JPH07221818A - Automatic setting method for line control information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the automatic setting method for line control information by which an execution time for lots of test items is reduced by instructing test items to be executed so as to allow a test program of a communication controller to automatically set the line control information to plural line control tables. CONSTITUTION:A monitor used to input an identification code is connected to a communication controller comprised of an instruction execution section, a main storage section, a channel control section, a line control section and a hard disk unit storing a line control table and a test item table or the like. At first a test item table whose identification code is matched with the identification code of test items to be executed is extracted (steps 701-704), then the line control table is obtained (step 705), and the extraction of the line control table whose line control information is matched with the inputted information is repeated till a succeeding line control table pointer is pointed out to zero so as to set automatically the line control information onto the line control table corresponding to the line in use (steps 706-714).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plurality of line control test techniques for a communication control device having a main memory unit, a channel control unit and a line control unit, and more particularly, a plurality of line control information set at the time of executing a test. The present invention relates to a technique effectively applied to an automatic setting method of line control information which can be automatically set in a line control table by a test program stored in a main storage unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a plurality of line control tests of a communication control device accommodating a plurality of lines, for example, when line configuration information is input from a monitoring device connected to the communication control device, a test incorporated in the communication control device is carried out. The program constructs a line control table corresponding to lines 1 to n, and again the monitoring device sets a plurality of line control information corresponding to the test items in the line control table corresponding to lines 1 to n of the communication control device. However, we are conducting control tests for multiple lines.

As a known document relating to such a test item automatic setting method of the communication control device, there is, for example, a technique described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-76333.

[0004]

However, in the technique as described above, the test items of the communication control device are stored in the line control table corresponding to the lines 1 to n configured by the test program incorporated in the communication control device. Since the operator inputs the line control information stored in the table in the table from the monitoring device that connects to the communication control device, the time to input multiple line control information from the monitoring device when executing many test items It takes too much time, and a lot of man-hours are required to implement the communication control device.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to designate a test item to be executed from a data input means connected to a communication control device, so that a plurality of lines can be obtained by a test program built in the communication control device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for automatically setting line control information that can automatically set line control information in a control table, thereby reducing man-hours required to execute many test items.

The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will be apparent from the description of this specification and the accompanying drawings.

[0007]

Of the inventions disclosed in the present application, a representative one will be briefly described below.
It is as follows.

That is, the line control information automatic setting method of the present invention is a communication control device having a line control unit for accommodating a plurality of lines connected to a main memory unit and a channel control unit, and an identification code, A test item table pointer and multiple test item tables configured with multiple line control information to be set for multiple lines, a line number area, line control information storage area, and next line control table pointer. Corresponding multiple line control tables,
Data storage means for storing the plurality of test item tables and the plurality of line control tables, and data input means for inputting the identification code of the test item table to be executed when executing the control test of the plurality of lines Is.

[0009]

According to the automatic setting method of the line control information described above, since the plurality of test item tables and the plurality of line control tables are provided, when the control test of the plurality of lines is executed, first, the data input means is used. Input the identification code of the test item table for executing the test, transfer a plurality of test item tables sequentially connected by the next test item table pointer from the data storage means to the main storage unit, and execute the test that matches the input identification code. Request item table.

Next, in a plurality of line control tables sequentially connected by the line control table pointer, a line control table in which the line number in the line number area matches the line number of the plurality of line control information in the obtained test item table is selected. Then, by setting the line control information of the test item table obtained above in the line control information storage area of the obtained line control table, the line control information of the test item is stored in the line control table corresponding to each line. Can be set automatically.

For example, a test program incorporated in the communication control device loads m test item tables stored in a hard disk device connected to the communication control device into a main memory in the communication control device and executes the test. Line 1 to line n, which is composed of the test program by extracting the item table
It is possible to automatically set the line control information in the n line control tables up to.

As a result, when many test items of a communication control device accommodating a plurality of lines are to be executed, it is only necessary to input the identification code of the test item table for executing the test, and each test item can be connected to a plurality of lines. The operation of inputting the line control information is not necessary, and the man-hours for executing the test items can be reduced. In particular, it is possible to reduce the execution time when accommodating a plurality of lines and executing a large number of test items.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part of a communication control device to which an automatic setting method of line control information according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a device address used in the communication control device of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a table, a line control table, and a loading area of a test item table; FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a device address table and a line control table; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a test item table;
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the test item table, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of the line control information stored in the test item table, and FIG. 7 is an automatic line control information in the communication control device of the present embodiment. It is a flowchart figure which shows a setting process.

First, the main structure of the communication control apparatus of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

The communication control device according to the present embodiment has an instruction execution unit 1 for executing an instruction based on, for example, a test program.
And a main memory unit 2 for storing a test program and I /
Channel control unit 3 for controlling channel selection to O device
And a line control unit 4 that controls switching of services for lines, a device address table, a line control table,
A hard disk device (data storage means) 5 for storing data such as a test item table, a monitoring device (data input means) 6 of this communication control device is connected to the outside, and an external communication line and line 7 ₁ ~ 7 _n are connected. Further, in the communication control device, the instruction execution unit 1 and the main storage unit 2 are connected, and the channel control unit 3
Is connected to the instruction execution unit 1, the main storage unit 2, the line control unit 4, the hard disk device 5, and the external monitoring device 6, and the line control unit 4 connects the lines 7 _{1 to} 7 _n through the communication cable.
Connected to the communication line.

Next, the table information created when the communication control device is constructed will be described with reference to FIGS.

As this table information, for example, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, there are device address tables 8 ₁ to 8 _n , line control tables 9 _{1 to} 9 _n , and a test item table loading area 10. It is created in the hard disk device 5 before the services are started in 7 _{1 to} 7 _n .

The device address tables 8 ₁ to 8 _n are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, when the next device address table pointer 12 for connecting to the next device address table and the corresponding i / o is the line control unit 4, for example, the line corresponding to the line 7 ₁ connected by the communication cable. It is composed of a line control table pointer 13 for connecting to the control table 9 ₁ .

The line control tables 9 _{1 to} 9 _n are set in the line numbers area 14 for storing the corresponding line numbers, the next line control table pointer 15 which is a pointer for connecting to the next line control table, and the corresponding lines. And a line control information storage area 16.

Loading area 10 of the test item table
Includes test item tables 17 _{1 to} 17 as shown in FIG.
_m is provided, and each test item table 17 ₁ to 1
7 _m is the test item table 17 ₁ to ₁ as shown in FIG.
An identification code 18 for identifying 7 _m , a next test item table pointer 19 connected to the next test item table, a line control information number 20 for storing the number of line control information, and a line set from line 7 ₁ to line 7 _n control information 21 _1-2
It consists of 1 _n .

As shown in FIG. 6, the line control information 21 _{1 to} 21 _n includes a line number area 22 in which one line number of the lines 7 ₁ to 7 _n is stored and a line to be set. Line control information area 23 in which control information is stored
It is composed by.

Next, with regard to the operation of this embodiment, a table connecting method by the test program 11 will be described first with reference to FIG.

First, the communication control device test program 11
2 points to the device address table 8 ₁ corresponding to the i / o device connected to the channel control unit 3, and each device address table 8 ₁ to 8 _n-1 is, for example, as shown in FIG. Next device address table pointer 1
2 to connect to the next device address table 8 ₂ to 8 _n .

The device address table 8 ₂ corresponding to the line control unit 4 has a line control table pointer 13
By connecting the line control table 9 _1, also each of the line control table 9 ₁ to 9 _n-1, the primary line control table pointer 15 is connected to the next line control table 9 ₂ to 9 _n.

Furthermore, the test program 11 stores all test item tables 17 ₁ stored in the hard disk device 5.
In order to store ~ 17 _m in the main memory 2, the loading area 10 of the test item table is secured. Each test item table 17 _{1 to} 17 _m-1 stored in the loading area 10 of this test item table is moved to the next test item table 17 ₂ by the next test item table pointer 19.
Connect each to ~ 17 _m .

Next, the automatic setting process of the line control information 21 _{1 to} 21 _n when the test items of the communication control device are executed will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the test program 11 includes the monitoring device 6
The identification code 18 of the test item table to be executed from is input. Identification code 18 of the test item table to be executed
When is input, the test program 11 stores all test item tables 17 stored in the hard disk device 5.
_{1 to} 17 _m are read out and stored in the loading area 10 of the test item table (step 701).

Furthermore, the test program 11, seeking test item table 17 _1, matches the identification code 18 of the test item table entered, i.e. examine the test item table 17 ₁ to 17 _m to perform the test (step 70
2), if they do not match, next test item table pointer 1
The next test item table 17 ₂ to which 9 is connected is obtained, and the same processing is performed (steps 703 and 704).

On the other hand, in step 702, when the input identification code 18 matches, the test program 11 obtains the head device address table 8 ₁ and connects to the line control table pointer 13 the line control table 9 1.
Check for the presence of ₁ . This processing is executed for the device address tables 8 ₁ to 8 _n to obtain the line control table 9 ₁ (step 705).

Further, the test program 11 subtracts one from the content of the line control information number 20 (step 70).
6), the line control information 2 of the obtained test item table 17 _m
1 ₁ line number area 22 and the line number stored in the line number area 14 is checked whether they match (step 707). If they do not match, the next line control information 2
1 ₂ is obtained (steps 708 and 709), and the process from step 706 is executed again.

On the other hand, when the line numbers match in step 707, the process of storing the line control information 21 ₁ in the line control information storage area 16 is executed (step 7
10) If the content of the line control information number 20 is not 0, secure the next line control information 21 ₂ (step 711,
712), the next line control table 9 ₂ determined (step 713, 714), executes again from the process of step 706.

The above-mentioned processing is performed by the next test item table pointer 19 (step 703) and the line control information number 2
By repeating 0 (steps 708 and 711) and the next line control table pointer 15 (step 713) to 0, the test item tables 17 _{1 to} 17 ₁ are stored in the line control information storage areas 16 of the line control tables 9 _{1 to} 9 _n. The line control information 21 _{1 to} 21 _n of _m can be automatically set.

Therefore, according to the communication control device of the present embodiment, the hard disk device 5 and the monitoring device 6 are connected in addition to the instruction execution unit 1, the main storage unit 2, the channel control unit 3 and the line control unit 4. By doing so, only by inputting the identification code 18 of the test item table for executing the test, m test item tables 17 ₁ stored in the hard disk device 5 can be stored.
.About.17 _m is loaded into the main storage unit 2, the test item table to be executed is extracted, and the line control information 21 _{1 to} 21 _n is stored in the _n line control tables 9 _{1 to} 9 _n of the lines 7 _{1 to} 7 _n. This can be set automatically, which eliminates the need to input the line control information 21 _{1 to} 21 _n for each line 7 _{1 to} 7 _n , reducing man-hours especially when executing many test items. can do.

Although the invention made by the present inventor has been specifically described based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Needless to say.

[0036] For example, the communication control apparatus of the present embodiment, the line 7 ₁ to _7-n is connected to the communication control device,
Further, n device address tables 8 ₁ to 8 _n and line control tables 9 _{1 to} 9 _n , and m test item table 1
7 _{1 to} 17 _m has been described, but
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and is widely applied to the case where more lines are connected and correspondingly more device address tables, line control tables and test item tables are provided. It is possible.

Although the hard disk device is used as the data storage means, it is also possible to use another device having a data storage function such as a floppy disk device, and the data input means may be an input device such as a keyboard. Needless to say, it is applicable to.

[0038]

The effects obtained by the typical ones of the inventions disclosed in the present application will be briefly described as follows.
It is as follows.

That is, when the control test of a plurality of lines is executed, the identification code of the test item table for executing the test is input from the data input means, and the test item table matching the input identification code is obtained. Then, by obtaining the line control table that matches the line numbers of the plurality of line control information, the line control information of the obtained test item table can be set in the line control information storage area of the obtained line control table. Therefore, it becomes possible to automatically set the line control information of the test item in the line control table corresponding to each line.

As a result, when the line control test of the communication control device is carried out, only the identification code of the test item table for executing the test is input, and the operation of inputting the line control information to each line is unnecessary. It is possible to greatly reduce the number of man-hours for executing the test, and it is particularly applicable to the case where many test items of the communication control device accommodating a plurality of lines are executed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a main part of a communication control device to which an automatic setting method of line control information according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a device address table, a line control table, and a test item table loading area used in the communication control device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing contents of a device address table and a line control table in the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a test item table in the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of a test item table in the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing contents of line control information stored in a test item table in the present embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an automatic setting process of line control information in the communication control device of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 instruction execution part 2 main memory part 3 channel control part 4 line control part 5 hard disk device (data storage means) 6 monitoring device (data input means) 7 _{1 to} 7 _n line 8 ₁ to 8 _n device address table 9 _{1 to} 9 _n Line control table 10 Test item table loading area 11 Test program 12 Secondary device address table pointer 13 Line control table pointer 14 Line number area 15 Next line control table pointer 16 Line control information storage area 17 _{1 to} 17 _m Test item table 18 Identification code 19th test item table pointer 20 Number of line control information 21 _{1 to} 21 _n Line control information 22 Line number area 23 Line control information area

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A communication control device having a line control unit for accommodating a plurality of lines connected to a main memory unit and a channel control unit, wherein an identification code, a next test item table pointer, and the plurality of lines are set. A plurality of test item tables composed of a plurality of line control information, a line number area, a line control information storage area, and a plurality of line control tables composed of a next line control table pointer and corresponding to the plurality of lines are stored as data. When the control test of the plurality of lines stored in the storage means is executed, the identification code of the test item table for executing the test is input from the data input means based on the execution of the test program, and the next test item is input. A plurality of test item tables that are sequentially connected by a table pointer are transferred from the data storage means to the main storage unit, and the input identification In a plurality of line control tables that sequentially obtain a test item table that matches the code and then sequentially connect by the line control table pointer, the line number of the line number area and the line of the plurality of line control information of the obtained test item table Automatically setting the line control information of the obtained test item table in the line control information storage area of the obtained line control table by obtaining the line control table having the same number. Method.