Electrical gateway and communication method of electrical gateway
View Patent ↗An electrical gateway and a communication method of the electrical gateway are disclosed. The electrical gateway includes: an uplink communication module, a downlink communication module and a control unit; the uplink communication module is configured to communicate with an uplink network element; the downlink communication module is configured to communicate with a terminal device; and the control unit, connecting the uplink communication module and the downlink communication module, is configured to, when it is determined that downlink data sent by the uplink network element is obtaining terminal device information, transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module if the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway, and transmit the obtaining the terminal device information to the downlink communication module if the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway. Therefore, data communication is achieved.
1. An electrical gateway, comprising:
an uplink communication module,
a downlink communication module, and
a control unit; wherein
the uplink communication module is configured to communicate with an uplink network element;
the downlink communication module is configured to communicate with a terminal device; and
the control unit, connecting the uplink communication module and the downlink communication module, is configured to: determine that downlink data sent by the uplink network element is obtaining terminal device information, transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module if the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway, and transmit the terminal device information to the downlink communication module if the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway.
2. The electrical gateway according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway and the control unit is configured to transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module, and wherein:
the control unit is further configured to encapsulate the terminal device information and transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module; or
the control unit is configured to transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module, wherein the terminal device information is encapsulated by the uplink communication module.
3. The electrical gateway according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway and the control unit is configured to transmit the obtaining the terminal device information to the downlink communication module, and wherein:
the control unit is further configured to encapsulate the terminal device information and transmit the terminal device information to the downlink communication module; or
the control unit is configured to transmit the obtaining the terminal device information to the downlink communication module, wherein the terminal device information is encapsulated by the downlink communication module.
4. The electrical gateway according to claim 1 , wherein the terminal device is an electric meter, and the terminal device information is a reading of the electric meter.
5. The electrical gateway according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit is further configured to: determine that the downlink data is control information for the terminal device, and send the control information to the terminal device through the downlink communication module; or
the control unit is further configured to: determine that the downlink data is configuration information for the electrical gateway, and perform configuration on the electrical gateway according to the configuration information.
6. The electrical gateway according to claim 1 , wherein the uplink network element is a server or a primary station, the uplink communication module is a wireless communication module, and the downlink communication module is a Zigbee communication module or a wireless communication module.
7. An electrical gateway, comprising:
an uplink communication module; and
a downlink communication module,
wherein the uplink communication module is connected to the downlink communication module;
wherein the downlink communication module is configured to communicate with a terminal device; and
wherein the uplink communication module is configured to: determine that downlink data sent by an uplink network element is obtaining terminal device information, send the terminal device information if the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway, and transmit the obtaining the terminal device information to the downlink communication module if the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway.
8. The electrical gateway according to claim 7 , wherein the terminal device is an electric meter, and the terminal device information is a reading of the electric meter.
9. The electrical gateway according to claim 7 , wherein the uplink network element is a server or a primary station, the uplink communication module is a wireless communication module, and the downlink communication module is a Zigbee communication module or a wireless communication module.
10. An electrical gateway, comprising:
an uplink communication module; and
a downlink communication module,
wherein the uplink communication module is connected to the downlink communication module;
wherein the uplink communication module is configured to communicate with an uplink network element; and
wherein the downlink communication module is configured to: determine that downlink data sent by the uplink network element is obtaining terminal device information, transmit the terminal device information to the uplink communication module if the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway, and send the obtaining the terminal device information if the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway.
11. The electrical gateway according to claim 10 , wherein the terminal device is an electric meter, and the terminal device information is a reading of the electric meter.
12. The electrical gateway according to claims 10 , wherein the uplink network element is a server or a primary station, the uplink communication module is a wireless communication module, and the downlink communication module is a Zigbee communication module or a wireless communication module.
13. A communication method of an electrical gateway, comprising:
receiving downlink data sent by an uplink network element; and
when determining that the downlink data is obtaining terminal device information, transmitting the terminal device information to the uplink network element if the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway; transmitting the obtaining the terminal device information to a terminal device if the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway.
14. The communication method of the electrical gateway according to claim 13 , wherein the determining that the downlink data is the obtaining the terminal device information comprises:
decapsulating the downlink data; and
determining whether it is the obtaining the terminal device information according to the decapsulated downlink data.
15. The communication method of the electrical gateway according to claim 13 , wherein the terminal device information is stored in the electrical gateway, the method further comprising:
encapsulating the terminal device information and transmitting the terminal device information to the uplink network element.
16. The communication method of the electrical gateway according to claim 13 , wherein the terminal device information is not stored in the electrical gateway, the method further comprising:
encapsulating the terminal device information and transmitting the terminal device information to the terminal device.
17. The communication method of the electrical gateway according to claim 13 , wherein the obtaining the terminal device information comprises obtaining a reading of an electric meter.