Server timekeeping device

Abstract

The application discloses a server time service device, wherein a time wave analysis unit is used for analyzing a time wave signal received by an antenna unit to obtain a time signal; a central control unit is electrically connected with the key unit and the time wave analysis unit, respectively, and is used for receiving the time signal sent by the time wave analysis unit and IP address information sent by the key unit; a network transmission unit is electrically connected with the central control unit, and is used for receiving the time signal and the IP address information sent by the central control unit, and sending the time signal to a target terminal corresponding to the IP address information, so that a server time service operation is performed through the target terminal. The central control unit of the application transmits the analyzed time signal to the target terminal through the network transmission unit to perform the time service and calibration of the server, and compared with the prior art of setting a special time service server, the server time service device greatly reduces the cost of the server time service.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of computer technology, and more particularly to a server timing device. Background Technology

[0002] In laboratory environments, to ensure security and confidentiality, local area networks (LANs) that are not interconnected with external networks are typically used. Because these servers are completely isolated and cannot interact with the outside world, their time deviates more and more over time due to the accumulation of hardware errors. This affects data accuracy, especially when performing data calculations or continuously generating timestamped logs and text files. If the server time is inaccurate, it will directly affect the validity of the data. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the accuracy of the server time within the LAN.

[0003] In related technologies, when testing the accuracy of a server's own clock, a dedicated time server is usually set up to obtain a reference time. Then, the clocks of the time server and other servers are calibrated based on the reference time. The time server has two radio wave receiving devices and a time management module inside. Servers are high-cost, high-density electronic devices, and setting up a dedicated time server increases the design and operating costs of the server.

[0004] Therefore, how to reduce the cost of server time synchronization is an urgent problem to be solved. Utility Model Content

[0005] The main objective of this application is to provide a server timing device that aims to solve the technical problem of how to reduce the cost of server timing.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides a server time synchronization device, the server time synchronization device comprising:

[0007] Button unit;

[0008] Antenna unit, used to receive time-based radio signals;

[0009] A time radio wave analysis unit, electrically connected to the antenna unit, is used to analyze the time radio wave signal received by the antenna unit to obtain a time signal;

[0010] The central control unit is electrically connected to the button unit and the time radio wave analysis unit respectively, and is used to receive the time signal sent by the time radio wave analysis unit and the IP address information sent by the button unit.

[0011] The network transmission unit is electrically connected to the central control unit and is used to receive the time signal and IP address information sent by the central control unit, and send the time signal to the target terminal corresponding to the IP address information so as to perform server time synchronization operation through the target terminal.

[0012] Furthermore, the server timing device also includes a housing; the time radio wave analysis unit, the central control unit, and the network transmission unit are respectively disposed within the housing; and the antenna unit is disposed on the top of the housing.

[0013] Furthermore, the button unit includes multiple buttons electrically connected to the central control unit; each button is respectively disposed on the front of the housing.

[0014] Furthermore, the central control unit is used to receive key information corresponding to each key and determine the IP address information based on the key information.

[0015] Furthermore, the server timing device also includes a display module; the display module is disposed on the front of the housing and located above each of the buttons;

[0016] The display module is electrically connected to the central control unit; the display module is used to receive and display the IP address information sent by the central control unit.

[0017] Furthermore, the server timing device also includes a USB interface, which is electrically connected to the central control unit and is used to supply power to the central control unit.

[0018] Furthermore, the network transmission unit includes a communication interface, which is used to send the time data to the target terminal corresponding to the target IP address information through the communication interface.

[0019] Furthermore, the USB interface and the communication interface are respectively located at the bottom of the housing.

[0020] Furthermore, the server timing device also includes a switch button, which is located on one side of the housing; the switch button is electrically connected to the central control unit.

[0021] Furthermore, the target terminal includes a switch, which performs time calibration operations on each server based on the time signal.

[0022] The server timing device of this application includes an antenna unit, a time radio wave analysis unit, a central control unit, and a network transmission unit. The time radio wave analysis unit analyzes the time radio wave signal received by the antenna unit, and the central control unit transmits the analyzed time signal to the target terminal through the network transmission unit. The target terminal performs server timing and calibration based on the time signal, thereby realizing server timing through the server timing device. Compared with the prior art of setting up a dedicated server for timing, this greatly reduces the cost of server timing. Attached Figure Description

[0023] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this application.

[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0025] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the circuit structure provided for an embodiment of the server timing device of this application;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the interface structure provided for another embodiment of the server timing device of this application;

[0027] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the server timing device of this application;

[0028] Figure 4 A front view provided for an embodiment of the server timing device of this application;

[0029] Figure 5 A side view provided for an embodiment of the server timing device of this application;

[0030] Figure 6 This is a top view of an embodiment of the server timing device of this application.

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[0034] The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of this application will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed Implementation

[0035] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0036] It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in the embodiments of this application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of each component in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicator will also change accordingly.

[0037] Furthermore, the use of terms such as "first" and "second" in this application is for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. Additionally, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but only on the basis of being achievable by those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, such a combination of technical solutions should be considered non-existent and not within the scope of protection claimed in this application.

[0038] To better understand the technical solution of this application, a detailed description will be provided below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0039] The main solution of this application is as follows: The server timing device includes a button unit, an antenna unit, a time radio wave analysis unit, a central control unit, and a network transmission unit. The antenna unit receives time radio wave signals. The time radio wave analysis unit is electrically connected to the antenna unit and is used to analyze the received time radio wave signals to obtain a time signal. The central control unit is electrically connected to both the button unit and the time radio wave analysis unit, and is used to receive the time signal sent by the time radio wave analysis unit and the IP address information sent by the button unit. The network transmission unit is electrically connected to the central control unit and is used to receive the time signal and IP address information sent by the central control unit, and to send the time signal to the target terminal corresponding to the IP address information, so that server timing operation can be performed through the target terminal.

[0040] In laboratory environments, to ensure security and confidentiality, local area networks (LANs) that are not interconnected with external networks are typically used. Because these servers are completely isolated and cannot interact with the outside world, their time deviates more and more over time due to the accumulation of hardware errors. This affects data accuracy, especially when performing data calculations or continuously generating timestamped logs and text files. If the server time is inaccurate, it will directly affect the validity of the data. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the accuracy of the server time within the LAN.

[0041] In related technologies, when testing the accuracy of a server's own clock, a dedicated time synchronization server is typically set up to obtain a reference time. This reference time is then used to calibrate the clocks of the time synchronization server and other servers. The time synchronization server internally contains two radio wave receivers and a time synchronization management module. Servers are high-cost, high-density electronic devices, and setting up a dedicated time synchronization server increases both the design and operating costs. Therefore, reducing the cost of server time synchronization is a pressing issue that needs to be addressed.

[0042] The server timing device of this application includes an antenna unit, a time radio wave analysis unit, a central control unit, and a network transmission unit. The time radio wave analysis unit analyzes the time radio wave signal received by the antenna unit, and the central control unit transmits the analyzed time signal to the target terminal through the network transmission unit. The target terminal performs server timing and calibration based on the time signal, thereby realizing server timing through the server timing device. Compared with the prior art of setting up a dedicated timing server, this server timing device greatly reduces the cost of server timing.

[0043] Based on this, this application proposes a server timing device according to a first embodiment, please refer to... Figures 1 to 6 The server timing device includes: a button unit 150, an antenna unit 110, a time radio wave analysis unit 120, a central control unit 130, and a network transmission unit 140.

[0044] The time radio wave analysis unit 120 is electrically connected to the antenna unit 110, the central control unit 130 is electrically connected to the button unit 150 and the time radio wave analysis unit 120 respectively, and the network transmission unit 140 is electrically connected to the central control unit 130.

[0045] In one embodiment, please refer to Figures 3 to 6The server timing device also includes a housing 200; a time radio wave analysis unit 120, a central control unit 130 and a network transmission unit 140 are respectively disposed within the housing 200; that is, the housing 200 has a cavity, and the time radio wave analysis unit 120, the central control unit 130 and the network transmission unit 140 are respectively disposed within the cavity.

[0046] Antenna element 110 is used to receive time-based radio signals; please refer to [reference needed]. Figures 3 to 6 The antenna unit 110 is disposed on the top of the housing 200. The antenna of the antenna unit 110 is also disposed on the top of the housing 200, meaning the tail of the antenna receiver is fixedly disposed on the top of the housing 200, while the main body of the antenna is disposed outside the housing 200, so that the antenna unit 110 can accurately receive time-based radio signals. The antenna interface 111 of the antenna unit 110 can adopt an SMA (Sub-Miniature Version A Connector) connector, meaning the antenna unit 110 is electrically connected to the time-based radio signal resolution unit 120 using an SMA connector.

[0047] In one implementation method, please refer to Figure 3 The button unit 150 includes a plurality of buttons 151 electrically connected to the central control unit 130; each button 151 is respectively disposed on the front side of the housing 200, please refer to Figures 3 to 6 Button 151 may include a number keypad (0-9), a cancel button, an confirm button, a set button, a select button, etc. Please refer to [the relevant documentation / reference]. Figure 2 The button interface 152 can be in the form of a pin, such as a double-row pin, with a pin spacing of 1.25mm. The button unit 150 sends button information to the central control unit 130 through the button interface 152.

[0048] The central control unit 130 receives key information corresponding to each key 151 and determines the IP address information based on the key information. Specifically, if the key information is numeric information corresponding to each numeric keypad, the central control unit 130 converts the numeric information into the corresponding IP address based on IP address rules; or, if the key information is selection information corresponding to a selection key, the central control unit 130 obtains the IP address corresponding to the selection information. If the central control unit 130 receives confirmation information corresponding to the confirmation key in the key unit 150, the central control unit 130 uses this IP address as the final IP address information.

[0049] Furthermore, in one embodiment, please refer to Figure 5The server timing device also includes a switch button 180, which is located on one side of the housing 200. The switch button 180 is electrically connected to the central control unit 130. The switch button 180 has two operating states: an off state and an on state. Users can use the switch button 180 to turn the timing function of the server timing device on or off. When the switch button 180 is in the on state, the server timing device receives time radio signals through the antenna unit 110 for subsequent timing operations. When the switch button 180 is in the off state, the server timing device no longer receives time radio signals through the antenna unit 110. The switch button 180 can be a toggle switch.

[0050] Furthermore, in one implementation method, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 The server timing device also includes a display module; the display module is disposed on the front of the housing 200 and above each of the buttons 151; the display module is electrically connected to the central control unit 130; the display module is used to receive and display the IP address information sent by the central control unit 130, wherein the display module includes a display screen, i.e., a screen, please refer to... Figure 2 The screen interface 161 of the display module can adopt a MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface) connector, that is, the display module uses a MIPI connector to be electrically connected to the central control unit 130.

[0051] Please refer to Figure 1 The time radio wave analysis unit 120 is used to analyze the time radio wave signal received by the antenna unit 110 to obtain a time signal. Specifically, the time radio wave analysis unit 120 first receives the time radio wave signal received by the antenna unit 110, performs signal filtering, signal amplification and other processing on the time radio wave signal to obtain a processed time radio wave signal. Then, the time radio wave analysis unit 120 determines the time signal based on the processed time radio wave signal. Specifically, the time radio wave analysis unit 120 uses processing algorithms in related technologies to perform signal filtering, signal amplification and other processing on the time radio wave signal, and uses analysis algorithms in related technologies to analyze the processed time radio wave signal to obtain a time signal.

[0052] The central control unit 130 receives the time signal sent by the time radio wave analysis unit 120 and the IP address information sent by the key unit 150. The central control unit 130 receives the time signal sent by the time radio wave analysis unit 120 and the input signal from the key unit 150, determines the IP address information based on the input signal from the key unit 150, and sends the IP address information to the display unit 160. The IP address information can be displayed on the screen of the display unit 160 so that the user can check whether the entered IP address information is correct. If the IP address information is correct, the user can confirm it using the confirmation button on the key unit 150. After receiving the confirmation information sent by the key unit 150, the central control unit 130 can send the time signal and the IP address information to the network transmission unit 140.

[0053] The network transmission unit 140 is used to receive the time signal and IP address information sent by the central control unit 130, and send the time signal to the target terminal corresponding to the IP address information so as to perform server time synchronization operation through the target terminal.

[0054] Furthermore, in one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 The network transmission unit 140 includes a communication interface 141, which is used to send the time data to the target terminal corresponding to the target IP address information through the communication interface 141.

[0055] In this embodiment, after receiving the time signal and IP address information sent by the central control unit 130, the network transmission unit 140 performs network packetization on the time signal and sends the packetized data to the communication interface 141 of the network transmission unit 140. The packetized data is then sent to the target terminal corresponding to the IP address information through the communication interface 141. The communication interface 141 can be an RJ45 interface.

[0056] In one implementation, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 The server timing device also includes a USB interface 170, which is electrically connected to the central control unit 130 and used to supply power to the central control unit 130. The USB interface 170 and the communication interface 141 are respectively located at the bottom of the housing 200.

[0057] In this embodiment, the server timing device can be powered by connecting a power source via the USB interface 170. Alternatively, when the server timing device needs to be upgraded with firmware, the upgrade program can be transmitted to the central control unit 130 via the USB interface 170, and the central control unit 130 can then upgrade the server timing device.

[0058] In one implementation, the target terminal includes a switch, which performs time calibration operations on each server based on the time signal.

[0059] The target terminal is a switch, which communicates with multiple servers. Time synchronization can be performed on each server through the switch. Specifically, when the switch receives the time signal sent by the server's time synchronization device, it sends the time signal to each server. Each server performs time calibration based on the received time signal, so as to realize time synchronization and calibration of completely isolated servers in the laboratory environment. Time synchronization is performed on multiple servers through the switch, thereby improving the efficiency of time synchronization.

[0060] In this embodiment, the clock of the server can be calibrated by continuously sending radio wave signals within a preset time period. Specifically, the time radio wave analysis unit analyzes the radio wave signals (time radio wave signals) received by the antenna unit in real time. The central control unit sends the time signal obtained from the real-time analysis to the network transmission unit, which transmits the time signal to target terminals such as switches in real time. The switches provide multiple time synchronizations to multiple servers, which meets the requirements of low cost, high security and flexibility in the laboratory environment, and is also easy to deploy.

[0061] The server timing device of this application includes an antenna unit 110, a time radio wave analysis unit 120, a central control unit 130, and a network transmission unit 140. The time radio wave analysis unit 120 analyzes the time radio wave signal received by the antenna unit 110, and the central control unit 130 transmits the analyzed time signal to the target terminal through the network transmission unit 140. The target terminal performs server timing and calibration based on the time signal, thereby realizing server timing through the server timing device. Compared with the prior art of setting up a dedicated timing server, this server timing device greatly reduces the cost of server timing.

[0062] It should be noted that the technical solutions of the various embodiments of this application can be combined with each other, but only if they are implemented by those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, the user should consider that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed in this application.

[0063] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this application and does not limit the patent scope of this application. Any equivalent structural transformations made using the content of this application's specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A server time synchronization device, characterized in that, The server time synchronization device includes: Button unit; Antenna unit, used to receive time-based radio signals; A time radio wave analysis unit, electrically connected to the antenna unit, is used to analyze the time radio wave signal received by the antenna unit to obtain a time signal; The central control unit is electrically connected to the button unit and the time radio wave analysis unit respectively, and is used to receive the time signal sent by the time radio wave analysis unit and the IP address information sent by the button unit. The network transmission unit is electrically connected to the central control unit and is used to receive the time signal and IP address information sent by the central control unit, and send the time signal to the target terminal corresponding to the IP address information so as to perform server time synchronization operation through the target terminal.

2. The server timing device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The server timing device also includes a housing; the time radio wave analysis unit, the central control unit, and the network transmission unit are respectively disposed inside the housing; the antenna unit is disposed on the top of the housing.

3. The server timing device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The button unit includes multiple buttons electrically connected to the central control unit; each button is respectively located on the front of the housing.

4. The server timing device as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The central control unit is used to receive key information corresponding to each key and determine the IP address information based on the key information.

5. The server timing device as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The server timing device also includes a display module; the display module is disposed on the front of the housing and located above each of the buttons; The display module is electrically connected to the central control unit; the display module is used to receive and display the IP address information sent by the central control unit.

6. The server timing device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The server timing device also includes a USB interface, which is electrically connected to the central control unit and is used to supply power to the central control unit.

7. The server timing device as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The network transmission unit includes a communication interface, which is used to send the time data to the target terminal corresponding to the target IP address information through the communication interface.

8. The server timing device as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The USB interface and the communication interface are respectively located at the bottom of the housing.

9. The server timing device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The server timing device also includes a switch button, which is located on one side of the housing; the switch button is electrically connected to the central control unit.

10. The server timing device as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that, The target terminal includes a switch, which performs time calibration operations on each server based on the time signal.

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