JPS6395759A - Communication network operation management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily confirm a communication party when a subscriber accommodated in other communication network is communicated by storing subscriber information of plural communication networks incorporatedly and referencing the stored information from each communication network. CONSTITUTION:A communication control equipment 12 is connected to a data base machine 11 via a data bus 13. The communication control equipment 12 connects to independent communication networks 14-16 via communication lines 17-19 respectively and the communication networks 14-16 access the data base machine 11 via the communication controller 12. Moreover, the communication networks 14-16 are connected mutually by communication lines 20-22. When a call comes from a caller, for example, the communication network 14 accessed the data base machine 11 to confirm whether or not a called party exists actually or communication disabled state exists due to a fault.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a communication network management system that improves the efficiency of communication processing by sharing resources among a plurality of independent communication networks.

[Background Art] In recent years, as communications have become more sophisticated, a variety of communication networks have come into use. For example, there are many independent communication networks such as the public telephone network, public data network (DDK), facsimile communication network (separate from normal telephone line facsimile), dedicated line, private network, subscriber telegraph network, etc. do. Some of these networks cannot communicate with each other, such as public telephone networks and subscriber wire networks, while others, such as public telephone networks, private networks, or public data networks, can communicate with each other. be.

・When communicating between multiple independent communication networks like this, conventionally there is a means for storing information such as subscriber information, charge information, failure information, traffic jam information, etc. for each single communication network. When processing a call at a switchboard or the like, this storage means was accessed to obtain the necessary information.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional system, each communication network
It stored its own disability information and the subscriber information of the subscribers it accommodated in its storage means. Therefore, when communicating via a plurality of independent communication networks, the following problems occur.

■It was difficult to confirm whether the subscriber with whom the communication was to be made was actually accommodated in another communication network.

■It was difficult to select a communication network to go through because it was difficult to obtain failure information and communication information on other communication networks.

This invention was made against this background, and when communicating via a plurality of different communication networks, it is possible to confirm the subscribers accommodated in other communication networks, and to check the subscribers of other communication networks. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a communication network operation management method that allows easy reference to failure information, charge information, congestion information, etc.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a storage means for integrating and storing information such as subscriber tone information, charge information, congestion information, etc. of a plurality of independent communication networks. and a control means for referencing or updating the information stored in the storage means through a communication line, and the storage means and the control means are shared by the plurality of independent communication networks.

[Operation] This invention integrates and stores subscriber information of multiple communication networks, and makes it possible to refer to the stored information from each communication network, so that it is possible to communicate with subscribers accommodated in other communication networks. If you do this, you can easily confirm this communication partner. In addition, since you can easily refer to various information such as failure information and gorge information of the pond's communication network, you can perform efficient call processing.

"·Example" Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The figure is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 11 is a device (hereinafter referred to as a database machine) that stores each information such as subscriber information of a communication network.
It is. A communication control device 2 is connected to this database machine 11 via a data bus 13. This communication control device 12 includes independent communication networks 14, 15 .
16 are connected via communication lines 17, 18, and 19, respectively. As a result, communication networks 14, 15, 16
is connected to the database machine 1 via the communication control device I2.
1 can be accessed. In addition, communication network 1
4. I 5, 16 are interconnected by communication lines 20, 21, 22.

In such a configuration, the communication networks 14 to 16 transfer their respective subscriber information, fee information, failure information, and congestion information to the database machine Xia 1 and store it therein. Furthermore, when a change occurs in this information, the information stored in the database machine 11 is updated or added each time.

Next, we will take a case where one subscriber accommodated in the communication network 14 (hereinafter referred to as the caller) communicates with one subscriber accommodated in the communication network 16 (hereinafter referred to as the called party). The operation of this embodiment will now be explained.

When a call is made from a caller, the communication network 14 accesses the database machine 11 and collects information such as whether the callee actually exists or not, and whether communication is disabled due to a failure or the like. Check.

If communication is impossible, it is possible to notify the caller of the communication impossibility without executing communication path setting processing from the communication network 14 to the communication network 16.

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the called party actually exists and is in a communicable state, processing is executed to set up a communication path between the caller and the called party. In this communication path setting process as well, by accessing the database machine 11, the congestion state of the communication lines 20°, 21.22, the presence or absence of a failure, the congestion state of the communication network I5, the presence or absence of a failure, etc. Can be confirmed. For this reason, the communication network 14-communication line 22
- The communication path of the communication network 16 or the communication path of the communication network I4-communication line 20→communication network 15-communication line 21-communication network 16 can be easily set. In this way, the communication path setting process described above can be executed efficiently.

In this embodiment, only one set of the database machine 11, the communication control device 12, and the data bus I3 is provided, but it is possible to install multiple sets of these in a geographically distributed manner and connect multiple communication networks to them. A configuration may also be used.

Furthermore, communication networks do not necessarily have to have switching functions;
It may also be something that does not have a switching function, such as a dedicated line.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention provides a storage means for integrating and storing information such as subscriber information, fee information, congestion information, etc. of a plurality of independent communication networks, and a method for storing information stored in the storage means. and a control means for referencing or updating information transmitted through a communication line, and the storage means and the control means are shared by the plurality of independent communication networks. When communicating, determining whether communication is possible or not,
An advantage is obtained that communication path setting processing such as selection of a communication path can be executed easily and efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a conceptual diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. "11... Database machine, 12...
・Communication control device, 13...Data bus, 14, +5.16...Communication network, 17.18.
19... Communication line, 20.21.22...
...Communication line.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Subscriber information and fee information of multiple independent communication networks,
The storage means integrates and stores information such as congestion information, and the control means refers to or updates the information stored in the storage means through a communication line. A communications network operation management method that is characterized by being shared by multiple communications networks. (2) Communication network operation according to claim 1, characterized in that all or some of the plurality of communication networks are communication networks that do not have exchange means within the communication network, such as dedicated lines. Management method.