JPH048049A - Network constitution information collection system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically collect data by adding sequentially collection data generating processing to a basic data table at generation of constitution information, referencing a view point set to the collation condition table for each layer and displaying the collection data onto a display device automatically based on the collection table for each view point. CONSTITUTION:A basic data such as name and classification of equipment and district is set to a basic data table 1. Whether or not check of all layers of a collection condition table 2 setting view points for each of all layers is finished is checked. When the check is finished, the setting is finished and when the check is not finished, the view point of the set layer is referenced and extracted. The basic data table 1 is retrieved based on the extracted view point to generate and process the collection table 3 collecting name of equipments for each view point. All the layers of the collection condition table are checked again and the processing is repeated till check of all the layers is finished.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] The purpose of this invention is to automatically generate aggregated data for each perspective when setting network configuration information, regarding a network monitoring system that monitors the operational status of hierarchical communication and information networks. A basic data table that sets each device and line that make up the network and their detailed information (device type, district, etc.), and an aggregation condition table that sets the viewpoint for each layer of the display screen required by the network administrator. When generating configuration information, the aggregated data creation process is sequentially added to the basic data table, the viewpoints set for each layer are referred to in the aggregation condition table, and the aggregated data is automatically created using the aggregated table for each viewpoint. Configure it to create on the display.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a network configuration information aggregation method for a network monitoring system that monitors the operating status of communication and information networks.

When managing a network system, it is necessary to aggregate network configuration information from a perspective that meets the needs and display it in a stepwise/hierarchical manner in order to achieve the diverse network views required by network administrators. .

FIG. 4 shows an example of network monitoring and aggregation. Figure (a) shows a network system, and Figure (b) shows an example of network aggregation.

In the network system of FIG. 4(a), numeral 31 indicates a component device of district X, 32 a component device of district Y, and 33 a component device of district Z. For example, if area X is the Kanto area, area Y is the Kansai area, and area Z is the Hokkaido area, the constituent devices 31 of the Kanto area The component devices 32 in Kansai region Y are device A3 at the Osaka branch and device B2 at the Kyoto branch.
, the device CI at the Nara branch, and the constituent devices 33 in the Hokkaido area 2 are assumed to consist of device A4 at the Sapporo branch and device B2 at the Asahikawa branch.

A central monitoring device is installed at the head office in Kanto region X, and centrally monitors equipment failures at the head office and branch offices in each region. The monitored equipment in each district consists of various equipment such as private branch exchanges, packet switches, and transmission equipment, and the failure status of equipment in each district is centrally monitored by the monitoring equipment at the head office.

In the network aggregation example shown in FIG. 4(b), 41 is the first layer screen, 42 is the second layer screen, and 43 is the third layer screen, and each layer screen is a display device installed in the monitoring device at the head office. The screen configuration of each layer is shown. That is, the first layer screen 41
monitors the failure status of each district, the second layer screen 42 monitors the failure status of equipment at branch offices and branch offices in the corresponding area, and the third layer screen 43 monitors failure status of equipment at the head office and branch offices. Each screen displays the failure status of devices and lines, and depending on the type of alarm, for example, red is a major failure (fan stopped, memory bus error, etc.), yellow is a minor failure (floppy device I1
0 error, memory overflow, etc.), and green indicates a normal state, and can be identified by color or by the shape of a display mark or lighting state.

In the above example, the network monitor first displays the next information regarding district
2, and if there is a fault indication on device A, further key operations are performed to identify whether it is the head office or the branch office, and the screen changes to the next third level screen 43, indicating whether the fault is in the equipment AI at the head office or the branch office. It is possible to identify the location of the failure by identifying whether the failure is in the device A2 or the line.

[Conventional technology]

A processing flowchart of the conventional network configuration information aggregation method is shown in FIG.

When setting configuration information, the network administrator must identify the devices and lines that make up the network and their detailed information (device type,
(21). At the same time, set up aggregated data that aggregates devices and lines for each perspective so that network administrators can display it from the perspective they need, for example, by media, by device, by region, etc. (2)
2). From the basic data, composition information about which equipment in which area is desired to be viewed is created and classified into a table (23).

The aggregated data aggregated for each viewpoint is compared with the created configuration information, and the aggregated data is checked (24).

If the check result aggregate data is not OK, the aggregate data is set again and compared with the configuration information, and if it is OK, the configuration information setting is finished (25).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In this case, the network administrator must select devices and lines based on the basic data based on the required viewpoints and create aggregated data for each viewpoint, so it takes a lot of time to set all the configuration information. In addition, there were cases in which omissions occurred in the extraction of aggregated data for each viewpoint.

An object of the present invention is to automatically perform data aggregation by setting an aggregation viewpoint that is a key for layering when setting network configuration information.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 shows a basic configuration diagram of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a basic data table that sets the devices and lines that make up the network and their detailed information (device type, district, etc.), and 2 is a basic data table that sets the viewpoint for each layer of the display screen required by the network administrator. Aggregation condition table 3 indicates an aggregation table that aggregates device names for each viewpoint by referring to the aggregation condition table.

When generating configuration information, the aggregated data creation process is sequentially added to the basic data table 1, the viewpoints set for each layer in the aggregation condition table 2 are referred to, and the aggregated data is automatically displayed using the aggregation table 3 for each viewpoint. Configure to create above.

[Effect]

The process flowchart of configuration information setting according to the present invention is shown in the second section.
As shown in the figure.

Basic data for each device name, device type, and region is set in the basic data table 1 (11). A check is made to see if all hierarchies of the aggregation condition table 2, which sets viewpoints for all hierarchies, have been checked (12). If the check has been completed, the setting is completed; if the check has not been completed, the setting hierarchy is referred to and retrieved (13).

Based on the extracted viewpoint, the basic data table 1 is searched to create an aggregation table 3 that aggregates device names for each viewpoint (14). Go back to checking all layers of the aggregation condition table and repeat until all layers are checked (12).
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〔Example〕

FIG. 3 shows a table configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, ■ indicates a basic data table, 2 indicates an aggregation condition table, 3 indicates a first aggregation table, 4 indicates an n-th aggregation table, and 5 indicates a (1+n)-th aggregation table.

Basic data table 1 includes device names AI, A2. A3
．． A4゜Bl, B2. C1------, device type A, B, C---1 area x, y, z ---
---1. Other items can be set, aggregation condition table 2
It is possible to set viewpoints (by district, by device, by media, etc.) for all hierarchies 1 to n. When you want to configure settings from the perspective of each district, you can create the first aggregation table 3 by referring to the aggregation condition table 2 and searching the basic data table l for the device name by district in layer l. Device name group AI, A2. Bl, device name group A for district Y
3°B2. CI, device name group A4 for district Z. B2
can be created on the display screen. If you want to set from the perspective of the device type, refer to the aggregation condition table 2, search the basic data table 1 from the perspective of the device type of layer n, and set the device name group AlA2 for device type A.
A3. A4, device name group Bl for device type B;

B2, device name group CI for device type C can be created on the display screen. Next, if you want to configure from the perspective of region or device type, use layer 1 of the aggregation condition table 2.
The (1+n)th aggregation table 5 can be set by the combination of and layer n. That is, from the viewpoint 1+n, a group of device names AI and A2 of device type A in district X can be created on the display screen. Similarly, device name group B1 of device type B in district X, device name group A3 of device type A in district X, device name group B2 of device type B in district X, device name group of device type C in district X CIZ district. The device name group A4 of the device type A in the area and the device name group B2 of the device type B in the X area can be created on the display screen in a timely manner.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the method for setting configuration information when performing hierarchical network management is simplified, and the time required to actually perform network management is significantly shortened, thereby increasing the reliability of the system. leading to

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram of the principle configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a processing flowchart of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a table configuration diagram of an embodiment, and FIG.
The figure shows an example of network monitoring aggregation, and FIG. 5 shows a processing flowchart of a conventional example. In the figure, 1 is the basic data table, 2 is the aggregation condition table, 3 is the first aggregation table, 4 is the n-th aggregation table, 5 is the (1+n)-th aggregation table, and 11-14゜21-25 are the process numbers of the flowchart. , 31° 32° 33 indicates the district, and 41° 42.43 indicates the hierarchy screen. Basic data table 1 Example table configuration diagram Figure 3 Principle configuration diagram of the present invention Figure 1 Processing flowchart of the present invention Figure 2 (a) Network system Network aggregation example Network monitoring aggregation example Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a network monitoring system that monitors the operational status of a hierarchical communication system or information network, there is provided a basic data table (1) for setting device names, device types, and district data, and a network administrator. has an aggregation condition table (2) that sets the viewpoints for all layers of the display screen required by A network configuration information aggregation method characterized by referring to viewpoints set for each layer in a table (2) and automatically creating and processing aggregated data on a display using an aggregation table (3) for each viewpoint.