Method for scheduling traffic of home node, and applied to the same

A scheduling apparatus for scheduling traffic reception through a home node which includes:

• a home gateway device for providing a home network service to a service area based on a home network inclusive of, at least, a real time transmission service, a service of controlling electronic equipment and a non-real time transmission service;
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• a femtocell module connected to a mobile phone core network through an Internet circuit to provide a limited mobile communication service to a mobile terminal located at the service area of the home gateway device within a controlled short radius surrounding the home gateway device, with the scheduling apparatus comprising:
• a buffer for storing traffic data received by performing said home network service representing a first type of traffic data and said mobile communication service representing a second type of traffic data;
• a receiver for receiving traffic data through an Internet circuit;
• a traffic determinator for distinguishing between the two types of traffic data when both of the two types of traffic data are being directed to a target interface simultaneously;
• scheduling software for scheduling the traffic data received according to preset transmission priority for the target interface wherein the scheduling software schedules the traffic data by a first transmission priority when the traffic data is targeted to the interface for the mobile communication service and schedules the traffic data by a second transmission priority when the traffic data is targeted to the interface for the home network service wherein the second type of traffic data is assigned a transmission priority which is higher than the transmission priority assigned to the first type of traffic data, wherein the traffic data of the second type of traffic data is processed based on service attribute priorities with real-time transmission accorded the highest transmission priority;
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• a transmitter for transmitting the traffic data to the service area according to the scheduled transmission priority.

A scheduling method for scheduling traffic data reception through a home node apparatus comprising, a home gateway device for providing a home network service to a service area based on a home network inclusive of, at least, a real time transmission service, a service of controlling electronic equipment and a non-real time transmission service and a femtocell module connected to a mobile phone core network through an Internet circuit to provide a limited mobile communication service to a mobile terminal, located at the service area of the home gateway device within a controlled short radius surrounding the home gateway device, through the mobile phone core network, with the scheduling method comprising:

• storing traffic data received by performing said home network service representing a first type of traffic data and a said mobile communication service representing a second type of traffic data;
• classifying the traffic data according to traffic data reception paths when the two types of traffic data are received;
• distinguishing between the two types of traffic data when both of the two types of traffic data are being directed to a target interface simultaneously;
• using scheduling software for scheduling the traffic data based upon the two types of traffic data according to preset transmission priorities wherein the scheduling software schedules the traffic data by a first transmission priority for the first type of traffic data and schedules the traffic data by a second transmission priority for the second type of traffic data wherein the second type of traffic data is assigned a transmission priority which is higher than the transmission priority assigned to the first type of traffic data, with the traffic data of the second type processed based on service attribute priorities with real-time transmission accorded the highest transmission priority;
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• sequentially transmitting the two types of traffic data to the service area according to the scheduled transmission priority.

A scheduling method for scheduling traffic data reception through a home node device including a home gateway device for providing a home network service to a service area based on a home network and a femtocell module connected to a mobile phone core network through an Internet circuit to provide a mobile communication service to the service area of the home gateway device through the mobile phone core network, with the scheduling method comprising:

• receiving traffic data through the Internet circuit from a home network service representing a first type of traffic data and from a mobile communication service representing a second type of traffic data;
• classifying the traffic data according to traffic data reception paths when the two types of traffic data are received;
• determining a target interface for the traffic data with the target interface representing a service area to which the traffic data is being sent based on the home network;
• scheduling the traffic data according to a preset transmission priority for the target interface wherein the scheduling operation schedules the traffic data by a first transmission priority when the traffic data is targeted to the interface for the mobile communication service and schedules the traffic data by a second transmission priority when the traffic data is targeted to the interface for the home network service with the second type of traffic data being assigned a transmission priority which is higher than the transmission priority assigned to the first type of traffic data, with the traffic data of the second type processed based on service attribute priorities with real-time transmission accorded the highest transmission priority;
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• sending the traffic data to the service area according to the transmission priority.