Address acquisition device and address acquisition method of femtocell

Abstract

The invention discloses an address acquisition device and an address acquisition method of a femtocell. The address acquisition method of the femtocell comprises the following steps: sending multiple discovery message corresponding to multiple protocols to a network in a parallel way; waiting for receiving a response message of the network server; judging whether the response message is received when arriving the set time; if the response message is received, acquiring a protocol type of the network server according to the response message, and acquiring a network protocol IP address of the femtocell by use of a subsequent processing step corresponding to the protocol of the network server. Therefore, the address acquisition method of the femtocell disclosed by the invention can automatically and fast acquire the IP address, the network connection speed of the femtocell can be greatly improved, and then the use convenience of a user or an operator is improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of communication technology, in particular to a base station address acquisition device and an address acquisition method. Background technique [0002] A femtocell is a base station device that is applied in a home indoor environment, an office environment, or other small-coverage environments. Femtocells can be installed by ordinary home or business users themselves, and need to have plug-and-play and fast network access functions after power-on. [0003] Since the communication between the LTE (Long Term Evolution, long-term evolution) femtocell and other network elements of the core network is based on the IP protocol, the device has at least one interface IP address. However, the application scenarios and network networking forms of femtocells are diverse. Generally, it is impossible to determine the IP address of the base station when the device leaves the factory. It is necessary to dynamically obtain the addr...

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Problems solved by technology

However, the application scenarios of the home base station and the network networking form have the characteristics of diversity. Generally, the IP address of the base station cannot be determined when the device leaves the factory. It is necessary to dynamically obtain the address according to the on-site network environment.

There are two methods commonly used for base station equipment to dynamically obtain addresses: DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) protocol and PPPoE (Point-to-point Protocol over Ethernet) protocol. Network conditions are selected and configured, and users or operators use different protocols to assign IP addresses to connect to the network, which is inefficient and time-consuming, which makes the speed of connecting to the network slow, which in turn affects the convenience of users or operators.

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