KR100443913B1 - method for providing the configuration information in exchanger and recorded media thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing shape information stored in a workstation in a main processor of an exchange apparatus. When the shape information DB of a workstation is updated, the updated shape information is stored in a library in the main processor to store library information. When the shape information is changed, the data between the workstation and the main processor is updated at the same time by performing the step of updating and, when there is a request for the shape information from the application program running on the main processor, providing the corresponding information stored in the library. In other words, the application program modules that need the shape data have the advantage that they can obtain the necessary information by reading only the library in the main processor without the inconvenience of reading the DB information of the workstation.

Description

Method for providing shape information in an exchange apparatus and a recording medium therefor {method for providing the configuration information in exchanger and recorded media}

The present invention relates to a method of providing shape information in an exchange apparatus and a recording medium therefor.

In general, an ATM switching system may be composed of an operation workstation server (OWS) that interfaces with an operator for maintenance of the ATM exchanger and the exchange.

1 is a diagram illustrating a connection structure between a general ATM switch and an operation workstation server (OWS).

In the figure, 1 is an ATM switch, 2 is an operational workstation server, 3 is an ATM Local Switch Subsystem (ALS), 4 is a Call Connection Control Processor (CCCP), 5 is an ATM Central Switching Sub An ATM Central Switch subsystem (ACS), 6 represents an Operation and Maintenance Processor (OMP), and 7 represents a workstation.

The ATM switch 1 has a plurality of ATM Local Switching Subsystems (ALS) 3 connected to the ATM Central Switching Subsystem (ACS) 5, and the Call Connection Control Processor (CCCP) 4 has its respective ATM local. Each is connected to an exchange subsystem (ALS) 3 to collect call connection control and status of each ALS 3.

The Operational Preservation Processor (OMP) 6 is connected to the ATM Central Switching Subsystem (ACS) 5 to handle the overall operation and maintenance of the ATM exchange, and communicates with the Call Connection Control Processor (CCCP) 4 between processors. (IPC: Inter-Processor Communication) to send and receive information.

In addition, an OMP 6 and a workstation 7 are connected using Ethernet as a physical layer. The communication entity used at the application process level communicates between the two systems using an IPC server on the OMP side and an IPC daemon on the OWS side.

This is a function that ported the IPC function used at the exchange side to the production workstation, and converts the packet transmitted / received through the Ethernet server into IPC format to provide an interface with the application process. Can be programmed as if it were a processor inside the exchange.

The operation workstation server 2 transmits the operator's command to the operation preservation processor 6 via Ethernet, receives and outputs the result of the execution, and the status data or alarm data output from the exchange is frequently operated via Ethernet. Passed to workstation and printed out.

In this case, the ATM Central Switching Subsystem (ACS) 5 and the Operational Preservation Processor (OMP) 6 in the exchange system may be referred to as the main processor. You need information about the configuration of the system to perform it. Therefore, application programs need information from the DB on the workstation to read the data stored in the DB. Accordingly, configuration management provides a function of informing configuration information inside the system.

Meanwhile, as the same operations for reading the shape data are performed in each application program, unnecessary functions are removed, and the process of retrieving the shape data from the user side provides a consistent and integrated process for retrieving the information and changing the information. It is necessary to be able to perform its own function according to the change without error.

Meanwhile, in the related art, all application programs operate by obtaining or updating shape information required by application blocks in each MP by using middleware or ipc (interprocess communication) from a DB in a workstation. lost.

2 shows a concept in which conventional application programs directly connect to a workstation DB to obtain shape data.

As shown in the related art, since the application programs in each main processor are directly interfaced with the DB of the workstation for shape information, there is a problem in that the load is generated and the efficiency of the system is impaired.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and provides an application program to be mounted on each main processor of an exchange system by matching data on DB information between a workstation and an exchange system when providing shape information in the exchange system. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for providing shape information of a system and a recording medium therefor.

1 is a structural diagram of a connection between a general ATM switch and a production workstation server.

2 is a conceptual diagram in which conventional application programs directly connect to a workstation DB to obtain shape data.

Figure 3 is a block diagram of a functional module installed in the main processor of the workstation and the exchange to perform the shape information management method according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: workstation

11: Workstation configuration information DB management module

12: Workstation shape information daemon module

13: workstation shape information library module

20: main processor

21: Main processor configuration information DB management module

22: main processor shape information library

The system shape information providing method in the exchange apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a method for providing the shape information stored in the workstation in the main processor of the exchange apparatus, when the shape information DB of the workstation is updated, Updating the library information by storing the updated shape information in a library in the main processor, and providing corresponding information stored in the library when a request for shape information is made from an application program running on the main processor. .

Further, in the recording medium for providing the shape information of the system in the exchange apparatus according to the present invention, in order to provide the system shape information in the exchange apparatus, a program of instructions that can be executed by the digital processing apparatus is tangibly embodied. In the recording medium that can be read by the digital processing apparatus, the workstation configuration information DB management unit for managing the configuration information DB stored in the workstation according to the management command input from the operator, the management command of the workstation configuration information DB management unit A workstation library part linked to the workstation shape information DB changed by execution, a workstation daemon part reading the shape information stored in the workstation shape information DB via the workstation library part when requested by the main processor, Application in the main processor When receiving the change of the workstation shape information from the main processor library unit storing the shape information DB to be referred to and the workstation shape information DB management unit, the workstation daemon requests the changed information to send information to the main processor library unit. When there is a request for the shape information from an application program in the main processor, a program capable of functioning the main processor shape information management unit for providing the updated shape information in the main processor library unit is recorded.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 3 shows the configuration of a functional module installed in the main processor of the workstation and the exchange to perform the shape information management method according to the present invention.

As shown, the shape information DB management module 11, the workstation shape information daemon module 12, and the workstation shape information library module 13 are installed in the workstation 10, and the main processor 20 is installed. A main processor shape information management module 21 for storing shape information received by the main processor shape information management module 21 and a main processor shape information management module 21 for providing shape data at the request of application programs. The library module 22 is installed.

The workstation shape information DB management module 11 is a function module that processes commands input from an operator. That is, it manages the DB by receiving operator commands such as the function of searching and outputting the configuration management DB information, the construction of the shape, and the function of deleting the configuration management DB information.

The workstation shape information daemon module 12 provides the shape information in real time to the MP based on the DB for the configuration management data in the workstation.

The workstation shape information library module 13 is a module that provides library functions and is a set of common application program interfaces (APIs) related to shape management.

The main processor shape information management module 21 configures data in a shape DB form suitable for each of the main processors based on the shape DB of the workstation, and provides the shape data to the application module in the exchange.

The main processor shape information library module 22 is a formation data library existing in the exchange.

Let's look at the management operation of the configuration information management system according to the present invention.

If there is a request from the operator of the workstation, the workstation configuration information DB management module 11 performs a configuration management command input from the operator to read or update the contents of the configuration management DB. On the other hand, the workstation shape information daemon module 12 reads the DB information in which the shape data is constructed through the workstation shape information library module 13.

On the other hand, when requesting data from the main processor 20, the workstation shape information daemon module 12 delivers the read DB information to the corresponding main processor 20. Accordingly, the main processor shape information management module 21 updates the information of the shape data library 22 in the main processor by the shape DB received from the workstation 10.

On the other hand, the workstation shape information DB management module 11 informs the main processor 20 in real time about the shape data change in the workstation after performing the shape change command.

As such, since the shape data stored in the DB of the workstation 10 is stored in the shape data library 22 of the main processor, when any shape data is required in the main processor, the shape of the main processor is changed in the exchanger itself. The data library 22 is searched to receive corresponding data.

This requires simultaneous data updates between the workstation and the main processor. To this end, when the workstation shape information DB management module 11 receives a command for modifying the shape information from the operator, the workstation shape information DB management module 11 performs this operation and informs the main processor 10 that the shape information has been changed. The shape information management module 21 of the main processor 10 receives the change made by the shape information DB management module 11 through the workstation shape information daemon module 12 and receives the corresponding data from the shape data library 22. Update The application module of each main processor retrieves the updated shape data and performs the corresponding tasks.

On the other hand, whenever the shape information of the workstation is changed, the workstation shape information DB management module 11 notifies the main processor of the changed information and simultaneously updates data between the workstation and the main processor. The information management module 21 requests the daemon module 12 every predetermined time, checks the changed information in the shape information DB, and updates the changed information to match the update state of the shape information data between the workstation and the main processor. Can also be.

According to the present invention, since the data between the workstation and the main processor is updated at the same time when the shape information is changed, the application program modules in the main processor can directly have the latest information in the workstation. As a result, application modules that require configuration data have an advantage of obtaining necessary information by reading only the library in the main processor without the inconvenience of reading the DB information of the workstation.

Claims (4)

In the main processor of the exchange apparatus for providing the shape information stored in the workstation, If the shape information DB of the workstation is updated, updating the library information by storing the updated shape information in a library in the main processor; When there is a request for shape information from an application program running on the main processor, providing the corresponding information stored in the library. The method of claim 1, Checking whether the workstation shape information is changed at the workstation every predetermined time, and if there is updated information, storing the information in the library of the main processor to update the library information, the shape in the exchange device How to Provide Information. In order to provide the shape information stored in the workstation DB in the exchange apparatus, a program of instructions that can be executed by the digital processing apparatus is tangibly implemented, and in the recording medium that can be read by the digital processing apparatus, Workstation configuration information DB management unit for managing the configuration information DB stored in the workstation according to the management command input from the operator, A workstation library part linked to the workstation shape information DB changed by execution of a management command of the workstation shape information DB manager; A workstation daemon unit reading shape information stored in a workstation shape information DB through the workstation library unit when a request of the main processor is made; A main processor library unit which stores the configuration information DB to be referred to by the application programs in the main processor; When the workstation configuration information is received from the workstation configuration information DB management unit, the workstation daemon requests the changed information to update the information of the main processor library unit and updates the configuration information from the application program in the main processor. And a program for operating a main processor shape information management unit for providing updated shape information to the main processor library unit when a request is made. The method of claim 3, wherein the main processor shape information management module, A recording medium for requesting the workstation daemon unit at a predetermined time to check whether the shape information DB of the workstation has been changed, and receiving the changed information to update the information of the main processor library unit.