JP2008146350A - Cable core management system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem where the connection configuration of an optical cable network is complex and wide-ranging, it is therefore difficult to obtain the connection information of the core of an optical cable with a drawing, to obtain core connection information, to obtain the use information of the core, and to perform the connection/disconnection of the core in the group of designated optical cables. <P>SOLUTION: An optical cable core network management system is provided with: an input device 1 configured of a keyword, a mouse, and a GUI or the like; a central processing unit (CPU) 2; an equipment drawing file 3 in which the data of an equipment symbol and a map symbol has been stored; an attribute file 4 in which link information between each symbol and each equipment in the equipment drawing file 3 is stored; and a display device 5 for outputting the content and equipment drawing file of the attribute file 4. The attribute file 4 is provided with: an equipment attribute information table 6; an optical cable connection information table 7; an optical cable core connection information 8a and an operation history information table 8b; and an optical cable core use information table 9. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a management technique for cable cores, and in particular, a management technique for equipment data, etc., and connection information for optical cable cores in an apparatus capable of superimposing and displaying optical cable network equipment on a map information system operating on a computer. Management technology, track design technology.

  In recent years, as the Internet and content distribution networks, the expansion of optical cable network capable of high-speed and large-capacity data communication has progressed rapidly, and the network configuration has been added and updated every day. In the management of such a complex network, when deciding the route of an optical cable from one point to another point and performing the work of connecting the cores, human beings investigate by drawing or spreadsheet software etc. The current situation is to confirm and decide. The following patent documents 1 and 2 are disclosed as related known technical documents.

JP 2004-219644 A JP 2006-119990 A

  However, in the conventional method using drawings, the optical fiber for each optical cable is investigated, connection information of the optical fiber cable is evaluated, and it is determined whether final connection information is to be created. There is a problem that it takes a lot of time.

  In addition, there is also a problem that it is difficult to evaluate a connection mistake or the like because there is no mechanism that can be easily confirmed visually even when the optical cable core is connected later. .

  An object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of the management of the core of an optical cable.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, a display unit, a central processing unit, a facility diagram file storage unit that stores facility diagram data including a network facility symbol and a map symbol, and each of the symbols in the facility diagram file storage unit And a cable management device having a storage device having an attribute file storage unit that stores link information between each piece of equipment and the connection information of the cores in the cable, the attribute file storage unit, A facility attribute information table including a facility ID, a cable connection information table including a cable ID and an ID of the end device of the cable specified by the cable ID, a facility ID, and two cables connected to the facility ID Each of the two cable IDs to be specified and the core number NO to specify the connection status of the cores in the cable for each core, A cable ID connection information table configured to be unique by a combination of the cable ID and the core NO to be connected, the use ID, and the cable ID and the core NO. A cable core wire utilization information table including the core wire utilization information for each line NO, and the central processing unit refers to the information in the storage device, and the facility attribute When the facility ID is selected based on the information, a first option of a combination of the cable connectable to the facility ID and the end facility opposite to the start end side is displayed based on the cable connection information. When processing is performed in which the first cable route is designated when a cable is selected from the options, at least one of a connection source cable and a connection destination cable for a facility The usage of core search based on said cable core usage information, the cable management apparatus and performing visually recognizable view usage of the core wire is provided.

  According to the cable management device, the cable core connection information table configured to be unique by a combination of the facility ID on the start end side, the cable ID to be connected, and the core NO to be connected; The cable core wire usage information table, which is identified by the usage ID and includes the cable ID and the core wire NO, and the core wire usage information for each core wire NO, can be stored and managed independently. In each information table, the items with the cable ID and the core number NO connected to the cable ID are commonly managed, and the other items are managed independently, so that the change, update, search, etc. regarding the cable including the core wire can be performed. Processing can be performed smoothly and easily.

  In addition, regarding the optical cable route selected from a complex and diverse optical cable network, the connection information of the core wire in the route of the target optical cable is displayed in the drawing, and the connection / disconnection of the core wire and the connection status emphasis on the drawing A display process is performed.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to smoothly and easily perform processing such as change, update, and search for a cable including a line.

  In addition, select the cable route of the optical cable on the equipment diagram file that stores the optical cable network equipment symbol and map symbol, and express the connection status of the connection equipment, optical cable, optical cable core, and optical cable core in the form of a drawing. As a result, the efficiency of connecting / disconnecting the optical cable core between the target connection facilities is greatly improved.

  In addition, on the displayed drawing, the connection information of the specified optical fiber is traced and highlighted, or the use information of the optical fiber in the tape of the specified optical cable is visually displayed, so that the optical cable is displayed. There is an advantage that the efficiency of the connecting / disconnecting operation of the core wire can be improved.

  Hereinafter, a cable core management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described using an optical cable core network management system as an example with reference to the drawings.

(System configuration)
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration example of an optical cable core network management system according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the optical cable core network management system according to the present embodiment includes, for example, an input device 1 composed of a keyboard, a mouse, a GUI, and the like and a facility diagram created by this system and displayed on a display. A central processing unit (CPU) for executing processing for displaying equipment symbols, processing for referring to an attribute file such as equipment based on the equipment symbols, and processing for searching a map on the condition managed by the attribute file 2, a central processing unit that also controls the entire system, an equipment diagram file 3 storing data of optical cable communication network equipment symbols and map symbols, and between each symbol and equipment in the equipment diagram file 3 Attribute file 4 for storing link information, contents of attribute file 4, facility diagram file, etc. It has a display unit 5 for outputting, a.

  Further, the attribute file 4 includes an equipment attribute information table 6 that manages equipment information of each equipment, an optical cable connection information table 7 that manages the connection relation between the optical cable and the connection equipment, and an optical cable that manages the connection relation between the optical cable cores. There are a core connection information table 8a and a work history information table 8b for managing a work history related to the optical cable, and an optical cable core usage information table 9 for managing the usage information attribute of the optical cable core. Hereinafter, a data configuration example of the attribute file will be described. The description will be made with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the equipment attribute information table 6. As the minimum configuration of the equipment attribute information table 6, the equipment attribute information includes a equipment ID that is a unique ID, and may include an equipment name or the like.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the optical cable connection information table 7. As an attribute of the minimum configuration of the optical cable connection information table 7, there is a cable ID which is a unique ID, and may further include a cable name, equipment ID1 and ID2 of two end equipments of the cable, and the number of cable cores. .

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the optical cable core connection information table 8a and the work history information table 8b. As attributes of the minimum configuration of data in the optical cable core connection information table 8a shown in FIG. 4A, there are a facility ID of a connected facility, a cable ID of two connected cores, and a core number NO. It is configured to be unique by the combination of ID1 and core wire NO1. Furthermore, it has a work ID that uniquely identifies the work. The work history information table 8b shown in FIG. 4B includes the work ID, the ID of the worker who performed the work specified by the work ID, and work history information, for example, information such as a work period. Yes.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration example of the optical cable core utilization information table 9. As the attribute of the minimum configuration, there is a usage ID which is a unique ID. Besides, cable ID, core number NO, usage information, setting person (person who sets usage information), setting date (date when usage information is set), etc. There are items.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display example of equipment in which an optical cable 11 which is an optical cable network equipment symbol, a closure 12 as an optical cable connection equipment, a building equipment 13 and the like are arranged, and the route of the optical cable 11 is designated in the equipment. It is a figure which also shows the system block diagram for demonstrating the method to do.

  For example, when the facility indicated by the symbol A is designated as the starting facility, a table indicated by the symbol 1) is displayed on the display device 5. Here, when the cable selection button is pressed, as shown in the table indicated by reference numeral 2), options of the cable name and the other end equipment that are applicable to the end equipment A are displayed. Here, for example, when the equipment B is selected as a set with the cable 001 as the end equipment, the display indicated by reference numeral 3) is made, and the cable route of the end equipment A-cable name 001-end equipment B can be designated. Can be confirmed. If this cable route is acceptable, the cable selection button is pressed. Then, the table shown by the code | symbol 4) is displayed, and the set candidate of the cable and the end equipment is displayed starting from the end equipment B.

  For example, when the cable 002 and the end equipment C are selected and the “OK” button is pressed, the route of the end equipment B-cable name 002-end equipment C can be designated. When the cable selection process is repeated in this manner, a planned route from the equipment A to the equipment D can be designated as shown by reference numerals 5) and 6). Here, when the drawing drawing button is pressed, a drawing creation process is performed as indicated by reference numeral 7). FIG. 7 shows a result of displaying a cable connection configuration example including a core wire based on the optical cable core connection information table 8a regarding the optical cable in the route after selecting the route of the optical cable designated by the above processing. FIG. Here, a 4-core tape core wire is taken as an example. The connection of the core wires (for example, reference numeral 74) is displayed based on the optical cable core wire connection information table 8a in FIG. 4A and the optical cable core wire utilization information 9 in FIG.

  FIG. 8 shows the connection status of the optical cable cores from the beginning to the end of the optical cable cable route based on the optical cable core connection information table 8a by designating a figure representing the core drawn on the drawing. It is a figure for demonstrating the method highlighted by a figure. As shown in FIG. 8, the core wires that are actually connected are highlighted by thick lines such as reference numerals 81 and 82. The highlighting makes it easier to recognize the cable that is actually connected.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a method of creating an optical cable core connection information table 8a by connecting / disconnecting optical cable cores by designating a figure representing a connection facility drawn on the drawing. It is. For example, in a diagram related to the facility B indicated by reference numeral 91, the detailed information can be referred to in a table format indicated by reference numeral 92. In this reference table, information on the connected core wire related to the facility B, information on the connection source cable, and information on the connection destination cable are displayed. Furthermore, a connection / disconnection selection button and an OK button are displayed.

(Explanation about processing)
In FIGS. 10A to 10C, by designating a figure representing a unit tape in which a certain number of optical cable cores drawn on the drawing are specified, the optical cable cores in the tape are designated. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the method to illustrate utilization information.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 13, the display technology of the connection information of the optical fiber route core wire in the optical cable network facility diagram management apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described more specifically.

  On the optical cable network displayed on the display device 5, first, the starting equipment is selected. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, the drawing process is started (step S1100). In the graphic drawing process, first, the ID of the selected equipment is acquired from the equipment attribute information 6 (step S1101). As the starting equipment, the closure 12 or the building equipment 13 can be selected as the optical cable connection equipment in the equipment diagram 10 shown in FIG. When the start equipment is selected, the cable route designation process is started (1102), the cable route designation screen is displayed, and the start equipment is displayed in the upper left of the list.

  After selecting the start end equipment, a cable selection button is pressed to select a cable connected to the start end equipment (step 1102-1). At this time, the cable ID having the corresponding equipment ID is acquired. Next, cable selection processing is performed (1102-2), a cable selection screen is displayed, and when a cable is selected (Y in 1102-3), a list of cables connected to the starting equipment is displayed (step) 1102-1-1). The user selects a target cable from the list, presses an OK button, and ends the cable selection process (1102-2-2).

  Next, returning to the cable route selection screen, the cable name selected on the cable selection screen and the name of the connected equipment on the side opposite to the starting equipment of the selected cable are automatically displayed (step 1102-2). . After this, by repeating the cable selection (Y, N in 1102-3), the target cable route is designated in such a manner that the start-end equipment-cable-connection equipment -...- cable-termination equipment. (1102-4). Finally, the cable route designation process is terminated (1102-5).

  When the drawing drawing button is pressed on the cable route selection screen after designating the cable route (1103), the optical cable core connection information 8a and the optical cable core utilization information 9 of the optical cable core in the designated cable route are used as shown in FIG. Such a drawing is drawn (steps 1103, 1103-1 to 4, 1104-2).

  The drawing shows a connection equipment graphic 71 representing a closure 12 or building equipment 13, an optical cable graphic 72 representing an optical cable, a tape graphic 73 representing a unit called a tape representing a bundle of cores in the optical cable, and a connection symbol representing a tape connection. 74. Drawings are created according to the number of selected equipment / cables and the number of cores of the selected optical cable, and are displayed toward the right or downward. By displaying in this way, it is possible to confirm at a glance the number of cores and the current core connection information for the cable route of the target optical cable. Has the advantage of significantly improving.

  Next, a method of highlighting the connection status of the optical cable cores in the displayed drawing will be described. In the display shown in FIG. 8, when the user selects a tape figure 81 (here, the cores 5 to 8) representing the bundle of the cores of the optical cable, as shown in FIG. 12, the cores included in the tape are displayed. A number can be obtained (steps 1201, 1202). Based on the optical cable connection information 7 and the optical cable core connection information 8a, the core connection information is automatically retrieved, and the corresponding tape graphic and connection symbol graphic are highlighted (steps 1203 and 1204). Is finished (step 1205). With the display based on such processing, the user can visually confirm the details of the work he / she has performed or the connection information of the core wire he / she wants to know on the drawing.

  Next, processing for connecting / disconnecting the optical fiber core wire on the displayed drawing will be described. In the display screen shown in FIG. 9, when the user selects a connection facility graphic 91 representing a connection facility for an optical cable, an optical cable core wire connection / disconnection screen 92 is displayed. On the optical cable core connection / disconnection screen 92, a list display including a connection source optical cable, a connection destination optical cable, a connected core, an operation history, and a worker ID is displayed.

  When connecting the optical cable core, select the core of the connection source optical cable and the core of the connection destination optical cable, and press the connection button to create the optical cable core connection information 8a. On the screen, Delete the optical fiber core of the connection source and the optical fiber core of the connection destination from the list, and add them to the list of connected cores at the same time. At this time, the operation history and the worker ID are also added to the combination of the connection source cable name, the core number at both ends, and the connection destination cable name.

  On the other hand, when cutting the core of the optical cable, select the row corresponding to the group to be cut from the list of connected cores, and press the disconnect button to select the line from the optical cable core connection information 8a. The record of the line is deleted, and on the screen 92, the data display is deleted from the list of the corresponding connected cores, and since it can be a selection candidate, the connection source optical cable core and the connection destination optical cable core Add to the list. Further, when the OK button is pressed on the optical cable core / connection screen, the screen is deleted, and the result of the connection / disconnection performed on the screen is reflected in the drawing. By using such a method, the user can connect / disconnect the optical fiber core wire in a visually recognizable form, and there is an advantage that work efficiency is improved and work mistakes are reduced. .

  In addition, by assigning the work history and worker ID to the information of the connected core wire, it is possible to confirm the contents of the work with the worker ID, and by referring to the work history, at which time point You can immediately know if there was a problem with the connection.

  Next, an outline of a method for visually displaying the utilization information of the core wire in the tape which is a bundle of the core wires of the optical cable in the displayed drawing will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, when the user selects a tape figure 1001, which is a bundle of optical cable cores, as shown in FIG. 13, the processing of displaying the use information of the cores in the optical cable tape is started (1301). Based on the optical cable core usage information 9, the usage information of each optical cable core is retrieved (1302), and the optical cable core usage information figure 1002 is drawn in a specified format (steps 1303 and 1304). The optical cable core wire utilization information graphic 1002 shows, for example, the use information for each core from cores 5 to 8 in a display that is easy to visually recognize based on the optical cable core wire utilization information shown in FIG. ing. As shown in FIG. 10 (C), as an example of displaying the usage information of the optical cable core, the current heart such as unused (free), in use, under planning, defective, or canceled due to different hatches or colors. The line usage status can be visually identified.

  “Unused” indicates that the current space is empty and there is no use plan, and means that it is currently available. “In use” indicates that the user is currently in use, and means that the user cannot use the device at present. “Under planning” indicates that the cable is currently being planned for use, and this is also difficult to use as in “in use”, but it can also be used in some cases. Means. “Bad” indicates that the core wire is out of order due to a disconnection or other cause and is unusable. When “Bad” is repaired, it becomes “unused” and can be used. It shows that there is. “Cancel” indicates a situation in which cancellation occurs after an application from the user and the core can be used immediately. In the case of “Cancel”, for example, the situation can be assigned to a new user candidate in the neighborhood. In this case, the designer can make an inquiry to the worker based on the worker ID and check how much the work has been completed.

  As indicated by reference numeral 1003, among the core wires 5 to 9, the core wire No = 5 is unused, the core wire No = 6 is planned, the core wire No = 7 is defective, and the core wire No = 8 is in use. It can be seen at a glance that No = 5 is preferable as the core connected to the equipment B.

  When the optical cable core utilization information graphic 1002 is selected again, the display of the optical cable core utilization information is canceled (step 1308) and the display returns to the tape graphic 1001. The displayed optical cable core usage information figure is drawn from the left in the order of the core numbers in the tape (1005). When the loop is exited, the corresponding tape usage information graphic is displayed on the drawing (1306), and the process is terminated (1307).

  By using such a method, the user can confirm when he / she wants to see the usage information of the optical cable core in the target tape, and should be a reference regarding the work of connecting / disconnecting the optical cable core. Can do.

  As described above, according to the optical cable management system according to the present embodiment, the cable route of the optical cable is selected on the equipment diagram file storing the optical cable network equipment symbol and the map symbol, and the connection equipment / optical cable / optical cable core is selected. By connecting the connection state between the optical fiber and the optical cable in the drawing, the efficiency of connecting / disconnecting the optical cable between the target connection facilities can be greatly improved. Furthermore, on the displayed drawing, it is possible to trace and highlight the connection information of the specified core, and visually display the use information of the core in the tape of the specified optical cable. The efficiency of connection / disconnection work is improved.

  The present invention can be used as an optical cable management device.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the optical cable core network management system by one embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of equipment attribute information. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of optical cable connection information. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of optical cable core wire connection information. It is a figure which shows the data structural example of work log information. It is a figure which shows the example of a data structure of optical cable core wire utilization information. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the equipment diagram which has arrange | positioned the closure as an optical cable which is an optical cable network equipment symbol, the connection equipment of an optical cable, and building equipment. It is a figure which shows the result which displayed the connection structural example of the cable containing a core wire. A method for highlighting the connection status of optical cable cores from the beginning to the end of the optical cable cable route based on the optical cable core connection information by specifying a figure representing the core drawn on the drawing. It is a figure for demonstrating. It is a figure for demonstrating the method of performing the connection / disconnection process of the optical fiber core wire, and creating the optical cable core wire connection information by designating the figure showing the connection equipment drawn on drawing. 10A to 10C, by designating a figure representing a unit tape in which a certain number of optical cable cores drawn on the drawing are specified, the optical cable cores in the tape are designated. It is a block diagram for demonstrating the method to illustrate utilization information. It is a flowchart figure which shows the flow of the process by this Embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the flow of the process by this Embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows the flow of the process by this Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Input device, 2 ... Central processing unit, 3 ... Equipment diagram file, 4 ... Attribute file, 5 ... Display device, 6 ... Attribute information, 7 ... Optical cable connection information table, 8a ... Optical cable core connection information table, 8b ... Work history information table, 9 ... Optical cable core utilization information table, 10 ... Equipment diagram, 11 ... Cable, 12 ... Closure, 13 ... Building equipment

Claims (5)

A facility diagram file storage unit for storing facility diagram data including a display unit, a central processing unit, a network facility symbol and a map symbol, and link information between each symbol and each facility in the facility diagram file storage unit A cable management device having a storage device having an attribute file storage unit storing the connection information of the core wire in the cable,
The attribute file storage unit
A facility attribute information table including a facility ID, a cable connection information table including a cable ID and an ID of the end device of the cable specified by the cable ID, a facility ID, and two cables connected to the facility ID Each of the two cable IDs to be specified and a core number NO to specify the connection state of the cores in the cable for each core, and the equipment ID on the start side, the cable ID to be connected, and the core to be connected The cable core wire connection information table configured to be unique by the combination of NO, the use ID, and the cable ID and the core wire NO, and the core wire use information for each core wire NO. , And the cable core wire usage information table are stored independently,
When the central processing unit refers to the information in the storage device and selects the facility ID based on the facility attribute information table, a set of a cable connectable to the facility ID and an end facility opposite to the start end side The first option is displayed on the basis of the cable connection information table, and when a cable is selected from the first option, the process of specifying the first cable route is performed. Searching the utilization status of the core wire on at least one of the cable and the connection destination cable based on the cable core wire utilization information table, and performing a display that allows visually recognizing the utilization status of the core wire. Cable management device.   The use status of the core includes, as display candidates for each core, unused (free), in use, planned, defective, and cancellation after application. Cable management device as described in 1.   The central processing unit acquires a core number based on the cable connection information table and the optical cable core connection information table according to the selection of the core, and automatically acquires the core connection information. 3. The cable management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cable management device searches and performs a process of highlighting the connected tape graphic and the graphic of the connection symbol.   In the cable core connection information table, a work ID is added for each core NO, and the attribute file includes work information having a work history and a worker ID corresponding to the work ID, 4. The cable management device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the work history and the worker ID can be referred to corresponding to a line NO. 5. . When the route of the cable to be displayed on the display unit is designated based on the attribute file, the status of the core connection is displayed for the cable route, and the optical cable core is connected / disconnected on the display. And a means for tracking the connection information of the specified optical cable core on the display and displaying the use information of the optical cable core in the tape that is a bundle of the specified optical cable cores. The cable management device according to claim 1, further comprising: a cable management device according to claim 1.

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