JPH0350945A - Traffic measuring system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily distinguish whether a call is a call connected via some exchange stations or a call between adjacent exchange stations by recording a data relating to an outgoing station and an incoming station of a call handled by exchange stations. CONSTITUTION:When the exchange station 11 receives a call signal, an outgoing station code representing the station 11 and an incoming station code representing a station 13 are extracted from the call signal. Then a start message added with the outgoing station code and the incoming station code is formed and a message is sent to station 15 station 17 station 16 station 13. The stations 15, 16, 17 receive a message from the station 11 to apply exchange processing and the processing means reads the outgoing station code and the incoming station code added to the starting message. Then the processing means indexes a data recording area decided by the combination of the outgoing station code and the incoming station code to be read. Then a call unit number 1 is added to the corresponding region to form a traffic data by the call unit and to record the data. Thus, the call unit is stored in each region and each station easily recognizes it to which and from which station more traffic exists.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a traffic measurement method in a switching network using a common line signaling method and which is constituted by a plurality of exchanges consisting of electronic exchanges using a storage program control method.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of traffic measurement method has been used for each switching center.
The traffic leaving the exchange and the traffic entering the exchange were measured for each incoming and outgoing line, or the total traffic was measured.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The conventional traffic measurement method described above is configured such that each switching center measures the traffic for each ingress/egress line. However, there was a problem in that it was difficult to distinguish whether the call was between a switching center or not, and the measurement results were difficult to use as a guide for configuring an efficient switching network.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a traffic measurement system that solves the above problems by recording data regarding originating and terminating stations of calls handled by an exchange.

[Means to solve the problem]

The traffic measurement method according to the present invention is a traffic measurement method in a switching network composed of a plurality of switching stations.
An activation message sending unit that forms and sends an activation message to which a calling station code and a terminating station code are added when a call is made; and a activation message sending unit that receives the activation message and reads out the calling station code and the terminating station code from the activation message. and a data recording section for recording predetermined traffic data.

〔Example〕

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a switching network in which traffic is measured.

In FIG. 3, exchanges 11, 12, 13 and 14 accommodate terminals within their respective areas.

Exchange 15 is connected to exchange 1 by times @21 and 22, respectively.
1.12 is accommodated. Exchange 16 is line 23.24
each house an exchange 13 and 14. Exchange 17 is connected to exchange 15 by lines 25 and 26, respectively.
．． It accommodates 16.

Next, FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an interior of a switching center showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of data recording in FIG. 1.

In FIG. 1, the exchange 10 includes a startup message sending unit 5.
0 and a traffic data recording section 60. The activation message sending unit 50 receives a calling signal 51, extracts a calling station code and a terminating station code 52, and forms an activation message 53. and message sending means 54, and the traffic data recording section 60 receives the activation message 610, reads the originating station signal and the terminating station code 62. It has means for traffic data formation 63° and data recording 64.

According to FIG. 2, the data record 64 of FIG. 1 shows a call number storage area for each terminating station code allocated in correspondence with the originating station code.

Next, a description will be given with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

When switching stations 11, 12, 13, and 14 are on the originating side of a call, they add an originating station code indicating themselves and a terminating station code indicating the called party to the activation message, and add the originating station code and the terminating station code. Each of them has an activation message exit section 50 that sends the activation message to the receiving exchange. 9. The exchange 15, 16, 17 has a traffic data recording section 60 for recording measurement results in the form shown in FIG. Beforehand, the exchange 15, 16, and 17 reads the originating station code and the terminating station code added to the activation message from the received activation message, forms and records traffic data, and uses this data record to measure traffic. It also has processing means.

Next, the processing of this embodiment will be explained using an example in which a call originating from the switching center 11 arrives at the switching center 13.

First, when the exchange 11 receives a calling signal (51), the exchange 11 extracts the originating station code indicating the exchange 11 and the terminating station code indicating the exchange 13 from the calling signal (52), adds them to the activation message, and sends the message. Forms a startup message with the station code and destination station code added (53) and sends it to the exchange 15 → 17 → 16 → 13
The message is sent to (54). Exchange 15.16.
17 receives the activation message sent from the exchange 11 (61), and the normal exchange process is performed.
The processing means reads out the originating station code and the terminating station code added to the activation message (62). Next, the processing means indexes the data recording area determined by the combination of the read originating station code and terminating station code, and stores the call value ``1'' in the corresponding area.
Add to form traffic data based on the number of calls (63)
L, record data (64).

Since the number of calls is recorded in each area in this way, the exchanges 15, 16, and 17 can easily know which exchange has the most traffic to which exchange. Therefore, for example,
If the traffic from the switching center 11 is extremely large, it is possible to provide a direct connection line 31 between the switching center 11 and the switching center 13.

In this embodiment, the number of exchanges is limited to @7''K to simplify the explanation, but the present invention does not limit these numbers to %.Next, in this embodiment, Although we have described the case in which the processing means for recording traffic data is provided only in exchanges 15, 16, and 17, these may be provided in any exchange as long as it is a relay station. It has at least one of an activation message sending unit and a traffic data recording unit.In this case, each exchange may hold measurement data regarding traffic at each exchange; It is clear that it is also possible to maintain concentration on .

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, when measuring traffic at each relay station, the present invention enables calls from each transmitting station as well as calls from each transmitting station to be measured.
By receiving the originating and terminating station codes indicating each terminating station, the call can be distinguished, such as whether the call is connected through several exchanges or whether it is a call between adjacent exchanges. This has the effect that the measurement results can be used as a guideline for configuring an efficient switching network.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the traffic measurement method of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of data recording for recording measurement results, and Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of switching network connection. It is. 10.11.12.13.14.15,16°17...
...exchange, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25゜26
... Line, 31 ... Directly connected line, 50.
. . . Startup message sending section, 60 . . . Traffic data recording section.

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a traffic measurement method in a switching network composed of a plurality of switching stations, a startup message sending unit that forms and sends a startup message with a calling station code and a terminating station code added when a call is made, and a startup message. 1. A traffic measurement method comprising: a data recording unit that reads out a source station code and a destination station code from an activation message and records predetermined traffic data when the activation message is received.