, f1 is 1.5GHz.
See also Fig. 6, second measurement module 264 comprises one the 4th light wavelength division multiplexing 2642, one the 4th photoelectric conversion unit 2643, second branching unit 2644 and one the 5th electrooptic switching element 2645, one the 2nd GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 2646, one the 5th photoelectric conversion unit 2647, the 3rd GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 2648, and one second time-delay calculation unit 2649.
The 4th photoelectric conversion unit 2643, second branching unit 2644, the 5th electrooptic switching element 2645 and the 4th light wavelength division multiplexing 2642 electrically connect successively and form loop checking installation, and an input of another output of second branching unit 2644 and the 2nd GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 2646 and the second time-delay calculation unit 2649 electrically connects successively.Another input of another output of the 4th light wavelength division multiplexing 2642 and the 5th photoelectric conversion unit 2647, the 3rd GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 2648 and the second time-delay calculation unit 2649 electrically connects successively.
Be appreciated that, to input to the signal quality of the 3rd GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 2648 from the 5th photoelectric conversion unit 2647 better in order to make, second measurement module 264 also comprises a filter 2460, and described filter 2640 is arranged between the 5th photoelectric conversion unit 2647 and the 3rd GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 2648.
The GPS time service signal of telecommunication that the frequency that near-end receiver module 22 receives is f1 is converted to the GPS time service light signal of first wavelength through the 3rd electrooptic switching element 2622, and transfers to the 4th light wavelength division multiplexing 2642 of second measurement module 264 behind the 3rd light wavelength division multiplexing 2624.In the present embodiment, first wavelength is 1310nm.
It is to transfer to described second branching unit 2644 behind the GPS time service signal of telecommunication that the 4th light wavelength division multiplexing 2642 carries out opto-electronic conversion with GPS time service optical signal transmission to the four photoelectric conversion units 2643 of first wavelength.Second branching unit 2644 is divided into the two-way GPS time service signal of telecommunication with the GPS time service signal of telecommunication of transmission, one road GPS time service signal of telecommunication carries out the GPS time service light signal that electric light is converted to one second wavelength through the 5th electrooptic switching element 2645, and is back to the 3rd light wavelength division multiplexing 2624 of the second winding module 262 through the 4th light wavelength division multiplexing 2642.Another road GPS time service signal of telecommunication that second branching unit 2644 is told transfers to the second time-delay calculation unit 2649 after the 2nd GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 2646 obtains pulse per second (PPS).Being appreciated that first wavelength is different with second wavelength gets final product, and in the present embodiment, second wavelength is 1550nm.
The 3rd light wavelength division multiplexing 2624 receives the GPS time service light signal of second wavelength and transfers to the 3rd photoelectric conversion unit 2626 that to carry out opto-electronic conversion be the GPS time service signal of telecommunication from the 4th light wavelength division multiplexing 2642, transfer to the 4th electrooptic switching element 2629 after filter 2628 filtering.The 4th electrooptic switching element 2629 is that the GPS time service light signal of three-wavelength is after the 3rd light wavelength division multiplexing 2624 transfers to the 4th light wavelength division multiplexing 2642 of second measurement module 264 with GPS time service electrical signal conversion.It is the GPS time service signal of telecommunication that the 4th light wavelength division multiplexing 2642 carries out opto-electronic conversion with GPS time service optical signal transmission to the five photoelectric conversion units 2647 of three-wavelength, transfers to the 3rd GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 2648 after filter 2640 filtering.Be appreciated that three-wavelength respectively with first wavelength and second wavelength is different gets final product, in the present embodiment, three-wavelength is 1510nm.
The second time-delay calculation unit 2649 obtains the pulse per second (PPS) of the GPS time service signal of telecommunication and the pulse per second (PPS) of obtaining the GPS time service signal of telecommunication from the 3rd GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 2648 from the 2nd GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 2646 respectively in real time in real time, and calculate two time delay difference T2 between the pps pulse per second signal, and obtain the round trip propagation delay time (T2-T0) of time service light signal after deducting the hardware time delay T0 of winding module 262 and measurement module 264 through optical fiber, divided by the 2 one way time delays (T2-T0)/2 that are optical fiber, this one way time delay is transferred to corresponding described at least one BBU200 to carry out clock alignment through at least one far-end receiver module 24 again.
Be appreciated that hardware time delay T0 can be according to module control unit such as microcontroller processor (Micro Control Unit, MCU) interior preset of time delay desired value in measurement module 264 of each hardware cell.The value that is appreciated that general T0 can be ignored, and T0 is set to 0 and gets final product.
Be appreciated that the global location time signal in the present embodiment can also be the big dipper clock signal.
See also Fig. 7, it is the module diagram of the light access time service device 30 of third embodiment of the invention, and it is used at least one BBU300 is carried out clock alignment.Optical fiber inserts time service device 30 and comprises a near-end receiver module 32, at least one far-end receiver module 34 and a latency measurement system 36.Optical fiber inserts in the time service device 30 optical fiber with first execution mode, and to insert the structure of the near-end receiver module of time service device 10 and far-end receiver module roughly the same, and difference is latency measurement system difference.
Described latency measurement system 36 comprises at least one the 3rd winding module 362 and one the 3rd measurement module 364, described at least one the 3rd winding module 362 correspondence are arranged at least one far-end receiver module 34, and described the 3rd measurement module 364 is arranged in the near-end receiver module 32.
See also Fig. 8, the 3rd measurement module 364 comprises one the 4th branching unit 3640, one second combiner unit 3642, one the 6th electrooptic switching element 3643, one the 5th light wavelength division multiplexing 3644, one the 6th photoelectric conversion unit 3645, one the 4th GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 3646, one the 5th GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 3467, the 3rd a time-delay calculation unit 3648 and one first frequency shift keying ((Frequency-shift keying, FSK)) modulation/demodulation unit 3649.Described the 4th branching unit 3640 comprises a splitter 3640a and a filter 3640b.Described second combiner unit 3642 comprises a coupler 3642a and a filter 3642b.
Be appreciated that, to input to the signal quality of the 4th GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 3646 from the 6th photoelectric conversion unit 3645 better in order to make, the 3rd measurement module 364 also comprises a filter 365, and described filter 365 is arranged between the 6th photoelectric conversion unit 3645 and the 4th GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 3646.
Splitter 3640a, filter 3640b, coupler 3642a, the 6th electrooptic switching element 3643, the 5th light wavelength division multiplexing 3644, the 6th photoelectric conversion unit 3645, filter 365, an input of the 4th GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 3646 and the 3rd time-delay calculation unit 3648 electrically connects another output of the 4th branching unit 3640 successively, the 5th GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 3467, another input of the 3rd time-delay calculation unit 3648, an input of the first frequency shift keying modulation/demodulation unit 3649, another input of filter 3642b and coupler 3642a electrically connects successively.
See also Fig. 9, the 3rd winding module 362 comprises one the 6th light wavelength division multiplexing 3622, one the 7th photoelectric conversion unit 3624, one the 6th branching unit 3625, one the 7th branching unit 3626, the 7th electrooptic switching element 3627 and one the 2nd a FSK modulation/demodulation unit 3628.Described the 6th branching unit 3625 comprises splitter 3625a, filter 3625b and filter 3625c.Described the 7th branching unit 3626 comprises a splitter 3626a and filter 3626b.
The 6th light wavelength division multiplexing 3622, the 7th photoelectric conversion unit 3624, splitter 3625a, filter 3625b, splitter 3626a, filter 3626b and the 7th electrooptic switching element 3627 electrically connect successively and have formed loop checking installation.Another output of splitter 3625a electrically connects through filter 3625c and the 2nd FSK modulation/demodulation unit 3628.
The GPS time service signal of telecommunication that the frequency that near-end receiver module 32 receives is f1 transfers to coupler 3642a after splitter 3640a and filter 3640b shunt, and is converted to the GPS time service light signal of first wavelength through the 6th electrooptic switching element 3643.The 5th light wavelength division multiplexing 3644 is with the 6th light wavelength division multiplexing 3622 of GPS time service optical signal transmission to the three winding modules 362 of first wavelength.In the present embodiment, f1 is 1.5GHz.In the present embodiment, first wavelength is 1310nm.
The 7th photoelectric conversion unit 3624 is converted to the GPS time service light signal of first wavelength and transfers to splitter 3625a behind the GPS time service signal of telecommunication along separate routes and transfer to splitter 3626a be divided into the two-way time signal after filter 3625b filtering.The road GPS time service signal of telecommunication that splitter 3626a tells transfers to the 7th electrooptic switching element 3627 and carries out the GPS time service light signal that electric light is converted to second wavelength after filter 3626b filtering, and being back to the 5th light wavelength division multiplexing 3644 of the 3rd measurement module 364 through the 6th light wavelength division multiplexing 3622, another road GPS time service signal of telecommunication that splitter 3626a tells transfers to corresponding BBU.Being appreciated that second wavelength is different with first wavelength gets final product, and in the present embodiment, second wavelength is 1550nm.
The 5th light wavelength division multiplexing 3644 receives the GPS time service light signal of second wavelength of passback after the 6th photoelectric conversion unit 3645 carries out opto-electronic conversion is the GPS time service signal of telecommunication, and transfers to the 4th GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 3646 after filter 365 filtering.
The 3rd time-delay calculation unit 3648 obtains the pulse per second (PPS) of GPS time signal and the pulse per second (PPS) of obtaining the GPS time signal from the 5th GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 3647 from the 4th GPS time signal pulse per second (PPS) acquiring unit 3646 respectively in real time, and calculate two time delay difference T3 between the pps pulse per second signal, and obtain the round trip propagation delay time (T3-T0) of time service light signal after deducting the hardware time delay T0 of winding module 362 and measurement module 364 through optical fiber, divided by the 2 one way time delays (T3-T0)/2 that are optical fiber, this one way time delay is transferred to corresponding described at least one BBU300 to carry out clock alignment through at least one far-end receiver module 34 again.
The 3rd time-delay calculation unit 3648 transmits the optical-fiber time-delay that calculates after a FSK modulation/demodulation unit 3649 modulation with filter 3640b the GPS time service signal of telecommunication transfers to the 6th electrooptic switching element 3643, the six electrooptic switching elements 3643 and will close the light signal that the road conversion of signals is first wavelength after the 5th wavelength division multiplexer 3644 transfers to the 6th light wavelength division multiplexing 3622 of the 3rd winding module 362 after coupler 3642a coupling.The 6th light wavelength division multiplexing 3622 will close road optical signal transmission to the seven photoelectric conversion units 3624, and to carry out opto-electronic conversion be to be divided into two paths of signals after transferring to splitter 3625a behind the signal of telecommunication, one road signal of telecommunication through filter 3625c the optical-fiber time-delay signal is transferred to the 2nd FSK modulation/demodulation unit 3628 carry out demodulation with the optical-fiber time-delay message transmission that will demodulate the 3rd time-delay calculation unit 3648 and calculate to the corresponding BBU to carry out clock alignment, another road signal of telecommunication transfers to splitter 3626a after filter 3625b filtering.
Be appreciated that hardware time delay T0 can be according to the time delay desired value of each hardware cell in measurement module 364, also be module control unit in the near-end receiver module 32 such as microcontroller processor (Micro Control Unit, default in MCU).The value that is appreciated that general T0 can be ignored, and T0 is set to 0 and gets final product.
Be appreciated that, for making the timely feedback information of at least one far-end receiver module 34 energy to inform whether near-end receiver module 32 receives time delay information, the 3rd measurement module 364 comprises that also one the 5th branching unit, 366, the three winding modules also comprise one the 3rd combiner unit 3620.
In the present embodiment, the 5th branching unit 366 comprises a coupler 366a and filter 366b, wherein, the 6th photoelectric conversion unit 3645, coupler 366a and filter 365 electrically connect successively, and another output of coupler 366a electrically connects through a filter 366b and a FSK modulation/demodulation unit 3649.
In the present embodiment, described the 3rd combiner unit 3620 comprises a filter 3620a and a coupler 3620b, wherein, filter 3626b, coupler 3620b and the 7th electrooptic switching element 3627 electrically connect successively, and the 2nd FSK modulation/demodulation unit 3628 electrically connects through another input of filter 3620a and coupler 3620b.
The 2nd FSK modulation/demodulation unit 3628 transfers to the 7th electrooptic switching element 3627 with the GPS time signal of feedback information and filter 3626b output and carries out the light signal that electric light is converted to second wavelength after coupler 3620b closes the road, the 6th light wavelength division multiplexing 3622 is with the 5th light wavelength division multiplexing 3644 that closes road optical signal transmission to the three measurement modules 364 of second wavelength.The 5th light wavelength division multiplexing 3644 carries out opto-electronic conversion for closing the road signal of telecommunication with road optical signal transmission to the six photoelectric conversion units 3645 that close of second wavelength, and coupler 366a and filter 366b tell transmission of feedback information to a FSK modulation/demodulation unit 3649 and carry out demodulation to obtain the information of informing that whether receives of feedback from close the road signal of telecommunication.
Be appreciated that, for making the measurement that can realize automation control optical-fiber time-delay between the 3rd winding module 362 and the 3rd measurement module 364, the 3rd winding module 362 also comprises a switch element 368, and splitter 3626a, described switch element 368 and filter 3626b electrically connect successively.When switch element 368 was opened, the 3rd measuring system 36 began to carry out the measurement of optical-fiber time-delay, and when switch element 368 was closed, measuring system 36 was not carried out the measurement of optical-fiber time-delay.Be appreciated that user Ke Yi measurement need come the On/Off of control switch unit 368 by the module control units at least one remote end module 36.
Be appreciated that, for the measurement result that makes optical-fiber time-delay can intuitively be shown to the user, described optical fiber inserts time service device also can be provided with a display unit, and described display unit is used for the optical-fiber time-delay between the described local module of described latency measurement systematic survey and described at least one far-end receiver module is shown.
Be appreciated that, the 3rd winding module 362 also can be arranged in the near-end receiver module 32, the 3rd measurement module 364 correspondences are arranged at least one far-end receiver module 34, calculate in the 3rd measurement module 364 directly to transfer at least one corresponding BBU behind the optical-fiber time-delay and carry out clock alignment.
Be appreciated that the global location time signal in the present embodiment can also be the big dipper clock signal.
Optical fiber inserts time service device and measures optical-fiber time-delay between near-end receiver module and corresponding at least one far-end receiver module automatically by the latency measurement system is set, and time delay measures transferred in the corresponding indoor baseband processing unit carry out clock alignment, simple to operate, guaranteed that clock signal and the global location time signal in the indoor baseband processing unit is synchronous.
Be understandable that, for the person of ordinary skill of the art, can make other various corresponding changes and distortion by technical conceive according to the present invention, and all these change the protection range that all should belong to claim of the present invention with distortion.