CN100426766C - Method and apparatus for starting client bandwidth adjustment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for initiating bandwidth adjustment of a client. The method includes: a user initiates a connection request to the network and provides authentication information, the client stores the authentication information, and the user accesses the network; judging whether to initiate bandwidth adjustment , if yes, initiate a bandwidth adjustment request carrying authentication information to the network; otherwise, continue to determine whether to initiate bandwidth adjustment. The present invention also discloses a device for initiating client bandwidth adjustment, which includes: an input unit for users to input authentication information and send it to a network connection unit; a network connection unit for sending authentication information to the network The information connection request is to access the Internet; the bandwidth adjustment unit is used to initiate a bandwidth adjustment request carrying authentication information to the network. According to the solution proposed by the present invention, the bandwidth for users to access the Internet can be adjusted according to the set conditions or user requirements, saving time and Internet access fees for Internet users.

Description

A method and device for initiating client bandwidth adjustment

technical field

The present invention relates to network communication technology, in particular to a method and device for initiating client bandwidth adjustment.

Background technique

Internet access service provider (ISP, Internet Service Provider) provides users with Internet broadband access services, and bills users according to their data traffic or usage time, which is generally referred to as surfing the Internet. Since the data traffic is relatively abstract for users, it is very difficult to understand. Therefore, most ISPs use the method of billing according to the length of use. For example, if the cumulative online time per month is less than or equal to 60 hours, the online fee is 90 yuan. The part exceeding 60 hours is billed at 0.05 yuan per minute. Some ISPs can also provide users with bandwidth choices, and limit the maximum bandwidth for different bandwidth choices. For example, there is no limit to the length of Internet access per month, the maximum bandwidth is 512 kilobytes (Kbits) per second, and the Internet access fee is 100 yuan; There is no limit to the length of time spent on the Internet, the maximum bandwidth is 2 megabytes (Mbits) per second, and the Internet access fee is 200 yuan.

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a user accessing the Internet. As shown in Figure 1, when a user uses a client such as an Internet access device to access the Internet, the network connection module in the client sends a connection request to the access server (BAS, Broadband Access Server), and the access The server requests the AAA, Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA, Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) server to authenticate the user; the AAA server centrally stores user data, and authenticates the user according to the stored user data. If the user passes the authentication of the AAA server, the AAA server sends bandwidth information to the access server, and the access server controls the highest bandwidth for the user to access the Internet according to the bandwidth information, and provides the user with traffic and time length billing services, so that The client accesses the Internet through the access server. The access server measures and controls the data packets, so as to realize the charging of different users. If the user fails the authentication of the AAA server, the AAA server notifies the access server to reject the user from establishing a connection with the Internet. The access server will notify the AAA server from the time the user starts to access the Internet to the termination of the connection with the Internet, and the AAA server will generate corresponding records of the user's access to the Internet, such as the length of time, data flow, etc.

In addition, the AAA server can actively send relevant information to the access server without requesting the access server, such as the bandwidth of the user's access to the Internet, and change the access server's control over the user's access to the Internet, thereby realizing dynamic and real-time change of the user's access to the Internet. Internet access bandwidth.

The ISP also provides users with a method for adjusting the Internet access bandwidth. As shown in Figure 2, when the user needs to adjust the Internet access bandwidth, he can log in to the World Wide Web (Web) server provided by the operator and enter his own authentication information. After the authentication and authentication of the server, the user's bandwidth adjustment request is forwarded to the AAA server, and then the AAA server sends the bandwidth to be adjusted to the access server, and the access server adjusts the bandwidth of the user's access to the Internet, thereby realizing the adjustment of the bandwidth . However, this method for the user to adjust the bandwidth of access to the Internet requires the user to log in to the Web server and input relevant authentication information to authenticate the user's identity; and the bandwidth adjustment is initiated by the user itself, which is highly subjective. It is likely that the current bandwidth adjustment does not meet the requirements of the Internet situation.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for initiating client bandwidth adjustment, and another object of the present invention is to provide a device for initiating client bandwidth adjustment, so that the client can automatically initiate bandwidth access to the Internet Adjustment.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for adjusting client bandwidth, which method includes:

A. The user initiates a connection request to the network and provides authentication information, the client stores the authentication information, and the user accesses the network;

B. The client judges whether it is necessary to initiate bandwidth adjustment, and if yes, execute step C, otherwise, return to execute step B;

C. The client sends a bandwidth adjustment request carrying authentication information to the network.

The determination in step B of whether to initiate bandwidth adjustment is as follows: determine whether the user’s current online status satisfies the set online status, if yes, perform step C; otherwise, return to step B.

Before the step B, it further includes: the client detects the user's online status.

Judging whether the current online status of the user satisfies the set online status as described in step B is: counting the data packets received within a certain period of time, then calculating the actual data flow according to the statistical results, and comparing the data flow with the current Compare the selected highest bandwidth to determine whether the ratio of the data flow to the currently selected highest bandwidth reaches the set ratio, if yes, execute step C, otherwise, return to execute step B;

The step C is: initiate a bandwidth increase request to the network.

Judging whether the current online status of the user satisfies the set online status as described in step B is: counting the data packets received within a certain period of time, then calculating the actual data flow according to the statistical results, and comparing the data flow with the current Compare the selected highest bandwidth to determine whether the data flow and the currently selected highest bandwidth are less than the set ratio, if yes, execute step C, otherwise, return to execute step B;

The step C is: initiate a bandwidth reduction request to the network.

Before the step B, it further includes: the user initiates bandwidth adjustment.

Step B before performing step C further includes: the client notifies the user that bandwidth adjustment is currently required, and the user determines that bandwidth adjustment is required.

Before the step B, it further includes: the user selects the bandwidth to be adjusted;

The step C is: initiate a bandwidth adjustment request carrying authentication information and the bandwidth to the network.

After the step C, it further includes: if the user passes the authentication of the network, adjusting the bandwidth for the user to access the Internet.

The authentication information is: user name and password, or session number.

The present invention also provides a device for adjusting the bandwidth of the client, the device placed on the client includes:

The input unit is used for the user to input authentication information and send it to the network connection unit;

A network connection unit, configured to send a connection request carrying authentication information to the network to access the Internet;

The bandwidth adjustment unit is configured to initiate a bandwidth adjustment request carrying authentication information to the network when bandwidth adjustment needs to be initiated.

The input unit is further used for inputting bandwidth information.

The input unit is further used to store authentication information, and provide it to the bandwidth adjustment unit when the bandwidth adjustment unit initiates a bandwidth adjustment request to the network.

The bandwidth adjustment unit is used to store authentication information and provide it to the network when a bandwidth adjustment request is initiated to the network.

The device further includes: a network detection unit, which is used to detect the user's online status, and judge whether it is necessary to notify the bandwidth adjustment unit to initiate a bandwidth adjustment request to the network;

The bandwidth adjustment unit is configured to initiate a bandwidth adjustment request carrying authentication information to the network according to the notification of the network detection unit.

The authentication information is provided by the input unit and stored by the bandwidth adjustment unit.

According to the solution proposed by the present invention, the network connection adjustment module detects the user's online status in real time, judges whether it is necessary to initiate bandwidth adjustment, and if so, initiates bandwidth adjustment to the network, so that the network can adjust the bandwidth of the user's Internet access, thereby According to the set conditions or user's needs, adjust the user's access to the Internet bandwidth, saving time and Internet access fees for Internet users.

Description of drawings

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a user accessing the Internet;

Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of user's adjustment of Internet access bandwidth;

Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of bandwidth adjustment in the present invention;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of a network connection adjustment module;

Fig. 5 shows a flow chart of initiating client bandwidth adjustment.

Detailed ways

In order to make the object, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of bandwidth adjustment in the present invention. As shown in Fig. 3, the network connection adjustment module in the client sends a connection request to the access server, and the access server requests the AAA server to authenticate the user; User data to authenticate users. If the user passes the authentication of the AAA server, the AAA server sends bandwidth information to the access server, and the access server controls the highest bandwidth for the user to access the Internet according to the bandwidth information, and provides the user with traffic and time length billing services, so that The client accesses the Internet through the access server. The network connection adjustment module detects the user's online status in real time, and judges whether it is necessary to initiate bandwidth adjustment, and if so, initiates bandwidth adjustment to the network, and the network adjusts the bandwidth of the user's access to the Internet.

The specific structure of the network connection adjustment module is shown in Figure 4, including an input unit, a network connection unit, a network detection unit and a bandwidth adjustment unit, wherein the input unit is used to provide the user with an operation interface, such as inputting authentication information such as user name and password , input bandwidth information, etc., provide the user’s input information to the network connection unit, and the input unit can be further used to provide authentication information to the bandwidth adjustment unit, such as after the user passes the authentication, the input unit sends the authentication information to the bandwidth adjustment unit unit; the network connection unit is used to initiate a connection request to the access server, and send the authentication information from the input unit to the access server, and the network authenticates the user. After the user passes the authentication, it is used to communicate with the access server Cooperate with each other to enable users to access the Internet; the network detection unit is used to detect the user's online status, such as the data flow per unit time, the proportion of actual data flow reaching the highest bandwidth, the data flow within a certain period of time, etc., under the current conditions When the setting conditions are satisfied, the bandwidth adjustment unit is notified to initiate the adjustment of the user's access to the Internet bandwidth; The access server or the bandwidth adjustment server sends the authentication information of the user, and the bandwidth adjustment unit can further be used to send a prompt to the user, and the user determines whether the bandwidth for accessing the Internet needs to be adjusted currently. After the user determines that the bandwidth for accessing the Internet needs to be adjusted, The selected bandwidth may be further sent to the bandwidth adjustment unit through the input unit. The above-mentioned setting conditions may be conditions set by the user, and may also be conditions set by the operator. The bandwidth adjustment server can be a web server or a non-web server.

Figure 5 shows a flowchart of initiating client bandwidth adjustment, as shown in Figure 5, the implementation process of initiating client bandwidth adjustment includes the following steps:

Step 501: The user sends the authentication information to the network connection unit through the input unit, and the network connection unit sends a connection request carrying the authentication information to the access server, and the access server requests the AAA server to authenticate the user, and the user passes the authentication After accessing the Internet.

After the user passes the authentication, the input unit can send the authentication information to the bandwidth adjustment unit, and the bandwidth adjustment unit can store the received authentication information and provide it to the network when requesting the network to adjust the bandwidth, so that the network can adjust the bandwidth of the user. Perform further authentication; the input unit can also store the user's authentication information, and then when the bandwidth adjustment unit requests the network to adjust the bandwidth, the authentication information is obtained through the input unit and provided to the network for user authentication.

Steps 502 to 503: During the user's online access process, the network detection unit detects the user's online status, such as detecting the data flow per unit time, the proportion of the actual data flow reaching the highest bandwidth, the data flow within a certain period of time, etc., Judging whether the current condition satisfies the set condition, if yes, execute step 504; otherwise, return to execute step 502.

Steps 504 to 505: the network detection unit notifies the bandwidth adjustment unit to initiate the adjustment of the user's Internet access bandwidth to the network, and the bandwidth adjustment unit sends a bandwidth adjustment request to the access server or the bandwidth adjustment server. After receiving the bandwidth adjustment request, the access server or the bandwidth adjustment server adjusts the bandwidth for the user to access the Internet.

Before the bandwidth adjustment unit sends a bandwidth adjustment request to the access server or the bandwidth adjustment server, the user can be notified of the current situation that needs to adjust the bandwidth, and the user determines whether the bandwidth needs to be adjusted. If the user selects bandwidth adjustment, the bandwidth adjustment unit sends the request to the access server. Or the bandwidth adjustment server sends a bandwidth adjustment request, and if the user chooses not to perform bandwidth adjustment, the bandwidth adjustment unit does not send the bandwidth adjustment request to the access server or the bandwidth adjustment server. The user can also send the desired bandwidth to the bandwidth adjustment unit through the input unit, and the bandwidth adjustment unit carries the bandwidth in the bandwidth adjustment request and sends it to the access server or the bandwidth adjustment server.

When the bandwidth adjustment unit requests the network to adjust the bandwidth, the network can further authenticate the user. At this time, the bandwidth adjustment unit can send a bandwidth adjustment request carrying authentication information to the access server or the bandwidth adjustment server. The adjustment server requests the AAA server to authenticate the user, and after the user passes the authentication, the access server or the bandwidth adjustment server adjusts the bandwidth for the user to access the Internet. In addition, since the user will generate a session number to establish a connection with the network after accessing the Internet, the bandwidth adjustment unit can also send a bandwidth adjustment request carrying the session number to the access server or the bandwidth adjustment server, and the access server or bandwidth adjustment The server requests the AAA server to authenticate the user, and after the user passes the authentication, the access server or the bandwidth adjustment server adjusts the bandwidth for the user to access the Internet. The user authentication information may also be stored by the input unit, and provided to the bandwidth adjustment unit when the bandwidth adjustment unit initiates a bandwidth adjustment request to the network.

In addition, the corresponding relationship between the current conditions and the bandwidth to be adjusted can be set in advance, so that when the network detection unit detects that the bandwidth needs to be adjusted, it can further provide the bandwidth to be adjusted to the bandwidth adjustment unit, and then carry the bandwidth to be adjusted In the bandwidth adjustment request sent by the bandwidth adjustment unit to the access server or the bandwidth adjustment server.

The specific steps for the network detection unit to detect the user's online status can be: count the data packets received within a certain period of time, such as 5 minutes, and calculate the actual data flow according to the statistical results; compare the actual data flow with the currently selected If the actual data traffic is relatively close to the currently selected maximum bandwidth, such as the actual data traffic reaches 80% of the currently selected maximum bandwidth, it can be determined that the current bandwidth needs to be adjusted higher; according to the set conditions , when the bandwidth needs to be adjusted, the bandwidth adjustment unit is notified to initiate bandwidth adjustment to the network, and Table 1 shows the content of setting conditions.

The highest bandwidth currently selected The length of time for statistics The proportion of actual data traffic reaching the highest bandwidth 512K 5 seconds ＞70% Adjust the bandwidth 512K 30 minutes ＞50% Adjust the bandwidth 512K 5 minutes ＜30% Adjust lower bandwidth 512K 10 minutes ＜20% Adjust lower bandwidth 2M 5 seconds ＜5% Adjust lower bandwidth

Table I

According to the content shown in Table 1, an example is as follows: a user downloads a file online. Within 5 minutes of starting to download the file, the download speed is slow, the actual data flow reaches 400K, the currently selected maximum bandwidth is 512K, and the actual data flow reaches the currently selected maximum bandwidth The ratio is 400K/512K=78%, which exceeds the set 70%. At this time, the network detection unit notifies the bandwidth adjustment unit to initiate a bandwidth increase to the network, and the network increases the bandwidth to 2M. In this way, the file download speed is accelerated, and the actual data When the traffic reaches 1.8M, the ratio of the actual data traffic to the highest bandwidth currently selected is 1.8M/2M=90%. According to the set conditions, when the bandwidth is 2M, the actual data traffic reaches 70% of the highest bandwidth, and there is no need to notify the bandwidth adjustment unit. Keep the currently selected bandwidth of 2M unchanged, complete the file download, and the actual data flow is less than 5% of the currently selected bandwidth of 2M. At this time, the network detection unit notifies the bandwidth adjustment unit to initiate a bandwidth reduction to the network, and the network reduces the bandwidth to 512K to save The user's Internet access fee.

The user can set the conditions for the bandwidth adjustment unit to notify the bandwidth adjustment. For example, when the bandwidth needs to be adjusted to 2M, the bandwidth adjustment unit will notify the user of the current bandwidth adjustment situation; when the bandwidth needs to be adjusted to 512K, the bandwidth adjustment unit does not need to notify the current needs The user is notified of bandwidth adjustments. The user can also notify the bandwidth adjustment unit to initiate bandwidth adjustment to the network when the data traffic is not ideal.

The above bandwidth adjustment process may also be initiated by the user, and the bandwidth adjustment unit judges whether to initiate the bandwidth adjustment.

Although the implementation process described above describes each part of the structure shown in FIG. 4 , the implementation process is not limited to the structure shown in FIG. 4 .

In a word, the above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (15)

1. A method for initiating client bandwidth adjustment, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: A. The user initiates a connection request to the network and provides authentication information, the client stores the authentication information, and the user accesses the network; B. The client judges whether it is necessary to initiate bandwidth adjustment, and if yes, execute step C, otherwise, return to execute step B; C. The client sends a bandwidth adjustment request carrying authentication information to the network. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the judging in step B whether to initiate bandwidth adjustment is as follows: judging whether the user's current online status satisfies the set online status, and if so, execute step C; Otherwise, go back to step B. 3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that before the step B, it further comprises: the client detects the user's online status. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein: Judging whether the current online status of the user satisfies the set online status as described in step B is: counting the data packets received within a certain period of time, then calculating the actual data flow according to the statistical results, and comparing the data flow with the current Compare the selected highest bandwidth to determine whether the ratio of the data flow to the currently selected highest bandwidth reaches the set ratio, if yes, execute step C, otherwise, return to execute step B; The step C is: initiate a bandwidth increase request to the network. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein: Judging whether the current online status of the user satisfies the set online status as described in step B is: counting the data packets received within a certain period of time, then calculating the actual data flow according to the statistical results, and comparing the data flow with the current Compare the selected highest bandwidth to determine whether the data flow and the currently selected highest bandwidth are less than the set ratio, if yes, execute step C, otherwise, return to execute step B; The step C is: initiate a bandwidth reduction request to the network. 6 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: before step B, the user initiates bandwidth adjustment. 7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, before performing step C in step B, the method further includes: the client notifies the user that bandwidth adjustment is currently required, and the user determines that bandwidth adjustment is required. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein: Before the step B, it further includes: the user selects the bandwidth to be adjusted; The step C is: initiate a bandwidth adjustment request carrying authentication information and the bandwidth to the network. After the step C, it further includes: if the user passes the authentication of the network, adjusting the bandwidth for the user to access the Internet. 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the authentication information is: user name and password, or session number. 10. A device for initiating client bandwidth adjustment, characterized in that the device is placed on the client, including: The input unit is used for the user to input authentication information and send it to the network connection unit; A network connection unit, configured to send a connection request carrying authentication information to the network to access the Internet; The bandwidth adjustment unit is configured to initiate a bandwidth adjustment request carrying authentication information to the network when bandwidth adjustment needs to be initiated. 11. The device according to claim 10, wherein the input unit is further used for inputting bandwidth information. 12. The device according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the input unit is further used to store authentication information and provide it to the bandwidth adjustment unit when the bandwidth adjustment unit initiates a bandwidth adjustment request to the network. 13. The device according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the bandwidth adjustment unit is configured to store authentication information and provide it to the network when a bandwidth adjustment request is initiated to the network. 14. Apparatus according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that The device further includes: a network detection unit, which is used to detect the user's online status, and judge whether it is necessary to notify the bandwidth adjustment unit to initiate a bandwidth adjustment request to the network; The bandwidth adjustment unit is configured to initiate a bandwidth adjustment request carrying authentication information to the network according to the notification of the network detection unit. 15. The device according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the authentication information is provided by an input unit and stored by a bandwidth adjustment unit.

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