KR100931686B1 - Network equipment package information management device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing network equipment package information.

The present invention relates to a device for managing package information applied to a network device, wherein a registration program for registering package information applied to the network device, wherein the registration program classifies configuration items of the network device to which the package is applied step by step. Providing a package information registration menu including at least one category selection menu; A coder for searching and matching codes set in the configuration item selected by the user; A storage unit for storing the configuration item and the code retrieved from the encoding unit; And a control unit controlling the program unit, the encoding unit, and the storage unit to perform an operation of encoding and storing the configuration item selected by the user.

According to the present invention, by coding and managing an item of package information applied to the network equipment, there is an effect of efficiently databaseting the package information applied to the network equipment.

Description

Apparatus and Method for Managing Package Information about Network Equipment}

The present invention relates to a network equipment package management apparatus and method. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for managing package information that is upgrade related information for network equipment.

As the development of communication services increases, the number of related network equipment required to support the communication service is increasing and the internal structure of the network equipment is complicated, so that the network equipment management company upgrades hardware, firmware, and software to optimize the operation of the network equipment. Perform work regularly or irregularly.

In addition, as the demand for services of users using communication services increases, network equipment management companies are upgrading network equipment to reflect the needs of users.

As described above, network equipment management companies perform tasks to upgrade software for new services or to upgrade function of network equipment. This is called package application.

Currently, if there is a package application for a network device, the network device management company submits a supplement to the telecommunications company containing details of the package application or registers with a server for managing the network device of the telecommunication company.

1 and 2 is a view showing a supplementary history submitted to a communication company from a network equipment management company in the past.

1 and 2, the conventional supplements include information on the types of network equipment, changes, problems and improvement requirements, causes and supplements to which the package is commonly applied, but each supplement is included in the supplement. Each network equipment management company submits the format of the supplement and the way of writing the supplement.

3 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a supplement is registered in a server for managing network equipment of a conventional telecommunication company.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the related art, a telecommunication company or a company associated with a network equipment provides a selection menu for a device type, a manufacturer, and an applied generation to a server for managing a telecommunication company's network equipment, receives, stores, and uploads a supplementary statement file. It takes the form of a registration.

However, since the conventional supplements use a different format and a supplementary description method for each network equipment management company, the telecommunications company managing the package information of the network equipment provides an overview of the supplements submitted by the network equipment management company by specific items. There is a problem that it is difficult to examine.

In addition, since a server for managing a network device of a conventional telecommunication company provides a simple selection item for a network device and a method of registering only a supplementary file, the telecommunication company may also review the supplementary details. The hassle of having to open and check each supplementary list registered in file format.

In order to solve this problem, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for managing package information applied to network equipment.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a device for managing package information applied to a network device, the registration program for registering the package information applied to the network equipment, where the registration program is a network to which the package is applied A program unit for storing a package information registration menu including at least one category selection menu for classifying configuration items of equipment in stages; A coder for storing codes set for each configuration item and searching for and matching codes set in the configuration item selected by a user; A storage unit for storing the configuration item and the code retrieved from the encoding unit; And a controller configured to control the program unit, the encoding unit, and the storage unit to encode and store the configuration item selected by the user, wherein the controller selects at least one category through the package information registration menu. Displaying a menu to a user, and when a configuration item of the category selection menu is selected by the user, receiving a code matching the selected configuration item through the encoding unit and storing the code in the storage unit together with the selected configuration item; It features.

In addition, the present invention, in the method for managing the package information applied to the network equipment, package information registration menu for inputting information about the package applied to the network equipment-wherein the package information registration menu is a network to which the package is applied Displaying at least one category selection menu indicative of equipment, each category selection menu including a configuration item indicative of detailed components of said network equipment; Selecting a configuration item corresponding to a network device to which the package is applied to the at least one category selection menu; And searching for a code corresponding to the selected configuration item, wherein the code is preset for each configuration item, and matching and storing the selected configuration item with the retrieved code.

As described above, according to the present invention, by encoding and managing an item of package information applied to the network equipment, there is an effect of efficiently databaseting the package information applied to the network equipment.

In addition, by encoding the package information, there is an effect that the administrator who manages the package information can quickly check and process the package information.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

In addition, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, this means that it may further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated.

4 is a configuration diagram schematically illustrating a package information management apparatus (hereinafter, referred to as a package information management apparatus) applied to network equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the package information management apparatus 400 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a program unit 410, a display unit 420, a command input unit 430, an encoding unit 440, a storage unit 450, and the like. The control unit 460 is included.

The program unit 410 stores a package information management program for the overall operation of the package information management device, the program unit 410 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a manager of a carrier or network equipment management company staff (hereinafter, ' A manager ') provides a package information registration menu for registering package information applied to a network device.

The package information registration menu is the vendor name selection menu that provides the network equipment management company name as an optional list, the equipment type selection menu that provides the item list to the equipment to which the package is applied, and the block that configures the equipment to which the package is applied. It includes a plurality of selectable category selection menus such as a block selection menu for providing a list of blocks to which a package is to be applied as a selective list, and a complementary selection menu indicating how to update a package to be applied. Here, it is preferable that each selection menu displays a configuration item in a pull-down format.

In addition, the package information registration menu provides a menu for attaching a related file related to the supplementary statement detailing the package information applied to the network equipment, and a remarks input field for inputting the information applicable to the network equipment. To provide.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the package information registration menu is provided with a block selection menu. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a selection menu of a smaller unit (for example, a unit) may be provided. Do.

The display unit 420 may be configured as a display device such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a light emitting diode (LED), and the administrator may recognize a package information registration menu provided by the program unit 410. So that it is shown externally.

The command input unit 430 may be configured as an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse. The command input unit 430 may be a device that receives a command used by an administrator to register package information. Here, the command input unit 430 receives each item provided by the category selection menu corresponding to the network device to which the package is applied from the administrator.

In addition, the command input unit 430 preferably includes a USB connection that allows an administrator to connect external storage devices, such as a floppy disk drive, a CD-ROM drive, and a USB memory, for uploading a supplementary file including details of package information. Do. Here, the command input unit 430 receives an overview of the supplementary file and package information to be uploaded by the administrator.

The encoding unit 440 stores a code set for each configuration item of the category selection menu provided by the package information registration menu. When the configuration item provided by the category selection menu is selected through the command input unit 430, Find and match the code. Here, in the embodiment of the present invention, it will be described on the assumption that the coder 440 includes a codebook in which codes set for each configuration item are stored.

A method of matching the configuration item selected through the command input unit 430 and the corresponding code through the command input unit 430 will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The storage 450 stores a database of a configuration item of the category selection menu selected by the administrator and a code matched by the coder 440.

In addition, the storage unit 450 stores the contents entered in the supplementary statement and the remarks input box uploaded through the command input unit 430 together with the code matched by the encoding unit 440.

The controller 460 drives the package information management program stored in the program unit 410 to display a package information registration menu on the display unit 420, and if a configuration item of a category selection menu is selected through the command input unit 430, an encoding unit. After searching for the code corresponding to the selected configuration item through 440, the configuration item and the searched code are matched and stored in the storage unit 450.

The control unit 460, if a sort command for a configuration item of a specific category selection menu is input through the command input unit 430, the storage unit 450 is provided with a plurality of package information matching the code of the configuration item of a specific category selection menu. Extracts and sorts the related information and outputs the bulletin board to the display unit 420.

5 is a diagram illustrating a package information registration menu screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the package information registration menu screen provides a selection menu for selecting a vendor name, equipment type, blocks, and supplements, and a menu for attaching related files related to package information to be applied, such as supplements. And a remarks input box where you can enter the package information to apply.

In addition, when the administrator registers package information applied to the network device, the package information registration menu screen displays the registered package information in a bulletin board format in the order of registration.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating screens arranged according to equipment types in a package information registration menu according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which an administrator selectively arranges only IMX equipment among equipment types for convenience of description.

Referring to FIG. 6, when an administrator of a telecommunication company or an employee of a network equipment management company selects the registered package information based on IMX among equipment types, the package information registration menu screen displays package information related to IMX.

Therefore, the administrator who wants to check the package information for a specific equipment type can be provided by selecting only the information on the equipment type he wants.

7 is a diagram illustrating a code assigned to a configuration item of a package information registration menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, an embodiment of the present invention assigns a unique code for each vendor, equipment, block, and supplement of network equipment.

For example, a manager of a telecommunication company or an employee of a network equipment management company uses the command input unit 430 to specify a vendor name of “SANO”, an equipment type of “IMX”, a block name of “ACIF”, and complementary information of hardware. When a selection menu command of (H / W: Hardware) is input, the controller 460 sets the code 'A0001' corresponding to the vendor name 'SamO Electric' through the encoding unit 440, and sets the equipment type ' Set the code 'B0001' corresponding to IMX ', set the code' C001A 'corresponding to the block name' ACIF ', and set the code' D001A 'corresponding to the hardware corresponding to the complementary contents and the storage unit 450 Store in

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing package information applied to network equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 illustrates a process of inputting package information through a package information registration menu screen according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure shown.

8 and 9, when the package information registration menu screen is displayed on the display unit 420 (S810), an administrator corresponds to the network equipment to input package information about the network equipment through the package information registration menu screen. Configuration items of each category selection menu are selected through the command input unit 430 (S820).

At this time, the administrator of the telecommunication company or the network equipment management company staff selects the selection menu corresponding to the network equipment to apply the package, as shown in Figure 9 (9A ~ 9D).

Subsequently, the controller 460 searches for a code corresponding to the selection menu selected by the administrator through the encoding unit 440 (S830), matches the selected selection menu with the searched code, and stores the code in the storage unit 450 (S840). .

Subsequently, the controller 460 stores the file related to the package information applied to the network equipment uploaded by the administrator and the contents input by the administrator in the remarks input field for the package information in the storage unit 450 (S850) ( 9E to 9F), the package information registration menu screen is updated and displayed on the display unit 420 (S860).

Subsequently, when an alignment request for a configuration item of a specific category is received from the administrator through the command input unit 430 (S870), the controller 460 matches the code of the configuration item of the specific category selection menu in the storage unit 450. The contents of the plurality of package information are extracted and sorted and output to the display unit 420 in a bulletin board format (S880).

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 and 2 is a view showing a supplementary history submitted to a communication company from a network equipment management company in the past.

3 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which a supplement is registered in a server for managing network equipment of a conventional telecommunication company.

4 is a configuration diagram schematically illustrating an apparatus for managing package information applied to network equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a package information registration menu screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating screens arranged according to equipment types in a package information registration menu according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen in which an administrator selectively arranges only IMX equipment among equipment types for convenience of description.

7 is a diagram illustrating a code assigned to a configuration item of a package information registration menu according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing package information applied to network equipment according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram illustrating a process of inputting package information through a package information registration menu screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (8)

An apparatus for managing package information applied to a network device, A registration program for registering package information applied to the network device, wherein the registration program provides a package information registration menu including at least one category selection menu for classifying configuration items of the network device to which the package is applied step by step; A stored program unit; A coder for storing codes set for each configuration item and searching for and matching codes set in the configuration item selected by the user; A storage unit for storing the configuration item and the code retrieved from the encoding unit; And A control unit which controls the program unit, the encoding unit, and the storage unit to code and store the configuration item selected by the user Including; The control unit displays at least one category selection menu to the user through the package information registration menu, and when the configuration item of the category selection menu is selected by the user, the coder is configured to generate a code matching the selected configuration item. Received through and stored in the storage with the selected configuration item Network equipment package information management device, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The package information registration menu A vendor name selection menu that provides a list of network device management companies to which the package is applied as a selective list, a device type selection menu that provides a list of network equipment items to be applied as a package, and a network device to which a package is applied Network equipment package information management device comprising a category selection menu including at least one selection menu of a block selection menu for providing an item of a block to which a package is applied to a package among blocks and a complementary selection menu indicating an update method of the package . The method of claim 2, The category selection menu Network equipment package information management device for displaying the configuration item in the pull-down (Pull Down) format. The method of claim 2, The package information registration menu And a file attachment menu including contents related to package information applied to the network equipment or a remarks input field for inputting a general content of information applied to the network equipment. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The control unit When a sort command for a specific configuration item of a specific category selection menu is input through the command input unit, the sorting command is performed based on a code of the specific configuration item of the specific category selection menu stored in the storage unit. Network equipment package information management device for extracting and sorting the contents of a plurality of package information matching the code in a bulletin board format. In the method for managing the package information applied to the network equipment, A package information registration menu for inputting information about a package applied to the network device, wherein the package information registration menu includes at least one category selection menu indicating a network device to which the package is applied, wherein each category selection menu is Including a configuration item representing a detailed component of the network equipment; Selecting a configuration item corresponding to a network device to which the package is applied to the at least one category selection menu; And Searching for a code corresponding to the selected configuration item, wherein a code is preset for each configuration item, and matching and storing the selected configuration item with the retrieved code Network equipment package information management method comprising a. The method of claim 6, The package information registration menu The vendor name selection menu that provides the list of network equipment management companies to which the package is applied as an optional list, the equipment type selection menu that provides the list of equipment to which the package is applied, and the block to configure the equipment to which the package is applied. Selecting at least one of a block selection menu for providing an item of a block to which a package is to be applied as a selective list, a supplement selection menu indicating an update method of the package, and a file attachment menu including contents related to package information applied to the network device. A network device package information management method comprising a category selection menu including a menu. The method according to claim 6 or 7, Receiving a sort request for a specific configuration item of a specific category selection menu; And Performs sorting based on codes stored for the specific configuration item of the specific category selection menu, extracts, sorts, and outputs information on a plurality of package information matching codes stored for the specific configuration item. Steps to Network equipment package information management method further comprising a.

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