KR100422130B1 - A method and a device of computer networking by using key-phone - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to the configuration of a computer network using a simple branch exchange used in a small office, and is connected to a simple branch exchange line connected to a main branch exchange main device, and is connected to a telephone and a computer and applied to a voice signal from a telephone. And a data filter unit for synthesizing data signals applied from a computer and transmitting them to a simple branch exchange line, and simultaneously separating signals received from the simple branch exchange line into voice signals and data signals, and outputting them to a telephone and a computer through different paths. ; It is connected to the data filter unit through the simple branch exchange line, and processes the signal applied from the data filter unit to separate the data signal and the voice signal, and transmits the voice signal to the simple branch exchange function unit. A simplified internal exchange host device including a data transfer unit for outputting to the exchange line and applying to the data filter unit; A network driver connected to the data filter and serial port and receiving data from the data filter and applying the data to the corresponding operating system of the computer and simultaneously outputting data from the corresponding operating system of the computer to the data filter through the serial port. An additional computer; It is characterized by a telephone which is connected to a data filter and transmits and receives a voice signal.

Description

A computer networking device and method using a simple branch exchange {A METHOD AND A DEVICE OF COMPUTER NETWORKING BY USING KEY-PHONE}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the construction of computer networks using simple branch exchanges used in small offices, and more particularly, to computer networking suitable for SOHO (Small Office Home Office).

In the company or office, it is necessary to send and receive documents or data between employees or members, and if there is no computer, they exchanged documents as documents. Is generalized.

As described above, in order to transmit and receive electronic documents and data by interconnecting a plurality of computers, a separate dedicated local area network (LAN) has to be installed.

Hereinafter, a computer networking apparatus according to the prior art will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Attached to explain the prior art, Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a simple branch exchange and a computer connection network of an office according to the prior art.

Referring to the attached FIG. 1, the office simplified branch office switch and the computer connection network configuration according to the prior art include a plurality of personal computers (PCs) 10 used by each employee,

A plurality of computer lines 20 respectively connected to the plurality of personal computers to form a computer network;

A network device 30 for centrally connecting the plurality of computer lines 20 and routing the data generated from a specific computer 10 to be transmitted to another specific computer 10;

A plurality of voice communication telephones 40 used by each employee,

A simple branch exchange line 50 connected to each of said plurality of telephones 40 to form a simple branch exchange network;

It consists of a simple branch exchange host device 60 which centrally connects the plurality of simple branch exchange line 50 and switches the call originating from a specific telephone 40 to connect with the called telephone 40.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a configuration of an office simple branch office switch and a computer connection network according to the related art having the above configuration will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In general, a large number of employees are required in the office, and each employee is assigned a personal telephone 40 for communication, and the telephone 40 is a simple branch exchange host device 60 through a simple branch exchange main line 50. Communication with the other party through a call and a called party, and when the simple switching center host device 60 is connected to a public communication network (PSTN), also communicates with a third party outside the office through the public communication network. Will be able to.

The employees of the office are assigned the telephone 40 and at the same time the personal computer 10, respectively, the personal computer 10 is connected to the network equipment 30 through the computer line 20, the network equipment It is possible to perform data communication with another personal computer 10 connected to the computer 30 through the computer line 20.

According to the related art of the above-described configuration, a simple branch exchange main line 50 for voice communication to each employee of an office is wired from the simple branch main exchange unit 60 to the corresponding telephone 40 and simultaneously along the same path. The computer track 20 is wired and connected between each personal computer 10 and the network equipment 30, and each personal computer 10 has to install a network driver file. There was a problem.

Such a configuration is generally referred to as a LAN configuration or an Ethernet configuration, and the office needs to overlap and fold a simple branch exchange line 50 and a computer line 20 connecting each employee. And a simple internal exchange host device 60 and network equipment 30 occupy an area.

In order to solve some of the problems of overlapping lines of the lines 20 and 50 as described above, a wireless LAN has been developed and used, but a wireless LAN has a problem of connecting a personal computer with a visible distance, The problem that cannot reduce the area occupied by the network equipment 30 has not been solved.

The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and a method for connecting each personal computer and performing data communication using a simplified branch exchange base line and a simple branch exchange host device, which are enshrined to each employee of the office.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention synthesizes a voice signal applied from a telephone connected to a telephone and a computer connected to a simple branch exchange line connected to a simple switching center host device, and a data signal applied from a computer. A data filter unit for transmitting to a simple branch exchange line and simultaneously separating a signal received from the simple branch exchange line into a voice signal and a data signal and outputting the signals to a telephone and a computer through different paths; The data filter unit is connected to the data filter unit through the simple branch exchange line, and processes a signal applied from the data filter unit to separate a data signal and a voice signal, and transmits the voice signal to the simple branch exchange function unit. A simplified internal exchange host device including a data transfer unit for outputting to all simple internal exchange lines and applying to the corresponding data filter unit; The data filter is connected to the data filter through the serial port and receives data from the data filter and is applied to the corresponding operating system of the computer. The data applied from the corresponding operating system of the computer is transferred to the data filter through the serial port. A computer including a network driver section for outputting; A telephone is connected to the data filter and transmits and receives a voice signal.

In addition, another feature is a network driver portion of the computer, comprising: a call reception determination process for determining whether there is data to be received from the serial port or data to be transmitted to the serial port; Determining whether it is network data or simple branch exchange data when there is data to be received in the outgoing and outgoing call determination process, and if not the network data, returning to the incoming and outgoing decision process; A transfer process of transmitting the network data to the operating system of the computer in the network determination process; A step of converting the data into network data if the data is to be transmitted from the corresponding computer in the receiving / receiving determination process; And converting the data converted into network data from the conversion process to a data filter through a serial port, and then performing a computer data process for feeding back to the incoming / outgoing determination process.

In addition, another aspect of the present invention, in the data transfer unit of the simple switching center host device, the acknowledgment process for determining whether the data applied from the simple switching center line is network data; A simple branch exchange process outputting the non-network data to the simplified branch exchange function unit in the acknowledgment process; In the case of network data in the acknowledgment process, it is characterized in that it consists of a simple branch exchange data process for outputting the network data to each simple branch exchange line connected to a computer.

1 is a block diagram of a simple branch exchange and a computer connection network of an office according to the prior art;

2 is a block diagram of a simple branch exchange and a computer connection network of an office according to the present invention;

3 is a detailed functional block diagram of a computer and a simple switching center according to the present invention,

4 is a networking flowchart of a network driver unit according to the present invention;

5 is a networking flowchart of a data transfer unit according to the present invention.

** Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing **

10,90: computer 20: computer track

30: network equipment 40: telephone

50: Simple internal exchange line 60,70: Simple internal exchange main unit

75: data transfer unit 77: simple branch exchange function unit

80: data filter 92: serial port

95: network driver

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A description will now be made of a computer networking apparatus and method using a simple branch exchange as a technique according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a block diagram of a simple branch exchange and a computer connection network of an office according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a detailed functional block diagram of a computer and a simple branch exchange according to the present invention. 4 is a networking flowchart of a network driver unit according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a networking flowchart of a data transfer unit according to the present invention.

Referring to the attached Figures 2 to 3, as a technique of the present invention, a computer networking device using a simple branch exchanger is connected to a simple branch exchange line 50 connected to a simple branch exchange host device 70, It is connected to the telephone 40 and the computer 90, synthesizes a voice signal applied from the telephone 40 and a data signal applied from the computer 90, and transmits the synthesized signal to the simple branch exchange line. A data filter 80 which separates the signal received from the signal 50 into a voice signal and a data signal, and outputs the signals to the telephone 40 and the computer 90 through different paths;

It is connected to the data filter 80 through the simple branch exchange line 50 and processes a signal applied from the data filter 80 to separate a data signal and a voice signal, and the voice signal is a simple branch exchange function. A simplex exchange host device (70) including a data transfer unit (75) which transmits to the unit (77) and outputs data signals to all the simplex exchange lines (50) and applies them to the data filter (80),

It is connected to the data filter 80 through a serial port 92 and receives data from the data filter 80 to a corresponding operating system (OS: Operating System) of the computer 90. And a network driver 95 for outputting data, which is applied from the corresponding operating system OS of the computer 90, to the data filter 80 through the serial port 92. 90,

A telephone is connected to the data filter 80 and transmits and receives a voice signal.

In addition, referring to the attached Figure 4, as a technique of the present invention, a computer networking method using a simple branch exchange in the network driver unit 95 of the computer 90,

An incoming and outgoing determination process (S100) for determining whether there is data to be received from the serial port 92 or data to be transmitted to the serial port 92;

When there is data to be received in the call reception determination process (S100), the computer 90 generates and transmits data, and a predetermined start signal and an end signal, which are composed of bytes at the beginning and the end of the data, are transmitted. In addition, as an example, it is determined whether the network data generated by adding the start byte of 0x03 at the beginning and the end byte of 0x02 at the end or the simple branch exchange data. A network determination process of feeding back (S110),

If the network data in the network determination process (S110), the transmission process (S120) for transmitting to the operating system (OS: Operating System) of the computer 90,

If the data to be sent from the computer (90) in the incoming and outgoing determination process (S100), the conversion process (S130) for converting into network data,

Computer data process (S140) for outputting the data converted into the network data from the conversion process (S130) to the data filter 80 through the serial port 92, and then fed back to the call reception determination process (S100) There is a characteristic.

Also, referring to the accompanying FIG. 5, as a technique of the present invention, a computer networking method using a simple branch exchange system, in the data transfer unit 75 of the simple branch exchange host apparatus 70,

An acknowledgment process (S200) for determining whether the data applied from the simple branch exchange line 50 is network data;

If it is not the network data in the acknowledgment process (S200) and the simple branch exchange process 210 to output to the simple branch exchange function unit 77,

In the case of the network data in the acknowledgment process (S200), it consists of a simple intra-site exchange data process (S230) for outputting the network data to each simple intra-site exchange line 50 connected to the computer (90).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a computer networking apparatus and a method using a simple intra-site exchanger will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The simplified intranet exchanger main device 70 according to the configuration of the present invention includes a simple intranet exchanger function unit 77 functioning as a unique simplified intranet exchanger which a key-phone must have, and the present invention technology. The data transmission unit 75 for classifying and detecting network data transmitted from the computer 90 and transmitting the network data to the plurality of data filters 80 by a LAN method is included.

In addition, the computer 90 according to the configuration of the present invention demodulates network data input from the serial port 92 and applies it to an operating system (OS: Operating System) such as TCP, NetBeui, or IPX. Byte indicating the start of the frame unit by receiving data to be transmitted to another computer as data applied from the operating system (OS), and for each frame unit which is data of a predetermined size to be transmitted. A network dryer 95 for modulating in the form of network data is included by adding the unit signal '0x03' and the byte unit signal '0x02' indicating the end of the frame unit, respectively.

In addition, the data filter 80 according to the configuration of the present invention synthesizes or mixes (Mix) the network data applied from the computer 90 and the voice signal applied from the telephone 40 to the simple branch exchange line ( 50) or separates the network data signal from the signal applied from the simple branch exchange line 50 and outputs it to the computer 90, and simultaneously separates the control data signal and the voice signal for the simple branch exchange line from the telephone. It functions to output to 40.

In addition, as a technique of the present invention, the computer networking method using the simple branch exchange having the above-described configuration is, in the network driver unit 95, applied from an OS of the computer 90 and transmitted to another computer 90. It is determined whether it is data or network data received from another computer 90 (S100), and in the case of the received data, a byte signal indicating the start of a frame, that is, 0x03, is checked to determine whether it is a network data signal or a simple branch exchange It is determined whether or not the control data signal of the control (S110) and the control unit for the simple switching center control data signal is fed back to the reception determination process (S100), and in the case of the network data signal, the end of the frame to the OS, such as TCP, NetBeui, IPX Data detected or demodulated up to 0x02 indicated is applied and fed back to the reception determination process (S100) (S120).

In the call-receiving determination process (S100), in the case of data transmitted from the computer 90, 0x03 is added to the beginning of the frame unit data and 0x02 is added to the ending portion, respectively, to convert or modulate the network data (S130). After outputting to the data filter 80 through the serial port 92, it is fed back to the call determination process (S100).

In addition, as a technology of the present invention, in the computer networking method using the simple branch exchange having the above-described configuration, the signal transmitted from the data transfer unit 75 through the simple branch exchange line 50 is a network data signal. It is determined whether the signal for the simple branch exchange control and the voice signal for the recognition or simple switching unit (S200). In the case of a signal, the signal is outputted to the simple branch exchange function unit 77 (S210), and then fed back to the acknowledgment process (S200).

As a result of the determination in the above acknowledgment process (S200), in the case of network data, the network data is output to a plurality of simple branch exchange lines 50 connected to the simple branch exchange host device 70 according to the present invention. After applying the network data to a plurality of data filters 80 respectively connected to the plurality of simple branch exchange lines 50, the data filter 80 is applied by returning to the acknowledgment process S200. The filtered network data is filtered and output to the computer 90 according to the present invention.

Therefore, a computer including a simple switching center host device 70, a simple switching center line 50, and a data filter 80 and a network driver 95 including the data transmission unit 75 according to the present invention ( 90 can be used for computer networking, and is particularly suitable for small offices with low overall data transfers, such as SOHO.

The present invention having the above configuration has the effect of enabling small-scale computer networking using the main device of the simple branch exchanger, the simple branch exchange line, and the data filter.

In addition, since the wiring of the simple internal exchange line is used as it is, there is an industrial use effect that can reduce resources and improve the beautification of the environment around the office.

Claims (3)

In a network switch using a simple branch exchange and a computer, It is connected to a simple branch exchange line connected to a simple branch exchange main unit, and is connected to a telephone and a computer, and synthesizes a voice signal applied from a telephone and a data signal from a computer, and transmits the data to a simple branch exchange line. A data filter unit for separating the received signal into a voice signal and a data signal and outputting the received signal to the telephone and the computer through different paths; The data filter unit is connected to the data filter unit through the simple branch exchange line, and processes a signal applied from the data filter unit to separate a data signal and a voice signal, and transmits the voice signal to the simple branch exchange function unit. A data transmission unit of a simple branch exchange which is output to all simple branch exchange lines and applied to the data filter unit; The data is connected to the data filter unit through a serial port and receives data applied from the data filter unit and is applied to a corresponding operating system unit of a computer, and at the same time, the data applied from the corresponding operating system unit of the computer is transmitted through the serial port. Network driver section of computer to output to filter section, And a telephone network connected to the data filter and configured to transmit and receive a voice signal. The network driver unit of the computer determines whether there is data to be received from the serial port or data to be transmitted to the serial port; If there is data to be received in the call determination process, it is determined whether it is network data or simple branch exchange data, if not the network data network determination process for returning to the call determination process; In the case of network data in the network determination process, the transfer process for transmitting to the operating system of the computer and then fed back to the incoming and outgoing determination process; If the data to be sent from the computer in the call determination process, and the process of converting into network data, Outputting the data converted into network data from the conversion process through a serial port to a data filter, and then receiving and determining the call; The data transfer unit of the simple branch exchange host device includes: an acknowledgment process for determining whether data applied from the simple branch exchange main line is network data; If it is not the network data in the acknowledgment process, the simple branch exchange process to output to the simple branch exchange function unit, In the case of network data in the acknowledgment process, a simple branch exchange data process for outputting the network data to each simple branch exchange line connected to a computer. The method of claim 2, The network data is data generated and transmitted by a computer, and is generated by adding a predetermined start signal and an end signal in byte units to the beginning and the end of the data.