JPH0869426A - Method and device for information communication network operation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To perform a process based upon an execution subject received by a managed device by processing the execution subject from a managing device when it can be executed, and transferring the execution subject to the managed device unless it can be executed. CONSTITUTION: The managing device 100 which manages an information communication network 500 and plural managed devices 200 which are managed by the managing device 100 are connected through the information communication network 500. Each managed device 200 consists of an execution subject interpreting and executing means 220 which interprets and executes the execution subject, a management information storage means 260 which stores information, and a processing substance converting and executing means 220, and has a resource control means 230 which controls resources. The managed device 200 performs the processing based upon the execution subject by converting a processing generated when the execution subject received from the managing device 100 is executed into a processing substance that can be interpreted by the managed device 200. When the device can not process the subject by itself, the execution subject is transferred to another managed device 200.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information communication network operating method and an information communication network operating apparatus, and information for managing an information communication network, components of the information communication network, services provided by the information communication network, and the like. The present invention relates to a communication network operation method and an information communication network operation device.

More specifically, a management device that manages an information communication network and a plurality of managed devices that are managed by the management device communicate via the information communication network, and the information communication network, components of the information communication network, and information. The present invention relates to an information communication network operation method and an information communication network operation apparatus for managing services provided by a communication network.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are the following techniques for managing an information communication network. FIG. 8 is a conventional system configuration diagram. The system shown in the figure is configured by connecting a management device 100 and a plurality of managed devices 200 via an information communication network 500. The management device 100 includes an information communication network 50.
It is a device that manages 0, and manages while transmitting and receiving information for managing the information communication network 500 to and from the managed device 200. The managed device 200 is a device that performs processing while interacting with the management device 100 based on information transmitted from the management device 100.

According to the conventional technique, when the management device 100 grasps in advance what the management target of each managed device 200 to be managed is, and transmits information for managing the information communication network 500. Manages the information communication network 500 by identifying the managed device 200 that has a management target that is the substance of the processing of the information and transmitting information to the identified managed device 200. . That is, the management apparatus 100 selects the managed apparatus 200 capable of performing management based on the information to be transmitted and transmits the information. For example, when instructing a process for the management target (A), the management device 1
00 is transmitting and receiving information to and from ₂ the managed device 200 ₁ and 200 (in FIG. (1) and (2)), the management device 200 ₂ and the information in the case of instructing execution of a process about a managed (B) Send and receive ((2) in the figure).

The management target of each managed device 200 is standardized, and information based on the standardized management target is transmitted and received between the management device 100 and the managed device 200 to manage the information communication network 500. Done.

Further, as described above, the information communication network 500,
SNMP (Simple Network), which is a network management protocol, is used to manage the components of the information communication network 500, the services provided by the information communication network 500, and the like.
rk Monitoring Protocol; sim
customized network management
t protocol and CMIP (Common M)
managementInformation Prot
processing is performed by exchanging information between the management apparatus 100 and the managed apparatus 200 based on a protocol such as Ocol). For example, in the case of CMIP, there are seven types of management information operations, and there are requests, instructions, and
There are four message types: response and confirmation. Management device 1
00 and the managed device 200 exchange information including these messages and additional information.

[0007] Recently, not only mutual exchange of messages between terminal devices connected to a communication network,
A technique has been developed for transmitting and receiving an executing entity including a set of a message and a process for the content of the message or a set of a program that describes a method of processing the message and the message itself.

However, the above-mentioned conventional techniques have the following problems.

First, the management device 100 is an information communication network 50.
In order to manage 0, it is necessary to be aware of what each of the plurality of management targets of the managed device 200 has, and this allows the management application program to select the managed device according to the management target and send / receive information. Which complicates the construction of the management application program.

Second, the management device 100 and the managed device 20
Since it is only possible to send and receive information to and from standardized management targets with 0, management that performs detailed processing or complicated processing only with information sent and received between the management apparatus 100 and the managed apparatus 200. It is difficult to build an application program for.

Thirdly, the management device 100 and the managed device 20
Since information and additional information are interactively transmitted and received to and from 0, the information communication network, the components of the information communication network, and the services provided by the information communication network are managed and operated. As a result, problems such as an increase in management protocol operations, access to a plurality of management targets, an increase in traffic of the information communication network 500 due to transmission / reception of information between devices and additional information, and an increase in processor load of each device occur.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and utilizes the above-mentioned prior art executing body in communication between a management device and a managed device, and manages each managed device on the management device side. An object of the present invention is to provide an information communication network operation method and an information communication network operation device capable of transmitting an execution subject without being aware of the target.

Even if the processing of the execution subject transmitted from the management device to the managed device is not a standardized management target description, the managed device identifies the management target as a processing entity based on the execution subject. An object of the present invention is to provide an information communication network operation management method and an information communication network operation management device capable of processing.

Further, the managed device can perform the processing based on the execution subject received from the managed device without interactively transmitting and receiving information between the managed device and the managed device. It is an object to provide a method and an information communication network operation device.

[0015]

FIG. 1 shows the principle of the present invention.

In the information communication network operating method of the present invention, the management means for managing the information communication network and the plurality of managed means managed by the management means perform processing for the message and the contents of the message via the information communication network. An information communication network is operated by sending and receiving an execution entity, which is a set or a set of programs describing a message and a processing method of the message itself.

Further, the execution subject is transmitted from the management device to the managed device through the information communication network 500 (step 1), and the managed means receiving the execution subject interprets and executes the execution subject (step 2), The process caused by the execution of the execution subject is converted into a processing entity that can be processed by the managed means (step 3), and it is determined whether the processing entity can be processed by the managed means (step 4). ), If it is determined that processing is possible, processing is performed based on the processing entity (step 5), and if it is determined that processing is not possible, the execution subject is transferred to another managed means (step 6). ) Is characterized.

FIG. 2 shows the principle configuration of the present invention.

The information communication network operation device of the present invention is a management device 100 for managing the information communication network 500, and a plurality of managed devices 20 managed by the management device 100.
0 is connected through the information communication network 500, and the information communication network 500 is operated by transmitting and receiving an execution entity which is a set of a process for processing a message and the content of the message or a set of programs describing a processing method of the message and the message itself. The apparatus has the following means.

The managed device 200 interprets the execution subject and executes the execution subject interpretation / execution means 210, the management information storage means 260 which stores information managed by the managed device 200, and the execution subject. The processing entity conversion / execution means 220 converts the processing caused by execution of the processing entity into a processing entity that can be interpreted by the managed device 200, and executes the processing entity while referring to the management information storage means 260. And

Further, it further comprises a resource control means 230 for controlling the resources of the information communication network 500 based on the information stored in the management information storage means 260.

Further, the processing entity conversion / execution means 220 described above.
Is a processing entity conversion means 2 for converting an execution subject into a processing entity.
21, management target search means 222 for searching the position of the management target of the processing entity, management information about the management target from the management information storage means 260 based on the processing entity, and the information communication network 500 in the management information storage means 260. Management information acquisition / setting means 223 for setting information for resource control of

Further, the execution subject interpretation / execution means 210 described above.
Transfers the execution subject to another managed device 200 when the management target does not exist in the managed device 200.

[0024]

According to the present invention, the managed device converts the processing received when the execution subject executes the execution subject into a processing entity that can be interpreted by the managed device. It becomes possible to do.

Further, the managed device searches for where the management target corresponding to the execution subject received from the management device is located to determine whether or not the own device can perform processing based on the execution subject. In addition to being able to make a judgment, it becomes possible to transfer the subject of execution to another managed device if the device itself cannot process it.

Further, the managed device sets the information on the resource control of the information communication network based on the execution of the execution subject received from the management device, thereby controlling the resource of the information communication network based on the set value. Will be possible.

[0027]

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

FIG. 3 shows a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. The system shown in the figure is configured by connecting a management device 100, a managed device 200 ₁ , and another managed device 200 ₂ having the same configuration as the managed device 200 ₁ via an information communication network 500.

The management device 100 includes an execution subject generator 15
0, an execution subject transmission / reception unit 140, and an execution subject interpretation / execution unit 110.

The execution subject generation unit 150 is provided in the information communication network 50.
0, components of information communication network 500 and information communication network 500
The service provider transmitting / receiving unit 140 generates an execution entity including a set of a message for managing and operating a service provided by the user and a process for the content of the message, or a set of a program that describes a processing method of the message and the message itself. Output to.

When the execution subject is input from the execution subject generation unit 150, the execution subject transmission / reception unit 140 transmits the execution subject to an appropriate managed device 200 via the information communication network 500. When the execution subject is received from the managed device 200, the execution subject is output to the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 110.

When the execution subject is input from the execution subject transmission / reception unit 140, the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 110 interprets and executes the execution subject.

The managed device 200 ₁ comprises an execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210, a processing entity conversion / execution unit 220, a network resource control unit 230, an execution subject transmission / reception unit 240, and a management information database 260.

The execution subject transmitter / receiver 240 is connected to the information communication network 5
When the execution subject is received from the management apparatus 100 via 00, the execution subject is output to the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210. When the execution subject is input from the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210, the execution subject is output to the management device 100 or another managed device 200 ₂ via the information communication network 500.

The interpreter / execution unit 210 interprets an input executer and extracts and executes a program that describes a process for a message and the contents of the message or a process for processing the message and the message itself, and executes the program. The processing generated by the processing entity conversion / execution unit 2
Output to 20. When the execution entity conversion / execution unit 220 receives a result indicating that the execution subject cannot be processed by the own device 200 ₁ , the execution subject is transferred to another managed device 200 ₂ via the execution subject transmission / reception unit 240. Transfer to. In addition, it analyzes whether or not it is necessary to control the resources of the information communication network 500 based on the result of processing by the processing entity conversion / execution unit 220, and if resource control is necessary, processing entity conversion is performed. -Instructs the execution unit 220 to make settings for resource control of the information communication network 500.

The management information database 260 manages by the managed device 200 ₁ , such as “processor”, “line”, ... It is a database that stores management information. Moreover, the regulation value for network resource control is also set.

When the process entity conversion / execution unit 220 receives the process of the execution subject interpreted and executed by the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210, the input process is executed by the managed device 20.
In step 0 ₁ , the process is converted into a process entity that can be executed and executed, and the result of conversion and execution is converted based on the execution subject and output to the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210. The detailed configuration of the processing entity conversion / execution unit 220 will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the processing entity conversion / execution unit of the managed device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The processing entity conversion / execution unit 220 shown in the figure includes a processing entity conversion unit 221, a management target search unit 222, and a network management module 223.

The processing entity conversion unit 221 interprets the execution subject.
The process input from the execution unit 210 is converted into a process entity that can be executed by the managed device 200 ₁ using a conversion table provided inside. The conversion table stores conversion information such as “load status” → “processor usage rate”, “usage status” → “line traffic”. Further, in order to know where the management target of the converted processing entity exists, the management target search unit 222 is queried for the position, and when the obtained management target does not exist in the managed device 200 ₁ , Outputs to the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 that the own device 200 ₁ cannot perform processing. Further, when the own device 200 ₁ can perform processing, the network management module 223 acquires the management target information based on the processing entity.
To the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 by converting the acquired information based on the execution subject.

Based on the instruction from the processing entity conversion unit 221, the management target retrieval unit 222 retrieves using a management table that internally has a management target, and outputs the retrieval result to the processing entity conversion unit 221. To do. The search table stores the position where the management target such as “processor” → “own device” “line” → “own device” exists.

The network management module 223 searches the management information database 260 based on the instruction from the processing entity conversion unit 221 to acquire and output the management information regarding the management target. Further, the regulation value of the network resource in the management information database 260 is set based on the instruction of the processing entity conversion unit 221.

The network resource control section 230 controls network resources so that the regulation value set in the management information database 260 is not exceeded.

The operation of the above embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 is a sequence chart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

(Step 10) The execution subject generator 150 of the management device 100 generates an execution subject for managing the information communication network 500 based on an instruction from the user, and outputs it to the execution subject transmitter / receiver 140.

(Step 11) The execution subject transmitting / receiving unit 140 of the management device 100 transmits the execution subject input from the execution subject generating unit 150 to the managed device 200 ₁ via the information communication network 500.

(Step 12) The execution subject transmitting / receiving unit 240 of the managed device 200 ₁ interprets the execution subject received from the management device 100 via the information communication network 500.
Output to the execution unit 210.

(Step 13) The execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 of the managed device 200 ₁ executes the execution subject transmission / reception unit 24.
Interpret and execute the process for the message and the contents of the message or the program for the message and the processing method for the message of the execution subject input from 0, and output the process generated at the time of execution to the process substance conversion unit 221. .

(Step 14) The processing entity conversion unit 221 of the managed device 200 ₁ executes the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210.
The process input from is converted into a process entity that can be executed by the managed device 200 ₁ , and the management target search unit 222 is inquired of where the management target of the process exists.

(Step 15) The managed object searching unit 222 of the managed device 200 ₁ searches the internal management table based on the inquiry of the processing entity conversion unit 221, acquires the position of the managed object, and acquires the processing entity conversion unit 221. Output to.

(Step 16) Managed device 200₁of
The processing entity conversion unit 221 makes an inquiry to the management target search unit 222.
Based on the location information of the management target obtained as a result of
The process related to the management target is the own device 200.₁Is it possible in
It is determined whether or not the own device 200 ₁Can be processed in
If it is determined, the process proceeds to step 18.

(Step 17) In the above step 16,
When it is determined that the process in the self device 200 ₁ is impossible, the process entity conversion unit 221 of the managed device 200 ₁ interprets that the process in the self device 200 ₁ is impossible. The execution subject is output to the execution unit 210, and the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 transfers the execution subject received in step 12 from the execution subject transmitting / receiving unit 240 to another managed device 200 ₂ via the information communication network 500 for processing. To finish.

(Step 18) In the above step 16,
When it is determined that the process in the own device 200 ₁ is possible, the process entity conversion unit 221 of the managed device 200 ₁
Perform processing based on the processing entity.

The above step 18 is a process based on the execution subject received from the management apparatus 100, and its execution procedure differs depending on the processing program included in the execution subject. Therefore, although a general-purpose processing procedure cannot be described, the management information of the management target is acquired based on the execution subject, the acquired information is analyzed below, and the resource of the information communication network 500 is analyzed based on the analyzed result. A processing procedure in the case of performing control and notifying the other managed device 200 ₂ of the result of resource control will be described. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation example of processing entity processing according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure is an example of a process corresponding to step 18 of FIG.

(Step 180) Managed device 200 ₁
The processing entity conversion unit 221 of (1) requests the network management module 223 to acquire information regarding the management target based on the processing converted in step 14.

(Step 181) Managed device 200 ₁
The network management module 223 of the management information database 260 based on the request from the processing entity conversion unit 221.
The management information of the management target requested from is searched, and the management information obtained by the search is output to the processing entity conversion unit 221.

(Step 182) Managed device 200 ₁
The processing entity conversion unit 221 converts the management information input from the network management module 223 into a format suitable for the execution subject, contrary to step 14, and outputs it to the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210.

(Step 183) Managed device 200 ₁
The execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 of
Based on the management information input from No. 1, whether or not the resources of the information communication network 500 should be controlled is analyzed, and when it is determined that there is no need for resource control, the processing ends.

(Step 184) Managed device 200 ₁
The execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 of
When it is determined that resource control is necessary,
Management information database 26 for information for resource control
It requests the network management module 223 via the processing entity conversion unit 221 to set it to 0.

(Step 185) Managed device 200 ₁
The network management module 223 of the management information database 260 based on the request input from the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 via the processing entity conversion / execution unit 221.
The restriction value is set as information for resource control.

(Step 186) Managed device 200 ₁
The network resource control unit 230 controls the resource based on the regulation value set in the management information database 260 for controlling the resource of the information communication network 500 so as not to exceed the regulation value.

(Step 187) Managed device 200 ₁
The execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 of
The control of the resource is transmitted to other managed device 200 ₂ via the execution subject transmitting / receiving unit 240 together with the related information indicating that the resource has been controlled.

A specific example of the above embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a processing example of the embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, it is assumed that the conversion table of the processing entity conversion unit 221 and the management table of the management target search unit 222 respectively store the contents shown in FIG. 7. Also, regarding the management information database 260,
As shown in FIG. 7, it is assumed that information regarding the management target, the processor, and the line is accumulated. In addition, the management device 10
When the operator inputs an operation of “If the load status is high, notify the related managed device of the restriction”, the execution subject generation unit 110 of 0 inputs the input operation to the managed device. It is assumed that an execution subject including a message for instructing 200 and a set of programs describing a processing method of the message itself is generated.

The managed device 200 ₁ determines that the load condition is high by the process based on the execution subject and restricts the load.

Execution subject generation unit 150 of management device 100
Generated and generated an execution entity for managing the information communication network 500 based on the operation input from the operator, “If the load condition is high, regulate and notify the related managed device”. The data is output to the execution subject transmitting / receiving unit 140 (step 10) (FIG. 7 (1)).

Execution subject transmission / reception unit 140 of management device 100
Is the execution subject input from the execution subject generation unit 150,
The data is transmitted to the managed device 200 ₁ via the information communication network 500 (step 11) (FIG. 7 (2)).

Execution subject transmitting / receiving unit 2 of managed device 200 _1.
40 receives the execution subject from the management apparatus 100 and outputs the received execution subject to the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 (step 12) (FIG. 7 (3)).

The execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 of the managed device 200 ₁ interprets and executes the message of the execution subject and the program of the processing method for the message, which is input from the execution subject transmission / reception unit 240. , "Load status" request processing occurs. However, since the load status depends on the managed device 200 _1, to convert that can be executed in interpreted taking into the managed device 200 ₁ process, the request processing "load status", the process entity conversion Output to the unit 221 (step 13)
(FIG. 7 (4)).

Processing entity conversion unit 22 of managed device 200 ₁
1 conversion, input from the execution subject interpreting and executing unit 210, the request processing "load status", executable process in the managed device 200 ₁ on the basis of the conversion table, the request processing "processor utilization," Then, the management target search unit 222 is inquired about where the management target of the process is (step 14).
(FIG. 7 (5)).

Managed object search unit 22 of managed device 200 ₁
Reference numeral 2 retrieves the internal management table based on the inquiry from the processing entity conversion unit 221 to obtain the result that the management target “processor” exists in the own device 200 ₁ and converts the obtained result into the processing entity conversion. The data is output to the unit 221 (step 15) (FIG. 7 (6)).

Processing entity conversion unit 22 of managed device 200 ₁
1 determines from the result of the inquiry to the management target search unit 222 that the management target “processor” is present in the own device 200 ₁ and can be processed by the own device 200 ₁ (step 16, YES). A request process for “processor usage rate” is processed by the own device 200 ₁ (step 18).

A specific processing example of step 18 will be described below.

Processing entity conversion unit 22 of managed device 200 ₁
1 requests the network management module 223 to obtain information regarding the “processor usage rate” from the management information database 260 (step 180) (FIG. 7 (7)).

The network management module 223 of the managed device 200 ₁ acquires the management information on the “usage rate” of the management target “processor” requested from the management information database 260 based on the request of the processing entity conversion unit 221. , To the processing entity conversion unit 221 (step 181) (FIG. 7 (8)).

Processing entity conversion unit 22 of managed device 200 ₁
1 converts the usage rate of the processor input from the network management module 223 into an evaluation of the load status, and outputs it to the execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 (step 18).
2) (FIG. 7 (9)).

The execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 of the managed device 200 ₁ executes the process described in the execution subject for the load status input from the process entity conversion unit 221 based on whether the load status is high or not. It is analyzed whether or not there is a need for "regulation", and it is determined that there is a need for regulation (step 183, YES).

The execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 of the managed device 200 ₁ outputs a resource control request to the network management module 223 via the processing entity conversion unit 221 (step 184) (FIG. 7 (10)).

The network management module 223 of the managed device 200 ₁ sets a regulation value for resource control in the management information database 260 based on the request for resource control input from the interpreter / executor 210 (step). 185).

The network resource control unit 230 of the managed device 200 ₁ uses the regulation value for resource control of the information communication network 500 set in the management information database 260 so as to prevent the resource from exceeding the regulation value. Control is performed (step 186) (FIG. 7 (11)).

The execution subject interpretation / execution unit 210 of the managed device 200 ₁ confirms that the control of the resource was performed in step 186 in step 12 above.
From the execution subject transmitting / receiving unit 240 to the information communication network 5, the execution subject received from 0 is combined with the information obtained in the execution process of the execution subject, the “processor usage rate”, and the like.
The data is transmitted to the other managed device 200 ₂ via 00 and notified (step 187) (FIG. 7 (12)).

The managed device 20 is processed by the above step 187.
Other managed device 200 that has received the execution subject from 0 _1.
2 performs processing based on the received execution subject.

[0081] In the above embodiments, sends the execution subject from the management apparatus 100 with respect to the managed device 200 _1, the other of the managed device 200 ₂ together with the management device 200 ₁ interprets and execute the execution subject I showed an example of transferring to
Even if the management device 100 sends the execution subject to the managed device 200 ₂ , the same result can be obtained.
The destination of the execution subject from the management apparatus 100 to the managed apparatus 200 is not limited to the specific managed apparatus 200 ₁ .

Further, in the above embodiment, the management device 100 and the managed device 200 are explained separately, but the managed device 200 of the above embodiment is the management device 1 of the above embodiment.
It is also possible to function as a management device if it also has a configuration of 00, and vice versa. For example,
In the above-described embodiment, the execution subject is transmitted from the management device 100 to the managed device 200 ₁ based on the input of the operator of the management device 100 (the management device 100 operates in the management mode, and the managed device 200 ₁ operates in the managed mode). , Managed device 20
It is also possible for the operator 0 ₁ to make an input and transmit the execution subject from the managed device 200 ₁ to the managed device 100 or another managed device 200 ₂ (managed device 200 ₁ is in the management mode, the managed device 100 ₁ is in the management mode). And other managed devices 200 ₂
Operates in managed mode).

According to the above embodiment, the management device 100 transmits the execution subject to any of the managed devices 200 connected to the information communication network 500, thereby receiving the execution subject. The managed device 200 that has executed the process based on the execution subject, and other related managed devices 200
The managed device 200 to which the execution subject has been transferred is further processed, and based on the execution subject sent by the management device 100, the information communication network 500 or its components or the information communication network 500 It becomes possible to manage the service to be provided.

[0084]

As described above, according to the present invention, the managed device interprets the execution subject received from the management device, and if the device itself can execute the process, the process based on the execution subject is executed. If execution is not possible, the execution subject is transferred to another managed device, so that the management device side can generate and transmit the execution subject without being aware of the management target of the managed device.

When the managed device describes the processing method in the execution subject received from the management device, the managed device performs the processing based on the processing method. Therefore, the managed device does not manage the resource by the action for the standardized management target. , It becomes possible to perform detailed and complicated resource management based on the processing method described in the execution subject.

Further, with the above effects, it becomes possible to manage the operation of the information communication network between the management device and the managed device without interactively exchanging information.

Further, with the above effects, it is possible to facilitate the development of the management application program for the information communication network, and reduce the traffic required for the management between the management device and the managed device, the communication time, and the load on the processor. Becomes

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating the principle of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a principle configuration diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a processing entity conversion / execution unit of a managed device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sequence chart showing the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation example of processing entity processing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a processing example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a conventional system configuration diagram.

[Explanation of symbols]

100 management device 110 execution subject interpretation / execution unit 140 execution subject transmission / reception unit 150 execution subject generation unit 200 managed device 210 execution subject interpretation / execution means, execution subject interpretation / execution unit 220 processing entity conversion / execution means, processing entity conversion / Execution unit 221 Processing entity conversion unit, processing entity conversion unit 222 Management target search unit, management target search unit 223 Management information acquisition / setting unit, network management module 230 Resource control unit, network resource control unit 240 Execution subject transmission / reception unit 260 Management information Storage means, management information database 500 Information communication network

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A management means for managing an information communication network, and a plurality of managed means managed by the management means, through the information communication network, a set of a message and a process for the contents of the message or the message. An information communication network operation method for transmitting and receiving an execution subject, which is a set of programs describing a processing method of the message itself, to operate the information communication network. 2. The processing entity that receives the execution subject, interprets the execution subject, executes the managed subject, and executes the process performed by the executed subject by the managed subject. To determine whether or not the managed entity can be processed by the managed means. When it is determined that the managed entity can be processed, processing is performed based on the processed entity, and it is determined that the managed entity cannot be processed. The information communication network operating method according to claim 1, wherein in the case of doing so, the execution subject is transferred to another managed means. 3. A management device that manages an information communication network, and a plurality of managed devices that are managed by the management device are connected via the information communication network, and a set of processing for a message and the contents of the message or An information communication network operation device for operating the information communication network by transmitting and receiving an execution subject, which is a set of a program that describes the processing method of the message and the message itself, wherein the managed device Interpretation / execution means for interpreting and executing, management information accumulating means for accumulating information managed by the managed device, and processing performed by execution of the executing subject for the managed device And a processing entity conversion / execution means for executing the processing entity while referring to the management information storage means. And information communication network operation system. 4. The information communication network operation apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a resource control means for controlling resources of the information communication network based on the information accumulated in the management information accumulating means. 5. The processing entity conversion / execution means, a processing entity conversion means for converting the execution subject to the processing entity, a management target search means for searching a position of a management target of the processing entity, and the processing entity. Management information acquisition / setting means for acquiring management information on the management target from the management information storage means based on the above, and setting information for resource control of the information communication network in the management information storage means. The information communication network operation device described in 3 or 4. 6. The information communication network operation device according to claim 5, wherein the execution subject interpretation / execution unit transfers the execution subject to another managed device when the management target does not exist in the managed device. .