JPS63240150A - Communication equipment supervising equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the titled equipment and to make the job efficient by incorporating a storage device storing a supervisory information management table to confirm and change the content through the operation of a console panel or the use of a communication line from a communication equipment supervising center. CONSTITUTION:In case the content of a supervisory information management table 12a is confirmed, when a bit location number on a transmission format as a confirming request of the table 12a is received by a communication equipment supervising center 7 or indicated by the operation of the console panel 13, the supervisory information management table is confirmed, the table 12 a is collated by a revision circuit 19, the number of input terminals 14a, 14b-14j corresponding to the bit location number on the transmission format, the installation name of equipments 8a, 8b to be supervised and the supervisory item are extracted and edited and given to a transmission control circuit 20 for the center 7 or displayed on the panel 13. When the content of the table 12a is revised, the content corresponding to the bit location number on the transmission format is rewritten similarly in the input terminal number, the equipment name of the equipments 8a, 8b and the supervisory item and end response information is edited after the end of rewrite.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is intended to constantly monitor the operating status of various equipment used for communication such as voice and data, that is, communication equipment, and to prevent communication stagnation. This relates to a communication equipment monitoring device to be installed.

[Summary of the invention]

The present invention is a communication equipment monitoring device installed to constantly monitor the operating status of various equipment used for communication such as voice and data, and to prevent communication stagnation. It has a built-in storage device that stores a monitoring information management table showing the relationship between the connection method and the method of transmitting monitored equipment status information to one communication equipment monitoring center, and the contents shown in this monitoring information management table can be stored on the console panel. By making it possible to check and change operations, or check and change from the communication equipment monitoring center using a communication line, the terminal arrangement between the monitored equipment and the communication equipment monitoring device, which was previously done in an intermediate distribution board, has been changed. Since the rearrangement is substituted by the monitoring information management table, create a detailed work instruction for rearranging the terminal arrangement of the monitored equipment according to the transmission format.

Operations such as confirmation after expansion and change work, and updating of the signal connection management ledger are one-dimensional tasks that only target the monitoring information management table, so each task is simple and significantly reduces communication facility monitoring operations. Efficiency can be improved.

In addition, since the signal line connection section between the monitored equipment and the communication equipment monitoring device only requires one section between the monitored equipment and the communication equipment monitoring equipment, the monitored equipment Since there is no need to connect the operating status signal line, the floor space occupied by the intermediate distribution board can be significantly reduced, and the work required to connect the wires to the monitored equipment can be significantly reduced.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, as shown in Figure 1O, the form of data communication consists of an electronic computer (1) and a plurality of terminal devices (2a) and (2b).
)..., a data communication network (3) is provided between this computer (1) and the terminal devices (2a), (2b)... This data communication network (3) includes, for example, a transmission terminal device (4a) for transmitting data over a long distance, as shown in FIG.
<4bl...(4e) is installed, and an exchange ( 5)
is provided.

In such a data communication form, the transmission terminal equipment (4a)
, (4b) ......(4e), data communication service will be disrupted if the exchange (5) breaks down or the line cable is disconnected. In order to maintain
), etc. Communication equipment monitoring device (6) that constantly monitors the operating status of equipment, etc.
is provided. The monitoring results from the communication equipment monitoring device (6) are transmitted to the communication equipment monitoring center (7) for comprehensive judgment, and when a failure is detected, the failure is promptly repaired, As shown in FIG. 11, when the line has two routes, the line is switched from route 1, which has a failure, to route 2, which is a healthy line. In this FIG. 11, (6a) and (6b) are communication equipment monitoring devices similar to the communication equipment monitoring device (6).

Conventionally, a device as shown in FIG. 12 has been proposed as this communication equipment monitoring device (6). In this Figure 12, (8
a) and (8b) are, for example, the transmission terminal equipment (
4a).

(4b) ...... (4e) indicates the equipment to be monitored such as the exchange (5), and the equipment to be monitored (8a), (8b
), a plurality of monitoring signal lines (9a), (9b), etc., to which monitoring signals for the operation of a plurality of predetermined parts of the chassis are supplied.
(9j) are respectively connected to the terminal boards (10a) K for the equipment to be monitored provided on the intermediate distribution board α. In this case, the terminal arrangement of the terminal board (IQa) for this monitored equipment is the signal line (9a), (9b) of the monitored equipment (8a), (8b).
)...... (9j) are conveniently arranged.

Further, this intermediate distribution board (6) is provided with a terminal board (10b) for a communication equipment monitoring device, and this terminal board (10b) has a convenient terminal arrangement for the communication equipment monitoring device (6). (6) Monitoring signal input line (lla)
, (llb) ...-... (llj), and in this intermediate distribution board (IIK), any terminal on the terminal board (10a) and any terminal on the terminal board (10b). I'm trying to connect.

Furthermore, to explain about this intermediate distribution board αl, when transmitting monitoring information from the communication equipment monitoring device (6) to the communication equipment monitoring center (7), this intermediate distribution board α has a specification called a transmission format in advance. In this specification, it is determined in which bit position the monitoring results of the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b) are inserted and transmitted as an array, and the communication equipment monitoring device (6) Then, the equipment to be monitored (8a) is connected to the terminal board (10b).
, (8b) monitoring signal line (9a), (9b)
- It is assumed that the arrangement of (9j) conforms to the arrangement of the transmission format, and when transmitting visual information, the terminal board (10
It is common practice to assemble and transmit the signals applied to the connection to the monitored equipment (8a) according to the transmission format without rearranging the arrangement in any way.
A large number of monitoring signal lines (9a), (9b)...(9j) taken out from (8b)...... are connected to the terminal board (10a) regardless of the transmission format arrangement. It is common to arrange the terminals independently. Therefore, it is necessary to rearrange the signals from the monitored equipment on this intermediate distribution board αυ in accordance with the transmission format arrangement, and for this reason, this intermediate distribution board αl is necessary.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In conventional equipment using such an intermediate distribution board αυ, monitored equipment (8a), (8b') to communication equipment monitoring device (6)
The signal line connection section between the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b
) ~ terminal board (10a), terminal board (10a) ~ terminal board (10b), terminal board (10b) ~ communication equipment monitoring device (
Since there are three sections (6), monitored equipment (8a), (8
b) New installation, existing monitored equipment (8a), (8
b) When changing monitoring items related to K, tasks such as creating work BA detailed instructions for signal line connections in the intermediate distribution board αIK, checking after signal line connection work, and updating the signal lfs connection management ledger are required. In addition to being complicated, the intermediate distribution board (10) requires a mechanical structure with adequate space to facilitate wire connection and disconnection work, so it occupies a relatively large installation area. The communication equipment monitoring device of the present invention improves work efficiency and installation [Means for solving problems] For example, as shown in FIG. Monitoring information management table (
12a) is built-in, and the contents shown in the monitoring information management table (12a) can be checked or changed by operating the console panel (131) or can be accessed through the communication line C.
This communication equipment monitoring center (18) can be checked and changed from the sword.

[Effect]

According to the present invention, the rearrangement of the terminal arrangement between the monitored equipment (8a), (8b) and the communication equipment monitoring device (6), which was done in the conventional intermediate distribution board α, can be done using the monitoring information management table. (12a) is substituted by the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b) according to the transmission format.
Creation of work 8A#1 instructions regarding rearrangement of terminal arrangement.

Operations such as confirmation after expansion and change work, and updating of the signal connection management ledger are one-dimensional tasks that only target the monitoring information management table (12a), making each task simpler and significantly reducing communication equipment monitoring operations. This allows for greater efficiency. The signal line connection section between the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b) and the communication equipment monitoring device (6) is the monitored equipment (8a).

Since only one section between (8b) and the communication equipment monitoring device (6) is required, the operation status signal line connection of the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b), which was the main function in the conventional intermediate distribution panel αα, is possible. Since this eliminates the need for intermediate distribution board α, the floor space occupied by the intermediate distribution board α can be significantly reduced, and the work required to connect wires to monitored equipment can be significantly reduced.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the communication equipment monitoring device of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. In this Figure 1, the 11th
Components corresponding to those in FIG. 1 and FIG. 12 are designated by the same reference numerals, and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

In this example, as shown in FIG. 1, transmission terminal equipment (4a), (4b), (4
c) A monitoring signal line from which a large number of monitoring signals corresponding to the operating status can be obtained from monitored devices (8a) and (8b) used for communication of voice, data, etc., such as a switchboard (5). (9a), (9b)... (9j) are connected to the input terminals (14a), (9j) of the communication equipment monitoring device (6).
14b)...Connected to the sampling circuit (141) via (14j).This sampling circuit (14
1 is this monitoring signal line (9a), (9b)...
- (9)) signal level of the monitored equipment (8a), (
8b) corresponds to the binary state of high level "1" or low level "On" and periodically determines this.The output signal of this sancilling circuit 0 is sent to the state change detection circuit σ9. The state change detection circuit α9 supplies the judgment result to the input/output circuit αe that stores the judgment result. Compare the judgment result immediately before the monitored equipment (8a),
(8b) Detects whether there is a change in the operating state of the predetermined portion being monitored. This person supplies the monitoring information editing circuit anI/c of the 7A circuit ae. Also, in Figure 1,
a2 is a monitoring information management table (12a) as shown in FIG.
) as shown in FIG. 2 as this monitoring information management table (12a).
).

(14b)... (14j) is paired with the pit position number for each monitored equipment specified in the transmission format, and the name of the monitored equipment and monitoring item name are matched. Make it as if you remember it. The name of the equipment to be monitored and the name of the monitored item can be stored in association with each other in Japanese code, allowing the operator to confirm and make changes in the same way as before.

In this case, the storage contents of the monitoring information management table (12a) stored in this storage device (1'!J) are changed.

To confirm, follow the instructions on Connor panel a3.
Alternatively, the communication line side, which will be described later, may check the monitoring information management table and change the circuit aIK based on instructions received from the communication facility monitoring center (power).This monitoring information management table is confirmed.

The change circuit (I!J deciphers the confirmation and change instructions received from the communication equipment monitoring center (power) via the operation of the console panel a3 or the communication line αa, and in the case of confirmation instructions, sends them to the monitoring information management table ( 12a)
The relevant content is extracted and edited, and in the case of a change instruction, the relevant content is rewritten. This console panel a3 also has a monitoring information management table (
12a) is used not only for confirmation and modification but also for displaying monitoring information.

In addition, in this example, the monitoring information editing circuit α71 collects monitoring information that collects the operating status of the monitoring units of a large number of monitored equipment (8a) and (8b) and sends it to the communication equipment monitoring center (power). The monitoring information to be displayed on the console panel a3 is edited according to the transmission format by referring to the monitoring information management table (12a), and sent to the communication equipment monitoring center (7) via the communication line αe of the transmission control circuit.
so that it is sent to. This communication equipment monitoring center (7)
In K, monitoring information is received and processed, and a large number of communication equipment monitoring devices (6
) to intensively monitor the monitoring information transmitted from Also,
This communication equipment monitoring center (7) receives an instruction signal to confirm or change the information in the transmission control circuit through the communication line α&, and transmits this instruction signal to the monitoring information management table confirmation/change circuit α.
9. The rest of the structure is the same as before.

This example is constructed as described above and operates as described below.

The operation status of the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b) is taken in as shown in the flowchart of FIG. That is, the input terminals (14a) s (14b) (1
Monitored membrane connected to 4j)! (8a), (8b
) is the operating state of the sampling circuit
It is converted into a binary state of ``l'' or low level ``'0'', and this value is used as the current value of the operating state input to this input terminal number. ("1" or "0") as the value of the temporally immediately previous operating state, and both values are given to the state change detection circuit (Is. In the state change detection circuit (151), both values are , if the previous value is ``0'' and the current value is ``O'', there is no state change; similarly, if ``O'' is ``1'', a state change occurs; if ``1'' is 10'', the state is It is determined that the change has been restored, and the state change information and state change restoration are stored together with the input terminal number as state change information of the operating state input to this input terminal number.

Thereafter, the content of the input sofa circuit αG is rewritten and updated with the current value, but up to this point, both the current value and state change information are input to this input terminal number to which monitored equipment<8a).

(8b) ``Save as the operating state of the unspecified monitored equipment together with the input terminal number without specifying whether the monitoring signal is connected or not.

Regarding current values and status change information, monitored equipment <8a)
, (8b) is specified by the monitoring information editing circuit (171
, when editing to send the current operating status or status change information of all monitored equipment (8a) and (8b) to the communication equipment monitoring center (power), and display the current value on the console panel ff3. , when editing to display status change information, in which case the bit position numbers of the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b) on the transmission format and the input terminals (14a) and (14b)
...(14j) and the monitored equipment (8) by referring to the monitoring information management table (12a) showing the correspondence with the number
a) and (8b) will be specified.

Further, the operation when editing and transmitting the current value of monitoring information in response to a request from the communication equipment monitoring center (7) will be explained using the flowchart shown in FIG.

When receiving a request from the Communication Equipment Monitoring Center (7),
In the monitoring information editing circuit Uη, the monitoring information management table (12
Find the input terminal number corresponding to the bit position on the transmission format with reference to a), output and edit the current value of the signal of this input terminal number,
Give to transmission control circuit ■. Also, the Communication Equipment Monitoring Center (
7) To explain the operation when editing and transmitting state change information using the flowchart in FIG. 5, when state change information is detected in the state change detection circuit a9, the monitoring information editing circuit αη Information management table (12a)
, find the pit position number on the transmission format that corresponds to the input terminal number of the state change information, insert and edit this state change information, and give it to the transmission control circuit (2).

In addition, the operation when editing and displaying monitoring information in response to a request to display the current value by operating the console/channel 131 will be explained using the chart in Figure 6-70. Operation of the console/channel 0 When a request to display the current value indicated by the pit position number on the transmission format is accepted, the current value of the monitoring information is edited and sent in response to the request from the communication equipment monitoring center (7). In almost the same way as in the operation, the monitoring information editing circuit αn refers to the monitoring information management table (12a) to find the input terminal number corresponding to the pit position number on the transmission format, and inputs the current value of this input terminal number. Extract and edit the 7-A circuit a61, and record the input terminal number, pit position number on the transmission format, equipment name of the monitored equipment, monitoring item name, and current value (1" or ''O") on the console panel. 1
Display on 3.

Furthermore, the operation for editing and displaying state change information in response to a request to display state change information by operating the console panel αJ will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

When state change information is detected in the state change detection circuit a9, if a request to display state change information has already been received by operating the control 7-A channel (131), the state change information is Almost the same as the operation when editing and transmitting change information, the monitoring information editing circuit aη refers to the monitoring information management table (12a) and determines the pit position number on the transmission format corresponding to the input terminal number of the state change information. , insert and edit the state change information, input terminal number, pit position number on the transmission format, equipment name of monitored equipment (8a) and (8b), monitoring item name, contents of the state change (state (change occurrence or state change recovery) is displayed on console 2 channel a3.

Further, the operation when checking the contents of the monitoring information management table (12a) will be explained using the flowchart of FIG. 8. When the communication equipment monitoring center (7) receives the pit position number on the transmission format as a request for confirmation of the contents of the monitoring information management table (12a), or when instructed by the operation of the console panel (13), the monitoring information management The table confirmation/change circuit a9 refers to the monitoring information management table (12a) and selects the input terminal (14a) corresponding to the pit position number on the transmission format (
t4b) -... (14j) number, the equipment name and monitoring item name of monitored equipment (8a) and (8b), extract and edit them, and send them to the communication equipment monitoring center (competently transmit control circuit). or give it to the controller (
Displayed on +31.

Or, the operation when changing the contents of the monitoring information management table (12a) will be explained using the flowchart of FIG.

The pit position number, input terminal number, and equipment name of the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b) on the transmission format as a content change request of the monitoring information management table (12a).

When change instruction information indicating the monitoring item name is received from the communication equipment monitoring center (7) or when instructed by the operation of the console 7-A channel (13), the monitoring information management table is checked and the change circuit (1 !I, refer to the monitoring information management table (12a) and input the contents corresponding to the pit position number on the transmission format to the specified input terminal number, equipment name of the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b), and monitoring items. Rewrite it to the name. When the rewriting is completed, output the end response information #i and give it to the transmission control circuit ■ for the communication equipment monitoring center (7), or send it to the console panel (1311C display).

As described above, according to this example, the monitoring information management table (
In 12a), specific equipment to be monitored is assigned to a pit position number on the transmission format, and the correspondence between this and the input terminal number of the communication equipment monitoring device (6) is defined, which is different from what was done in the conventional intermediate distribution board Ql. Monitored equipment (
Since the terminal arrangement between 8a), (8b) and the communication equipment monitoring device (6) is replaced by the monitoring information management table (12a), the monitored equipment (8a), (8b) according to the transmission format is replaced by the monitoring information management table (12a). 8b) Preparation and addition of detailed work instructions regarding arrangement rearrangement.

Work such as confirmation after change work and updating of the signal connection management ledger are one-dimensional work that only targets the monitoring information management table (12a), making each work simpler and greatly increasing the efficiency of communication equipment monitoring work. can be converted into

In addition, the signal line connection section between the monitored equipment (8a), (8b) and the communication equipment monitoring device (6) is connected to the monitored equipment (8al).
, (8b) to the communication equipment monitoring device (6), the operation status signal connection of the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b), which was the main function in the conventional intermediate distribution board α0, is possible. is no longer required, the floor space occupied by the intermediate distribution board 01 is significantly reduced, and the monitored equipment (8a), (8
There are economical benefits such as the ability to significantly reduce the work required to connect electric wires to (b).

Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and it goes without saying that various other configurations may be adopted without departing from the gist of the present invention.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, a specific monitored equipment is assigned to a bit position number on the transmission format in the monitoring information management table (12a), and this is assigned to the input terminal number of the communication equipment monitoring device (6). Since the measures have been established, the equipment to be monitored (which was done in the conventional intermediate distribution board Ql)
8a), (8b) to the communication equipment monitoring device (6) can be rearranged using the monitoring information management table (12a) K
Therefore, since it has been substituted, a detailed work instruction regarding rearranging the arrangement of monitored equipment (8a) and (8b) according to the transmission format must be created and expanded.

Work such as confirmation after change work and updating of the signal connection management ledger is a one-dimensional work that only targets the monitoring information management table (12a), so each work is simple and significantly reduces communication equipment monitoring work. This allows for greater efficiency.

In addition, the signal line connection section between the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b) and the communication equipment monitoring device (6) is the monitored equipment (8a).
, (8b) to the communication equipment monitoring device (6), it is possible to connect the operating status signals of the monitored equipment (8a) and (8b), which was an unreliable function in the conventional intermediate distribution board α1. is no longer required, the floor area occupied by the intermediate distribution board α is significantly reduced, and the monitored equipment (8a), (8
There are economical benefits such as the ability to significantly reduce the work required to connect electric wires to (b).

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the communication equipment monitoring device of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 9 are diagrams for explaining FIG. 1, respectively.
FIGS. 10 and 11 are block diagrams showing examples of data communication formats, and FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of a conventional communication equipment monitoring device. (6) is a communication equipment monitoring device, (7) is a communication equipment monitoring center, (8a) and (8b) are monitored equipment, (9a)
, (9b) ...-(9J) is a monitoring signal line, z is a storage device, (12a) is a monitoring information management table, (+3
1 is the console channel, (141 is the sampling circuit, (14a), (14b) = (14j) h
In the input terminal, ae is an input switching circuit, αη is a monitoring information editing circuit, and 0119 is a communication line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A built-in storage device stores a monitoring information management table indicating the relationship between the physical connection method with the monitored equipment and the transmission method of the monitored equipment operating status information to the communication equipment monitoring center, and the monitoring information management table A communication equipment monitoring device characterized in that the contents shown in can be checked and changed by operating a console panel, or can be checked and changed from the communication equipment monitoring center using a communication line.