JP2004214928A - Interface registering device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce registering work and improve accuracy by automating the work of a person in charge of the work as much as possible, when setting a line termination device. <P>SOLUTION: An ONU registering device 12 comprises a bar code data reader 13 for inputting a serial number indicated with barcode into an ONU 11 to register in an OLT 23, a barcode data transmitter 14 for transmitting barcode data to the OLT 23 through a communication line via an OpS 24, and a registration confirmation receiver for receiving registration confirming information of the ONU 11 from the OLT 23. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an interface registration device that registers, in a management device, unique information of an interface of a user terminal that performs communication.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when registering an interface of a user terminal for communication, which is installed at a subscriber's house of a communication service network, with a central management device, a construction worker goes to the subscriber's house, and an operator of the management center and a construction worker. It was necessary to exchange information such as communication of the serial number of the line terminating device, request for connection test and confirmation of the result using a telephone or the like.
[0003]
For example, ITU-T recommendation G. 8.4.1.1 of 983.1 describes two methods for installing an ONU (Optical Network Unit), which is an interface of a user terminal in a PON (Passive Optical Networks). Among them, in the method A, the serial number of the ONU is registered in an OLT (Optical Line Termination), which is a terminal on the office side as a central management apparatus, via an operation system (OpS) on the office side. In a conventional ATM-PON, ONUs are actually registered by this method.
[0004]
The ONU registration method will be specifically described.
The construction technician checks the serial number displayed on the back of the ONU or the like at the subscriber's house and notifies the operator of the OpS of the serial number using a telephone or the like. The operator manually registers the notified serial number in the OLT via OpS.
[0005]
In addition, when conducting a test for connection confirmation after ONU registration, a construction worker brings a test terminal and connects to the ONU. When the construction technician requests the OpS operator to start a test connection by telephone or the like, the operator operates the OLT via the OpS to start the test connection. When the test connection is made, the construction worker performs a connection test using the test terminal. At the end of the test, the test connection is similarly stopped by telephone communication.
[0006]
After the connection test, the worker in charge removes the test terminal from the ONU, connects the user terminal of the subscriber to the ONU, calls the operator again, and requests activation of the ONU.
[0007]
As described above, conventionally, when requesting the OLT of the office side to register, test, start, and stop the ONU, it is necessary to make a telephone call or the like between the construction worker and the office operator each time. there were.
[0008]
Therefore, when a user newly connects or moves an ONU, it takes time to register the ONU, and the work load of a construction worker or an OpS operator is large. In particular, in a system such as a PON, a registration change operation of n ONUs is required for one OLT, and much labor and time are required.
[0009]
In addition, the following is a conventional technique for reducing the trouble of newly registering a communication terminal device.
For example, a communication device disclosed in Patent Literature 1 includes a barcode reading device that reads terminal setting information about the communication terminal from a barcode attached to the communication terminal when a call is made to a communication line. The connection to the communication line is controlled based on the setting information.
[0010]
Further, in the terminal registration system disclosed in Patent Document 2, the subscriber termination device transmits a registration request using a registration request slot specified by the multiplexing control device of the distribution hub at the time of registration. When the registration is approved and the identification number of the subscriber terminal device is registered, the multiplexing control device notifies the requesting subscriber terminal device of the registration and registers the subscriber identification number in its own storage area. .
[0011]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 06-276307 [Patent Document 2]
JP-A-10-112723
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the conventional terminal registration method, communication between the person in charge of the terminal installation work and the operator on the station side is required by telephone or the like, which is troublesome and time-consuming, and the notification of the terminal serial number and the like is transmitted. There was a problem that mistakes were easy to occur.
[0013]
As in the prior art disclosed in Patent Literature 1 or Patent Literature 2, there has been a method of automating a connection process for a communication terminal itself to make a call through a communication line. However, for an interface (for example, ONU) that does not have a means for registering itself in the central management device, a technology for performing simple registration has not been developed.
[0014]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and aims to minimize the number of registration operations and improve the accuracy of the work of a construction worker when installing a terminal such as a line termination device. The purpose is to:
[0015]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An interface registration device according to the present invention transmits a unique information input unit for inputting unique information assigned to an interface of a user terminal to be registered in the central management device, and the unique information to the central management device through a communication line. The system includes a unique information transmitting unit, a registration confirmation receiving unit that receives a registration confirmation notification of the interface from the central management device, and a notifying unit that notifies the worker of the registration confirmation notification notified from the registration confirmation receiving unit.
[0016]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
Embodiment 1 FIG.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a registration system including an ONU registration device (interface registration device) according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
The ONU registration device 12 is a device that a construction worker brings to the subscriber's home to use when registering the ONU 11 (interface) installed in the subscriber's home in the OLT 23. The ONU 11 can be connected to the OLT 23 via an optical network.
The ONU registration device 12 includes a barcode data reading unit 13 (unique information input unit), a barcode data transmission unit 14 (unique information transmission unit), a registration confirmation receiving unit 15, a test instruction unit 16, and a test start / end instruction transmission unit. 17, test start confirmation / result receiving unit 18 (test result confirmation receiving unit), ONU start / stop instruction transmitting unit 19 (terminal start / stop instruction transmitting unit), ONU start / stop confirmation receiving unit 20 (terminal start / stop confirmation receiving unit) ), A display unit 21 (notification unit), and an input unit 22. Among them, the barcode data transmission unit 14, the registration confirmation reception unit 15, the test start / end instruction transmission unit 17, the test start confirmation / result reception unit 18, the ONU start / stop instruction transmission unit 19, and the ONU start / stop confirmation reception unit Reference numeral 20 denotes a processor in which the processors of the ONU registration device 12 are actually classified according to functions, that is, software modules.
[0017]
The OLT 23 (central management device) is a terminal on the office side, and is connected to a plurality of ONUs via an optical network. The OLT 23 is connected to the OpS 24 (central management device) and is operated via the OpS 24.
[0018]
Next, registration, connection test, and start / stop processing of the ONU 11 using the ONU registration device 12 will be described. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram of the ONU 11 registration, connection test, and start / stop processing.
[0019]
First, the registration process of the ONU 11 will be described.
The ONU registration device 12 is connected to the office OpS 24 via a telephone line or the like. On the back surface of the ONU 11, a serial number is displayed as a barcode (recording medium), for example, as shown in FIG. When the construction technician uses the ONU registration device 12 to read the barcode written on the ONU 11, the barcode of the ONU 11 is read by the barcode data reading unit 13 (step ST1). The read content is displayed on the operation screen on the ONU registration device 12 as shown in FIG. In the figure, the maintenance action means a process currently being performed by the ONU registration device 12, and includes "registration", "connection test start", "connection test stop", "ONU start", and "ONU stop". Is displayed. As the system name, the serial number of the ONU to be operated is displayed. At the time of registration, the serial number of the ONU read as barcode data can be confirmed by this display.
At the bottom of the screen, a command corresponding to the touched portion is transmitted to the barcode data transmission unit 14, the test start / end command transmission unit 17, and the ONU start / stop command transmission unit 19 of the ONU registration device 12 at the bottom of the screen. Keyboard 25 is provided. When a construction technician uses the keyboard 25 to make an input such as selection of a maintenance action, the input is transmitted to each section of the ONU registration device 12 via the input section 22.
The read barcode data is transmitted to the OpS 24 through the line by the barcode data transmission unit 14 (step ST2). In OpS24, the transmitted serial number of the ONU 11 is automatically notified to the OLT 23, whereby the ONU 11 is registered in the database of the OLT 23 (step ST3). When the ONU 11 is registered in the OLT 23, a registration confirmation is notified from the OLT 23 to the ONU registration device 12 via the OpS 24 (Step ST4, Step ST5). The registration confirmation receiving unit 15 displays the registration result on the operation screen via the display unit 21. The construction clerk checks the registration of the ONU 11 based on the display content on the screen.
[0020]
Next, the connection test processing of the ONU 11 will be described.
When the ONU 11 is registered, the construction technician performs a test for confirming the connection of the ONU 11 to the OLT 23.
The ONU registration device 12 is connected to the office OpS 24 via a telephone line or the like. The operation commander connects the test command unit 16 of the ONU registration device 12 to the network interface (not shown) of the ONU 11 (step ST6). The construction technician operates the test command section 16 to perform a connection test. In the connection test, first, a person in charge operates the keyboard 25 to transmit a command to the test start / end command transmitting unit 17, and a test start request is transmitted to the OpS 24 (step ST7). When receiving the test start request, the OpS 24 notifies the OLT 23 of a connection test start request (step ST8). In response to the received test start request, the OLT 23 notifies the ONU registration device 12 of a test start confirmation via the OpS 24 (steps ST9 and ST10).
[0021]
When the ONU registration device 12 receives the test start confirmation, the test start confirmation / result receiving unit 18 displays a notice of the test start on the operation screen via the display unit 21. After confirming the screen display, the construction technician performs a connection test of the ONU 11 by the test command unit 16. Specifically, the test command unit 16 transmits a predetermined signal to the ONU 11, and the ONU 11 communicates with the OLT 23 according to the signal. The OLT 23 analyzes the contents of the communication to determine the quality of the connection. Further, the ONU 11 notifies the test instruction unit 16 of the communication content, and the test instruction unit 16 displays the communication content on the operation screen (FIG. 4) via the display unit 21.
[0022]
When the connection test by the test command unit 16 is completed, a test stop request is transmitted to the OpS 24 by the test start / end command transmitting unit 17 (step ST11). When receiving the test stop request, the OpS 24 notifies the OLT 23 of a connection test stop request (step ST12). In response to the received test stop request, the OLT 23 notifies the ONU registration device 12 of the test result determined by the OLT 23 via the OpS 24 (Steps ST13 and ST14).
[0023]
When the ONU registration device 12 receives the test result, the test start confirmation / result receiving unit 18 displays the test result on the operation screen via the display unit 21. The construction technician checks the test results based on the contents displayed on the screen.
[0024]
Next, start / stop processing of the ONU 11 will be described.
When the connection test of the ONU 11 is completed, the construction worker removes the test command section 16 from the ONU 11 and connects the user terminal of the subscriber to the ONU 11 (step ST15). On the other hand, the ONU registration device 12 is connected to the office OpS 24 via a telephone line or the like.
The ONU start / stop command transmitting unit 19 transmits an ONU start request to the OpS 24 by operating the keyboard 25 of the construction worker (step ST16). When receiving the activation request, the OpS 24 notifies the OLT 23 of the activation request of the ONU 11 (step ST17). In response to the received start request, the OLT 23 notifies the ONU registration device 12 of a start confirmation via the OpS 24 (steps ST18 and ST19).
[0025]
When the ONU registration device 12 receives the activation confirmation, the ONU activation / stop confirmation receiving unit 20 displays the activation confirmation on the operation screen via the display unit 21. The construction clerk confirms that the ONU 11 has been activated based on the display content on the screen.
[0026]
Also, when the connection of the ONU 11 is stopped for the movement of the ONU 11, the ONU registration device 12 controls the connection similarly to the start-up. The ONU registration device 12 is connected to the office OpS 24 via a telephone line or the like, and the ONU start / stop command transmitting unit 19 transmits an ONU stop request to the OpS 24 by an operation of a construction worker (step ST20). The OpS 24 notifies the OLT 23 of a request to stop the ONU 11 (step ST21), and the OLT 23 notifies the ONU registration device 12 of the received stop request via the OpS 24 (step ST22, step ST23).
[0027]
When the ONU registration device 12 receives the stop confirmation, the ONU activation / stop confirmation receiving unit 20 displays the stop confirmation on the operation screen via the display unit 21.
[0028]
As described above, according to the first embodiment, the serial number of the ONU 11 is displayed as a bar code on the ONU 11, and the bar code read using the bar code reading function of the ONU registration device 12 is automatically converted to the OpS 24. Via OLT23. In addition, when the connection test, activation, and shutdown of the ONU 11 are performed, the processing instruction is notified to the OLT 23 using the ONU registration device 12, so that the work load of a construction technician or an operator who operates the OpS 24 on the office side. And the time required for the registration process and the activation process can be reduced. Further, by automating the registration process, it is possible to prevent a registration error of the ONU 11 such as a serial number.
[0029]
In the first embodiment, a bar code is used as a display method of the serial number of the ONU 11, but an IC chip or the like on which information such as a serial number is mounted may be attached to the ONU 11. On the other hand, the ONU registration device 12 may include a reading unit such as an IC chip instead of the barcode reading unit 13. The reading method may be a direct contact method or a remote method. Alternatively, the input may be made using the keyboard 25.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, a unique information input unit that receives an input of unique information assigned to an interface of a user terminal to be registered in the central management device, and a unique information transmission unit that transmits the unique information to the central management device through a communication line And a registration confirmation receiving unit for receiving a registration confirmation notification of the interface from the central management unit, and a notification unit for notifying the worker of the registration confirmation notification notified from the registration confirmation receiving unit. The work of a construction worker at the time of installation can be automated as much as possible, and the registration work can be reduced and the accuracy can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a terminal registration system including an interface registration device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram of ONU registration, connection test, and start / stop processing according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a barcode display example of a serial number of an ONU according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen display example of the interface registration device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 ONU (interface), 12 ONU registration device (interface registration device), 13 barcode data reading unit (unique information input unit), 14 barcode data transmission unit (unique information transmission unit), 15 registration confirmation receiving unit, 16 test Command unit, 17 test start / end command transmission unit, 18 test start confirmation / result reception unit (test result confirmation reception unit), 19 ONU start / stop command transmission unit (interface start / stop command transmission unit), 20 ONU start / end Stop confirmation receiving unit (interface start / stop confirmation receiving unit), 21 display unit (notification unit), 22 input unit, 23 OLT (central management device), 24 OpS (central management device), 25 keyboard.

Claims (6)

A unique information input unit for inputting unique information assigned to an interface of the user terminal to be registered in the central management device;
A unique information transmitting unit that transmits the unique information to the central management device through a communication line,
A registration confirmation receiving unit that receives a registration confirmation notification of the interface from the central management device;
An interface registration device comprising: a notification unit that notifies an operator of the registration confirmation notification notified from the registration confirmation receiving unit. 2. The unique information assigned to the interface is stored in a machine-readable format, and the unique information input unit reads the unique information from a recording medium attached to the interface. Interface registration device. 3. The interface registration device according to claim 2, wherein the unique information input unit is a barcode reader. 3. The interface registration device according to claim 2, wherein the unique information input unit is an IC chip reader. A test start / end command transmitting unit for transmitting a request for starting and ending the connection test of the registered interface to the central management device;
A test result confirmation receiving unit that receives a confirmation notification for the start request and a test result notification for the end request from the central management device, and notifies the notification unit of the test result. The interface registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. An interface start / stop command transmitting unit that transmits a request for starting or stopping the registered interface to the central management device;
An interface start / stop confirmation receiving unit that receives a confirmation notice for the start request or a confirmation notice for the start / stop request from the central management device, and notifies a notification unit of a test result. The interface registration device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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