CN103186390A - Home gateway and software upgrading method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention provides a home gateway and an upgrading method thereof. A bootloader module in the traditional gateway is divided into two parts, namely, a boot module and a loader module, wherein the loader module at least comprises a master loader unit and a backup loader unit so as to prevent home gateway unavailability caused by failed upgrade due to power interruption and other reasons in a gateway upgrading process.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of home gateway and upgrade method thereof.
Background technology
Along with the attention of telecom operators to home business, home gateway is widelyd popularize as a kind of equipment that can carry various home business.Management and upgrade job to home gateway are the challenges that telecom operators face.Existing family gateway equipment starts the operating system by bootloader after powering up.Bootloader is after hardware system resets, the initialize routine of carrying out before the operation of application program master routine.Bootloader has the function that hardware initialization, software remap, download and upgrade application program from main frame usually.
Existing home gateway has only a fixing Bootloader module, and total system will guide startup by Bootloader.In case the Bootloader module is destroyed, system can not normally start.System might cause bootloader destroyed, thereby cause system normally to start owing to reasons such as outage or suspensions in escalation process.
The present invention has improved the upgrading module of present home gateway, has proposed a kind of home gateway with novel B ootloader module architectures, simultaneously in conjunction with this framework, has proposed a kind of new home gateway method for upgrading software.
Summary of the invention
An object of the present invention is to provide a kind of home gateway and upgrade method thereof, bootloader module in the existing gateway is divided into boot module and two parts of loader module, and comprise main loader unit and backup loader unit in the loader module at least, thereby avoid in the gateway escalation process owing to reasons such as outage cause upgrading the fail home gateway that causes is unavailable.
According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of home gateway at first is provided, comprise boot module and loader module, wherein, the boot module is used for guidance system, and it is to be solidificated in the memory storage of home gateway; The loader module is used for software upgrading, and it is stored in the memory storage of home gateway, can read and write.And the loader module comprises main loader unit and backup loader unit, and described main loader unit or backup loader unit are used for starting from main frame download and upgrade program, guidance system.Adopt this new structural design, can prevent when the upgrading loader program, in case accidents such as outage or suspension take place, cause the escalation process failure, thereby cause main loader unit internal program imperfect, the boot program can also guide backup loader to continue to load other programs, continues operate as normal.
As to further improvement of the present invention, in the embodiment that more optimizes, can also in the loader module, increase a manually upgrading unit, described manual upgrading unit is used for importing upgrade file, guidance system startup by the mode of external memorizer.This scheme can and back up under the situation about all being destroyed the loader unit in main loader unit, and the guiding user upgrades and recovery to the loader module by extrapolation USB flash disk or SD card.
According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of home gateway method for upgrading software also is provided simultaneously, may further comprise the steps: start the boot boot; The check system successful field of upgrading; If this field value is not, then whether verification backup loader unit is correct; If backup loader unit is correct, the content that then will back up the loader unit copies main loader unit to; Start main loader unit.
Said method is separately carried out boot program and loader program, thereby when running into system upgrade failure and cause situation that main loader destroys, program stored is recovered and is started main loader unit from backup loader unit, can improve the reliability of system upgrade to a certain extent.
As to further improvement of the present invention, in the embodiment that more optimizes, after starting the boot boot, at first check the value of auto-update field, if this field value is for being, illustrate that then to have one in main loader unit and the backup loader unit at least available, therefore can continue whether success of check system upgrading; If this field value illustrates that for not main loader unit and backup loader unit have all been destroyed, then need to start manual upgrading unit and manually upgrade.Like this, be provided with a manual upgrade step, be many one heavily to ensure on the basis of former scheme more.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in the following description, and, partly from instructions, become apparent, perhaps understand by implementing the present invention.Purpose of the present invention and other advantages can realize and obtain by specifically noted structure in the instructions of writing, claims and accompanying drawing.
Below by drawings and Examples, technical scheme of the present invention is described in further detail.
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Accompanying drawing is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, and constitutes the part of instructions, is used from explanation the present invention with embodiments of the invention one, is not construed as limiting the invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the structure of one of home gateway embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the process flow diagram of one of home gateway method for upgrading software embodiment of the present invention.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing the preferred embodiments of the present invention are described, should be appreciated that preferred embodiment described herein only is used for description and interpretation the present invention, and be not used in restriction the present invention.
The present invention is divided into two parts according to the read-write properties of hardware with Bootloader, and a part is the most basic Boot module, is used for boot and starts, and this part is readable can not writing only; Another part is that this part both can read also can write for the Loader module of upgrading.Because Boot module itself can not be write, this part can not damaged, and the Loader module may can not meet the demands because of former function, need constantly upgrading or improvement and produce change, in case damage or newly downloaded Loader module have problem in the process of this module download and upgrade file, will cause system not upgrade, this may cause this system can't continue to use.The invention provides a kind of safer reliable Bootloader method, the home gateway among the present invention is designed to three Loader (also can be two loader), can recover from backup Loader when main Loader is ruined.If severely subnormal appears in system, cause active and standby loader all to damage, then the boot program can guide and start manually upgrading interface.At this moment, the user can finish the upgrading task by the mode of external USB flash disk or SD card.Below will be respectively structure embodiment and method for upgrading software embodiment by home gateway come the present invention is described in more detail.
As shown in Figure 1, be one of most preferred embodiment of home gateway, it comprises the boot module, and namely known guidance system module is used for guidance system, is solidificated in the memory storage of described home gateway.Because its read only attribute, this part can not destroyed in software upgrading.The loader module that is used for software upgrading then is divided into three parts (the middle layer part of Fig. 1): main loader unit, backup loader unit and the unit of manually upgrading.The loader module stores in the memory storage of described home gateway, common flash storer for example.Wherein, main loader unit or backup loader unit can start from main frame download and upgrade program, guidance system.The unit of manually upgrading then is used for importing upgrade file, guidance system startup by the mode of external memorizer (for example USB flash disk goods SD card etc.).On the loader in middle layer module, the application program of storage system then.
In the above-described embodiments, described home gateway is deposited the identical loader program of two parts at the different storage spaces of flash, and a manual upgrading unit, can guarantee that home gateway still can upgrade and loading system after the upgrading failure of meeting accident again.In other embodiments of the invention, also manual upgrading unit can be set, still can realize purpose of the present invention substantially.
As shown in Figure 2, be one of most preferred embodiment of home gateway method for upgrading software of the present invention, it may further comprise the steps:
10) start the boot boot;
After system starts, at first to start the boot boot.
20) check the auto-update field;
The auto-update field can be defined as Upgrade-Auto in system, this field represents that then this field value is for being if be set to true; Represent that then this field value is for denying if be set to false.If this field value represents then that for being (true) system is normal, can carry out auto-update, change step 30 over to); If it is all undesired that this field value for denying (false), is then represented the master loader of system and backed up the loader unit, therefore to start manual upgrading unit and manually upgrade.
30) the check system successful field of upgrading;
System upgrade success field may be defined as Upgrade_Success in system, this field is if be set to true, and namely this field value is for being to represent that then system upgrades successfully the last time; If be set to false, namely this field value is then represented the last upgrading failure of system for not.
40) if this field value is not, then whether verification backup loader unit is correct;
Whether this field value illustrates last upgrading failure for not, and main loader unit can't start, therefore need verification backup loader unit available.
50) if backup loader unit is correct, the content that then will back up the loader unit copies main loader unit to;
Destroyed in main loader unit and backed up the loader unit still under the available situation, can recover main loader unit by backup loader unit, thereby main loader unit can normally be started.
51) if backup loader unit makes a mistake, it is not that the auto-update field then is set, and restarting systems;
If backing up the loader unit also makes a mistake, then illustrative system can't be realized auto-update, therefore need restarting systems, the auto-update field is set to not simultaneously, so that can judge whether to need to start manually upgrading unit by this field after the system restart.
60) start main loader unit;
By step 50), main loader is recovered the unit normally then can be started as usual.
70) check system upgrade field;
The system upgrade field may be defined as Need_Upgrade in system, this field value is when being (true), and the expression system needs upgrading, and this field value does not represent then that for not (false) system does not need upgrading.
80) if this field value for being, is then carried out ROMPaq, the successful field value of upgrading simultaneously is set to not;
If the system upgrade field value is true, then carry out ROMPaq immediately, the Upgrade_Success field value is set to false simultaneously, in case system upgrade is failed then can reservation record like this.
90) if the system upgrade success, then the content with main loader unit copies backup loader unit to, and the value of system upgrade field (Need_Upgrade) is set to not (false), and it is (true) that the value of the successful field of upgrading simultaneously (Upgrade_Success) is set to.If the system upgrade failure then needs restarting systems.
81) if the system upgrade field value is not, then guiding application program starts.
If this field is false, represent that then system does not temporarily need upgrading, can normally start application program.
91) real-time monitoring system upgrade information until when the system of detecting need upgrade, arranges the value of system upgrade field for being.
System is normal start after, can adopt round-robin algorithm constantly to monitor the system upgrade information of automatic network, in case the system that detects needs upgrading, then the Need_Upgrade field is set to true, so that system carries out software upgrading when starting next time.
The most preferred embodiment of home gateway method for upgrading software of the present invention has below been described by reference to the accompanying drawings.Wherein, step 10) and 30) can form an embodiment separately to 60, also can realize purpose of the present invention substantially, namely as main loader since the upgrading failure when unavailable, can recover and normal the startup by backup loader.Another embodiment of home gateway method for upgrading software can comprise step 10) to 60), it can be further under the situation that main loader and backup loader are all destroyed, realize system upgrade by manual upgrading unit, further improved the reliability of system upgrade.
In addition, those skilled in the art will be understood that step 70) value 91) as the optional step of home gateway method for upgrading software, can make up with other embodiment in other embodiments of the invention, thereby produce the multiple technologies scheme, just give unnecessary details no longer one by one at this.
Should be noted that at last the alleged home gateway of the present invention can be any home gateway, especially set-top box of the prior art.
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1. a home gateway is characterized in that, comprising:
Be used for the boot module of guidance system, be solidificated in the memory storage of described home gateway;
The loader module that is used for software upgrading, be stored in read-write mode in the memory storage of described home gateway, wherein, described loader module comprises main loader unit and backup loader unit, and described main loader unit or backup loader unit are used for starting from main frame download and upgrade program, guidance system.
2. home gateway as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described loader module also comprises manual upgrading unit, and described manual upgrading unit is used for importing upgrade file, guidance system startup by the mode of external memorizer.
3. home gateway as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described memory storage is the flash storer.
4. as each described home gateway in the claim 1～3, it is characterized in that described home gateway is set-top box.
5. a home gateway method for upgrading software is characterized in that, may further comprise the steps:
10) start the boot boot;
30) the check system successful field of upgrading;
40) if this field value is not, then whether verification backup loader unit is correct;
50) if backup loader unit is correct, the content that then will back up the loader unit copies main loader unit to;
60) start main loader unit.
6. method as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of after step 10):
20) check the auto-update field, if this field value is for being then to change step 30 over to); If this field value then starts the unit of manually upgrading and manually upgrades for not.
7. want 6 described methods as right, it is characterized in that step 40) further comprising the steps of afterwards:
51) if backup loader unit makes a mistake, it is not that the auto-update field then is set, and restarting systems.
8. method as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of:
70) check system upgrade field;
80) if this field value for being, is then carried out ROMPaq, and the successful field value of upgrading is set to not;
90) restarting systems if system upgrade is failed; If upgrade successfully, then the content of main loader unit is copied to backup loader unit, and the value of system upgrade field is set to not, the value of the successful field of upgrading simultaneously be set to be.
9. method as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that step 70) further comprising the steps of afterwards:
81) if the system upgrade field value is not, then guiding application program starts.
10. method as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that step 81) further comprising the steps of afterwards:
91) real-time monitoring system upgrade information when the system of detecting need upgrade, arranges the system upgrade field value for being.
11., it is characterized in that described home gateway is set-top box as each described method of claim 5～10.
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