CN104602326B - A kind of method and apparatus that user service subdivision is realized based on virtual access point - Google Patents

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CN104602326B
CN104602326B CN201410827213.1A CN201410827213A CN104602326B CN 104602326 B CN104602326 B CN 104602326B CN 201410827213 A CN201410827213 A CN 201410827213A CN 104602326 B CN104602326 B CN 104602326B
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张艳
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The invention discloses a kind of method and apparatus for realizing user service subdivision based on virtual access point.Its method includes the following steps: that network insertion is pressed to user demand to be virtually multiple and different virtual access point;Different QoS is set in access point or priority corresponds to the correspondence table of different virtual access point;User accesses on demand or switches virtual access point;Virtual access point provides the access service of corresponding QoS or priority by the user that is configured to of corresponding table.User demand subdivision may be implemented in the case where not needing to increase WLAN access point in the present invention;And it can reduce WLAN access point in the case where meeting users service needs and realize charging respectively.

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A kind of method and apparatus that user service subdivision is realized based on virtual access point
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of method and apparatus for realizing user service subdivision based on virtual access point, belongs to communication technology neck Domain.
Background technique
Currently, the mode freely used is mostly used for public hot spot area, in densely populated height in WLAN operation The peak period, it is desirable to which the high-end user for obtaining better services is the mechanism that can not ensure QoS.
In the residential quarters operation mode that family is unit, operator mostly uses purchase flow package, gives no route By the mode of device, cause in same residential building, almost every household has an in running order WLAN access point, but Most of the time does not have flow substantially, these WLAN access point influences interfering with each other, not only increases radiation but also waste of energy.
To sum up, in current public hot spot area, shortage makes overall planning to WLAN service, full using existing access point The demand for services of sufficient different user can not be before meeting users service needs and realizing charging respectively in Residential Area It puts, realizes energy-saving and environment-friendly purpose.
Summary of the invention
(1) technical problems to be solved
The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is it is thin that user demand may be implemented in the case where not increasing WLAN access point Point, and realize charging respectively.
(2) technical solution
In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides a kind of sides for realizing user service subdivision based on virtual access point Method and device
On the one hand, it includes following step that the present invention, which provides a kind of method for realizing user service subdivision based on virtual access point, It is rapid:
It is multiple and different virtual access point that network insertion, which is pressed user demand virtually,;
Table is corresponded in the user that access point setting different QoS or priority correspond to different virtual access point;
User accesses on demand or switches virtual access point;Virtual access point is provided by the user that is configured to that user corresponds to table The access service of different QoS or priority.
Network access point provides differentiated service by resource allocation to access the user of different virtual access point, is guaranteeing Under the premise of high-grade virtual access point user transfer resource, carries inferior grade virtual access point user and transmit.
Wherein more preferably, the network access point is WLAN access point.
It wherein more preferably, further include to user record after the user accesses on demand or switch virtual access point step The step of charging.
Wherein more preferably, the multiple different virtual access point are independent chargings.
On the other hand, user service divided method is realized based on virtual access point using above-mentioned the present invention also provides a kind of Device characterized by comprising
Virtual access point setting unit, virtual access point realize unit;
Virtual access point setting unit and virtual access point realize unit two-way communication link;
The virtual access point setting unit interacts the setting for completing virtual access point with outside, and virtual access point is realized single Member is configured virtual access point according to the requirement of virtual access point setting unit, and feeds back to virtual access for result is completed Point setting unit.
Wherein more preferably, the virtual access point realizes that unit further includes Charging Detail Record unit;
The virtual access point realizes that the user is arranged in the virtual access point that unit is selected according to user and QoS or priority QoS or priority, and the virtual access point of user's selection and QoS or priority are sent to local Charging Detail Record unit, charging Unit record charging.
Wherein more preferably, the virtual access point realizes that storage different QoS or priority are additionally provided in unit to be corresponded to not With the correspondence table of virtual access point.
(3) beneficial effect
The method and apparatus provided by the invention that user service subdivision is realized based on virtual access point, with being public hot spot Area in the case where not increasing WLAN access point, makes user select suitable virtual access point to carry out according to itself requirement to QoS Access guarantees the demand of high-end user service experience;While meeting users service needs and realizing charging respectively, largely subtract Few WLAN access point deployment, realizes energy conservation and environmental protection.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is public hot spot area virtual access point application schematic diagram of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is virtual access point application schematic diagram in residential quarters in one embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is that the present invention is based on virtual access point to realize user service subdividing device structural schematic diagram.
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With reference to the accompanying drawings and examples, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail.Implement below Example is not intended to limit the scope of the invention for illustrating the present invention.
As shown in Figure 1, the present invention provides a kind of method for realizing user service subdivision based on virtual access point, including as follows Step: it is multiple and different virtual access point that network insertion, which is pressed user demand virtually,;User accesses on demand or switches virtual Access point.Below to present invention expansion detailed description.
Embodiment in public hot spot area, as shown in Figure 1.It is virtually n virtual by an actual WLAN access point Access point, i.e. virtual access point 1, virtual access point 2 ..., virtual access point n, respectively user provide different charge mode and The access service of service quality.User 1 ..., user m then according to self-demand, suitable virtual access point is selected to be accessed, User accesses, in use process in WLAN, can replace WLAN virtual access point at any time, obtain the service being more suitable for.Different Seamless switching can be realized according to the preset requirement of user between virtual access point.Make when switching different virtual access point Stand (Station, STA), access point (Access Point, AP) it is all constant, it is actually basic for business datum Just do not switch, the priority of the user is only changed on AP.It, can be according to user virtual when using automatically switching Flow of services obtained by access point 1, given threshold are automatically switched;It, can be in user service stream when using manual switching When amount is lower than a certain threshold value, the prompt of " can choose replacement to service quality preferably pay virtual access point " is sent.For User side, different virtual access point show as different access point name or different access accounts.For WLAN access point side, often The virtual access point change of secondary user's selection requires to be remembered according to the billing requirements of the virtual access point of its selection again Record, and priority of the user on WLAN access point is modified, so that user is smoothly obtained the service of corresponding QoS.
In one embodiment of the invention: being virtually free virtual access by the WLAN access point of public's hot zones Point 1 and the virtual access point 2 (n=2) for needing to charge by flow, virtual access point 1 and 2 share all of practical WLAN access point Flow can be with access of virtual access point when number of users is less or user uses the service not high to latency requirement 1, use free service.When the business that user needs use to require the waiting time, such as: the audio-video business of real-time, or Person because virtual access point 1 is excessively crowded, be connected to virtual access point 1 obtain service it is relatively difficult when, can choose automatic or manual It is switched to virtual access point 2, uses the paid service for having flow to guarantee.And can in the case where self-demand changes, Such as: being changed using business (is had and is changed to using text interactive service or other is wanted without real-time using sound, video traffic When the business asked), then automatic or manual switches back into virtual access point 1.WLAN access point is to access different void by resource allocation The user of quasi- access point provides differentiated service.Under the premise of guaranteeing high-grade virtual access point user transfer resource, carry Inferior grade virtual access point user is transmitted.Such as: pass through multiuser MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple- Output when) system is the user service of two different brackets virtual access point, it is assumed that between access point and higher-level user Channel matrix is H1, and the channel matrix between access point and lower-level user is H2, then can send and believe to higher-level user When breath, it is assumed that lower-level user is not present;When sending data to lower-level user, resource only is distributed on the kernel of H1, Service is provided to lower-level user.This is a typical example.Resource can also be distributed by other means, be provided in distribution The link in source realizes the difference of higher-level user and lower-level user.
As shown in Fig. 2, in another embodiment of the present invention, residential quarters apply provided by the invention based on virtual The method that access point realizes user service subdivision.In the present embodiment, requirement deployment m according to the quantity of user and to service Actual WLAN access point, an actual WLAN access point is as needed, it is virtually several virtual access point.Each reality The virtual access point quantity that the WLAN access point on border is virtual can not be identical.In the present embodiment, WLAN access point 1 is virtually virtual Access point 11, virtual access point 12 ..., virtual access point 1n, respectively user 11 ..., user 1n provide access service.WLAN Access point m be virtually virtual access point m1, virtual access point m2 ..., virtual access point mk, respectively user m1 ..., user mk Access service is provided.In use, the practical access point of WLAN and the corresponding relationship of user can be fixed, with an a pair It answers, may be set to be user can access neighbouring multiple practical WLAN access points, according to the qos requirement of user, actively The conditions such as number of users replace the practical access point of WLAN of user at any time, and the service being more suitable for is provided for user.
In another embodiment of the present invention, in residential quarters, practical access is replaced using virtual WLAN access point Point largely reduces WLAN access point deployment while meeting users service needs and realizing charging respectively, realizes energy-saving ring It protects.By taking the building at 6 every layer of floor, 12 family as an example, if wherein 1/3 resident selects installation WLAN access point indoor to realize The network coverage, then need to dispose 24 WLAN access points.Under normal conditions, these access points are mounted debugging and work normally Afterwards, working condition can be had been at, regardless of whether by using.The present invention requires (operator's promise according to the actual flow of user Flow) and WLAN access point coverage condition, dispose a small amount of WLAN access point in rational position, such as: 2-3, and be each Signing distributes a virtual access point using the resident of network service, provides the traffic service of promise, and individually carry out charging.This Kind mode reduces the costs of a large amount of deployment WLAN access points and the energy consumption of these WLAN access points, passes through the reasonable of WLAN covering It plans, minimum can also be optimized to by interfering between this 2-3 WLAN access point.In addition, in large buildings, service traffics very Few period, it may be considered that increasing a certain core position WLAN access point power makes its user service in larger scope, and Surrounding WLAN access point is closed, energy conservation is further realized, reduces the purpose of interference, radiation.
As shown in figure 3, realizing user service divided method further to embody utilization virtual access point provided by the invention Superiority, the present invention also provides a kind of device for realizing user service subdivision using virtual access point using the above method, The device includes virtual access point setting unit, virtual access point realization unit;Virtual access point setting unit is responsible for and outside The setting, including increase, modification, inquiry, deletion etc. of virtual access point are completed in interaction;Virtual access point realizes that unit is responsible for maintenance The correspondence table of virtual access point and the QoS guarantee that should be obtained using virtual access point user.Virtual access point realizes unit Ensure the available corresponding service of user, and according to actual needs, user's charging is completed by AP or upper layer Charging Detail Record unit.Virtually Access point realizes that unit increases virtual access point according to the requirement of virtual access point setting unit, modifies, inquires, deletes It removes, and feed back to virtual access point setting unit for result is completed.
The setting of WLAN virtual access point can be passed through by local Charging Detail Record unit or by upper layer Charging Detail Record unit (long-range) Virtual access point interactive unit and virtual access point realize that unit is completed.Such as: the WLAN of public's hot zones setting is connect Access point, operator's fixation is that user provides several grades of service (virtual access point) and corresponding tariff policy, in newly-increased, change More, cancel phase reply WLAN access point to be configured.For the WLAN access point of home cell setting, increases newly, change, cancels User's phase reply WLAN access point is configured.User access when, by corresponding information be reported to local Charging Detail Record unit or on Node layer.Such as: for public's hot spot scene, WLAN access point needs which user is reported to be connect by which virtual access point Enter.
Optionally, according to actual needs, for needing to complete the WLAN access point of charging in WLAN access point local, virtually Access point realizes that unit can be configured Charging Detail Record unit, can update corresponding newly-increased, modification, the virtual access deleted The charge information of point, the synchronizing information with WLAN access point.Such as: it needs in the public hot zones WLAN locally settled accounts, User accesses WLAN access point, and virtual access point, the virtual access point that virtual access point realizes that unit is selected according to user are realized The correspondence table of virtual access point and the QoS guarantee that should be obtained using virtual access point user, is arranged the user's in unit QoS or priority, and local Charging Detail Record unit is sent that information to, assist local Charging Detail Record unit to complete charging.
In conclusion the method and apparatus provided by the invention for realizing user service subdivision based on virtual access point, are Public hot spot area, in the case where not increasing WLAN access point, user can select suitable empty according to itself requirement to QoS Quasi- access point is accessed, and guarantees the demand of high-end user service experience;For residential quarters, meeting user service flow need While asking and realize charging respectively, WLAN access point deployment is largely reduced, realizes energy conservation and environmental protection.
The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, and not limitation of the present invention, in relation to the common of technical field Technical staff can also make a variety of changes and modification without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, therefore all Equivalent technical solution also belongs to scope of the invention, and scope of patent protection of the invention should be defined by the claims.

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1. a kind of method for realizing user service subdivision based on virtual access point, which comprises the steps of:
It is multiple and different virtual access point that network insertion, which is pressed user demand virtually,;
Different QoS is set in access point or priority corresponds to the correspondence table of different virtual access point;
User accesses on demand or switches virtual access point;
Virtual access point provides the access service of corresponding QoS or priority by the user that is configured to of corresponding table;
The user further includes the steps that after accessing or switching virtual access point step on demand to user record charging;
The multiple difference virtual access point is independent charging.
2. the method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the network access point provides difference by resource allocation for user Alienation service carries out different grades of differentiation to user, under the premise of guaranteeing high ranked user transfer resource, carries inferior grade User is transmitted.
3. the method as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the network access point is WLAN access point.
4. a kind of using the dress for realizing user service divided method described in claim 1-3 any one based on virtual access point It sets characterized by comprising
Virtual access point setting unit, virtual access point realize unit;
Virtual access point setting unit and virtual access point realize unit two-way communication link;
The virtual access point setting unit interacts the setting for completing virtual access point with outside, and virtual access point realizes unit root Virtual access point is configured according to the requirement of virtual access point setting unit, and completion result is fed back into virtual access point and is set Set unit;
Charging Detail Record unit;
The virtual access point realizes that the virtual access point that unit is selected according to user and QoS or priority are arranged the user's QoS or priority, and the virtual access point of user's selection and QoS or priority are sent to local Charging Detail Record unit, charging list Member record charging.
5. device as claimed in claim 4, which is characterized in that the virtual access point, which is realized, is additionally provided with storage not in unit The correspondence table of different virtual access point is corresponded to QoS or priority.
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