Optical relay system and method for setting identification information of remote device in optical relay system
Provided are an optical relay system and a method for setting identification information of a remote device in an optical relay system. In particular, provided are an optical relay system and a method for setting identification information of a remote device in an optical relay system in which a donor device generates unique identification information of a remote device based on temporary identification information and characteristic information received from the remote device to automatically set identification information of the remote device, and as a result, the optical relay system can be normally implemented rapidly in initial installation of the optical relay system or a change of an optical relay system environment and convenience of a manager and reliability of a mobile communication service can be improved.
1. A method for setting identifiers of at least two remote devices in a distributed antenna system, the method comprising:
randomly generating, by the at least two remote devices, temporary identifiers of the at least two remote devices such that the temporary identifiers have random values;
generating, by the at least two remote devices, characteristic information of the at least two remote devices;
transmitting, by the at least two remote devices, the temporary identifiers and the characteristic information to a donor device communicatively coupled to the at least two remote devices;
generating, by the donor device, unique identifiers of the at least two remote devices based on the temporary identifiers and the characteristic information; and
transmitting, by the donor device, the unique identifiers to the at least two remote devices.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein
the randomly generating the temporary identifiers comprises randomly generating, by the at least two remote devices, the temporary identifiers in response to a request message received from the donor device, and
the generating the characteristic information comprises generating, by the at least two remote devices, the characteristic information of the at least two remote devices in response to the request message.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the unique identifiers of the at least two remote devices comprises
arranging, by the donor device, a plurality of pairs of the temporary identifiers and the characteristic information with respect to the at least two remote devices based on the characteristic information; and
generating, by the donor device, the unique identifiers of the at least two remote devices based on a result of the arranging.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising
updating, by the at least two remote devices, identification information of the at least two remote devices using the unique identifiers.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic information comprises a delay value of a signal transmitted and received between the donor device and the at least two remote devices.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic information comprises a frame counting value of a signal transmitted and received between the donor device and the at least two remote devices.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristic information comprises a position value of a global positioning system (GPS) of a corresponding remote device or a position value of a corresponding remote device based on a base station.
8. A method performed by a donor device of a distributed antenna system to set identifiers of at least two remote devices communicatively coupled to the donor device, the method comprising:
receiving temporary identifiers and characteristic information of the at least two remote devices from the at least two remote devices, wherein the temporary identifiers are generated randomly by the at least two remote devices such that the temporary identifiers have random values;
generating unique identifiers of the at least two remote devices based on the temporary identifiers and the characteristic information; and
transmitting the unique identifiers to the at least two remote devices.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the generating the unique identifiers of the at least two remote devices comprises
arranging a plurality of pairs of the temporary identifiers and the characteristic information with respect to the at least two remote devices based on the characteristic information; and
generating the unique identifiers of the at least two remote devices based on a result of the arranging.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the characteristic information comprises a delay value of a signal transmitted and received between the donor device and the at least two remote devices.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the characteristic information comprises a frame counting value of a signal transmitted and received between the donor device and the at least two remote devices.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the characteristic information comprises a position value of a global positioning system (GPS) of a corresponding remote device or a position value of a corresponding remote device based on a base station.
13. A method performed by a remote device of a distributed antenna system to update identification information, the method comprising:
randomly generating a temporary identifier of the remote device such that the temporary identifier has a random value;
generating characteristic information based on a unique characteristic of the remote device;
transmitting the temporary identifier and the characteristic information to a donor device communicatively coupled to the remote device;
receiving a unique identifier generated based on the temporary identifier and the characteristic information from the donor device; and
updating identification information of the remote device using the unique identifier.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein
the randomly generating the temporary identifier comprises randomly generating the temporary identifier in response to a request message received from the donor device, and
the generating the characteristic information comprises generating the characteristic information in response to the request message.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the characteristic information comprises a delay value of a signal transmitted and received between the donor device and the remote device.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the characteristic information comprises a frame counting value of a signal transmitted and received between the donor device and the remote device.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the characteristic information comprises a position value of a global positioning system (GPS) of the remote device or a position value of the remote device based on a base station.