Recognition management system based on LRM architecture switching equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of communication equipment management, in particular to an identification management system based on LRM architecture switching equipment. The system comprises a rack, an interconnection board, a power supply unit, a main control unit and a universal unit, all the units are connected to the interconnection board through LRM connector interfaces, and connection and data exchange are carried out through an I2C bus. And the main control unit carries out identification according to a set mapping relationship between the hardware address of the unit in each slot and the serial number of the slot of the rack, and summarizes the state data of each unit on the rack through an I2C bus. In addition, a BMC module is integrated on the control mainboard of each unit and is used for monitoring the mainboard and outputting state data and slot position data. According to the invention, efficient and reliable equipment management and state monitoring are achieved, and the stability and maintainability of the system are improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of communication equipment management, in particular to a recognition management system of a switching device based on an LRM architecture. BACKGROUND

[0002] In recent years, high-performance switching equipment cases based on the LRM architecture have developed rapidly, which adapts to the arrival of the artificial intelligence era, and at the same time realizes the modular selection, flexible configuration and rapid maintenance according to user needs and business characteristics, and improves the all-round ability of information equipment in integration, function, performance, safety, use and maintenance, and environmental suitability,

[0003] However, there are still many deficiencies in its actual application. First, the modularization degree of the traditional device is low, which cannot be flexibly configured according to the actual needs of the user, resulting in low integration of the device and large space occupation. Secondly, the monitoring and management function of the device is limited, and it is difficult to realize real-time monitoring and fault warning, which affects the reliability and stability of the system, therefore, a new technical scheme is needed to solve these problems. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] In order to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, the present application provides a recognition management system of a switching device based on an LRM architecture, which has high integration and can accurately monitor and manage the device in real time, ensuring the safety and reliability of the device and facilitating the rapid maintenance in the later stage.

[0005] The present application is realized by the following technical scheme:

[0006] A recognition management system of a switching device based on an LRM architecture, comprising:

[0007] A rack, a plurality of slots are provided in the rack, and a number is provided on the slot;

[0008] An interconnection board is installed on the rack, and the interconnection board is integrated with a power supply interface, an Ethernet interface and a plurality of LRM connector interfaces, and the LRM connector interfaces are connected in communication through an I2C bus;

[0009] A power supply unit is installed in the slot of the rack, and the power supply unit distributes power to each unit in the rack through a power supply bus;

[0010] A main control unit is installed in the slot of the rack, and the main control unit collects the state data of each unit on the rack through the I2C bus and outputs the data externally;

[0011] A general unit is installed in the slot of the rack, which is used for data calculation, service or storage, and each general unit exchanges data through the I2C bus;

[0012] The power supply unit and the general units are connected to the interconnection board through the LRM connector interface, the master control unit identifies according to the mapping relationship set between the hardware address of the module contained in the unit in each slot and the slot number, and the BMC module is arranged in the power supply unit and the general unit; the BMC module is used for monitoring the control mainboard of the power supply unit and the general unit, acquiring the mainboard state data, and outputting the state data to the LRM connector interface through the I2C interface, and then transmitting the state data to the master control unit through the I2C bus.

[0013] By adopting the above technical scheme, the recognition management system based on the LRM architecture switching device is realized, and the overall integration, function, performance, safety, use and maintenance, and environmental applicability of the device are improved. Specifically, the rack is provided with multiple slots, supports flexible configuration of the general units, the master control unit and the power supply unit with different functions, improves the expansibility and flexibility of the system, the power supply unit provides stable power supply for each unit through the power supply bus, ensures the normal operation of the device, the master control unit collects the state data of each unit in the rack through the I2C bus, and identifies according to the mapping relationship set between the hardware address of the module contained in the unit in each slot and the slot number, realizes real-time monitoring and management of the unit in each slot, improves the reliability and safety of the system, can accurately determine the slot where the unit is located, greatly facilitates the later management and maintenance, realizes high-speed data exchange of each unit through the LRM connector interface, reduces the signal transmission delay, and improves the overall performance of the system, the BMC module is integrated on the control mainboard of each unit, can monitor the mainboard state in real time and feedback in time, enhances the self-checking ability and fault diagnosis ability of the system, and each general unit exchanges data through the I2C bus, supports multiple data processing and service functions, and meets the needs of different application scenarios.

[0014] Optionally, the LRM architecture switching device further comprises a fan unit for cooling each unit, the fan unit is connected to the interconnection board through the LRM connector interface, and the BMC module is integrated on the control mainboard of the fan unit.

[0015] By adopting the technical scheme, the fan unit is connected to the interconnection board through the LRM connector interface, and the control mainboard of the fan unit is integrated with the BMC module, so that intelligent monitoring and management of the fan unit are realized.

[0016] Optionally, the power interface comprises an alternating current power input interface and a direct current power input interface.

[0017] By adopting the technical scheme, the power interface of the high-performance switching device based on the LRM architecture comprises an alternating current power input interface and a direct current power input interface, so that the compatibility of the device to different power types is realized, which not only widens the adaptation range of the device, but also enhances the flexibility and reliability of the system, and the device can work stably in various environments and effectively prevent damage of the device caused by changes in external power.

[0018] Further optionally, the connection line of the alternating current power input interface passes through an alternating current circuit breaker and an alternating current filter in sequence and is connected to the interconnection board; and the connection line of the direct current power input interface passes through a direct current circuit breaker and a direct current filter in sequence and is connected to the interconnection board.

[0019] By adopting the technical scheme, the circuit breaker and the filter are integrated on the control mainboard of the interconnection board, which can protect and perform EMC filtering on external power input, effectively prevent damage of the device caused by changes in external power under the premise of ensuring normal operation of the device, and improve the stability and reliability of the system.

[0020] Optionally, the power unit, the main control unit and the general unit are each provided with a state indicating lamp and an independent power switch.

[0021] By adopting the technical scheme, the state indicating lamp and the independent power switch are arranged on the power unit, the main control unit and the general unit, so that the power supply state and the working state of each unit are clear at a glance, the working condition of the device is quickly judged by the operation and maintenance personnel, and the maintainability and reliability of the device are improved; meanwhile, the design of the independent power switch allows each unit to be independently started and stopped, and the flexibility and energy efficiency management of the system are improved.

[0022] Optionally, the general unit and the interconnection board are each provided with a test interface.

[0023] By adopting the technical scheme, the test interface can be arranged on each general unit and interconnection board, so that the functional test and fault troubleshooting can be performed during equipment assembly and maintenance, and the maintainability and reliability of the equipment are improved.

[0024] Optionally, the general unit comprises a computing unit, a service unit and a data storage unit.

[0025] By adopting the technical scheme, the general unit comprises the computing unit, the service unit and the data storage unit, the high integration of multiple functions is realized, the computing unit is responsible for data processing and computing tasks, the service unit provides various service support, and the data storage unit is used for data storage and management, so that the overall performance and flexibility of the equipment are improved, the modular unit design makes the equipment can be flexibly configured according to actual needs, and the expansibility and adaptability of the system are improved.

[0026] Optionally, the computing unit comprises an AI intelligent computing unit.

[0027] By adopting the technical scheme, the AI intelligent computing unit can encode and decode laser radar signals, video signals, camera signals and the like and perform high-performance computing, so that the computing capacity and data processing efficiency of the equipment are improved; the BMC unit is integrated on the control mainboard of the AI intelligent computing unit, so that the working state of the AI intelligent computing unit can be monitored in real time, and the stability and reliability of the system are improved.

[0028] Optionally, the Ethernet interface comprises a 10-gigabit Ethernet interface and a 1-gigabit Ethernet interface.

[0029] By adopting the technical scheme, the compatibility and expansion of different rate Ethernet interfaces are realized, and the flexibility and adaptability of the equipment in network communication are improved, specifically, the 10-gigabit Ethernet interface provides a high-speed data transmission channel, and is suitable for large data volume and low delay business scenarios, such as server virtualization and high-performance computing; the 1-gigabit Ethernet interface meets the needs of regular business and service management, provides stable and reliable network connection, and supports data service processing and audio and video transmission.

[0030] Optionally, the LRM connector interfaces are connected in communication by an IPMB bus.

[0031] By adopting the above technical scheme, the IPMB bus is a general term of two groups of redundant I2C buses for the backboard communication of each FRU of the advanced telecom computing platform, the design of the double I2C bus improves the reliability and redundancy of the system, ensures that even if one bus fails, the other bus can still work normally, thereby guaranteeing the stability and safety of system data transmission, in addition, the double I2C bus also enhances the expansion capability and flexibility of the system, facilitating effective management and control when new modules or functions are added subsequently.

[0032] In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0033] 1. The present application improves the modularity and flexibility of the equipment, through the high-density multi-unit module structure design, realizes the modular selection, flexible configuration and rapid maintenance according to user demand and business characteristics, solves the problem of low modularity and low integration of traditional equipment;

[0034] 2. The present application realizes the comprehensive monitoring and management of the equipment, through the main control unit and the BMC module on each unit, can detect the running state, voltage, temperature and other information of each unit in real time, and collects the state data through the I2C bus, improves the reliability and stability of the system;

[0035] 3. The present application enhances the safety and reliability of the equipment, through the intelligent speed regulation function of the redundant designed I2C management bus and the fan unit, effectively improves the stability and safety of the equipment in complex environment, ensures the high quality end-to-end transmission of key data flow in mixed flow environment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0036] Fig. 1 is a structural schematic diagram of the LRM architecture-based switching equipment described in the embodiment;

[0037] Fig. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of the interconnection board described in the embodiment;

[0038] Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the identification management system of the LRM architecture-based switching equipment.

[0039] In the figure: 1, rack; 11, slot; 2, interconnection board; 21, AC power input interface; 22, DC power input interface; 23, gigabit Ethernet interface; 24, 1000M Ethernet interface; 25, power LRM connector interface; 26, main control LRM connector interface; 27, general LRM connector interface; 28, fan LRM connector interface; 3, power unit; 4, main control unit; 5, general unit; 6, AI intelligent computing unit; 7, fan unit; 8, status indicator light; 9, test connection port; 10, independent power switch. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings Figs. 1-3 It should be apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work shall fall within the scope of the present application.

[0041] With reference to Figs. 1-3 The embodiments of the present application disclose a recognition management system based on an LR M architecture switching device, comprising a rack 1, an interconnection board 2, a power supply unit 3, a master control unit 4 and a plurality of general units 5, wherein the rack 1 is internally provided with a plurality of slots 11, and the slots 11 can be provided with numbers; the interconnection board 2 is installed on the rack 1, and the interconnection board 2 is integrated with a power supply interface, an Ethernet interface and a plurality of LRM connector interfaces, and the LRM connector interfaces are communicatively connected through an I2C bus; the power supply unit 3 is installed in the slots 11 of the rack 1, and the power supply unit 3 distributes power to each unit in the rack 1 through a power supply bus; the master control unit 4 collects state data of each unit on the rack 1 through the I2C bus, and identifies according to a mapping relationship set between hardware addresses of modules contained in the units in each slot 11 and slot 11 numbers; the general units 5 are installed in the slots 11 of the rack 1, and are used for data calculation, service or storage, and the general units 5 exchange data through the I2C bus; wherein the power supply unit 3 and the plurality of general units 5 are connected on the interconnection board 2 through the LRM connector interfaces, and the control mainboards of the power supply unit 3, the master control unit 4 and the general units 5 are all integrated with a BMC module, the BMC module is used for monitoring the mainboard, acquiring state data of the mainboard, and outputting the state data to the LRM connector interfaces through an I2C interface, and then transmitting the state data to the master control unit 4 through the I2C bus.

[0042] Specifically, with reference to Fig. 1 The rack 1 is made of high-strength aluminum alloy material, has good impact resistance and heat dissipation performance, and is internally provided with a plurality of slots 11, each of which has a unique number for quick positioning and module replacement; for example, the rack 1 can be provided with 12 slots 11, of which 8 are general slots 11, 3 are fixed slots 11, and 1 is a master control unit 4 slot 11; the general slots 11 can be installed with computing units, service units, data storage units, etc., and the fixed slots 11 can be installed with the power supply unit 3, the fan unit 7, etc.

[0043] With reference to Figs. 1-2, the interconnection board 2 is installed on the back of the rack 1, and various interfaces are integrated on the interconnection board 2, including a power supply LRM connector interface 25, a master LRM connector interface 26, and a general LRM connector interface 27. The power supply interface includes an AC 220V AC power input interface 21 and a DC 24V DC power input interface 22. Specifically, refer to Fig. 3 , the AC power interface circuit is directly welded to the interconnection board 2 after passing through an AC circuit breaker and an AC filter, which can protect and EMC filter the external AC 220V power input to prevent the influence of external power fluctuations on the equipment. The DC power interface circuit is directly welded to the interconnection board 2 after passing through a DC circuit breaker and a DC filter, which can protect and EMC filter the external DC 24V power input to prevent the influence of external power fluctuations on the equipment. The Ethernet interface includes a 10G Ethernet interface 23 and a 1G Ethernet interface 24, which are used for data transmission and network communication. The LRM connector interfaces are connected by an IPMB bus, which includes two I2C buses. One can be mainly used for information transmission of the BMC module, and the other can be used for information transmission between general units 5. It should be noted that the design of the double I2C bus improves the reliability and redundancy of the system, ensuring that even if one bus fails, the other bus can still work normally, thereby ensuring the stability and security of system data transmission.

[0044] Referring to Fig. 1 , the power supply unit 3 is installed in a fixed slot 11 of the rack 1, adopts a high-efficiency switching power supply design, outputs stable 12V and 3.3V voltages, and supplies power to the entire system. The power supply unit 3 is provided with a status indicator light 8 and an independent power switch 10 for real-time monitoring and operation. The power supply unit 3 also has overload protection and short circuit protection functions to ensure safe operation of the equipment.

[0045] Referring to Fig. 1 , the master control unit 4 is installed in a fixed slot 11 of the rack 1, adopts a high-performance processor and a large-capacity memory, supports multiple operating systems and databases, and identifies the hardware addresses of the modules included in each slot 11 through a GPIO bus. The master control unit 4 also collects the status data of each unit on the rack 1 through an I2C bus. The master control unit 4 is also provided with a status indicator light 8 and an independent power switch 10 for real-time monitoring and operation.

[0046] Referring to Fig. 1, the general unit 5 is installed in the general slot 11 of the rack 1, and the computing unit, the service unit or the data storage unit can be selected according to actual needs, the computing unit adopts high-performance CPU and GPU, supports complex data processing and computing tasks; the service unit supports various network protocols and services, and provides rich network functions; the data storage unit adopts SSD and HDD hybrid storage, provides large capacity and high-speed read-write capability, and the control mainboard of the general unit 5 is integrated with a BMC module, which is used to monitor the mainboard, obtain the mainboard state data, and output the state data to the LRM connector interface through the I2C interface, and then transmit to the host unit 4 through the I2C bus; in order to be able to encode and decode laser radar signals, video signals, camera signals and other signals and perform high-performance computing, the computing unit also includes an AI intelligent computing unit 6, specifically, the AI intelligent computing unit 6 includes high-performance CPU, GPU and FPGA, the high-performance CPU and GPU are used to process complex computing tasks, and the FPGA is used to encode and decode laser radar signals, video signals, camera signals and other signals.

[0047] Reference Fig. 1 , in order to increase the heat dissipation effect of the equipment and ensure the normal operation of the equipment in high temperature environment, the bottom of the rack 1 is also provided with a fan unit 7, the fan unit 7 is connected to the interconnection board 2 through the LRM connector interface, and the control mainboard of the fan unit 7 is integrated with a BMC module, specifically, the fan unit 7 includes a plurality of fans and a fan driving board. The fan adopts high efficiency and low noise design, which can reduce noise while ensuring heat dissipation effect. The fan driving board is mainly used to drive the fan to work, and dynamically adjusts the fan speed by detecting the temperature condition of each module of the whole machine, so as to realize intelligent speed regulation. The control mainboard of the fan unit 7 is integrated with a BMC module, which is used to monitor the working state of the fan, including speed, voltage, current and temperature and other parameters, and outputs these data to the LRM connector interface through the I2C interface, and then transmits to the host unit 4 through the I2C bus.

[0048] The implementation principle of the embodiment is: through the cooperative work of the rack 1, the interconnection board 2, the power unit 3, the host unit 4 and the general unit 5, the identification management system of the high-performance switching equipment based on LRM architecture is realized. The system has a high degree of modular design, and various functional modules can be flexibly configured to meet the needs of different application scenarios. At the same time, through the monitoring and management of the BMC module, the real-time monitoring and fault warning of the equipment are realized, and the reliability and stability of the system are improved.

[0049] It should be noted that the above examples are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and are not intended to limit the same. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing examples, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that modifications can be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing examples, or some or all of the technical features thereof can be substituted equivalently. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the nature of the corresponding technical solutions to depart from the technical solutions of the present application.

Claims

1. An identification management system based on an LRM architecture switching device, characterized in that, include: A frame (1) is provided with a number of slots (11) inside the frame (1), and the slots (11) are numbered. Interconnect board (2), the interconnect board (2) is mounted on rack (1), and the interconnect board (2) integrates power interface, Ethernet interface and several LRM connector interfaces, the LRM connector interfaces communicate with each other through I2C bus; Power supply unit (3), which is installed in slot (11) of rack (1) and supplies power to each unit in rack (1) through power bus; The main control unit (4) is installed in the slot (11) of the rack (1). The main control unit (4) collects the status data of each unit on the rack (1) through the I2C bus and outputs the data to the outside. General-purpose unit (5); installed in slot (11) of rack (1), used for data calculation, service or storage, and data exchange between general-purpose units (5) via I2C bus; The power supply unit (3) and several general-purpose units (5) are connected to the interconnect board (2) through the LRM connector interface. The main control unit (4) identifies the modules contained in each slot (11) according to the mapping relationship between the hardware address and the slot (11) number. Both the power supply unit (3) and the general-purpose units (5) are equipped with BMC modules. The BMC modules are used to monitor the control motherboard of the power supply unit (3) and the general-purpose units (5), obtain the motherboard status data, and output the status data to the LRM connector interface through the I2C interface, and then transmit it to the main control unit (4) through the I2C bus.

2. The identification and management system based on LRM architecture switching equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The LRM-based switching device also includes a fan unit (7) for cooling each unit. The fan unit (7) is connected to the interconnect board (2) via an LRM connector interface, and the control motherboard of the fan unit (7) integrates a BMC module.

3. The identification management system based on LRM architecture switching equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The power interface includes an AC power input interface (21) and a DC power input interface (22).

4. The identification and management system based on LRM architecture switching equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that, The connection line of the AC power input interface (21) passes through the AC circuit breaker and the AC filter in sequence and is connected to the interconnect board (2); the connection line of the DC power input interface (22) passes through the DC circuit breaker and the DC filter in sequence and is connected to the interconnect board (2).

5. The identification management system based on LRM architecture switching equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The power supply unit (3), main control unit (4) and general unit (5) are each equipped with a status indicator light (8) and an independent power switch (10).

6. The identification management system based on LRM architecture switching equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, Both the general unit (5) and the interconnect board (2) are equipped with test interfaces.

7. The identification and management system based on LRM architecture switching equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The general unit (5) includes a computing unit, a service unit, and a data storage unit.

8. The identification management system based on LRM architecture switching equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that, The computing unit includes an AI intelligent computing unit (6).

9. The identification management system based on LRM architecture switching equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The Ethernet interfaces include a 10 Gigabit Ethernet interface (23) and a Gigabit Ethernet interface (24).

10. The identification management system based on LRM architecture switching equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The LRM connector interfaces are connected via an IPMB bus.

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