JPH08274876A - Electronic exchange package mounting state monitoring mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To automatically prepare, display and print-output the history of mounting, exchange and conversion relating to respective packages mounted to ah electronic exchange by automatically storing information relating to all the mounted packages inside a system control table inside the electronic exchange at the time of start. CONSTITUTION: At the time of starting the electronic exchange, a package information management mechanism 5 automatically stores the information relating to the respective packages, the individual information of the respective packages such as package names, version numbers, mounting positions and using states, etc., for instance, in the system control table 3. The package information to be actually automatically stored in the system control table 3 is the package names, housing positions, package using states, used trunk numbers and functions, revisions and other comments, etc. After the start, when a fault or the like is generated and the state of the package is to be changed, the package information management mechanism 5 automatically detects package mounting change, gathers changed package information and updates the contents of the system control table 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic exchange package mounting system in which the history of mounting and changing of each package mounted in the electronic exchange system is automatically created so that an image can be easily displayed or printed out. Regarding the state monitoring mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, in recent years, it is possible to correspond to communication of various kinds of information, and at the same time, it can be transmitted at high speed.
2. Description of the Related Art A digital electronic exchange, similar to an electronic computer, is used as a switch for establishing a digital communication network and forming a required communication path between arbitrary communication parties that make up the communication network. Currently,
Electronic exchanges are used not only for large-capacity ones that handle tens of thousands of lines but also for PBXs that have a relatively small number of accommodated lines.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a state of storing information about a package mounted in a conventional electronic exchange and creating a change history. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing such a conventional electronic exchange. In order to provide the electronic exchange 1 with a required performance, a plurality of packages 2 each having a specific element function are provided and a desired performance as an electronic exchange is obtained. Implement by combining as much as possible. When a failure occurs in the function of the electronic exchange 1, if it is detected which of the packages 2a mounted in the electronic exchange 1 is the cause of the failure, the package estimated to be the cause of the failure is detected. 2 is replaced with another package 2 having the same function, whose function is confirmed to be normal, and the maintenance work is performed by giving top priority to the function recovery as an electronic exchange. Therefore, at least in the field of maintenance work, only the fault-causing package is replaced, and the parts constituting the package are not repaired. ◆ In order to operate the electronic exchange as desired, it is necessary to properly combine and use packages having specific element functions. Which package should be mounted at what position and used like what? You must always be able to tell clearly what is happening. Therefore, conventionally, information about the mounting position and the usage state of the package 2a mounted on the electronic exchange 1 is stored in the system control table 3 in the electronic exchange 1 by a maintenance person or the like when the electronic exchange 1 is started up. Based on the drawing, the maintenance terminal 4 is supposed to perform the initial setting by a command. ◆ Also, after the startup of the electronic exchange, if there is a change in the package mounting status due to the occurrence of a failure and its recovery, the maintenance person or the like stores it in the system control table 3 by a command from the maintenance terminal each time. I was changing what I was doing. 2B shows a state in which the maintenance person has repaired the fault of the electronic exchange 1 by replacing, changing, adding, or deleting a part of the mounted package 2a in the event of a fault. Since the mounting package information stored in the system control table 3 in the electronic exchange 1 is overwritten and updated each time it is changed, the stored information is always the current information, that is, the latest information. .

[0004]

However, as described above, the setting of information about the mounted packages is conventionally performed when the packages are newly mounted at predetermined positions to start the electronic exchange, and It takes a lot of man-hours because the maintainer etc. did it manually when exchanging or changing the fault-causing package that was already mounted at the time of restoration from a fault with another package of the same function. In addition, there is a problem in that there may be a failure such as an omission of information setting or erroneous setting. ◆ Also, as mentioned above, conventionally, the package information is always the latest information, and if a history of changes in package mounting is required, the maintenance worker should keep the old information each time the change is made. However, there is a problem in that work man-hours are required, and at the same time, defects such as omission of omission and omission of omission may occur.

The present invention does not have the above-mentioned problems, and can automatically create the history of mounting, replacement, and change for each package mounted on the electronic exchange, and easily display and print out the history. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic exchange package mounting state monitoring mechanism as described above.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, at the time of start-up of an electronic exchange, information on all packages mounted, for example, package name, version number (version number, version number, Individual information such as revision number), mounting position and usage status is automatically stored in the system control table in the electronic exchange,
Furthermore, when adding or deleting (that is, replacing, etc.) the mounted packages, the changed package information, for example, individual information such as package name, version number, mounting position, and usage status, is controlled by the system inside the electronic exchange. It is automatically stored in the table, and the package mounting information of the electronic exchange and the history of mounting changes are created in the system control table in the electronic exchange and displayed on the screen of the maintenance terminal or remote maintenance terminal, or printed. Made it possible to output.

[0007]

According to the above-mentioned means, the latest information regarding the package mounting can always be automatically stored in the system control table in the electronic exchange, and the package mounting can be performed in the system control table. Information about and provenance of changes will be automatically created, accumulated, and available for reference when needed.

[0008]

1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an electronic exchange package mounting state monitoring mechanism according to the present invention. ◆ FIG. 1 (a) is a diagram for explaining a state in which an electronic exchange embodying the present invention has been started up. In the figure, 1 is an electronic exchange, 2a is a mounted package, 3 is a system control table, and 5 is package information management. It is a mechanism. Although not shown in this figure, a maintenance terminal equipped with an input keyboard and capable of displaying an image is also attached. When starting up the electronic exchange, the maintenance person first mounts each package 2, which shares the respective element functions, in the correct position based on the package mounting drawing in order to exert the desired performance of the electronic exchange 1. There must be. Actually, the maintenance terminal 4 is always connected to the electronic exchange 1. Therefore, if a maintenance person mounts a certain package at a wrong position, the mistake is immediately displayed on the screen of the maintenance terminal. Therefore, there can be no case where the package is mounted in the wrong position at the beginning (at the time of startup) and the operation is started without noticing it. The package information management mechanism 5 is the basis of the present invention, and includes information about each package, for example,
Individual package information such as package name, version number, mounting position, and usage state is automatically stored in the system control table 3. The package information that is actually automatically stored in the system control table 3 is the package name and accommodation (attachment).
Locations, package usage, trunk numbers and features used, revisions, and other comments. ◆
In addition, as shown in Fig. 1 (b), after startup, a failure etc. occurred,
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a situation when a package is added or deleted, that is, a package mounting state is changed. The package information management mechanism 5 automatically detects the package mounting change, collects the changed package information, and then the system control table 3
Update the contents of. At that time, a history of changes in package information is created in the system control table 3. The mounting package information and the update history can be displayed as an image or printed out by the maintenance terminal or the remote maintenance terminal.

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the electronic exchange is started up and after the start of operation, a failure occurs and the package mounting state is changed to repair the system, the system is changed. All the work such as setting package information in the control table and creating package update information and their history is automatically performed. It is possible to obtain the effect that an error that tends to occur can be eliminated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an electronic exchange package mounting state monitoring mechanism according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 (a) is a diagram for explaining a state in which an electronic exchange according to the present invention has been started up; FIG. 1 (b) is a diagram showing a situation in which a package is added or deleted, that is, a package mounting state is changed, after a failure occurs after the startup.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a state of storing information about a package mounted in a conventional electronic exchange, creating a change history, and the like. FIG. 2A is a package mounting information when the conventional electronic exchange starts up. Fig. 2 (b) is a diagram for explaining the situation where the system is manually set in the system control table. Fig. 2 (b) shows that the maintenance person replaces a part of the package mounted by the maintenance person to recover from the failure of the electronic exchange and changes the package. It is a figure which shows the situation which is inputting the history.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic exchange, 2 ... Package, 2a ... Mounted package, 3 ... System control table, 4 ... Maintenance terminal, 5 ... Package information management mechanism, 6 ... Printer.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of packages formed by mounting one or more parts on a substrate so as to be a minimum unit for replacement at the time of maintenance to realize a desired element function. In the stored program control type digital electronic exchange configured as described above, information about all packages installed at startup, for example, package name,
An electronic exchange package mounting state monitoring mechanism characterized in that individual information of each package such as its version number, mounting position and usage state is automatically stored in a system control table in the electronic exchange. 2. When a mounted package is added, deleted, or changed, it is automatically detected, and information about the changed package, such as package name, version number, mounting position and usage state, etc. 2. The electronic exchange package mounting state monitoring mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the individual information of the electronic exchange package is automatically stored in a system control table in the electronic exchange. 3. A package mounting information and a history of mounting changes at the time of start-up and after that are automatically stored in a system control table in an electronic exchange, and are stored in a maintenance terminal or a remote maintenance terminal. 2. The electronic exchange package mounting state monitoring mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a function of displaying an image or outputting a print.