CN115087077A

CN115087077A - Network equipment control method, network equipment, product and medium

Info

Publication number: CN115087077A
Application number: CN202210998911.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 董奇君
Original assignee: Honor Device Co Ltd
Current assignee: Honor Device Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-08-19
Filing date: 2022-08-19
Publication date: 2022-09-20

Abstract

The application is applied to the technical field of communication and provides a network equipment control method, network equipment, a product and a medium, wherein the method comprises the following steps: detecting that no target equipment is accessed into the network equipment at present, and providing data transmission service by the network equipment at a first transmission power; and when detecting that the target equipment is accessed into the network equipment currently, the network equipment provides data transmission service with second transmission power, wherein the second transmission power is greater than the first transmission power. Therefore, the network equipment can be automatically adjusted to be in the low-power mode when the target equipment is not accessed, the consumption of electric quantity is saved, the working mode is not required to be manually adjusted by a user, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Network equipment control method, network equipment, product and medium

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a network device control method, a network device, a product, and a medium.

Background

The network device includes a router, a modem, a network access point, and the like, and the network device generally has a plurality of operating modes, which can be divided into a high power mode and a low power mode according to the power of a transmitted signal, and when the network device is in the high power mode, the network device transmits a signal with higher power, i.e., with higher signal strength, and the network quality is better, but the network device consumes a higher amount of power in the high power mode.

Generally, most network devices default to operate in a high power mode, and when no electronic device is connected or the electronic device performs only a small amount of communication data transmission, the network device still transmits and receives signals in the high power mode, which consumes a large amount of power. Moreover, the network device works in a high-power mode for a long time, which can cause the temperature of the device to rise, and in summer, a temperature protection mechanism is easily triggered, which causes the device to be forcibly powered off, thereby affecting the user experience.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the foregoing, the present application provides a network device control method, a network device, a product, and a medium.

In a first aspect, a network device control method is provided, including: detecting that no target equipment is accessed into the network equipment at present, and providing data transmission service by the network equipment at a first transmission power; and when detecting that the target equipment is accessed into the network equipment currently, the network equipment provides data transmission service with second transmission power, wherein the second transmission power is greater than the first transmission power.

In the above scheme, the first transmission power may specifically be a low power mode, the second transmission power may specifically be a high power mode, the network device may switch to the high power mode when detecting that the target device is online, and the network device may switch to the low power mode when detecting that the target device is not online within a preset time. Therefore, the network equipment can be automatically adjusted to be in the low-power mode when the target equipment is not accessed, the consumption of electric quantity is saved, the working mode is not required to be manually adjusted by a user, and the user experience is improved. And the problem that the normal use of network communication is influenced because the temperature of the network equipment is too high due to the fact that the network equipment works in a high-power mode for a long time and a temperature protection mechanism is triggered is solved.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementation manners, a network device obtains a target device list, where the target device list is determined according to a network requirement of an electronic device, where the target device includes an electronic device that requires a data transmission service with a second transmission power and/or an electronic device that has a duration of accessing the network device that is less than a preset duration.

In the above solution, the target device may be an electronic device that needs a high quality network, i.e. needs a high power mode to provide a network, such as a computer and a smart television, or an electronic device that does not connect network devices for a long time, for example, a user's portable electronic device, such as a mobile phone and a smart watch.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations, it is detected that no target device is currently accessed to the network device, and the network device adjusts the network type to the first type; and detecting that the current target equipment is accessed into the network equipment, and adjusting the network standard to be a second standard by the network equipment, wherein the second standard is higher than the first standard.

In the above scheme, when the network device detects that the target device is online, the network device may be switched to the high power mode and also adjusted to the high standard. When the network device detects that the target device is online, the network device can be switched to a low-power mode and can also be adjusted to a low-power mode. Therefore, when no target equipment is detected to be accessed into the network equipment at present, a network with higher speed can be provided for the target equipment, the network requirement of the target equipment is met, and when no target equipment is accessed, the low-mode operation can save more electricity.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementation manners, the network device adjusting the network type to the first type includes the network device turning off a 5G radio frequency; and the network equipment adjusts the network standard to be the second standard and comprises the network equipment starting 5G radio frequency.

In the above scheme, the high standard may specifically be a 5G mode, and the low standard may specifically be a network mode lower than 5G. Therefore, when no target equipment is detected to be accessed into the network equipment at present, a network with higher speed can be provided for the target equipment, the network requirement of the target equipment is met, and when no target equipment is accessed, the low-mode operation can save more electricity.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations, the target device list is determined by the user through an application program corresponding to the network device and according to a network requirement of the electronic device; or the target device list is determined by the network device according to the network requirement of the electronic device.

In the above scheme, the target device may be determined by a user, or the target device may be determined by the network device according to the type of the electronic device.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations, whether a network device turns on a power saving mode is detected; in response to detecting that the network device has started the power saving mode, the network device detects whether a target device is accessed; in response to detecting that the network device does not turn on the power saving mode, the network device provides data transmission at a preset transmission power.

In the above scheme, the network device may adjust the transmission power according to whether there is access of the target device when the power saving mode is turned on, and the network device may operate in a preset mode when the power saving mode is not turned on. Therefore, the network equipment can determine a proper working mode according to the user requirement, so that the electric energy is saved, and the user experience is improved.

With reference to the first aspect, in some implementations, the network device includes at least one of: a router, a network access point and a modem; the target device comprises at least one of: cell-phone, computer and panel computer.

In a second aspect, the present application provides a network device, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory being configured to store instructions, the processor being configured to execute the instructions, and when the processor executes the instructions, performing the method as described in the first aspect and the implementation manners of the first aspect.

In a third aspect, the present application provides a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed on a network device, perform the method as described in the first aspect and the implementation manner in the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, the present application provides a computer program product comprising computer instructions that, when executed by a network device, the network device performs the method as described in the first aspect and in the implementations of the first aspect.

In summary, the network device can be automatically adjusted to the low power mode when no target device is accessed, so that the consumption of electric quantity is reduced, the working mode is not manually adjusted by a user, and the user experience is improved. And as long as the target device does not perform data transmission with the network device, the network device enters the low-power mode, thereby avoiding the situation that the electronic devices such as the intelligent home device and the like are connected with the network device for a long time to perform communication, the network device is in a working state for a long time, and the working mode cannot be adjusted. And the problem that the normal use of network communication is influenced because the temperature of the network equipment is too high due to the fact that the network equipment works in a high-power mode for a long time and a temperature protection mechanism is triggered is solved. That is to say, the network device control method provided by the application not only reduces power consumption, but also improves user experience.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a scenario of home network communication provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic hardware structure diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a network device control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic flowchart illustrating a router adjustment operating mode in a network device control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a router adjustment operating mode in another network device control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

Illustrative embodiments of the present application include, but are not limited to, network device control methods, network devices, articles of manufacture, and media.

Currently, electronic devices typically have a radio transmitter and a radio receiver, and the electronic device may scan for and discover signals transmitted by one or more network devices. After scanning for signals transmitted by network devices, the electronic device sends probe requests and listens for probe responses. Correspondingly, the network device may listen for probe requests and send probe responses in response to receiving the probe requests. After the electronic device receives the probe response, the electronic device and the network device may establish a communication connection so that the electronic device may obtain various forms of content or services, such as browsing websites, videos, emails, and the like.

Network devices typically have multiple operating modes, which can be divided into a high power mode and a low power mode, where the network device transmits a signal at a higher power, i.e., a higher signal strength, and a better network quality, but the network device consumes a higher amount of power in the high power mode than in the low power mode. For example, the power of the network device in the high power mode is 100mW, and the transmission power of the network device in the low power mode is 50 mW. The high power mode may also be referred to as a wall-through mode, an awake mode, and the low power mode may also be referred to as a sleep mode, an energy saving mode, etc., and it should be understood that the present application does not specifically limit the setting of the operation modes corresponding to different powers of the network device.

In practical situations, most network devices operate in a high power mode by default, and when no electronic device is connected or the electronic device performs only a small amount of communication data transmission, the network device still transmits and receives signals in the high power mode, which consumes a large amount of power. For example, in home network communication, when a user is not at home, and a mobile phone of the user does not access to an electronic device such as a router or a tablet computer at home and is in a standby state, the network device also defaults to operate in a high power mode, and the network device consumes more power in the high power mode than in other operating modes. In addition, the network device works in a high-power mode for a long time, the temperature of the device can be increased, and in summer, a temperature protection mechanism is easily triggered, so that the device is forced to be powered off, and the user experience is further influenced.

To save power overhead of the network device, the user may also manually adjust the operation mode of the router, for example, before the user leaves the door or goes to bed, the operation mode of the network device may be adjusted from a high power mode to a low power mode by controlling a web page or an application (app) of the network device. However, the user needs to manually adjust the operation mode of the network device before going out or before going to bed, which may reduce the user experience.

In some embodiments, the network device may further determine whether the electronic device has communicated data with the network device within a certain time. If no electronic device has data transmission through the network device for a certain period of time, the network device will automatically enter a low power mode. That is, the network device automatically enters a low power mode in response to inactivity, in which the network device reduces power to the processor, the radio transmitter, and the radio receiver. The network device is automatically switched from the low-power mode to the high-power mode if a probe request is received from the electronic device while the network device is in the low-power mode, wherein the high-power mode includes the network device increasing power to the processor, the radio transmitter, and the radio receiver.

However, it is rare that the electronic device and the network device do not perform communication data transmission for a certain period of time. For example, during home network communication, with the popularization of smart home devices, as shown in fig. 1, a plurality of electronic devices in a home are connected to the router 20, the electronic devices include a mobile phone 10 and a smart home device 30, and the smart home device 30 may specifically be a camera, a sweeping robot, an electric cooker, a television, and the like. The intelligent household equipment 30 and the router 20 are in a communication connection state for a long time, the cameras and the sweeping robot and other equipment can be in a working state for a long time, when a user is not at home, the cameras can also conduct real-time monitoring picture shooting to the cloud end in a synchronous mode, the sweeping robot can upload a sweeping route, and the user can also remotely send a control signal to the intelligent household equipment 30. In the above situation, the network device is in a state of data transmission with the electronic device for a long time, and the network device does not automatically switch to the low power mode, but still operates in the high power mode, consuming a lot of power resources.

In order to solve the problem that a router consumes a large amount of electric energy when working in a high-power mode for a long time, the application provides a network equipment control method, which comprises the following steps: by marking part of electronic devices accessed into the network device as target devices, the network device enters a low-power mode when no target device and the network device perform data transmission within a preset time, and the network device enters a high-power mode when the target device and the network device perform data transmission. That is, when the network device detects that the target device is online, the network device switches to the high power mode, and when the network device detects that the target device is not online within a preset time, the network device switches to the low power mode.

For example, the target device may be an electronic device that does not perform data transmission with the network device for a long time, that is, an electronic device that has a duration of accessing the network device every day that is less than a preset duration, or an electronic device that requires a high-quality communication network, such as a terminal device, a desktop computer, a television, and the like that a user carries with him, and the non-target device may specifically perform data transmission with the network device for a long time, but the amount of data that needs to be transmitted each time is not large, such as an intelligent home device in a home: a camera or a sweeping robot, etc. It should be understood that the setting of the target device may be determined according to an actual application scenario, and the present application is not particularly limited.

In some embodiments, the user may mark the electronic device accessing the network device as the target device by controlling an application program of the network device, or the network device may mark part of the electronic devices as the target devices according to a situation that the electronic devices use the network, for example, mark the electronic devices that will not perform data transmission with the network device for a long time as the target devices. Or, the manufacturer of the network device may mark the type of part of the electronic devices as the target device, and when the electronic device accesses the network device, the network device may determine whether the electronic device is the target device by acquiring the type of the accessed electronic device.

In this embodiment, the network device may be a wireless network device or a wired network device, the network device includes, but is not limited to, a router, a modem, and a wireless access point, and the electronic device may include, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a television, a wearable device, a Virtual Reality (VR)/Augmented Reality (AR) device, a smart home device, a vehicle-mounted device, a notebook computer, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a netbook, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), or a special camera (e.g., a single lens reflex camera, a card camera), and the like.

In the following description, the network device takes the router 20 as an example, and the electronic device takes the mobile phone 10 and the smart home device 30 as examples to describe the embodiment of the present application in detail.

For example, in a home communication network shown in fig. 1, a user may log in a web or an app controlling the router 20 through the mobile phone 10 and obtain electronic devices connected to the router 20, including the mobile phone 10 and the smart home devices 30. The smart home device 30 is connected to the router 20 for a long time, and has low requirements on signal strength and network quality, while the mobile phone 10 has high requirements on network quality, and the requirements on the network by the mobile phone 10 are closely related to the activities of the user. Thus, the user may mark the cell phone 10 as a target device through the web or app. When the user carries the mobile phone 10 away from the signal coverage of the router 20, or the user does not use the mobile phone 10 to connect to the router 20 for internet access within a preset time, the router 20 enters a low power mode, and provides communication for other smart home devices 30 with low signal strength. When the handset 10 re-accesses the router 20 for data transmission with the router 20, the router 20 switches back to the high power mode.

Thus, when the mobile phone 10 is set as the target device of the router 20, the router 20 operates in the high power mode only when the mobile phone 10 accesses and transmits data. When the mobile phone 10 does not perform data transmission with the router 20 when the user is not at home or the user is asleep, the router 20 provides communication transmission for the other smart home devices 30 in a low power mode. In this way, the router 20 can automatically adjust the working mode according to the device access condition, thereby saving power consumption and improving user experience.

The hardware structures of the electronic device and the network device are described below, and it should be understood that the electronic device is exemplified by the handset 10, and the network device is exemplified by the router 20.

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a mobile phone 10 disclosed in the embodiment of the present application.

The handset 10 can perform wireless communication with the router 20, and the wireless communication function of the handset 10 can be realized by the antenna 1, the antenna 2, the mobile communication module 150, the wireless communication module 160, the modem processor, the baseband processor, and the like. The antennas 1 and 2 are used for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic wave signals. The mobile communication module 150 may provide a solution including wireless communication of 2G/3G/4G/5G and the like applied to the handset 10. The wireless communication module 160 may provide a solution for wireless communication applied to the mobile phone 10, including Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), BT, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Frequency Modulation (FM), NFC, Infrared (IR), and the like.

In some embodiments, the antenna 1 of the handset 10 is coupled to the mobile communication module 150 and the antenna 2 is coupled to the wireless communication module 160 so that the handset 10 can communicate with networks and other devices through wireless communication techniques.

In addition, the mobile phone 10 may further include a processor 110, an external memory interface 120, an internal memory 121, a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface 130, a charging management module 140, a power management module 141, a battery 142, an antenna 1, an antenna 2, a mobile communication module 150, a wireless communication module 160, an audio module 170, a sensor module 180, a button 190, a camera 193, a display screen 194, a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card interface 195, and the like.

It is to be understood that the illustrated structure of the embodiment of the present application does not specifically limit the mobile phone 10. In other embodiments of the present application, the handset 10 may include more or fewer components than shown, or some components may be combined, some components may be separated, or a different arrangement of components may be used. The illustrated components may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

Processor 110 may include one or more processing units, such as: the processor 110 may include an Application Processor (AP), a modem processor, a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), an Image Signal Processor (ISP), a controller, a memory, a video codec, a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a baseband processor, and/or a neural-Network Processing Unit (NPU), etc. The different processing units may be separate devices or may be integrated into one or more processors.

The charging management module 140 is configured to receive charging input from a charger. The charger can be a wireless charger or a wired charger. In some wired charging embodiments, the charging management module 140 may receive charging input from a wired charger via the USB interface 130.

The power management module 141 is used to connect the battery 142, the charging management module 140 and the processor 110. The power management module 141 receives input from the battery 142 and/or the charge management module 140 and provides power to the processor 110, the internal memory 121, the external memory, the display 194, the camera 193, the wireless communication module 160, and the like.

The mobile phone 10 implements display functions through the GPU, the display screen 194, and the application processor. The GPU is a microprocessor for image processing, and is connected to the display screen 194 and an application processor. The GPU is used to perform mathematical and geometric calculations for graphics rendering. The processor 110 may include one or more GPUs that execute program instructions to generate or alter display information.

The display screen 194 is used to display images, video, and the like. The display screen 194 includes a display panel. In some embodiments, the cell phone 10 may include 1 or N display screens 194, with N being a positive integer greater than 1.

In some embodiments of the present application, the interface content currently output by the system is displayed in the display screen 194. For example, the interface content is an interface provided by an instant messaging application.

The mobile phone 10 may implement a shooting function through the ISP, the camera 193, the video codec, the GPU, the display 194, the application processor, and the like.

The ISP is used to process the data fed back by the camera 193.

The camera 193 is used to capture still images or video. In some embodiments, the handset 10 may include 1 or N cameras 193, N being a positive integer greater than 1.

The digital signal processor is used for processing digital signals, and can process digital image signals and other digital signals.

Video codecs are used to compress or decompress digital video. Handset 10 may support one or more video codecs. Thus, the handset 10 can play or record video in a variety of encoding formats, such as: moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) 1, MPEG2, MPEG3, MPEG4, and the like.

The NPU is a neural-network (NN) computing processor, and can rapidly process input information by referring to a biological neural network structure and can also continuously self-learn.

The external memory interface 120 may be used to connect external memory cards to extend the memory capabilities of the handset 10. The external memory card communicates with the processor 110 through the external memory interface 120 to implement a data storage function.

The internal memory 121 may be used to store computer-executable program code, which includes instructions. The internal memory 121 may include a program storage area, a data storage area, a high speed random access memory, and a nonvolatile memory.

The handset 10 may implement audio functions through the audio module 170, the application processor, and the like. Such as music playing, recording, etc.

The audio module 170 is used to convert digital audio information into an analog audio signal output and also to convert an analog audio input into a digital audio signal. The audio module 170 may also be used to encode and decode audio signals.

The sensors 180 may include pressure sensors, gyroscope sensors, barometric pressure sensors, magnetic sensors, acceleration sensors, distance sensors, proximity light sensors, ambient light sensors, fingerprint sensors, temperature sensors, touch sensors, bone conduction sensors, and the like.

The keys 190 include a power-on key, a volume key, and the like. The handset 10 may receive key inputs to generate key signal inputs relating to user settings and function controls of the handset 10.

It is to be understood that the illustrated construction of the present application is not to be construed as a specific limitation of the handset 10. In other embodiments, the handset 10 may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or split certain components, or a different arrangement of components. The illustrated components may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware.

Fig. 3 shows a hardware structure diagram of a router 20. As shown in fig. 3, the router 20 may include a processor 210, a switch chip 211, a wireless communication module 212, a wide area network interface 213, a local network interface 214 (which may be a plurality, e.g., 1-M, where M is an integer greater than 1), a power supply 215, a debug interface 219, a USB interface 220, a flash memory 221, a memory 222, a data channel 223, and a management channel 224.

The processor 210 may be a multi-core network processor, is mainly responsible for configuration management of a router and forwarding of a data packet, has a strong parallel processing capability, and can support processing such as parsing, storing, and forwarding of a network protocol packet.

The switch chip 211 may support forwarding of protocol packets at a network layer; router 20 may also include a plurality of chips forming a switch matrix network. The data channel 223 between the processor 210 and the switch chip 211 can be connected by a 10G channel interface, and can support the transmission of a large amount of data; the management channels may be connected via a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) bus for transmitting control signals.

The wireless communication module 212 may support a 2.4G or 5G network signal rate. The wan interface 213 is used for connecting to an external network, and can support the adaptive transmission rate of fast ethernet or gigabit ethernet; the local network interface 214 may be used to connect to internal networks and may also support adaptive transmission rates for fast ethernet or gigabit ethernet.

Additionally, a router may include a wide area network interface 312 and a plurality of local network interfaces 214 (e.g., 1-M, M being a total greater than 1).

Flash memory 221 may store an operating system for router 20. The memory 222 may store program data. The power 215, the debug interface 219, the USB interface 220, the flash memory 221, the memory 222, the data channel 223 and the management channel 224 can refer to the above description of the mobile phone 10 in fig. 2, and are not described herein again.

It should be understood that the router 20 may include all the hardware structures described above, or include some of the hardware structures described above, or have more other hardware structures not listed above, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a network device control method according to an embodiment of the present application. In the flowchart, the electronic device is exemplified by the mobile phone 10, and the network device is exemplified by the router 20. As shown in fig. 4, the method flow may include the following steps:

s410: handset 10 obtains the list of electronic devices from router 20.

The sending, by the mobile phone 10, the request for obtaining the electronic device list to the router 20 specifically includes: the mobile phone 10 may obtain the electronic device currently accessed to the router 20 and/or the electronic device accessed to the router 20 by logging in the APP or the web page corresponding to the router 20.

S420: the router 20 feeds back the list of electronic devices to the handset 10.

Router 20 feeds back to handset 10 a list of electronic devices that have access to router 20 and/or electronic devices that have access to router 20. The list of electronic devices may specifically include names, unique identifiers, and media access control addresses (MAC addresses) of the electronic devices.

S430: the user marks the target device via the handset 10.

The user determines the target device in the electronic device according to the list of the electronic devices acquired by the mobile phone 10. The target device is an electronic device that requires the router 20 to provide communication in a high power mode, or an electronic device that has a duration less than a preset duration when accessing a network device.

For example, the target device may be an electronic device that does not perform data transmission with the network device for a long time, such as a terminal device carried by a user: smart watches, mobile phones. The preset time duration can be 8 hours per day, and when the network equipment is accessed every day, the equipment with the time duration less than 8 hours can be set as the portable equipment. The target device may also be other electronic devices that require a high power mode network, such as a television, desktop computer, tablet computer, etc.

S440: handset 10 sends the list of target devices to router 20.

After the mobile phone 10 acquires the target device selected by the user in the electronic device, the mobile phone 10 sends a target device list to the router 20, where the target device list may specifically include a name, a unique identifier, an MAC address, and the like of the target device.

S450: the router 20 adjusts the operation mode according to the target device list.

The router 20 adjusts the operation mode of the router 20 by determining whether a target device performs data transmission with the router 20 within a preset time. If no target device communicates data with the router 20 within a preset time, the router 20 enters a low power mode, and when there is data transmission between the target device and the network device, the network device enters a high power mode. Details will be described later.

It should be understood that in some embodiments, router 20 may also mark the target device based on the duration of time the electronic device is accessed and the amount of data being transferred. For example, electronic devices that do not have long access to router 20 and/or electronic devices that transfer large amounts of data are marked as target devices.

In summary, the user and/or the router 20 may mark the electronic device accessing the router 20, and mark the electronic device requiring the router 20 to provide communication in the high power mode as the target device, so that the router 20 can adjust to operate in the high power mode when the target device accesses and performs communication data transmission, so as to meet the network requirement of the target device. The router 20 can be adjusted to the low power mode when no target device is accessed, so that the power consumption is reduced, and the problem that the normal use of network communication is affected due to the fact that a temperature protection mechanism is triggered when the network device works in the high power mode for a long time due to overhigh temperature of the device is solved.

The above step S450 is described below with reference to fig. 5: the router 20 adjusts the operation mode according to the target device list, which will be described in detail.

S510: router 20 detects whether the target device mode is turned on.

The target device mode means that the router 20 will adjust the operation mode according to the access condition of the target device. When the detection result is no, that is, when the router 20 detects that the target device mode is off, the router 20 performs step S520: router 20 operates according to the currently configured operating mode. When the detection result is yes, that is, when the router 20 detects that the target device mode is turned on, the router 20 performs step S530: and judging whether the target equipment is accessed.

In some embodiments, a user may turn on or off a target device mode of router 20 through an app or web page of router 20, and when router 20 detects the turning on or off of the target device mode, corresponding operation steps are performed.

In other embodiments, router 20 may set the timed on or off target device mode. For example, router 20 turns on target device mode at 9 o 'clock each day and turns off target device mode at 18 o' clock night. When the router 20 turns on the destination device mode to 9 o' clock, step S530 is performed. Step S520 is performed after the router 20 to 18 point turns off the destination device mode.

S520: router 20 operates according to the currently configured operating mode.

When the router 20 does not turn on the target device mode, the router 20 will operate according to the currently configured operating mode. For example, router 20 is configured with a high power mode by default, and when router 20 does not turn on the target device mode, router 20 will continue to operate in the high power mode.

S530: the router 20 determines whether a target device is accessed.

When the router 20 is in the target device mode, the router 20 may determine whether a target device performs data transmission with the router 20 within a preset time, and further determine the operating mode. If yes, step S540 is executed: router 20 enters a high power mode. If the determination result is no, step S550 is executed: router 20 enters a low power mode.

In some embodiments, the router 20 may further perform step S540 when there is a target device to perform data transmission with the router 20: router 20 enters a high power mode. When the router 20 does not perform data transmission between the target device and the router 20 within the preset time, step S550 is executed: router 20 enters a low power mode.

Thus, once a target device has access to router 20, router 20 enters a high power mode to meet the network requirements of the target device. Meanwhile, the router 20 can switch to the low power mode after a period of time when no target device is accessed, so as to prevent the target device from frequently accessing and disconnecting the communication connection with the router 20, which causes the router 20 to frequently adjust the working mode, thereby avoiding the problems that the network quality is unstable and the service life of the router 20 is affected by frequently adjusting the working mode.

S540: router 20 enters a high power mode.

When router 20 has a target device attached or a target device transmitting data with router 20, router 20 will enter a high power mode. For example, the router 20 may transmit signals at a higher transmit power, such as at 100mW transmit power.

In some embodiments, when the router 20 has a target device to access or has a target device to send data with the router 20, the router 20 further adjusts the network standard to a high standard. For example, the router 20 may be on 5G radio. It should be understood that the network systems of the network devices are ordered as 5G > 4G > 3G > 2G.

S550: router 20 enters a low power mode.

When the router 20 has no target device to access or no target device to perform data transmission with the router 20 within a preset time, the router 20 enters a low power mode. For example, the router 20 may transmit signals at a lower transmit power, such as at 50 mW.

In some embodiments, when the router 20 has no target device to access or no target device sends data with the router 20, the router 20 may further adjust the network mode to the low mode. For example, the router 20 may be off 5G radio.

It should be understood that, when the router 20 executes step S540: the router 20 enters the high power mode, or performs S550: after the router 20 enters the low power mode, the router 20 will further continue to execute step S530: the router 20 determines whether a target device is accessed, so that the router 20 can adjust the power in real time according to the current access condition of the electronic device.

In summary, the router 20 can be adjusted to the low power mode when no target device is accessed, so as to save power consumption, and improve user experience without manually adjusting the working mode by a user. In addition, as long as the target device does not perform data transmission with the router 20, the router 20 enters the low power mode, thereby avoiding the situation that electronic devices such as smart home devices and the like are connected with network devices for a long time to perform communication, the network devices are in a working state for a long time, and the working mode cannot be adjusted. And, the problem that the router 20 works in a high power mode for a long time, which causes the over-high temperature of the device, and triggers a temperature protection mechanism, thereby affecting the normal use of network communication is avoided.

Another network device control method provided by the present application is described below with reference to fig. 6. As shown in fig. 6, the method is applied to the router 20, and is exemplified by the router 20 having a 5G radio frequency function, and the operation mode of the router 20 includes a power saving mode, which specifically includes a target device mode, and the method includes:

s601: it is detected whether the power saving mode is turned on.

The router 20 has a plurality of operating modes, including a power saving mode, in which the router 20 can be adjusted to a low power mode according to the configuration to operate, thereby saving the power consumed by the router 20.

If the detection result is no, that is, the router 20 does not turn on the power saving mode, the router 20 performs step S602: and working according to the currently configured working mode. If the detection result is yes, that is, the router 20 turns on the power saving mode, the router 20 performs step S603: it is detected whether the target device mode is turned on.

S602: and working according to the currently configured working mode.

Router 20 will operate in the currently configured operating mode without the power-save mode being turned on. For example, router 20 is configured by default in a high power mode, and when router 20 is not in a power-down mode, router 20 will operate in the high power mode.

S603: it is detected whether the target device mode is turned on.

The power saving mode specifically includes a target device mode and other power saving modes. The target device mode is that the router 20 adjusts an operating mode according to an access condition of the target device, and other power saving modes may operate in a low power mode or periodically start the low power mode, which is not limited herein.

When the detection result is no, that is, when the router 20 detects that the target device mode is off, the router 20 performs step S604: and operating according to other power saving modes. When the detection result is yes, that is, when the router 20 detects that the target device mode is turned on, the router 20 performs step S605: and judging whether the target equipment is accessed.

S604: and operating according to other power saving modes.

The router 20 may include other power saving modes in addition to the target device mode in the power saving mode, such as operating in a low power mode, or turning on the low power mode periodically, etc.

S605: and judging whether the target equipment is accessed.

When the router 20 starts the target device mode, it will detect whether a target device is accessed, or whether the target device has data transmission with the router 20 within a preset time. When a target device accesses, the router 20 enters the high power mode, which can be referred to the description of step S530.

Since the router 20 has a 5G rf function, the on/off of the 5G rf is also controlled before the working mode is switched. Specifically, the router 20 determines whether a target device is accessed, and if so, executes step S606: and judging whether the 5G radio frequency is started or not. If the judgment result is no, step S609 is executed: and judging whether the 5G radio frequency is started or not.

S606: and judging whether the 5G radio frequency is turned on.

When the router 20 has access to the target device, the router 20 will first detect whether the 5G rf function is turned on. When the determination result is yes, that is, the router 20 turns on the 5G radio frequency, the router 20 will execute step S608: a high power mode is entered. When the determination result is no, that is, the router 20 turns off the 5G radio frequency, the router 20 will execute step S607: and 5G radio frequency is started.

S607: and 5G radio frequency is started.

Before the router 20 enters the high power mode, if the 5G rf mode is off, the router 20 will turn on the 5G rf mode to provide a higher rate network to the electronic device.

S608: a high power mode is entered.

When the router 20 has the target device to access, the router 20 turns on the 5G radio frequency, and enters the high power mode to transmit signals at a higher transmission frequency, for example, at 100mW transmission power.

It should be appreciated that after router 20 determines to enter the high power mode, it will also proceed to step S605: and judging whether the target equipment is accessed.

S609: and judging whether the 5G radio frequency is started or not.

When the router 20 has no target device access, the router 20 will first detect whether the 5G rf function is turned on. When the determination result is yes, that is, the router 20 turns on the 5G radio frequency, the router 20 will execute step S610: and turning off the 5G radio frequency. When the determination result is no, that is, the router 20 turns off the 5G radio frequency, the router 20 performs step S611: a low power mode is entered.

S610: and turning off the 5G radio frequency.

Before the router 20 enters the low power mode, if the 5G rf mode is turned on, the router 20 will also turn off the 5G rf function, providing low-profile network communication to save power.

S611: a low power mode is entered.

When router 20 has access to a target device, router 20 turns off the 5G radio frequency and enters a low power mode to transmit signals at a lower transmit frequency, for example, at 50mW transmit power.

In summary, the router 20 can be adjusted to the low power mode when no target device is accessed, so as to save power consumption, and improve user experience without manually adjusting the working mode by a user. In addition, as long as the target device does not perform data transmission with the router 20, the router 20 enters the low power mode, thereby avoiding the situation that electronic devices such as smart home devices and the like are connected with network devices for a long time to perform communication, the network devices are in a working state for a long time, and the working mode cannot be adjusted. Moreover, the problem that the router 20 works in a high-power mode for a long time, so that the temperature of the equipment is too high, and a temperature protection mechanism is triggered, so that the normal use of network communication is influenced is solved.

In order to solve the problem that a router consumes a large amount of power when operating in a high power mode for a long time, the present application provides a network device control apparatus 700, including: detection unit 710, determination unit 720, and acquisition unit 730.

The detecting unit 710 is configured to detect whether a target device is currently accessed to the network device, and when it is detected that no target device is currently accessed to the network device, the determining unit 720 is configured to determine to provide a data transmission service at a first transmission power; when it is detected that the target device is currently accessed to the network device, the determining unit 720 is further configured to determine to provide the data transmission service with a second transmit power, where the second transmit power is greater than the first transmit power.

In some embodiments, the obtaining unit 730 is configured to obtain a target device list, where the target device list is determined according to a network requirement of an electronic device, where the target device includes an electronic device that requires a data transmission service with the second transmission power and/or an electronic device that has a duration of accessing a network device that is less than a preset duration.

In some embodiments, the detecting unit 710 is further configured to detect whether a target device is currently accessed to the network device, and when it is detected that no target device is currently accessed to the network device, the determining unit 720 is further configured to adjust the network format to the first format; when it is detected that the target device is currently accessed to the network device, the determining unit 720 is further configured to adjust the network format to a second format, where the second format is higher than the first format.

In some embodiments, the determining unit 720 is configured to adjust the network format to the first format and includes the determining unit 720 turning off the 5G radio frequency; the determining unit 720 is configured to adjust the network format to the second format and includes the determining unit 720 turning on the 5G radio frequency.

In some embodiments, the list of target devices is determined by the user through an application corresponding to the network device and according to the network requirement of the electronic device; or the target device list is determined by the network device according to the network requirement of the electronic device.

In some embodiments, the detecting unit 710 is further configured to detect whether the network device turns on a power saving mode; in response to detecting that the network device turns on the power saving mode, the detecting unit 710 is further configured to detect whether a target device is accessed; the determining unit 720 is further configured to provide data transmission at a preset transmission power in response to detecting that the network device does not turn on the power saving mode.

In some embodiments, the network device comprises at least one of: a router, a network access point and a modem; the target device comprises at least one of: cell-phone, computer and panel computer.

In the above embodiments, the implementation may be wholly or partially realized by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer instructions. When loaded and executed on a computer, cause the processes or functions described in accordance with the embodiments of the application to occur, in whole or in part. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a network of computers, or other programmable device. The computer instructions may be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another, for example, the computer instructions may be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center by wire (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line) or wirelessly (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device, such as a server, a data center, etc., that includes one or more available media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., DVD), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., solid state disk), among others.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of the processes in the methods of the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware related to instructions of a computer program, which may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and when executed, may include the processes of the above method embodiments. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a Read Only Memory (ROM) or a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

Claims

1. A network device control method, comprising:

detecting that no target equipment is accessed to network equipment currently, wherein the network equipment provides data transmission service at a first transmission power;

and detecting that the current target equipment is accessed to the network equipment, wherein the network equipment provides data transmission service with second transmission power, and the second transmission power is greater than the first transmission power.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the network device obtains the target device list, wherein the target device list is determined according to network requirements of electronic devices, and the target devices include electronic devices which need data transmission services of the second transmitting power and/or electronic devices which are accessed to the network device and have a duration less than a preset duration.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

detecting that no target equipment is accessed to the network equipment at present, and adjusting the network standard to be a first standard by the network equipment;

and detecting that the target equipment is accessed into the network equipment at present, and adjusting the network standard to be a second standard by the network equipment, wherein the second standard is higher than the first standard.

4. The method of claim 3,

the network equipment adjusts the network standard to be a first standard and comprises the network equipment closes the 5G radio frequency;

and the network equipment adjusts the network standard to be a second standard and comprises the network equipment starts a 5G radio frequency.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the list of target devices is determined according to network requirements of the electronic device, and comprises:

the target equipment list is determined by a user through an application program corresponding to the network equipment according to the network requirement of the electronic equipment; or the target device list is determined by the network device according to the network requirement of the electronic device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

detecting whether the network equipment starts a power saving mode;

in response to detecting that the network device has turned on the power saving mode, the network device detecting whether the target device is accessed;

in response to detecting that the network device does not turn on the power saving mode, the network device provides data transmission at a preset transmit power.

7. The method according to any of claims 1 to 6, wherein the network device comprises at least one of: a router, a network access point and a modem; the target device comprises at least one of: cell-phone, computer and panel computer.

8. A network device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory for storing instructions, the processor for executing the instructions, the processor when executing the instructions performing the method of any of claims 1 to 7.

9. A computer program product, characterized in that the computer program product comprises computer instructions which, when executed by a network device, the network device performs the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed on a network device, cause the network device to perform the method of any of claims 1 to 7.