KR20070044707A - Wireless Internet Service Integrated Log Generation System and Method - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a wireless internet service integrated log generation system and method for collecting logs for each device generated in a wireless internet service provided through a mobile communication network to generate an integrated log in real time. To this end, log information of a subscriber unit is collected in real time from at least one device constituting a wireless Internet infrastructure, and the collected log information is connected in a transaction unit of a subscriber unit, and then a single record type using the connected data is provided. By creating an integrated log, it is possible to overcome the disadvantages of difficult to grasp the quality of E2E (End-To-End) concept or enormous cost, and to manage the quality of wireless Internet service close to the customer experience at low cost, Uniform and unified quality control can be performed from the operator's point of view of operating various types of application equipment such as multi-vendor.

Call quality, correlation, integrated log

Description

Wireless Internet service integrated log generation system and method thereof {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INTEGRATED PACKET CALL LOG IN WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE}

1 is a block diagram showing a wireless Internet service integrated log generation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a management server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view showing an example of field configuration of a consolidated log according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

* Explanation of Codes on Major Parts of Drawings *

810: data collector

820: correlator

830: Integrated log generation unit

840: post-processing unit

The present invention relates to a wireless Internet service management system and a method thereof, and more particularly, to wirelessly generate a log of an integrated form by collecting logs for each device generated in a wireless Internet service provided through a mobile communication network. An Internet service integrated log generation system and method thereof are provided.

A network infrastructure installed and operated by a mobile operator to provide a wireless Internet service is composed of complex and diverse devices. In particular, the operator who operates the wireless Internet network installs probe equipment in the passage between each equipment to determine whether the wireless internet service is maintained at normal quality, and analyzes the packet passing through the passage to extract relevant information. Method, and collect and monitor individual logs generated from each device.

In the former case, technical problems such as system performance may occur in terms of real-time processing of a large amount of packets on a subscriber basis, and there is a problem in that huge costs are generated for system construction.

In addition, in the latter case, it is possible to develop the system at a relatively low cost, but it is difficult to grasp the quality of the wireless Internet felt by the subscriber, and lack consistency, since it is necessary to analyze various types of logs separately.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a wireless internet service integrated log generation system and method for monitoring and analyzing the quality of wireless Internet experience for each subscriber at a low cost.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a wireless Internet service integrated log generation system and method for performing quality management of a unified and unified wireless Internet service from a system operator operating a variety of equipment.

In order to achieve the above object, the wireless Internet service integrated log generation system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the data collection unit for collecting the log information of the subscriber unit in real time from at least one device constituting the wireless Internet infrastructure; A correlation unit applying a log connection rule from the collected log information; It characterized in that it comprises an integrated log generation unit for reprocessing and storing the data between the log to which the connection rule is applied to a separate integrated log.

On the other hand, wireless Internet service integration log generation method according to an embodiment of the present invention, (A) collecting the log information of the subscriber unit in real time from at least one device constituting the wireless Internet infrastructure; (B) connecting the collected log information in a transaction unit of a subscriber unit; And (C) generating an integrated log in a single record form using the data connected in the step (B).

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. Like reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout the drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing a wireless Internet service integration log generation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a terminal 100; Base station (BTS or PCF) 200; And a wireless section including a base station controller (BSC) 300; PDSN section for performing the role of the gateway of the wireless Internet service around the PDSN (400) and AAA (500); And a section of the swap gateway 600 and the content server 700 associated with the wireless Internet content. And a management server 800 that collects log information related to wireless Internet quality from each device.

Since the logs of the devices are data focused on individual sections, there is a limit in understanding the quality of the E2E (End-to-End) concept felt by the subscribers, and the consistency is maintained because they are generated and processed individually. Difficulties in monitoring and analyzing quality.

Accordingly, in the present invention, by connecting the log generated for each section by applying a correlation rule (correlation rule), by generating a new log of the integrated form and processing, it can provide useful information to the management server operator. have.

2 is a view showing a detailed configuration of a management server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the management server 800 includes a data collector 810 for collecting log information of a subscriber unit in real time from at least one device constituting a wireless Internet infrastructure; A correlation unit 820 applying a connection rule between logs in order to connect the log information in a single form; An integrated log generator 830 for reprocessing the correlated data into a separate integrated log and storing the processed data; And a post processor 840 for processing the processed integrated log to be used by another application.

The data collection unit 810 may include a base station subsystem (BSS) (ie, a wireless section), a PDSN (Packet Data Serving Node, 400), a swap gateway (WAP Gateway, 600), and an application that a subscriber is involved in using a wireless Internet service. The log information generated from each device is collected in real time by interworking with a server (for example, the content server 700) and the like according to transmission and reception matching standards provided by each device.

In addition, the data collection unit 810 collects billing data used by the mobile service provider as a basis for providing a wireless Internet service to the subscriber and billing the call fee and information usage fee. In this case, the billing and log information collected above includes a subscriber identification number, an identification number of each device, wireless Internet content information used by the subscriber, as well as packet amount and time information of data transmitted and received between the mobile phone and the content server 700 of the subscriber. It contains a variety of information to determine the status of the wireless Internet quality.

The correlation unit 820 connects various pieces of information collected in real time by the data collection unit 810 in a transaction unit representing a transmission / reception process between the subscriber terminal 100 and the content server 700, wherein each Depending on the characteristics of each device, separate correlation rules are applied. For example, information such as subscriber number and transaction occurrence time is matched for correlation between a log generated in a wireless section equipment (eg, BTS 200 and BSC 300) and a log generated in PDSN 400. You can connect both logs.

In particular, one of the important problems in the correlation between each log is that a large amount of data must be processed at high speed in order to accommodate the demand for real-time understanding of the quality of wireless Internet service. Therefore, in order to apply the present invention, it is necessary to mount a high speed data processing engine capable of processing a large amount of data at high speed to perform correlation.

The unified log generator 830 generates a unified log in the form of a single record using the connected data by applying the connection rules between the logs, as shown in FIG. 3. The integrated log includes network equipment information related to the wireless Internet service, wireless Internet service content information, time information connected to the content server, the amount of data transmitted and received from the content server, and wireless Internet service quality information based on the subscriber identification number such as the subscriber number. Etc. are included. The mobile communication service provider of the management server 700 can manage the quality indicators that meet each operator's operating standards by using such information, and monitor the quality of the wireless Internet service in real time through each quality indicator, and cause the quality degradation. Factor, etc. can be analyzed. As a storage medium for storing such integrated logs, a general relational commercial database (RDBMS) is used.

The post processor 840 serves to process and provide the integrated log stored in the database into data in a form required by another application system interworking with the apparatus of the present invention. Accordingly, the integrated log information of the wireless Internet service can be used for various purposes in the operation department of the mobile communication service provider, the customer center, etc., and the overlapping investment generated to use similar data for different purposes in various application system operation departments. Eliminate waste such as cost and time.

The operation of the management server 700 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

First, the subscriber collects log information generated from each device in real time by interworking with the devices involved in using the wireless Internet service and the transmission / reception matching standard provided by each other device, and the mobile service provider provides the wireless Internet service to the subscriber. The billing data, which is used as the basis for providing and claiming the call charges and information usage fees, are collected in parallel.

Then, the information is connected in a transaction unit representing a process of transmitting and receiving between the subscriber terminal 100 and the content server 700, and at this time, a separate correlation rule is applied according to characteristics of each device.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3, a consolidated log in a single record form using the linked data is generated by applying the above-described connection rule between logs.

Thereafter, the integrated log stored in the database is processed and provided as data required by another application system interworking with the apparatus of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention can perform unified and unified quality control by integrating and managing logs of each device by applying the correlation rule and the connection rule between each log.

While the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications or changes can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is difficult to grasp the quality of the E2E (End-To-End) concept or overcomes the disadvantages of enormous cost, and it is possible to manage the quality of the wireless Internet service close to the customer experience at low cost. have.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that can perform a unified and unified quality control from the operator's point of view of operating various types of application equipment, such as multi-network and multi-vendor.

Claims (11)

A data collector configured to collect log information of a subscriber unit in real time from at least one device constituting a wireless Internet infrastructure; A correlation unit applying a log connection rule from the collected log information; And Wireless log service integrated log generation system, characterized in that it comprises an integrated log generation unit for reprocessing and storing the data between the log to which the connection rule is applied to a separate integrated log. The method of claim 1, Wireless post-service integrated log generation system characterized in that it further comprises a post-processing unit for processing the data so that the processed integrated log can be used in other applications. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the data collection unit, A wireless Internet service integrated log generation system, characterized in that the mobile carrier collects the billing data used as a basis for providing a wireless Internet service to the subscriber and billing the call and information usage fee in parallel. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the correlation unit, Wireless Internet service integrated log generation system, characterized in that for setting the connection rule in a transaction unit indicating the process of transmitting and receiving the information collected in real time by the data collection unit between the subscriber terminal and the content server. The method of claim 4, wherein the connection rule Wireless Internet service integrated log generation system, characterized in that made based on the common log information between the respective devices. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the integrated log, Wireless Internet service integrated log generation system characterized in that it is generated in the form of a single record using the connected data by applying the connection rule (rule) between each log. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the integrated log, Wireless Internet service integrated log generation system, characterized in that made based on the subscriber identification number. (A) collecting in real time the log information of the subscriber unit from at least one device constituting the wireless Internet infrastructure; (B) connecting the collected log information in a transaction unit of a subscriber unit; And (C) generating a consolidated log of the wireless Internet service, comprising the step of generating an integrated log in the form of a single record using the data connected in the step (B). The method of claim 8, wherein step (A) is And generating charging data in parallel with the log information. 10. The method of claim 8 or 9, wherein the consolidated log is Wireless Internet service integration log generation method, characterized in that made based on the subscriber identification number. 10. The method of claim 8 or 9, wherein the consolidated log is Generation of wireless internet service integration log, comprising network equipment information related to wireless internet service, wireless internet service content information, time information connected to content server, amount of data transmitted / received from content server, and wireless internet service quality information Way.

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