CN108769214B - Method and apparatus for controlling edge computing device, and method and apparatus for updating data - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiments of the present application disclose methods and apparatuses for controlling edge computing devices and for updating data. A specific implementation of the method includes: displaying a control interface for controlling the edge computing device through a communication-connected terminal device; receiving control information sent by the terminal device, wherein the control information is input via the control interface ; Send a control instruction to the edge computing device according to the control information, so as to control the edge computing device to update data. This embodiment realizes the remote control of the edge computing device, and reduces the labor cost of controlling the edge computing device.

Description

Method and apparatus for controlling edge computing device, for updating data

technical field

The embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of the Internet of Things, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for controlling edge computing devices and for updating data.

Background technique

In traditional IoT solutions, the massive data generated by the device needs to be uploaded to the cloud server, and the cloud server performs operations such as complex task calculation and placement. Such a solution faces problems such as inability to guarantee data security, high bandwidth costs, and long response delays. In order to solve the above problems, the industry proposes a solution that combines edge computing and the Internet of Things. On the side close to the source of the object or data, an open platform integrating network, computing, storage, and application core capabilities is used to provide the nearest end service. . At this stage, edge computing devices can be controlled by manual processing, such as compiling and deploying, configuration updates, program upgrades, and so on.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The embodiments of the present application propose methods and apparatuses for controlling edge computing devices and for updating data.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for controlling an edge computing device, which is applied to a cloud server. The method includes: displaying a control interface for controlling the edge computing device through a communication-connected terminal device; receiving the above Control information sent by a terminal device, wherein the control information is input via the control interface; a control instruction is sent to the edge computing device according to the control information to control the edge computing device to update data.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned method further includes: receiving the status information reported by the above-mentioned edge computing device; and sending the above-mentioned status information to the above-mentioned terminal device for presentation by the above-mentioned terminal device.

In some embodiments, the control information includes edge computing device configuration update information, wherein the edge computing device update information includes configuration update data; and a control instruction is sent to the edge computing device according to the control information to control the edge computing The device performs data update, including: generating a configuration update instruction according to the above-mentioned edge computing device configuration update information, wherein the above-mentioned configuration update instruction includes a local storage address of the data for configuration update; sending the above-mentioned configuration to the above-mentioned edge computing device through a first data channel an update instruction for the edge computing device to obtain configuration update data through a second data channel according to the configuration update instruction, wherein the first data channel is built based on the MQTT protocol, and the second data channel is built based on the HTTPS protocol .

In some embodiments, the above control information includes at least one of the following: edge computing device configuration update information, edge computing device associated device control information, edge computing device rule control information, and edge computing device function control information.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a method for updating data, which is applied to an edge computing device, including: receiving a configuration update instruction sent by a cloud server through a first data channel, where the first data channel is Based on the MQTT protocol, the configuration update instruction includes a storage address of the data for configuration update in the cloud server; the data for configuration update is obtained from the cloud server through the second data channel according to the storage address included in the configuration update instruction, wherein , the above-mentioned second data channel is built based on the HTTPS protocol; the above-mentioned data for configuration update is used for configuration update.

In some embodiments, the above method further includes: detecting whether the above-mentioned configuration update data is abnormal during the running process; in response to detecting that the above-mentioned configuration update data is abnormal during the running process, adopting a rollback mechanism to update the above-mentioned configuration update data. data is processed.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an apparatus for controlling an edge computing device, which is set at a cloud server, and the apparatus includes: a display unit configured to display a device used for controlling the edge computing device through a communication-connected terminal device. a control interface; a first receiving unit configured to receive control information sent by the terminal device, wherein the control information is input via the control interface; a control unit configured to send control information to the edge computing device according to the control information instruction to control the above edge computing device to update data.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned apparatus further includes: a second receiving unit, configured to receive the status information reported by the above-mentioned edge computing device; and a sending unit, configured to send the above-mentioned status information to the above-mentioned terminal equipment for the above-mentioned terminal equipment. render.

In some embodiments, the control information includes edge computing device configuration update information, wherein the edge computing device update information includes configuration update data; and the control unit is further configured to: generate a configuration according to the edge computing device configuration update information An update instruction, wherein the configuration update instruction includes a local storage address of the data for configuration update; the configuration update instruction is sent to the edge computing device through the first data channel, so that the edge computing device can pass the second configuration update instruction according to the configuration update instruction. The data channel acquires data for configuration update, wherein the first data channel is built based on the MQTT protocol, and the second data channel is built based on the HTTPS protocol.

In some embodiments, the above control information includes at least one of the following: edge computing device configuration update information, edge computing device associated device control information, edge computing device rule control information, and edge computing device function control information.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an apparatus for updating data, which is set on an edge computing device, and the apparatus includes: an instruction receiving unit configured to receive a configuration update instruction sent by a cloud server through a first data channel , wherein the first data channel is built based on the MQTT protocol, and the configuration update instruction includes the storage address of the data for configuration update in the cloud server; the acquisition unit is configured to pass the second storage address according to the storage address included in the configuration update instruction. The data channel obtains the data for configuration update from the cloud server, wherein the second data channel is built based on the HTTPS protocol; the update unit is configured to use the data for configuration update to perform configuration update.

In some embodiments, the above-mentioned apparatus further includes: a detection unit, configured to detect whether the above-mentioned data for configuration update is abnormal during operation; a rollback unit, configured to respond to detecting that the above-mentioned data for configuration update is in the operation process If an exception occurs in the above, the rollback mechanism is used to process the data for the above configuration update.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a server, the server includes: one or more processors; a storage device for storing one or more programs, when the one or more programs are stored by the one or more programs described above When executed by the processor, the above-mentioned one or more processors are caused to implement the method described in any one of the implementation manners of the first aspect.

In a sixth aspect, embodiments of the present application provide an edge computing device, the edge computing device comprising: one or more processors; a storage device for storing one or more programs, when the one or more programs are When executed by the one or more processors, the above one or more processors are caused to implement the method described in any one of the implementation manners of the second aspect.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable medium on which a computer program is stored, wherein, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method described in any implementation manner of the first aspect is implemented.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer-readable medium on which a computer program is stored, wherein, when the computer program is executed by a processor, the method described in any implementation manner of the second aspect is implemented.

The method and device for controlling an edge computing device provided by the embodiments of the present application, the terminal device connected through communication displays a control interface for controlling the edge computing device, then receives the control information sent by the terminal device, and finally reports to the edge computing device according to the control information. Sending control commands to control the edge computing device to update data, thereby realizing the remote control of the edge computing device and reducing the labor cost of controlling the edge computing device.

Description of drawings

Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will become more apparent by reading the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments made with reference to the following drawings:

FIG. 1 is an exemplary system architecture diagram to which an embodiment of the present application may be applied;

2 is a flowchart of one embodiment of a method for controlling an edge computing device according to the present application;

3 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of the method for controlling an edge computing device according to the present application;

4 is a flowchart of one embodiment of a method for updating data according to the present application;

5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an apparatus for controlling an edge computing device according to the present application;

6 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of an apparatus for updating data according to the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer system suitable for implementing a cloud server or an edge computing device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the related invention, but not to limit the invention. In addition, it should be noted that, for the convenience of description, only the parts related to the related invention are shown in the drawings.

It should be noted that the embodiments in the present application and the features of the embodiments may be combined with each other in the case of no conflict. The present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in conjunction with the embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows an exemplary system architecture 100 for controlling an edge computing device, a method for updating data, or an apparatus for controlling an edge computing device, and an apparatus for updating data to which embodiments of the present application may be applied.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the system architecture 100 may include a terminal device 101 , a cloud server 102 , an edge computing device 103 , an edge computing device associated device 104 , and networks 105 , 106 , and 107 . The network 105 is a medium for providing a communication link between the terminal device 101 and the cloud server 102 . The network 106 is a medium used to provide a communication link between the cloud server 102 and the edge computing device 103 . The network 107 is a medium used to provide a communication link between the edge computing device 103 and the edge computing device associated device 104 . The networks 105, 106, 107 may include various connection types, such as wired, wireless communication links, or fiber optic cables, among others.

Managers can use the terminal device 101 to interact with the cloud server 102 through the network 105 to send management information. Various communication client applications may be installed on the terminal device 101, such as web browser applications, shopping applications, search applications, instant communication tools, email clients, social platform software, and the like.

The cloud server 102 can interact with the edge computing device 103 through the network 105 to receive or send information and the like.

The edge computing device 103 may interact with the edge computing device associated device 104 through the network 107 to receive or send information and the like.

The terminal device 101 may be hardware or software. When the terminal device 101 is hardware, it can be various electronic devices having a display screen and supporting web browsing, including but not limited to smart phones, tablet computers, laptop computers, desktop computers, and the like. When the terminal device 101 is software, it can be installed in the electronic devices listed above. It can be implemented as multiple software or software modules (eg, to provide distributed services), or as a single software or software module. There is no specific limitation here.

The cloud server 102 can be a server that provides various services, for example, a background server that supports the management interface displayed by the terminal device 101 , and the background server can receive management information input by the administrator through the interface displayed by the terminal device 101 . For another example, a backend server that issues control instructions to the edge computing device 103 and processes information uploaded by the edge computing device 103 .

The edge computing device 103 may refer to a device that provides various services for the edge computing device associated device 104 , for example, an electronic device that calculates, analyzes, processes, and stores information uploaded by the edge computing device associated device 104 .

The edge computing device associated device 104 may refer to a networked device connected to the edge computing device 103 . Various sensors may be installed on the edge computing device associated device 104 , and the data measured by the sensor may be sent to the edge computing device 103 . Edge computing device-associated devices 104 include, but are not limited to, cameras, smart TVs, smart speakers, smart lights, smart sockets, and the like.

It should be noted that the method for controlling the edge computing device provided by the embodiments of the present application is generally executed by the cloud server 102 , and accordingly, the apparatus for controlling the edge computing device is generally set in the cloud server 102 . The methods for updating data provided in the embodiments of the present application are generally executed by the edge computing device 103 , and accordingly, the apparatus for updating data is generally set in the edge computing device 103 .

It should be understood that the terminal device, cloud server, edge computing device, edge computing device-associated device and network in FIG. 1 are merely illustrative. According to implementation needs, there can be any number of terminal devices, cloud servers, edge computing devices, edge computing devices associated devices, and networks.

With continued reference to FIG. 2, a flow 200 of one embodiment of a method for controlling an edge computing device according to the present application is shown. The method for controlling an edge computing device, which can be applied to a cloud server (for example, the cloud server 102 shown in FIG. 1 ), includes the following steps:

Step 201 , the terminal device connected through communication displays a control interface for controlling the edge computing device.

In this embodiment, the execution body of the method for controlling an edge computing device (for example, the cloud server 102 shown in FIG. 1 ) may display a communication-connected terminal device (for example, the terminal device 101 shown in FIG. 1 ) for controlling the edge computing device. Control interface for edge computing devices. As an example, a user may view a control interface for controlling the edge computing device through a browser application installed on the terminal device. As an example, the above-mentioned control interface can display various information related to the edge computing device, for example, configuration information, rule information, function information of the edge computing device, and information of devices associated with the connected edge computing device. As an example, the control interface may be in the form of a web page. At this time, the execution body can send the control interface in the form of a web page to the terminal device. It is then automatically displayed by the terminal device, or the execution subject can send a display command to control the terminal device to display. It can be understood that, the above-mentioned control interface may be set as one interface, or may be set as multiple interfaces. For example, when there are many displayed contents, multiple interfaces can also be set. At this time, the user can enter other interfaces by clicking buttons on the currently displayed interface. It should be noted that the specific display form of the information on the control interface can be set according to actual needs, which is not limited here.

In practice, the above-mentioned user may refer to a manager who has the authority to control the edge computing device. For example, the above-mentioned execution subject can display the authority verification interface to the user through the above-mentioned terminal device before step 201, and the authority verification interface can be used to collect the user's identity. Authentication information (eg, username, password, etc.). Afterwards, the above-mentioned execution subject can verify the identity verification information collected on the rights verification interface, so as to determine whether the user has the authority to control the edge computing device.

Step 202: Receive control information sent by the terminal device.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned execution body may receive the control information sent by the above-mentioned terminal device. Wherein, the above-mentioned control information is input via the above-mentioned control interface. In practice, the above-mentioned user may input control information through the control interface displayed by the above-mentioned terminal device. The above control information may be control information for the edge computing device. For example, to control the update of configuration data, programs, rules, etc. on the edge computing device, for example, to control the update of information forwarding rules. The above-mentioned control information may also be control information for an edge computing device associated device (eg, the edge computing device associated device 104 shown in FIG. 1 ), for example, controlling access, deletion and the like of the edge computing device associated device.

Usually, one edge computing device establishes a communication connection with multiple edge computing device associated devices, and performs processing such as calculation, analysis processing, storage, etc. on the information uploaded by the multiple edge computing device associated devices. Through the control interface displayed by the browser of the terminal device, the user can view the information of multiple edge computing devices associated devices connected to each edge computing device, for example, the device name, description, attributes, etc. of each edge computing device associated device.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the above control information may include at least one of the following: edge computing device configuration update information, edge computing device associated device control information, edge computing device rule control information, and edge computing device function control information information.

The above-mentioned edge computing device configuration update information may refer to information used to update the edge computing device configuration, and the edge computing device configuration update information may include configuration update data. In practice, when the user wants to update some configurations or programs on the edge computing device, the configuration or program to be updated can be determined in the control interface displayed on the terminal device, and the data for configuration update, such as configuration files, packages, etc.

The above edge computing device associated device control information may refer to information used to control the edge computing device associated device. In practice, when a user wants to control a device associated with an edge computing device that is communicatively connected to an edge computing device (for example, to control its disconnection), the edge computing device can be determined in the control interface displayed on the terminal device. Associate the device, and enter the control information for the device associated with the edge computing device.

The above edge computing device rule control information may refer to information used to control the rules executed on the edge computing device, for example, information on modifying the rules executed on the edge computing device.

The above-mentioned edge computing device function control information may refer to information used to control the computing function performed on the edge computing device, for example, modification information on the computing function performed on the edge computing device.

Step 203: Send a control instruction to the edge computing device according to the control information, so as to control the edge computing device to update data.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned execution subject may send a control instruction to the edge computing device according to the control information received in step 202, so as to control the edge computing device to update data. For example, when the above-mentioned control information is information used to control the update of configuration data on the edge computing device, the above-mentioned executive body may send a control instruction for configuration update to the edge computing device according to the control information, so as to control the edge computing device to perform configuration data. renew.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the aforementioned control information may include edge computing device configuration update information, where the aforementioned edge computing device update information may include configuration update data. The above step 203 can be specifically performed through the following steps:

First, a configuration update instruction is generated according to the edge computing device configuration update information.

Here, the above-mentioned executive body may generate a configuration update instruction according to the edge computing device configuration update information. Wherein, the above-mentioned configuration update instruction may include a local storage address of the data for configuration update.

Afterwards, a configuration update instruction is sent to the edge computing device through the first data channel, so that the edge computing device obtains the data for configuration update through the second data channel according to the configuration update instruction.

Here, the above-mentioned execution body may send a configuration update instruction to the above-mentioned edge computing device through the first data channel. After the above-mentioned edge computing device receives the configuration update instruction, according to the storage address included in the configuration update instruction, it can actively go to the above-mentioned execution body through the second data channel to pull the configuration update data, and use the configuration update data to update the configuration. . The first data channel may be built based on the MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) protocol, and the second data channel may be built based on the HTTPS (HyperText Transfer Protocol over Secure Socket Layer) protocol. MQTT is an instant messaging protocol with the characteristics of small transmission, low overhead, and minimal protocol exchange, which can reduce network traffic. In practice, MQTT can also be combined with SSL (Secure Sockets Layer, Secure Sockets Layer)/TLS (Transport Layer Security, Transport Layer Security) encryption to ensure the security of information transmission. HTTPS is a secure HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) channel. Simply speaking, it is a secure version of HTTP, which can ensure the security of information transmission. Relatively speaking, the data channel established based on HTTPS is more suitable for pulling big data, but the establishment cost is high.

In this implementation manner, the configuration update instruction is sent through the first data channel, and the configuration update data is pulled through the second data channel, so that different transmission protocols can be adopted according to different data types, thereby reducing network overhead.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the above-mentioned method for controlling an edge computing device may further include the following steps not shown in FIG. 2 :

Step 204: Receive status information reported by the edge computing device.

Here, the execution body may receive the status information reported by the edge computing device in real time. Status information can be used to characterize the status of the edge computing device, including but not limited to online status, offline status, data update status, and so on.

In step 205, the status information is sent to the terminal device for presentation by the terminal device.

Here, the above-mentioned execution body may send the status information received in step 204 to the above-mentioned terminal device, so that the terminal device can present it. Through this implementation, the above-mentioned user can monitor the status of the edge computing device remotely and in real time through the terminal device, thereby making it more convenient for the user to monitor the edge computing device.

Continue to refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of the method for controlling an edge computing device according to this embodiment. In the application scenario of FIG. 3 , the user first initiates a control interface browsing request for controlling the edge computing device 303 through the browser of the terminal device 301 . After receiving the control interface browsing request, the cloud server 302 can display the control interface for controlling the edge computing device 303 through the terminal device 301 . Then, the user can input control information on the control interface, and then the cloud server 302 can receive the control information sent by the terminal device 301 . Finally, the cloud server 302 can send a control instruction to the edge computing device 303 according to the control information, so as to control the edge computing device 303 to update data.

The method for controlling an edge computing device provided by the above embodiments of the present application realizes the remote control of the edge computing device and reduces the labor cost of controlling the edge computing device.

With further reference to Figure 4, a flow 400 of one embodiment of a method for updating data is shown. The process 400 of the method for updating data, which can be applied to edge computing devices, includes the following steps:

Step 401: Receive a configuration update instruction sent by the cloud server through the first data channel.

In this embodiment, the execution body of the method for updating data (for example, the edge computing device 103 shown in FIG. 1 ) may send the data through the first data channel by receiving the cloud server (for example, the cloud server 102 shown in FIG. 1 ). config update directive. The above-mentioned configuration update instruction includes a storage address of the data for configuration update on the above-mentioned cloud server. The above-mentioned first data channel may be established based on the MQTT protocol.

Step 402: Acquire data for configuration update from the cloud server through the second data channel according to the storage address included in the configuration update instruction.

In this embodiment, the execution body may acquire the data for configuration update from the cloud server through the second data channel according to the storage address included in the configuration update instruction. The above-mentioned second data channel may be established based on the HTTPS protocol.

Step 403, use the data for configuration update to perform configuration update.

In this embodiment, the above-mentioned execution body may use the data for configuration update acquired in step 402 to perform configuration update.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the above-mentioned method for updating data may further include the following steps not shown in FIG. 4 :

Step 404: Detect whether the data for configuration update is abnormal during the running process.

Here, the above-mentioned execution body can detect in real time whether the above-mentioned data for configuration update is abnormal during the running process. For example, after the configuration update is performed according to the above configuration update data, it is detected that information processing cannot be performed, or an error message occurs during the information processing process.

Step 405, in response to detecting that the data for configuration update is abnormal during the running process, use a rollback mechanism to process the data for configuration update.

Here, in response to detecting that the data for configuration update is abnormal during the running process, the execution subject may use a rollback mechanism to process the data for configuration update. Here, rollback refers to a program or data processing error, and the behavior of restoring the program or data to the last correct state. This implementation ensures the normal operation of the edge computing device when the configuration update of the edge computing device is abnormal.

The methods for updating data provided by the above embodiments of the present application realize automatic updating of configuration data of edge computing devices. In addition, the configuration update instruction is received through the first data channel, and the configuration update data is pulled through the second data channel, so that different transmission protocols are adopted according to different data types, thereby reducing network overhead.

Further referring to FIG. 5 , as an implementation of the method shown in FIG. 2 , the present application provides an embodiment of an apparatus for controlling an edge computing device, the apparatus is set on a cloud server, and the embodiment of the apparatus is the same as that shown in FIG. 2 . Corresponding to the method embodiments shown, the apparatus can be specifically applied to various electronic devices.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the apparatus 500 for controlling an edge computing device in this embodiment includes: a display unit 501 , a first receiving unit 502 and a control unit 503 . The display unit 501 is configured to display a control interface for controlling the edge computing device through a terminal device connected through communication; the first receiving unit 502 is configured to receive the control information sent by the terminal device, wherein the control information is sent via the above-mentioned The control unit 503 is configured to send a control instruction to the above-mentioned edge computing device according to the above-mentioned control information, so as to control the above-mentioned edge computing device to perform data update.

In this embodiment, the specific processing of the display unit 501 , the first receiving unit 502 and the control unit 503 of the apparatus 500 for controlling the edge computing device and the technical effects brought about by them may refer to the steps in the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 2 respectively. The related descriptions of step 201 , step 202 and step 203 will not be repeated here.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the above apparatus 500 may further include: a second receiving unit (not shown in the figure), configured to receive the status information reported by the above edge computing device; a sending unit (not shown in the figure) not shown), configured to send the above-mentioned status information to the above-mentioned terminal device for presentation by the above-mentioned terminal device.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the above-mentioned control information includes edge computing device configuration update information, wherein the above-mentioned edge computing device update information includes configuration update data; and the above-mentioned control unit 503 is further configured to: according to the above-mentioned The configuration update information of the edge computing device generates a configuration update instruction, wherein the configuration update instruction includes a local storage address of the data for configuration update; the configuration update instruction is sent to the edge computing device through the first data channel, for the edge computing device The data for configuration update is obtained through the second data channel according to the above-mentioned configuration update instruction, wherein the above-mentioned first data channel is built based on the MQTT protocol, and the above-mentioned second data channel is built based on the HTTPS protocol.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the above control information includes at least one of the following: edge computing device configuration update information, edge computing device associated device control information, edge computing device rule control information, and edge computing device function control information .

Further referring to FIG. 6 , as an implementation of the method shown in FIG. 4 above, the present application provides an embodiment of an apparatus for updating data, the apparatus is set in an edge computing device, and the apparatus embodiment is the same as that shown in FIG. 4 . Corresponding to the method embodiments described above, the apparatus can be specifically applied to various electronic devices.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the apparatus 600 for updating data in this embodiment includes: an instruction receiving unit 601 , an acquiring unit 602 and an updating unit 603 . The instruction receiving unit 601 is configured to receive a configuration update instruction sent by the cloud server through a first data channel, wherein the first data channel is constructed based on the MQTT protocol, and the configuration update instruction includes the configuration update data stored in the cloud The storage address of the server; the obtaining unit 602 is configured to obtain the above-mentioned configuration update data from the above-mentioned cloud server through a second data channel according to the storage address included in the above-mentioned configuration update instruction, wherein the above-mentioned second data channel is built based on the HTTPS protocol ; The update unit 603 is configured to perform configuration update using the above-mentioned data for configuration update.

In this embodiment, the specific processing of the instruction receiving unit 601 , the obtaining unit 602 and the updating unit 603 of the apparatus 600 for updating data and the technical effects brought about by them may refer to steps 402 and 402 in the corresponding embodiment of FIG. 4 , respectively. The related descriptions of step 402 and step 403 will not be repeated here.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, the above-mentioned apparatus further includes: a detection unit (not shown in the figure) configured to detect whether the above-mentioned configuration update data is abnormal during the running process; (not shown in the figure), configured to use a rollback mechanism to process the above data for configuration update in response to detecting that the above data for configuration update is abnormal during the running process.

Referring next to FIG. 7 , it shows a schematic structural diagram of a computer system 700 suitable for implementing the cloud server or edge computing device of the embodiments of the present application. The cloud server or edge computing device shown in FIG. 7 is only an example, and should not impose any limitations on the functions and scope of use of the embodiments of the present application.

As shown in FIG. 7 , the computer system 700 includes a central processing unit (CPU, Central Processing Unit) 701, which can be loaded into random access according to a program stored in a read only memory (ROM, Read Only Memory) 702 or from a storage part 706 Various appropriate operations and processes are executed by a program in a memory (RAM, Random Access Memory) 703 . In the RAM 703, various programs and data necessary for the operation of the system 700 are also stored. The CPU 701 , the ROM 702 , and the RAM 703 are connected to each other through a bus 704 . An input/output (I/O, Input/Output) interface 705 is also connected to the bus 704 .

The following components are connected to the I/O interface 705: a storage section 706 including a hard disk and the like; and a communication section 707 including a network interface card such as a LAN (Local Area Network) card, a modem, and the like. The communication section 707 performs communication processing via a network such as the Internet. Drivers 708 are also connected to I/O interface 705 as needed. A removable medium 709, such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, etc., is mounted on the drive 708 as needed so that a computer program read therefrom is installed into the storage section 706 as needed.

In particular, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to the flowcharts may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program carried on a computer-readable medium, the computer program containing program code for performing the method illustrated in the flowchart. In such an embodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from the network via the communication portion 707 and/or installed from the removable medium 709 . When the computer program is executed by the central processing unit (CPU) 701, the above-described functions defined in the method of the present application are performed.

It should be noted that the computer-readable medium described in this application may be a computer-readable signal medium or a computer-readable storage medium, or any combination of the above two. The computer-readable storage medium can be, for example, but not limited to, an electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus or device, or a combination of any of the above. More specific examples of computer readable storage media may include, but are not limited to, electrical connections with one or more wires, portable computer disks, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), erasable Programmable read only memory (EPROM or flash memory), fiber optics, portable compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage devices, magnetic storage devices, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In this application, a computer-readable storage medium can be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program that can be used by or in conjunction with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In this application, however, a computer-readable signal medium may include a data signal propagated in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, carrying computer-readable program code therein. Such propagated data signals may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. A computer-readable signal medium can also be any computer-readable medium other than a computer-readable storage medium that can transmit, propagate, or transport the program for use by or in connection with the instruction execution system, apparatus, or device . Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any suitable medium including, but not limited to, wireless, wireline, optical fiber cable, RF, etc., or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

Computer program code for performing the operations of the present application may be written in one or more programming languages, including object-oriented programming languages—such as Java, Smalltalk, C++, but also conventional procedural programming language - such as "C" language or similar programming language. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer, or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any kind of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computer (eg, using an Internet service provider through Internet connection).

The flowchart and block diagrams in the Figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present application. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that contains one or more logical functions for implementing the specified functions executable instructions. It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It is also noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustrations, can be implemented in dedicated hardware-based systems that perform the specified functions or operations , or can be implemented in a combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

The units involved in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented in a software manner, and may also be implemented in a hardware manner. The described unit can also be provided in the processor, for example, it can be described as: a processor includes a display unit, a first receiving unit and a control unit. Among them, the names of these units do not constitute a limitation of the unit itself under certain circumstances. For example, the display unit can also be described as "a unit that displays the control interface used to control the edge computing device through the terminal device connected by communication" .

As another aspect, the present application also provides a computer-readable medium, which may be included in the apparatus described in the above-mentioned embodiments, or may exist independently without being assembled into the apparatus. The above-mentioned computer-readable medium carries one or more programs, and when the above-mentioned one or more programs are executed by the apparatus, the apparatus causes the apparatus to: display a control interface for controlling the edge computing equipment through the terminal equipment connected by communication; receive the above-mentioned terminal equipment The control information sent by the device, wherein the control information is input via the control interface; according to the control information, a control instruction is sent to the edge computing device to control the edge computing device to update data.

As another aspect, the present application also provides a computer-readable medium, which may be included in the apparatus described in the above-mentioned embodiments, or may exist independently without being assembled into the apparatus. The above-mentioned computer-readable medium carries one or more programs, and when the above-mentioned one or more programs are executed by the device, the device causes the device to: receive a configuration update instruction sent by the cloud server through the first data channel, wherein the above-mentioned first The data channel is built based on the MQTT protocol, and the above-mentioned configuration update instruction includes the storage address of the data for configuration update in the above-mentioned cloud server; according to the storage address included in the above-mentioned configuration update instruction, the above-mentioned configuration update is obtained from the above-mentioned cloud server through the second data channel. data, wherein the above-mentioned second data channel is established based on the HTTPS protocol; the above-mentioned data for configuration update is used for configuration update.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and an illustration of the applied technical principles. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of the invention involved in this application is not limited to the technical solution formed by the specific combination of the above technical features, and should also cover the above technical features or Other technical solutions formed by any combination of its equivalent features. For example, a technical solution is formed by replacing the above-mentioned features with the technical features disclosed in this application (but not limited to) with similar functions.

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1. A method for controlling an edge computing device, applied to a cloud server, comprising: A terminal device connected through communication displays a control interface for controlling an edge computing device, wherein the edge computing device establishes a communication connection with a plurality of edge computing device-related devices, and the edge computing device is used to control the plurality of edge computing devices. The information uploaded by the device is associated with the device for processing; receiving control information sent by the terminal device, wherein the control information is input via the control interface, the control information includes edge computing device configuration update information, and the edge computing device update information includes configuration update data; Sending a control instruction to the edge computing device according to the control information to control the edge computing device to perform data update includes: generating a configuration update instruction according to the edge computing device configuration update information, wherein the configuration update instruction includes the local storage address of the data for configuration update; send the configuration update instruction to the edge computing device through the first data channel, so that the edge computing device can obtain the configuration update through the second data channel according to the configuration update instruction data, wherein the first data channel is built based on the MQTT protocol, and the second data channel is built based on the HTTPS protocol. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises: receiving status information reported by the edge computing device; The status information is sent to the terminal device for presentation by the terminal device. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the control information comprises at least one of the following: Edge computing device configuration update information, edge computing device associated device control information, edge computing device rule control information, and edge computing device function control information. 4. A method for updating data, applied to an edge computing device, wherein the edge computing device establishes a communication connection with a plurality of edge computing device associated devices, and the edge computing device is used for computing the multiple edge computing devices. The device is associated with the information uploaded by the device for processing, including: receiving a configuration update instruction sent by the cloud server through a first data channel, wherein the first data channel is constructed based on the MQTT protocol, and the configuration update instruction includes the storage address of the data for configuration update in the cloud server; Obtain the configuration update data from the cloud server through a second data channel according to the storage address included in the configuration update instruction, wherein the second data channel is established based on the HTTPS protocol; The configuration update is performed using the data for configuration update. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the method further comprises: Detecting whether the data for configuration update is abnormal during the running process; In response to detecting that the data for configuration update is abnormal during the running process, a rollback mechanism is used to process the data for configuration update. 6. A device for controlling edge computing equipment, set on a cloud server, comprising: A presentation unit configured to present a control interface for controlling an edge computing device through a communication-connected terminal device, wherein the edge computing device establishes a communication connection with a plurality of edge computing device associated devices, and the edge computing device is used for processing the information uploaded by the associated devices of the plurality of edge computing devices; a first receiving unit, configured to receive control information sent by the terminal device, wherein the control information is input via the control interface, and the control information includes edge computing device configuration update information, the edge computing device Update information includes configuration update data; a control unit, configured to send a control instruction to the edge computing device according to the control information, so as to control the edge computing device to perform data update, the control unit is further configured to: update information according to the edge computing device configuration generating a configuration update instruction, wherein the configuration update instruction includes a local storage address of the data for configuration update; sending the configuration update instruction to the edge computing device through the first data channel, so that the edge computing device can The configuration update instruction obtains data for configuration update through a second data channel, wherein the first data channel is built based on the MQTT protocol, and the second data channel is built based on the HTTPS protocol. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the apparatus further comprises: a second receiving unit, configured to receive the status information reported by the edge computing device; A sending unit configured to send the state information to the terminal device for presentation by the terminal device. 8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the control information comprises at least one of the following: Edge computing device configuration update information, edge computing device associated device control information, edge computing device rule control information, and edge computing device function control information. 9. An apparatus for updating data, set in an edge computing device, wherein the edge computing device establishes a communication connection with a plurality of edge computing device-associated devices, and the edge computing device is used for computing the multiple edge computing devices. The device is associated with the information uploaded by the device for processing, including: The instruction receiving unit is configured to receive a configuration update instruction sent by the cloud server through a first data channel, wherein the first data channel is built based on the MQTT protocol, and the configuration update instruction includes configuration update data in the The storage address of the cloud server; an obtaining unit, configured to obtain the data for configuration update from the cloud server through a second data channel according to the storage address included in the configuration update instruction, wherein the second data channel is established based on the HTTPS protocol; An update unit configured to perform configuration update using the configuration update data. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the apparatus further comprises: a detection unit, configured to detect whether the configuration update data is abnormal during operation; The rollback unit is configured to, in response to detecting that the data for configuration update is abnormal during the running process, use a rollback mechanism to process the data for configuration update. 11. A server comprising: one or more processors; a storage device on which one or more programs are stored, The one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any one of claims 1-3. 12. An edge computing device, comprising: one or more processors; a storage device on which one or more programs are stored; The one or more programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any of claims 4-5. 13. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any one of claims 1-3. 14. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the method of any one of claims 4-5.

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