CN102387539A - Implement method and system for cluster management and load balancing of WLAN system - Google Patents

Implement method and system for cluster management and load balancing of WLAN system Download PDF

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CN102387539A
CN102387539A CN2011103382593A CN201110338259A CN102387539A CN 102387539 A CN102387539 A CN 102387539A CN 2011103382593 A CN2011103382593 A CN 2011103382593A CN 201110338259 A CN201110338259 A CN 201110338259A CN 102387539 A CN102387539 A CN 102387539A
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The invention discloses an implement method and a system for cluster management and load balancing of a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) system. The method comprises the following steps: an S100, an S200, an S300, an S400, an S500, an S600 and an S700, wherein in the S100, adjacent ACs (Access Point Controller) built up a cluster management channel, and periodically exchange load information; in the S200, APs (Access Point) are mounted to the lighter ACs, that is, the target ACs of the APs; in the S300, the APs request the target ACs to send echo response; in the S400, the target ACs response the request and send the echo response; in the S500, the APs analyse the target ACs whether or not have too much load, if yes, the APs send a target changing-over request, if not, the target is not changed over and turned into the S300; in the S600, the APs change over the target ACs; and in the S700, the method is completed. According to the invention, by combining the above implement method and the system, the plurality of ACs are deployed to complete the task for managing and controlling APs and intensively forwarding service flow, and the uniform distribution and the mutual backup of the load between the ACs are simultaneously realized.

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The implementation method and the system of a kind of wlan system cluster management and load balancing
Technical field
The present invention relates to wireless local area network (WLAN) system (WLAN; Wireless Local Area Network) load balancing field; More specifically; Relate to cluster management and the system of dynamic load leveling implementation method and a kind of cluster management and dynamic load leveling between the wireless controller (AC, Access Point Controller).
Background technology
WLAN is Wireless Local Area Network, WLAN.Different with common Ethernet (cable LAN); WLAN mainly uses media such as radio wave or IR to carry out the transmission of signal, with reference to accompanying drawing 1, except that the Internet; Wlan system by the point of termination station wlan system by point of termination station (STA; Station), access point (AP, Access Point) and wireless controller (AC, Access Point Controller) are formed.
The wireless lan (wlan) technology is based on 802.11 medium access control standards, this standard definition the wave point between point of termination station (STA) and the access point (AP).Perfect along with the development of wireless technology and 802.11 medium access control standards; Wireless lan (wlan) is disposed on a large scale now; The scale of single wireless lan (wlan) is also very big, comprises hundreds of in the common single wireless lan (wlan) to several thousand access points (AP).
In order to manage control these access points (AP) and wireless lan (wlan) business datum flow better, introduced the notion and the wireless controller (AC) of Centralized Wireless LAN.In Centralized Wireless LAN, by the configuration of controlled in wireless management control access point (AP) and the business datum flow of point of termination station (STA).Connect through the CAPWAP agreement between access point (AP) and the wireless controller (AC), the CAPWAP agreement is to be specifically designed to controlled in wireless and configured protocols by the Internet organization prescribed.In addition, in Centralized Wireless LAN, concentrate the business datum flow of forwarding and leading subscriber usually by wireless controller.
See also accompanying drawing 1, the CAPWAP protocol definition control and management passage and the data forwarding passage between wireless controller (AC) and the WAP (AP), management control access point (AP) and management forwarding user's business datum flow respectively.Because the disposal ability and the finite capacity of separate unit wireless controller can be disposed many wireless controllers in some large-scale wireless lan (wlan)s, be used to share management control access point and concentrate the task of transmitting service traffics.
In the deployment of larger Centralized Wireless LAN; Can share management control access point and concentrate the task of transmitting service traffics through disposing many wireless controllers (AC); But how to let the load between the wireless controller evenly distribute and backup mutually, industry is not also seen the processing method of system.
A kind of process that connects STA entering wireless network at mobile radio terminal is disclosed among the Chinese patent CN200810112188.3; Wireless Centralized Controller AC calculates the load of corresponding wireless access point AP; If corresponding wireless access point AP load is overweight; Refuse the access request of this portable terminal so, utilize portable terminal STA to select the characteristics of adding automatically at a plurality of WAPs (AP), realize the load balancing between the WAP to a certain extent.But this method can not solve the unbalanced problem of task load between the wireless controller (AC) in extensive Centralized Wireless LAN.
A kind of method is disclosed among the Chinese patent CN200810222269.9; This method is to obtain each item network performance parameter of each wireless controller in the network of place at WAP (AP); Then respectively according to each item network performance parameter; Network performance to each wireless controller carries out analyzing and processing, obtains the integrated network performance parameter of each wireless controller.WAP (AP) is according to the integrated network performance parameter of each wireless controller; Select to insert the wireless controller that an integrated network performance reaches preset standard; Thereby realize the load balancing between the wireless controller among the WLAN to a certain extent; Can make full use of Internet resources is that client is provided services on the Internet, and improves network performance.But this method does not consider to belong to the dynamic change factor of WLAN, increases the task load that can cause corresponding wireless controller suddenly such as terminal use's quantity of being managed below some wireless controllers and increases the weight of.
A kind of method is disclosed in the Chinese patent 200780014125.8, this method be need not under the situation of complex modifications to regulate the transmitted power level of AP beacon message in case reduce congested, but need not regulate the transmitted power level of AP data traffic channels.This method realizes the load balancing between the WAP to a certain extent.But similar with the problem that patent [200810112188.3] solves, can not solve the unbalanced problem of task load between the wireless controller (AC) in extensive Centralized Wireless LAN.
Therefore, we need take all factors into consideration the characteristics of Centralized Wireless LAN, propose the method for a kind of cluster management and dynamic load leveling.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem that the present invention mainly solves provides a kind of equally distributed method of load that realizes between the wireless controller.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the technical scheme that the present invention adopts is: the implementation method of a kind of cluster management and load balancing is provided, and this method may further comprise the steps:
S100: set up the cluster management passage between adjacent wireless controller, change load information through this channel period sexual intercourse;
S200: WAP is mounted to the lighter wireless controller of load, is the Target Wireless controller of WAP;
S300: WAP request target wireless controller sends response message;
S400: the request of Target Wireless controller response WAP, and to WAP transmission response message;
S500: WAP receives and the analyzing responding message, and whether load is too much for the evaluating objects wireless controller, if then initiate the request of switching target wireless controller; If not, then WAP switching target wireless controller not changes S300;
S600: WAP switches on the less fresh target wireless controller of load;
S700: finish.
Said step S100 sets up the cluster management passage and comprises: discovery procedure and negotiations process; Discovery procedure: wireless controller sends to adjacent wireless controller according to the configuration information of system management and sets up channel request, and adjacent wireless controller receives to make after the request and replys, and sets up the cluster management passage; Negotiations process: wireless controller is added up the load number of self, and exchanges load information with adjacent wireless controller AC, and load number is compared, and selects the minimum wireless controller of WAP load number.
Wherein, described load information comprises: the wireless client quantity of the wireless access number of spots of the WAP capacity of corresponding wireless controller, current association, wireless client capacity, current management, forwarding handling capacity flow, the current flow of transmitting.
Further, control of the process of the setting up employing wireless access point of said cluster management passage and configuration protocol.
Wherein, under the too much situation of Target Wireless controller load, said step S500 comprises:
S511: the response message that WAP receiving target wireless controller sends, learn the load of Target Wireless controller;
S512: WAP initiates to switch the request of wireless controller mount point;
S513: whether related Target Wireless controller accepts request, if refusal then turns to S514, if accept, then changes S516 over to;
Whether S514: WAP initiate adds the request of fresh target wireless controller, and the fresh target wireless controller is replied and joined request, and analyze and let WAP add this wireless controller, if then change S515; If not, the S514 that then circulates;
S515: related Target Wireless controller transmits the operation information of WAP to the fresh target wireless controller;
S516: finish.
In addition, among the said step S500, the operation of the switching wireless controller of specific wireless access point is initiated by wireless controller, may further comprise the steps:
S521: the response message of WAP receiving target wireless controller;
S522: under the too much situation of Target Wireless controller load, WAP initiates to switch the wireless controller announcement, then changes step S523 over to;
S 523: WAP initiates to add the fresh target wireless controller, and request fresh target wireless controller is replied and joined request;
Related Target Wireless controller transmits the WAP operation information to the fresh target wireless controller, then turns to S524;
S524: finish.
Further, WAP periodically receives response message.
Wherein, described response message is the control message of wireless access point control and configuration protocol, comprising: IP header, UDP header, CAPWAP header, CAPWAP key-course and message content.
Wherein, described message content application TLV form is represented, comprising: wireless controller title, manufacturer's information, positional information, load information and WAP operation information.
The beneficial effect of using this method is: be different from existing technical scheme; Can't solve the unbalanced problem of task load between the wireless controller AC in the extensive Centralized Wireless LAN, the method for dynamic load leveling between cluster management and the wireless controller in the Centralized Wireless LAN provided by the invention.In the present technique scheme, exchange load information through cluster management channel period property ground between the AC, to let wireless local area network (WLAN) system can know the present load of each AC in real time; AP is in the process that adds WLAN, and is related according to the AC that each AC load information selection and the corresponding load that obtain are less; AP can automatically switch on the lighter AC of load according to each AC load information at running.
The invention also discloses the system of a kind of cluster management and dynamic load leveling, the implementation method of above-mentioned cluster management of this system applies and load balancing comprises WAP and wireless controller; Said WAP comprises: wireless user's information gathering module, wireless controller information gathering module, wireless controller select to add module and MIMO antenna; Said MIMO antenna links to each other with the input of wireless user's information gathering module; The output of wireless user's information gathering module links to each other with the first input end that wireless controller is selected to add module, and the output of wireless controller information gathering module links to each other with second input that wireless controller selects the adding module to link to each other; Wireless user's information gathering module is used to collect the service data of self, and wireless controller information gathering module is used to collect the load information of target, and wireless controller is selected to add module and is used for selecting to switch fresh target; Said wireless controller comprises: wireless controller load announcement module, wireless controller load statistics module and cluster management module; Said wireless controller load statistics module output links to each other with the input of said cluster management computing module, and the output of cluster management computing module links to each other with the input of wireless controller load announcement module; The output that wireless controller is selected to add module links to each other with the input of wireless controller load statistics module, and the output of wireless controller load announcement module links to each other with the input of wireless controller information gathering module; Said wireless controller load announcement module is to adjacent wireless controller announcement load information, and wireless controller load statistics module is added up the load number of self, and said cluster management module is used to set up the cluster management passage.
Technical scheme through this system; And with the combining of the implementation method of said wlan system cluster management and load balancing; In the deployment of larger Centralized Wireless LAN; Can realize sharing management control access point and concentrate the task of transmitting service traffics through disposing many wireless controller AC, realize that simultaneously the load between the wireless controller evenly distributes and backup each other.
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Fig. 1 representes the composition of WLAN;
Fig. 2 representes the structural representation of Centralized Wireless LAN;
Fig. 3 representes in one embodiment of the present invention that AP adds the Principle of Process block diagram of network;
Fig. 4 representes in one embodiment of the present invention that AP adds the process operation flow process of network;
Fig. 5 representes to set up in one embodiment of the present invention the operation situation of WLAN;
Fig. 6 representes to set up in one embodiment of the present invention the running operational flowchart of WLAN;
Fig. 7 representes the form of cluster management passage message in one embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 representes the form of message content in one embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 representes the cluster management passage message format of encipherment protection in a kind of improvement project of the present invention;
Figure 10 representes to adopt in a kind of improvement project of the present invention the process of special message announcement load information;
Figure 11 representes to switch in one embodiment of the present invention the process of AC;
Figure 12 representes to announce when AP adds network in one embodiment of the present invention the process of load information;
Figure 13 representes the flow chart of running announcement load information in one embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 14 representes to initiate the process of switching AC by the AC end in a kind of improvement project of the present invention;
Figure 15 representes the system block diagram of cluster management and dynamic load leveling in the technical scheme of the present invention;
Figure 16 representes the flow chart of the implementation method of cluster management and load balancing in the technical scheme of the present invention.
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See also accompanying drawing 1, the present invention is applied to WLAN WLAN, and WLAN is different with common Ethernet (wired local), and WLAN mainly uses media such as radio wave or IR to carry out the signal transmission.Except that the Internet (Internet) part, wlan system by point of termination station (STA, Station), WAP (AP, Access Point) and wireless controller (AC, Access Point Controller) composition.In order to manage control these WAPs (AP) and wireless lan (wlan) business datum flow better, introduced the notion and the wireless controller (AC) of Centralized Wireless LAN.Centralized Wireless LAN (WLAN) technology is based on 802.11 medium access control standards, this standard definition the wave point between point of termination station (STA) and the access point (AP).Perfect along with the development of wireless technology and 802.11 medium access control standards; Wireless lan (wlan) is disposed on a large scale now; The scale of single wireless lan (wlan) is also very big, comprises hundreds of in the common single wireless lan (wlan) to several thousand access points (AP).AC is Access Point Controller, wireless controller.Single access point (AP) limited coverage area of WLAN is so need many access points to be distributed in different zones usually.The control and management of control and management of these access points (AP) and point of termination station (STA) concentrates on the network equipment usually to be carried out, and this is in charge of control access point (AP) and point of termination station (STA) is called as wireless controller (AC).In Centralized Wireless LAN, by the configuration of controlled in wireless management control access point (AP) and the business datum flow of point of termination station (STA).Connect through the CAPWAP agreement between access point (AP) and the wireless controller (AC), the CAPWAP agreement is to be specifically designed to controlled in wireless and configured protocols by the Internet organization prescribed.Consult accompanying drawing 2, in Centralized Wireless LAN, concentrate the business datum flow of forwarding and leading subscriber usually by wireless controller, among the figure, circuit 1 expression control and management passage, circuit 2 expression data forwarding passages.
Take all factors into consideration the characteristics of Centralized Wireless LAN, the present invention proposes the implementation method of a kind of cluster management and load balancing, see also accompanying drawing 16, this method may further comprise the steps:
S100: set up the cluster management passage between adjacent wireless controller, change load information through this channel period sexual intercourse;
S200: WAP is mounted to the lighter wireless controller of load, is the Target Wireless controller of WAP;
S300: WAP request target wireless controller sends response message;
S400: the request of Target Wireless controller response WAP, and to WAP transmission response message;
S500: WAP receives and the analyzing responding message, and whether load is too much for the evaluating objects wireless controller, if then initiate the request of switching target wireless controller; If not, then WAP switching target wireless controller not changes S 300;
S600: WAP switches on the less fresh target wireless controller of load;
S700: finish.
In order to realize dynamic load leveling and the cluster management of whole WLAN between the wireless controller, need between wireless controller, set up private communication and connect, be used for announcing each other load information and prepare access point (AP) information that switching is connected.Communication interface channel about between the wireless controller is set up flow process; Industry has had the comparative maturity technical scheme; For example general route tunnel protocol (GRE), wireless access point control and configuration protocol (CAPWAP) etc. can be selected wherein a kind of interface channel agreement according to the needs of concrete application scenario.In the preferred forms scheme of the present invention; Consider that concrete application scenario is a Centralized Wireless LAN, set up flow process so the process of setting up of cluster management passage is used for reference wireless access point control and configuration protocol CAPWAP design of communications message encapsulation format and passage.CAPWAP agreement (Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Point Protocol Specification), the protocol specification of control and configuration WAP.In the RFC5415 document, define the substance of this protocol specification, be used in reference to the deployment way of derived set Chinese style WLAN, be used for interconnected between wireless controller (AC) and the access point (AP) particularly.
In a kind of improvement technical scheme of the present invention, the cluster management passage is made amendment, can adopt GRE (generic route encapsulation) passage or add encryption layer with reference to the CAPWAP agreement for the cluster management passage according to security needs.After adding encryption layer for the cluster management passage with reference to the CAPWAP agreement, consult accompanying drawing 9, shown in this preferred implementation the message format of cluster management passage among the figure.
In another improvement technical scheme of the present invention; When setting up the cluster management passage; In order to let the synchronous cycle of AC load information not receive the restriction of CAPWAP heart beat cycle, AC can adopt special CAPWAP manufacturer self-defined message periodically to send response message to AP, promptly announces load information.See also accompanying drawing 10, expressed AC among the figure and adopted special CAPWAP manufacturer self-defined message periodically to announce the implementation procedure of load message.
Wherein, said step S100 cluster management passage is set up and is comprised: discovery procedure and negotiations process; Discovery procedure: wireless controller sends to adjacent wireless controller according to the configuration information of system management and sets up channel request, and adjacent wireless controller receives to make after the request and replys, and sets up the cluster management passage; Negotiations process: wireless controller is added up the load number of self, and exchanges load information with adjacent wireless controller AC, and load number is compared, and selects the minimum wireless controller of WAP load number.
See also accompanying drawing 3 and accompanying drawing 4, a specific embodiment of the present invention, the AP of two AC and two AP establishment WLANs adds the situation of AC, and AC1 and AC2 are through cluster management Channel Exchange load information.AP2 prepares to add WLAN, need be mounted to one of them above the AC, and AP2 finds that through CAPWAP message is to WLAN request AC information.AC1 and AC2 respond the request of AP2 respectively, carry AC load information tabulation in the system in the response message the inside, tell AP2 preferentially to add AC2.
See also accompanying drawing 5 and accompanying drawing 6, expressed the schematic diagram of the running of AP switching mount point AC among the figure, the operation situation of the establishment WLAN of two AC and two AP among the figure, AC1 and AC2 are through cluster management Channel Exchange load information.AC1 learns that own duty ratio AC2 is heavy and can reach balanced through adjustment, just notifies AP2 to prepare to switch.AP2 sets up the CAPWAP passage with AC2 again, reaches the load balancing of whole system.
See also accompanying drawing 11, accompanying drawing 12 and accompanying drawing 13, expressed the process of AP switching AC among the figure, from figure, find out that said step S500 comprises:
S511: the response message that WAP receiving target wireless controller sends, learn the load of Target Wireless controller;
S512: WAP initiates to switch the request of wireless controller mount point;
S513: whether related Target Wireless controller accepts request, if refusal then turns to S514, if accept, then changes S516 over to;
Whether S514: WAP initiate adds the request of fresh target wireless controller, and the fresh target wireless controller is replied and joined request, and analyze and let WAP add this wireless controller, if then change S515; If not, the S514 that then circulates;
S515: related Target Wireless controller transmits the operation information of WAP to the fresh target wireless controller;
S516: finish.
See also accompanying drawing 10, in S500, add in AC or the AP running at AP, AC need announce the load information of each AC in the current system to AP, and AC sends response message to AP.Wherein, concrete announcement mode adds the AC process at AP has some difference with the AP running, and wherein, in AP adding AC process, AC carries the load information of each AC sending to the discovery request response message of AP (CAPWAP discover response) lining; At the AP running, AC carries the load information of each AC sending to the heartbeat response message of AP (CAPWAP echo response) lining.In embodiments of the present invention, described load information comprises: the wireless client quantity of the AP quantity of the AP capacity of corresponding A C, current association, wireless client capacity, current management, forwarding handling capacity flow, the current flow of transmitting.The AP running, receive the load information of each AC after, according to the pre-conditioned AC that judges whether to prepare handoff association.If AP prepares the AC of handoff association, AP sends a request of switching AC to related AC earlier so.Related AC can accept the AC handoff request of corresponding A P, also can refuse request.If related AC refusal request, this finishing switching so; If related AC accepts request, AP initiates to join request to target AC so, and related simultaneously AC transmits the current operation information of corresponding A P to fresh target AC.Related AC is to the AP operation information that fresh target AC transmits, and comprises the last authentication information of the wireless client of association of forwarding-table item, AP of the last related last wireless client of association of wireless client MAC Address, AP of last corresponding WLAN configuration, the AP of network configuration information (IP address and MAC Address), the AP of AP name, AP.Target AC obtains can letting the professional seamless unoccupied place of final wireless user switch after these information.Here after having individual precondition to be the AC and target AC process cluster management of association, all WLAN configurations all are identical.
See also accompanying drawing 14, the switching AC operation of specific AP can be initiated by AC, and in this preferred embodiment, described specific AP is meant that this AP possesses some peculiar function, must be mounted to the AC of appointment.In this optimal technical scheme, among the said step S500, the operation of the switching wireless controller of specific wireless access point is initiated by wireless controller, may further comprise the steps:
S521: the response message of WAP receiving target wireless controller;
S522: under the too much situation of Target Wireless controller load, WAP initiates to switch the wireless controller announcement, then changes step S523 over to;
S523: WAP initiates to add the fresh target wireless controller, and request fresh target wireless controller is replied and joined request;
Related Target Wireless controller transmits the WAP operation information to the fresh target wireless controller, then turns to S524;
S524: finish
Wherein, AP periodically receives response message, and respond message per 30 seconds one time, also is that per 30 seconds of AC sends a message to AP, and this periodicity just in time satisfies the requirement of the bright real-time load balancing of the present invention.
Described response message is the control message of CAPWAP agreement, comprising: IP header, UDP header, CAPWAP header, CAPWAP key-course and message content.The message format that on the cluster management passage, transmits is the control message of CAPWAP agreement, can inherit some advantages of CAPWAP passage like this, and comprising can cross-over NAT equipment, optional encryption protection, sequence of message control prevent out of order transmission etc.The CAPWAP agreement is based on IP and the udp protocol, and the CAPWAP message at first is an IP and UDP message on the contrary.See also accompanying drawing 7, represented cluster management passage message format among the figure.Wherein, described message content application TLV form is represented, comprising: AC title, manufacturer's information, positional information, load information and AP operation information.For the form of message content, see also accompanying drawing 8, enumerated the form of the message content of AC title.
See also accompanying drawing 15, the invention discloses the system of a kind of cluster management and dynamic load leveling, the implementation method of above-mentioned cluster management of this system applies and load balancing comprises WAP and wireless controller;
Said WAP comprises: wireless user's information gathering module, wireless controller information gathering module, wireless controller select to add module and MIMO antenna; Said MIMO antenna links to each other with the input of wireless user's information gathering module; The output of wireless user's information gathering module links to each other with the first input end that wireless controller is selected to add module, and the output of wireless controller information gathering module links to each other with second input that wireless controller selects the adding module to link to each other; Wireless user's information gathering module is used to collect the service data of self, and wireless controller information gathering module is used to collect the load information of target, and wireless controller is selected to add module and is used for selecting to switch fresh target; Said wireless controller comprises: wireless controller load announcement module, wireless controller load statistics module and cluster management module; Said wireless controller load statistics module output links to each other with the input of said cluster management computing module, and the output of cluster management computing module links to each other with the input of wireless controller load announcement module; The output that wireless controller is selected to add module links to each other with the input of wireless controller load statistics module, and the output of wireless controller load announcement module links to each other with the input of wireless controller information gathering module; Said wireless controller load announcement module is to adjacent wireless controller announcement load information, and wireless controller load statistics module is added up the load number of self, and said cluster management module is used to set up the cluster management passage.
The present invention has taken all factors into consideration the characteristics of Centralized Wireless LAN, proposes the method for the cluster management network equipment and dynamic load leveling in existing network topology and discloses the system of a kind of cluster management and dynamic load leveling.Technical scheme of the present invention; Rationally utilize the device processes resource of WLAN; The particularly maximization of the concurrent processing ability of a plurality of wireless controllers does not increase the hardware cost of the network equipment, just can let described technical scheme obtain implementing through software upgrading.In addition, the present technique scheme is transparent to the network connection of mobile radio terminal, and the handoff procedure that device network connects is surfed the Net to influence to the user and minimized, and has reached the effect of redundancy backup between the equipment under a plurality of radio network controller deployment scenario simultaneously.Exchange load information through cluster management channel period property between AC is to let each AC present load of instructing that wireless local area network (WLAN) system can be real-time.AP selects related with corresponding AC in the process that adds WLAN according to each AC load information that obtains.AP can automatically switch on the lighter AC of load according to each AC load information at running, thereby makes the load on each AC reach balanced.
The above is merely embodiments of the invention; Be not so limit claim of the present invention; Every equivalent structure transformation that utilizes specification of the present invention and accompanying drawing content to be done, or directly or indirectly be used in other relevant technical fields, all in like manner be included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

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1. the implementation method of cluster management and load balancing is characterized in that, may further comprise the steps:
S100: set up the cluster management passage between adjacent wireless controller, change load information through this channel period sexual intercourse;
S200: WAP is mounted to the lighter wireless controller of load, is the Target Wireless controller of WAP;
S300: WAP request target wireless controller sends response message;
S400: the request of Target Wireless controller response WAP, and to WAP transmission response message;
S500: WAP receives and the analyzing responding message, and whether load is too much for the evaluating objects wireless controller, if then initiate the request of switching target wireless controller; If not, then WAP switching target wireless controller not changes S300;
S600: WAP switches on the less fresh target wireless controller of load;
S700: finish.
2. the implementation method of cluster management according to claim 1 and load balancing is characterized in that, said step S100 sets up the cluster management passage and comprises: discovery procedure and negotiations process;
Discovery procedure: wireless controller sends to adjacent wireless controller according to the configuration information of system management and sets up channel request, and adjacent wireless controller receives to make after the request and replys, and sets up the cluster management passage;
Negotiations process: wireless controller is added up the load number of self, and exchanges load information with adjacent wireless controller AC, and load number is compared, and selects the minimum wireless controller of WAP load number.
3. the implementation method of cluster management according to claim 2 and load balancing; It is characterized in that described load information comprises: the wireless client quantity of the wireless access number of spots of the WAP capacity of corresponding wireless controller, current association, wireless client capacity, current management, forwarding handling capacity flow, the current flow of transmitting.
4. the implementation method of cluster management according to claim 1 and 2 and load balancing is characterized in that, the control of the process of setting up employing wireless access point and the configuration protocol of said cluster management passage.
5. according to the implementation method of said cluster management of claim 1 and load balancing, it is characterized in that under the too much situation of Target Wireless controller load, said step S500 comprises:
S511: the response message that WAP receiving target wireless controller sends, learn the load of Target Wireless controller;
S512: WAP initiates to switch the request of wireless controller mount point;
S513: whether related Target Wireless controller accepts request, if refusal then turns to S514, if accept, then changes S516 over to;
Whether S514: WAP initiate adds the request of fresh target wireless controller, and the fresh target wireless controller is replied and joined request, and analyze and let WAP add this wireless controller, if then change S515; If not, the S514 that then circulates;
S515: related Target Wireless controller transmits the operation information of WAP to the fresh target wireless controller;
S516: finish.
6. the implementation method of cluster management according to claim 1 and load balancing is characterized in that,
Among the said step S500, the operation of the switching wireless controller of specific wireless access point is initiated by wireless controller, may further comprise the steps:
S521: the response message of WAP receiving target wireless controller;
S522: under the too much situation of Target Wireless controller load, WAP initiates to switch the wireless controller announcement, then changes step S523 over to;
S523: WAP initiates to add the fresh target wireless controller, and request fresh target wireless controller is replied and joined request;
Related Target Wireless controller transmits the WAP operation information to the fresh target wireless controller, then turns to S524;
S524: finish.
7. according to the implementation method of claim 5 or 6 described cluster managements and load balancing, it is characterized in that: WAP periodically receives response message.
8. according to the implementation method of claim 1 or 5 or 6 described cluster managements and load balancing; It is characterized in that; Described response message is the control message of wireless access point control and configuration protocol, comprising: IP header, UDP header, CAPWAP header, CAPWAP key-course and message content.
9. the implementation method of cluster management according to claim 8 and load balancing; It is characterized in that; Described message content application TLV form is represented, comprising: wireless controller title, manufacturer's information, positional information, load information and WAP operation information.
10. the system of cluster management and dynamic load leveling is characterized in that, comprises WAP and wireless controller;
Said WAP comprises: wireless user's information gathering module, wireless controller information gathering module, wireless controller select to add module and MIMO antenna; Said MIMO antenna links to each other with the input of wireless user's information gathering module; The output of wireless user's information gathering module links to each other with the first input end that wireless controller is selected to add module, and the output of wireless controller information gathering module links to each other with second input that wireless controller selects the adding module to link to each other; Wireless user's information gathering module is used to collect the service data of self, and wireless controller information gathering module is used to collect the load information of target, and wireless controller is selected to add module and is used for selecting to switch fresh target;
Said wireless controller comprises: wireless controller load announcement module, wireless controller load statistics module and cluster management module; Said wireless controller load statistics module output links to each other with the input of said cluster management computing module, and the output of cluster management computing module links to each other with the input of wireless controller load announcement module; The output that wireless controller is selected to add module links to each other with the input of wireless controller load statistics module, and the output of wireless controller load announcement module links to each other with the input of wireless controller information gathering module; Said wireless controller load announcement module is to adjacent wireless controller announcement load information, and wireless controller load statistics module is added up the load number of self, and said cluster management module is used to set up the cluster management passage.
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