JPH0744606B2 - Line type setting method in line test - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a line test of various lines.

(Prior Art) There are currently two methods for conducting line tests on various lines. One is a method in which a tester goes to a station accommodating a test line and operates a test plug and a line test stand to perform a test. The other is a method in which the tester goes to the station accommodating the test line and conducts the test by operating the pull-in line test stand with the relay provided for the line instead of using the test plug.

To set the line type, provide several terminals in the line test lead-in device separately from the line, perform jumpers for each line type, and insert the test plug into the above terminals to enable the line test device. I was getting line type information.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned conventional device, the line type information is jumpered in the line test pull-in device corresponding to the line.
There was a problem that the number of terminals that originally accommodated the lines decreased. Further, there is a problem that the work of setting and changing the line type is complicated because it is performed by a jumper.

The present invention is intended to solve these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an excellent line type setting method in a line test capable of performing line tests by concentrating the work of setting and changing the line type.

(Means for Solving Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention performs a line test by a remote control using a line test pull-in device that accommodates lines such as subscriber lines and relay lines. In the remote control device for the line test, the remote test stand, which is located away from the line test lead-in device side, sends instructions for conducting the line test, and the remote test stand on the line test lead-in device side is instructed by the remote test stand. There is a line test device that conducts a line test and sends the result of the line test to a remote test stand, a test plug that connects this line test device to the desired line of the line test drop-in device, and a line test drop-in device side. It controls the robot operation that attaches and detaches the test plug and the line type information from the line number information of the line test from the remote test stand and controls the robot operation. It is characterized by the provision of a robot control device.

(Operation) According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, the tester transmits the designation of the line number to be subjected to the line test to the line test device from the remote test stand located away from the line test lead-in device side. Further, the line test device supplies the received designation to the robot control device, and based on this designation, the robot control device extracts the line type information and returns it to the line test device. Further, the line test circuit is switched according to the line type information received by the line test apparatus, and the line type information is supplied to the remote test stand. The line type is displayed on the remote test bench. Further, the robot is controlled to insert the test plug into a desired line of the line test pull-in device according to the line type information. Then, the line test device performs a desired line test.

Therefore, the present invention can solve the above-mentioned problems, and can provide an excellent line type setting method in a line test in which the line test can be conducted by concentrating the work of setting and changing the line type.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The accompanying drawings are block diagrams showing the system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a remote test bench,
It is connected to a line test apparatus 2 which will be described later by a modem interface (not shown), and performs a line test from a place distant from the station accommodating the test line, and performs a command for pulling in the test line and a line test. And a keyboard (not shown) for inputting commands and messages during the test and a display (not shown) for displaying a line signal monitor display, line status display, test content instruction, and the like. A line test device 2 transfers a line number instructed from the remote test stand 1 to a robot control device 3 described later. Further, the line test apparatus 2 transmits the operation result on the robot 9 side and the line type information corresponding to the line number, which will be described later, to the remote test stand 1. Remote test bench 1
Performs the line test instructed by and sends the test result to the remote test bench. 3 is a robot controller,
Upon receiving the designation of the test line from the line test apparatus 2, the designated robot 9 is instructed to operate and the operation result of the robot 9 is transmitted to the line test apparatus 2. A line test apparatus interface unit 4 is provided so as to face the line test apparatus 2. Reference numeral 5 denotes a robot interface unit, which is provided so as to face a robot 9 described later. A command processing unit 6 receives an operation command for actually moving the robot 9 according to the operation of line specification from the line test apparatus 2 and returns a response command to the line test apparatus 2 in response to the operation command. To do. Further, the command processing unit 6 sends an operation command to the robot 9 and receives a response command from the robot 9 in response to this operation command. Reference numeral 7 denotes a plug attachment / detachment management unit that determines whether or not the test plug attachment / detachment operation is possible based on the line number information of the test line from the line test apparatus 2. A conversion unit 8 converts the line number information of the test line from the line test apparatus 2 into line type information and accommodation position information. A robot 9 receives the test line type information from the robot controller 3 and a test plug 10 described later, attaches and detaches the test plug 10 to and from a target line, and sends the result to the robot controller 3. Reference numeral 10 is a test plug, which is used for attaching / detaching by the robot 9 and pulling in a communication line (not shown) connected to the line test device 2 when the robot 9 is inserted. Reference numeral 11 is a line test lead-in device, which accommodates various communication lines.

Next, the operation from the start to the end of the test in this embodiment will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The tester gives a command from the remote test stand 1 to pull in the test line. The command is remote test bench 1
From the line test device 2 via a modem line (not shown)
Data is transmitted to. Then, the line test apparatus 2 transmits the test line number information via the line test apparatus interface unit 4 of the robot controller 3. Further, the command processing unit 6 of the robot control device 3 analyzes the operation command from the line test device 2. Then, the plug attachment / detachment management unit 7 determines whether or not the test plug 10 can be inserted based on the analyzed operation command. Next, the command processing unit 6 reports the fact to the line test apparatus 2 when the plug attachment / detachment management unit 7 cannot insert the result, and accesses the conversion unit 8 if possible. The conversion unit 6 converts the received test line number information into line type information and accommodating position information, and sets the robot interface unit 5 and the robot 9 corresponding to the line pull-in device 11 by the line test number of the line test pull-in device 11. The accommodation position information is transmitted via the. The robot 9 inserts the test plug 10 into the line test pull-in device 11 according to the received information.
Insert it into the test line with the specified line number. If the insertion is good, the robot 9 transmits the information of good insertion together with the line type information to the remote test stand 1 via the robot control device 3 and the line test device 2. The remote test stand 1 displays a line ready display on the screen of the display based on the received information. Next, the tester selects a line test menu from the remote test stand 1 and performs various tests. The contents of this test are transmitted to the line test device 2 and pulled in through the test plug 10 to test the line.

When ending the test, the tester issues an end command from the remote test stand 1. This end command is data-transmitted from the remote test stand 1 to the line test apparatus 2 via a modem line (not shown). Then, the line test device 2 transmits the data to the robot 9 via the robot control device 3. The robot 9 removes the test plug 10 from the line test pull-in device 11 according to the received instruction and returns to the home position. Upon completion of the test, the display of the remote test stand 1 becomes the initial screen.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, a jumper for a line type is not provided in the line test lead-in device, and a test is performed by the robot controller provided between the robot and the line test device. By extracting the information of the line type from the information of the line number of the line, the number of lines accommodated in the line test lead-in device can be increased to about 2 to 3 times that of the conventional one. Further, since data is changed without using jumpers, it is possible to provide an excellent line type setting method for line testing, which facilitates the work of setting and changing the line type.

[Brief description of drawings]

The accompanying drawings are block diagrams showing the system configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... Remote test stand, 2 ... Line test device, 3 ... Robot control device, 4 ... Line test device interface section, 5 ... Robot interface section, 6 ... Command processing section, 7 ... Plug attachment / detachment management Section, 8 ... conversion section, 9
…… Robot, 10 …… Test plug, 11 …… Line test pull-in device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A remote control device for a line test, wherein a line test is carried out by using a line test lead-in device accommodating a subscriber line, a relay line, and the like, which is remote from the line test lead-in device side. A remote test stand for transmitting instructions for conducting a line test at a location, and a line test instructed by the remote test stand on the side of the line test lead-in device, and a result of the line test for the remote test stand. And a test plug for connecting the line test device to a desired line of the line test pull-in device, and a robot on the side of the line test pull-in device for attaching / detaching the test plug, A robot controller for extracting the line type information from the line number information of the line test from the remote test stand and controlling the operation of the robot. And a line number for performing a line test is designated from the remote test stand to the line test device, and the robot controller extracts the line type information based on the designation to the line test device. The line test circuit of the line test device is switched according to the line type information received by the line test device, and the robot inserts the test plug into a desired line of the line test pull-in device. A line type setting method in the line test characterized by performing the line test by remote control.