JP2012008844A - Terminal, network system, device setting method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal and the like which can easily and quickly perform accurate object device settings, and reduce time required before network operation.SOLUTION: An operation terminal acquires position information of own terminal, holds storage information associating the acquired position information with identification information of an object device, based on the acquired position information, acquires configuration information by causing a management server to access to a data base which associates the position information with the configuration information to acquire the relevant configuration information, and performs settings of the object device by using the acquired configuration information.

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for setting a network device using position information.

  The network device cannot be connected to the network management system unless it is initially set up, and cannot be managed, operated or set in the management center in this state.

  Although it is possible to make initial settings for network devices before shipment, it is possible to prevent human error by introducing settings that do not conform to the location where the target device is installed or delivered to the wrong station due to a shipping error. Requires thorough management and places a heavy burden on network administrators and workers.

A related network device setting method will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 13, the worker accesses the network management system 106 from the work terminal 103 at the time of factory shipment, and downloads the configuration information 107 that will be of the network device 108 as the target device to the work terminal 103.

  As a related technique, a technique is disclosed in which the position information of a network relay device existing in a network is grasped, an appropriate setting is possible, and the setting contents are always kept up-to-date. The configuration is such that the physical management relationship of the plurality of network relay devices constituting the network, the location information, and the configuration definition corresponding to the location information are registered in advance in the network management device. By discovering network relay devices connected to the management device, distributing the configuration definition considering the connection relationship to the network relay devices connected to the network management device, and setting them in order. The configuration definition set in the network relay device is appropriately distributed and set between the adjacent network relay devices, and the network can be properly recovered by a recovery means set in advance when a failure occurs (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).

JP 2007-104351 A

However, the above related technique, that is, the network device setting method of FIG. 13, has the following problems.
The first problem is that automation is difficult because the setting information is dropped by the operator.
The second problem is that the setting information to be downloaded depends on the operator's judgment, so that there is a possibility that an appropriate setting is not downloaded.
The third problem is that even when correct information is downloaded and set in the apparatus, there is a possibility that the apparatus setting is not suitable for the export destination due to an export error.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a terminal, a network system, a device setting method, and a program that can perform accurate target device setting simply and quickly and reduce the time to network operation.

The terminal of the present invention, means for acquiring the location information of the terminal,
Means for storing storage information that associates the acquired position information with identification information of a target device;
Means for acquiring corresponding configuration information by referring to a database in which the position information and configuration information of the management server are associated with each other based on the acquired position information;
Means for setting the target device using the acquired configuration information.

The network system of the present invention is a network system including a work terminal, a target device, and a management server,
The work terminal is
Means for obtaining position information of the own work terminal;
Means for storing stored information that associates the acquired position information with identification information of the target device;
Means for acquiring configuration information from the management server based on the acquired position information;
Means for setting the target device using the acquired configuration information;
The management server includes means for acquiring corresponding configuration information with reference to a database in which position information and configuration information are associated with each other based on the position information acquired from the work terminal.

The device setting method of the present invention is a device setting method using a work terminal, a target device, and a management server,
The work terminal is
Obtaining position information of the own work terminal;
Having stored information associating the acquired position information with identification information of the target device;
Sending the acquired location information to the management server,
The management server refers to a database in which position information and configuration information are associated with each other based on the position information acquired from the work terminal, and obtains corresponding configuration information;
The work terminal includes a step of setting the target device using the configuration information acquired from the management server.

The program of the present invention is stored in a computer terminal.
A process of acquiring the location information of the own terminal;
A process of providing storage information that associates the acquired position information with identification information of a target device;
A process of acquiring corresponding configuration information from the management server based on the acquired position information with reference to a database in which the position information of the management server is associated with configuration information;
And a process of setting the target device using the acquired configuration information.

  According to the present invention, accurate apparatus setting can be performed easily and quickly, and the time to network operation can be shortened.

It is a figure of the work terminal in 1st embodiment which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure in connection with acquisition of the positional information which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the correspondence table of the positional information and object apparatus which concern on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the network system in 1st embodiment which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. An example of the correspondence table of the positional information and object apparatus which concern on 1st embodiment of this invention is shown. It is a figure which shows selection of the apparatus configuration which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of the network system in 1st embodiment. It is a figure of the work terminal in 1st embodiment which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a figure of the work terminal in 1st embodiment which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the corresponding | compatible table of object apparatus and apparatus specific ID which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structure of a related network system.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a work terminal 1 in the network system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. A selection program 2 running in the work terminal 1 uses location information 3 of the own work terminal acquired using a mobile network or GPS. The information is stored in the information storage area 4 of the own work terminal. Since the operator operates the selection program around the station where the target device (network device) is scheduled to be installed, the position information 3 of the own work terminal approximates the position information of the target device (see FIG. 12). The same).
FIG. 2 shows a configuration relating to acquisition of the position information 3. The position information 3 may be information with high accuracy by the GPS unit 101 built in the work terminal 1 or information with low accuracy by triangulation of base station radio waves by the portable radio wave unit 102. In areas where radio waves are weak, it is necessary to consider means such as inputting coordinates on a map. FIG. 3 shows an example of a correspondence table between the position information 3 stored in the information storage area 4 in association with the target device.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the network system in the first embodiment of the present invention. The selection program 2 uses the location information 3 to transmit the area configuration information 6 (this location) associated with coordinates such as a map from the network management system 5 (consisting of a server or the like) through the network 100 such as a mobile communication network or the Internet. In the information, this configuration information is linked and managed), and a device database 7 related to the position information 3 is constructed in the information storage area 4 in the work terminal 1. FIG. 5 shows an example of a correspondence table between the position information 3 and the device configuration information 9 stored in association with the device database 7 in the information storage area 4. It is assumed that the device configuration information to be stored is preliminarily set by the designer at the time of network design and optimally set for initial operation and subsequent operation.

  In FIG. 6, the selection program 2 that operates on the work terminal 1 uses the information in the information storage area 4, that is, the position information 3 to check the device database 7 and select a compatible device configuration 9.

  Although the configuration of the present embodiment has been described in detail above, the GPS unit 101 and the portable radio wave unit 102 in FIG. 2 and the network 100 in FIG.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
It is assumed that the worker operates a selection program for the work terminal 1 as shown in FIG. 8 around the station where the target device is scheduled to be installed.

In FIG. 7, the work terminal 1 first acquires the position information 3 by the triangulation of the GPS unit 101 or the portable radio wave unit 102 by the selection program 2 (S701) and records it as the position information 3 in the information storage area 4 (S701). S702).
Next, the location information 3 is used to access the operator's network management system 5 through the snake 100 represented by the mobile phone network or the Internet (S703), and the area configuration information 6 prepared in advance is downloaded. (S704), it is stored in the device database 7 (S705).
Then, the device configuration 9 (configuration file) that matches with the device database 7 is selected using the position information 3, and the target device is set (S706).

According to the present embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
The first effect is that the apparatus setting information is selected based on the position information. Therefore, any appropriate setting information can be selected and applied if the setting information is similar.
The second effect is that the setting information in the network management system (management center) is downloaded, so that the latest setting information can be applied without file management by the maintainer.
The third effect is that it is possible to easily input setting information at the site, so that the resetting at the site can be reduced due to the reduction in the number of man-hours for the initial setting at the factory and the mistake of the destination after shipment.

  Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The basic configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, except that the device setting information collating means is further devised.

Since the basic configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, a duplicate description is omitted.
The configuration of this embodiment is shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, the selection program 2 uses the device unique ID 8 to enable collation with higher accuracy. The selection program 2 reads the barcode attached to the target device and stores the input device unique ID 8 in the information storage area 4.

  In FIG. 10, the barcode attached to the target device by the ID acquisition unit 103 is acquired as the device unique ID 8. The device unique ID 8 may be a widely used one such as a barcode, a serial number, or an electronic tag such as an RFID.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of a correspondence table between the target device in the information storage area 4 and the device unique ID 8.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
Since it is the same as that of said 1st embodiment, the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

In FIG. 12, the barcode attached to the target device by the ID acquisition unit 103 is acquired as the device unique ID 8 (S1203).
Next, the information is stored in a correspondence table between the target device in the information storage area 4 and the device unique ID 8 (S1204).
The network management system 5 is accessed (S1205), the area configuration information 6 prepared in advance is downloaded (S1206), and what is stored in the device database 7 is the device configuration of each of a plurality of devices in one location information. 9 may be associated with hanging.

According to the present embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
Since individual identification of devices is possible, there is an effect that appropriate setting information can be selected when a plurality of devices exist in the same station.

  Each of the above-described embodiments is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, a process for realizing the function of the terminal may be performed by causing the terminal to read and execute a program for realizing the function of the work terminal 1. Further, the program is transmitted to another computer system by a transmission wave via a computer-readable recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a magneto-optical disk, or via a transmission medium such as the Internet or a telephone line. Also good. In addition, it is also within the scope of the present invention that the functions of each device are realized by other devices collectively or the functions are distributed by additional devices.

  A part or all of the above embodiment can be described as in the following supplementary notes, but is not limited thereto.

(Appendix 1) means for acquiring location information of the terminal;
Means for storing storage information that associates the acquired position information with identification information of a target device;
Means for acquiring corresponding configuration information by referring to a database in which the position information and configuration information of the management server are associated with each other based on the acquired position information;
A terminal configured to set the target device using the acquired configuration information.

(Supplementary Note 2) When there is a plurality of the target devices with respect to the acquired one position information, the device further includes means for acquiring unique identification information for each target device,
The terminal according to supplementary note 1, wherein the target device is set according to the acquired unique identification information using the acquired configuration information.

  (Supplementary Note 3) The terminal according to Supplementary Note 2, wherein the unique identification information is identified by at least one of a barcode, a serial number, and an electronic tag provided in the target device.

(Supplementary Note 4) A network system including a work terminal, a target device, and a management server,
The work terminal is
Means for obtaining position information of the own work terminal;
Means for storing stored information that associates the acquired position information with identification information of the target device;
Means for acquiring configuration information from the management server based on the acquired position information;
Means for setting the target device using the acquired configuration information;
The management server comprises means for acquiring corresponding configuration information by referring to a database in which position information and configuration information are associated with each other based on the position information acquired from the work terminal. system.

(Appendix 5) The work terminal is:
In the case where there are a plurality of the target devices with respect to the acquired one position information, the device further comprises means for acquiring unique identification information for each target device,
The network system according to appendix 4, wherein the target device is set according to the acquired unique identification information using the acquired configuration information.

  (Supplementary note 6) The network system according to supplementary note 5, wherein the unique identification information is identified by at least one of a barcode, a serial number, and an electronic tag provided in the target device.

(Appendix 7) A device setting method using a work terminal, a target device, and a management server,
The work terminal is
Obtaining position information of the own work terminal;
Having stored information associating the acquired position information with identification information of the target device;
Sending the acquired location information to the management server,
The management server refers to a database in which position information and configuration information are associated with each other based on the position information acquired from the work terminal, and obtains corresponding configuration information;
A step of setting the target device by using the configuration information acquired from the management server by the work terminal.

(Appendix 8) The work terminal is
When there is a plurality of the target devices for the acquired one position information, the method further includes the step of acquiring unique identification information for each target device,
The apparatus setting method according to appendix 7, wherein the target apparatus is set according to the acquired unique identification information using the acquired configuration information.

  (Supplementary note 9) The device setting method according to supplementary note 8, wherein the unique identification information is identified by at least one of a barcode, a serial number, and an electronic tag provided in the target device.

(Appendix 10)
A process of acquiring the location information of the own terminal;
A process of providing storage information that associates the acquired position information with identification information of a target device;
A process of acquiring corresponding configuration information from the management server based on the acquired position information with reference to a database in which the position information of the management server is associated with configuration information;
A program for executing processing for setting the target device using the acquired configuration information.

(Supplementary Note 11) When there is a plurality of the target devices with respect to the acquired one position information, the processing for acquiring the unique identification information for each target device is further executed,
The program according to appendix 10, wherein the target device is set according to the acquired unique identification information using the acquired configuration information.

  (Supplementary note 12) The program according to supplementary note 11, wherein the unique identification information is identified by at least one of a bar code, a serial number, and an electronic tag provided in the target device.

1 Work Terminal 2 Selection Program 3 Location Information 4 Information Storage Area 5 Network Management System 6 Area Configuration Information 7 Device Database 8 Device Unique ID
9 Device configuration information 100 Network 101 GPS unit 102 Portable radio wave unit

Claims (9)

Means for obtaining location information of the terminal;
Means for storing storage information that associates the acquired position information with identification information of a target device;
Means for acquiring corresponding configuration information by referring to a database in which the position information and configuration information of the management server are associated with each other based on the acquired position information;
A terminal configured to set the target device using the acquired configuration information. In the case where there are a plurality of the target devices with respect to the acquired one position information, the device further comprises means for acquiring unique identification information for each target device,
2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the target device is set according to the acquired unique identification information using the acquired configuration information.   The terminal according to claim 2, wherein the unique identification information is identified by at least one of a barcode, a serial number, and an electronic tag provided in the target device. A network system including a work terminal, a target device, and a management server,
The work terminal is
Means for obtaining position information of the own work terminal;
Means for storing stored information that associates the acquired position information with identification information of the target device;
Means for acquiring configuration information from the management server based on the acquired position information;
Means for setting the target device using the acquired configuration information;
The management server comprises means for acquiring corresponding configuration information by referring to a database in which position information and configuration information are associated with each other based on the position information acquired from the work terminal. system. The work terminal is
In the case where there are a plurality of the target devices with respect to the acquired one position information, the device further comprises means for acquiring unique identification information for each target device
The network system according to claim 4, wherein the target device is set according to the acquired unique identification information using the acquired configuration information. A device setting method using a work terminal, a target device, and a management server,
The work terminal is
Obtaining position information of the own work terminal;
Having stored information associating the acquired position information with identification information of the target device;
Sending the acquired location information to the management server,
The management server refers to a database in which position information and configuration information are associated with each other based on the position information acquired from the work terminal, and obtains corresponding configuration information;
A step of setting the target device by using the configuration information acquired from the management server by the work terminal. The work terminal is
When there is a plurality of the target devices for the acquired one position information, the method further includes the step of acquiring unique identification information for each target device,
The apparatus setting method according to claim 6, wherein the target apparatus is set according to the acquired unique identification information using the acquired configuration information. Computer terminal,
A process of acquiring the location information of the own terminal;
A process of providing storage information that associates the acquired position information with identification information of a target device;
A process of acquiring corresponding configuration information from the management server based on the acquired position information with reference to a database in which the position information of the management server is associated with configuration information;
A program for executing processing for setting the target device using the acquired configuration information. When there is a plurality of the target devices for the acquired one piece of the position information, a process of acquiring unique identification information for each target device is further executed.
The program according to claim 8, wherein the setting of the target device according to the acquired unique identification information is performed using the acquired configuration information.

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