Low-cost quickly-distributed cross-domain communication gateway

Abstract

The invention discloses a low-cost quickly-distributed cross-domain communication gateway, and belongs to the technical field of communication gateways. The communication equipment comprises a cabin body of a sealed structure, and a development board assembly, a communication equipment dry end and an energy assembly which are connected with one another are fixedly installed in the cabin body; the floating block is of a hollow streamline structure, is arranged outside the cabin body in a sleeving mode, is connected with the end, close to the development board assembly, of the cabin body through a supporting column and is used for providing buoyancy and a stable posture for the cabin body. The sealing cover is connected with the top of the floating block through a support, an antenna assembly and a position indicating lamp are sequentially installed in the sealing cover, and the antenna assembly is connected with the development board assembly through a cable. And the communication machine wet end is arranged below the cabin body at an interval, is connected with the communication machine dry end through a cable, and is used for hoisting water to collect and process underwater acoustic communication signals. The low-cost fast-distribution type cross-domain communication gateway is reasonable in appearance, adopts streamline design and modular design, is compact in structure and convenient to operate, and is particularly suitable for short-term communication requirements in offshore areas.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of communication gateways, and in particular to a low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway. Background Art

[0002] The development of underwater sensor networks urgently requires the establishment of a two-way cross-domain communication link with surface communication nodes and underwater information nodes. Wireless underwater acoustic cross-domain communication buoys are a solution to achieve two-way communication between surface communication networks and underwater information networks. The buoy gateway node can connect the underwater network with underwater, air and shore-based control centers. The underwater network communicates through acoustic links, and the gateway node communicates with air and shore-based control centers through radio links.

[0003] Existing relay buoy gateways include common navigation safety buoys used to mark waterways, dangerous areas or ship locations, meteorological observation buoys equipped with sensors, and ocean navigation buoys that provide navigation services. However, these cross-domain communication buoy gateways require a lot of manpower and material resources, have long deployment cycles, and suffer from unstable operations at sea.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway to solve the problems that the existing cross-domain communication buoy gateway requires a large amount of manpower and material resources, has a long deployment cycle, and is unstable in operation at sea.

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions: A low-cost, fast-deployable cross-domain communication gateway, comprising: A sealed cabin, wherein a development board component, a communication machine dry terminal and an energy component are fixedly installed in the cabin; The floating block is a hollow streamlined structure, which is mounted outside the cabin and connected to one end of the cabin close to the development board assembly through a support column, and is used to provide buoyancy and a stable posture for the cabin; A sealing cover is connected to the top of the floating block through a bracket, an antenna assembly and a position indicator light are sequentially installed in the sealing cover, and the antenna assembly is connected to the development board assembly through a cable; The wet end of the communication machine is arranged at intervals below the cabin, connected to the dry end of the communication machine through a cable, and is used to be suspended in the water to collect and process underwater acoustic communication signals.

[0007] Further, the development board assembly includes: a development board integrated circuit, a first support plate, a fixing plate and a first support column; The number of the first support plates is two, and the two first support plates are symmetrically arranged along the axial direction of the cabin and fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cabin; The fixing plate is arranged between the two first supporting plates, and the two ends are respectively connected to the two opposite side surfaces of the two first supporting plates, and the development board integrated circuit is mounted on the fixing plate; The first support column is arranged between the two first support plates, and the two ends are respectively connected to the two opposite side surfaces of the two first support plates. There are multiple first support columns, and the multiple first support columns are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the development board integrated circuit.

[0008] Further, the energy component block includes: a second support plate, a battery pack and a second support column; The number of the second support plates is two, and the two second support plates are symmetrically arranged along the axial direction of the cabin and fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cabin; The second support column is arranged between the two second support plates, and both ends are respectively connected to the two opposite side surfaces of the two second support plates. There are multiple second support columns, and the multiple second support columns are evenly distributed around the edge of the second support plate to form a storage space; the battery pack is fixedly installed in the storage space.

[0009] Furthermore, the antenna assembly includes a 4g antenna, a wifi antenna, a 5g antenna and a Beidou antenna which are sequentially connected to the top of the floating block through a fixing frame, and the position indicator light is installed on the top of the Beidou antenna through a lamp holder.

[0010] Furthermore, one end of the cabin body close to the development board assembly is sealed connected to an upper end cover via a first sealing ring, and a top sealing interface is opened in the middle of the upper end cover; one end of the cabin body close to the energy assembly is sealed connected to a lower end cover via a second sealing ring, and a bottom sealing interface is opened in the middle of the lower end cover.

[0011] Furthermore, the development board integrated circuit adopts a modular design, mainly including: The gateway control module is used to realize data collection, data transmission and processing, control and operation of communication protocols, parallel processing of heterogeneous signals and complex algorithm calculation in the cross-domain communication gateway; A communication module, used to realize signal transmission of cross-domain communication gateways; The power management module is used to effectively control the energy consumption of the cross-domain communication gateway and improve the power utilization rate; The energy module is used to provide energy for the operation of the entire machine.

[0012] Furthermore, the communication module integrates a surface communication module and an underwater communication module. The surface communication module includes: a Beidou communication module, a 4G communication module, a 5G communication module and a WiFi communication module; under a preset environment, the Beidou communication module, the 4G communication module, the 5G communication module and the WiFi communication module are controlled by a core processor based on the Hongmeng system to perform adaptive selection and networking communication; The underwater communication module is an underwater acoustic communication module, which supports high-speed short-distance (OFDM) and low-speed long-distance (spread spectrum) active communication modes, takes into account the underwater communication needs of different distances, and realizes multi-mode underwater acoustic communication transmission and identification based on command control.

[0013] Furthermore, the power management module controls the system power supply through a low-power duty circuit, uses an MSP430 single-chip microcomputer as the core processor of the duty circuit, uses a coulomb meter to collect battery information, and the MSP430 single-chip microcomputer reads back the battery information collected in the coulomb meter.

[0014] The present invention has the following beneficial effects: 1. The low-cost fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway in this embodiment adopts a streamlined design as a whole, with a small size and adaptable to the surface platform, which reduces the cost of deploying the cross-domain communication gateway and improves the efficiency of gateway deployment. By optimizing the shape of the buoyancy material, the whole machine is prevented from rolling over and overturning under the action of waves, ensuring the stability of the equipment operation. The surface of the buoyancy material is smooth and has no protrusions. It is sprayed with a zinc-based coating, which can effectively prevent the attachment of marine organisms.

[0015] 2. The development board integrated circuit of the present invention adopts a modular design, and multiple modules work in coordination. Each module has a simple principle mechanism, a compact structure, and high practical operation reliability. Its independence can meet the needs of later batch production.

[0016] 3. The low-cost fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway in the present invention has a reasonable appearance, adopts a streamlined design and a modular design, has a compact structure, and is easy to operate, and is particularly suitable for short-term communication needs in offshore areas. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a main view of a low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 It is an axonometric diagram of a low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 It is a partially enlarged structural schematic diagram of the sealing cover in a perspective state according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the floating block in the embodiment of the present invention when it is in a perspective state; Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a floating block in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the main structural cross-section of a floating block in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 7 It is an enlarged schematic diagram of the main structure of the cabin in an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 8 It is an enlarged schematic diagram of the connection structure of the development board component, the communication machine dry end and the energy component in the embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 9 It is an enlarged schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the development board assembly in an embodiment of the present invention; Fig.10 It is an enlarged schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the energy component in the embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Among them: 1. Sealing cover; 2. Floating block; 3. Cabin; 4. Wet end of communication machine; 5. Top sealing interface; 6. First sealing ring; 7. Upper end cover; 8. Lower end cover; 9. Bottom sealing interface; 10. Second sealing ring; 11. Development board assembly; 1101. First support plate; 1102. Development board integrated circuit; 1103. Fixed plate; 1104. First support column; 12. Dry end of communication machine; 13. Energy assembly; 1301. Second support plate; 1302. Battery pack; 1303. Second support column. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present application clearer, the technical solution of the present application will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other implementation methods obtained by ordinary technicians in the field without creative work belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0020] The invention proposes a low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway, which can effectively solve the problem of lack of basic communication facilities in deep sea areas, the problem of maritime communication failures caused by harsh offshore working conditions, and ensure deep sea operations and deep sea monitoring networking.

[0021] Reference Figure 1-2 This embodiment provides a low-cost, fast-deployable cross-domain communication gateway, including: a cabin 3, in which a development board component 11, a communication machine trunk terminal 12 and an energy component 13 that are interconnected are fixedly installed.

[0022] It can be understood that the cabin 3 is a sealed structure, and its end close to the development board component 11 is sealed and connected to the upper end cover 7 through the first sealing ring 6, and the upper end cover 7 is provided with a top sealing interface 5; its end close to the energy component 13 is sealed and connected to the lower end cover 8 through the second sealing ring 10, and the lower end cover 8 is provided with a bottom sealing interface 9. The top sealing interface includes a switch interface, a Beidou antenna interface, and a position indicator light circuit interface, which are connected to the upper end cover through threads. The upper end cover 7 is connected to the cabin 3 by bolts; the first sealing ring 6 is tightly clamped in the annular groove of the upper end cover 7; the second sealing ring 10 is tightly clamped in the annular groove of the lower end cover 8, and the lower end cover is connected to the cabin 3 by bolts; the bottom sealing interface is connected to the lower end cover 8 by threads.

[0023] In this embodiment, the floating block 2 is a hollow streamlined structure, which is mounted on the outside of the cabin 3 and connected to one end of the cabin 3 close to the development board assembly 11 through a support column, so as to provide buoyancy and stable posture for the whole machine.

[0024] During implementation, the sealing cover 1 is a cylinder formed by a hemispherical cover and a cylindrical cover. The hemispherical cover and the cylindrical cover are connected to the top of the floating block 2 through a bracket to form a cylindrical space to protect the internal antenna assembly and position indicator light. The bracket is used to protect the sealing cover 1 and connect the cabin 3. The antenna assembly and the position indicator light are installed in the sealing cover 1 in sequence, and the antenna assembly is connected to the development board assembly 11 through a cable. The antenna assembly is connected to the surface communication module in the cabin 3. Figure 3 The antenna assembly includes 1 4g antenna, 1 wifi antenna, 4 5g antennas and 1 Beidou antenna which are connected to the top of the floating block 2 in sequence through a fixing frame, and the position indicator light is installed on the top of the Beidou antenna through a lamp holder.

[0025] In this embodiment, the communication machine wet end 4 is spaced apart below the cabin 3 and connected to the communication machine dry end 12 via a cable, and is used to be suspended in water to collect and process underwater acoustic communication signals.

[0026] It can be understood that the communication machine includes a dry end and a wet end. The dry end 12 of the communication machine is fixed in the cabin 3, and the wet end 4 of the communication machine is suspended underwater by a lifting ring and a rope structure. The cable realizes the circuit connection between the dry end 12 of the communication machine and the wet end 4 of the communication machine through the bottom sealing interface 9 on the lower end cover 8.

[0027] The low-cost fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway in this embodiment adopts a streamlined design as a whole, is small in size, and is suitable for the surface platform, which reduces the cost of deploying the cross-domain communication gateway and improves the efficiency of gateway deployment. By optimizing the shape of the buoyancy material, the whole machine is prevented from rolling over and overturning under the action of waves, ensuring the stability of the equipment operation. The surface of the buoyancy material is smooth and has no protrusions. It is sprayed with a zinc-based coating, which can effectively prevent the attachment of marine organisms.

[0028] Reference Figure 4-10In one embodiment of the present invention, the development board assembly 11 includes: a development board integrated circuit 1102, a first support plate 1101, a fixed plate 1103 and a first support column 1104. There are two first support plates 1101, and the two first support plates 1101 are symmetrically arranged along the axial direction of the cabin 3 and fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cabin 3. The fixed plate 1103 is arranged between the two first support plates 1101, and the two ends are respectively connected to the two opposite side surfaces of the two first support plates 1101, and the development board integrated circuit 1102 is installed on the fixed plate 1103. The first support column 1104 is arranged between the two first support plates 1101, and the two ends are respectively connected to the two opposite side surfaces of the two first support plates 1101, and the number of the first support columns 1104 is multiple, and the multiple first support columns 1104 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the development board integrated circuit 1102.

[0029] In this embodiment, the energy component 13 includes: a second support plate 1301, a battery pack 1302 and a second support column 1303. There are two second support plates 1301, which are symmetrically arranged along the axial direction of the cabin 3 and fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cabin 3. The second support column 1303 is arranged between the two second support plates 1301, and the two ends are respectively connected to the two opposite side surfaces of the two second support plates 1301. There are multiple second support columns 1303, which are evenly distributed on the edge of the second support plate 1301 to form a hexagonal prism storage space; the battery pack 1302 is fixedly installed in the hexagonal prism storage space.

[0030] Among them, the development board integrated circuit 1102 adopts a modular design, mainly including: The gateway control module is used to realize data collection, data transmission and processing, control and operation of communication protocols, parallel processing of heterogeneous signals and complex algorithm calculations in cross-domain communication gateways.

[0031] The communication module is used to realize signal transmission of the cross-domain communication gateway.

[0032] In specific implementation, the communication module integrates a surface communication module and an underwater communication module. The surface communication module includes: Beidou communication module, 4G communication module, 5G communication module and WiFi communication module; under a preset environment, the core processor based on the Hongmeng system controls the Beidou communication module, 4G communication module, 5G communication module and WiFi communication module for adaptive selection and networking communication. In the present invention, the mobile phone development board is integrated as the control core, which reduces the cost compared with the traditional dispersed multiple control boards.

[0033] The underwater communication module is an underwater acoustic communication module that supports high-speed short-distance (OFDM) and low-speed long-distance (spread spectrum) active communication modes, taking into account the underwater communication needs of different distances, and realizing multi-mode underwater acoustic communication transmission and identification based on command control.

[0034] The power management module is used to effectively control the energy consumption of the cross-domain communication gateway and improve power utilization.

[0035] In specific implementation, the power management module controls the system power supply through a low-power duty circuit, uses an MSP430 microcontroller as the core processor of the duty circuit, uses a coulomb meter to collect battery information, and the MSP430 microcontroller reads back the battery information collected in the coulomb meter.

[0036] The energy module is used to provide energy for the operation of the entire machine.

[0037] In summary, the low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway in the present invention targets the interconnection needs of air-sea integrated networks, focuses on breaking through the key issues of on-water / underwater network interaction, and has the function of adapting to surface platforms and rapid deployment. The cross-domain communication gateway integrates multiple communication methods to achieve cross-domain communication above / underwater; it adopts a modular design, has the ability to send and receive multi-mode hydroacoustic signals, and actively switches OFDM / spread spectrum transmission modes according to sea conditions, which largely ensures the stability and ease of establishment of the communication system, can complete communication tasks more quickly, cover a wider range of communications, improve the coverage and reliability of the communication network, and minimize attacks on the communication network by other interference.

[0038] The development board integrated circuit 1102 of the present invention adopts a modular design, and multiple modules work in coordination. Each module has a simple principle mechanism, a compact structure, and high practical operation reliability. Its independence can meet the needs of later batch production.

[0039] The low-cost fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway of the present invention has a reasonable appearance, adopts a streamlined design and a modular design, has a compact structure, is easy to operate, and is particularly suitable for short-term communication needs in offshore areas.

[0040] The embodiments described above are only descriptions of the preferred modes of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Without departing from the design spirit of the present invention, various modifications and improvements made to the technical solutions of the present invention by ordinary technicians in this field should all fall within the protection scope determined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway, characterized in that: include: A sealed cabin, wherein a development board component, a communication machine dry terminal and an energy component are fixedly installed in the cabin; The floating block is a hollow streamlined structure, which is mounted outside the cabin and connected to one end of the cabin close to the development board assembly through a support column, and is used to provide buoyancy and a stable posture for the cabin; A sealing cover is connected to the top of the floating block through a bracket, an antenna assembly and a position indicator light are sequentially installed in the sealing cover, and the antenna assembly is connected to the development board assembly through a cable; The wet end of the communication machine is arranged at intervals below the cabin, connected to the dry end of the communication machine through a cable, and is used to be suspended in the water to collect and process underwater acoustic communication signals; The development board assembly includes: a development board integrated circuit, a first support plate, a fixing plate and a first support column; The number of the first support plates is two, and the two first support plates are symmetrically arranged along the axial direction of the cabin and fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cabin; The fixing plate is arranged between the two first supporting plates, and the two ends are respectively connected to the two opposite side surfaces of the two first supporting plates, and the development board integrated circuit is mounted on the fixing plate; The first support column is arranged between the two first support plates, and the two ends are respectively connected to the two opposite side surfaces of the two first support plates, the number of the first support columns is multiple, and the multiple first support columns are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the development board integrated circuit; The development board integrated circuit adopts a modular design and mainly includes: The gateway control module is used to realize data collection, data transmission and processing, control and operation of communication protocols, parallel processing of heterogeneous signals and complex algorithm calculation in the cross-domain communication gateway; A communication module, used to realize signal transmission of cross-domain communication gateways; The power management module is used to effectively control the energy consumption of the cross-domain communication gateway and improve the power utilization rate; Energy module, used to provide energy for the whole machine operation; The communication module integrates a surface communication module and an underwater communication module. The surface communication module includes: a Beidou communication module, a 4G communication module, a 5G communication module and a WiFi communication module; under a preset environment, the Beidou communication module, the 4G communication module, the 5G communication module and the WiFi communication module are controlled by a core processor based on the Hongmeng system to perform adaptive selection and networking communication; The underwater communication module is an underwater acoustic communication module.

2. A low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway according to claim 1, characterized in that: The energy component block includes: a second support plate, a battery pack and a second support column; The number of the second support plates is two, and the two second support plates are symmetrically arranged along the axial direction of the cabin and fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cabin; The second support column is arranged between the two second support plates, and both ends are respectively connected to the two opposite side surfaces of the two second support plates. There are multiple second support columns, and the multiple second support columns are evenly distributed around the edge of the second support plate to form a storage space; the battery pack is fixedly installed in the storage space.

3. A low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway according to claim 1, characterized in that: The antenna assembly includes a 4G antenna, a WiFi antenna, a 5G antenna and a Beidou antenna which are sequentially connected to the top of the floating block through a fixing frame, and the position indicator light is installed on the top of the Beidou antenna through a lamp holder.

4. A low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the cabin body close to the development board assembly is sealed with an upper end cover via a first sealing ring, and a top sealing interface is provided in the middle of the upper end cover; one end of the cabin body close to the energy assembly is sealed with a lower end cover via a second sealing ring, and a bottom sealing interface is provided in the middle of the lower end cover.

5. A low-cost, fast-deployed cross-domain communication gateway according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power management module controls the system power supply through a low-power duty circuit, adopts an MSP430 single-chip microcomputer as the core processor of the duty circuit, adopts a coulomb meter to collect battery information, and the MSP430 single-chip microcomputer reads back the battery information collected in the coulomb meter.

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