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Patent US20020075836 - Wireless communication system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA wireless communication system wherein if a terminal receives an address duplication detection packet that terminal compares the duplication detection address with the IP address of itself and if those addresses are similar, sends a duplication notification packet, however if those addresses are not...http://www.google.com/patents/US20020075836?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020075836 - Wireless communication systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS20020075836 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 10/022,427Publication dateJun 20, 2002Filing dateDec 20, 2001Priority dateDec 20, 2000Also published asUS7075897Publication number022427, 10022427, US 2002/0075836 A1, US 2002/075836 A1, US 20020075836 A1, US 20020075836A1, US 2002075836 A1, US 2002075836A1, US-A1-20020075836, US-A1-2002075836, US2002/0075836A1, US2002/075836A1, US20020075836 A1, US20020075836A1, US2002075836 A1, US2002075836A1InventorsAkira UematsuOriginal AssigneeNec CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (14), Referenced by (33), Classifications (25), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWireless communication system
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0051] An embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. [0052] In a wireless communication system according to a first embodiment of the present invention each terminal performs communication using IP and together form an IP network while IP addresses are used as terminal identifiers. [0053] [0053]FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration for IP address configuration of a terminal according to this first embodiment. In addition to the functional configuration for a terminal of a conventional wireless communication system as shown in FIG. 17, a terminal for this first embodiment has address coordination table 80, duplication notification packet wait-for-send timer 81,duplication notification packet wait-for-send timer timeout processing part 82, packet reception part 83, packet reception analysis part 84 and reception packet processing part 85. In FIG. 1 each function other than the functions of packet reception part 83, reception packet analysis part 84 and reception packet processing part 85 have the same functions as the terminal of a conventional wireless communication system shown in FIG. 17. [0054] At startup a terminal randomly selects the IP address for temporary use by itself through IP address selection part 30 which stores the selected IP address in IP address storage part 31, before the selected IP address is forwarded to duplication detection packet assemble part 32. At duplication detection packet assemble part 32 a duplication detection packet as shown in FIG. 15 is assembled for detecting whether or not the IP address thus forwarded is duplicated on the network, and the IP address thus forwarded is set in duplication detection IP address 13. Once duplication detection packet assemble part 32 assembles a duplication detection packet it forwards that packet to packet transmission part 33 and simultaneously starts duplication notification packet waiting timer 34. Packet transmission part 33 transmits that packet thus forwarded to the network. [0055] Address coordination table 80 records the correspondence between IP addresses and physical identifiers of other terminals on the network, while the correspondence registered is held inside the table during only a certain period specified by an address coordination maintenance timer. The time for a timeout to be issued by duplication notification packet wait-for-send timer 81 is determined as a value sufficiently larger than the time for transmission of a duplication notification packet by a terminal of a conventional system as shown in FIG. 17 and a value sufficiently smaller than the time for a timeout of duplication notification packet waiting timer 34 are randomly selected by each time at startup. [0056] Further, packet reception part 83 of a terminal according to this first embodiment differs from packet reception part 35 of a terminal for a conventional wireless communication system as shown in FIG. 17 in that besides being capable of receiving a packet with a special identifier representing broadcast or a physical identifier of the terminal itself as the destination physical identifier, packet reception part 83 is also capable of receiving a packet with a physical identifier directed from an external entity set as the destination physical identifier. [0057] Further still, while the operating procedures of reception packet analysis part 84 of a terminal according to this first embodiment are the same as the operating procedures of reception packet analysis part 36 for a conventional wireless communication system as shown in FIG. 18, the details of the procedures for duplication detection packet processing of a conventional step S 42 and duplication notification packet processing of a conventional step S 43 as shown in FIG. 18 are different. [0058] [0058]FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing in detail the sequence for duplication detection packet processing of reception packet analysis part 84 of a terminal according to the first embodiment. As a duplication detection packet is forwarded from packet reception part 83 to reception packet analysis part 84, part 84 decides whether or not IP address 13 which undergoes a duplication inspection is equivalent to the IP address of its own terminal at step S91. If it is equivalent part 84 passes this IP address and the sender physical address identifier 11 of the duplication detection packet received to duplication notification packet assemble part 37 shown in FIG. 1 (step S 92), thereby completing a process. If at step S 91 the IP address that undergoes duplication inspection is not equivalent to the IP address of the terminal of reception packet analysis part 84, part 84 investigates whether or not the IP address subject to the duplication inspection is being held in address coordination table 80 (step S 93). If that inspected IP address is not held in table 80 part 84 decides that there is no IP address duplication and records the coordination between that IP address and the sender physical identifier of the packet subject to duplication inspection (step S 94) thereby completing a process. If at step S 93 the IP address subject to duplication inspection is found in address coordination table 80, at step S 95 part 84 investigates whether the sender physical identifier of the duplication detection packet is equivalent to the physical identifier corresponding to the IP address subject to duplication inspection being held in address coordination table 80. If they are equivalent part 84 decides that there is no IP address duplication, resets the entry for that IP address subject to duplication inspection in the address coordination table in the address coordination maintenance timer (step S 96). Where at step S 95 two physical identifiers are different, part 84 decides that an duplication of IP address may have occurred and changes the reception settings of packet reception part 83 so that it can also receive packets with destination physical identifier equivalent to the sender physical identifier of the duplication detection packet (step S 97) and starts up operations of duplication notification packet wait-for-send timer 81 (step S 98) thereby completing a process. Physical address 11 of the duplication detection packet and IP address 13 subject to inspection are held as supplementary information in duplication notification packet wait-for-send timer 81. [0059] [0059]FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing in detail the sequence of duplication notification packet processing of a reception packet analysis part 84 of a terminal according to the first embodiment. When a packet forwarded from packet reception part 83 to reception packet analysis part 84 is a duplication notification packet, part 84 investigates whether or not the destination physical identifier 20 of that packet is equivalent to the physical identifier of its own terminal (step S 101) and if it is equivalent part 84 decides on an IP address duplication notification against its own terminal, investigates whether or not duplication notification packet waiting timer 34 at step S 102 is operating or not and if it is operating part 84 decides that the IP address for use by its own terminal is yet to be determined, stops duplication notification packet waiting timer 34 (step S 103), and starts up IP address selection part 30 again (step S 104) thereby completing a process. At step S 101, if the destination physical identifier is different from the physical identifier of the terminal of part 84, part 84 decides that another terminal sent a duplication notification packet and at step S 105, decides whether duplication notification packet wait-for-send timer 81 coordinated for the combination of this destination physical identifier and duplication notification IP address 23 is operating or not. If timer 81 is operating part 84 stops timer 81 (step S 106) and changes the reception settings of packet reception part 83 to stop reception of packets with destination physical identifier equivalent to that of the duplication notification packet. [0060] [0060]FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operational procedures for a reception packet processing part 85 of a terminal according to the first embodiment. If a packet is forwarded from reception packet analysis part 84 to reception packet processing part 85, at step S 111 part 85 acquires a sender IP address and sender physical identifier. At step 112, part 85 investigates whether or not this IP address is held in address coordination table 80 and if it is held there, part 85 updates the corresponding physical identifier to the sender physical identifier of the packet it has just received (step S 113) and resets the address coordination maintenance timer to reflect this entry (step S 114). If, at step S 112, the IP address is not held in address coordination table 80, part 85 registers the coordination between that IP address and the physical identifier in address coordination table 80 (step S 115). [0061] Duplication notification packet wait-for-send timer timeout processing part 82 of a terminal for this first embodiment starts up if duplication notification packet wait-for-send timer 81 expires and then part 82 forwards the physical identifier and the IP address corresponding to the timer which expired to duplication notification packet assemble part 37. At duplication notification packet assemble part 37 a duplication notification packet is assembled and the duplication notification packet is sent from packet transmission part 33. Further, part 82 updates the reception settings of packet reception part 83 to stop reception of packets whose destination physical identifier is the physical identifier corresponding to the timer that expired. [0062] As described, this first embodiment realizes provision of a wireless communication system in which if a terminal detects the existence of multiple other terminals with the same IP address amongst all the other terminals to which that terminal is able to communicate that have an IP address different to the IP address of that terminal itself, that terminal issues notification of that IP address duplication to all, some or one of those multiple other terminals having that same IP address. [0063] Further, this first embodiment realizes provision of a wireless communication system wherein if the IP address selected by a newly started up terminal is equivalent to an IP address already being used by another terminal on the network, moreover these terminals are in relation of hidden terminal and are therefore unable to detect the IP address duplication, a terminal capable of communicating to both those terminals detects the duplication and is able to notify the duplication to the terminal about to acquire a new IP address. [0064] A second embodiment of the present invention will now be described. [0065] This second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that duplication notification packets are broadcast over the network. [0066] The elements of a duplication notification packet used for the second embodiment are shown in FIG. 5. A special identifier indicating broadcast is set for destination physical identifier 120 of a duplication notification packet, an IP address detected as being duplicated is set as duplication notification IP address 123 and the physical identifier of a terminal to receive the duplication notification is set for duplication notification physical identifier 124. [0067] The functional configuration concerning the configuration of an IP address of a terminal according to this second embodiment are shown in FIG. 6. A terminal of the second embodiment differs from a terminal of the first embodiment by using a conventional type reception part 35 as shown in FIG. 17 for a packet reception part which receives only packets having special identifier indicating broadcast or a physical identifier of that terminal itself as destination physical identifier, by differing the detailed procedures of duplication detection packet processing and duplication notification packet processing of reception packet analysis part 130 and by assembling a duplication notification packet as shown in FIG. 5 in duplication notification packet assemble part 131. [0068] A duplication notification packet as shown in FIG. 5 is assembled in duplication notification packet assemble part 131 of a terminal of this second embodiment and a physical identifier and IP address forwarded from reception packet analysis part 130 or duplication notification packet wait-for-send timer timeout processing part 82 are set for duplication notification physical identifier 124 and for duplication notification IP address of a duplication notification packet respectively, then duplication notification packet is forwarded by part 131 to packet transmission part 33. [0069] [0069]FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing in detail the sequence for duplication detection packet processing of packet analysis part 130 for this second embodiment. Apart from the fact that no changes are required to the reception settings of the packet reception part 35 in the processing procedures of a duplication detection packet of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 7, there is no difference from the processing procedures of the duplication detection packet of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 2. [0070] [0070]FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing in detail the sequence for duplication notification packet processing of packet analysis part 130 of a terminal according to the second embodiment. Apart from the fact that in processing procedures of a duplication notification packet of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 8 no changes are required to the reception settings of packet reception part 35 and that it is not the destination physical identifier of a duplication notification packet received that is handled but a duplication notification physical identifier instead, there is no difference from the processing procedures of a duplication notification packet of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3. [0071] As described, this second embodiment realizes provision of a wireless communication system wherein changes to the reception settings of packet reception part 35 are not required and wherein if a terminal detects the existence of multiple other terminals with the same IP address amongst all the other terminals to which that terminal is able to communicate that have an IP address different to the IP address of that terminal itself, that terminal issues notification of that IP address duplication to all or some of those multiple other terminals having that same IP address. [0072] Further, this second embodiment realizes provision of a wireless communication system wherein if the IP address selected by a newly started up terminal is equivalent to an IP address already being used by another terminal on the network, moreover these terminals are in a hidden terminal relationship and are therefore unable to detect the IP address duplication, a terminal capable of communicating to both those terminals detects the duplication and is able to notify the terminal about to acquire a new IP address about the duplication. [0073] A third embodiment of the present invention will now be described. [0074] A terminal of the third embodiment differs from a terminal for a conventional wireless communication system in that for this third embodiment when a terminal of this third embodiment decides the IP address it will use itself and thereafter address advertizing packets are broadcast at periodic intervals for the purpose of issuing notice to the network of IP addresses being used and in that an IP address duplication can be detected through such an address advertizing packets. [0075] [0075]FIG. 9 shows the elements of an address advertizing packet. The terminal that sends an address advertizing packet sets a special identifier representing broadcast for destination physical identifier 160, sets a physical identifier for itself in sender physical identifier 161, sets a value representing an address advertizing packet for packet type identifier 162 and sets the IP address of itself for advertizing IP address 163. [0076] [0076]FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram showing the functional configuration for IP address configuration of a terminal according to the third embodiment. In comparison to a terminal of a conventional wireless communication system as shown in FIG. 17, a terminal of this third embodiment differs in that the procedures for duplication notification packet wait-time-timeout processing part 170 and for reception packet analysis part 173 are different and in that there are the additional elements of address advertising packet assemble part 171 and address advertising packet wait-for-send timer 172. [0077] A duplication notification packet wait-time-timeout processing part 170 of a terminal of this third embodiment starts operating when duplication notification packet waiting timer 34 times out, starts up address advertising packet assemble part 171 and commences communicating using an IP address held in IP address storage part 31. [0078] Address advertizing packet assemble part 171 assembles an address advertizing packet as shown in FIG. 9, forwards this packet to packet sending part 33 and starts up address advertising packet wait-for-send timer 172 which waits for a specified timeout period. If timer 172 does timeout, address advertising packet assemble part 171 starts up. [0079] [0079]FIG. 11 shows the operations of reception packet processing part 173 of a terminal according to this third embodiment. In comparison to the operating procedures of a reception packet analysis part of a terminal of the first or second embodiment of the present invention or of a conventional wireless communication system as shown in FIG. 18, this processing part 173 differs only in the addition of address advertising packet processing at step S 184. Details of procedures for duplication detection packet processing of step S182 and duplication notification packet processing of step S183 as performed by reception packet processing part 173 are respectively the same as the duplication detection packet processing procedures shown in FIG. 19 and the duplication notification packet processing procedures shown in FIG. 20, performed by reception packet processing part 36 of a terminal of a conventional wireless communication system. [0080] [0080]FIG. 12 shows procedures in detail for address advertising packet processing 184 by reception packet processing part 173. If an address advertising packet is forwarded from packet processing part 35 to reception packet processing part 173, part 173 decides whether or not the IP address advertized by the address advertising packet is equivalent to the IP address used for its own terminal at step S191. If not equivalent part 173 completes that process, however if the IP address thus advertised is equivalent to that of its own terminal, part 173 stops address advertizing packet wait-for-send timer 172 (step S 192) and restarts IP address selection part 30 (step S 193) thereby completing a process. [0081] This third embodiment has been described with respect to its application in a wireless communication system however it could equally be applied to a wired communication system. [0082] As described, this third embodiment realizes provision of a wireless communication system wherein advertising packets are broadcast periodically after a terminal of this third embodiment decides the IP address it will use for the purpose of issuing notice to the network of IP addresses being used and wherein IP address duplication can be detected through such an address advertizing packet. [0083] A fourth embodiment according to the present invention will now be described. [0084] A terminal of the fourth embodiment differs from a terminal of the first embodiment in that for this fourth embodiment address advertizing packets are broadcast periodically after a terminal of this fourth embodiment decides the IP address it will use itself for the purpose of issuing notice to the network of IP addresses being used and in that an IP address duplication can be detected through such an address advertizing packet. [0085] [0085]FIG. 13 shows a functional configuration for IP address configuration of a terminal according to the fourth embodiment. In comparison to a terminal of the first embodiment as show and in FIG. 1, a terminal of this fourth embodiment differs in that the procedures for duplication notification packet wait-time-timeout processing part 200 and for reception packet analysis part 203 are different and in that there are the additional elements of address advertising packet assemble part 201 and address advertising packet wait-for-send timer 202. [0086] The respective procedures performed by duplication notification packet wait-time-timeout processing part 200, address broadcast packet assemble part 201 and address broadcast packet wait-for-send timer 202 are the same as the procedures for each of the corresponding functions performed by a terminal according to the third embodiment. [0087] The operating procedures of reception packet analysis part 203 according to the fourth embodiment are the same as the procedures performed by reception packet analysis part 173 of the third embodiment as shown in FIG. 11. The detailed procedures for duplication inspection packet processing and duplication notification packet processing by part 203 are the same as those for duplication inspection packet processing shown in FIG. 2 and duplication notification packet processing shown in FIG. 3 of reception packet analysis part 84 by a terminal according to the first embodiment. [0088] [0088]FIG. 14 shows in detail the procedures for address advertizing packet processing by a terminal according to the fourth embodiment. As an address advertising packet is forwarded from packet reception part 83 to reception packet analysis part 203, part 203 decides whether or not the IP address advertized through an address advertising packet is equivalent to the IP address of its own terminal at step S 211. If it is equivalent part 203 stops address advertising packet wait-for-send timer 202 (step S 212), and restarts IP address selection part 30 (step S 213) thereby completing a process, however if not equivalent part 203 investigates whether or not the IP address advertised is held in address coordination table 80 at step S 214, and if that IP address is not held in table 80 part 203 registers the coordination between that IP address and the physical identifier of the address advertising packet in address coordination table 80 (step S 215) thereby completing a process. If, at step S 214 advertised IP address is held in table 80, at step S 216 part 203 investigates whether the sender physical identifier of the address advertising packet is equivalent to the physical identifier corresponding to the advertized IP address held in address coordination table 80 and if they are equivalent part 203 resets the address coordination maintenance timer to reflect this entry (step S 217) thereby completing a process. If at step 216, the sender physical identifier of the address advertizing packet is different from that physical identifier held in address coordination table 80 part 203 decides that an IP address duplication has occurred, changes the reception settings of packet reception part 83 so that it can also receive packets whose destination physical identifier is equivalent to the sender physical identifier of the address advertizing packet (step S 218) and starts up operations of duplication notification packet wait-for-send timer 81 (step S 219), further part 203 updates the physical identifier for the advertized IP address in address coordination table 80 to the sender physical identifier of the address advertizing packet (step S 220) thereby completing a process. The IP address detected as being duplicated and the sender physical identifier are held in duplication notification packet wait-for-send timer 81 as supplementary information. [0089] As described, this fourth embodiment realizes provision of a wireless communication system wherein advertizing packets are periodically broadcast after a terminal of this fourth embodiment decides the IP address it will use itself for the purpose of issuing notice to the network of IP addresses being used and wherein IP address duplication can be detected through such an address advertizing packet. [0090] Further, this fourth embodiment realizes provision of a wireless communication system wherein if terminals with a duplicated address are in relation of hidden terminal that IP address duplication can be detected through an address advertizing packet broadcast by a terminal capable of communicating with those terminals with that duplicate address. [0091] Again, an embodiment with an additional part capable of detecting an IP address duplication through broadcast of an address advertizing packet is also conceivable. [0092] Through the present invention even when there is duplication of terminal identifiers between terminals that are in relation of hidden terminal, because notification can be issued by a terminal capable of communicating to those terminals with that duplicate address, detection of that duplication of terminal identifiers of those terminals and processes to resolve that duplication can be performed easily. [0093] Further, through the present invention, because a terminal periodically broadcasts its own terminal identifier over the network, when multiple terminals with the same terminal identifier which terminals are located outside the region in which they are able to communicate with each other become able, through something like being moved for example, to communicate with each other, that duplication of terminal identifiers can be quickly detected and detection of that duplication of terminal identifiers of those terminals and processes to resolve that duplication can be performed easily. [0094] Again, through the present invention, even after the terminal identifier to be used by a terminal has been decided, if duplication of that terminal identifier is detected, through such actions as acquiring a unique terminal identifier within a network and resuming communication, processes to resolve that duplication of those terminal identifiers can be performed easily. 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