CN106936701A - A kind of cloud gateway, cloud connection system and the method using cloud gateway communication - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a cloud gateway and a communication method using the cloud gateway, including: an account mapping unit configured to record user account information in different clouds and its mapping relationship; multiple business session processing units, each of the business The session processing unit converts the received session information; the access portal unit assigns the session information of the first cloud entering the cloud gateway to one of the business session processing units, and converts the session information converted by the business session processing unit The information is sent to the second cloud; wherein, the business session processing unit that receives the session information obtains the mapping relationship between the account information of the session information sender and the receiver in the first cloud and the second cloud from the account mapping unit; And the account information of the sender and the receiver in the session information is converted into the account information of the sender and the receiver in the second cloud, and the session information is converted into session information adapted to the second cloud protocol. Using a cloud gateway independent of different clouds, any configuration of the cloud gateway will not affect the cloud systems on both sides, avoiding the modification of the cloud by different manufacturers to achieve interconnection.

Description

A cloud gateway, a cloud connection system, and a communication method utilizing the cloud gateway

technical field

The invention relates to a cloud gateway, a cloud connection system and a communication method using the cloud gateway.

Background technique

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things and cloud computing technology, smart products have sprung up along with the smart cloud. The smart cloud can provide available, convenient, and on-demand network access. The cloud can be configured including network, server, storage, Application software, service resource sharing pool. Due to the lack of unified technical standards and the inconsistency of intelligent control protocols in the industry, each manufacturer works independently in the process of developing their own products and services. Generally, the intelligent products of each manufacturer can only be directly connected to their own intelligent cloud, and this cloud is also called In private cloud, the cloud infrastructure is owned and managed by a manufacturer. Generally speaking, a private cloud of a manufacturer cannot communicate with private clouds of other manufacturers, which has great limitations. In this way, for users, no matter which smart product they buy, they can only use the manufacturer's APP to access its private cloud and cannot access other manufacturers' private clouds. The application of smart products is very limited, so it is urgent to solve the problem of different manufacturers. Interconnection between intelligent clouds.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above technical problems, the present invention provides a cloud gateway, a cloud connection system and a communication method using the cloud gateway.

The present invention provides a cloud gateway comprising: a plurality of business session processing units, each of which converts the received session information; an access portal unit, which distributes the session information of the first cloud entering the cloud gateway to a In the business session processing unit, the session information converted by the business session processing unit is sent to the second cloud; the account mapping unit is configured to record the account information and the mapping relationship of the user in different clouds; wherein The business session processing unit that receives the session information obtains the mapping relationship between the account information of the session information sender and the receiver in the first cloud and the second cloud from the account mapping unit; and puts the session information in the sender and receiver The account information of the party is converted into the account information of the sender and the receiver in the second cloud, and the session information is converted into session information adapted to the second cloud protocol.

Preferably, the access portal unit includes a load balancing forwarder, which queries the load status of the service session processing unit, and distributes session information entering the cloud gateway to the service session processing unit with a lighter load.

Preferably, the access portal unit further includes a service selection transponder, which selects the corresponding second cloud connected to the cloud gateway according to the session information converted by the service session processing unit, and sends the converted session information to the second cloud .

Preferably, the mapping relationship of user account information in different clouds in the account mapping unit is a one-to-one correspondence or a one-to-many correspondence.

Preferably, the session database unit is configured to store the session records generated by the business session processing unit.

Preferably, the business session processing unit that receives the session information creates a new session record according to the content of the session information and saves it in the session database unit or reads an existing session record from the session database unit.

The present invention also provides a cloud connection system, including a plurality of cloud servers; and the above-mentioned cloud gateway connected between the plurality of cloud servers.

The present invention also provides a method for communicating with the cloud gateway, including the access portal unit distributing the session information of the first cloud entering the cloud gateway to a business session processing unit; querying the account mapping unit to obtain the respective addresses of the sender and the receiver The mapping information of the account number of the first cloud and the account number of the second cloud; the business session processing unit converts the account information of the sender and the receiver in the first cloud in the session information into the account information of the sender and the receiver in the second cloud, And convert the session information into session information adapted to the second cloud protocol; the service session processing unit sends the converted session information to the access portal unit; the access portal unit sends the received converted session information to the second cloud protocol Two clouds.

Preferably, the access portal unit distributes the session information of the first cloud entering the cloud gateway to a service session processing unit comprising: the load balancing forwarder queries the load status of multiple service session processing units, and distributes the session information to a service session processing unit with a lighter load In one of the business session processing units.

Preferably, the access portal unit sending the received converted session information to the second cloud further includes: the service selection forwarder selects the corresponding second cloud connected to the cloud gateway according to the converted session information.

Preferably, in the account mapping unit, the mapping between the account number of the sender in the first cloud and the account number of the second cloud is one-to-one correspondence or one-to-many mapping, and the mapping between the account number of the receiver in the first cloud and the account number of the second cloud is One-to-one or one-to-many mapping.

Preferably, the account mapping unit includes an account information mapping table of the device or APP application in different clouds connected to the cloud gateway.

Preferably, after the service session processing unit queries the account mapping unit, it also includes the following steps

The business session processing unit judges whether it is a new session according to the session information;

If so, allocate a new session record in the session database unit;

If not, the corresponding session record is taken out from the session database unit.

Through the cloud gateway, the interconnection and intercommunication of each manufacturer's cloud is realized. The implementation method is very convenient. Using a cloud gateway independent of different clouds, any configuration can be performed on the cloud gateway without affecting the cloud systems on both sides, which not only avoids different manufacturers. The modification of the cloud to achieve interconnection reduces the workload, and at the same time overcomes the difficulty of modifying the cloud due to the different commercial status of various manufacturers.

On the other hand, through the above-mentioned cloud gateway, smart products can be connected to other manufacturers through the cloud, so that smart products can be operated by applications including their own APP, as well as any other cloud platform APP, making it more convenient for users to use their own smart products.

The cloud gateway can adapt to the connection protocol and requirements of the clouds at both ends, and supports load sharing and load balancing. It can be deployed anywhere to meet the appropriate docking business traffic. In addition, the degree of realization of an independent cloud gateway can be defined by oneself and implemented flexibly, such as allowing smart products or apps to connect to different clouds of the cloud gateway or only to the same cloud.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of connecting different clouds through a cloud gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a cloud gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a flowchart of a method for communicating using a cloud gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described The embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of connecting different clouds through a cloud gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to Figure 1, A, B, and C represent private clouds of different manufacturers, devices A1 and A2 represent smart devices that can access private cloud A, and devices B1, B2, B3, and B4 are smart devices that can access private cloud B , the devices C1 and C2 are smart devices that can access the private cloud C. Different clouds A, B, and C are connected through cloud gateway 10, so that various devices in cloud A can access cloud A, and then through cloud gateway 10, and other clouds such as various devices in cloud B communication.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a cloud gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the cloud gateway 10 includes an access portal unit 101, and the access portal unit communicates with multiple clouds through the network interface of the cloud gateway 10;

A plurality of service session processing units 104, each service session processing unit communicates with the access portal unit 101, and converts the session information allocated by the access portal unit 101, so that the session information is transferred between different clouds communication. After the access portal unit 101 receives the session information for connecting to the first cloud of the cloud gateway, it distributes the session information to a business session processing unit 104, and the business session processing unit 104 that receives the session information obtains the session information from the account mapping unit and sends it to The mapping relationship between the account information of the sender and the receiver in the first cloud A and the second cloud B; convert the account information C1A and C1B of the sender and receiver in the first cloud A in the session information into the account information C1A and C1B of the sender and receiver in the second cloud The account information C2A and C2B of cloud B, and convert the session information into session information adapted to the second cloud protocol, and then send the converted session information to the access portal unit 101 to adapt to the second cloud gateway connection Cloud B.

The cloud gateway 10 also includes a session database unit 103 and an account mapping unit 102 , and each service session processing unit 104 is connected to the account mapping unit 102 and the session database unit 103 respectively. The session database unit 103 includes a first memory for storing session record data and recording session context information. The session record data includes a session identification field, account information of the sender and receiver, and a session status flag. If it is a new session, the business session processing unit 104 will allocate a session information record in the session database unit 103, if it is an existing session, the business session processing unit 104 will retrieve the existing session from the session database unit 103 The account mapping unit 104 has a second memory for storing the mapping table of the user's account information in different clouds, such as the account information of the device and/or APP application in different clouds connected to the cloud gateway 10 , and the mapping relationship of these account information among different clouds. A device or APP in one cloud can be registered as an account of another cloud, or multiple devices or APPs in one cloud can be registered as an account of the other cloud. For example: when the first cloud is connected with the second cloud, according to the requirements of the second cloud, the device in the first cloud must first register an independent account with the second cloud, so that the protocol for the connection of the second cloud can support the operation of the device . Another example: when First Cloud connects with WeChat, each of First Cloud's devices does not need to be registered as a WeChat account, and multiple accounts of First Cloud can correspond to one WeChat account. Conversely, the WeChat APP user account does not need to be registered as an account of First Cloud, because it does not need to care which user is operating the smart device. This mapping relationship can be realized through one-to-one correspondence and one-to-many correspondence between different cloud account mapping tables, and the mapping table is stored in the storage device in the mapping unit.

The access portal unit 101 also includes a load balancing transponder, which is connected to each service session processing unit 104; for the session information entering the cloud gateway 10, the load balancing transponder queries the pending session information queue in a plurality of service session processing units The load status of the session information is allocated to a service session processing unit 104 with a current light load, so that the session information queue of the service session processing unit is balanced, so that the session information can be processed in time. The load balancing forwarder can select the session service processing unit with the shortest session message queue, or select several session service processing units whose length value of the session message queue is less than the preset value, and then randomly distribute session information to these session service processing units .

In particular, the multiple session information processing of a complete business may be processed by different business session processing units. The session information records can be obtained through the session database unit, and session record information such as session identification and current status can be known, so that session information can be It is processed in time, and the balance of business forwarding does not affect the processing of complete transactions.

The access portal unit also includes a service selection forwarder, for the session information processed by the service session processing unit, selects the second cloud corresponding to the recipient according to the converted session content, and forwards the session information to the second cloud.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart of the communication method using the cloud gateway in the present invention. In this embodiment, a device A in the first cloud, whose account is C1A, sends a piece of session information, such as control information or communication information, to a device B in the second cloud, whose account is C2B; C1A is in the second cloud The account number of C2B is C2A, and the account number of C2B in First Cloud is C1B. Referring to FIG. 3 , the piece of session information sent by device A includes a field that the sender is A and the receiver is B. The information is sent from the first cloud and sent to the cloud gateway using the corresponding protocol of the first cloud. After the message reaches the cloud gateway,

S1: The access portal unit distributes the session information of the first cloud entering the cloud gateway to a business session processing unit;

S2: The business session processing unit queries the account mapping unit to obtain the mapping information C2A and C2B of the accounts C1A and C1B of the sender and the receiver in the first cloud and the accounts of the second cloud respectively;

S3: The business session processing unit converts the account information C1A and C1B of the sender and receiver in the first cloud in the session information into account information C2A and C2B of the sender and receiver in the second cloud, and converts the session information into Session information on the second cloud agreement;

S4: The business session processing unit sends the converted session information to the access portal unit;

S5: The access portal unit sends the received converted session information to the second cloud.

The session information assigned to the cloud gateway by the access portal unit in step S1 also includes:

The load balancing forwarder queries the load status of the current message queues of multiple business session processing units;

The load balancing forwarder distributes session information to a service session processing unit with a lighter load according to the state of the service session processing unit. Wherein, the load balancing forwarder can select 1011 the session service processing unit with the shortest session message queue, or select several session service processing units whose length value of the session message queue is less than a preset value, and then randomly distribute session information to these several session service processing units. Session business processing unit.

The information queried by the business session processing unit in step 2 includes the account mapping information of the sender and the account mapping information of the receiver, wherein the account mapping information of the sender includes the account C1A of the sender A in the first cloud and the account of the second cloud The mapping information of C2A and the account mapping information of the receiver include the mapping information of the receiver's account C1B in the first cloud and the account C2B of the second cloud.

The transformation of information content by the business session processing unit includes:

According to the account mapping information, convert the account information C1A of the sender in the session information to the account information C2A of the second cloud, the account C1B of the first cloud of the receiver to the account C2B of the second cloud, and convert the communication of the first cloud The protocol is the communication protocol of the second cloud;

In step S5, the access portal unit sending the received converted session information to the second cloud also includes the following steps

The service selection transponder receives the converted session information;

Then, according to the converted session information, the service selection transponder selects the corresponding second cloud. The session information that the sender is C2A and the receiver is C2B is sent to the second cloud, and the session information reaches C2B through the second cloud.

In step 2, after the business session processing unit queries the account mapping unit, before (or at the same time) the session processing unit processes the session information, it also includes:

The business session processing unit judges whether it is a new session according to the session number identification field in the session information. If the session identification field is empty (such as NULL) or the session business processing unit does not find the corresponding session identification in the database unit, it is judged as a new session. If there is no session record, a new session is allocated in the session database unit; otherwise, the session information is transferred from the session database unit into memory for processing according to the found session record of the session database unit.

The present invention also provides a cloud connection system, including a plurality of cloud servers and the cloud gateway in the above embodiment, and the cloud gateway is connected between the plurality of cloud servers.

The above are only examples of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Various modifications and variations of the present invention will occur to those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (13)

1. a kind of cloud gateway, it is characterised in that including：

Account map unit, it is configured to record account information and its mapping relations of the user in different clouds；

Multiple service conversation processing units, the session information that each described service conversation processing unit conversion is received；

Door unit is accessed, the session information that distribution enters the first cloud of the cloud gateway is processed to a service conversation In unit, and the session information after service conversation processing unit conversion is sent in the second cloud；

Wherein, the service conversation processing unit for receiving session information obtains session information transmission from the account map unit Side and recipient are in the first cloud and the mapping relations of the account information of the second cloud；And sender in session information and recipient Account information is converted into sender and recipient and is converted into adapting to the second cloud association in the account information of the second cloud and session information The session information of view.

2. cloud gateway according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the access door unit includes

Load balancing transponder, the load condition of its inquiry service conversation processing unit, distribution enters the session of cloud gateway Information is in the service conversation processing unit of light load.

3. cloud gateway according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the access door unit also includes

Service selection transponder, its session information after being changed according to the service conversation processing unit selects corresponding connection cloud Second cloud of gateway, and the session information after conversion is sent to the second cloud.

4. cloud gateway according to claim 1, it is characterised in that account of the user in different clouds in the account map unit The mapping relations of number information are one-to-one relationship or one-to-many corresponding relation.

5. cloud gateway according to claim 1, it is characterised in that also including session data library unit, it is described for storing The conversation recording of service conversation processing unit generation.

6. cloud gateway according to claim 5, it is characterised in that receive the service conversation processing unit of session information One new conversation recording of content creating according to session information is simultaneously saved in the session data library unit or from the meeting Words Database Unit reads existing conversation recording.

7. a kind of method of utilization cloud gateway communication, including

Door unit is accessed to be assigned in a service conversation processing unit session information of the first cloud for entering cloud gateway；

Service conversation processing unit inquiry account map unit obtains the account and the of sender and each comfortable first cloud of recipient The map information of the account of two clouds；

Sender in session information and recipient are converted into sender by service conversation processing unit in the account information of the first cloud With recipient in the account information of the second cloud, and session information is converted into being adapted to the session information of the second cloud agreement；

Service conversation processing unit is sent to the session information after conversion in access door unit；

Door unit is accessed to be sent in the second cloud the session information after the conversion for receiving.

8. the method for utilization cloud gateway communication according to claim 7, it is characterised in that access the distribution of door unit and enter The session information of the first cloud of cloud gateway includes to a service conversation processing unit：The multiple industry of load balancing transponder inquiry The load condition of business Dialog processing unit, and distribute the service conversation processing unit of the session information to light load In.

9. the method for utilization cloud gateway communication according to claim 7, it is characterised in that access door unit receiving Session information after conversion also includes in being sent to the second cloud：Service selection transponder is right according to the session information selection after conversion Second cloud of the connection cloud gateway answered.

10. the method for utilization cloud gateway communication according to claim 7, it is characterised in that sent in account map unit Side the first cloud account and the second cloud account be mapped as correspond or one-to-many mapping, account of the recipient in the first cloud Number and the second cloud account be mapped as correspond or one-to-many mapping.

The method of 11. utilization cloud gateway communications according to claim 10, it is characterised in that described account map unit The account information mapping table in the different clouds of connection cloud gateway is applied including equipment or APP.

The method of 12. utilization cloud gateway communications according to claim 10, it is characterised in that service conversation processing unit It is further comprising the steps of after inquiry account map unit

Service conversation processing unit judges whether it is new session according to session information content；

If it is, distributing a new conversation recording in session data library unit；

If it is not, then taking out corresponding conversation recording from the session data library unit.

A kind of 13. cloud connection systems, it is characterised in that including

Multiple Cloud Servers；

Be connected between the multiple Cloud Server according to any described cloud gateways of claim 1-6.