JPH1083286A - Instruction controller - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform processing operation with common software constitution even in an environment of different hardware constitution by selecting an operation indication task corresponding to the kind of a process part and supplying a process part that an information processor is equipped with. SOLUTION: Software 10 in an interface package(PKG) selects an operation indication task corresponding to the constitution of an LSI(hardware) that an intra-office PKG20 or subscriber PKG30 is equipped with out of an LSI function task block 11 by a task generation part 12, and the selected operation indication task makes each LSI ready to operate. Consequently, the software 10 in the PKG can send the operation indication task corresponding to hardware constitution even when the intra-office PKG20 has different hardware constitution from the subscriber PKG30. Namely, individual dedicated software need not be generated for the intra-office PKG20 and subscriber PK330, which can be placed in operation by the software 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is mounted on an information processing apparatus provided with a processing unit called so-called hardware for executing a predetermined processing operation. The present invention relates to an instruction control device for executing an operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an instruction control device mounted on an information processing device such as a microcomputer application device and the like is constituted by a processing execution program for operating hardware mounted on the information processing device. That
So-called software is known. By the way, generally, an instruction control device is configured to correspond to a hardware configuration of an information processing device to be mounted. That is, the information processing apparatus performs the processing operation by a software configuration corresponding to a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus.

For example, in two information processing apparatuses 51 and 52 as shown in FIG. 6, one information processing apparatus 51 has a hardware configuration of "A", "B" and "C", and It is assumed that the device 52 has a hardware configuration of “A”, “B”, and “D”. At this time, “A”,
The processing operation is performed by software configurations “a”, “b”, and “c” corresponding to hardware configurations “B” and “C”. In the other information processing apparatus 52, the processing operation is performed by the software configuration of “a”, “b”, and “d” corresponding to the hardware configuration of “A”, “B”, and “D”.

[0004]

However, according to the conventional instruction control device, since it is configured to correspond to the hardware configuration of the information processing device, there are a plurality of information processing devices having different hardware configurations. Then, a software configuration corresponding to each information processing apparatus is required. For example, in an information processing system including a plurality of information processing apparatuses having different hardware configurations,
Special software must be created for each information processing device. Therefore, in such an information processing system, since a plurality of types of software configurations exist in the system, a lot of labor is required for software creation, and further, management work such as version management becomes complicated. Would.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an instruction control device capable of executing a processing operation with a common software configuration even in an environment with different hardware configurations.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been devised to achieve the above object, and an instruction control apparatus according to claim 1 comprises a plurality of types of processing units for executing predetermined processing operations. In an information processing system that can be distributed and provided in a plurality of information processing apparatuses, an operation instruction task that is used while being mounted on the information processing apparatus and individually corresponds to the plurality of types of processing units is included in the information processing Holding means for giving this processing unit operable to a processing unit provided in the apparatus, and holding all operation instruction tasks corresponding to all types of processing units in the information processing system; When the information processing apparatus is activated, an operation instruction task corresponding to the type of the processing unit provided in the information processing apparatus is selected from the information stored in the holding unit, and the selected operation instruction task is stored in the information processing apparatus. And task selection means for supplying the processing unit provided in the one in which is provided.

[0007] According to the instruction control apparatus of the first aspect, the holding means holds all operation instruction tasks corresponding to all kinds of processing units in the information processing system. Then, the task selecting means selects an operation instruction task corresponding to the type of the processing unit provided in the information processing device from among the holding units, and selects the selected operation instruction task from the processing unit provided in the information processing device. Give to. Therefore, this instruction control device can provide an operation instruction task corresponding to the type of processing unit, regardless of the type of processing unit included in the information processing device in the information processing system. That is, even if there are a plurality of information processing devices in the information processing system, it is not necessary to mount a different command control device for each information processing device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an instruction control device which is used in a state where the instruction control device is mounted on an information processing device having a processing unit for executing a predetermined processing operation in accordance with a processing operation command, and is provided in the information processing device. A processing operation instruction in an instruction form corresponding to the above specification is given to this processing section, and the processing section executes the processing operation, and holds processing operation instructions in a plurality of preset instruction forms. A holding unit, and a processing operation command in a command form corresponding to the specification of the processing unit provided in the information processing device is selected from the holding unit and the processing provided in the information processing device by the selected processing operation command And an instruction selecting means for causing the unit to execute a processing operation.

According to the instruction control device of the present invention, the holding means holds processing operation instructions in a plurality of types of instruction forms set in advance. Then, the instruction selecting means selects a processing operation instruction in an instruction form individually corresponding to the specification such as, for example, the model and version of the processing unit from the holding means, and processes the processing unit with the selected processing operation instruction. Execute the operation. Therefore, in this instruction control device, as long as the specifications of the processing unit included in the information processing device correspond to a plurality of types of instruction formats set in advance, the processing operation according to the instruction format corresponding to the specifications is performed for any specification. Instructions can be given. That is, there is no need to mount a different instruction control device for each specification of the processing unit provided in the information processing device.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an instruction control device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, for example, in an information system that performs data communication such as a telephone communication system, an example in which the instruction control device of the present invention is applied to a software configuration mounted on an information processing device configuring the system will be described. I do.

[First Embodiment] Here, a first embodiment will be described.
An instruction control device according to the described invention will be described. FIG. 1A shows a schematic configuration of an instruction control device (software in an interface package; hereinafter, abbreviated as software in a PKG) 10 of the present embodiment. The PKG software 10 includes an intra-office interface package (hereinafter abbreviated as an intra-office PKG) 20 shown in FIG. 1B and a subscriber interface package (hereinafter a subscriber PK) shown in FIG. 1C.
G) 30.

The intra-office PKG 20 functions as one of the information processing apparatuses in the telephone communication system and performs intra-office communication. As shown in FIG.
Only Memory 21 and LSI (Large Scale Integrat)
ion) group 22. ID-ROM 21
In this example, ID information indicating that the information processing apparatus is the intra-office PKG 20 is stored in advance as a package type.

The LSI group 22 is composed of a plurality of types of LSIs for performing physical device functions. That is,
These LSIs function as processing units that execute predetermined processing operations in the intra-office PKG 20. Specifically, the LSI group 22 includes an alarm LSI 22a for monitoring the device abnormality and a maintenance operation L for performing maintenance.
SI 22b and state setting LSI 22 for holding the apparatus state
c and a switch L for switching the telephone line to be connected
SI22d and intra-station communication LS that communicates to the network side
I22e.

On the other hand, the subscriber PKG 30 functions as one of the information processing devices in the telephone communication system and communicates with the subscriber, and as shown in FIG.
It comprises a ROM 31 and an LSI group 32. I
The D-ROM 31 indicates that this information processing device is a subscriber PKG3
ID information indicating 0 is stored in advance as a package type. The LSI group 32 has a PK
Like the LSI group 22 of the G20, an alarm LSI 22a, a maintenance operation LSI 22b, and a state setting LSI 22c are provided.
Further, it has a subscriber communication LSI 22f for communicating with the subscriber.

That is, the intra-office PKG 20 and the subscriber PKG 3
0, the configuration of the LSI in the LSI groups 22 and 32;
That is, the hardware configuration is different.
As shown in FIG. 1A, the PKG software 10 installed in the intra-office PKG 20 and the subscriber PKG 30 includes an LSI function task block 11 and a task generation unit 1.
2 and an operating system 13.

The LSI function task block 11 includes an intra-office P
The operation includes an operation instruction task for enabling the respective LSIs 22a to 22f of the LSI groups 22 and 32 of the KG 20 and the subscriber PKG 30 to operate.
Alarm task 11a corresponding to I22a, and maintenance operation LS
A maintenance operation task 11b corresponding to the I22b, a state setting task 11c corresponding to the state setting LSI 22c, a switching task 11d corresponding to the switching LSI 22d,
Intra-office communication task 11e corresponding to intra-office communication LSI 22e
And a subscriber communication task 11f corresponding to the subscriber communication LSI 22f. That is, LS
The I function task block 11 has a function as a holding unit in the present invention, and holds all operation instruction tasks corresponding to all types of LSIs 22a to 22f in the telephone communication system.

The task generating unit 12 is started first by power-on (power-on) in the intra-office PKG 20 or the subscriber PKG 30 or the like.
LS included in the LSI groups 22 and 32 of the intra-office PKG 20 or the subscriber PKG 30 from the I function task block 11
Only the operation instructing task corresponding to I is started and activated to enable each LSI to operate. That is, the task generation unit 12 has a function as a task selection unit in the present invention, and selects an operation instruction task corresponding to the type of LSI provided in the intra-office PKG 20 or the subscriber PKG 30 from the LSI function task block 11. Then, the selected operation instruction task is given to each LSI.

However, the task generation unit 12 selects an operation instruction task according to a selection pattern preset in the task generation unit 12. In other words, the task generation unit 12 selects which operation instructing task is to be selected for the intra-office PKG 20 or the subscriber PKG.
If it is 30, which operation instruction task is to be selected is set in advance.

The operating system 13 is an LSI
It functions as a higher-level program for the functional task block 11 and the task generating unit 12, and has an in-station PKG.
This is for controlling the entire apparatus 20 or the subscriber PKG 30 and controlling communication between the apparatuses.

Next, an example of the operation when the PKG software 10 configured as described above is installed in the intra-office PKG 20 or the subscriber PKG 30 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Intra-office PKG20 or subscriber PKG
30 is powered on by an operator (e.g., a user) when its PKG 20 or subscriber PKG3
In the PKG software 10 mounted on the “0”, the task generating unit 12 is activated by the operating system 13.

When started by the operating system 13, the task generator 12 reads out the package type from the ID-ROMs 21 and 31 of the intra-office PKG 20 or the subscriber PKG 30 (step 101;
Abbreviated). Then, based on the read package type, the task generation unit 12 transmits the task generation unit 12, that is, the device in which the PKG software 10 is installed, to the in-station PKG 20.
, Or the subscriber PKG 30 (S102).

If the package type indicates the intra-office PKG 20, the task generation unit 12 first
The alarm task 11a, which is one of the operation instruction tasks necessary for controlling the LSIs included in the 20 LSI groups 22, is started and started, and this is given to the alarm LSI 22a to give the alarm L2.
The SI 22a is set in an operable state (S103). Subsequently, similarly to this, the maintenance operation task 11b (S10
4), the state setting task 11c (S105), the switching task 11d (S106), the intra-office communication task 11e (S1
07) are started and started in order, and the maintenance operation LSI
22b, state setting LSI 22c, switching LSI 22
d. Each of the intra-station communication LSIs 22e is made operable.

The package type is subscriber PKG30.
In the case of the above, the task generation unit 12 executes the alarm task 11a (S108), the maintenance operation task 11b (S109), and the status setting task 11c (S1
10), the subscriber communication task 11f (S111) is sequentially activated and started, and the alarm LSI 22a and the maintenance operation L
SI 22b, status setting LSI 22c, subscriber communication LSI
22f are made operable.

As described above, the software 10 in the PKG of the present embodiment includes the operation instruction task corresponding to the configuration of the LSI (hardware) provided in the intra-office PKG 20 or the subscriber PKG 30, and the task generation unit 12 Each LSI is selected from the blocks 11 and each LSI is made operable according to the selected operation instruction task.
Therefore, in the PKG software 10, the intra-office PKG
Even when the hardware configuration of the subscriber 20 differs from that of the subscriber PKG 30, an operation instruction task corresponding to each hardware configuration can be given. That is, there is no need to create individual dedicated software for each of the intra-office PKG 20 and the subscriber PKG 30,
Both of them can be operated by the software 10 in PKG.

This eliminates the need for a plurality of types of software components in the telephone communication system.
Furthermore, troublesome management work such as version control is not required. Further, it is possible to save the trouble of confirming a change in software processing for one piece of hardware for each corresponding package (apparatus). That is, if the software 10 in the PKG is installed in the intra-office PKG 20 and the subscriber PKG 30, even in an environment with a different hardware configuration,
Since the processing operation can be executed by a common software configuration, the operation is more convenient for the operator than before.

Although the present embodiment has been described by taking as an example a case where two types of information processing apparatuses, an intra-office PKG 20 and a subscriber PKG 30, exist in the telephone communication system.
The present invention is not limited to this, and is applicable, for example, even when there are three or more types of information processing devices in the system.

[Second Embodiment] Next, an instruction control apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention will be described. However, here, a case will be described as an example where the present invention is applied to a maintenance operation task which is software for executing a maintenance operation task such as transmission path monitoring and device testing in a telephone communication system. FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of the maintenance operation task 41 of the present embodiment and an information processing apparatus (maintenance operation package; hereinafter, abbreviated as maintenance operation PKG) on which the maintenance operation task 41 is mounted.

The maintenance operation PKG executes a maintenance operation in the telephone communication system.
And a PKG type storage unit 43. When a processing operation command is sent from the maintenance operation task 41 as a command message, the maintenance operation LSI 42 executes a maintenance operation such as monitoring of a transmission line and a device test as a predetermined processing operation in accordance with the command message. is there. In other words, the maintenance operation LSI 42
It functions as a processing unit in G.

The command message received by the maintenance operation LSI 42 is composed of a command number 51 and a command parameter 52 as shown in FIG. 4, for example. The command number 51 is assigned a different number for each processing operation executed by the maintenance and operation LSI 42, such as "1" for failure information collection and "2" for a continuity test. The command parameter 52 includes, for example, a device type and a device number.
These parameters are required to execute the processing operation specified by the command number 51.

This command message is sent to the maintenance operation LS
The specification of I42, specifically, its version (version number) or predetermined for each manufacturer, is different. If the specification is different, the corresponding command message is also different. For example, even if the command message is to execute the failure information collection, the maintenance operation LSI 42 manufactured by the company A and the maintenance operation LSI 4 manufactured by the company B
2, the contents of the command message given to each are different. That is, the command message has a different command form depending on the specifications of the maintenance operation LSI 42.

In FIG. 3, the PKG type storage section 43
The information about the specifications of the maintenance operation LSI 42 is stored in advance as the PKG type. The PKG type is set and stored in advance according to the maintenance operation LSI 42 when the maintenance operation LSI 42 is mounted on the maintenance operation PKG.

The maintenance operation task 41 mounted and used in such a maintenance operation PKG sends a command message to the maintenance operation LSI 42 to cause the maintenance operation LSI 42 to execute a processing operation.
However, in the maintenance operation task 41, command messages in a plurality of types of command forms are sent. For this purpose, the maintenance operation task 41 holds a plurality of types of command forms set in advance. Then, an instruction form corresponding to the specification of the maintenance and operation LSI 42 is selected from the stored information, a command message in the selected instruction form is generated, and this is transmitted to the maintenance and operation LSI 42. That is, the maintenance operation task 41
It has a function as a holding unit and an instruction selecting unit in the present invention. The maintenance operation task 41 includes:
It is assumed that the correspondence between the specification of the operation and maintenance LSI 42 and the instruction form is set in advance.

Next, an operation example when the maintenance operation task 41 having the above configuration is mounted on the maintenance operation PKG will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When a maintenance operation task execution request is issued, the maintenance operation task 41 includes information necessary for an operator (for example, a maintenance person).
For example, information obtained by encoding a meaning such as "collect the failure information of the device number 1" is input as input information through a higher-level program such as an operating system.

When the maintenance operation task 41 receives the input information (S201), the maintenance operation task 41
The PKG type is read from the type storage unit 43 (S20
2), the specification of the maintenance and operation LSI 42 mounted on the maintenance and operation PKG is identified from the contents of the PKG type (S2).
03). Then, a command message to be sent to the maintenance and operation LSI 42 is generated based on the identification result and the contents of the input information (S204). At this time, the command message must be in a command form conforming to the specification of the maintenance and operation LSI 42. Therefore, in the maintenance operation task 41, the PKG type is read and the maintenance operation LSI
By identifying the 42 specifications, a command message in an instruction form conforming to the specification is selected and generated from a plurality of types of instruction forms set and held in advance.

When a command message is generated in an instruction format conforming to the specification of the maintenance / operation LSI 42, the maintenance / operation task 41 converts the command message into the maintenance / operation LSI
I42 (S205), and the maintenance operation LSI 4
2 executes a processing operation. And the maintenance operation LSI4
2 executes the processing operation, a series of processing ends (S
206).

As described above, the maintenance operation task 41 according to the present embodiment generates a command message in the form of an instruction corresponding to the specification (hardware configuration) of the maintenance operation LSI 42 based on a command message which is set and held in advance. The command message causes the maintenance operation LSI 42 to execute the processing operation. Therefore, in the maintenance operation task 41, no matter what specification the maintenance operation LSI 42 is mounted on the maintenance operation PKG, the maintenance operation LSI 42
It is possible to transmit a command message in a command format conforming to the specification of SI42. That is, the maintenance operation P
Even if the specifications of the maintenance operation LSI 42 mounted on the KG are different, it is possible to control the maintenance operation LSI 42 without replacing the maintenance operation task 41 (software configuration).

As a result, the maintenance operation task 41 can cope with a common software configuration that does not depend on the hardware repair level of the maintenance operation LSI 42 or the manufacturer, and does not require cumbersome management work such as version management. . Further, even when a plurality of maintenance / operation LSIs 42 having different versions are mounted in one maintenance / operation PKG, it is possible to cope with the common maintenance / operation task 41. In other words, if the maintenance operation task 41 is mounted on the maintenance operation PKG, the processing operation can be executed by the common software configuration even under the environment of different hardware configurations. It becomes easy to use.

In the first and second embodiments described above, an example has been described in which the present invention is applied to a software configuration mounted on an information processing apparatus in a telephone communication system for performing data communication. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, any other software configuration for operating an information processing device having a hardware configuration is applicable.

[0039]

As described above, the instruction control device of the present invention requires a plurality of types of software configurations even when the configuration of the processing unit provided in the information processing apparatus or the specifications of the processing unit are different. Therefore, the time and effort of software creation can be reduced as compared with the conventional technique, and troublesome management work such as version control is not required. In other words, if this instruction control device is installed in an information processing device, it becomes possible to execute a processing operation using a common software configuration even in an environment with a different hardware configuration,
It is more convenient for the operator than before.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration in a first embodiment of an instruction control device according to the present invention and an information processing device on which the instruction control device is mounted, and (a) is a block diagram showing the instruction control device; FIGS. 3B and 3C are block diagrams each showing an information processing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing operation in the instruction control device when the instruction control device of FIG. 1A is mounted on the information processing device of FIG. 1B or 1C.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a command control device according to the present invention and an information processing device equipped with the command control device in a second embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a command message sent from the instruction control device of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing operation when the instruction control device in FIG. 2 is mounted on an information processing device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing the concept of a hardware configuration and a software configuration in a conventional information processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Software in interface package 11 LSI function task block 11a Alarm task 11b Maintenance operation task 11c Status setting task 11d Switching task 11e Intra-office communication task 11f Subscriber communication task 12 Task generation unit 20 Intra-office interface package 22a Alarm LSI 22b Maintenance operation LSI 22c State Setting LSI 22d Switching LSI 22e Local Communication LSI 22f Subscriber Communication LSI 30 Subscriber Interface Package 41 Maintenance Operation Task 42 Maintenance Operation LSI

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────の Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Noboru Yamamichi 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] An information processing system capable of distributing a plurality of types of processing units for executing a predetermined processing operation in a plurality of information processing apparatuses, wherein the processing units are mounted on the information processing apparatuses, An instruction control device that gives an operation instruction task individually corresponding to each of the plurality of types of processing units to a processing unit included in the information processing device and enables the processing unit to operate. Holding means for holding all the operation instruction tasks corresponding to the processing units, and holding the operation instruction task corresponding to the type of the processing unit provided in the information processing apparatus when the information processing apparatus is activated. And a task selecting means for selecting the operation instruction task selected from the information held by the means and providing the selected operation instruction task to a processing unit provided in the information processing apparatus. 2. A processing operation of an instruction form used in a state where it is mounted on an information processing apparatus having a processing unit for executing a predetermined processing operation in accordance with a processing operation instruction, and corresponding to the specification of the processing unit provided in the information processing apparatus. Giving an instruction to the processing unit,
An instruction control device that causes the processing unit to execute the processing operation, wherein the holding unit holds processing operation instructions in a plurality of types of command forms set in advance; Instruction selecting means for selecting a processing operation instruction in an instruction form corresponding to the specification of the processing unit included in the apparatus, and causing the processing unit included in the information processing apparatus to execute the processing operation according to the selected processing operation instruction. A command control device characterized by the following.