Method for heartbeat packet processing by using proxy, apparatus, and communications system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10425318-B2
Application number	US-201715476033-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 31, 2017
Priority date	Apr 1, 2016
Publication date	Sep 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019

Abstract

The embodiments of the present invention provide a method for heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy, an apparatus, and a communications system. The method includes: receiving, by a host, a first heartbeat packet sent by a first application in a client, where the client is a terminal that accesses the host by using a short range communications technology; and determining, by the host according to the first heartbeat packet and a first preset list, whether the first application is included in the first preset list. Thus, an objective of saving power for the host and the client can be achieved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy, applied to a host, the method comprising:
receiving, by the host, a first heartbeat packet sent by a first application in a client, wherein the client is a terminal that accesses the host by using a short range communications technology including near field communication, infrared, and Bluetooth;
determining, by the host according to the first heartbeat packet and a first preset list, whether the first application is comprised in the first preset list, wherein the first preset list comprises at least one preset application for which the host performs heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy;
when the first application is comprised in the first preset list, determining, by the host, first heartbeat time information of the first application according to the first heartbeat packet, the determining, by the host, the first heartbeat time information comprising at least one of:
determining, by the host according to the first heartbeat packet and a second preset list, the first heartbeat time information, wherein the second preset list comprises a correspondence between at least one heartbeat packet and at least one piece of heartbeat time information; and
when the first heartbeat packet carries the first heartbeat time information, parsing, by the host, the first heartbeat packet to obtain the first heartbeat time information; and

performing, by the host, time synchronization between the first heartbeat time information and second heartbeat time information of a second application in the host, and sending a second heartbeat packet to a server on a network side by using the time-synchronized second application as a proxy for the first application.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first heartbeat time information comprises a first heartbeat trigger time and a first time interval, and the second heartbeat time information comprises a second heartbeat trigger time and a second time interval.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the host further comprises a third preset list, the third preset list comprising at least one application for which the host does not perform heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy, the method further comprising:
when neither the first preset list nor the third preset list comprises the first application, performing, by the host, time synchronization between the first heartbeat time information and the second heartbeat time information of the second application in the host within a preset adjustment time or for not more than a preset quantity of adjustment times, and sending the second heartbeat packet to the server on the network side by using the time-synchronized second application as a proxy for the first application, to maintain a persistent connection between the first application and the server.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:
when the third preset list comprises the first application, skipping sending, by the host, the second heartbeat packet to the server on the network side by using a proxy for the first application.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, by the host according to the first heartbeat packet and the first preset list, whether the first application is comprised in the first preset list comprises:
determining a name of the first application according to the first heartbeat packet; and
comparing the name of the first application with a name in the first preset list, to determine whether the first application is comprised in the first preset list, wherein the first preset list comprises a name of the at least one application for which the host performs heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, after the sending a second heartbeat packet to a server on a network side by using a proxy for the first application:
sending, by the host to the client, indication information for instructing the host to perform heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy for the first application.

7. A method for heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy, applied to a host, the method comprising:
receiving, by the host, a first heartbeat packet sent by a first application in a client, wherein the client is a terminal that accesses the host by using a short range communications technology including near field communication, infrared, and Bluetooth;
when the first application is comprised in a first preset list, determining first heartbeat time information of the first application according to the first heartbeat packet, the determining, by the host, the first heartbeat time information comprising at least one of:
determining, according to the first heartbeat packet and a second preset list, the first heartbeat time information, wherein the second preset list comprises a correspondence between at least one heartbeat packet and at least one piece of heartbeat time information; and
when the first heartbeat packet carries the first heartbeat time information, parsing, the first heartbeat packet to obtain the first heartbeat time information; and

adjusting, by the host, a first heartbeat time information of the first heartbeat packet to perform at least one of time synchronization with second heartbeat time information of a second application in the host within a preset adjustment time and time synchronization with the second heartbeat time information of the second application in the host for not more than a preset quantity of adjustment times, and sending a second heartbeat packet to a server on a network side by using the time-synchronized second application as a proxy for the first application.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the first heartbeat time information comprises a first heartbeat trigger time and a first time interval, and the second heartbeat time information comprises a second heartbeat trigger time and a second time interval.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the receiving, by the host, a first heartbeat packet sent by a first application in a client comprises:
receiving, by the host, an encapsulated packet that is sent by the client; and
obtaining, by the host, the first heartbeat packet that is of the first application and that is in the encapsulated packet by detecting the encapsulated packet.

10. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising, after the sending a second heartbeat packet to a server on a network side by using a proxy for the first application:
sending, by the host, to the client, indication information for instructing the host to perform heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy for the first application.

11. An apparatus, comprising:
a receiver;
a transmitter;
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including computer-executable instructions executed by the processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, by the receiver, a first heartbeat packet sent by a first application in a client, wherein the client is a terminal that accesses the apparatus by using a short range communications technology including near field communication, infrared, and Bluetooth;
determining, according to the first heartbeat packet received by the receiver and a first preset list, whether the first application is comprised in the first preset list, wherein the first preset list comprises at least one preset application for which the apparatus performs heartbeat packet processing by using a proxy;
when the first application is comprised in the first preset list, determining first heartbeat time information of the first application according to the first heartbeat packet,

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shi Jieke
• Yu Lin
• Lin Chien-Nan

Classifications

• H04L67/288

  Distributed intermediate devices, i.e. intermediate devices for interaction with other intermediate devices on the same level · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• H04L43/00 Primary

  Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks · CPC title

• H04L43/106 Primary

  using time related information in packets, e.g. by adding timestamps · CPC title

• H04W56/001

  Synchronization between nodes · CPC title