KR101703908B1 - Integrated Cabling Network Information Collecting and Managing System and Method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method for collecting and managing information about an integrated distribution board network, which can maximize convenience of interfacing. An information collection device installed on an integrated cabling board monitors environment element data, power management data, etc., and provides pieces of related information to a management server. A management system provides network equipment data to the management server. The management server integrates pieces of related information provided from the information collection device and the management system, and manages and provides the integrated information. Pieces of information related to an integrated distribution board network, such as information about a communication rack, information about integrated distribution equipment, and information about network equipment, are integrated, monitored and provided to an administrator. In this case, the configuration of a system optimized depending on the type of provided information is proposed. An additional connection between the integrated distribution equipment and the network equipment or an additional function, such as a function for wireless communication with a separate administrator terminal, can be provided. The results of the monitoring are provided to an administrator.

Description

{Integrated Cabling Network Information Collection and Management System, and Method}

An information collecting device installed in a communication rack monitors environmental element data, power management data, and the like, and provides related information to a management server. Provides the network equipment data of the integrated wiring board to the management server. The management server integrates and manages the information related to the information collecting equipment and the integrated wiring board network. By integrating and managing the information, the integrated wiring board network including the environmental elements of communication rack, Provides the system administrator with an optimized system configuration according to the type of information provided and provides additional functions such as additional connection of integrated wiring equipment and network equipment or wireless communication with separate administrator terminal A person who can provide and provide monitoring results to the administrator. And a system for collecting and managing information of an integrated wiring panel network maximizing the convenience of the interface.

Generally, in an environment where integrated wiring equipment and network equipment are installed in a communication rack and integrated wiring harness network is installed, it is necessary to check whether environment elements and network equipment in the communication rack are not broken for smooth use of integrated wiring equipment and network equipment Continuous monitoring is required.

In order to monitor such network equipment, CPU, traffic, memory, packet, etc., which can determine the abnormality of the network equipment, are monitored and the collected information is processed and managed.

However, in the conventional monitoring of the network environment, since it is mainly focused on monitoring abnormality of the network equipment, there is a lack of technology to integrally monitor the environmental element data of the communication rack and the power management data, and it is possible to connect other network equipment Few technologies have provided integrated wireless communication capabilities with separate administrator terminals and limited interfaces to provide monitoring results to administrators.

As a related art field, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2014-0116252 'Network device of ship condition monitoring system' collects and digitizes signals of a vibration sensor and an SPM sensor, and transmits data to a main work station A monitoring panel, a number of CMS CU units for collecting signals from sensors measuring the amount of vibration and particles installed in the thruster facility, a status monitoring system cabinet for collecting signals for the ship condition monitoring system, a main And a plurality of LAN network server racks connected to the workstation, the status monitoring panel, or the status monitoring system cabinet or the main workstation via a LAN cable and interconnected by optical cables.

Korean Patent No. 10-1357900 discloses an intelligent integrated management system and method for a network cable and an infrastructure, which is attached to each of network equipment installed in a rack, A local management section for managing information on each of the N patch panel sections and for collecting network cable connection information by scanning the N patch panel sections, And a communication unit for transmitting the received information to the central server and transmitting the information received from the central server to the local management unit.

Published Japanese Patent Application No. 10-2014-0116252, Oct. 20, 2014. Patent No. 10-1357900, Jan. 24, 2014.

An object of the present invention is to overcome the above problems by providing an information collecting device installed in a communication rack to monitor environmental element data, power management data and the like, provide related information to a management server, Data to the management server, and the management server integrally manages and provides the related information of the information collecting device and the network equipment, thereby integrally monitoring the information related to the integrated wiring network such as the environmental elements in the communication rack, And provides the administrator with an optimized system configuration according to the type of information provided, and can provide additional functions such as additional connection of integrated wiring facilities and network equipment or wireless communication with another administrator terminal, The convenience of an interface that provides results to administrators A maximum integration wiring board network information collection and management system and to provide the method.

[0001] The present invention relates to a system and method for collecting and managing network information of an integrated network, which comprises: receiving network equipment data from an integrated management system, receiving information collecting device data from the information collecting device, A management server for providing the information to the outside via a network; A management system for collecting and providing network equipment data to the management server; Receives environmental element data of a communication rack from a sensor, receives the network equipment power management data from a PDU (power management unit), receives contact state data of the access facility from a dry contact terminal (non-power contact) And an information collecting device for providing the information collecting device data to the administrator terminal through the wireless communication module and providing the information collecting device data to the management server.

Here, the management server may include a dashboard module for externally providing information collection device data in a dashboard format; A topology module that configures and externally provides a network topology; A line number management module for externally providing integrated wiring board component and line number information; An FDF management module for providing FDF (optical distributor) information of the integrated wiring board to the outside; A drawing management module for providing the network configuration diagram and integrated grid panel information to the outside in the form of a drawing; A transmission rate module for providing network transmission rate information to the outside; An IP address module for externally providing the network equipment IP (Internet Protocol) information; And a location module for providing user location information to an administrator.

Here, the sensor may include at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a smoke sensor, a vibration sensor, and a power source sensor.

At this time, the integrated user interface provided by the management server provides the status of the CPU, packet, memory, traffic, etc. of the network equipment at the monitoring target place in graph form, and provides the network status information in a graph form for a certain period And provides an alarm history for a specific network device.

The present invention relates to a method of collecting and managing information of an integrated wiring harness network, the method comprising the steps of: (A) receiving an integrated wiring harness environmental element data from a sensor, receiving network device power management data from a PDU, And receives the data of the relay connection facility power from the relay terminal, receives the environmental element data of the integrated distribution panel, the network equipment power management data, the contact state data of the dry contact terminal connection facility And providing data to the management server whether or not the relay terminal connection facility is powered on; (B) the management system providing the network equipment data to the management server; And (C) the management server providing network equipment data and information collection device data to the outside through an integrated user interface.

In this case, the step (A) may include: (A1) transmitting the information collection device data to the administrator terminal through the wireless communication module.

In this case, the step (C) may include: (C1) the management server providing the information collection device data to the outside in a dashboard form; (C2) the management server configuring a network topology and providing the network topology to the outside; (C3) the management server providing external components of the integrated distribution board, the routing information; (C4) the management server providing the FDF information of the integrated distribution board to the outside; (C5) the management server providing the network configuration diagram and the communication rack information to the outside in the form of a drawing; (C6) the management server providing network transmission rate information to the outside; (C7) the management server providing the network equipment IP information to the outside; And (C8) the management server providing the user location information to the outside.

According to the present invention, information related to integrated wiring panel network such as integrated wiring board environmental element, integrated wiring facility, and network equipment is integrally monitored and provided to the manager, and an optimized system configuration is presented according to the type of information provided, And additional functions such as additional connection of network equipment or wireless communication with a separate administrator terminal can be provided and the convenience of the interface for providing the monitor result to the administrator is maximized.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system for collecting and managing integrated network information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
FIG. 2 to FIG. 11 are reference views for illustrating an interface in which network data according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided to an administrator.
FIG. 12 is an overall flowchart of a method for collecting and managing integrated network information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Before describing the specific details for the practice of the invention, terms and words used in the specification and claims should be construed to enable the inventor to properly define the concept of a term in order to best describe its invention It should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

It is to be noted that the detailed description of known functions and constructions related to the present invention is omitted when it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily blurred.

Hereinafter, a system for collecting and managing an integrated wiring board network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG.

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a system for collecting and managing information of an integrated wiring board network according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2 to 11 illustrate an interface in which network data according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided to an administrator FIG.

The system for collecting and managing information of an integrated wiring board network according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a management server 100, a management system 200, an information collecting apparatus 300, a network equipment 400 and an administrator terminal 500 can do.

First, the management server 100 receives data of the network equipment 400 from the management system 200 and transmits data from the information collecting equipment 300, that is, environmental element data of the integrated network unit, Data of the network equipment 400, connection status of the monitor connection facility, and connection status of the administrator terminal 500 and receives the network device 400 data, environmental element data of the integrated network, power management data, monitor facility connection status, Interface, so that it can be confirmed by a separate administrator or user.

The management server 100 includes a dashboard module 110, a topology module 120, a lineup management module 130, an FDF management module 140, a drawing management module 150, a transmission rate module 160, an IP address A module 170, and a location module 180.

The dashboard module 110 is a module for collecting data of the information collection device 300, that is, environmental element data of the integrated distribution panel, power management data, connection status of the information collection device connection facility, connection status of the administrator terminal 500, Data is aggregated and delivered to the outside in a dashboard format.

The topology module 120 configures the entire network topology of the monitoring target site and provides the network topology to the outside so that the status of the network devices 400, that is, the switches and the management server 100 at the monitoring target site, do.

The line number management module 130 arranges and manages the line numbers of the network elements such as switches, patch panels, and terminal blocks installed in the integrated distribution panel in a chart format and manages and manages the locations where network components are installed, Identify the element number of the element, and provide the integrated wiring board component number and installed location information to the outside.

The FDF management module 140 manages the FDF information of the integrated distribution panel and provides the FDF information to the outside.

The drawing management module 150 provides the network configuration diagram of the monitoring target place, the integrated wiring board mounting diagram, and the like to the outside in the form of a drawing.

The transmission rate module 160 provides the network transmission rate information of the place to be monitored to the outside.

The IP address module 170 modifies and manages the IP addresses of the network equipment 400, the network components, and the like at the monitoring target place, and provides the IP address information to the outside in a chart format.

The location module 180 corrects and manages the user location information at the site to be monitored, and provides the user location information to the outside.

The management system 200 collects, stores, updates, and manages data of the network equipment 400 such as a switch at a monitoring target site, and transmits data of the network equipment 400 to the management server 100.

In addition, the information collecting apparatus 300 can collect the data of the information collecting apparatus 300 at the monitoring target place, that is, the environmental element data of the integrated collecting board, the power management data, the connection state of the information collecting apparatus connection facility, Collect data from the sensor 310, the PDU 320, the dry contact terminal 330 and the relay terminal 340 and provide the data of the information collecting device 300 to the management server 100, Data of the collection device 300 may be transmitted to the administrator terminal 500 through the wireless communication module 350. [

The sensor 310, the PDU 320, the dry contact terminal 330, the relay terminal 340, and the wireless communication module 350 may be connected to the information collecting apparatus 300.

The sensor 310 collects the integrated wiring harness environmental element data at the monitoring target site and transmits it to the information collecting apparatus 300. Particularly, at least one selected from a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a smoke sensor, a vibration sensor, and a power sensor is included to collect environmental element data such as temperature, humidity, smoke, ).

The PDU 320 collects network power management data for the network equipment 400 at the monitoring target site, transmits the collected data to the information collecting apparatus 300, and remotely provides a power on / off setting function.

The dry contact terminal 330 collects the contact signal {open / close (on / off)} status data of the monitored facility and transmits it to the information collection device 300.

The relay terminal 340 is further connected to the power switch function of the monitored facility so that the connection state and power on / off can be managed.

The wireless communication module 350 provides data of the information collection device 300 and data of the network equipment 400 to the administrator terminal 500 by wireless communication.

The network device 400 refers to a device such as a switch installed in a communication rack at a place to be monitored and transmits data of the network device 400 to the management system 200, (300) to transmit the power connection state data to the information collection device (300).

The manager terminal 500 manages the system according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is connected to the information collecting apparatus 300 by the wireless communication module 350 to provide data of the information collecting apparatus 300 And the information collecting device 300 data and the network equipment 400 data that are directly connected to the management server 100 and configured by various items according to the user interface provided by the management server 100 are received It is possible.

Hereinafter, a method of externally providing data on the network status, such as data of the information collecting apparatus 300, data of the network equipment 400, etc., through the user interface in the management server 100 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention 2 or 11 will be described in detail.

In FIG. 2, the network status data provided in the form of a dashboard can be confirmed. On the left side, CPU, packet, memory, traffic status, weekly event, average environmental element data, , Environmental element events, daily events, current network status, network status by time zone, and alarm details of each network device can be checked at the bottom.

In FIG. 3, a screen provided in the topology state can be checked, the network topology of the corresponding area can be confirmed, and packets, memory, traffic state, and average environmental element data of the network can be checked.

FIG. 4 shows detailed information that can be verified when a specific network device is clicked in the topology of FIG. 3. The type of device, location, product name, introduction date, maintenance jurisdiction, IP, MAC, .

FIG. 5 is a screen for providing integrated wiring panel network status data in a chart on a chart-by-place basis. For example, environmental element data such as temperature, humidity, smoke, FDF data, patch panel management information, and the like, and can confirm environmental element data and network status ratio in the third layer.

Fig. 6 relates to an example in which the interface in Fig. 5 is modified, and it can be confirmed that environmental element data for each layer is provided in a table.

In FIG. 7, for example, information on any switch in the fourth layer, environmental element data, VLAN management information, patch panel management information, and the like can be checked. The environmental element data in the fourth layer, Ratio and so on.

In FIG. 8, VLAN management information and block management information for each port can be confirmed.

In FIG. 9, it is possible to confirm the IP management information by location.

In Fig. 10, the drawing management information for each place can be confirmed.

In FIG. 11, the location-specific sensor setting information can be confirmed.

Hereinafter, a method for collecting and managing integrated network information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 12 is an overall flowchart of a method of collecting and managing integrated network information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

12, the information collecting device 300 receives the environmental element data of the integrated distribution panel from the sensor 310, receives the power management data of the network equipment 400 from the PDU 320, The network element 400 receives the contact state data of the connection facility from the dry contact terminal 330 and receives the connection state data of the relay connection facility power from the relay terminal and receives the environmental element data of the integrated wiring board, And provides the contact state and connection state data of the information collection device access facility to the management server 100 (S10).

Next, the management system 200 provides the network device 400 data to the management server 100 (S20).

Then, the management server 100 provides data of the network equipment 400 and data of the information collecting apparatus 300 to the outside through the integrated user interface (S30).

At this time, the step S10 may include the step of the information collecting device 300 transmitting the information collecting device 300 data to the administrator terminal 500 through the wireless communication module 350. [

At this time, in step S30, the management server 100 provides data of the information collection device 300 to the outside in the form of a dashboard, and the management server 100 constructs a network topology and provides it to the outside Providing management server 100 with external routing information for the integrated wiring board component element; providing the management server 100 with external FDF information of the integrated distribution board; Providing the network configuration diagram and integrated distribution panel information to the outside in the form of a drawing; providing the network transmission rate information to the management server 100 by the management server 100; 400) IP information to the outside, and the management server 100 may provide the user location information to the outside.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that numerous changes and modifications can be made without departing from the invention. Accordingly, all such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

100: Management Server 110: Dashboard Module
120: Topology module 130: Line number management module
140: FDF management module 150: Drawing management module
160: transmission rate module 170: IP address module
180: Position module 200: Management system
300: Information collecting device 310: Sensor
320: PDU 330: Dry contact terminal
340: relay terminal 350: wireless communication module
400: Network equipment 500: Administrator terminal

Claims (7)

In the integrated collection network information collection and management system,
The network device 400 receives the data of the network device 400 from the management system 200 and receives the data of the information collecting device 300 from the information collecting device 300 and integrates the data of the network device 400 and the information collecting device 300 A management server 100 that provides the information to the outside through a user interface;
A management system (200) for collecting and providing data of the network equipment (400) to the management server (100); And
The environmental element data of the integrated wiring board which is data of the information collecting apparatus 300, the power supply management data of the network equipment 400, the state of connection state of the connecting equipment, ), The dry contact terminal 330 and the relay terminal 340 and provides the data of the information collection device 300 to the administrator terminal 500 and the management server 100 through the wireless communication module 350 And an information collecting device (300)
The management server (100)
A dashboard module 110 for externally providing data of the information collecting device 300 in a dashboard form;
A topology module 120 that configures and externally provides a network topology;
A line number management module (130) for providing the integrated wiring board component line number information to the outside;
An FDF management module 140 for externally providing FDF information of the integrated wiring board;
A drawing management module 150 for providing the network diagram and the integrated distribution board information to the outside in the form of a drawing;
A transmission rate module 160 for externally providing network transmission rate information;
An IP address module 170 for externally providing IP information of the network equipment 400; And
And a location module (180) for externally providing user location information.
delete The method of claim 1,
Wherein the sensor (310) includes at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a smoke sensor, a vibration sensor, and a power sensor.
The method of claim 1,
The integrated user interface provided by the management server 100 provides a network packet, a memory, and a traffic state of a monitored place in a graph form, provides network status information in a graph form for a predetermined period, And provides an alarm history for the integrated network module information collection and management system (400).
In the method of collecting and managing information of the integrated grid network,
(A) The information collecting apparatus 300 determines whether or not the environmental element data of the integrated wiring board, which is the data of the information collecting apparatus 300, the power management data of the network equipment 400, Receiving data from the sensor 310, the PDU 320, the dry contact terminal 330 and the relay terminal 340 and providing the received data to the management server 100;
(B) the management system 200 providing the network equipment 400 data to the management server 100; And
(C) providing the management server 100 with the network device 400 data and the information collecting device 300 data through an integrated user interface,
The step (C)
(C1) providing the management server (100) with the data of the information collection device (300) externally in the form of a dashboard;
(C2) the management server (100) configuring a network topology and providing it to the outside;
(C3) the management server (100) providing the component line number information of the integrated wiring board to the outside;
(C4) the management server 100 providing the FDF information of the integrated distribution board to the outside;
(C5) the management server 100 providing the network configuration diagram and the integrated distribution board information to the outside in the form of a drawing;
(C6) the management server (100) providing network transmission rate information to the outside;
(C7) the management server 100 providing IP information of the network equipment 400 to the outside; And
(C8) The management server (100) provides the user location information to the outside.
6. The method of claim 5,
The step (A)
(A1) transmitting the data of the information collecting device (300) to the administrator terminal (500) through the wireless communication module (350) How to collect and manage.
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