JPH05327714A - Operation process control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain not only a synchronous operation for sending the next control instruction data after the executing result of the sent control instruction data are returned but an asynchronous operation for sending the next instruction data before the sent data are returned in an operation process control system sending the control instruction data to an operation system OS. CONSTITUTION:A communication data distribution control part 3 includes a communication type deciding part whether the control instruction data sent to an OS 20 from an operation control system 1 are synchronous or asynchronous. Then a processing operation is carried out based on the deciding result.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an operation connected through a transfer network to an individual operation system which performs an operation such as a test and data collection for each exchange forming a communication network. It relates to a process control system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional proposal example of such an operation process control system. In the figure, reference numeral 101 is an operation process control system, that is, an operation process control system that controls execution of a process when the operation system executes an operation task.

Reference numeral 102 denotes a process execution control section for analyzing electronic slips transmitted from the operation system to the operation process control system 101 and for processing such as creation / transmission of communication data (control command data) to be transmitted. An electronic slip format data transfer network for transferring slips, 111, 114 to 117 are electronic slip transmission / reception control units for transmitting / receiving electronic slips,
Is.

Besides, 120A, 120B, 120
C and 120D are operation systems, which are the main bodies for controlling the operation functions, 121A and 121D, respectively.
B, 121C, 121D are operation function execution control units, respectively.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the processing flow of the conventional operation process control system shown in FIG. Therefore, a function execution command data communication control method between the operation system and the operation process control system in the related art will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, when it becomes necessary to execute an operation task, an operation system (for example, 120A)
The electronic slip in which the data for activating the operation business scenario of the relevant operation business is set is transmitted to the operation process control system 101 via the electronic slip format data transfer network 103.

Upon receiving the electronic slip, the process execution control unit 102 of the operation process control system 101 searches for a corresponding operation business scenario and creates an instance. Then, the record in which the data that means “start of operation work” is set is searched and executed (step 401 in FIG. 6).

In addition, data values related to operation function names, data item names, and access types are obtained from other data management areas (step 402). Similarly, the data regarding the destination address of the electronic slip is obtained as the data value of the destination operation node address of the corresponding record (step 403).

An electronic slip is created by the operation process control system 101 using the above data. The destination of the created electronic slip is determined from the data value of the data item "transfer destination address" in the electronic slip,
It is transmitted to the operation system 120A via the electronic slip transfer network 103 (step 404).

The operation system 120A receiving the electronic slip (step 405) executes the operation function according to the data relating to the access type in the electronic slip (step 406). When the execution of the operation function is completed, the operation system 120A
An electronic slip describing the execution result of the operation function is created (step 407), and the electronic slip format data transfer network 1 is created.
It is sent to the operation process control system 101 via 03 (step 408).

The electronic slip that has returned to the operation process control system 101 then searches for a record to be executed next from the operation business scenario data that has been executed (step 401). Less than,
The same processing is repeated until a record in which data indicating "end of operation work" is set from the operation work scenario data is executed.

Regarding the conventional operation process control method, "operation process control method" (Japanese Patent Application No. 63-246966) and "information processing system and operation process control method" (Japanese Patent Application No. 3-35627). Detailed description).

[0013] In addition, as documents relating to the prior art, Oyamada, Takahashi, Aso, Yamazaki, "Study on Process Control System (PCS) for Realizing Flow Through", Technical Report of IEICE, SSE-90-72, ( 19
90).

[0014]

The above-mentioned conventional method has the following problems. That is, in the conventional method, the operation function ends on the operation system side, and the end notification is sent back to the operation process control system side to arrive, so that it is possible to start and continue the next operation work for the first time. became.

However, there is a case in which it may be possible to execute the next operation function before the execution of the previous operation function has been completed in some business. Even in such a case, the execution end of the previous operation function is terminated. Since we had to wait, there was a problem that we could not execute the work efficiently.

Further, there is an operation system that does not have a reply data transmission function for notifying the operation process control system side of the end of execution of the operation function. In such a case, the function of the operation system needs to be significantly modified. However, there is a problem in reality that such a major correction is impossible.

Further, in the conventional method, since the communication data format with the operation system is unified into a data format called an electronic slip, the operation process control system side has a unique communication protocol (electronic slip) that the existing data communication network has. If the data transfer can only be done with a different data format), communication with the operating system was impossible.

Therefore, in order to be able to communicate in the prescribed electronic slip format, it costs a huge amount of money to modify the existing operation system or to introduce a new system, and such a thing is required from the viewpoint of capital investment. Was difficult to implement.

An object of the present invention is to provide an operation process control system capable of solving the above problems.

[0020]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention transfers data to individual operating systems that perform operational tasks such as testing and data collection for individual exchanges that compose a communication network. In the operation process control system connected through the network,

Process execution control means for carrying out processing for operation business control including creation of control command data for the operating system, and control command data created and sent to the operating system are synchronous data or asynchronous. And a determination means for determining whether the data is type data.

Further, communication protocol determining means for determining from which control protocol the control command data to be sent from the operation process control system to the operation system should be sent from the control command data itself.

Various data transmission / reception means prepared for each communication protocol capable of transmitting / receiving the control command data according to the determined communication protocol type,

The operation process control system further includes a data distribution unit that distributes the control command data to be transmitted to a corresponding type of transmission / reception unit among the various types of transmission / reception units according to the result determined by the communication protocol determination unit. Prepared

[0025]

When the control command data is transmitted from the operation process control system to the operation system, if the control command data is judged to be synchronous data by the synchronous type or asynchronous type judging means, the control is executed. After the command data is sent, it reaches the operation system, executes a predetermined function there, and after the execution result returns from the operation system to the operation process control system, the process execution control means sets the next control command. Sends control command data by performing processing related to data transmission,

When the control instruction data is determined to be asynchronous data by the synchronous type / asynchronous type determining means, after the control instruction data is transmitted, the execution result is from the operation system to the operation process. The process execution control means performs processing relating to the transmission of the next control command data and transmits the control command data without waiting for the return to the control system.

Further, when using a communication network for transferring data according to a unique protocol when transferring control command data to be transmitted to the operation system, a data distribution means for selecting such a communication network is provided as an operation process. I prepared for the control system,
Data can be transferred using the unique communication protocol of the existing data communication network (having a data format different from that of electronic slips), and communication with the operating system has become possible.

[0028]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is an operation process control system, that is, an operation process control system that controls execution of the process when the operation system executes an operation task.

In addition, 2 is a process execution control unit for controlling a process from communication data transmitted from the operating system, 3 is a communication data distribution control unit, 4 is an electronic slip format data transfer network, and 5 is an OMAP protocol. Applicable data transfer network, 11, 14 and 15 are electronic slip transmission / reception control units, 12, 16 and 17 are OMAP data transmission / reception control units, 20A, 20B and 20 respectively.
C and 20D are operating system, 21
A, 21B, 21C, and 21D are operation function execution control units, respectively.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the details of the communication data distribution control unit 3 in FIG. In FIG. 2, 31 is a communication type determination unit, 32 is a communication protocol determination unit, and 33 is a communication protocol identification information database.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing details of the OMAP data transmission / reception control unit 12 in FIG. In FIG. 3, 41 is an OMAP communication data conversion unit, and 42 is a communication data response management database.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow executed by the present invention, FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of electronic slip data, FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of OMAP communication data,
9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a communication protocol identification information database, and FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a communication data response management database.

The processing flow (operation function execution command data transmission control method) executed by the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 and 7 to 10. First, it is assumed that, when a certain operation function is executed, an electronic slip 500 as shown in FIG. 7 is created and transmitted from the process execution control unit 2 to the communication data distribution control unit 3 (step 302 in FIG. 4).

First, in the communication type judging section 31 (FIG. 2), the data "1" indicating the synchronous communication method is set in the data of the data item [communication control type] 504 of the basic data section of the electronic slip 500. Is set or "2" indicating the asynchronous communication method is set, and the subsequent processing is determined.

In the example of the electronic slip 500 shown in FIG. 7, the data of the data item [communication control type] 504 of the electronic slip is "2".
Therefore, the asynchronous communication method is controlled. In the case of the asynchronous type, after the communication protocol is determined by the communication protocol determination unit 32 (FIG. 2) (step 313 in FIG. 4),
The electronic slip is transferred to the communication data transmission / reception control unit (11, 12
Communication data for instructing execution of the operation function concerned (step 314),
Send to the target operating system (Step 3)
15).

The processing from determination of the communication protocol to creation of communication data and transmission to the operation system 20 will be described separately. The operation system 20 that has received the transmitted communication data (step 316) executes the operation function according to the data set in the communication data (step 31).
7) After the operation function ends, the operation process control system 1 is not notified of the end notification.

On the other hand, at the same time as transmitting the communication data to the target operation system 20 (at step 315), the communication data distribution control unit 3 notifies the process execution control unit 2 of the end of the operation function execution in order to retrieve the next control. Then, (returning from step 315 to step 301), what data to be executed next is determined by referring to the operation business scenario data managed by the operation process control system 1.

Thereafter, the same processing is repeated as seen in the flowchart of FIG. On the other hand, when the data of the data item [communication control type] 504 of the electronic slip in FIG. 7 is set to "1", the synchronous communication method is controlled.

In the case of the synchronous type, after the communication protocol is determined by the communication protocol determination unit 32 (FIG. 2) (step 303 in FIG. 4), the electronic slip is transmitted to the relevant communication data transmission / reception control unit (11, 12). Then, the communication data for instructing the execution of the relevant operation function is created (step 304), and the target operation system (20A,
20B) (step 305).

After receiving the transmitted communication data (step 306), the operation system (20A, 20B, etc.) executes the operation function according to the data set in the communication data (step 307), and after the operation function is completed. , End notification to the operation process control system 1 (step 309).

The next control is not started and executed until the end notification is returned (from step 309 to step 310). (Returning from step 310 to step 301 via step 311) Hereinafter, the same processing is repeated.

Next, communication data is created based on the communication protocol determination and the operation system (20A, 2A, 2A).
The process up to transmission to (0B, etc.) will be described in detail.

The communication data distribution control unit 3 (FIG. 2) having received the electronic slip, in the communication protocol determining unit 32, identifies the data of the data item [transfer destination address] 505 of the basic data portion 515 of the electronic slip and the communication protocol identification. By matching the data of the data item [destination node address] 551 of the information database 33 (FIG. 9), the type of communication protocol used for transmission is determined.

In the example of FIG. 7, since the data of the data item [transfer destination address] 505 of the electronic slip is “DBMS1”, the record 564 of the communication protocol identification information database 33 (FIG. 9) is searched, and as a result, “OMAP” can be acquired as the communication protocol name to be applied.

Subsequently, the electronic slip 500 is transmitted to the OMAP communication data transmission / reception control unit 12 (FIG. 3) in order to transmit the communication data by the OMAP protocol. The transmitted electronic slip 500 is converted into a data format 520 (FIG. 8) for transmitting data by the OMAP protocol in the OMAP communication data conversion unit 41.

Here, each data item of the OMAP header section 535 in the data format 520 (FIG. 8) is a data item that is absolutely necessary for communication using the OMAP protocol, and the value of these data is the value of the electronic slip 500. It is created from the data in the basic data section 515 (FIG. 7).

Here, until the newly created OMAP communication data is transmitted to the operation system and the value returns, the correspondence between the electronic slip and the OMAP communication data is the communication data response management database 42 (FIG. 10). Managed in.

That is, a pair of the component identifier 571 and the electronic slip data 572 in the communication data response management database 42 of FIG. 10 is set in the communication data response management database 42, and when the value of the OMAP communication data concerned returns. The value is set at a predetermined position on the operation data portion of the electronic slip, and the record is deleted from the communication data response management database 42.

In this embodiment, the communication protocol is O
Although the example which is MAP was used, of course, the method of the present invention can be applied to other protocols (such as TMN).
Further, in the present embodiment, the data used for control is managed by the database, but the entity that manages the data in the present invention is not always limited to the database management system.

[0050]

As described above, according to the present invention,
When executing an operation function in the operating system, it is possible not only to select the next operation executing function after the operation function ends, but also to send the operation function execution command to the operating system and then in parallel. By enabling the next execution function to be selected and started, it is possible to execute an operation function that simply displays data (an operation function that does not need to wait for the execution result to come back). Businesses can be efficiently executed when there is no function to reply to the system.

The communication interface of the operation system currently installed is selected by the method of selecting the communication protocol in the operation process control system according to the type of the destination node and transmitting the control command data to the operation system according to the format of the protocol. It is possible to install the required operation process control system without modification.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing details of a communication data distribution control unit 3 in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an OMAP data transmission / reception control unit 12 in FIG.
3 is a block diagram showing the details of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing flow executed by the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a conventional proposal example of an operation process control system.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of a conventional operation process control system.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of electronic slip data.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of OMAP communication data.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a communication protocol identification information database.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a communication data response management database.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Operation process control system, 2
... Process execution control unit, 3 ... Communication data distribution control unit, 4 ... Electronic slip format data transfer network, 5 ... OMAP protocol applicable data transfer network, 11, 14, 15 ... Electronic slip transmission / reception control unit, 12, 16, 17 ... OMAP data transmission / reception control unit, 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D ... Operation system, 21A, 21B, 21C, 21D ... Operation function execution control unit, 31 ... Communication type determination unit,
32 ... Communication protocol determining unit, 33 ... Communication protocol identification information database, 41 ... OMAP communication data converting unit, 42 ... Communication data response management database, 101 ...
Operation process control system, 102
... process execution control unit, 104 ... electronic slip format data transfer network, 111, 114 to 117 ... electronic slip transmission / reception control unit, 120A, 120B, 120C, 120D ... operation system, 121A, 121B, 121C, 1
21D ... Operation function execution control unit

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An operation process control system, which is connected via a transfer network to an individual operation system that performs an operation business such as testing and data collection for each exchange forming a communication network. Process execution control means for performing processing for operation business control including creation of control command data for the operation system, and control command data created and sent to the operation system are synchronous type data or asynchronous type data. And a determination means for determining whether there is any, and when the control command data is transmitted from the operation process control system to the operation system, the determination means determines that the control command data is synchronous type data. Was done In this case, after the control command data is transmitted, it reaches the operation system, executes a predetermined function there, and after the execution result returns from the operation system to the operation process control system, the process execution is performed. When the control means performs processing relating to the transmission of the next control instruction data and transmits the control instruction data, and the determination means determines that the control instruction data is asynchronous data, the control instruction data After sending, the process execution control means performs processing relating to sending of the next control command data and sends the control command data without waiting for the execution result to return from the operation system to the operation process control system. Operation process characterized by Control system. 2. The operation process control system according to claim 1, wherein the control command data indicates which communication protocol the control process data to be sent from the operation process control system to the operation system should be sent to. Communication protocol determining means for determining from itself, various data transmitting / receiving means prepared for each communication protocol capable of transmitting / receiving the control command data according to the determined communication protocol type, and determined by the communication protocol determining means. The operation process control system further comprises a data distribution unit that distributes the control command data to be transmitted to a corresponding type of transmission / reception unit among the various transmission / reception units according to the result. Temu.