JP7147455B2 - Communication device and communication device setting method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a communication device and a setting method for the communication device.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2002-200003 discloses a technique for setting computer equipment such as routers connected to a plurality of networks according to a setting request input from an operation terminal.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-43070

Batch setting may be performed to collectively set a plurality of setting values related to communication of a communication device. The setting values of the communication device may include a plurality of setting values for which the order of setting is determined (hereinafter referred to as "ordered"). Setting values having an order cannot be set normally unless the setting order is correct. For this reason, when performing batch setting including setting of multiple set values having order, it is necessary to consider the order.

The present disclosure includes the following inventions. However, the present invention is defined by the claims.

A communication device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a storage unit that stores duplicate setting information that is a copy of setting information including a plurality of setting values of a control program for communication; and an input unit for receiving, when the batch setting request received by the input unit includes a request for setting main setting values and a request for deleting associated setting values associated with the main setting values, in the storage unit a deletion unit for deleting the associated setting value from the stored copy setting information; and adding the primary setting value to the copy setting information from which the associated setting value has been deleted by the deleting unit. an update unit for executing update processing in response to a request for collective setting; and a setting unit for setting the control program based on the replication setting information updated by the update unit, wherein the main setting values and the attendant settings are provided. A value is a setting for which the subsidiary setting must be deleted before setting the primary setting.

A setting method for a communication device according to an aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: storing duplicate setting information that is a copy of setting information including a plurality of setting values of a control program for communication; receiving a request; and storing the duplicate setting information when the received request for batch setting includes a request to set a primary setting value and a request to delete an auxiliary setting value associated with the primary setting value. and performing an update process, including addition of the main setting value, on the replicated setting information from which the associated setting value has been deleted, in response to the collective setting request. and setting the control program according to the updated duplicate setting information, wherein the primary setting and the secondary setting are deleted with the secondary setting before setting the primary setting. is the setting value that needs to be set.

The present invention can be realized not only as a communication device having the characteristic processing unit as described above, but also as a setting method for a communication device having such characteristic processing as steps, or as a method for executing such steps in a computer. It can be implemented as a computer program for execution. Moreover, part or all of the communication device can be implemented as a semiconductor integrated circuit, or a communication system including the communication device can be implemented.

According to the present invention, it is possible to collectively set communication devices without considering order.

It is a figure which shows an example of the whole structure of the communication system which concerns on embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a management control part. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of a management control unit; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of collective setting of VLANs; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of collective setting of VLANs; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of collective setting of VLANs; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of collective setting of VLANs; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of collective setting of VLANs; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of collective setting of VLANs; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of batch setting of IP addresses of gateways; FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of batch setting of IP addresses of gateways; FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of batch setting of IP addresses of gateways; FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of batch setting of IP addresses of gateways; FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of batch setting of IP addresses of gateways; FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example of batch setting of IP addresses of gateways; 7 is a flow chart showing an example of a procedure of collective setting processing;

<Overview of Embodiments of the Present Invention>
Hereinafter, the outline of the embodiments of the present invention will be listed and described.
(1) A communication device according to the present embodiment includes a storage unit that stores duplicate setting information, which is a copy of setting information including a plurality of setting values of a control program for communication, and a request for batch setting of a plurality of setting values. an input unit that accepts; and the storage unit when the batch setting request received by the input unit includes a request for setting a main setting value and a request for deleting an associated setting value associated with the main setting value. a deletion unit for deleting the associated setting value from the copied setting information stored in the copy setting information; and adding the primary setting value to the copied setting information from which the associated setting value has been deleted by the deleting unit an update unit for executing update processing in response to the batch setting request; and a setting unit for setting the control program based on the replication setting information updated by the update unit, wherein the main setting value and the accompanying A setting is a setting for which the subsidiary setting needs to be deleted before setting the primary setting. As a result, in the replication setting information, after the incidental setting values are deleted, the main setting values are added, and the setting of the control program is executed according to the updated replication setting information, so the order is not considered. It is possible to collectively set communication devices.

(2) Further, in the communication device according to the present embodiment, the communication device further includes an inspection unit that inspects whether or not the batch setting can be performed normally, and the updating unit causes the inspection unit to perform the batch setting. The update process may be executed when the inspection result indicates that the process can be performed normally. This suppresses the occurrence of abnormalities due to collective setting.

(3) In the communication device according to the present embodiment, the communication device further includes an output unit that outputs abnormality information when the inspection unit obtains an inspection result that the batch setting cannot be performed normally. You may prepare. As a result, the user is notified that an abnormality has occurred in the collective setting, and the user can deal with the abnormality.

(4) Further, in the communication device according to the present embodiment, the storage unit has a first area for storing the setting information and a second area for storing the replication setting information, and the communication device The apparatus may further include a setting information updating unit that updates the setting information in the first area with the copy setting information updated by the updating unit. Accordingly, the updated copy setting information is reflected in the setting information of the first area, and the setting information can be appropriately updated.

(5) Further, in the communication device according to the present embodiment, the setting information updating unit may not update the setting information when the batch setting cannot be performed normally. Accordingly, inappropriate updating of setting information can be suppressed.

(6) Further, in the communication device according to the present embodiment, the primary setting value is a setting value regarding the number of VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks) in the network to which it is connected, and the secondary setting value is a VLAN number. may Thereby, batch setting regarding VLAN can be appropriately performed.

(7) In the communication device according to the present embodiment, the primary setting value may be an address of the device itself as a gateway, and the secondary setting value may be a static route setting value. As a result, it is possible to appropriately collectively set addresses as a gateway.

(8) A method for setting a communication device according to the present embodiment includes steps of storing duplicate setting information, which is a copy of setting information including a plurality of setting values of a control program for communication; and when the received request for collective setting includes a request to set primary setting values and a request to delete auxiliary setting values associated with the primary setting values, the stored duplicate settings deleting the associated setting values from the information; and performing update processing, including addition of the primary setting values, on the replicated setting information from which the associated setting values have been deleted, in response to the collective setting request. and setting the control program according to the updated replicated setting information, wherein the primary setting value and the secondary setting value are set to the secondary setting value before setting the primary setting value. It is a setting value that needs to be deleted. As a result, in the replication setting information, after the incidental setting values are deleted, the main setting values are added, and the setting of the control program is executed according to the updated replication setting information, so the order is not considered. It is possible to collectively set communication devices.

<Details of the embodiment of the present invention>
Hereinafter, details of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. At least part of the embodiments described below may be combined arbitrarily.

In the following embodiments, an example in which the communication device is a station-side device for optical communication will be described. However, communication devices are not limited to optical communication devices. The communication device according to this embodiment may be a communication device other than an optical communication device, such as a wireless communication device or a wired communication device.

[1. Configuration of communication system]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a communication system according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, a communication system 10 is an optical access system, and includes a station-side device (OLT: Optical Network Unit) 1, a plurality of home-side devices (ONU: Optical Line Terminal) 2, and a PON line 3. Prepare. The upper end and lower end of a plurality of (N in the example of FIG. 1) PON lines 3 are terminated at the station side device 1 and the home side device 2, respectively.

The PON line 3 is a tree-structured optical fiber network in which an optical fiber 5 is branched by a passive optical branching node comprising an optical coupler 4 .

The office device 1 is connected to the upper end of the trunk line of the PON line 3 (optical fiber 5 on the upper side of the optical coupler 4), and the branch line of the PON line 3 (optical fiber 5 on the lower side of the optical coupler 4) is connected to the lower side. A home device 2 is connected to the side end.

The upper side of the station-side device 1 is connected to a higher network such as a core network. The lower side of the home device 2 is connected to a lower network such as a LAN (Local Area Network).

[2. Configuration of Station Side Device]
The station-side device 1 of this embodiment includes a line concentrator 11, a management control unit 12, a plurality of optical communication units 13, and an optical switch 15 in order from the upper side.

The optical communication unit 13 is, for example, a "PON unit" that operates as a PON OSU (Optical Subscriber Unit).

The line concentrator 11 is composed of an L2 (layer 2) switch including an integrated circuit such as an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). The line concentrator 11 sets a communication route between communication ports according to the destination of the received layer 2 communication frame.
The line concentrator 11 multiplexes upstream frames input from the optical communication units 13 and transmits the multiplexed frames to the upper network, and performs processing such as allocating downstream frames received from the upper network to appropriate optical communication units 13 .

The optical switch 15 includes N upper-side ports and N lower-side ports. The optical communication units 13 are connected to the 1st to Nth upper ports, and the PON lines 3 are connected to the 1st to Nth lower ports. In the example shown in FIG. 1, a "1:N type connection" in which a plurality of home side apparatuses 2 are connected to one lower port is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. A “1:1 connection” in which one network device 2 is connected to one lower port may be used.

The management control unit 12 is an information processing device that controls the station device 1 in a centralized manner. The management control unit 12 is communicably connected to the line concentrator 11, each optical communication unit 13, and the optical switch 15 via an internal bus.
The management control unit 12 can individually exchange information with each optical communication unit 13 . Each optical communication unit 13 can exchange information with other optical communication units 13 directly or indirectly via the management control section 12 .

The management control unit 12 is communicably connected to an operation interface (IF) 16 connected to the station-side device 1 . The operation interface 16 is a communication device that communicates with the management device 18 according to a predetermined communication standard.
The operation interface 16 can communicate with a management device 18 via a management network 17 such as a public communication network or a local communication network. The management device 18 is, for example, a server or a terminal device operated by a telecommunications carrier of an optical communication system.

The communication between the management device 18 and the operation interface 16 may be communication via the upper network, or may be direct communication not via the management network 17 or the upper network. This direct communication may be wired or wireless.
The management device 18 can accept input of operation information by a network administrator (hereinafter also referred to as “user”) of a telecommunications carrier. The operation information input to the management device 18 includes a collective setting request for communication control programs.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the management control unit 12. As shown in FIG. The management control unit 12 includes a CPU 201 that is a hardware processor, a non-transitory memory 202 such as a flash memory or hard disk, and a transient memory 203 that is a RAM.

A communication setting program 400 and a control program 500 are stored (installed) in the non-transitory memory 202 . The control program 500 is a computer program for controlling communication by the station-side device 1 by controlling each of the line concentrator 11 , the optical communication unit 13 , and the optical switch 15 .

The communication setting program 400 is a computer program for setting communication by the control program 500 . Specifically, the communication setting program 400 enables setting of a VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) in an upper network or a lower network, setting of a static route, setting of an IP address of its own device as a gateway, and other communication settings. be.

The station apparatus 1 is configured with a computer, and the setting function of the control program 500 of the station apparatus 1 is performed by the CPU 201 executing a communication setting program 400, which is a computer program stored in the storage device of the computer. It is demonstrated in The communication setting program 400 can be stored in a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. The CPU 201 can execute the communication setting program 400 and the control program 500 . By executing the communication setting program 400 by the CPU 201, it is possible to execute collective setting processing as will be described later.

Transient memory 203 includes a first area in which setting information 310 is stored and a second area in which replication setting information 320 is stored. The setting information 310 is setting information used for setting the control program 500 . The replication setting information 320 is information used in batch setting processing, and is a replication of the setting information 310 .

[3. Batch setting of control program]
Batch setting of control programs in the station apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing an example of functions of the management control unit 12. As shown in FIG. The management control unit 12 has functions of an input unit 211 , a deletion unit 212 , an update unit 213 , an inspection unit 214 , an output unit 215 , a setting information update unit 216 and a setting unit 217 .

The control program 500 executes processing for controlling the line concentrator 11 , the optical communication unit 13 , and the optical switch 15 . The control program 500 includes communication processes 500_1, 500_2, . . . , 500_N of N optical communication units 13 .

The input unit 211 receives a collective setting request for the control program 500 from the management device 18 . A collective setting request includes a setting request for a plurality of setting values. That is, when a batch setting request is issued, a batch setting of a plurality of setting values is requested. For example, a bulk setting request may include a request to set a primary setting and a request to delete ancillary settings associated with the primary setting. A primary setting can only be set after deletion of ancillary settings has taken place. In other words, in the control program 500, the main setting values cannot be set while the auxiliary setting values remain. In this way, the main setting value and the secondary setting value are setting values having an order.

For example, if the primary setting is VLAN mode, the secondary setting is the VLAN number. Note that the VLAN mode is a mode in which a corresponding number of VLANs are configured in one target network. For example, in VLAN mode a, the number of configured VLANs is "1", in VLAN mode b, the number of configured VLANs is "2", and in VLAN mode c, the number of configured VLANs is is "3", and so on. When a VLAN number is set for a certain port, the VLAN mode cannot be set (changed) until the VLAN number is deleted. Note that the primary setting value may be the number of VLANs configured for the target port instead of the VLAN mode.

For example, if the primary setting is the IP address of the device itself as a gateway, the secondary setting is static routes. When the IP address as a gateway is set in the station-side device 1, the IP address cannot be set (changed) until after the static route is deleted.

In the collective setting request, the order of the main setting value setting request and the auxiliary setting value deletion request can be included in any order. In other words, the request for setting the main setting value may be written before the request for deleting the auxiliary setting value. This allows the user to create batch setting requests without considering the order.

When the collective setting request received by the input unit 211 includes a request for setting main setting values and a request for deleting auxiliary setting values, the deletion unit 212 deletes the duplicate setting information 320 stored in the temporary memory 203 . Delete the associated setting value from

The update unit 213 performs update processing, including addition of main setting values, on the copy setting information 320 from which the accompanying setting values have been deleted by the deleting unit 212, in response to a collective setting request. As a result, the collective setting is reflected in the replication setting information 320. FIG.

The inspection unit 214 inspects whether or not batch setting can be performed normally. The inspection unit 214 sequentially inspects individual setting requests included in the collective setting request. For example, when inspecting a request to set a primary setting, the inspection unit 214 determines whether or not the auxiliary setting has been successfully deleted. Determination of whether or not the associated setting values have been normally deleted is based on the number of associated setting values added to the copy setting information 320 after the associated setting information has been deleted from the copy setting information 320 by the deleting unit 212. This is done by determining whether or not it matches the number of associated setting values included in the information 320 .

The update unit 213 may execute the update process when the inspection unit 214 obtains an inspection result that the collective setting can be performed normally. On the other hand, the updating unit 213 does not have to execute the updating process when the inspection unit 214 obtains an inspection result that the collective setting cannot be performed normally.

The output unit 215 outputs abnormality information when the inspection unit 214 obtains an inspection result indicating that batch setting cannot be performed normally. The output abnormality information may be given to, for example, the management device 18, and the management device 18 may output a screen or the like corresponding to the abnormality information. Thereby, the user can know that an abnormality will occur in the collective setting, and can take measures according to the abnormality.

The setting information updating unit 216 updates the setting information 310 in the first area with the copy setting information 320 updated by the updating unit 213 . The setting information updating unit 216 updates the setting information 310 by copying the copy setting information 320 to the first area, for example, when the checking unit 214 obtains an inspection result that batch setting can be performed normally. can be done. Accordingly, inappropriate updating of setting information can be suppressed. For example, the setting information update unit 216 does not have to update the setting information 310 when the inspection unit 214 obtains an inspection result that batch setting cannot be performed normally.

The setting unit 217 sets the control program 500 based on the replication setting information 320 updated by the updating unit 213 . For example, the setting unit 217 may set the control program 500 based on the replication setting information 320 when the inspection unit 214 obtains an inspection result that batch setting can be performed normally. On the other hand, the setting unit 217 does not need to set the control program 500, for example, when the inspection unit 214 obtains an inspection result indicating that batch setting cannot be performed normally.

Hereinafter, batch setting of the control program 500 by the station apparatus 1 will be described with a specific example. 4A to 4F are diagrams for explaining an example of collective setting of VLANs.

Consider a case where the input unit 211 receives a VLAN batch setting request 600 . In the example shown in FIGS. 4A to 4F, in the control program 500, VLAN mode b and VLAN numbers "1" and "2" are set for the k-th port (the k-th optical communication unit 13 and its communication process 500_k). It is The setting information 310 includes setting values of "VLAN mode b", "VLAN1", and "VLAN2" (these correspond to the k-th port). In this example, the set value indicating the VLAN number "p" is "VLANp".

The collective setting request 600 includes a request to set "VLAN4" to the k-th port, a request to set "VLAN mode c" to the k-th port, a request to set "VLAN5" to the k-th port, and a request to set "VLAN5" to the k-th port. A request to delete the VLAN number of the port and a request to set "VLAN3" to the kth port are included in that order.

Before the input unit 211 receives the collective setting request 600, the temporary memory 203 does not store the copy setting information 320 (see FIG. 4A).

When the input unit 211 receives the collective setting request 600, the setting information 310 is duplicated and the duplicate setting information 320 is stored in the second area of the transient memory 203 (see FIG. 4B). The replication setting information 320 at this time includes setting values of "VLAN mode b", "VLAN1", and "VLAN2".

The collective setting request 600 includes a "request to set the VLAN mode to the kth port", which is a request to set the main setting value, and a "request to delete the VLAN number of the kth port", which is a request to delete the auxiliary setting value. included. Also, the VLAN mode and the VLAN number are setting values having order. Therefore, the deletion unit 212 deletes the accompanying setting values “VLAN1” and “VLAN2” from the replication setting information 320 (see FIG. 4C). In the figure, dashed lines indicate deleted setting values. At this point, the setting information 310 is not manipulated.

The inspection unit 214 inspects the first setting request included in the collective setting request, ie, "request to set VLAN 4 to the k-th port". Since there is no abnormality in this setting request, the inspection unit 214 obtains the inspection result that the setting can be performed normally. Therefore, the update unit 213 executes update processing by a "request to set VLAN4 to the k-th port" and adds the set value of "VLAN4" to the replication setting information 320 (see FIG. 4D). In the figure, thick lines indicate updated setting values.

The inspection unit 214 inspects the second setting request included in the batch setting request, ie, "request to set VLAN mode c to the k-th port". Since the VLAN mode is a primary setting value, the VLAN number, which is an accompanying setting value, must be deleted in order to set the VLAN mode. In this example, "VLAN1" and "VLAN2" are deleted from the replication setting information 320, and then "VLAN4" is added as a new VLAN number. In other words, the number of VLAN numbers added after deleting the VLAN numbers from the replication setting information 320 is “1”, which matches the number of VLAN numbers “1” included in the replication setting information 320 . Therefore, the inspection unit 214 obtains an inspection result that this setting can be performed normally. The update unit 213 executes the update process according to the "request to set the VLAN mode c to the k-th port" and changes the "VLAN mode b" in the replication setting information 320 to "VLAN mode c" (see FIG. 4E).

After that, the inspection unit 214 sequentially inspects the third to fifth setting requests included in the collective setting request, and obtains the inspection result that all these settings can be performed normally. Therefore, the updating unit 213 adds the setting values of “VLAN5” and “VLAN3” to the replication setting information 320 . At this point, the setting information 310 has not yet been manipulated.

After the inspection of all setting requests included in the batch setting request is completed, the setting information updating unit 216 updates the setting information 310 with the copy setting information 320 updated by the updating unit 213 (see FIG. 4F). The setting unit 217 sets the control program 500 based on the replication setting information 320 updated by the updating unit 213 . As a result, VLAN modes c, VLAN3, VLAN4, and VLAN5 are set for the communication process 500_k of the k-th port.

5A to 5F are diagrams for explaining an example of batch setting of gateway IP addresses.

Consider a case where the input unit 211 receives a gateway IP address batch setting request 600 . In the example shown in FIGS. 5A to 5F, the control program 500 is set with an IP address “GW1” and a static route address “SR1” corresponding to the destination network “NW1”. The setting information 310 includes setting values of “IP address GW1” and “static route SR1 corresponding to destination NW1”.

The collective setting request 600 includes, in this order, a request to set "static route SR2 corresponding to destination NW2", a request to delete the static route, and a request to set IP address "GW2" of the gateway.

Before the input unit 211 receives the collective setting request 600, the temporary memory 203 does not store the copy setting information 320 (see FIG. 5A).

When the input unit 211 receives the collective setting request 600, the setting information 310 is duplicated and the duplicate setting information 320 is stored in the second area of the transient memory 203 (see FIG. 5B). The replication setting information 320 at this point includes setting values of "IP address GW1" and "static route SR1 corresponding to destination NW1".

The collective setting request 600 includes a "request to set gateway IP address GW2", which is a request to set main setting values, and a "request to delete static route", which is a request to delete auxiliary setting values. Also, the IP address of the gateway and the static route are setting values having order. Therefore, the deletion unit 212 deletes the associated setting value "static route SR1 corresponding to destination NW1" from the replication setting information 320 (see FIG. 5C). At this point, the setting information 310 is not manipulated.

The inspection unit 214 inspects the first setting request included in the collective setting request, ie, "request to set static route SR2 corresponding to destination NW2". Since there is no abnormality in this setting request, the inspection unit 214 obtains the inspection result that the setting can be performed normally. Therefore, the update unit 213 executes update processing by a ``request to set the static route SR2 corresponding to the destination NW2'', and adds the setting value of ``static route SR2 corresponding to the destination NW2'' to the replication setting information 320 ( See Figure 5D).

The inspection unit 214 inspects the static route deletion request, which is the second setting request included in the collective setting request. Since there is no abnormality in this setting request, the inspection unit 214 obtains the inspection result that the setting can be performed normally. Since the static route has already been deleted, the replication setting information 320 is not manipulated here.

The inspecting unit 214 inspects the third setting request included in the batch setting request, ie, "request to set gateway IP address GW2". Since the IP address of the gateway is a main setting value, the static route, which is an accompanying setting value, must be deleted in order to set the IP address. In this example, "static route SR1 corresponding to destination NW1" is deleted from the replication setting information 320, and then "static route SR2 corresponding to destination NW2" is added as a new static route. In other words, the number of static routes added after deleting the static routes from the replication setting information 320 is “1”, which matches the number of static routes “1” included in the replication setting information 320 . Therefore, the inspection unit 214 obtains an inspection result that this setting can be performed normally. The update unit 213 executes the update process according to the "request to set the gateway IP address GW2", and changes the "gateway IP address GW1" in the replication setting information 320 to the "gateway IP address GW2" (see FIG. 5E). ). Even at this point, the setting information 310 has not yet been manipulated.

After the inspection of all setting requests included in the batch setting request is completed, the setting information updating unit 216 updates the setting information 310 with the copy setting information 320 updated by the updating unit 213 (see FIG. 5F). The setting unit 217 sets the control program 500 based on the replication setting information 320 updated by the updating unit 213 . As a result, "gateway IP address GW2" and "static route SR2 corresponding to destination NW2" are set for the control program 500, respectively.

[4. Batch setting operation in station side device 1]
The collective setting operation in the station apparatus 1 according to this embodiment will be described.

The CPU 201 executes collective setting processing by executing the communication setting program 400 (see FIG. 2). FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of the procedure of batch setting processing.

When the user inputs the batch setting request 600 to the management device 18 , the batch setting request 600 is transmitted from the management device 18 to the station side device 1 . The station device 1 receives the collective setting request 600 (step S101).

Upon receiving the batch setting request 600, the CPU 201 duplicates the setting information 310 and stores the duplicate setting information 320 in the second area of the temporary memory 203 (step S102).

The CPU 201 determines whether or not the received batch setting request 600 includes a request for setting main setting values and a request for deleting auxiliary setting values (step S103). The primary setting value and the subsidiary setting value are setting values having an order, and the primary setting value cannot be set before the subsidiary setting value is deleted.

If collective setting request 600 includes a request to set main setting values and a request to delete associated setting values (YES in step S103), CPU 201 deletes all associated setting values from duplicate setting information 320 (step S104). After all associated setting values are deleted, the process moves to step S105.

On the other hand, if collective setting request 600 does not include a request for setting main setting values and a request for deleting associated setting values (NO in step S103), CPU 201 directly proceeds to step S105.

The CPU 201 reads one setting request (one line) from the received collective setting request 600 (step S105). From the collective setting request 600, setting requests are read in order from the top.

The CPU 201 checks whether or not the requested settings can be performed normally (step S106).

For example, when VLAN batch setting is requested, it is determined that "delete VLAN number" and "set VLAN number" related to associated setting values (VLAN numbers) can be performed normally regardless of the contents of the replication setting information 320. be done. "VLAN mode setting" relating to the main setting value (VLAN mode) is a condition that the "VLAN number", which is an accompanying setting value, must be correctly deleted. Therefore, if the "VLAN number" is correctly deleted from the replication setting information 320, it is determined that the "VLAN mode setting" can be performed normally. On the other hand, if the "VLAN number" is not correctly deleted from the replication setting information 320, it is determined that the "VLAN mode setting" cannot be performed normally.

As described above, the determination of whether or not the associated setting values have been successfully deleted is based on the number of associated setting values added to the duplicate setting information 320 after the associated setting information has been deleted from the duplicate setting information 320. This is done by judging whether or not it matches the number of associated setting values included in the setting information 320 . In other words, when the number of VLAN numbers added to the replication setting information 320 after the VLAN number is deleted from the replication setting information 320 matches the number of VLAN numbers included in the replication setting information 320, the VLAN number is correctly set. It is determined that they have been deleted, and if they do not match, it is determined that the VLAN number has not been deleted normally.

For example, when collective setting of the IP address of the gateway is required, "delete static route" and "set static route" related to the accompanying setting value (static route) can be performed normally regardless of the content of the replication setting information 320. judged to be doable. "Gateway IP address setting" related to the main setting value (gateway IP address) must be properly deleted when the accompanying setting value "Static route" is properly deleted. Therefore, if the "static route" is correctly deleted from the replication setting information 320, it is determined that the "gateway IP address setting" can be performed normally. On the other hand, if the "static route" is not correctly deleted from the replication setting information 320, it is determined that the "gateway IP address setting" cannot be performed normally.

In this example, after the static routes are deleted from the replication setting information 320, if the number of static routes added to the replication setting information 320 matches the number of static routes included in the replication setting information 320, the static routes are deleted. It is determined that the static route has been deleted normally, and if it does not match, it is determined that the static route has not been deleted normally.

The CPU 201 determines whether the inspection result is normal (setting can be performed normally) or abnormal (setting cannot be performed normally) (step S107).

If the inspection result is abnormal (NO in step S107), CPU 201 outputs abnormality information (step S108). The output abnormality information is transmitted to the management device 18 . The management device 18 performs screen output or the like according to the abnormality information, and notifies the user of the abnormality. Thereby, the user can know that an abnormality will occur in the collective setting, and can deal with the abnormality. After the abnormality information is output, the batch setting process ends.

If the inspection result is normal, the CPU 201 executes update processing for updating the replication setting information 320 with the inspected settings (step S109). As a result, settings determined to be normal by inspection are reflected in the replication setting information 320 . Here, when the associated setting value is set for the copy setting information 320, the CPU 201 increments the internal counter. In this way, in the process of updating the replication setting information 320, the counter is incremented each time an associated setting value is added, and the number of added associated setting values is counted.

The CPU 201 determines whether or not inspection has been completed for all setting requests included in the batch setting request (step S110).

If all inspections have not been completed (NO in step S110), CPU 201 shifts the process to step S105. As a result, the next setting request included in the batch setting request is read and inspected. If the setting request to be inspected is a request for setting main setting values, the CPU 201 counts the number of auxiliary setting values included in the duplicate setting information 320 at that time, and counts the number of additional auxiliary setting values. Compare with If the number of accompanying setting values included in the duplicate setting information 320 matches the count value, it is determined that the setting can be performed normally, and if the number of accompanying setting values included in the duplicate setting information 320 does not match the count value. , it is determined that the setting cannot be performed normally. A mismatch between the number of incidental setting values included in the duplicated setting information 320 and the count value may occur, for example, when the incidental setting values are not correctly deleted from the duplicated setting information 320 in step S104.

When all inspections are completed (YES in step S110), CPU 201 sets control program 500 according to replication setting information 320 (step S111). Thereby, the collective setting is reflected in the control program 500 .

The CPU 201 updates the setting information 310 with the copy setting information 320 (step S112). Specifically, the copy setting information 320 overwrites the setting information 310 in the first area. Thereby, the latest setting values of the control program 500 are reflected in the setting information 310 . With this, the batch setting process is completed.

As described above, the station device 1 according to this embodiment includes the transient memory 203 , the input unit 211 , the deletion unit 212 , the update unit 213 and the setting unit 217 . Transient memory 203 stores duplicate setting information 320 that is a duplicate of setting information 310 of control program 500 for communication. Input unit 211 accepts batch setting request 600 . When the collective setting request 600 received by the input unit 211 includes a request for setting main setting values and a request for deleting auxiliary setting values, and the auxiliary setting values need to be deleted before setting the main setting values. Then, the deletion unit 212 deletes the accompanying setting value from the copy setting information 320 stored in the temporary memory 203 . The update unit 213 performs update processing, including addition of main setting values, on the copy setting information 320 from which the accompanying setting values have been deleted by the deleting unit 212, according to the batch setting request 600. FIG. The setting unit 217 sets the control program 500 based on the replication setting information 320 updated by the updating unit 213 . As a result, in the replication setting information 320, after the accompanying setting values are deleted, the main setting values are added, and the setting of the control program 500 is executed by the updated replication setting information 320, so the order is considered. It is possible to collectively set the station side device 1 without doing so.

Further, station-side device 1 may further include inspection section 214 . The inspection unit 214 inspects whether or not batch setting can be performed normally. The update unit 213 may perform the update process when the inspection unit 214 obtains an inspection result that the collective setting can be performed normally. This suppresses the occurrence of abnormalities due to collective setting.

Station apparatus 1 may further include output section 215 . The output unit 215 outputs abnormality information when the inspection unit 214 obtains an inspection result indicating that batch setting cannot be performed normally. As a result, the user is notified that an abnormality has occurred in the collective setting, and the user can deal with the abnormality.

Transient memory 203 may also have a first area for storing setting information 310 and a second area for storing replication setting information 320 . Station apparatus 1 may further include setting information update section 216 . The setting information updating unit 216 updates the setting information 310 in the first area with the copy setting information 320 updated by the updating unit 213 . As a result, the updated copy setting information 320 is reflected in the setting information 310 in the first area, and the setting information 310 can be updated appropriately.

In addition, the setting information update unit 216 does not have to update the setting information 310 when batch setting cannot be performed normally. Accordingly, inappropriate updating of the setting information 310 can be suppressed.

Also, the primary setting value may be a setting value relating to the number of VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks) in the connection destination network, and the auxiliary setting value may be the VLAN number. Thereby, batch setting regarding VLAN can be appropriately performed.

Also, the primary setting value may be the address of the station apparatus 1 as a gateway, and the auxiliary setting value may be the static route setting value. As a result, it is possible to appropriately collectively set addresses as a gateway.

[5. Addendum]
The embodiments disclosed this time are illustrative in all respects and are not restrictive. The scope of rights of the present invention is indicated by the scope of claims rather than the above-described embodiments, and includes equivalent meanings and all modifications within the scope of the scope of claims.

1 station-side device 2 home-side device 3 PON line 4 optical coupler 5 optical fiber 10 communication system 11 line concentrator 12 management control unit 13 optical communication unit 15 optical switch 16 operation interface 17 management network 18 management device 201 CPU
202 non-transient memory 203 transient memory 211 input unit 212 deletion unit 213 update unit 214 inspection unit 215 output unit 216 setting information update unit 217 setting unit 310 setting information 320 replication setting information 400 communication setting program 500 control program 500_1, 500_2, . . . , 500_N Communication process 600 Collective setting request

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a storage unit for storing duplicate setting information, which is a copy of setting information including a plurality of setting values of a control program for communication;
an input unit that receives a request for batch setting of a plurality of setting values;
the copy stored in the storage unit when the batch setting request received by the input unit includes a request for setting a main setting value and a request for deleting an associated setting value associated with the main setting value; a deletion unit that deletes the associated setting value from the setting information;
an update unit that performs update processing, including addition of the main setting value, in response to the batch setting request, on the duplicate setting information from which the accompanying setting values have been deleted by the deleting unit;
a setting unit that sets the control program according to the replication setting information updated by the updating unit;
with
wherein the primary setting value and the secondary setting value are setting values for which the secondary setting value needs to be deleted before setting the primary setting value;
Communication device. further comprising an inspection unit for inspecting whether the batch setting can be performed normally,
The update unit executes the update process when the inspection unit obtains an inspection result that the batch setting can be performed normally.
A communication device according to claim 1 . Further comprising an output unit that outputs abnormality information when the inspection unit obtains an inspection result that the batch setting cannot be performed normally,
3. A communication device according to claim 2. The storage unit has a first area for storing the setting information and a second area for storing the replication setting information,
further comprising a setting information updating unit that updates the setting information in the first area with the replication setting information updated by the updating unit;
A communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The main setting value is a setting value related to the number of VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks) in the connection destination network,
The associated setting value is a VLAN number,
A communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . The main setting value is the address of the device itself as a gateway,
The accompanying setting value is a setting value of a static route,
A communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . storing duplicate setting information that is a copy of the setting information including a plurality of setting values of the control program for communication;
a step of receiving a request for batch setting of multiple setting values;
when the received collective setting request includes a request for setting a main setting value and a request for deleting an accompanying setting value associated with the main setting value, the accompanying setting value is extracted from the stored duplicate setting information; removing the
executing an update process, including addition of the main setting value, in response to the batch setting request, for the duplicate setting information from which the accompanying setting value has been deleted;
setting the control program according to the updated replication setting information;
has
wherein the primary setting value and the secondary setting value are setting values for which the secondary setting value needs to be deleted before setting the primary setting value;
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