JP3347645B2 - Line cross-connect information generating apparatus and recording medium recording line cross-connect information generating program - 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 the construction management of cross-connects provided in various lines such as wiring and piping of communication cables and power cables, piping of gas, water and sewage, air, and steam. The present invention relates to a line cross-connect information creating apparatus capable of registering and managing materials having various specifications as materials constituting a cross-connect.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The present inventors have proposed a system called a design support system or a construction management system as a system for supporting design work and construction management of wiring in a building premises, which is one of the lines. In such a system, information on materials is stored in a database in order to manage various materials in the building premises. By the way, in performing construction management, information related to cross connect such as a wiring board for changing connection of wiring and piping (hereinafter, referred to as “cross connect information”) is regarded as important. Therefore,
In developing a construction management system, it is important to construct information on hardware around the cross connect (hereinafter referred to as “hardware information”) which is the basis of the cross connect information.

[0003] In a conventional construction management system, hardware information as described below is registered as cross-connect information. First, hardware around the cross-connect will be briefly described. Recent distribution boards are configured by arranging a large number of panels for connecting cable pairs, and each of these panels is further an aggregate of what are called "blocks". FIG. 13 shows an example of the arrangement of panels in a wiring board. In the construction management system, the position of each panel is specified using x and y coordinates. Each rectangle in the figure corresponds to a panel. FIG. 14 shows an example of the arrangement of blocks in each panel. This panel has 4 rows × 25 blocks =
The block is composed of 100 blocks, and serial numbers (hereinafter, referred to as physical position numbers) are sequentially assigned, with the upper left corner in the figure being number 1 and the lower right corner being number 100. Only one cable pair can be terminated to each of these blocks.

FIG. 15 shows a format for registering a panel in a database. In the figure,
“Panel ID” is an order number assigned to each panel,
"Installation position x" and "installation position y" are the x coordinate and y coordinate on the wiring board where the panel is registered, respectively (see FIG. 13).
It is. The “termination position identifier” is a name such as “1A1” given to the block / cable pair constituting the panel. The “start physical position number” is a physical position number corresponding to the lowest numbered block among the blocks terminating the cable, and the “end physical position number” is the oldest numbered block among the blocks terminating the cable. This is the physical position number corresponding to the block. The “cable pair start number” and “cable pair end number” specify the first and last sequence numbers assigned to the cables terminated in the block.

FIG. 16 shows the physical position number and the name of the cable pair in comparison. That is, the block group in the second stage from the top in FIG.
In this case, 20 cable pairs are terminated from the left end. In this case, the termination position identifier is “1A1”,
The start physical position number is “26” and the end physical position number is “4”.
5 ", the cable pair start number is" 1 ", and the cable pair end number is" 20 ".

[0006]

As described above, in the conventional construction management system, only the correspondence between the block and the cable pair is considered in a one-to-one correspondence. Usage status is also managed as one. Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the size of the panel is uniformly treated as being fixed. However, recently, from the viewpoint of effective use of equipment, a device has been devised to increase the number of ports (that is, the number of telephones or terminals) that can be connected to one block by using an adapter or the like that uses four pairs of cables for every two pairs. Is coming.

However, in the conventional construction management system, such hardware information cannot be registered and managed in a database, and the following problems have arisen. Multiple cable pairs cannot be terminated in one block. Panel block configuration cannot be changed. Block and cable pair usage management cannot be performed separately. The panel size is fixed, and the accommodation space in the wiring board cannot be managed flexibly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a line cross-connect information creating apparatus capable of registering materials of various specifications as materials constituting a line cross-connect. It is in.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with hardware information of a cross-connect which is installed in a line having wiring and piping and is constituted by a panel comprising blocks. A cross-connect information creating apparatus for creating a line, comprising: an identification number assigned to the block; a block information storage unit that stores a physical position of the block on the panel; Identification number and the wiring
Wiring / piping information storage means for storing a physical position where a pipe is terminated on the panel, an identification numbering rule determined from specification information defining hardware specifications of the cross-connect, and arrangement of blocks on the panel Based on the rules, the identification number of the block and the physical position on the panel are determined and stored in a newly generated record of the block information storage means. And termination information generating means for determining the termination physical positions and storing them in a newly generated record of the wiring / piping information storage means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the specification information for defining the identification number assignment rule includes: the number of wirings / pipes terminated per block; (N is a natural number) is a logarithm of a combination of wiring and piping. Claim 3
According to the invention described in claim 1, in the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the block information storage means is provided with a storage area of the use status of each block, and the wiring / pipe information storage means is provided with each of the wirings. -It is characterized in that a storage area for pipe usage is provided. Claim 4
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the panel information according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein configuration information indicating a configuration of a block in the panel and panel arrangement information on the cross connect are stored for each panel A storage unit, wherein the termination information generation unit stores the configuration information given as the specification information and the arrangement information calculated based on a user's input operation to a newly generated record of the panel information storage unit. In addition to storing the identification information and the physical position of the block and the wiring / piping, the configuration information of each panel is further used.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is recorded a cross-connect information creation program for creating hardware information of a cross-connect which is installed on a line having wiring and piping and is constituted by a panel comprising blocks. A recording medium, based on an input procedure of inputting specification information that specifies hardware specifications of the cross-connect, an identification number assignment rule determined from the specification information, and a block arrangement rule on the panel; A block information generation procedure for determining an assigned identification number and a physical position of the block on the panel, and a procedure for storing the determined identification number and physical location of the block in a newly generated record of the block information storage unit And the wiring based on the identification number assignment rule and the placement rule. The identification number given to the piping and the wiring / piping information generation procedure for determining the physical position where the wiring / piping is terminated on the panel, and the determined identification number and physical position of the wiring / piping are newly added. And causing the computer to execute the procedure for storing the generated wiring and piping information in the record of the information storage means.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention of the fifth aspect, in the input procedure, as the specification information for defining the identification number assignment rule, the logarithm of the number of wirings / pipes terminated per block is defined as the specification information. , N: one set (n is a natural number), and the combination logarithm of the wiring / piping is input. According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the fifth or sixth aspect, a procedure for creating a storage area of the usage status of each block on the block information storage means, and a usage status of each wiring / piping. Creating a storage area on the wiring / piping information storage means by a computer. According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the fifth to seventh aspects, a step of inputting configuration information representing a configuration of a block in the panel as the specification information;
A step of calculating panel arrangement information on the cross-connect based on a user's input operation, and a step of storing the configuration information and the arrangement information in a newly generated record of panel information storage means, In the block information generation procedure and the wiring / pipe generation procedure, by further using the configuration information stored for each panel, an identification number and each physical position of the block and the wiring / pipe are determined. I have.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, the present invention is realized on various programmed computers. A computer program for implementing the present invention is stored in various recording media, and is read from the recording medium into a computer to control hardware of the computer. Examples of the recording medium include a magnetic recording medium such as a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, a magnetic card, and a magnetic drum; a semiconductor recording medium such as a memory chip and an IC (integrated circuit) card;
(Compact disk read only memory),
Various types of media such as optical recording media such as optical disks and optical cards, and MO (magneto-optical) disks are conceivable, and other various information storage media may be used. Further, the program may be directly read from a network to a computer via a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), or the like.

In the present embodiment, a wiring system in a building premises, which is familiar among various lines, will be described as an example. Therefore, first, referring to FIG.
I ³ -CS (Intelligent Inte
grated ISDN <Integrated Services Digital Network>
The outline of the wiring topology in the building premises by the Cabling System) will be outlined. The figure shows a model of one building on three floors. In the figure, PBX (Private Branch eXc
hange; private branch exchange) 1 is the starting point of the star-type wiring in the building premises. Beyond PBX1, cross-connect MD
An F (Main Distributing Frame) 2 is connected.

Each floor of the building has a floor IDF (Intermediate Distrib
A uting frame (intermediate wiring board) 3 is installed, and the MDF 2 and each floor IDF 3 are connected by a main cable 4.
Further, there may be some indoor IDFs 5 connected to the floor IDF 3. Floor IDF3 or indoor IDF5
From there, a large number of outlets 7 serving as information outlets are connected via a floor branch cable 6, and each outlet 7 is connected to a telephone or various terminals via a cord or a terminal cord.

In the following description, the MDF 2, the floor IDF 3 and the indoor IDF 5 will be collectively called a DF (wiring board) or a cross connect. As mentioned above,
These DFs are provided with panels provided with a large number of terminals, and a cross-connect function is realized by connecting the terminals with a detachable cord called a patch cord.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the cross-connect information creating apparatus according to the present embodiment. This apparatus can be constituted by a general personal computer, workstation, or the like. In FIG. 1, a control device 11 corresponds to a microprocessor or the like and controls the entire cross-connect information creating device. Display device 1
Reference numeral 2 denotes a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) or liquid crystal display, for example, a key input device 13 is, for example, a keyboard, a pointing device 14 is, for example, a mouse, and an output device 15 is, for example, a printer.

The storage device 16 is a general memory composed of elements such as a RAM (random access memory), and is logically divided into a program memory 17 and a data memory 19. Although not shown, the storage device 16 also stores an operating system and drivers required for the operation of the computer. The cross-connect information creating program 17a stored in the program memory 17 controls the overall operation of the cross-connect information creating apparatus, and the cross-connect information creating apparatus executes various processes described below under the control of the program.

FIG. 3 enumerates hardware information about panels in the DF. In the figure, "main elements" are main items for defining the hardware of the panel, and "abstract elements" are items obtained by further subdividing the main elements. It should be noted that these main elements and abstraction elements are extracted in advance by a human based on material information of various vendor specifications. On the other hand, “classification” indicates how each abstract element is set, and includes “master data” prepared in advance in the device, “user definition” that can be arbitrarily specified by the user, master data and user "Automatic generation" 3 automatically created by the device based on the definition information
There are types.

The value of the master data is appropriately selected by the user from options prepared by the apparatus. By changing the master data, materials of various panel specifications (that is, vendor specifications) can be stored in a database. Will be able to register. Note that these master data options may be incorporated in the cross-connect information creation program 17a, or may be stored in the data memory 19 or the like in advance. On the other hand, "automatic generation"
There are a block identification number for identifying the termination position of the panel and a cable pair identification number assigned to a cable pair terminated to the block, and these are automatically generated by the device. It should be noted that the block identification parent number and the block identifier number in the figure are collectively referred to as “block identification number”.

In this embodiment, the hardware information shown in FIG. 3 is stored in a table on the data memory 19 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). Therefore, the information stored in these tables will be described below in order. Although FIGS. 4 and 5 show only "one record" for each table, each table is actually composed of many records.

Panel Data Table 19a The panel data table 19a exists for each panel in the DF, and records for the number of panels are generated. The “panel ID” is a sequence number given by the apparatus every time a user specifies a new panel. As the “panel type name”, one of a wiring panel, a modular patch panel, and a corrugated panel is designated by the user. The configuration of the panel with the panel ID (that is, the number of steps × the number of blocks) is determined by “the number of blocks per step” and “the number of steps per panel”. The “x coordinate information” and “y coordinate information” of the DF panel installation position are position information generated by the apparatus based on the arrangement of the panels in the DF specified by the user on the screen (see FIG. 13). The “display size ID” is an identifier for establishing a link with a display data table 19c described later, and is given a unique number each time the display data table 19c is generated. The “panel product name” is a name arbitrarily given by the user to the panel having the panel ID.

Block Data Table 19b The block data table 19b is composed of the number of blocks provided in each panel (that is, “the number of blocks per stage” ×
Records of only “number of rows per panel”) are generated. The “physical position number” is a physical position number on the DF where each block is located, and corresponds to a serial number of 1 to 100 in FIG. This physical position number is assigned by the device together with the block identification number. The “panel ID” is for associating each block with a panel, and stores the same content as the panel ID of the panel data table 19a of the panel to which the block belongs. The “block identification name” is a name arbitrarily given by the user to each block. The “block identification parent number” and the “block identifier number” are assigned by the device to each block, and specific assignment rules for these numbers will be described in the section of the operation description. The “usage status” indicates the use status of each block, and one of the termination / unterminated is set by the device.

The display data table 19c is the panel data table 1
As in 9a, records for the number of panels are generated. The "display size ID" is used to link with the panel data table 19a, and stores the same data as the display size ID of the panel data table 19a. "Starting point x
The “display range from the coordinates” and “display range from the starting y-coordinate” indicate the size of the panel when the x-coordinate information and the y-coordinate information stored in the panel data table 19a are set as the origin. Is calculated by the device from the panel arrangement specified by. In the present embodiment, each panel in the DF is drawn on the display device 12 as shown in FIG. Therefore, taking the panel PL2 in the drawing as an example, the x coordinate information is “3”, the y coordinate information is “1”, the display range from the starting x coordinate is “2”, and the display range from the starting y coordinate is “3”. 1 ".

In the cable pair data table 19d, as many records as the number of terminated cable pairs are generated in the cable pair data table 19d. "Cable to I
"D" is a sequence number given by the device each time the user specifies a new cable termination. "Cable pair identifier I
"D" is for establishing a link with the cable pair identifier data table 19e described below, and the apparatus assigns a sequence number every time one record is generated in the cable pair identifier data table 19e. The “parent number information” and the “child number information” are assigned by the device to each cable pair, and the specific assignment rules of these numbers are left to the explanation of the operation. The “usage status” stores the use status of each cable pair, and is set to one of use, unused, unusable, spare, new installation schedule, and removal schedule. In this manner, the table configuration is such that the usage status can be separately managed for the block and the cable pair.

The "physical position number" is a physical position number on the DF where each cable pair is terminated, and is given by the device together with the parent number information and the child number information. "Panel I
"D" is for associating each cable pair with a panel, and stores the same data as the panel ID of the panel data table 19a corresponding to the panel to which the cable pair belongs. The block and the cable pair at the same physical position number on the panel are associated with the "physical position number" and "panel ID" stored in the block data table 19b and the cable pair data table 19d, respectively. .

Cable pair identifier data table 19
e In the cable pair identifier data table 19e, records of the same number as the cable pair identifiers are generated. That is, a plurality of types of cable pairs can be terminated to the panel. For this purpose, a user assigns a different cable pair identifier to each type of cable pair. The "cable pair ID name" is for associating with the cable pair data table 19d, and stores the same data as the cable pair ID name in the cable pair data table 19d. That is, in the cable pair data table 19d, records having the same cable pair identifier store the same cable pair identifier ID, and are linked to records in the same cable pair identifier data table 19e. The "cable pair identifier" is arbitrarily specified by the user and stored as it is, and the "cable type" is selected by the user from a cable terminal, an outlet terminal, and a device terminal.

Work Area 19f Among the abstraction elements shown in FIG. 3, those other than the information stored in each table described above will be described. These pieces of information are stored in the work area 19f of FIG. In the present embodiment, a plurality of cable pairs can be terminated in one block, and "the number of cable pairs terminated per block"
Defines this logarithm. Although the management unit of the cable pair is one pair at the minimum, a plurality of cable pairs can be managed by grouping. Such a necessity arises, for example, when a four-to-one pair of outlet cables is used, and for that purpose, the number of cable pairs to be grouped is specified by “combined logarithm for n-to-1 pair” (n is a natural number).

The "block arrangement rule" means that, when blocks (cable pairs) are sequentially arranged (terminated) on a panel, how these blocks (cable pairs) are arranged (terminated). It is used to specify whether the user is going to travel, and four types of options are provided.

Arrangement Rule 1: As shown in FIG. 14, this rule is to arrange blocks from the youngest physical position number to the oldest physical position number in the same manner as in the prior art. Note that, even in other cases, when arranging the blocks, the blocks are arranged in principle from the youngest physical position number to the oldest physical position number. Arrangement rule 2: When terminating a cable pair with n pairs, if the value of each panel is not a multiple of n, a fractional block occurs. In such a case, it is a rule that blocks are not arranged in a portion corresponding to a fractional block. For example, FIG.
Each panel of the panel has 49 blocks, and when the cable pair is terminated to each block in units of 4: 1, the rightmost block of each panel is left. In this rule, blocks are not placed in these empty blocks.

Arrangement rule 3: When the number of blocks per stage is an odd number, the rightmost blocks in the upper and lower two stages are used in sequential order. For example, FIG. 8 shows that each panel has 49 blocks, the block numbers of 1 to 24 are assigned in order from the left end of the uppermost stage, and 25 to 4 in order from the left end of the lower stage.
8 are assigned, and the block numbers 49 and 5 are assigned.
0 is arranged at the right end of the uppermost row and the lower row. Arrangement Rule 4: This rule assigns the same block identification parent number to a plurality of blocks in the vertical direction and sequentially assigns block identifier numbers.

On the other hand, the "assignment start number" is the initial value of the parent number information of the cable pair that terminates first when terminating the cable pair, and the value is assigned by the user. On the other hand, the recording medium 20 is any of the various recording media described above, and stores therein the cross-connect information creation program 17a. This program is read into the storage device 16 via a drive device 21 such as a floppy drive device or a CD-ROM drive device. Then, data transfer via the common bus BUS is performed between the respective units in FIG. 2 described above. Incidentally, if the program memory 17 is constituted by a ROM (Read Only Memory) or a non-volatile memory and the cross-connect information creation program 17a is stored in advance, the recording medium 20 may not be used.

Next, the operation of the cross-connect information generating apparatus having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. For the sake of simplicity, the cable pair identifiers will be the same for all cable pairs in the panel below. Further, in practice, the user can individually specify the range of blocks terminating the cable pair, but it is assumed that the cable pair terminates in all blocks existing in the panel. When the user operates the key input device 13 or the pointing device 14 to instruct the automatic generation of the cross-connect information, the control device 11 activates the cross-connect information creation program 17a and performs a series of processes described in detail below. First, the control device 11 sequentially prompts the user to input the following items, and draws a frame FR representing DF and respective coordinate values of x and y coordinates (see FIG. 6) on the display device 12. At this time, the control device 11 operates the panels PL1 to P
The outline of L7 is not drawn.

Designation of Panel Installation Position (Step S
1) The user operates the pointing device 14 based on the display content of FIG. 6 displayed on the display device 12 to specify the panel PL2. Thus, after drawing the frame of the panel PL2 on the display device 12, the control device 11 generates a new panel data table 19a and stores a unique number in the panel ID. Next, the control device 11 sets “3” as x-coordinate information and y-coordinate information as starting points in accordance with the arrangement information of the panel PL2 specified by the user, respectively.
“1” is calculated and stored in the panel data table 19a, and a new display data table 19c is generated. Next, the control device 11 newly generates a unique display size ID and stores it in the panel data table 19a and the display data table 19c. Next, the control device 11 calculates “2” and “1” as the display range from the starting point x coordinate and the display range from the starting point y coordinate, respectively, and stores these in the display data table 19c.

Designation of Panel Type Name and Panel Product Name (Step S2) The user operates the key input device 13 to input the panel type name and panel product name of the panel PL2. Control device 11
Stores these input values in the panel data table 19a.
To be stored. Number of blocks per row, number of rows per panel,
Designation of Block Identifier (Step S3) When the user sequentially designates the number of blocks per level, the number of levels per panel, and the block identification name, the control device 11 displays the number of blocks per level and the number of levels per panel on the panel. It is stored in the data table 19a. Next, the control device 1
1 is obtained by calculating “the number of blocks per row” × “the number of rows per panel”, calculating the number of blocks in the panel, newly generating a block table 19b of the number of records corresponding to this, and then generating the panel data. The panel ID and the designated block identifier stored in the table 19a are stored in all records of the block data table 19b.

Selection of Cable Type to Terminate, Designation of Cable Pair Identifier (Step S 4) A user selects a cable type from among cable terminals, outlet terminals, and equipment terminals, and a range of blocks that terminates the cable pair. When (all blocks in this embodiment) is specified, the control device 11 temporarily stores the information in the work area 19.
Store in f.

Designation of the number of pairs of cables terminated per block, the number of combinations of n pairs, the arrangement rule of blocks, and the assignment start number (step S5) When the user performs these designations, the control device 11 After the designated information is stored in the work area 19f, a process of automatically generating a block identification number and a cable pair identification number is performed. At that time, the control device 11 assigns the physical position numbers corresponding to these identification numbers according to the following automatic assignment rules.

<Block Identification Parent Number, Block Identifier Number (Step S6)> In this case, the formation of a cable pair into blocks determined from "the number of pairs of cables terminated per block" and "the number of combinations of n pairs" is performed. The assignment rules are different depending on the mode of the end. When a pair of n pairs (where n> 1) is divided into a plurality of blocks and terminated, a same parent number is assigned to each of the plurality of blocks, and a child number is assigned to each block. Assigns a serial number from “1”. "1 block" is used for one pair of n pairs (however, n≥1)
When terminating: A parent number is assigned to each block in a serial number, and a child number is not assigned.

<Parent Number Information and Child Number Information of Cable Pair Identification Numbers (Step S7)> In this case, the assignment rules are different depending on the value of n of the designated “n-paired logarithm of one set”. When n> 1: The same parent number is assigned to n grouped cable pairs, and a serial number is assigned to the child number from “1”. When n = 1: A parent number is sequentially assigned to a cable pair, and a child number is not assigned.

Now, some combinations of "the number of blocks per one stage", "the number of stages per one panel", "the number of pairs of cables terminated per block", and "the number of pairs of n pairs" will be described. In the following, a description will be given of a process when the control device 11 assigns a block identification number, a cable pair identification number, and a physical position number in accordance with the “block arrangement rule”. Note that all cable pair identifiers are "1A
"1", the assignment start numbers of the cable pairs are all "101", and the range of blocks terminating the cable pair is assumed to be all blocks.

<49 blocks × 2 steps, one cable pair per block, n = 4, arrangement rule 2> The block identification number and the cable pair identification number in the panel are finally set in FIG.
7A and 7B. It should be noted that, in FIG.
4 ". The display is "1 (parent number)-
1 (child number), 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 ". In addition, a block identification name and a cable pair identification name can be actually displayed, but these are not shown.

In this case, since a 4-to-1 cable pair is divided into four blocks and terminated, the blocks are given a parent number and a child number. Therefore, the block identification numbers are “1-1-4, 2-1-4,.
Like “4”, the same parent number is assigned to four adjacent blocks corresponding to four pairs of cables, and child numbers are assigned to blocks having the same parent number in a serial number. However, since the arrangement rule 2 is specified, the physical position number “49” is set.
Are not used, and the block identification numbers of the lower stages are "13-1 to 4,...".
.., 24-1 to 4 ". Therefore,
The correspondence between the physical position number and the block identification number stored in the block data table 19b is [1,1-1],.
..., [5, 2-1], ..., [48, 12-4], [5
0, 13-1],..., [97, 24-4].

On the other hand, for the cable pair identification number, n
Since> 1, the parent numbers are sequentially assigned in units of four pairs, and the child numbers are sequentially assigned to the cable pairs having the same parent number. That is, the cable pair identification numbers are “101-1,” “101-2,” “101-3,”
"101-4", "102-1", "102-2", ...
.., "124-4". Therefore,
The correspondence between the physical position number stored in the cable pair data table 19d and the cable pair identification number is [1,101-
1], [2, 101-2], ..., [48, 112-
4], ...

Therefore, the control device 11 newly creates a cable pair table 19d of the number of records of the cable pair to be terminated (ie, 96) and also creates one cable pair identification name data table 19e. Next, the control device 1
Numeral 1 sequentially stores a unique cable pair ID for each record of the cable pair data table 19d, generates a unique cable pair identification name ID, and stores this in the panel data table 19a. It is stored in each record together with the ID. Further, the control device 11 stores the currently generated cable pair identifier ID, the previously specified cable pair identifier and the cable type in the cable pair identifier data table 19e.

By the processing up to this point, the creation of the cross-connect information for one panel is completed. Thereafter, each time the user specifies a panel on the screen of the display device 12 (the determination result in step S8 is “YE
In the case of "S"), the above-described processing is performed. By doing as described above, it becomes possible to manage a cable pair that terminates a plurality of cable pairs into one block or a plurality of blocks. In addition, the block configuration of the panel can be appropriately changed, the size of the panel can be arbitrarily specified (see FIG. 6), and the space management in the DF can be efficiently performed. Further, by using the cross-connect information according to the present embodiment in a construction management system or the like, construction work can be advanced while separately managing the use states of the block and the cable pair.

Next, the assignment of block identification numbers and cable pair identification numbers for combinations other than the above will be described. <25 blocks × 4 steps, one cable pair per block, n = 1, arrangement rule 3> The block identification numbers and cable pair identification numbers in the panel are finally as shown in FIGS.
It is provided as shown in (b). That is, since one cable pair is terminated into one block, only the parent number is sequentially assigned to each block, and the block identification numbers are “1, 2, 3,” in order from the upper left corner. …… ”. However, since the arrangement rule 3 is specified, a block identification number up to “24” is assigned to the top row of the panel, and a block identification number is assigned to “48” in order from “25” to the bottom row. Serial numbers “49, 50” are assigned to the rightmost blocks in the upper and lower two stages. Similarly, block identification numbers are assigned to the remaining two stages. Thereby, the correspondence between the physical position number stored in the block data table 19b and the block identification number is
[1,1], ..., [24,24], [25,49],
[26, 25], ..., [49, 48], [50, 5]
0],...

On the other hand, for the cable pair identification number, n
Since = 1, only the parent number is sequentially assigned.
That is, the cable pair identification numbers are “101”, “10”.
2 "," 103 ",..., Etc., in correspondence with the block identification numbers. Therefore, the correspondence between the physical position number stored in the cable pair data table 19d and the cable pair identification number is [1,101],
[2,102], ..., [25,149], ..., [1
00, 200].

<24 blocks × 2 steps, 2 cable pairs per block, n = 4, arrangement rule 1> The block identification numbers and cable pair identification numbers in the panel are finally determined as shown in FIG.
10 (a) and 10 (b). In this case, a four-to-one cable pair is divided into two blocks by two pairs and terminated. Therefore, the same parent number is assigned in units of two blocks, and each block in the two blocks is assigned a child number in a serial number. That is, "1-
Block identification numbers such as "1,1-2", "2-1, 2-2",... Therefore,
The correspondence between the physical position number stored in the block data table 19b and the block identification number is [1,1-1],.
, [24, 12-2], ..., [48, 24-2].

On the other hand, regarding the cable pair identification number, n
Since> 1, the parent numbers are serially assigned to every four pairs, and the child numbers are sequentially assigned to the cable pairs having the same parent number. That is, the cable pair identification numbers are “101-1”,.
., "112-4",..., "112-4", and the correspondence between the physical position number and the cable pair identification number stored in the cable pair data table 19d is as follows.
[1, 101-1], ..., [4, 101-4], ...
..., [24, 106-4], ..., [48, 112-
4].

<24 blocks × 1 stage, 4 cable pairs per block, n = 4, placement rule 1> The block identification numbers and cable pair identification numbers in the panel are finally as shown in FIG.
(A), as shown in FIG. 11 (b). In this case, four pairs of cable pairs can be terminated to one block, so that only a parent number is assigned to one block and no child number is assigned. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 11, block identification numbers are sequentially assigned from "1" to "24", and the physical position numbers stored in the block data table 19b match the block identification numbers.

On the other hand, for the cable pair identification number, n
Because of> 1, one 4-to-1 cable pair is terminated to each block. Therefore, for example, for the block identification number “1”, the cable pair identification numbers “101-1” to
“101-4” corresponds, and the cable pair identification numbers “124-1” to “124-4” correspond to the block identification number “24”. The correspondence between the physical position number stored in the cable pair data table 19d and the cable pair identification number is as follows.
[1, 101-1 to 101-4],..., [24, 12
4-1 to 124-4].

<24 blocks × 2 steps, 2 cable pairs per block, n = 4, layout rule 4> The block identification number and the cable pair identification number in the panel are finally set in FIG.
(A), as shown in FIG. 12 (b). In this case, the four-to-one cable pair is divided into two blocks each of two pairs and terminated, so that the blocks are given a parent number and a child number. However, since arrangement rule 4 is specified, these two blocks are arranged in the upper and lower two tiers. Therefore, the block with the block identification parent number “1” is arranged at the left end of each panel, and the block identifier numbers are assigned as “1, 2” in order from the top. Block identification parent number is "2"
Subsequent numbers are similarly assigned to the subsequent blocks, so that the block identification numbers of each row of the panel are “1-1,
2-1..., 24-1, 1-2, 2-2,.
-2 ". Therefore, block data table 1
The correspondence between the physical position number and the block identification number stored in 9b is [1,1-1], [2,2-1],.
4, 24-1], [25, 1-2], ..., [48, 2
4-2].

On the other hand, for the cable pair identification number, n
Since> 1, parent numbers are sequentially assigned for every four pairs, and child numbers are sequentially assigned to the same parent number. Therefore, the correspondence between the physical position number stored in the cable pair data table 19d and the cable pair identification number is [1,101
−1 / 101-2], [2, 102-1 / 102-
2],..., [24, 124-1 / 124-2], [2
5, 101-3 / 101-4], [26, 102-3 /
102-4], ..., [48, 124-3 / 124-
4]. In the above description, the wiring system in the building premises is taken as an example, but it goes without saying that the same can be applied to the various lines such as the above-mentioned water supply and sewerage.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Based on the identification number assignment rules determined from the cross-connect specification information and the block arrangement rules on the panel, the block identification numbers and the physical positions on the panel are generated, and the wiring and piping identification numbers and the termination on the panel are generated. A physical position is generated. As a result, there is an effect that registration and management of hardware information can be performed on panels of various hardware specifications supplied from many vendors. According to the second or sixth aspect of the present invention, as the specification information for defining the identification number assignment rule, the logarithm of the wiring / piping terminated per block and the logarithm of the combination of the wiring / piping to be set to n: 1. Is used to terminate multiple cable pairs into one block,
In a case where a plurality of cable pairs are terminated into a plurality of blocks, cross connect information can be registered and managed.

According to the third or seventh aspect of the present invention, while the storage area for the usage status of the block is provided, the storage area for the usage status of the wiring and piping is provided. There is an effect that the usage status of wiring and piping can be managed independently. According to the invention described in claim 4 or 8, the configuration information representing the configuration of the block in the panel and the arrangement information of the panel on the cross-connect are generated, and the block information and the wiring / pipe are further used by using the configuration information. Since the identification number and physical position of the panel are determined, the block configuration in the panel can be appropriately changed, and the panel size can be varied, so that the accommodation space in the cross-connect can be efficiently managed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a wiring topology in a building premises.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a cross-connect information creation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram listing hardware information related to a panel in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing details of a table stored on a data memory 19 of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing details of a table stored on a data memory 19 of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 shows D displayed on the display device 12 of the embodiment.
It is a figure showing the example of a drawing of the panel in F.

FIG. 7 is an example of assigning (a) a block identification number and (b) a cable pair identification number according to the embodiment, where 49 blocks × 2 stages, one cable pair per block, n = 4;
FIG. 11 is a diagram in the case of arrangement rule 2.

FIG. 8 is an example of assigning (a) a block identification number and (b) a cable pair identification number according to the embodiment, where 25 blocks × 4 stages, one cable pair per block, n = 1,
FIG. 9 is a diagram in the case of arrangement rule 3.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the cross-connect information creation device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an example of assigning (a) a block identification number and (b) a cable pair identification number according to the embodiment, where 24 blocks × 2 stages, 2 cable pairs per block, n =
4 is a diagram in the case of arrangement rule 1. FIG.

FIG. 11 is an example of assigning (a) a block identification number and (b) a cable pair identification number according to the embodiment, where 24 blocks × 1 stage, 4 cable pairs per block, n =
4 is a diagram in the case of arrangement rule 1. FIG.

FIG. 12 is an example of assigning (a) a block identification number and (b) a cable pair identification number according to the embodiment, where 24 blocks × 2 stages, 2 cable pairs per block, n =
4 is a diagram in the case of arrangement rule 4. FIG.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a panel arrangement in a wiring board according to a conventional technique.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a block arrangement in a panel according to the same technology.

FIG. 15 is a format of a database for panel registration according to the same technology.

FIG. 16 is a diagram in which a physical position number and a name of a cable pair in the same technology are compared.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: PBX, 2: MDF, 3: Floor IDF, 4: Trunk cable, 5: Indoor IDF, 6: Floor branch cable,
7 outlet, 11 control device, 12 display device,
13 ... key input device, 14 ... pointing device,
15 output device, 16 storage device, 17 program memory, 17a cross-connection information creation program, 1
9 data memory, 19a panel data table, 1
9b: Block data table, 19c: Display data table, 19d: Cable pair data table, 19e ...
Cable pair identifier data table, 19f ... work area,
Reference numeral 20: recording medium, 21: driving device

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) References Hidehiro Nomura et al., Development of cross-connect circuit management function in network operation system (NOS), Proc. Of the 1997 IEICE General Conference, Communication 2, Japan , The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, March 27, 1997, p178 (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06F 17/50 650

Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. An installation in a line having wiring and piping,
What is claimed is: 1. A cross-connect information creating apparatus for creating hardware information of a cross-connect constituted by a panel comprising blocks, wherein an identification number assigned to the block and a physical position of the block on the panel are stored. Block information storage means, an identification number assigned to the wiring / pipe, and a wiring / pipe information storage means storing a physical position at which the wiring / pipe is terminated on the panel; Based on an identification number assignment rule determined from specification information specifying hardware specifications and a block arrangement rule on the panel, the identification number of the block and the physical position on the panel are determined and newly generated. It is stored in the record of the block information storage means, and the identification number of the wiring / piping and the Termination physical location crossconnect information creating apparatus of the line, characterized by comprising a termination information generating means for storing the newly generated record of the wiring and piping information storing means these are determined. 2. The specification information defining the identification number assignment rule includes: a logarithm of wiring / piping terminated per block;
2. The line cross-connect information creating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the number of combinations of wiring and piping is n: one pair (n is a natural number). 3. The block information storage means is provided with a storage area for the use status of each block, and the wiring / pipe information storage means is provided with a storage area for the use status of each wiring / pipe. 3. The line cross-connect information creating device according to claim 1, wherein 4. A panel information storage unit for storing configuration information indicating a configuration of a block in the panel and arrangement information of the panel on the cross-connect for each panel, and the termination information generation unit includes: The configuration information given as the specification information and the arrangement information calculated based on the user's input operation are stored in a newly generated record of the panel information storage unit, and the configuration information for each panel is further used. The line cross-connect information creating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an identification number and a physical position of the block and the wiring / piping are determined. 5. It is installed in a line having wiring and piping,
A recording medium recording a cross-connect information creation program for a line for creating hardware information of a cross-connect formed by a panel composed of blocks, and an input procedure for inputting specification information defining hardware specifications of the cross-connect Based on an identification number assignment rule determined from the specification information and a block arrangement rule on the panel, a block information generation procedure for determining an identification number assigned to the block and a physical position of the block on the panel. Storing the determined identification number and physical position of the block in a newly generated record of the block information storage unit; and assigning the identification number and physical position to the wiring / pipe based on the identification number assignment rule and the arrangement rule. Identification number and physical location where the wiring / piping is terminated on the panel And causing the computer to execute a procedure for storing the determined wiring / piping information and a physical position in the newly generated record of the wiring / piping information storage means. A medium on which a cross-connect information creation program for the line to be recorded is recorded. 6. In the input procedure, as specification information for defining the identification number assignment rule, the number of wiring / piping terminated per block and the number of wiring / piping set to n-to-one pair (n is a natural number). 6. The recording medium according to claim 5, wherein a combination logarithm is input. 7. A procedure for creating a storage area for use status of each block on the block information storage means, and creating a storage area for use status of each wiring / pipe on the wiring / pipe information storage means. 7. The recording medium according to claim 5, further comprising a step of causing a computer to execute the steps. 8. A step of inputting configuration information representing a configuration of a block in the panel as the specification information, a step of calculating panel arrangement information on the cross connect based on a user's input operation, and the configuration Storing the information and the arrangement information in a newly generated record of the panel information storage means. In the block information generation procedure and the wiring / pipe generation procedure, the configuration information stored in units of panels is further stored. 8. The recording of the line cross-connect information creation program according to claim 5, wherein an identification number and each physical position of the block and the wiring / pipe are determined by using the program. Medium.