Working status indication method of wireless network equipment and wireless network equipment

Abstract

This invention discloses a method for indicating the operating status of a wireless network device and a wireless network device in the field of communication technology, enabling the wireless network device to indicate its operating status through a visible light source. The wireless network device includes at least one antenna, and its outer surface includes at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna. The method includes: acquiring operating status parameters of a target antenna, where the target antenna is any one of the at least one antenna; determining emission parameters corresponding to the operating status parameters; determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the operating status parameters from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and controlling the at least one target visible light source to emit light based on the emission parameters. This method can be applied to network deployment scenarios for wireless network devices.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a working status indication method of a wireless network device and a wireless network device. Background Art

[0002] When a wireless network (Wireless Fidelity, Wi-Fi) wireless network device is working, in a wireless network environment (such as slow wireless network data transmission speed, or even failure to connect to the Internet, etc.) or when a problem occurs with the Wi-Fi wireless network device, the user cannot know the working status of the Wi-Fi wireless network device, and usually can only use trial and error methods (such as restarting the Wi-Fi wireless network device, etc.) to try to solve the problem. Therefore, how the Wi-Fi wireless network device indicates the current network status is an issue that needs to be urgently resolved. Summary of the invention

[0003] The embodiment of the present invention provides a working status indication method of a wireless network device and a wireless network device, which can enable the wireless network device to indicate the working status through a visible light source.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the present invention is implemented as follows:

[0005] In a first aspect, a method for indicating the working status of a wireless network device is provided, wherein at least one antenna is provided in the wireless network device, and an outer surface of the wireless network device includes at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna, comprising: obtaining working status parameters of a target antenna, where the target antenna is any one of the at least one antenna; determining a light-emitting parameter corresponding to the working status parameter; determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working status parameter from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and controlling the light emission of at least one target visible light source with the light-emitting parameter.

[0006] In a second aspect, a wireless network device is provided, wherein at least one antenna is provided in the wireless network device, and at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna is included on an outer surface of the wireless network device, including: an acquisition module, used to acquire working state parameters of a target antenna, the target antenna being any one of the at least one antenna; a determination module, used to determine light emission parameters corresponding to the working state parameters; determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameters from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and a control module, used to control the at least one target visible light source to emit light with the light emission parameters.

[0007] In a third aspect, a wireless network device is provided, comprising: at least one antenna, wherein an outer surface of the wireless network device comprises at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna;

[0008] A processor is used to obtain working state parameters of a target antenna, where the target antenna is any one of the at least one antenna; determine a light emitting parameter corresponding to the working state parameter; determine at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and control the at least one target visible light source to emit light with the light emitting parameter.

[0009] In a fourth aspect, a wireless network device is provided, wherein at least one antenna is provided in the wireless network device, and at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna is included on the outer surface of the wireless network device, including: a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, a working status indication method of the wireless network device as in the first aspect is implemented.

[0010] In a fifth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the working status indication method of the wireless network device as in the first aspect is implemented.

[0011] In an embodiment of the present invention, a method for indicating the working status of a wireless network device is provided. At least one antenna is provided in the wireless network device. The outer surface of the wireless network device includes at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna. The method includes: obtaining working status parameters of a target antenna, the target antenna being any one of the at least one antenna; determining a light emission parameter corresponding to the working status parameter; determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working status parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and controlling the at least one target visible light source to emit light with the light emission parameter. Through this scheme, the wireless network device can determine the visible light source corresponding to the working status parameter and the light emission parameter through the working status parameter, and control the light emission of these visible light sources according to the light emission parameter, so that the working status of the wireless network device can be indicated through the visible light source. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a working scenario of a wireless network device in an interference environment provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0013] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a wireless network device provided in an embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;

[0014] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of a method for indicating the working status of a wireless network device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0015] Figure 4A schematic diagram of a scenario for deploying a wireless network device is provided for an embodiment of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 5A A schematic diagram of wireless network device signal coverage is provided for an embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 5B A comparative schematic diagram of wireless network deployment is provided for an embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 5C A schematic diagram of dynamic light emission of a visible light source matrix is ​​provided for an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of different angles and transmission powers of a visible light source at an antenna end corresponding to an embodiment of the present invention is provided;

[0020] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of a wireless network device structure provided by an embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ;

[0021] Figure 8 A schematic diagram of a wireless network device structure provided by an embodiment of the present invention Figure 3 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] It should be noted that, in the embodiments of the present invention, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations or explanations. Any embodiment or design scheme described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of the present invention should not be interpreted as being more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or designs. Specifically, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present related concepts in a specific way.

[0024] In the embodiment of the present invention, the wireless network device may be a Wi-Fi wireless network device, a Bluetooth wireless network device, or an NFC wireless network device. Multiple wireless network devices may be interconnected within a certain range to form a wireless network. For example, Bluetooth connects a Bluetooth headset and a laptop with Bluetooth function; multiple routers are interconnected to form a Wi-Fi wireless network with a larger coverage area.

[0025] Currently, wireless network planning and deployment is a difficult task. Network engineers need to carefully select wireless network equipment, conduct on-site planning, deploy equipment, and constantly select the location of wireless network equipment according to the deployment site environment to achieve high coverage and optimal performance. With the exponential growth of more and more Wi-Fi wireless network devices, whether it is industrial network or home network, more and more Wi-Fi-based wireless mesh network (mesh) networking has begun to be put into use.

[0026] Table 1 shows a wireless network deployment product support and service solution. The relevant technology mainly uses the process and specifications such as Table 1 to guide the wireless network planning and deployment of the wireless network deployment process.

[0027] Table 1

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[0030] It can be seen that the process of wireless network planning and deployment is relatively complicated, and in some projects (for example, wireless overall solution review), network engineers need to understand the working status of wireless network equipment (for example, Wi-Fi coverage at the current transmission power, and Wi-Fi network status). However, in the current situation where network equipment cannot indicate its own working status, the internal working status of Wi-Fi wireless network equipment is often invisible to users when it is working, and other wireless network monitoring tools may be needed for detection. These processes are highly complex to implement, so the following problems exist in the wireless network equipment deployment process:

[0031] like Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of a wireless network device working scenario in an interference environment. Figure 1 In the figure, a router 11 (i.e., a wireless network device) is connected to two terminal devices, namely a computer 12 and a mobile phone 13. There are other wireless devices near the mobile phone 13 that have the same working frequency band as the wireless network device. If the other wireless devices are close to the router 11, they may interfere with the router 11, causing problems in the wireless network environment and deteriorating the Wi-Fi network status of the router 11.

[0032] When a problem occurs in the wireless network environment, causing the Wi-Fi network status to deteriorate (such as slow network speed or even no network connection), users often cannot accurately determine the cause of the problem and can only use trial and error methods (such as restarting the Wi-Fi wireless network device) to try to solve the problem. Figure 1In the scenario shown, how the Wi-Fi wireless network device indicates the current network status is an issue that needs to be resolved urgently.

[0033] Based on the above problems, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for indicating the working status of a wireless network device, wherein at least one antenna is provided in the wireless network device, and the outer surface of the wireless network device includes at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna, comprising: obtaining working status parameters of a target antenna, the target antenna being any one of the at least one antenna; determining a light emission parameter corresponding to the working status parameter; determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working status parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and controlling at least one target visible light source to emit light with the light emission parameter. Through this scheme, the wireless network device can determine the visible light source corresponding to the working status parameter and the light emission parameter through the working status parameter, and control the light emission of these visible light sources according to the light emission parameter, so that the working status of the wireless network device can be indicated through the visible light source.

[0034] A wireless network device provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes: a processor and at least one antenna, wherein the outer surface of the wireless network device includes at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna; wherein the processor is used to obtain working state parameters of a target antenna, the target antenna being any one of the at least one antenna; determine a light emission parameter corresponding to the working state parameter; determine at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and control the at least one target visible light source to emit light with the light emission parameter.

[0035] Optionally, for at least one antenna in the wireless network device, at least one visible light source may be provided at a position corresponding to each antenna endpoint.

[0036] like Figure 2 The figure shows a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless network device, which includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a light source management module, wherein the CPU is connected to an antenna and the light source management module, and the light source management module is connected to a plurality of visible light sources arranged outside the antenna.

[0037] The CPU is used to obtain working state parameters of the target antenna, where the target antenna is any one of the at least one antenna; and determine the light emission parameters corresponding to the working state parameters;

[0038] The light source management module is used to determine at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameters from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna according to the working state parameters determined by the CPU; and control the at least one target visible light source to emit light according to the light-emitting parameters determined by the CPU.

[0039] It should be noted that the CPU and the light source management module may be two independent devices, or the CPU and the light source management module may be integrated into the same device, for example, integrated into the same processor.

[0040] like Figure 3 As shown, a method for indicating the working status of a wireless network device is provided, which is applied to the above wireless network device, and includes:

[0041] 301. Obtain working status parameters of a target antenna.

[0042] The target antenna is any antenna of the at least one antenna.

[0043] Optionally, the working parameters include the following:

[0044] (1) Transmitting power;

[0045] (2) Network status parameters;

[0046] (3) Transmit power network status parameters;

[0047] (4) Transmit power, network status parameters, and beam transmission angle;

[0048] (5) Transmitting power and beam transmission angle;

[0049] (6) Network status parameters and beam transmission angle.

[0050] Optionally, the network status parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0051] Transmission packet error rate, received signal strength (RSSI), interference status parameters, antenna data throughput, and network latency.

[0052] That is, the network status parameter may be one or more of a transmission packet error rate, a received signal strength (RSSI), an interference status parameter, an antenna data throughput, and a network delay. Alternatively, the network status parameter may be a parameter indicating the network status determined based on one or more of a transmission packet error rate, a received signal strength (RSSI), an interference status parameter, an antenna data throughput, and a network delay, and the parameter may characterize the current Wi-Fi network quality.

[0053] Optionally, when the transmission packet error rate is larger, the RSSI value is smaller, the interference state parameter is larger, the antenna data throughput is smaller, and the network delay is larger, it indicates that the network state is worse and the Wi-Fi network quality is worse.

[0054] Optionally, a smaller transmission packet error rate, a larger RSSI value, a smaller interference state parameter, a larger antenna data throughput, and a smaller network delay indicate a better network state and a better Wi-Fi network quality.

[0055] It should be noted that the above-mentioned network status parameters are all exemplary descriptions. In the embodiment of the present invention, the network status parameters can also be other parameters indicating the network status of the wireless network device (for example, the number of connected users, the type of connected devices, etc.), which are not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0056] 302. Determine a light emitting parameter corresponding to the working state parameter.

[0057] In the embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting parameter includes at least one of the following: light emitting brightness, light emitting color, and light emitting flickering frequency.

[0058] When the above 302 is specifically implemented, different implementation methods may exist according to different working state parameters. Several possible implementation methods are described below:

[0059] Implementation method 1: corresponding to the working state parameters including the transmission power;

[0060] An optional implementation of the above-mentioned determination of the luminous parameters corresponding to the working state parameters is: determining the power range in which the transmit power is located, and determining the corresponding luminous brightness according to the power range, wherein the luminous brightness is used to indicate the coverage of the wireless network within the power range;

[0061] An optional implementation of the above determination of the luminous parameters corresponding to the working state parameters is: determining the luminous brightness corresponding to the transmit power, the luminous brightness being used to indicate the coverage of the wireless network under the transmit power.

[0062] In this implementation, the correspondence between the transmission power range and the luminous brightness can be saved. Exemplarily, the correspondence can be implemented in the form of a correspondence table, as shown in Table 2.

[0063] Table 2

[0064] Transmit power range Luminance Transmit power A~Transmit power B Brightness L1 Transmit power B~Transmit power C Brightness L2 Transmit power C~Transmit power D Brightness L3

[0065] In practical applications, the above correspondence can be obtained by conducting multiple experiments in the actual deployment of the network. For example, within the power range of transmission power A to transmission power B, the corresponding visible light source is controlled to emit light with different brightness, and the range of the visible light in the actual space covered by the visible light source is observed by the naked eye of the user, and compared with the signal coverage range of the wireless network device measured by the measuring device, to determine the brightness L1 that matches the power range of transmission power A to transmission power B.

[0066] Optionally, it should be noted that the above uses luminous brightness to characterize the transmission power range corresponding to the transmission power. Different luminous colors and / or luminous flashing frequencies can also be used to characterize different transmission powers. The specific implementation method is similar to the above-mentioned characterization of the transmission power by luminous brightness, which will not be repeated here.

[0067] At present, wireless network equipment uses electromagnetic waves as a carrier for information transmission. Since electromagnetic waves are invisible and intangible, they have become a key pain point in wireless network deployment.

[0068] Visible light based on visible light is perceptible to people and has similar physical properties to electromagnetic waves, such as having similar propagation speeds and supporting reflection from reflectors. In an embodiment of the present invention, a visible light source with adjustable brightness is added at the antenna endpoint of a wireless network device. When this method is applied in a network deployment scenario, the actual electromagnetic wave coverage range of the wireless network device can be indicated by the luminous range of the visible light source.

[0069] It should be noted that for scenes with different ambient brightness, the corresponding relationship between the emission power range and the luminous brightness will also be different. Therefore, the above-mentioned luminous brightness can be comprehensively determined based on the two parameters of ambient brightness and emission power range, and the corresponding visible light source can be controlled according to the luminous brightness.

[0070] Wireless network equipment works in network deployment mode:

[0071] like Figure 4As shown, it is a schematic diagram of a scenario of wireless network device deployment. In this scenario, routing devices 41, routing devices 42 and routing devices 43 (i.e., wireless network devices) can reflect the coverage rate of the wireless network by superimposing visible light on the surrounding environment. By adjusting the positions of routing devices 41, routing devices 42 and routing devices 43, the coverage range of visible light is observed to enable the wireless network to cover a reasonable range. This has a reference significance for the deployment of wireless network devices. In this mode, after determining the luminous brightness (or luminous color, or luminous flashing frequency) matching the transmission power according to the current transmission power, the actual electromagnetic wave coverage range of the wireless network device is indicated by the luminous range of the visible light source. Specifically, when routing devices 41, routing devices 42 and routing devices 43 work in the networking deployment mode, the CPU in the routing device can control the transmission power of each external antenna. The CPU sends the transmission power data configured by each antenna to the light source management module through a message. The light source management module parses the transmission power value of each antenna and controls the emission brightness of the visible light on each antenna accordingly.

[0072] For example, Figure 5A As shown, it is a schematic diagram of the signal coverage range of a wireless network device. It can be seen from the figure that there is an overlapping coverage range between routing device 51 and routing device 52. When the luminous brightness is used to characterize the coverage range of the wireless network device, the brightness of this area will be brighter. In actual scenarios, when the brightness of this area is brighter than other areas, the distance between routing device 51 and routing device 52 can be adjusted to be larger to achieve a wider coverage range.

[0073] For example, Figure 5B As shown, in Figure 5B In the indoor space shown in FIG. 1 , a wireless network is deployed using the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5B As shown in (a) in 5B, the visible light sources set on routing devices A, B and C do not cover the entire space when emitting light at the maximum transmission power. Therefore, it can be determined that the deployment method shown in (a) in 5B cannot guarantee wireless network coverage in the entire indoor space. At this time, the positions of routing devices A, B and C need to be adjusted, such as Figure 5B As shown in (b), when the visible light sources set on the adjusted routing devices A, B and C emit light at the maximum transmission power, the visible light coverage can cover the entire space. At this time, it can be determined that the deployment method shown in (b) in 5B can ensure that the entire indoor space is covered by the wireless network.

[0074] The above solution enables network engineers to visually learn about the coverage of wireless network devices and adjust the deployment locations of wireless network devices, thereby providing effective reference information for actual deployment work.

[0075] Implementation method 2: corresponding to the working status parameters including network status parameters;

[0076] A possible implementation of the above-mentioned determination of the luminous parameters corresponding to the working status parameters is: determining the network status indicated by the network status parameters; and determining the luminous color used to indicate the network status.

[0077] Another possible implementation of the above determination of the luminous parameters corresponding to the working status parameters is: determining the network status indicated by the network status parameters; and determining the luminous color and luminous flashing frequency used to indicate the network status.

[0078] Another possible implementation of the above-mentioned determination of the light emitting parameters corresponding to the working status parameters is: determining the network status indicated by the network status parameters; and determining the light emitting flashing frequency used to indicate the network status.

[0079] There is also a possible implementation method, which can indicate the current network status by using a visible light source matrix composed of multiple visible light sources to emit light through some of the visible light sources in the visible light source matrix. Specifically, the working state parameters of the wireless network device can be determined in real time, and which visible light sources in the light source matrix emit light can be determined according to the working state parameters, thereby presenting a dynamic lighting display effect.

[0080] For example, Figure 5C The figure shows a schematic diagram of a visible light source matrix dynamically emitting light, wherein the visible light source matrix is ​​composed of multiple visible light sources. Assuming that the network status parameter is the RSSI value, the RSSI range includes RSSI range 1, RSSI range 2 and RSSI range 3, and the signal strength indicated by RSSI range 1 is less than the signal strength indicated by RSSI range 2, and the signal strength indicated by RSSI range 2 is less than the signal strength indicated by RSSI range 3, when time A is in RSSI range 1, it can be as follows Figure 5C As shown in (a), part of the visible light sources in the visible light source matrix are controlled to emit light. When time B is in RSSI range 2, Figure 5C As shown in (b) in the figure, part of the visible light sources in the visible light source matrix are controlled to emit light. When the time C is in the RSSI range 3, the Figure 5C As shown in (c), part of the visible light sources in the visible light source matrix is ​​controlled to emit light, so that the change of the RSSI value can be dynamically presented by dynamically lighting up the visible light sources.

[0081] (2) Network status display mode;

[0082] The wireless network device works in the network status display mode: in this working mode, the CPU in the wireless network device can count the network status parameters on each antenna in real time, and the CPU can send the network status parameters to the light source management module at a fixed frequency through the message format defined inside the wireless network device. The light source management module controls the network status parameters to correspond to different antennas, and displays different light colors and alarm information (which can be light flashing frequency) determined according to the network status parameters.

[0083] Implementation method three: corresponding to the above working status parameters including network status parameters and transmission power.

[0084] The above-mentioned determination of the luminous parameters corresponding to the working status parameters includes: determining the power range in which the transmission power is located, and determining the luminous brightness used to indicate the power range; and determining the network status indicated by the network status parameter; determining the luminous color used to indicate the network status, and / or the luminous flashing frequency.

[0085] 303. Determine at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna.

[0086] When the above 303 is specifically implemented, different implementation methods may exist according to different working state parameters. Several possible implementation methods are described below:

[0087] Implementation A: corresponding to the working state parameters including the transmission power;

[0088] Determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna includes: determining a first visible light source for indicating transmission power from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna.

[0089] Implementation B: corresponding to the working status parameters including network status parameters;

[0090] Determine at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working status parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna, including: determine a second visible light source used to indicate a network status parameter (ie, indicate a network status) from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna.

[0091] Implementation method C: corresponding to the working state parameters including transmission power and network state parameters;

[0092] In this implementation, the method of determining the visible light source is similar to that in the above-mentioned method A and method B. There may be two situations according to the different numbers of light sources set on the wireless network device. In one case, the above-mentioned first visible light source and the second visible light source are different light sources. In the other case, the above-mentioned first visible light source and the second visible light source are the same light source.

[0093] Exemplarily, two visible light sources are provided on the wireless network device, one of which is used to characterize the transmission power range, and the other is used to characterize the network status.

[0094] As another example, a visible light source is provided on the wireless network device, and the visible light source can be used to characterize the transmission power range and also to characterize the network status. Instead, different light-emitting parameters are used to characterize the transmission power range and the network status. For example, the light-emitting brightness is used to characterize the transmission power range, and the light-emitting color is used to characterize the network status.

[0095] Implementation method D: The working state parameters include: transmission power and beam transmission angle;

[0096] Determine, from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna, at least one visible light source for indicating the transmit power, wherein the at least one visible light source for indicating the transmit power corresponds to at least one beam transmit angle range;

[0097] According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, a first visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle is determined from at least one visible light source used to indicate the transmission power.

[0098] Implementation method E: The working status parameters include: network status parameters and beam transmission angle;

[0099] Determine at least one visible light source for indicating a network status from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna, wherein the at least one visible light source for indicating a network status corresponds to at least one beam emission angle range;

[0100] According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, a second visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle is determined from at least one visible light source used to indicate the network status.

[0101] Implementation method F: The working status parameters include: transmission power, network status parameters and beam transmission angle;

[0102] Determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna includes:

[0103] F1. Determine at least one visible light source for indicating transmit power and network status from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; the at least one visible light source for indicating transmit power and network status corresponds to at least one beam transmission angle range;

[0104] F2. According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, determine a third visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle from at least one visible light source used to indicate transmission power and network status parameters.

[0105] The above implementation scheme corresponds to using one visible light source to indicate two parameters, namely, the transmission power and the network status. Specifically, different light emission parameters may be used to indicate the transmission power and the network status.

[0106] Implementation method G: The working status parameters include transmission power, network status parameters and beam transmission angle;

[0107] Determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna includes:

[0108] The above implementation scheme corresponds to using one visible light source to indicate two parameters, namely, the transmission power and the network status. Specifically, different light emission parameters may be used to indicate the transmission power and the network status (or network status parameters).

[0109] G1. Determine at least one fourth visible light source for indicating transmit power from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and at least one fifth visible light source indicating a network status parameter; at least one fourth visible light source corresponds to at least one beam emission angle range, and at least one fifth visible light source corresponds to at least one beam emission angle range;

[0110] G2. Determine, according to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, a first target visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle from at least one fourth visible light source;

[0111] G3. According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, determine a second target visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle from at least one fifth visible light source.

[0112] The above implementation scheme corresponds to using two visible light sources to indicate the two parameters of transmission power and network status. Specifically, different light emission parameters can be used to indicate the transmission power and network status.

[0113] Wireless network equipment works in signal tracking mode: When radio electromagnetic waves are transmitted, beamforming technology is used to converge the signals within a certain angle range, so that the signals are transmitted directionally to users at specific locations. Based on this consideration, the visible light source at the antenna end is designed as follows: Figure 6The schematic diagram shown is of the visible light source at the antenna end corresponding to different angles and transmission powers.

[0114] Figure 6 In the figure, the antenna can use any angle from angle 1 to angle 7 as the beam emission angle and transmit in that direction. Specifically, the CPU can parse the emission angle and notify the light source management module of the angle through a message, so that the light source management module can control the visible light source to emit light at a specific angle, so as to realize the visible light source indicating the direction of the actual emission beam and achieve the purpose of auxiliary indication.

[0115] 304. Control at least one target visible light source to emit light using the light emission parameters.

[0116] Figure 6 It can be seen that the luminous coverage range when the transmission power is power 1 is smaller than the luminous coverage range when the transmission power is power 2, where power 1 is smaller than power 2.

[0117] Optionally, corresponding to implementation method 1 in 302 and implementation method A in 303, at least one target visible light source is controlled to emit light with light-emitting parameters, including: controlling the first visible light source in implementation method A to emit light with the light-emitting brightness determined in implementation method 1.

[0118] Optionally, corresponding to the implementation method 2 in 302 and the implementation method B in 303, at least one target visible light source is controlled to emit light with light parameters, including: controlling the light emission of the second visible light source in the above implementation method B with the light emission color in implementation method 2 and / or the light flickering frequency.

[0119] Optionally, corresponding to implementation method three in 302 and implementation method F in 303, at least one target visible light source is controlled to emit light with light-emitting parameters, including: controlling the light-emitting brightness and light-emitting color, and / or light-emitting flickering frequency in implementation method three to emit light from the third visible light source in implementation method B.

[0120] Optionally, corresponding to implementation method three in 302 and implementation method G in 303, at least one target visible light source is controlled to emit light with light-emitting parameters, including: controlling the first target visible light source in implementation method G to emit light with the light-emitting brightness in implementation method three, controlling the second target visible light source in implementation method G to emit light with the light-emitting color in implementation method three, and / or the light-emitting flickering frequency.

[0121] In an embodiment of the present invention, a method for indicating the working status of a wireless network device is provided. The wireless network device is provided with at least one antenna. The outer surface of the wireless network device includes at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna. The method includes: obtaining working status parameters of a target antenna, the target antenna being any one of the at least one antenna; determining a light emission parameter corresponding to the working status parameter; determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working status parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and controlling the at least one target visible light source to emit light with the light emission parameter. Through this scheme, the wireless network device can determine the visible light source corresponding to the working status parameter and the light emission parameter through the working status parameter, and control the light emission of these visible light sources according to the light emission parameter, so that the working status of the wireless network device can be indicated through the visible light source.

[0122] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, in addition to indicating the working status of the wireless network device by emitting light from the visible light source, a voice module may be configured on the wireless network device to output voice information to indicate the working status of the wireless network device.

[0123] In a scenario with multiple wireless network devices, there may be a master device and multiple slave devices. The working status of the slave devices may be indicated by lights of visible light sources set at different positions on the master device. The specific indication method is similar to that in a single wireless network device and will not be repeated here.

[0124] like Figure 7 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless network device, wherein the wireless network device is provided with at least one antenna, and an outer surface of the wireless network device includes at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna, including:

[0125] An acquisition module 701 is used to acquire a working state parameter of a target antenna, where the target antenna is any antenna of the at least one antenna;

[0126] The determination module 702 is used to determine the light emitting parameters corresponding to the working state parameters; determine at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameters from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna;

[0127] The control module 703 is used to control at least one target visible light source to emit light according to the light emission parameters.

[0128] Optional working status parameters include:

[0129] At least one of a transmission power and a network status parameter;

[0130] or,

[0131] At least one of the transmission power and the network status parameter, and the beam transmission angle.

[0132] Optionally, the network status parameter includes at least one of the following:

[0133] Transmission packet error rate, received signal strength RSSI, interference status parameters, antenna data throughput, and network delay.

[0134] Optionally, the luminous parameters include at least one of the following:

[0135] Luminous brightness, luminous color, and luminous flashing frequency.

[0136] Optionally, the working status parameter includes transmission power;

[0137] The determination module 702 is specifically used to determine the power range of the transmission power, and determine the corresponding luminous brightness according to the power range, and the luminous brightness is used to indicate the coverage of the wireless network within the power range;

[0138] or,

[0139] The luminous brightness corresponding to the transmission power is determined, and the luminous brightness is used to indicate the coverage of the wireless network under the transmission power.

[0140] Optionally, the determination module 702 is specifically configured to determine a first visible light source for indicating the transmit power from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna.

[0141] Optionally, the working status parameter also includes a beam emission angle;

[0142] The determination module 702 is specifically configured to determine at least one visible light source for indicating the transmit power from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna, wherein the at least one visible light source for indicating the transmit power corresponds to at least one beam transmit angle range;

[0143] According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, a first visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle is determined from at least one visible light source used to indicate the transmission power.

[0144] Optionally, the control module 703 is specifically configured to control the first visible light source to emit light with light brightness.

[0145] Optionally, the working status parameter includes a network status parameter;

[0146] The determination module 702 is specifically used to determine the network status indicated by the network status parameter; determine the light color and / or light flashing frequency used to indicate the network status.

[0147] Optionally, the determination module 702 is specifically configured to determine a second visible light source for indicating a network status parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna.

[0148] Optionally, the working status parameter also includes a beam emission angle;

[0149] The determination module 702 is specifically configured to determine at least one visible light source for indicating a network state from at least one visible light source corresponding to a target antenna, wherein the at least one visible light source for indicating a network state corresponds to at least one beam emission angle range;

[0150] According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, a second visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle is determined from at least one visible light source used to indicate the network status.

[0151] Optionally, the control module 703 is specifically used to control the light emission of the second visible light source by light emission color and / or light flickering frequency.

[0152] Optionally, the working status parameters include: transmission power, network status parameters and beam transmission angle;

[0153] The determination module 702 is specifically configured to determine at least one visible light source for indicating the transmit power and the network status parameter from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; the at least one visible light source for indicating the transmit power and the network status parameter corresponds to at least one beam transmission angle range;

[0154] According to the beam transmission angle of the target antenna, a third visible light source corresponding to the beam transmission angle is determined from at least one visible light source used to indicate transmission power and network status parameters.

[0155] Optionally, the working status parameters include transmission power, network status parameters and beam transmission angle;

[0156] The determination module 702 is specifically configured to determine, from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna, at least one fourth visible light source for indicating the transmit power; and at least one fifth visible light source for indicating the network status parameter; the at least one fourth visible light source corresponds to at least one beam emission angle range, and the at least one fifth visible light source corresponds to at least one beam emission angle range;

[0157] According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, determining a first target visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle from at least one fourth visible light source;

[0158] According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, a second target visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle is determined from at least one fifth visible light source.

[0159] like Figure 8 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless network device, wherein at least one antenna is provided in the wireless network device, and at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna is included on the outer surface of the wireless network device, including: a processor 801, a memory 802, and a computer program stored in the memory 802 and executable on the processor, wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor 801, a working status indication method of the wireless network device as described in the above method embodiment is implemented.

[0160] An embodiment of the present invention provides a computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium. When the computer program is executed by a processor, the various processes performed by the wireless network device in the above method embodiment are implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0161] The computer readable storage medium may be a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc.

[0162] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[0163] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present invention is essentially or the part that contributes to the prior art can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, a disk, or an optical disk), and includes a number of instructions for enabling a wireless network device (which can be a router, etc.) to execute the methods of various embodiments of the present invention.

[0164] The embodiments of the present invention are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation modes, which are merely illustrative rather than restrictive. Under the guidance of the present invention, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the scope of protection of the present invention and the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for indicating the working status of a wireless network device, wherein the wireless network device is provided with at least one antenna, and an outer surface of the wireless network device includes at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna, and the method is applied in a networking deployment scenario of the wireless network device, comprising: Acquire working state parameters of a target antenna, where the target antenna is any one of the at least one antenna, and the working state parameters include: transmit power and / or network state parameters; or, transmit power and / or network state parameters, and beam transmission angle; the network state parameters include at least one of the following: transmission packet error rate, received signal strength RSSI, interference state parameters, antenna data throughput, network delay, number of connected users, and type of connected devices; Determining a light emitting parameter corresponding to the working state parameter; Determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and Controlling the at least one target visible light source to emit light using the light emission parameters; When the working state parameter includes the transmission power, the determining of the light emitting parameter corresponding to the working state parameter includes: Determine the power range in which the transmission power is located, and determine the corresponding luminous brightness based on the power range, wherein the luminous brightness is used to indicate the wireless network coverage within the power range; or, determine the luminous brightness corresponding to the transmission power, wherein the luminous brightness is used to indicate the wireless network coverage under the transmission power.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting parameters include at least one of the following: Luminous brightness, luminous color, and luminous flashing frequency.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna comprises: A first visible light source for indicating the transmit power is determined from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the working state parameter further comprises the beam emission angle; The step of determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna includes: Determine, from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna, at least one visible light source for indicating the transmit power, wherein the at least one visible light source for indicating the transmit power corresponds to at least one beam transmission angle range; According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, a first visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle is determined from the at least one visible light source used to indicate the transmission power.

5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the step of controlling the at least one target visible light source to emit light with the light emission parameters comprises: The first visible light source is controlled to emit light at the light emitting brightness.

6. The method according to claim 1, when the working state parameter includes the network state parameter, the determining the light emitting parameter corresponding to the working state parameter comprises: Determining a network state indicated by the network state parameter; Determine the light color and / or light flashing frequency for indicating the network status.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna comprises: A second visible light source for indicating the network status is determined from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the working state parameter further comprises the beam emission angle; The step of determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna includes: Determine, from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna, at least one visible light source for indicating the network status, wherein the at least one visible light source for indicating the network status corresponds to at least one beam emission angle range; According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, a second visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle is determined from the at least one visible light source used to indicate the network status.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the working state parameter includes: the transmission power, the network state parameter, and the beam transmission angle, determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna includes: Determine, from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna, at least one visible light source for indicating the transmit power and the network status parameter; the at least one visible light source for indicating the transmit power and the network status parameter corresponds to at least one beam transmission angle range; According to the beam transmission angle of the target antenna, a third visible light source corresponding to the beam transmission angle is determined from the at least one visible light source used to indicate the transmission power and the network status parameter.

10. The method according to claim 1, when the working state parameter includes transmission power, network state parameter and beam transmission angle, determining at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna comprises: Determining at least one fourth visible light source for indicating the transmit power from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and at least one fifth visible light source indicating the network status parameter; the at least one fourth visible light source corresponds to at least one beam emission angle range, and the at least one fifth visible light source corresponds to at least one beam emission angle range; According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, determining a first target visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle from the at least one fourth visible light source; According to the beam emission angle of the target antenna, a second target visible light source corresponding to the beam emission angle is determined from the at least one fifth visible light source.

11. A wireless network device, wherein at least one antenna is provided in the wireless network device, and an outer surface of the wireless network device includes at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna, wherein the wireless network device operates in a networking deployment mode, comprising: an acquisition module, configured to acquire working state parameters of a target antenna, wherein the target antenna is any one of the at least one antenna, and the working state parameters include: transmission power and / or network state parameters; or, transmission power and / or network state parameters, and beam transmission angle; the network state parameters include at least one of the following: transmission packet error rate, received signal strength RSSI, interference state parameters, antenna data throughput, network delay, number of connected users, and type of connected devices; a determination module, configured to determine a light emitting parameter corresponding to the working state parameter; and to determine at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; A control module, used to control the at least one target visible light source to emit light according to the light emission parameters; When the working status parameter includes the transmission power, the determination module is specifically used to determine the power range of the transmission power, and determine the corresponding luminous brightness according to the power range, and the luminous brightness is used to indicate the wireless network coverage within the power range; or, determine the luminous brightness corresponding to the transmission power, and the luminous brightness is used to indicate the wireless network coverage under the transmission power.

12. A wireless network device, comprising: at least one antenna, the outer surface of the wireless network device includes at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna, and the wireless network device operates in a networking deployment mode; A processor, configured to obtain working state parameters of a target antenna, wherein the target antenna is any one of the at least one antenna, and the working state parameters include: transmission power and / or network state parameters; or, transmission power and / or network state parameters, and beam transmission angle; the network state parameters include at least one of the following: transmission packet error rate, received signal strength RSSI, interference state parameters, antenna data throughput, network delay, number of connected users, and type of connected devices; determine a light emitting parameter corresponding to the working state parameter; determine at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameter from at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and control the at least one target visible light source to emit light with the light emitting parameter; When the working status parameter includes the transmission power, the processor is specifically used to determine the power range of the transmission power, and determine the corresponding luminous brightness according to the power range, and the luminous brightness is used to indicate the wireless network coverage within the power range; or, determine the luminous brightness corresponding to the transmission power, and the luminous brightness is used to indicate the wireless network coverage under the transmission power.

13. The wireless network device according to claim 12, wherein the processor comprises: A CPU, configured to obtain a working state parameter of a target antenna, wherein the target antenna is any one of the at least one antenna; Determining a light emitting parameter corresponding to the working state parameter; A light source management module is used to determine, according to the working state parameters determined by the CPU, at least one target visible light source corresponding to the working state parameters from the at least one visible light source corresponding to the target antenna; and to control the at least one target visible light source to emit light according to the light-emitting parameters determined by the CPU.

14. A wireless network device, wherein at least one antenna is provided in the wireless network device, and an outer surface of the wireless network device includes at least one visible light source corresponding to the at least one antenna, comprising: A processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the method for indicating the working status of a wireless network device according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is implemented.

15. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein the computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method for indicating the working status of a wireless network device according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is implemented.

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