1-20. (canceled)
21. A master station belonging to one of a plurality of communication systems, wherein each of the communication systems includes a master station and at least one slave station, and
the master station comprises:
a request frame transmitting section configured to transmit, to a candidate for a new master station selected from the at least one slave station, a request frame representing a request for the candidate for a new master station to become a new master station;
a response frame receiving section configured to receive, from the candidate for a new master station, a response frame including information indicating whether the request is accepted or not; and
a beacon transmitting section configured to periodically broadcast a beacon frame which includes a value indicating a timing for handover of a master station function until the handover of the master station function is executed, in order to correspond the timing for handover of the master station function between the master station and the candidate for a new master station, in a case where the response frame includes the information indicating the request is accepted; wherein
the beacon frame including the value indicating the timing for handover of the master station function, further includes information indicating the handover of the master station function is in progress, in order to notify master stations belonging to other communication systems that the handover of the master station function is in progress.
22. A candidate for a new master station belonging to one of a plurality of communication systems, wherein each of the communication systems includes a master station and at least one slave station, and the candidate for a new master station is selected from the at least one slave station by the master station, and
the candidate for a new master station comprises:
a request frame receiving section configured to receive, from the master station, a request frame representing a request for the candidate for a new master station to become a new master station, in order to handover a master station function from the master station to the candidate for a new master station;
a response frame transmitting section configured to transmit, to the master station, a response frame including information indicating whether the request is accepted or not;
a beacon receiving section configured to periodically receive, from the master station, a first beacon frame which includes information indicating a timing for handover of the master station function until the handover of the master station function is executed, in order to correspond the timing for handover of the master station function between the master station and the candidate for a new master station, in a case where the response frame includes the information indicating the request is accepted; and
a beacon transmitting section configured to periodically broadcast a second beacon frame after the handover of the master station function is executed; wherein
the first beacon frame received from the master station and including the information indicating the timing for handover of the master station function, further includes information indicating the handover of the master station function is in progress, in order to notify master stations belonging to other communication systems that the handover of the master station function is in progress, and
the second beacon frame broadcasted from the beacon transmitting section, further includes information indicating the handover of the master station function is not in progress, in order to notify master stations belonging to other communication systems that the handover of the master station function is not in progress.
23. A communication method used by a master station belonging to one of a plurality of communication systems, wherein each of the communication systems includes a master station and at least one slave station, and
the communication method comprising the steps of:
transmitting, to a candidate for a new master station selected from the at least one slave station, a request frame for representing a request for the candidate for a new master station to become a new master station, in order to handover a master station function to the candidate for a new master station;
receiving, from the candidate for a new master station, a response frame including information indicating whether the request is accepted or not; and
periodically broadcasting a beacon frame which includes a value indicating a timing for handover of the master station function until the handover of the master station function is executed, in order to correspond the timing for handover of the master station function between the master station and the candidate for a new master station, in a case where the response frame includes the information indicating the request is accepted; wherein
the beacon frame including the value indicating the timing for handover of the master station function, further includes information indicating the handover of the master station function is in progress, in order to notify master stations belonging to other communication systems that the handover of the master station function is in progress.
24. A communication method used by a candidate for a new master station belonging to one of a plurality of communication systems, wherein each of the communication systems includes a master station and at least one slave station, and the candidate for a new master station is selected from the at least one slave station by the master station, and
the communication method comprising the steps of;
receiving, from the master station, a request frame representing a request for the candidate for a new master station to become the new master station, in order to handover a master station function from the master station to the candidate for a new master station;
transmitting, to the master station, a response frame including information indicating whether the request is accepted or not;
periodically receiving, from the master station, a first beacon frame which includes information indicating a timing for handover of the master station function until the handover of the master station function is executed, in order to correspond the timing for handover of the master station function between the master station and the candidate for a new master station, in a case where the response frame includes the information indicating the request is accepted; and
periodically broadcasting a second beacon frame after the handover of the master station function is executed; wherein
the first beacon frame received from the master station and including the information indicating the timing for handover of the master station function, further includes information indicating the handover of the master station function is in progress, in order to notify master stations belonging to other communication systems that the handover of the master station function is in progress, and
the second beacon frame broadcasted from the candidate for a new master station, further includes information indicating the handover of the master station function is not in progress, in order to notify master stations belonging to other communication systems that the handover of the master station function is not in progress.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for detecting optical fibre connection, comprising steps of:
a single board judging whether received connection information of a downstream single board, received connection information of an upstream single board and connection information of the single board are reported current optical fibre connection relationship information; and if not the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information, reporting the received connection information of the downstream single board, the received connection information of the upstream single board and the connection information of the single board to a network management system;
the network management system generating optical fibre matching connection relationship information of all single boards which are currently installed according to actual installation condition of the single boards, and determining whether the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information is correct optical fibre connection relationship according to the optical fibre matching connection relationship information; and
if it is determined that the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information is the correct optical fibre connection relationship, the network management system marking information corresponding to the current optical fibre connection relationship information in the optical fibre matching connection relationship information, and displaying the current optical fibre connection relationship information; otherwise, the network management system prompting that the current optical fibre connection relationship information is wrong optical fibre connection relationship, and displaying an optimal optical fibre connection relationship information.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein before the single board judging whether the received connection information of the downstream single board, the received connection information of the upstream single board and the connection information of the single board are the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information, the method further comprises:
the single board storing the connection information of the single board, sending the connection information of the single board to the downstream single board regularly, and receiving the connection information of the downstream single board; and
the single board sending the connection information of the single board to the upstream single board after receiving the connection information of the upstream single board.
3. The method according to claim 2, wherein determining whether the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information is correct optical fibre connection relationship according to the optical fibre matching connection relationship information comprises:
when connection information of an optical port in the current optical fibre connection relationship information is empty, determining that the optical port has no optical fibre connection or the optical fibre connection of the optical port has been broken.
4. The method according to claim, wherein before the network management system generating the optical fibre matching connection relationship information of all the single boards which are currently installed according to actual installation condition of the single boards, the method further comprises:
the network management system storing matching connection relationship information of all the single boards and the optical ports of the single boards.
5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the network management system displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information comprises:
acquiring and displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information according to a single board type matching principle andor an optical port type matching principle.
6. The method according to claim 4, wherein the network management system displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information comprises:
acquiring and displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information sequentially according to a single board minimum distance principle andor an optical port number sequence principle.
7. The method according to claim 4, wherein after the network management system determining whether the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information is correct optical fibre connection relationship according to the optical fibre matching connection relationship information, the method fu her comprises:
the network management system displaying the current optical fibre connection relationship information and the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information on a user interface in a graphical or text data table form.
8. The method according to claim 2, wherein before the network management system generating the optical fibre matching connection relationship information of all the single boards which are currently installed according to actual installation condition of the single boards, the method further comprises:
the network management system storing matching connection relationship information of all the single boards and the optical ports of the single boards.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the network management system displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information comprises:
acquiring and displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information according to a single board type matching principle andor an optical port type matching principle.
10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the network management system displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information comprises:
acquiring and displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information sequentially according to a single board minimum distance principle andor an optical port number sequence principle.
11. The method according to claim 8, wherein after the network management system determining whether the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information is correct optical fibre connection relationship according to the optical fibre matching connection relationship information, the method further prises:
the network management system displaying the current optical fibre connection relationship information and the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information on a user interface in a graphical or text data table form.
12. The method according to claim 1, wherein before the network management system generating the optical fibre matching connection relationship information of all the single boards which are currently installed according to actual installation condition of the single boards, the method further comprises:
the network management system storing matching connection relationship information of all the single boards and the optical ports of the single boards.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the network management system displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information comprises:
acquiring and displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information according to a single board type matching principle andor an optical port type matching principle.
14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the network management system displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information comprises:
acquiring and displaying the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information sequentially according to a single board minimum distance principle andor an optical port number sequence principle.
15. The method according to claim 12, wherein after the network management system determining whether the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information is correct optical fibre connection relationship according to the optical fibre matching connection relationship information, the method further comprises:
the network management system displaying the current optical fibre connection relationship information and the optimal optical fibre connection relationship information on a user interface in a graphical or text data table form.
16. A system for detecting optical fibre connection, comprising a single board processing device and a network management device, wherein
the single board processing device comprises:
a judgement module, configured to judge whether connection information of a single board, received connection information of a downstream single board and received connection information of an upstream single board are reported current optical fibre connection relationship information; and
a reporting module, configured to report the connection information of the single board, the received connection information of the downstream single board and the received connection information of the upstream single board to the network management device under the condition that the judgement module determines that the connection information of the single board, the received connection information of the downstream single board and the received connection information of the upstream single board are not the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information; and
the network management device comprises:
a generation module, configured to generate optical fibre matching connection relationship information of all single boards which are currently installed according to actual installation condition of the single boards;
a determination module, configured to determine whether the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information is correct optical fibre connection relationship according to the optical fibre matching connection relationship information; and
a processing module, configured to mark information corresponding to the current optical fibre connection relationship information in the optical fibre matching connection relationship information under the condition that the determination module determines that the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information is the correct optical fibre connection relationship; and to prompt that the current optical fibre connection relationship information is wrong optical fibre connection relationship and to display an optimal optical fibre connection relationship information under the condition that the determination module determines that the reported current optical fibre connection relationship information is the wrong optical fibre connection relationship.
17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the single board processing device further comprises:
a single board information module, configured to store the connection information of the single board, and send the connection information of the single board to a single board output port monitoring module, a single board input port monitoring module and the judgement module;
the single board output port monitoring module, configured to send the connection information of the single board to the downstream single board regularly, and send the connection information of the downstream single board to the judgement module regularly after receiving the connection information of the downstream single board; and
the single board input port monitoring module, configured to send the connection information of the single board to the upstream single board after receiving the connection information of the upstream single board, and to send the received connection information of the upstream single board to the judgement module regularly.
18. The system according to claim 17, wherein the determination module is further configured to, when connection information of an optical port in the current optical fibre connection relationship information is empty, determine that the optical port has no optical fibre connection or the optical fibre connection of the optical port has been broken.
19. The system according to claim 16, wherein the determination module is further configured to, when connection information of an optical port in the current optical fibre connection relationship information is empty, determine that the optical port has no optical fibre connection or the optical fibre connection of the optical port has been broken.