A method and system for deploying and configuring distributed edge computing terminals

Abstract

This invention belongs to the field of smart grids, specifically relating to a method and system for deploying and configuring distributed edge computing terminals. This method involves configuring available smart terminals with different communication protocols at the smart terminal assembly location, classifying them according to their compatibility to select usable smart terminals, constructing distributed nodes based on the effective communication distance of wireless communication devices, and adding wireless communication devices or communication adapters through cost comparison. This ensures effective communication of smart terminals within each distributed node at a low cost, providing a high-quality, low-cost configuration scheme for the distributed deployment of edge computing terminals in power grid areas.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of smart grids, specifically relating to a method and system for deploying and configuring distributed edge computing terminals. Background Technology

[0002] New power automation systems based on edge computing are an effective means of achieving massive information perception and efficient processing of business data. Their abundant computing resources and superior computing capabilities are an effective guarantee for providing business services. In these edge computing-based power systems, the ubiquitous access of massive terminal devices requires the deployment of a large number of distributed edge computing terminals, which is an important application scenario for the autonomous regionalization of power distribution systems. As crucial equipment in power distribution systems, distributed edge computing terminals can achieve deep perception and efficient processing of massive heterogeneous multi-source data. Furthermore, considering requirements such as business diversification, reliability, real-time performance, and equipment cost-effectiveness, configuring appropriate computing and storage hardware for distributed edge computing terminals can avoid resource redundancy and waste, and improve business processing efficiency and economy. Therefore, the deployment and configuration scheme of distributed edge computing terminals not only directly affects the business processing efficiency and overall performance of the power distribution system, but an unreasonable deployment and configuration scheme will also increase the economic cost of the power distribution system.

[0003] 202310694167.1 A method, apparatus, device, and medium for deploying and configuring distributed edge computing terminals are disclosed. This invention, while meeting the computing and storage needs of access users, first determines the number and location of distributed edge computing terminals, then plans the communication network between devices, and further configures the computing and storage hardware models of the distributed edge computing terminals, avoiding redundant waste of distributed edge computing terminal resources. By formulating a reasonable distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration strategy, this invention can improve the economic efficiency and operational stability of regional power distribution systems, and enhance the power distribution system's ability to support massive power services.

[0004] When communication protocols are incompatible with those of smart terminals, there is a deficiency that prevents effective communication between all smart terminals within a given area.

[0005] When deploying distributed edge computing terminals for power grids, there is a drawback: it is impossible to achieve low-cost and efficient communication management. Summary of the Invention

[0006] In view of the problems existing in the prior art, the present invention is proposed.

[0007] The purpose of this invention is to provide a high-quality, low-cost configuration scheme for the distributed deployment of edge computing terminals in power grid substations.

[0008] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this invention provides the following technical solution: a method for deploying and configuring a distributed edge computing terminal, comprising: obtaining the assembly location of the smart terminal in the distribution area as a reference point, and constructing a reference point library;

[0009] The reference point library corresponding to adjacent reference points is classified for compatibility, and the distribution area of ​​the same type of reference points is obtained, and smart terminals are deployed at the reference points.

[0010] Based on the effective communication area of ​​the communication equipment, the reference point distribution area is fully covered to obtain several effective node areas;

[0011] Establish wireless communication devices within the effective node area, establish communication between the wireless communication devices and the smart terminals corresponding to the content reference points in the effective communication area, and establish edge processing terminals next to the wireless communication devices as distributed nodes.

[0012] Several distributed nodes are deployed to establish communication channels with the backend, completing the distributed deployment of edge terminals in the distribution area.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of the distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration method of the present invention, the reference point library includes reference points and available smart terminals corresponding to the reference points.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment of the distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration method of the present invention, the compatibility classification includes the following: for any two adjacent reference points, if there is at least one pair of compatible smart terminals, then the two reference points are compatible.

[0015] As a preferred embodiment of the distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration method described in this invention, the step of obtaining several effective node areas includes, based on the spatial distribution of all reference points and the volume of the effective communication area, completing the full coverage deployment of the effective communication area when several effective communication areas include all reference points in the spatial distribution, and taking several effective communication areas as effective node areas;

[0016] Frequency planning is performed for wireless communication devices within effective node areas with overlapping portions.

[0017] As a preferred embodiment of the distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration method described in this invention, the frequency planning includes ensuring that the signals of wireless communication devices in different effective node areas do not interfere with each other by reasonably allocating spectrum resources.

[0018] As a preferred embodiment of the distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration method described in this invention, the wireless communication device is a directly connected intelligent terminal, and intelligent terminals corresponding to non-directly connected terminals within the effective node area are selected as non-directly connected terminals to build a wireless communication system for the non-directly connected terminals.

[0019] As a preferred embodiment of the distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration method of the present invention, when there is partial overlap of effective node areas and a reference point in the overlapping area, the smart terminal corresponding to the reference point is marked as a duplicate terminal. When a distributed node receives information from a duplicate terminal, the information is marked as duplicate, and it is verified whether adjacent distributed nodes receive information from the same duplicate terminal. If yes, it indicates that the two distributed nodes are in normal working condition; otherwise, the two distributed nodes are marked as abnormal and an alarm is issued.

[0020] As a preferred embodiment of the distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration system of the present invention, it includes: a reference point management module, a regional compatibility classification module, a communication node deployment module, an edge terminal deployment module, and a distributed network construction module.

[0021] A computer device includes a memory and a processor, the memory storing a computer program, characterized in that the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of any one of the methods in a distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration method.

[0022] A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of any one of the methods in a distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration method.

[0023] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: Available smart terminals with different communication protocols are configured at the smart terminal assembly location, and compatibility is categorized according to the compatibility of the communication protocols to select available smart terminals. Then, distributed nodes are constructed based on the effective communication distance of the wireless communication equipment. Furthermore, wireless communication equipment or communication adapters are added through cost comparison, ensuring effective communication of smart terminals within each distributed node at a low cost. This provides a high-quality, low-cost configuration scheme for the distributed deployment of edge computing terminals in the power grid. Attached Figure Description

[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the following description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for deploying and configuring a distributed edge computing terminal, as provided in one embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the process of building a wireless communication system for a non-directly connected end, which is a method for deploying and configuring a distributed edge computing terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating a distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the effective node region one, effective node region two, and effective node region three partially overlap. Detailed Implementation

[0028] To make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more apparent and understandable, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort should fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0029] Example 1

[0030] Reference Figures 1-3 This is the first embodiment of the present invention, which provides a method for deploying and configuring a distributed edge computing terminal, such as... Figure 1 As shown, it includes:

[0031] S1. Obtain the assembly location of the smart terminal in the transformer area as a reference point, pre-set the available smart terminals at the reference point, and build a reference point library. The reference point library includes the reference point and the available smart terminal corresponding to the reference point, including the smart terminal model and the applicable communication protocol. For example, for reference point A, its available smart terminals are terminal B1, terminal B2... terminal Bn. These smart terminals may have different communication protocols.

[0032] S2. The reference point database corresponding to adjacent reference points is categorized for compatibility, and the distribution areas of reference points of the same type are obtained. Smart terminals are then deployed at these reference points. The compatibility categorization methods include:

[0033] Determine whether there is a unified or compatible communication protocol for the available smart terminals corresponding to two adjacent reference points. If there is, classify the two reference points into the same category. At this time, the available smart terminals of the two reference points in the same category may only include terminal B1, terminal B2 and terminal B3. Otherwise, the two reference points do not belong to the same category.

[0034] If there is a unified or compatible communication protocol between the available smart terminals corresponding to two reference points of the same type and the available smart terminals corresponding to another adjacent reference point, then the reference points are classified into the same type. In this case, the available smart terminals of the three reference points of the same type may only include terminal B1 and terminal B2. Otherwise, the reference points do not belong to the same type. By repeating the filtering process, smart terminals corresponding to several reference points of the same type with the same compatibility can be selected.

[0035] The compatibility judgment logic for compatibility classification is as follows: for any two adjacent reference points, if there is at least one pair of compatible smart terminals, then the two reference points are considered to be compatible.

[0036] The compatibility classification process is as follows:

[0037] Initialize an empty set to store the reference points after categorization.

[0038] For each reference point A, check whether it has already been classified into a category in an empty set.

[0039] If not, create a new category C1 and add reference point A to it.

[0040] Then, for each adjacent reference point AN of reference point A, the above compatibility judgment process is repeated;

[0041] If reference point A is compatible with reference point AN, then add reference point AN to C1.

[0042] Repeat this process until all adjacent reference points have been checked.

[0043] Finally, add C1 to the empty set to complete the classification.

[0044] S3. Based on the spatial distribution of all reference points and the volume of the effective communication area, when several effective communication areas can include all the reference points in the spatial distribution, the full coverage of the effective communication area is completed. Several effective communication areas are taken as effective node areas. During this process, there may be some overlap of effective node areas. In order to avoid signal interference, frequency planning is carried out for wireless communication devices in the overlapping effective node areas. That is, by reasonably allocating spectrum resources, it is possible to ensure that the signals of wireless communication devices in different effective node areas do not interfere with each other.

[0045] As detailed in explanation, frequency planning methods include:

[0046] After filtering out the valid node regions with overlapping parts, first set a frequency for one valid node region as reference frequency one. Then set a reference frequency two for the valid node regions with overlapping parts that do not interfere with reference frequency one. Repeat this process to set a reference frequency three for subsequent valid node regions with the same overlapping parts that do not interfere with reference frequency one and reference frequency two. And so on, so that reference frequency N can be set.

[0047] S4. Select the wireless communication device that can communicate with the smart terminals corresponding to the most reference points of the same type within the effective node area, establish the wireless communication device at the center of the effective node area, establish communication between the wireless communication device and the smart terminals corresponding to the reference points within the effective communication area, and establish an edge processing terminal next to the wireless communication device as a distributed node.

[0048] To ensure effective communication between the edge processing terminal and all smart terminals within the effective node area, smart terminals that directly communicate with the aforementioned wireless communication devices are designated as directly connected terminals. Smart terminals corresponding to non-directly connected terminals within the effective node area are then selected as non-directly connected terminals. A wireless communication system for these non-directly connected terminals is then established, and the establishment methods include:

[0049] A. Count the number of non-directly connected terminals within the same valid node area and determine whether their protocol communication is unified or compatible. If yes, proceed to B; otherwise, proceed to C.

[0050] B. Calculate the cost of setting up a communication converter at the non-directly connected end to obtain the conversion cost. Calculate the cost of setting up another wireless communication system in the effective node area to obtain the total cost. If the conversion cost is higher than or equal to the total cost, go to D. If the conversion cost is lower than the total cost, go to C.

[0051] C. Set up a communication converter at the non-directly connected end and establish protocol communication between the communication converter and the wireless communication equipment to complete the communication in the effective node area;

[0052] D. Set up another wireless communication device next to the wireless communication device, establish protocol communication between the other wireless communication device and the non-directly connected terminal, and complete the communication in the effective node area.

[0053] S5. Deploy several distributed nodes and communication channels with the backend to complete the distributed deployment of edge terminals in the distribution area.

[0054] As an extension, if there is partial overlap of valid node regions, and there is a reference point in the overlapping region, the smart terminal corresponding to the reference point is marked as a duplicate terminal. When a distributed node receives information from a duplicate terminal, the information is marked as duplicate, and it is verified whether adjacent distributed nodes receive information from the same duplicate terminal. If yes, it means that the two distributed nodes are in normal working condition; otherwise, the two distributed nodes are marked as abnormal and an alarm is issued.

[0055] As an optional embodiment, reference point A, reference point B and reference point C are adjacent reference points. Reference point A can be equipped with smart terminals B1, B2 and B3, reference point B can be equipped with smart terminals A1, B2 and B3, and reference point C can be equipped with smart terminals B1, B2 and A3.

[0056] When the communication protocols of terminal AN and terminal BN are incompatible, it can be seen that when deploying terminals at reference points A, B, and C, only terminal B2 meets the requirements. The three terminals B2 are then deployed at reference points A, B, and C respectively.

[0057] As an optional embodiment, based on the spatial distribution of all reference points and the volume of the effective communication area, when several effective communication areas can encompass all spatially distributed reference points, the full coverage deployment of the effective communication area is completed. These several effective communication areas are then designated as effective node areas. During this process, partial overlap of effective node areas may occur, such as in the case of effective node area one, effective node area two, and effective node area three. Figure 3 As shown.

[0058] The shaded area represents the overlapping portion of valid node region one, valid node region two, and valid node region three. At this point, the frequency is first set in valid node region one as reference frequency one, and then reference frequency two is set in valid node region two, provided that reference frequency two does not interfere with reference frequency one. Finally, reference frequency three is set in valid node region three, provided that reference frequency three does not interfere with reference frequency one and reference frequency two.

[0059] Example 2

[0060] The second embodiment of the present invention differs from the first two embodiments in that:

[0061] If the aforementioned functions are implemented as software functional units and sold or used as independent products, they can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or a part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0062] The logic and / or steps represented in the flowchart or otherwise described herein, for example, can be considered as a sequenced list of executable instructions for implementing logical functions, and can be embodied in any computer-readable medium for use by, or in conjunction with, an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device (such as a computer-based system, a processor-included system, or other system that can fetch and execute instructions from, an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device). For the purposes of this specification, "computer-readable medium" can be any means that can contain, store, communicate, propagate, or transmit programs for use by, or in conjunction with, an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device.

[0063] More specific examples of computer-readable media (a non-exhaustive list) include: electrical connections (electronic devices) having one or more wires, portable computer disk drives (magnetic devices), random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable and editable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), fiber optic devices, and portable optical disc read-only memory (CDROM). Furthermore, computer-readable media can even be paper or other suitable media on which the program can be printed, because the program can be obtained electronically, for example, by optically scanning the paper or other medium, followed by editing, interpreting, or otherwise processing as necessary, and then stored in computer memory.

[0064] It should be understood that various parts of the present invention can be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or a combination thereof. In the above embodiments, multiple steps or methods can be implemented in software or firmware stored in memory and executed by a suitable instruction execution system. For example, if implemented in hardware, as in another embodiment, it can be implemented using any one or a combination of the following techniques known in the art: discrete logic circuits having logic gates for implementing logical functions on data signals, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) having suitable combinational logic gates, programmable gate arrays (PGAs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), etc.

[0065] Example 3

[0066] The third embodiment of the present invention provides a distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration system, characterized in that it includes a reference point management module, a region compatibility classification module, a communication node deployment module, an edge terminal deployment module, and a distributed network construction module;

[0067] The reference point management module obtains the assembly location of the smart terminal in the transformer area and uses it as a reference point to build a reference point library;

[0068] The regional compatibility classification module performs compatibility classification on the reference point library corresponding to adjacent reference points, obtains the distribution area of ​​the same type of reference points, and deploys smart terminals at the reference points.

[0069] The communication node deployment module, based on the effective communication area of ​​the communication equipment, performs full coverage deployment of the reference point distribution area to obtain several effective node areas;

[0070] The edge terminal deployment module establishes wireless communication devices within the effective node area, establishes communication between the wireless communication devices and the smart terminals corresponding to the content reference points in the effective communication area, and establishes edge processing terminals next to the wireless communication devices as distributed nodes.

[0071] The distributed network construction module deploys several distributed nodes and communication channels with the backend to complete the distributed deployment of edge terminals in the distribution area.

[0072] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and not to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, and all such modifications or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for deploying and configuring a distributed edge computing terminal, characterized in that: include, Obtain the assembly locations of smart terminals in the distribution area as reference points to build a reference point library; The reference point library corresponding to adjacent reference points is classified for compatibility, and the distribution area of ​​the same type of reference points is obtained, and smart terminals are deployed at the reference points. Based on the effective communication area of ​​the communication equipment, the reference point distribution area is fully covered to obtain several effective node areas; Establish wireless communication devices within the effective node area, establish communication between the wireless communication devices and the smart terminals corresponding to the content reference points in the effective communication area, and establish edge processing terminals next to the wireless communication devices as distributed nodes. Several distributed nodes are deployed to establish communication channels with the backend, completing the distributed deployment of edge terminals in the distribution area.

2. The method for deploying and configuring a distributed edge computing terminal as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The reference point library includes reference points and corresponding available smart terminals.

3. The method for deploying and configuring a distributed edge computing terminal as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The compatibility classification includes the following: for any two adjacent reference points, if at least one pair of smart terminals are compatible, then the two reference points are compatible.

4. The method for deploying and configuring a distributed edge computing terminal as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The acquisition of several effective node regions includes, based on the spatial distribution of all reference points and the volume of the effective communication region, completing the full coverage deployment of the effective communication region when several effective communication regions include all reference points in the spatial distribution, and taking several effective communication regions as effective node regions. Frequency planning is performed for wireless communication devices within effective node areas with overlapping portions.

5. The method for deploying and configuring a distributed edge computing terminal as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The frequency planning includes ensuring that signals from wireless communication devices in different effective node areas do not interfere with each other by rationally allocating spectrum resources.

6. The method for deploying and configuring a distributed edge computing terminal as described in claim 5, characterized in that: The wireless communication device is a direct-connection intelligent terminal, and the intelligent terminals corresponding to non-direct-connection terminals within the effective node area are selected as non-direct-connection terminals to build a wireless communication system for the non-direct-connection terminals.

7. The method for deploying and configuring a distributed edge computing terminal as described in claim 6, characterized in that: When there is partial overlap of valid node regions, and there is a reference point in the overlapping part, the smart terminal corresponding to the reference point is marked as a duplicate terminal. When a distributed node receives information from a duplicate terminal, the information is marked as duplicate, and it is verified whether adjacent distributed nodes receive information from the same duplicate terminal. If yes, it means that the two distributed nodes are in normal working condition; otherwise, the two distributed nodes are marked as abnormal and an alarm is issued.

8. A system based on the distributed edge computing terminal deployment and configuration method according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that: It includes a reference point management module, a regional compatibility classification module, a communication node deployment module, an edge terminal deployment module, and a distributed network construction module.

9. A computer device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, characterized in that, When the processor executes the computer program, it implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

10. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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