JPH1141360A - State notice control system for exchange - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a state notice control system for exchange with which the communication rate of a state change notice from a host device can be decelerated and the processing load of the host device can be reduced. SOLUTION: When a state change generated at an extension terminal 10 or an outside line 20 is detected by a host device 30, a common state change notice is transmitted from the host device 30 to an option controller 40. Corresponding to the common state change notice, the option controller 40 respectively converts and prepares the state change notices of notifying systems 1, 2 and 3, the state change notice of the notifying system 1 is transmitted to option equipment 60, the state change notice of the notifying system 2 is transmitted to option equipment 61 and the state change notice of the notifying system 3 is transmitted to option equipment 62. Then, specified services are respectively provided by the option equipment 60, 61 and 62 where the correspondent state change notice of the notifying system is received, the rate of communication between the host device 30 and the option controller 40 can be decelerated and the processing load of the host device 30 can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a system for monitoring the state of an extension terminal and an external line which are monitoring the state.
The present invention relates to a state notification control method for an exchange that issues a state change report to a plurality of optional devices that provide a specific service corresponding to a change by a corresponding notification method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional switch status notification system applied to a key telephone apparatus, as shown in FIG.
0 and an optional control device 40 connected to a main device 30 connected to an external line 20 connected to another exchange, and the option control device 40 receives only status change notifications of different notification methods 1, 2, and 3, respectively. Optional devices 60, 61, 62 that can receive and provide specific services, respectively
Are connected in parallel with each other.

In this conventional status notification method for an exchange, when a status change occurs in the extension terminal 10 or the external line 20, the main device 30 detects this status change, and the main device 30 notifies the status change notification and notification of the notification method 1 from the main device 30. The state change notification of the method 2 and the state change notification of the notification method 3
Is input to Then, the status change notification of the notification method 1 is sent by the option control device 40 to the option device 60.
In addition, the status change notification of the notification method 2 is
Then, the status change notification of the notification method 3 is notified to each of the optional devices 62, and based on the notification, the optional devices 60, 61, and 62 execute specific services corresponding to the respective status changes.

[0004] In the conventional status notification system of the exchange, the optional devices 60, 61, and 62 may be connected to the LAN and the optional control device 40 may be connected to the LAN server. Then, a status change notification of the notification method 1, a status change notification of the notification method 2, and a status change notification of the notification method 3 for the respective optional devices 60, 61, and 62 are transmitted.

[0005]

In the above-described conventional state notification control method for the exchange, since status change notifications of a plurality of notification methods are transmitted from the main unit 30, the main unit 30 and the option control unit 40 are not connected to each other. It is necessary to increase the communication speed of the status change notification, and the processing load on the main device 30 increases, which may adversely affect other services provided by the main device 30.

The present invention has been made in view of the current state of operation of the above-described conventional state notification control method for an exchange,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a state notification control method for an exchange that can reduce the communication speed of state change notification from a main device and reduce the processing load on the main device.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a switch status notification control system which is connected to an extension terminal and an external line of another exchange, monitors the status of the extension terminal and the external line, and generates a change in the status. Then, a main device that outputs a status change notification signal, and connected to the main device, converts the status change notification signal into a plurality of status change notifications using a plurality of notification methods in response to the status change. An optional control device for outputting, and a plurality of optional devices connected to the optional control device for receiving a status change report of a corresponding notification method and providing a corresponding specific service. .

According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the communication speed of the status change notification from the main device and reduce the processing load on the main device.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 is connected to an extension terminal and an outside line of another exchange, monitors the state of the extension terminal and the outside line, and notifies a state change notification signal when a state change occurs. A main device, and an optional control device connected to the main device, which converts the state change notification signal into a plurality of state change notifications according to a plurality of notification methods in response to the state change, and outputs the same. And a plurality of optional devices connected to the option control device for receiving a status change report of a corresponding notification method and providing a corresponding specific service.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the main unit connected to the extension terminal and the outside line of the other exchange monitors the state of the extension terminal and the outside line. The notification signal is input to the option control device, and is converted into a plurality of state change notifications by a plurality of notification methods in accordance with the state change by the option control device,
These status change reports are respectively input to a plurality of optional devices that receive status change reports of the corresponding notification methods, reduce the communication speed between the main device and the option control device, and reduce the processing load on the main device. In this state, a specific service is provided by each option device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the switching status notification control system of the first aspect, the plurality of optional devices are connected as a LAN having a LAN server, and the optional control device connects the LAN server to the LAN. And is connected to the optional device via an external device.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the main unit connected to the extension terminal and the outside line of the other exchange monitors the state of the extension terminal and the outside line. The notification signal is input to the option control device, and is converted into a plurality of state change notifications by a plurality of notification methods in accordance with the state change by the option control device,
These status change reports are input via the LAN server to a plurality of optional devices connected to the LAN that receive the status change report of the corresponding notification method, and reduce the communication speed between the main device and the option control device. With the speed and the processing load on the main device reduced, a specific service is provided by each of the optional devices.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an external terminal connected to an extension terminal and another exchange, which monitors the state of the extension terminal and the external line, and outputs a state change notification signal when a state change occurs. A main device that outputs, an option control device that is connected to the main device and outputs the state change notification signal, and is connected to the option control device and outputs the state change notification signal corresponding to the state change. LA that converts and outputs a plurality of status change notifications by a plurality of notification methods
N server and a plurality of optional devices which are connected to the LAN server via a LAN, receive a status change report of a corresponding notification method, and provide a corresponding specific service.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the main unit connected to the extension terminal and the outside line of another exchange monitors the state of the extension terminal and the outside line. The notification signal is output via the optional control unit.
The status information is input to the LAN server, and is converted by the LAN server into a plurality of status change reports according to a plurality of notification methods in response to the status change. LA to receive
N, a specific service is provided by each of the optional devices while the communication speed between the main device and the optional control device is reduced and the processing load on the main device is reduced. Provided.

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state change notification in the present embodiment.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, an option control device 40 is connected to a main device 30 connected to an extension terminal 10 and an external line 20 connected to another exchange. Has different notification methods 1,
Optional devices 60 and 6 that can receive only a few status change notifications and provide specific services, respectively
1, 62 are connected in parallel with each other.

The operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 shows a case where a state change occurs in the extension terminal 10 and the external line 20 whose state change is being monitored by the main apparatus 30.
0, the optional control device 40 and the optional device 6
The states of the state change notifications that occur respectively between 0, 61, and 62 are shown.

In the state notification system of the exchange according to the present embodiment, when a state change occurs in the extension terminal 10 or the external line 20, the main unit 30 detects this state change, and
After that, a common status change notification is transmitted to the option control device 40. Then, the option control device 40 that has received the common status change notification responds to the common status change notification by sending a status change notification of the notification method 1, a status change notification of the notification method 2, and a status change notification of the notification method 3. Respectively, and the status change notification of the notification method 1
0, the status change notification of the notification method 2 is
Then, the status change notification of the notification method 3 is transmitted to the optional device 62.

In this manner, the optional devices 60 and 6 that have received the status change notifications of the corresponding notification methods, respectively.
A specific service is provided by 1 and 62, respectively.

In the present embodiment, only one type of state change notification common to the main unit 30 and the option control unit 40 is transmitted, and the state change notification common to the option control unit 40 is the state of the notification system 1. The option devices 60, 6 connected in parallel to the option control device 40 are converted into a change notification, a status change notification of the notification system 2, and a status change notification of the notification system 3.
1 and 62, the communication speed between the main device 30 and the option control device 40 is reduced, and the main device 30
Can be reduced.

[Second Embodiment] A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 2 is a lock diagram showing the configuration of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, this embodiment is different from the first embodiment already described with reference to FIG.
0 connected to the LAN with optional connection device 40
Are connected to the LAN server 50.

The other configuration of the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment already described, and will not be described again.

In this embodiment, the option control device 4
The status change notification of the notification method 1, the status change notification of the notification method 2, and the status change notification of the notification method 3 output from 0 are:
The data is transmitted to the LAN server 50 and transmitted from the LAN server 50 to the optional devices 60, 61, and 62, respectively.

The other operations of the present embodiment are the same as those of the first embodiment already described, and will not be described again.

In the present embodiment, only one type of state change notification common to the main device 30 and the option control device 40 is transmitted, and the state change notification common to the option control device 40 is the status notification of the notification method 1. The status change notification of the notification method 2 and the status change notification of the notification method 3 are converted into the status change notification of the notification method 3, and the converted status change notification of each method is transmitted via the LAN server 50 to the optional device 6 connected to the LAN.
Since it is transmitted to 0, 61, and 62, the communication speed between the main device 30 and the option control device 40 can be reduced, and the processing load on the main device 30 can be reduced.

The present invention is not limited to each embodiment. For example, the basic configuration is the same as that of the second embodiment, and the status change of the common status change notification method 1 is performed. The LAN server 50 is provided with a function of converting a notification, a status change notification of the notification method 2 and a status change notification of the notification method 3 into the LAN server 50, and the option control device 40 transmits a common status change notification to the LAN server 50. It may be.

[0029]

According to the present invention, a main unit connected to an extension terminal and an outside line of another exchange monitors the state of the extension terminal and the outside line, and when a change occurs in the state, the main unit notifies the state change. A signal is transmitted to the option control device, and the option control device converts the signal into a plurality of state change reports according to a plurality of notification methods in response to the state change. Since a specific service is provided to each of the plurality of optional devices to be received and each of the optional devices provides a specific service, the communication speed between the main device and the optional control device is reduced, and the processing load on the main device is reduced. It becomes possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a status change notification according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a status change notification in a conventional exchange status notification control method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Extension terminal 20 Outside line 40 Option control device 60, 61, 62 Option device

Claims (3)

[Claims] A main unit that is connected to an extension terminal and an external line of another exchange, monitors a state of the extension terminal and the external line, and outputs a state change notification signal when a change occurs in the state; An option control device connected to the option control device for converting the notification signal of the status change into a plurality of status change notifications according to a plurality of notification methods in response to the status change and outputting the plurality of status change notifications; And a plurality of optional devices for receiving a status change report of a notification system and providing a corresponding specific service. 2. The state notification control system for an exchange according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of optional devices are connected as a LAN having a LAN server, and said optional control device is connected to said optional device via said LAN server. An exchange status notification control method characterized by being connected. 3. A main device which is connected to an extension line connected to an extension terminal and another exchange, monitors a state of the extension terminal and the outside line, and outputs a state change notification signal when a state change occurs, An option control device connected to the main device and outputting the status change notification signal; and an option control device connected to the option control device and transmitting the status change notification signal according to the status change by a plurality of notification methods. It has a LAN server that converts and outputs a plurality of status change reports and a plurality of optional devices that are connected to the LAN server via a LAN, receive status change reports of a corresponding notification method, and provide corresponding specific services. A switching system status notification control method.