Summary of the invention
In order to address the above problem, the present invention proposes a kind of information transmission system and a kind of information transferring method, can provide data transmission service at a high speed for station and train.
The described information transmission system of one embodiment of the invention, comprise a plurality of first information transmission subsystems and at least one installation the second message transmission subsystem ON TRAINS, wherein these a plurality of first information transmission subsystems only are arranged on respectively place, station and each station that the described trains of at least two confessions stop and are provided with at least one this first information transmission subsystem, this first information transmission subsystem and this second message transmission subsystem are configured to set up at least one wireless connections when described train rests in described station, and this first information transmission subsystem by described wireless connections to this second message transmission subsystem transmitting data information, and this first information transmission subsystem and this second message transmission subsystem also are configured to disconnect described at least one wireless connections when described train leaves described station.
Further, in a preferred implementation, this information transmission system further comprises control centre, is configured to determine the described data message that the described first information transmission subsystem be arranged on each place, described station need to be transmitted and is sent to corresponding described first information transmission subsystem.Regulate according to the feedback information of this first information transmission subsystem at one of them place that is arranged on described at least two stations the data message that the first information transmission subsystem at other places, stations will be transmitted.
Further, described first information transmission subsystem comprises the first control appliance and at least one access point, and described the second message transmission subsystem comprises the second control appliance and at least one wireless client.Wherein, described at least one access point and described at least one client are configured to a described access point and a described client when described train rests in described station and set up described wireless connections, and described at least one access point also is configured to disconnect described wireless connections when described train leaves described station with at least one corresponding wireless client.
Further, described first information transmission subsystem comprises at least two described access points, and described the first control appliance is configured to described data message is divided into to message part with this access point respective amount to be sent to corresponding described wireless client by described access point respectively, wherein, the second message transmission subsystem comprises at least two wireless clients, and this message part that the second control appliance is received each described client is merged into the described data message by described first information transmission subsystem transmission.
Another aspect of the present invention, a kind of method of communication is provided, for transmission information between the station of train and its stop, wherein said train is stopped at least two described stations, the method comprises: when described train is stopped described station, in a plurality of first information transmission subsystems and be arranged between the second message transmission subsystem on described train and set up at least one wireless connections, wherein said a plurality of first information transmission subsystem only is arranged on respectively place, described at least two stations and each station is provided with at least one this first information transmission subsystem, by described wireless connections from described first information transmission subsystem to described the second message transmission subsystem transfer data information, and described at least one wireless connections of disconnection when described train leaves described station.
Further, in one embodiment, describedly by described wireless connections, from transfer data information between described first information transmission subsystem and described the second message transmission subsystem, comprise: determine that the described data message that the described first information transmission subsystem that is arranged on each described station need to be transmitted also is sent to corresponding described first information transmission subsystem.Further, regulate according to the feedback information of this first information transmission subsystem that is arranged on one of them place, described station the data message that this first information transmission subsystem at other places, stations will be transmitted.
Further, described in a plurality of first information transmission subsystems and be arranged on and set up at least one wireless connections between the second message transmission subsystem on described train and comprise: as set up described at least one wireless connections between at least one wireless client of at least one access point of described first information transmission subsystem and described the second message transmission subsystem, and described at least one wireless connections of wherein said disconnection to comprise and disconnect the described wireless connections of setting up between described at least one access point and corresponding wireless client.
Further, described first information transmission subsystem and described the second message transmission subsystem are set up corresponding two or more described wireless connections by two or more access points and wireless client, wherein saidly by described, be wirelessly connected on transfer data information between described first information transmission subsystem and described the second message transmission subsystem and comprise: described data message is divided into to message part with described wireless connections respective amount to be sent to corresponding described wireless client by described access point respectively; And the described message part that each described client is received is merged into the described data message by this described first information transmission subsystem transmission.
Another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of machine-readable storage medium, stores the instruction of the method for carrying out above-mentioned communication.
Another aspect of the invention, provide a kind of computer program, carries out the method for above-mentioned communication when described computer program runs in a machine.
The present invention, by setting up at least one wireless connections when the train inlet parking between first information transmission subsystem and the second message transmission subsystem, can obtain higher transmission rate, thereby provides the high speed data transfer business for station and train.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates one embodiment of the invention, and a kind of information transmission system 100, to realize the high speed data transfer business between train and station.
This information transmission system 100 comprises: a plurality of first information transmission subsystem 200 and installation the second message transmission subsystems 300 ON TRAINS that only are arranged on place, station that train is stopped, wherein, when train is stopped station, first information transmission subsystem 200 and the second message transmission subsystem 300 are set up at least one wireless connections 400, first information transmission subsystem 200 is passed through at least one set up wireless connections 400 need to send to the data message of this second message transmission subsystem to the second message transmission subsystem transmission, for example video program data or high sharpness video program data etc.Known in those skilled in the artly be, although in the present invention, purpose is to send data by first information transmission subsystem to the second message transmission subsystem, yet the needs according to transfer of data, the second message transmission subsystem also sends related data to first information transmission subsystem, for example, include but not limited to response message etc.Further, when train leaves station, first information transmission subsystem 200 and the second message transmission subsystem 300 disconnect at least one wireless connections 400 of setting up, and stop the transmission of data message.
These a plurality of first information transmission subsystems can be arranged on two or more places, station, and at least one first information transmission subsystem can be installed in each station.Like this, the above-mentioned information transmission system 100 also will comprise the control centre 500 for controlling a plurality of the first transmission subsystems 200, for determining the data message of first information transmission subsystem 200 transmission that need in each station, and will need the data message of first information transmission subsystem 200 transmission in each station to be distributed to the first information transmission subsystem 200 in each station.In an example, each station is equipped with the first information transmission subsystem of equal number.In another example, the first information transmission subsystem of varying number is installed at each station.Preferably, for installing and consideration easy to use, a first information transmission subsystem is installed at each station.
In one embodiment, this control centre 500 can send to by data message separately the first information transmission subsystem 200 that is arranged on each place, station in advance.When train rests in each station, the first information transmission subsystem 200 on this station will be by corresponding data information transfer to this second message transmission subsystem 300.The deployed position of control centre 500 can be determined according to concrete application, as long as can carry out data communication with each first information transmission subsystem.
And the feedback information of this first information transmission subsystem that this control centre 500 also can locate according to one of them station is adjusted the data message of the first information transmission subsystem transmission at other places, stations.For example, when train stops at current station, if first information transmission subsystem 200 does not send to the second message transmission subsystem 300 by whole data messages waiting for transmission, can send feedback information notice control centre 500, control centre 500 will regulate data message, thereby the part that this is not transmitted is transferred to the second message transmission subsystem 300 when train stops at this station by the first transmission subsystem 200 of the next stop.
In order to realize wireless transmission function, this first information transmission subsystem 200 comprises first control appliance and at least one access point, and wherein this system 200 can be respectively equipped with a buffer memory device by corresponding each access point.200 1 examples of above-mentioned first information transmission subsystem as shown in Figure 2, comprise the first control appliance 201, a plurality of buffer memory device 202 and a plurality of access point 203, and wherein, the plurality of buffer memory device 202 connects one to one with the plurality of access point 203 respectively.Perhaps, in the another one example, buffer memory device 202 can be integrated with access point 203.
Correspondingly, this second message transmission subsystem 300 comprises second control appliance and at least one wireless client, and wherein this system 300 can be respectively equipped with a buffer memory device by corresponding each wireless client.An example of above-mentioned the second message transmission subsystem 300 as shown in Figure 3, comprise a plurality of wireless clients 301, corresponding a plurality of buffer memory devices 302 and the second control appliance 303, wherein, the plurality of wireless client 301 connects one to one with the plurality of buffer memory device 302 respectively.Perhaps, in a further embodiment, buffer memory device 302 can be integrated with wireless client 301.
When train rests in station, each access point 203 of first information transmission subsystem 200 is set up wireless connections 400 with the corresponding wireless client 301 of the second message transmission subsystem 300 respectively, then, the data message in the buffer memory device of each access point 203 correspondences is sent in the buffer memory device of respective wireless client 301 correspondences by wireless connections.And, when train leaves described station, access point 203 disconnects the wireless connections 400 of setting up with corresponding wireless client 301 respectively, thus the transmission of Stop message.
Particularly, the data message that above-mentioned the first control appliance 201 need to send this first information transmission subsystem 200 is divided into the message part with the access point respective amount, and these message parts are buffered in respectively in the buffer memory device 202 that corresponding access point is corresponding.These access points 203 can be installed near the stop position of train, for example are arranged in respectively the track side in station.After wireless connections, access point sends to corresponding wireless client 301 by message part separately.
Accordingly, this wireless client 301 is arranged on train, for example, can distribute along train length.As mentioned above, when train is stopped station, wireless client 301 is set up respectively wireless connections with corresponding access point 203.Wireless client 301 receives the message part of these correspondence access point 203 transmission, and by received message part buffer memory to each self-corresponding buffer memory device 302.The message part that above-mentioned the second control appliance 303 receives each wireless client 301 is merged into the data message that first information transmission subsystem 200 transmits.Subsequently, this data message is transferred to the passenger information system on train by the communicator in train.
By the above-mentioned information transmission system, a large amount of data (for example one section longer video program data) can be divided into a plurality of parts, and when train is stopped each station, one or more parts are sent in the communicator of train, again the data of obtaining are sent to the passenger information system on train, for example to the passenger on train, play the video frequency program of buffer memory.Like this, do not need real-time transmission data, thereby can use data transfer bandwidth commonly used at present.
Fig. 4 illustrates another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of information transferring method 500, and it utilizes the above-mentioned information transmission system 100 transmission information between train and station, comprising:
Step 510, when train is stopped station, this first information transmission subsystem 200 is set up at least one wireless connections 400 with this second message transmission subsystem 300;
Step 520, first information transmission subsystem 200 is passed through these wireless connections 400 to the second message transmission subsystem transmitting data information, for example video program data or high sharpness video program data etc.;
Step 530 disconnects these wireless connections when train leaves station,, disconnects the wireless connections between access point and wireless client that is.
In said method, step 510 further comprises that first information transmission subsystem 200 sets up at least one wireless connections 400 with at least one wireless client 301 of this second message transmission subsystem 300 respectively by its at least one access point 203.In one embodiment, utilize a plurality of access points and a plurality of wireless clients to set up corresponding a plurality of wireless connections.
Above-mentioned steps 520 further comprises: when in this first information transmission subsystem of at least two station setting, the data message that definite first information transmission subsystem that is arranged on each station need to be transmitted also sends to corresponding first information transmission subsystem.Further, be arranged on one of them place, described station this first information transmission subsystem feedback information and regulate the data message that this first information transmission subsystem at other places, stations will be transmitted.
Step 520 also comprises: when a plurality of access points and a plurality of wireless client are set up corresponding a plurality of wireless connections, data message is divided into to the message part with the wireless connections respective amount of setting up, and these message parts are transferred to wireless client by corresponding access point via wireless connections, and the message part that each wireless client is received merges into this data message, at this second message transmission subsystem, reduce this data message.
It should be noted that, in order to reduce the interference between a plurality of wireless connections, can distribute different frequency ranges for each wireless connections, by rationalization, distribute the shared frequency of a plurality of wireless connections to reduce bandwidth; Perhaps adopt gain directional antenna to reduce the interference between a plurality of wireless connections.In addition, above-mentioned a plurality of wireless connections can adopt identical Radio Transmission Technology also can adopt different Radio Transmission Technologys.Described buffer memory device can adopt existing any suitable device, and each buffer memory device can be identical or different.
From the described data transmission system of the present embodiment method of unifying, can find out, due in the present embodiment, wireless connections only just start to set up and disconnect in the launch train operation in Train Stopping, be also, in the process that is established to disconnection of wireless connections, access point and wireless client are all fixed, and the wireless connections of therefore setting up are more stable, can obtain higher transmission rate.
In addition, in the present embodiment, when setting up at least one (particularly two or more) wireless connections between first information transmission subsystem 200 and the second message transmission subsystem 300, obtainable total throughput will be the several times of single wireless connections throughput, therefore be easy to meet the requirement to transmission bandwidth of video program data or hdtv video data.And the transmission system that the present embodiment provides and method are highly susceptible to expansion, can meet very easily the requirement of miscellaneous service to transmission rate.
Moreover, in the present embodiment, first information transmission subsystem is arranged on the place, station, rather than be arranged on the track of whole train, therefore, the expense of the cost of the infrastructure of the whole information transmission system (such as the access point that will install and the cable that will lay etc.) and installation, operation and maintenance is also limited.Perhaps, embodiments of the invention also can be combined with the existing equipment for the train data transmission, and wherein as previously mentioned, this existing equipment is arranged along train rail.Like this, can utilize existing equipment to supplement as system of the present invention.For example, can utilize system of the present invention when train rests in station, transmit a large amount of, non real-time information, in train travelling process, utilize existing system to transmit a small amount of, real time data simultaneously.
Finally, be buffered in respectively in a plurality of buffer memory devices 202 because first information transmission subsystem 200 will need a large amount of information to the second message transmission subsystem to be sent of access point 203 transmissions to be divided into a plurality of message parts, and be sent to the second message transmission subsystem 300 by a plurality of wireless connections 400; And in the second message transmission subsystem 300, a plurality of message parts that received by wireless client 301 also are buffered in respectively in a plurality of buffer memory devices 302, the mode of this parallel storage also can reduce the requirement to read or write speed and the memory capacity of single buffer memory device greatly, therefore, use cheap solid storage medium, for example flash memory, also be fine.Therefore, the system and method for application the present embodiment can meet the cost that greatly reduces system under the condition of business need.
It should be noted that in addition, although above-described embodiment be take subway system and described as example, the described information transmission system of the present embodiment and method also can be applied in other and the similar system of subway system, and are not limited to subway system.In this case, the second information subsystem is arranged on mobile entity, and first information transmission subsystem is arranged on to fixing position, when mobile entity rests on the position at first information transmission subsystem place, first information transmission subsystem and the second message transmission subsystem are set up at least one wireless connections and are started transfer of data; And, when mobile entity leaves the position at first information transmission subsystem place, first information transmission subsystem and the second message transmission subsystem disconnect at least one wireless connections of setting up, stop transfer of data.
The present invention also provides a kind of machine-readable storage medium, and storage is for making a machine carry out the instruction of information transferring method as described herein.Particularly, system or the device of being furnished with storage medium can be provided, storing the software program code of the function of arbitrary embodiment in realizing above-described embodiment on this storage medium, and making the computer (or CPU or MPU) of this system or device read and carry out the program code be stored in storage medium.
In this case, itself can realize the function of any one embodiment above-described embodiment the program code read from storage medium, so program code and program code stored storage medium have formed a part of the present invention.
For providing the storage medium embodiment of program code to comprise floppy disk, hard disk, magneto optical disk, CD (as CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW), tape, Nonvolatile memory card and ROM.Selectively, can be by communication network download program code from server computer.
In addition, be noted that, the program code that not only can read by object computer, and the operating system that can make by the instruction based on program code to calculate hands-operation etc. completes practical operation partly or completely, thereby realize the function of any one embodiment in above-described embodiment.
In addition, be understandable that, the program code that to be read by storage medium is write in memory set in the expansion board of inserting in computer or is write in the memory arranged in the expanding element be connected with computer, instruction based on program code subsequently makes to be arranged on the CPU on expansion board or expanding element etc. and comes operating part and all practical operations, thereby realizes the function of arbitrary embodiment in above-described embodiment.