JP2701592B2 - Network monitoring control method - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plurality of monitored control devices, a monitor control device for monitoring and controlling the monitored control devices, and a monitor control information for transferring the monitor control information of the monitored control devices to the monitor control device. A monitoring network, wherein the monitoring and control device is an alarm information monitoring means for monitoring alarm information without redundancy for identifying a failure occurrence point of the monitored control device notified from the monitoring and control information transfer network, There is an alarm information processing means for adding redundancy and versatility to the alarm information notified from the alarm information monitoring means, and a configuration table means having all the network structures used by the alarm information processing means for processing the alarm information. A monitoring and control information transfer network for receiving alarm information processed from alarm information processing means, which has a tree-like hierarchical structure in the monitoring and control device. And the network processing unit, the device information processing unit for transferring the supervisory control information with the network processing unit, the rack information processing unit for transferring the supervisory control information and the device information processing unit,
It has a shelf information processing unit and a shelf information processing unit for passing monitoring control information, and a shelf information processing unit and a package information processing unit for passing monitoring control information. The package information processing unit is used for analyzing alarm information. And an alarm information display means for displaying or outputting an analysis result of the alarm information received by the package information processing unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Alarm information notified from a supervisory control information transfer network includes information for specifying information processing units below a device information processing unit, but cannot be specified depending on the type of alarm information. There is an information processing unit. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the configuration of the entire network, the arrangement of each monitored control device 3 in the network, the connection state between each monitored control device, and the state of all frames, shelves, and packages in each monitored control device The alarm information processing means 17 has a configuration table means 18 for holding the information, and the alarm information notified from the alarm information monitoring means 4 to the alarm information processing means 17 for identifying the device, the rack, the shelf, and the package. The alarm information processing means 17 has added a header. The configuration table means 18 is used when it is impossible to determine the device, the rack, and the shelf only by the alarm information notified from the alarm information monitoring means 4. apparatus,
All information on the rack, shelf, and package was included.

The details of the processing will be described below.

The alarm information monitoring means 4 in the monitoring control device 1 constantly monitors the monitored control device 3 through the monitoring control information transfer network 2, and when alarm information is notified from the monitor control information transfer network 2. Then, the alarm information is passed to the alarm information processing means 17. The alarm information processing means 17 adds a header including a device name, a rack name, a shelf name, and a package name based on the received alarm information, and then passes the processed alarm information to the network information processing unit 19. This header is transmitted from the hierarchical network information processing unit 19 to the device information processing units 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, the frame information processing units 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d, and the shelf information processing units 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d. , 22e, and a route to the package information processing units 23a, 23b, 23c, and 23d.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of the configuration table means 18. This table is a table for correcting the route from the network information processing unit to the package information processing unit in accordance with the model. Describes the contents of the table in an abstract manner.

For example, in the configuration shown in FIG. 4, since there is only one package F in the apparatus A, it can be specified without information on the rack and the shelf. Therefore, regarding the alarm information on the package F, the information on the rack or shelf may be missing. The alarm information processing means 17 searches the configuration table means 18 for such incomplete alarm information, and writes the information on the frame and shelf in the frame and shelf fields in the header. FIG. 6 shows a case where the alarm information processing means 17 has the network information processing section 1 when each information processing section has a configuration as shown in FIG.
9 is the contents of the alarm information header when the information is passed to No. 9.

[0007] The alarm information processed by the alarm information processing means 17 is passed to the network information processing section 19.

[0008] The network information processing unit 19 determines the device information processing unit 20 to be sent next, and, based on the header, the device information processing unit 20.
Delete information for. After that, the alarm information is passed to the device information processing unit 20 determined earlier. The device information processing unit 20 determines the frame information processing unit 21 to be sent next, and deletes the information of the frame information processing unit 21 from the header. Then, for the frame information processing unit 21 determined earlier,
Pass alarm information. By repeating this, when the alarm information is passed to the package information processing section 23, there is no header but only the alarm information.
The package information processing unit 23 checks the attribute value for the alarm information name using the alarm information table unit 16 and sends the attribute value to the alarm information display unit 15 together with the alarm information. The alarm information display means 15 displays the information in the specified display position in the specified format and color. The package information processing section 23 compares the alarm level held by the package information processing section 23 with the alarm level just checked, and holds the higher alarm level as an attribute value. Further, the package information processing section 23 is for the shelf information processing section 22, the shelf information processing section 22 is for the rack information processing section 21, the frame information processing section 21 is for the device information processing section 20,
The device information processing unit 20 sequentially notifies the network information processing unit 19 of the alarm level, and each information processing unit changes to a color corresponding to the alarm level. If the other alarm information that has already occurred is high-level alarm information, each information processing unit does not notify the information processing unit higher than itself.

[0009]

In such a conventional example, when the network itself becomes large, a single table becomes too large. Even if a part of the network is slightly changed, the large table is changed. The disadvantage is that you have to do it.

In addition, since the configuration table and the hierarchical structure of the actual information processing section have a configuration in which there are two databases, so-called abnormal processing when there is a mismatch between the two and maintenance of consistency between the two databases. There is also a drawback that a complicated means is required.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of inflexibility in changing the network configuration and inconsistency of databases, and to provide a centralized management of databases and a network monitoring control system using a small-scale database.

[0012]

The present invention has the following means in order to achieve the above object.

[0013] The present invention provides a plurality of monitored control devices, a monitoring control device for monitoring and controlling the monitored control devices, and a monitoring control information transfer for transferring monitoring control information of the monitored control devices to the monitoring control device. A monitoring network, wherein the monitoring control device is configured to monitor the monitored device notified from the monitoring control information transfer network.
Alarm information monitoring means for monitoring device alarm information
And an alarm notified from the alarm information monitoring means.
Identifiers and equipment to identify the location of the failure based on the information
A header consisting of the installation name, shelf name, shelf name, and package name
Information processing means for processing the alarm information, and a configuration table means having all the network configurations used when the alarm information processing means processes the alarm information, and has a tree-like hierarchical structure in the monitoring and control device. A network information processing unit that models the monitoring control information transfer network that receives the processed alarm information from the alarm information processing unit,
A device information processing unit for transferring the network information processing unit and monitoring control information; a rack information processing unit for transferring the device information processing unit and monitoring control information; and shelf information for transferring the rack information processing unit and monitoring control information. A processing unit, having a package information processing unit for passing the shelf information processing unit and monitoring control information, an alarm information table means for the package information processing unit to use for analysis of alarm information,
In a network monitoring control system having an alarm information display unit for displaying or outputting an analysis result of the alarm information received by the package information processing unit, the configuration table unit is removed and the alarm information monitoring unit notifies Alarm information pattern table means having all types of information structures (patterns) of each alarm information, network structure table means for checking the device information processing unit to which the alarm information managed by the network information processing unit is to be sent, An apparatus configuration table for investigating the rack information processing unit to which the alarm information managed by the apparatus information processing unit is to be transmitted, and for investigating the shelf information processing unit to which the alarm information managed by the rack information processing unit is to be transmitted. And a frame configuration table means.

[0014]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a network configuration according to one embodiment. The monitoring control device 1 and a plurality of monitored control devices 3a, 3b, 3c are connected via a monitoring control information transfer network.

FIG. 2 shows the internal configuration of the monitoring control device 1.
The monitoring control device 1 includes alarm information monitoring means 4 for monitoring alarm information having no redundancy for specifying a failure occurrence location of the monitored device 1 notified from the monitoring control information transfer network 2, and alarm information monitoring. An alarm information processing means for adding redundancy and versatility to the alarm information notified from the means; and an alarm information processing means having a tree-like hierarchical structure in the monitoring control device. A network information processing unit 7 that models a monitoring control information transfer network that receives the processed alarm information, and device information processing units 9a, 9b, 9c that transfer the network information processing unit and the monitoring control information.
9d, a rack information processing unit 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d for transferring monitor control information with the device information processing unit, and a shelf information processing unit 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d for transferring the rack information processing unit and monitor control information. 13e, and a package information processor 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d for transferring the shelf control information to and from the shelf information processor, and an alarm information table means 16 for the package information processor to use for analyzing the alarm information. Alarm information display means 15 for displaying or outputting the analysis result of the alarm information received by the package information processing unit.

The alarm information monitoring means 4, the alarm display means 15, and the alarm information table means 16 are the same as those in FIG.

The monitoring control device 1 further includes an alarm information pattern table means 6 having all kinds of information structures (patterns) of each alarm information notified from the alarm information monitoring means 4, and an alarm managed by the network information processing unit 7. Network configuration table means 8 for examining the device information processing units 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d to which information is to be sent; Table means 10a, 10b, 10
c and 10d, and frame configuration table means 12a, 12b, 12c and 12d for checking a shelf information processing unit to which alarm information managed by the frame information processing unit is to be sent.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

The alarm information notified by the alarm information monitoring means 4 to the alarm information processing means 5 is the same as the conventional one.
The alarm information processing means 5 adds a header including an identifier, a device name, a rack name, a shelf name, and a package name based on the received alarm information, and then passes the processed alarm information to the network information processing unit 7. This header is for determining a path from the hierarchical network information processing unit 7 to the package information processing unit 14. FIG. 5 shows the contents of the header when the alarm information processing means 5 passes to the network information processing section 7 when each information processing section has the configuration as shown in FIG. The identifier in the header is information for identifying whether the information is alarm information or internal control information. If the identifier indicates the alarm information and all the contents of the header have been determined, the operation is the same as in the related art.

Conventionally, the names of the frames and shelves, which could not be determined only from the alarm information, were obtained by using the configuration table means. In the present embodiment, the names known from the alarm information are written in the header and determined. For a name that could not be written, write a specific code. This particular code must be different from the existing name.

For example, since there is only one package F in FIG. 4 in the apparatus A, it can be specified without information on the rack and the shelf. In such a case, in the conventional example,
The rack A and the shelf C are checked from the configuration table means, and FIG.
It becomes the header of the content of (2). In the embodiment, FIG.
It becomes the header of the content of (2). Table 1 shows an example of the contents of the device configuration table held by the device A.

[0023]

[Table 1]

Table 2 shows an example of the contents of the rack configuration table held by the rack A.

[0025]

[Table 2]

As described above, Tables 1 and 2 show the apparatus A / frame A in FIG. 4 in the case of a tree structure as shown in FIG. 4 in the process configuration of FIG. It is an example of the contents of a configuration table. For example, the device A knows only the information that it should be sent to the rack A in order to send it to the package F (Table 1), and does not have the information about the shelf. Device A need only know the next shelf to pass alarm information to. In addition, the rack A has information indicating that it is sufficient to send it to the shelf C in order to send it to the package F (Table 2). As described above, information to be sent to the package F is managed in a hierarchical manner.

Table 3 shows an example of the contents of the alarm information table means. Includes alarm level, display color, display format, etc. The expression “MAJ, MIN” may be used for the alarm level. The display format defines a format for displaying or outputting.

[0028]

[Table 3]

FIG. 7 shows an example of the contents of the header when the alarm information is passed to each information processing section. FIG.
When each information processing unit is configured as shown in,
The change in the content of the header indicating the path to the package information processing unit corresponding to the package F is shown. (1) in the figure
Is a header when the alarm information processing unit 5 passes it to the network information processing unit 7, (2) is a header when the network information processing unit 7 passes it to the device information processing unit 9, and (3) is a device information processing unit. The header when the unit 9 passes the information to the frame information processing unit 11,
(4) is a header when the frame information processing unit 11 passes it to the shelf information management unit 13.

A series of operations of each information processing section until the package F is reached will be described. 4 is a device information processing unit 9a, a frame A is a frame information processing unit 11a, a shelf C is a shelf information processing unit 13a, and a package F is a package information processing unit 14a.

The network information processing section 7 receives the alarm information of the header content shown in FIG. The network information processing unit 7 is different from the device information processing unit 9 in FIG.
The alarm information of the header content of (2) is sent. The device information processing unit 9a that has received the alarm information cannot specify the frame information processing unit to be sent next. If the item with the package F as the final target is registered in the device configuration table means 10a, the alarm information of the header content of FIG. send.

If the information is not registered in the apparatus configuration table means 10a, the identifiers of all the information processing sections constituting the apparatus information processing section 9a are rewritten to those representing control information. Broadcast only the header of ()).
The alarm information is held in the device information processing unit 9a. The rack information processing unit that has received the information whose identifier represents the control information also broadcasts the control information of FIG. 7 (4) to all lower shelf information processing units. Each shelf information processing unit checks whether the package F is its own component, rewrites the identifier to one representing a response to control, and notifies the frame information processing unit 11a. The identifier at this time includes information indicating the number of final target packages F in addition to the meaning indicating the response. The rack information processing unit 11a compiles the responses from the plurality of shelf information processing units, and registers the response in the rack configuration table unit 12a when the shelf information processing unit where the package F exists can be uniquely identified. In this case, Table 2
The information that the package F should be sent to the shelf C in order to send the package F is registered. Since the shelf information processing unit 11a was able to identify the shelf information processing unit, it writes "shelf C" in the * part of FIG. 7C and notifies the device information processing unit 9a of a response of control information. The device information processing unit 9a puts together the responses of all the subordinate frame information processing units, and when the package F can be uniquely identified, registers it in the device configuration table means 10a.

In this way, the apparatus information processing section 9a can know the frame information processing section to be sent.

[0034]

As described above, according to the present invention, a change in the configuration of a part of a large-scale network can be dealt with only by changing each table means managed by a certain information processing unit. This has the effect of being able to flexibly respond to Also,
Each table means to be managed by each information processing unit is also smaller than the conventional configuration table means, which has the effect of improving maintainability.

In addition, there is an effect that the database can be centrally managed, and it is not necessary to maintain the consistency of the database.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a process configuration diagram in the monitoring control device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a process configuration diagram in a conventional monitoring and control device.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of contents of a configuration table means in a conventional example.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the content of an alarm information header according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a content example of an alarm information header in a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of the contents of a header of alarm information passed between the information processing units in the case of the configuration shown in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 monitoring control device 2 monitoring control information transfer network 3 monitored control device 4 alarm information monitoring means 5 alarm information processing means 6 alarm information pattern table means 7 network information processing unit 8 network configuration table means 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d device information Processing units 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d Device configuration table means 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d Frame information processing units 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d Frame configuration table means 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d, 13e Shelf information processing units 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d Package information processing unit 15 Alarm information table means 16 Alarm information display means 17 Alarm information processing means 18 Configuration table means 19 Network information processing units 20a, 20b, 20c, 20d Device information processing units 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d Frame information processing Part 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d, 22e shelf information processing unit 23a, 23b, 23c, 23d package information processing unit

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A plurality of monitored control devices, a monitoring control device for monitoring and controlling the monitored control devices, and a monitoring control information transfer network for transferring monitoring control information of the monitored control devices to the monitoring control devices. Wherein the monitoring and control device comprises:
An alert of the monitored device notified from the control information transfer network
Alarm information monitoring means for monitoring alarm information;
Fault based on the alarm information notified from the
Identifier, device name, bridge name, system
Adds header consisting of elf name and package name
The alarm information processing means, comprising: an alarm information processing means; and a configuration table means having all of the network configurations used when the alarm information processing means processes the alarm information, and having a tree-like hierarchical structure in the monitoring control device. A network information processing unit that models the monitoring control information transfer network that receives the processed alarm information from processing means, a device information processing unit that passes the network information processing unit and monitoring control information, and the device information processing unit. A shelf information processing unit for passing monitoring control information, a shelf information processing unit for passing the shelf information processing unit and monitoring control information, and a package information processing unit for passing the shelf information processing unit and monitoring control information. An alarm information table means used by the package information processing unit for analysis of alarm information; A network monitoring control system having an alarm information display means for displaying or outputting the analysis result of the alarm information, wherein the configuration table means is removed, and the information configuration of each alarm information notified from the alarm information monitoring means is removed. (Pattern) Alarm information pattern table means having all types, network configuration table means for checking the device information processing unit to which alarm information managed by the network information processing unit is to be sent, and management by the device information processing unit Device configuration table means for examining the shelf information processing unit to which the alarm information to be sent is to be sent; and shelf structure table means for examining the shelf information processing unit to which the alarm information managed by the shelf information processing unit is to be sent. A network monitoring and control method, comprising: