Board card energy-saving power supply control method and system

Abstract

The invention discloses a board card energy-saving power supply control method and system, and the method comprises the steps: judging whether the current state of a main control system is in an interruption state or not, determining that a new board card is inserted into the main control system at present if the current state of the main control system is in the interruption state, and if the initial state of the main control system is in the normal operation state, determining that the new board card is inserted into the main control system; reading related information of the board card from an information storage unit of the board card, determining increased total power consumption of the main control system according to the related information, judging whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold value, if not, checking whether business configuration of the board card is consistent with configuration requirements of the main control system, and if yes, sending the business configuration of the board card to the main control system; if yes, controlling the board card to be powered on through a power-on instruction issued by the main control system, carrying out initialization configuration on the board card with successful information verification, and carrying out dynamic service configuration and service module power supply control, so that the board card is always kept in a low-power-consumption operation state. The power consumption dynamic control of the board card is realized, and the board card is always kept in a low-power-consumption operation state.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of network communications, and in particular relates to a board energy-saving power supply control method and system. Background Art

[0002] As the network switching bandwidth of global data centers continues to increase, the use of high-performance business chips and optical modules continues to increase, resulting in a significant increase in the energy consumption of communication equipment, and the trend of equipment power reduction is becoming increasingly prominent.

[0003] Existing technical solutions usually reduce device energy consumption by controlling the entire board to enter sleep mode based on the service load threshold. Once the board is awakened from sleep mode and powered on, unused service modules will also consume some power. For relatively simple and low-bandwidth devices in the past, this power consumption can be ignored. However, with the continuous improvement of service module performance, this power consumption is becoming increasingly important and can no longer be ignored.

[0004] Currently, the power consumption of the entire device is reduced by controlling the board to enter a dormant state. However, when the device is in an awake state, the inactivated related business processing modules will continue to generate power consumption, making it impossible to further effectively reduce the power consumption of the board. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The present invention provides a board energy-saving power supply control method and system for solving the technical problem that inactivated related business processing modules still continue to generate power consumption and the power consumption of the board cannot be further effectively reduced.

[0006] In a first aspect, the present invention provides a method for controlling energy-saving power supply of a board, comprising:

[0007] Determining whether the current state of the main control system is in an interrupt state, wherein the initial state of the main control system is a normal operating state;

[0008] If the system is in an interrupt state, determining that a new board is currently inserted into the main control system, and reading relevant information of the board from the information storage unit of the board, the relevant information including card type, software and hardware versions, and serial number;

[0009] Determine the increased total power consumption of the main control system according to the relevant information, and judge whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold;

[0010] If the power consumption is not greater than the preset threshold, checking whether the service configuration of the board is consistent with the configuration requirements of the main control system;

[0011] If they are consistent, the power-on instruction issued by the main control system is used to control the power-on of the board, initialize the configuration of the board with successful information verification, and perform dynamic business configuration and business module power control to ensure that the board always maintains a low-power operation state.

[0012] In a second aspect, the present invention provides a board energy-saving power supply control system, comprising:

[0013] A first judgment module is configured to judge whether the current state of the main control system is in an interrupt state, wherein the initial state of the main control system is a normal operating state;

[0014] a reading module configured to, if in an interrupt state, determine that a new board is currently inserted into the main control system, and read relevant information of the board from the information storage unit of the board, the relevant information including card type, software and hardware versions, and serial number;

[0015] a second judgment module configured to determine the increased total power consumption of the main control system according to the relevant information, and to judge whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold;

[0016] a checking module configured to check whether the service configuration of the board is consistent with the configuration requirements of the main control system if the power consumption is not greater than a preset threshold;

[0017] The control module is configured to, if consistent, control the power-on of the board through the power-on instruction issued by the main control system, initialize the configuration of the board that has successfully verified the information, and perform dynamic business configuration and business module power control to ensure that the board always maintains a low-power operation state.

[0018] In a third aspect, an electronic device is provided, comprising: at least one processor, and a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one processor so that the at least one processor can execute the steps of the board energy-saving power supply control method of any embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] In a fourth aspect, the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon. When the program instructions are executed by a processor, the processor executes the steps of the board energy-saving power supply control method of any embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] The board card energy-saving power supply control method and system of the present application determine that a new board card is currently inserted into the main control system, and read the relevant information of the board card from the information storage unit of the board card, determine the increased total power consumption of the main control system based on the relevant information, and judge whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold. If it is not greater than the preset power consumption threshold, check whether the business configuration of the board card is consistent with the configuration requirements of the main control system. If they are consistent, control the power-on of the board card through the power-on instruction issued by the main control system, initialize the configuration of the board card that has successfully verified the information, and perform dynamic business configuration and business module power control, so that the board card always maintains a low-power operation state, realizes dynamic control of the power consumption of the board card, and keeps the board card always in a low-power operation state. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 A flow chart of a board energy-saving power supply control method provided by one embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 A structural diagram of a board energy-saving power supply control system according to a specific embodiment of the present invention is provided;

[0024] Figure 3 A flow chart of a board energy-saving power supply control method according to a specific embodiment of the present invention is provided;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a structural block diagram of a board energy-saving power supply control system provided by one embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] See also Figure 1 , which shows a flow chart of a board energy-saving power supply control method of the present application.

[0029] like Figure 1 As shown, the board energy-saving power supply control method specifically includes the following steps:

[0030] Step S101 , determining whether the current state of the main control system is in an interrupt state, wherein the initial state of the main control system is a normal operating state.

[0031] In a specific embodiment, after determining whether the current state of the main control system is in an interrupt state, if the main control system is in a normal operation state, it is determined that no new board is currently inserted into the main control system.

[0032] Step S102: If the system is in an interrupt state, determining that a new card is currently inserted into the main control system, and reading relevant information of the card from the information storage unit of the card, the relevant information including card type, software and hardware versions, and serial number;

[0033] Step S103 : determining the increased total power consumption of the main control system according to the relevant information, and judging whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold.

[0034] In this step, it is determined whether the software and hardware versions and serial numbers are compatible with the main control system; if not, a first warning signal indicating inaccurate card board information is generated, and the main control system is controlled to not allow the board to be powered on based on the first warning signal; if compatible, the increased total power consumption of the main control system is determined based on the card type of the board.

[0035] In a specific embodiment, after determining whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold, if it is greater than the preset power consumption threshold, a second warning signal is generated that the newly inserted board will cause the main control system to overload, and the main control system is controlled according to the second warning signal to not allow the board to be powered on.

[0036] Step S104: If the power consumption is not greater than the preset threshold, check whether the service configuration of the board is consistent with the configuration requirement of the main control system.

[0037] In a specific embodiment, after checking whether the business configuration of the board is consistent with the configuration requirements of the main control system, if it is inconsistent, a third warning signal is generated indicating that the business configuration of the newly inserted board is inconsistent, and the main control system is controlled to not allow the board to be powered on based on the third warning signal.

[0038] Step S105, if consistent, the power-on instruction issued by the main control system is used to control the power-on of the board, initialize the configuration of the board with successful information verification, and perform dynamic service configuration and service module power control to keep the board in a low-power operation state.

[0039] In this step, the board's running software version, kernel version, and hardware version are self-checked; if the self-check fails, it is determined that the board is not operating normally, and an alarm is reported to the main control system; if the self-check succeeds, the board is initialized and configured, including service delivery and clock configuration.

[0040] It should be noted that, according to the configuration instructions issued by the main control system, the board is checked to see whether all business modules in the board are idle; if all business modules in the board are idle and there is no business demand, the board will apply to the main control system for power-off operation to reduce system power consumption; if the first business module in the board is idle and the second business module is not idle, the board will apply to the main control system for power-off operation of the first business module, and control the board to record the current business configuration of the second business module, and periodically check whether the business configuration of the second business module has changed until the second business module is idle.

[0041] In summary, the method of the present application determines that a new board is currently inserted into the main control system, and reads relevant information of the board from the information storage unit of the board, determines the increased total power consumption of the main control system based on the relevant information, and judges whether the increased total power consumption is greater than the preset power consumption threshold. If it is not greater than the preset power consumption threshold, then check whether the business configuration of the board is consistent with the configuration requirements of the main control system. If they are consistent, the power-on instruction issued by the main control system is used to control the power-on of the board, and initialize the configuration of the board that has successfully verified the information, and perform dynamic business configuration and business module power control, so that the board always maintains a low-power operation state, realizes dynamic control of the power consumption of the board, and keeps the board always in a low-power operation state.

[0042] In a specific embodiment, Figure 2 As shown, the system mainly includes a main control system, several boards, as well as information storage on the boards, service configuration and power management, power on and off control of the entire board, board power control, and power supply for several service modules. The specific technical implementation methods include:

[0043] Determine whether to power on the newly inserted board based on whether it meets the configuration requirements; if the newly inserted board information is incorrect, such as a mismatch in board type or configuration information, the main control system will not allow the newly inserted board to be powered on;

[0044] When the newly inserted board meets the requirements, the main control system calculates whether the increase in total power consumption meets the system power supply requirements based on the existing board power consumption data, avoiding insufficient system power supply, resulting in system restart or overload operation;

[0045] After the newly inserted board is confirmed to be allowed to power on, the power-on of the corresponding business modules is controlled according to business needs. At the same time, changes in business configuration are monitored and the power-on of each business module is adjusted dynamically in real time, so that the board always maintains a low-power operation state.

[0046] Among them, the configuration requirements are issued by the main control system. Boards and cards not included in the configuration are not allowed to be powered on. The power consumption data of each board and card are stored in the main control system. The power supply of the business module is located on the board and card, including business chips and peripheral circuits such as optical modules. When the board and card have no business access, the board and card can apply to the main control system for power off.

[0047] like Figure 3 As shown, the board energy-saving power supply control method specifically includes the following steps:

[0048] Step 201: The default system is in normal operation, and the main control system is operating normally;

[0049] Step 202: The main control system detects in real time whether a new board is inserted into the system through interruption;

[0050] Step 203: After the main control system detects that a new card is inserted, it first reads the card-related information from the card's information storage unit, including the card type, software and hardware versions, and serial number.

[0051] Step 204: Determine whether the newly inserted card is suitable for the system by reading the basic information of the newly inserted card;

[0052] Step 205: After determining that the system can accept the newly inserted board, the main control system determines the total power consumption of the system based on the board type;

[0053] Step 206: This is mainly to determine whether the newly inserted board will cause the total system power consumption to exceed the total system power supply requirement;

[0054] Step 207: This step reports an alarm to the system. The alarm includes: incorrect board information; the newly inserted board will cause system overload; and the system is notified not to allow the newly inserted board to be powered on.

[0055] Step 208: This step checks whether the newly inserted board has the corresponding service configuration;

[0056] Step 209: confirm that the newly inserted board has the corresponding service configuration requirements, and issue a power-on command through the main control system to power on the board;

[0057] Step 210: The newly inserted card is suitable for this system, but there is no service configuration requirement. The card is not powered on and waits for activation.

[0058] Step 211: After the newly inserted board is powered on, further verify the board information, including the running software version, kernel version, hardware self-test success, etc., to confirm that the board is operating normally;

[0059] Step 212: The board information verification fails, indicating that the board is not operating normally, and an alarm is reported to the system;

[0060] Step 213: Initialize the board configuration, including service delivery, clock configuration, etc.

[0061] Step 214: This step associates the service configuration with the power management of the service module to determine the corresponding relationship;

[0062] Step 215: This step checks whether all business modules are idle according to the configuration issued by the main control system;

[0063] Step 216: When all service modules of the board are in an idle state and there is no service demand, the board applies to the main control system for a power-off operation to reduce system power consumption;

[0064] Step 217: After checking all service configurations, power is turned off for idle service modules, which also include corresponding optical modules and other peripheral circuits; only modules with service requirements are turned on;

[0065] Step 218: The board system records the current service configuration and periodically checks whether the service configuration has changed, so as to dynamically control the power supply of each service module;

[0066] Step 218: The board system records the current service configuration and periodically checks whether the service configuration has changed, so as to dynamically control the power supply of each service module;

[0067] Step 219: Other function processing.

[0068] See also Figure 4 , which shows a structural block diagram of a board energy-saving power supply control system of the present application.

[0069] like Figure 4 As shown, the board energy-saving power supply control system 200 includes a first judgment module 210 , a reading module 220 , a second judgment module 230 , a checking module 240 and a control module 250 .

[0070] Among them, the first judgment module 210 is configured to determine whether the current state of the main control system is in an interrupt state, wherein the initial state of the main control system is a normal operating state; the reading module 220 is configured to, if it is in the interrupt state, determine that a new board card is currently inserted into the main control system, and read the relevant information of the board card from the information storage unit of the board card, the relevant information including the card type, software and hardware version and serial number; the second judgment module 230 is configured to determine the increased total power consumption of the main control system based on the relevant information, and determine whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold; the verification module 240 is configured to, if it is not greater than the preset power consumption threshold, verify whether the service configuration of the board card is consistent with the configuration requirements of the main control system; the control module 250 is configured to, if they are consistent, control the power-on of the board card through the power-on instruction issued by the main control system, initialize the configuration of the board card that has successfully verified the information, and perform dynamic service configuration and service module power control to ensure that the board card always maintains a low-power operation state.

[0071] It should be understood that Figure 4 Modules and references documented in Figure 1 Therefore, the operations and features described above for the method and the corresponding technical effects also apply to Figure 4 The modules in it will not be described in detail here.

[0072] In other embodiments, embodiments of the present invention further provide a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein when the program instructions are executed by a processor, the processor is caused to execute the board energy-saving power supply control method in any of the above method embodiments;

[0073] As an embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium of the present invention stores computer-executable instructions, and the computer-executable instructions are configured as follows:

[0074] Determining whether the current state of the main control system is in an interrupt state, wherein the initial state of the main control system is a normal operating state;

[0075] If the system is in an interrupt state, determining that a new board is currently inserted into the main control system, and reading relevant information of the board from the information storage unit of the board, the relevant information including card type, software and hardware versions, and serial number;

[0076] Determine the increased total power consumption of the main control system according to the relevant information, and judge whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold;

[0077] If the power consumption is not greater than the preset threshold, checking whether the service configuration of the board is consistent with the configuration requirements of the main control system;

[0078] If they are consistent, the power-on instruction issued by the main control system is used to control the power-on of the board, initialize the configuration of the board with successful information verification, and perform dynamic business configuration and business module power control to ensure that the board always maintains a low-power operation state.

[0079] The computer-readable storage medium may include a program storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program storage area may store an operating system and application programs required for at least one function; the data storage area may store data created based on the use of the board energy-saving power supply control system, etc. In addition, the computer-readable storage medium may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a memory, such as at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state memory device. In some embodiments, the computer-readable storage medium may optionally include a memory remotely located relative to the processor, and these remote memories may be connected to the board energy-saving power supply control system via a network. Examples of the above-mentioned network include, but are not limited to, the Internet, an intranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and combinations thereof.

[0080] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided by an embodiment of the present invention, such as Figure 5 As shown, the device includes: a processor 310 and a memory 320. The electronic device may also include: an input device 330 and an output device 340. The processor 310, the memory 320, the input device 330 and the output device 340 may be connected via a bus or other means. Figure 5 The example of a bus connection is used. The memory 320 is the computer-readable storage medium mentioned above. The processor 310 executes various functional applications and data processing of the server by running the non-volatile software programs, instructions and modules stored in the memory 320, that is, implements the energy-saving power supply control method of the board card in the above method embodiment. The input device 330 can receive input digital or character information, and generate key signal input related to user settings and function control of the board card energy-saving power supply control system. The output device 340 may include a display device such as a display screen.

[0081] The electronic device can execute the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and has the functional modules and beneficial effects corresponding to the execution method. For technical details not fully described in this embodiment, please refer to the method provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

[0082] As an embodiment, the electronic device is applied to a board energy-saving power supply control system for a client, and includes: at least one processor; and a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor; wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to:

[0083] Determining whether the current state of the main control system is in an interrupt state, wherein the initial state of the main control system is a normal operating state;

[0084] If the system is in an interrupt state, determining that a new board is currently inserted into the main control system, and reading relevant information of the board from the information storage unit of the board, the relevant information including card type, software and hardware versions, and serial number;

[0085] Determine the increased total power consumption of the main control system according to the relevant information, and judge whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold;

[0086] If the power consumption is not greater than the preset threshold, checking whether the service configuration of the board is consistent with the configuration requirements of the main control system;

[0087] If they are consistent, the power-on instruction issued by the main control system is used to control the power-on of the board, initialize the configuration of the board with successful information verification, and perform dynamic business configuration and business module power control to ensure that the board always maintains a low-power operation state.

[0088] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that each embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform, or of course, by hardware. Based on this understanding, the essence of the above technical solution or the part that contributes to the existing technology can be embodied in the form of a software product. The computer software product can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, such as ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc., and includes a number of instructions for causing a computer device (which can be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods of each embodiment or certain parts of the embodiment.

[0089] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A board energy-saving power supply control method, characterized in that: include: Determining whether the current state of the main control system is in an interrupt state, wherein the initial state of the main control system is a normal operating state; If the system is in an interrupt state, determining that a new board is currently inserted into the main control system, and reading relevant information of the board from the information storage unit of the board, the relevant information including card type, software and hardware versions, and serial number; Determine the increased total power consumption of the main control system according to the relevant information, and judge whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold; If the power consumption is not greater than the preset threshold, checking whether the service configuration of the board is consistent with the configuration requirements of the main control system; If they are consistent, the power-on instruction issued by the main control system is used to control the power-on of the board, initialize the configuration of the board with successful information verification, and perform dynamic business configuration and business module power control to ensure that the board always maintains a low-power operation state.

2. A board energy-saving power supply control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dynamic service configuration and service module power control so that the board always maintains a low power consumption operation state includes: According to the configuration instructions issued by the main control system, check whether all business modules in the board are idle; If all service modules in the board are idle and there is no service demand, the board applies to the main control system for power-off operation to reduce system power consumption; If the first business module in the board is idle and the second business module is not idle, the board applies to the main control system for powering off the first business module, and controls the board to record the current business configuration of the second business module, and periodically checks whether the business configuration of the second business module has changed until the second business module is idle.

3. A board energy-saving power supply control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: After determining whether the current state of the main control system is in an interrupt state, the method further includes: If the main control system is in a normal operating state, it is determined that no new board card is currently inserted into the main control system.

4. A board energy-saving power supply control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: Determining the increased total power consumption of the main control system according to the relevant information includes: Determining whether the software and hardware versions and the serial number are compatible with the main control system; If not, a first warning signal is generated indicating that the card information is inaccurate, and the main control system is controlled according to the first warning signal to not allow the card to be powered on; If so, the increased total power consumption of the main control system is determined according to the card type of the board.

5. A board energy-saving power supply control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: After determining whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold, the method further includes: If the power consumption is greater than a preset threshold, a second warning signal is generated indicating that the newly inserted board card will cause the main control system to be overloaded, and the main control system is controlled according to the second warning signal to not allow the board card to be powered on.

6. A board energy-saving power supply control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: After checking whether the service configuration of the board is consistent with the configuration requirements of the main control system, the method further includes: If they are inconsistent, a third warning signal is generated indicating that the service configuration of the newly inserted board does not match, and the main control system is controlled according to the third warning signal to not allow the board to be powered on.

7. A board energy-saving power supply control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The initialization configuration of the board card whose information verification succeeds includes: Performing a self-check on the running software version, kernel version and hardware version of the board; If the self-test is unsuccessful, it is determined that the board is not operating normally and an alarm is sent to the main control system; If the self-test is successful, the board is initialized and configured, and the initialization configuration includes service delivery and clock configuration.

8. A board energy-saving power supply control system, characterized in that: include: A first judgment module is configured to judge whether the current state of the main control system is in an interrupt state, wherein the initial state of the main control system is a normal operating state; a reading module configured to, if in an interrupt state, determine that a new board is currently inserted into the main control system, and read relevant information of the board from the information storage unit of the board, the relevant information including card type, software and hardware versions, and serial number; a second judgment module configured to determine the increased total power consumption of the main control system according to the relevant information, and to judge whether the increased total power consumption is greater than a preset power consumption threshold; a checking module configured to check whether the service configuration of the board is consistent with the configuration requirements of the main control system if the power consumption is not greater than a preset threshold; The control module is configured to, if consistent, control the power-on of the board through the power-on instruction issued by the main control system, initialize the configuration of the board that has successfully verified the information, and perform dynamic business configuration and business module power control to ensure that the board always maintains a low-power operation state.

9. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: At least one processor, and a memory communicatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, and the instructions are executed by the at least one processor to enable the at least one processor to perform 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 program is executed by a processor, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is implemented.

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