JPH05250282A - Message transmitting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transmit urgent information even when massive alarms are generated by adding priority to messages generated at a terminal and informing the alarm message to be preferentially transmitted earlier than normal messages. CONSTITUTION:At the terminal equipment, the alarm message from a monitor means is inputted through an alarm input means 11 to an alarm classifying means 12, it is discriminated corresponding to the contents of the alarm message whether the alarm message is preferentially transmitted or not, and the alarm message to be preferentially informed is written in a preferential informing message buffer 13 after adding priority information to that message. An alarm output means 15 first transmits the alarm message in this buffer 13 to a center computer. When the alarm messages in the preferential informing message buffer 13 are eliminated, alarm messages stored in a normal message buffer 14 and not added with the priority information are transmitted and after the lapse of prescribed time, remaining messages are written in a logging file 17.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for monitoring a plurality of terminal devices by a center computer connected via a network, and more particularly to a message transmission system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a terminal device monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of terminal devices by a center computer connected via a network, when an alarm message is transmitted from the terminal device to the center computer, the generated alarm is The data was transmitted from the terminal device to the host computer in the order of occurrence.

[0003]

In this conventional alarm transmission method, when a large number of alarms occur and the communication traffic increases, the alarms generated in the terminal device must be transmitted within a specified time. Emergency information,
If the occurrence time is late, the transmission order will be delayed, and it may not be possible to perform the transmission within the specified time.

[0004]

According to the present invention, "priority information is added to a message generated in the terminal device,
A message transmission method characterized in that a message having a high priority among the messages requested to be transmitted is transmitted to the center computer first, and messages that cannot be transmitted within a predetermined time are stored in a logging file. .

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, a more detailed description will be given with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. In the terminal device, the alarm message from the monitoring means (not shown) of the terminal device is sent to the alarm input unit 11
It is input to the alarm classification means 12 via. The alarm classifying unit 12 determines whether or not the alarm message is to be preferentially notified according to the content of the alarm message, and adds priority information to the alarm message to be preferentially notified. The alarm message to which the priority information is added is written in the priority notification message buffer 13.
The alarm message to which the priority information is not added is normally written in the message buffer 14.

The alarm output means 15 judges whether or not the alarm message with the priority information is written in the priority notification message buffer 13, and if it is written, the alarm message with the priority information is sent to the center first. It is transmitted to a computer (not shown). When the alarm message in the priority notification message buffer 13 is exhausted, the alarm message in the normal message buffer 14 (the alarm message to which the priority information is not added) is transmitted. After a certain period of time, timer 16
The alarm message remaining in the normal message buffer 14 in response to the timing signal from
To empty. The contents of the logging file 17 are transmitted to the center upon request from the center computer.

In the present embodiment, even if a large number of alarm messages occur, the alarm messages that should be transmitted urgently will not be transmitted. Also, alarm messages that could not be transmitted to the center computer within a certain time can be saved in a logging file,
The communication traffic between terminals does not affect the alarm loss and network design becomes easy.

[0009]

As described above, according to the message transmission method of the present invention, the alarm message to be preferentially transmitted is notified to the center before the normal alarm message. It is possible that an alarm message that should be transmitted is not transmitted.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Alarm Input Section 12 Alarm Classification 13 Priority Notification Message Buffer 14 Normal Message Buffer 15 Alarm Output Section 16 Timer 17 Logging File

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a system in which a center computer monitors a plurality of terminal devices via a network, priority information is added to a message generated in the terminal device, and a message with a higher priority among messages requested to be transmitted is added. A message transmission method characterized in that a message which cannot be transmitted within a predetermined time is stored in a logging file, which is transmitted to the center computer first. 2. The content of the logging file is transmitted by designation from the terminal device.
The described message transmission method.