KR101743833B1 - Remote management system using network communication - Google Patents

Abstract

A network remote management apparatus is disclosed. The network remote management apparatus comprises a smart remote control device connected to the integrated control server through the network communication network of the present invention and having an AC output unit formed with one or more power sockets through which the power supplied by the power control signal is switched on and off Wherein the integrated control server comprises a transmission / reception module for transmitting and receiving status information, a failure determination module, and a remote control module for transmitting a power control signal to the smart remote control device in the event of a failure. The smart remote control device includes a network interface, And the power control signal is transmitted to the AC output unit so that the corresponding control apparatus is reset, so that it is possible to effectively cope with the occurrence of the fault before visiting the site.

Description

[0001] REMOTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING NETWORK COMMUNICATION [0002]

[0001] The present invention relates to a remote control apparatus, and more particularly, to a remote control apparatus which, when a remote control apparatus fails, resets the power of a failed apparatus by using a self- ≪ / RTI >

Generally, in most cases, the system is connected to a whole management system that uses a network to communicate with each other and perform specific tasks for each device.

Networked devices often fail to function properly due to malfunctions or problems with network equipment. This causes inconvenience to the management of the user and the situation that the necessary data can not be obtained.

In recent years, as broadband Internet services have become more popular, communication equipment technology and devices have developed, and devices for controlling the power supply of network equipment from a remote location are emerging. These remote control devices require separate concentrators and also require dedicated lines such as UTP lines.

Conventional remote control devices for controlling network equipment are installed in a room such as a main distributing frame (MDF) such as a public housing where a dedicated line is installed, so that a failure of a network device .

However, these devices require additional wiring or a dedicated line for remote power control.

In addition, because it requires separate space such as MDF room, TPS, etc., it can be installed only in new public housing, and it is difficult to install in basic public housing without general house, coalition, MDF room.

Meanwhile, if a failure occurs in each device existing in the network, the problem can be solved by rebooting the failed device. Such a rebooting method includes a cold boot and a warm boot.

Colt boot is a method of booting a device that is turned off normally or by pressing the reset button. It is called hardware reset because booting and hardware check are done.

Warm boot allows you to perform a reboot by operating a separate key while the device is powered on. Unlike cold boot, it does not check the hardware, And is referred to as software reset.

In the case of a simple failure, the device can be operated normally only by a software reset. If the device itself fails and normal operation is impossible, a hardware reset is required to turn on / off the hardware.

Each device using the individual power source is scattered and distributed from the network central management center, so it is practically impossible to arrange a professional manpower to manage the network at each remote place. If a problem occurs, It is necessary to perform rebooting, which causes problems such as a waste of manpower and time and a delay in coping time.

In order to overcome this problem, a remote monitoring and control device is installed in a remote device to perform a software reset of the device. In this case, in the case of a temporary failure, it can be solved only by a software reset. However, in the case where a hardware failure has occurred and a hardware reset has to be performed, the network manager has to move to a place and take action, There is a problem in that it does not have a great effect in quickly recovering the failure of the network.

KR Registration No. 10-1187676 (September 26, 2012)

An object of the present invention to solve such a problem is to provide a network remote management apparatus capable of automatically resetting a power source of a problematic apparatus and performing a failure processing.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a network remote management apparatus capable of remotely managing control devices by installing a smart remote control device and an integrated control server.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a network remote management apparatus that allows a manager to promptly check which equipment has failed at a remote site through a log through the integrated management server.

A smart remote control device is provided with an AC output unit connected to an integrated control server through a network communication network of the present invention for solving such a problem and having at least one power socket in which power supplied by a power control signal is turned on and off. A reception module for receiving the status information of the AC output unit from the network remote management apparatus via the network communication network; a failure determination module for determining whether a failure has occurred through the status information; And a server controller for transmitting the power control signal to the smart remote control device when it is determined that a failure has occurred, wherein the smart remote control device is connected to the integrated control server and connected to the network communication network to receive the control signal A network interface, And the AC output unit having a relay unit which can be delivered by the said power control signal received through the network interface to the relay unit comprises a control unit for controlling to perform a reset of the power source socket.

The control unit of the smart remote control device can register the respective power sockets with the IP address and control the status information of the equipment connected to the power socket through the ping to be transmitted to the reception module of the integrated control server.

In addition, the smart remote control device may include an impact sensor, and may transmit the detected content to the reception module of the integrated control server when the impact is detected by the impact sensor, And controls the fan to be driven when the temperature sensor detects a temperature equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature and to stop driving the fan when the temperature sensor detects a temperature lower than a predetermined temperature, And if the input power source is a low voltage, the low voltage state can be transmitted to the integrated control server.

The smart remote control device further includes a door sensor and a rotary camera configured to photograph the periphery of the smart remote control device. When the door sensor detects the door opening, the smart camera drives the rotary camera to photograph and store the surroundings And a noise sensor. When it is determined that noise exceeding a predetermined value is generated by the noise sensor, the control unit controls the rotation type camera to photograph and store the surroundings.

According to the network remote management apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to perform real-time monitoring of equipment for all remote locations, effectively respond to occurrence of a failure, and perform primary processing for remote self- Therefore, it is possible to process quickly.

In addition, according to the network remote management apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the trouble processing time and cost by improving the part to visit the site every time a failure occurs.

In addition, according to the network remote management apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently cope with various thefts and breakage emergency situations occurring in the field rather than existing field systems.

In addition, according to the network remote management apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to remotely reset the troublesome devices, thereby reducing various cost parts for on-site visits. Further, through the integrated control server, So that the administrator can check the information quickly.

1 is a network configuration diagram of a network remote management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a detailed block diagram of a network remote management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary diagram showing a power supply control system diagram.
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4 is a detailed configuration diagram of the integrated control server of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise. It should be noted that the terms such as " part, "" module, " .

The terms "first "," second ", and the like throughout the specification are intended to distinguish one component from another and should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

It is to be understood that the term "and / or" throughout the specification includes all possible combinations from one or more related items. For example, the meaning of "first item, second item and / or third item" may be presented from two or more of the first, second or third items as well as the first, second or third item It means a combination of all the items that can be.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element throughout the specification, it may be directly connected to the other element, but other elements may be present in between. Also, other expressions describing the relationship between the components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram of a network remote management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a network remote management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the network remote management apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a power socket connected to the integrated control server 400 through a network communication network 300 and powered on and off by a power control signal, The smart remote control device 100 having at least one smart remote control device 100 and the control device connected to the power socket of the smart remote control device 100. When it is determined that a problem has occurred in each control device, The power supply to the control apparatus in which the trouble has occurred is reset (the power supply is turned off and then turned on) so that the problematic control apparatus can perform normal operation again.

For this, the integrated control server 400 operates as a web server. The integrated control server 400 receives and stores data such as a fault diagnosis from the smart remote controller 100 according to a predetermined program, To the smart remote control device 100 having the recovery function so that the power of the power socket to which the failed control device is connected can be reset.

In addition, the integrated control server 400 includes a transmission / reception module 440 for receiving status information of control devices through the network communication network 300 and transmitting a power control signal, a fault determination module A server control unit 410 for transmitting a power control signal to the smart remote controller 100 to reset the power when it is determined that a failure has occurred through the failure determination module 430, A failure diagnostic DB 450 for storing the image data, and an image storage DB 460 for storing the camera image.

The transmission / reception module 440 receives the status information of the control devices from the smart remote control device 100 through the network communication network 300, and operates to transmit a power control signal.

3, the control device refers to devices connected to the respective power sockets 121 to 124. The control device includes a controller 210, an IP emergency A bell 220, a rotatable CCTV 230, a fixed CCTV 240, and a modem 250, all of which are capable of controlling power.

If the malfunction determination module 430 determines that an error has occurred in the control device from the smart remote control device 100 based on a ping signal received from the control devices connected to the smart remote control device 100, The controller 410 may transmit a power control signal to the smart remote controller 100 to reset the power by resetting the corresponding IP.

In order to allow the integrated control server 400 to more specifically identify the fault site, data on the corresponding fault location and symptoms of each IP stored in the fault diagnosis DB 450 is stored in the smart remote controller 100 And stores the captured image in the image storage DB 460. If necessary, it reads the captured image and compares it with the data of the failure diagnosis DB 450 so as to grasp the accurate failure phenomenon It is possible.

The server control unit 410 can determine that the failure has not occurred when the control apparatus is normally operated through the first ping, and if the control apparatus is normally operated after one or more repetitive attempts or if the control apparatus is not normally operated after one or more repetitive attempts, It can be judged that it has occurred.

The integrated control server 400 may be configured to store an application related to the remote control of the present invention in the user authentication unit 420 and install the corresponding program in the authenticated smart remote control device 100.

The communication between the integrated control server 400 and the smart remote control apparatus 100 may be performed through wireless communication as well as network communication through a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network).

1, the integrated control server 400 and one smart remote control device 100 are connected to each other. However, the present invention is not limited to the integrated control server 400 and a plurality of smart remote control devices 100 may be connected to a network It does not preclude the connection to the network.

In other words, referring to an example diagram for showing the power control system of FIG. 3, four power sockets 121 to 124 are illustrated. In order to manage more control devices, the smart remote controller 100 It is possible to use more.

The smart remote control device 100 may be installed in various areas and may be connected to the integrated control server 400 via the network communication network 300 and may be connected to the control server 400 through the communication network or directly to control devices, Monitoring and remote control functions.

The smart remote control apparatus 100 includes a network interface 150 connected to the integrated control server 400 and connected to the network communication network 300 to receive control signals and transmit related data, An AC output unit 120 configured to reset a power source and a power control unit 120 which transmits a power control signal received through the network interface 150 to the relays 121a to 124a so that power of the power sockets 121 to 124 is reset A control unit 110 for controlling the network, and network devices and sensors including CCTV.

The RS-485 151, the RS-232 152, and the RS-140 are connected to the network interface 150 through the network communication network 300 and the control server 400, And is configured to be able to perform LAN 153 communication.

 The ports of the RS-485 151 and the RS-232 152 can be connected to a control device or a terminal such as a PC. The LAN 153 is connected to a hub, And is configured to communicate through the network communication network 300.

When a network using the Internet is configured by the open nature of the network communication network 300 without using a dedicated line and using the Internet, a serious problem arises in security. Therefore, a device for security By using this, a secure network can be constructed.

For example, a firewall is located in the gateway server of the network, protects private network resources from other network users, prevents outsiders from accessing their non-public information, It can be installed between the corporate intranet and the Internet to control the external resources that employees need to access.

The ports of the RS-485 151 and the RS-232 152 are connected to a control device or a PC so as to control the power of the smart remote control device 100. The ports of the RS- 232 Revision C) specifies the interface requirements between the Date Terminal Equipment (DTE) and the Date Circuit Terminating Equipment (DCE) for exchanging serial binary data, where DTE means the terminal and DCE means the modem etc.

Data transmitted over the RS-232C is transmitted from the DTE interface to the internal or external modem or other serial devices by the UART and the data travels along the parallel circuit, but because the serial devices can process only one bit at a time, The UART converts the parallel bits into a serial bit string.

In addition, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) can be used as a communication port. VPN is a virtual private network in contrast to a leased line. A public network infrastructure is configured according to a user's purpose using a tunneling protocol and a security procedure It is a data network and shares public network, so it can have almost equal effect with leased line at low cost.

In addition, the smart remote control device 100 may be configured to register a plurality of control devices by registering control devices that are connected to the network or installed in the field and can be directly connected to perform remote and automatic recovery, The control unit of the power control unit is checked in real time by the pinging signal directly or by the integrated control server and if there is a problem with the ping signal, the power of the corresponding power socket can be reset.

The AC output unit 120 is composed of power sockets 121 to 124 to which control units are respectively connected and an Internet Protocol (hereinafter referred to as IP) is assigned to operate as a power control unit, And switching means 130 for resetting the sockets 121 to 124. The switching means may include relays 131 to 134.

When the control unit 110 receives the power control signal through the network interface 150 and transmits a reset signal to the relays 1131 to 134 so that the power sockets 121 to 124 set in the corresponding IP are reset, To reset the power socket.

In the present invention, since different IPs are assigned to individual power sockets to manage the devices, such IP allocation can be assigned to power sockets or relays.

When the IP is allocated to the power socket, the controller 110 can determine the relay connected to the power socket. Therefore, when the power control signal is received at the corresponding IP, the reset signal is applied to the relay connected to the IP, Is assigned to the relay, the corresponding relay is reset.

Since the AC output unit 120 may have different timings for resetting the control devices connected to the power sockets 121 to 124, the reset timing of the power sockets may be stored in the storage unit 180 according to the respective control devices. And is separately managed.

For example, in the case of a controller incorporating a microcontroller (MCU), reset timings may be formed for several ms to several seconds depending on the characteristics of the MCU. The control unit 110 reads the reset timing of the corresponding IP from the storage unit 180 and makes the reset timing slightly longer than the corresponding reset timing You can safely reset it.

In addition, the smart remote control device 100 may include a power input unit (AC INPUT) 140 and a power switch (AC AW) 130.

The smart remote control device 100 further includes a siren 161, a light emitter 162, an IP emergency bell 163, a fan 164, a camera (not shown) 165, a plurality of sensors 170, and the like.

The plurality of sensors 170 includes an impact sensor 171 for detecting an impact, a temperature sensor 172 for measuring temperature, a door sensor 173 for detecting the opening of the door, a noise sensor 174 for measuring noise And the controller 110 is operated to transmit the log file to the integrated control server 400 in real time when an event occurs at a value higher than a value set by the sensors in the storage unit 180. [

The IP emergency bell 163 is a device that enables the person pressing the bell and the management personnel to communicate, and can operate the syllable 161 and the light emitter 162 when operating.

The operation time of the syllable 161 and the light emitter 162 is set by the administrator and stored in the storage unit 180 so that it can be read if necessary and the operation time can be managed.

When the shock sensor 171, the noise sensor 174, the door sensor 173, and the like are operated, the rotation type camera 165 is set for each sensor, and the image is transmitted using the touring function. So that it can be obtained more accurately.

In this case, the camera 165 is installed inside and outside the smart remote control device 100, and can use a 360-degree camera, a webcam, a camcorder, a digital camera, a DSLR, Zoom: PTZ) function, it is preferable that the control unit 110 is configured to be able to photograph a site where a fault has occurred or a site where an event has occurred.

The smart remote control apparatus 100 sends log information corresponding to a failure or a sensor operation to the connected apparatuses in real time to the integrated control server 400 using the network communication network 300. In the integrated control server 400, It displays the information on the log on the display so that the administrator can confirm the information about the log record through the equipment in real time. In addition to the monitoring of important sensors depending on the environment, it is possible to send the log to the manager through siren or alarm sound.

The control unit 110 of the smart remote control device registers each power socket with an IP address and transmits the status information of the equipment connected to the power socket through the ping to the transmission / reception module 440 of the integrated control server 400 When the impact is detected by the impact sensor 171, the detected content may be transmitted to the integrated control server 400 and may be recorded in the image storage DB 460.

Ping is a basic Internet program that checks for the presence of a specific Internet address and whether the address can accept the request and is used for diagnostic purposes to verify that the device the user is attempting to access is actually running . For example, if a user can not ping a device (that is, if the ping response is not normal), it can be determined as a failure diagnosis.

ping is done by sending one packet to the specified address and waiting for the response.

The smart remote controller 100 also drives the fan 164 when the temperature sensor 172 detects a temperature equal to or higher than the set temperature and stops the operation of the fan 164 when the temperature sensor 172 senses a temperature lower than the set temperature .

This control extends the durability and lifespan of the machine and extends the lifetime of the fan and noise generated by the fan while operating the normally running fan only when necessary.

The control unit 110 stores the average power consumption of the control unit connected to each power socket in the storage unit 180 and transmits a low voltage state to the integrated control server 400 when the input power source 140 is low voltage Thereby informing that the smart remote control apparatus 100 is being driven at a low voltage, so that it can receive appropriate measures.

When the door detection sensor 173 senses the opening of the door, the control unit 110 drives the rotary camera 165 to photograph the surroundings and store the captured image in the storage unit 180 or transmit it to the integrated control server 400, Manage your history.

When the control unit 110 determines that the noise exceeding the predetermined value is generated by the noise sensor 174, the control unit 110 drives the rotary camera 165 to photograph the surroundings and stores the captured image in the storage unit 180, So that the noise history can be managed.

Operation of the network remote management apparatus having the above-described configuration will be described below.

The control devices are connected to the power sockets 121 to 124 of the smart remote control device 100 and the IPs of the power sockets 121 to 124 are registered in the integrated control server 400.

Thereafter, power is applied to the input power source 140 of the smart remote control device 100, and the power is connected to the integrated control server 400 through the network communication network 300.

The server control unit 410 of the integrated control server 400 transmits a ping signal to determine whether or not the power sockets 121 to 124 are abnormal.

The server control unit 410 can determine that the failure has not occurred when the control apparatus is normally operated through the first ping, and if the control apparatus is normally operated after one or more repetitive attempts or if the control apparatus is not normally operated after one or more repetitive attempts, It can be judged that it has occurred.

In other words, it transmits a PING signal to judge that a device having an unstable network condition or a device that can not communicate is determined as a failure.

If it is determined that a failure has occurred, the server control unit 410 transmits a power control signal, which is a power reset signal of the corresponding IP.

The control unit 110 of the smart remote control device that receives the power control signal, which is a power reset signal of the IP from the server control unit 410, activates the relay connected to the power socket of the corresponding IP so that the power socket of the corresponding IP is reset.

At this time, it is preferable that the reset timing of the power socket is read and reset in the storage unit 180 according to each control device.

When the power socket is reset, the connected control device is also reset and the fault is restored and it will operate normally.

When a fault occurs as described above, the integrated control server records the received data and enables monitoring of the fault.

As described above, according to the network remote management apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to check the control devices installed on the field in real time or monitor the status of each device while communicating with the smart remote control device, The device name and IP list can be stored in a log, the information on the failure can be easily checked, and the real-time list of the failure equipment can be confirmed.

In addition, the smart remote control device can input and output various sensors, so that various sensors can be connected and used depending on the situation of the site.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

100: smart remote control device 110: control unit
120: AC output unit 130: AC switch
150: network interface 170:
210: Controller 220: IP Emergency Bell
230: Rotating CCTV 240: Fixed CCTV
250: modem 300: network communication network
400: Integrated control server 410: Server control unit
420: user authentication unit 430: failure determination module
440: Transmitting / receiving module 450: Fault diagnosis DB
460: Image storage DB

Claims (5)

delete delete And a smart remote control device connected to the integrated control server through a network communication network and having an AC output unit formed with at least one power socket for each IP whose power supply is switched on and off by a power control signal, As a result,
The integrated control server
A transmission / reception module for receiving status information of the AC output unit through the network communication network;
A failure determination module for determining whether a failure has occurred through the status information;
A server controller for transmitting the power control signal to the smart remote controller when it is determined that a failure has occurred through the failure determination module;
And
The smart remote control device
A network interface connected to the integrated control server and connected to a network communication network to receive a power control signal for each IP;
An AC output having relay means for resetting each of the power sockets;
A control unit for transmitting the power control signal for each IP unit received through the network interface to the relay unit so as to reset the power socket of the corresponding IP unit;
And a control unit connected to each of the power sockets, the control unit being connected to each of the power sockets, And stores the average power consumption, and transmits the low voltage state to the integrated control server when the input power source is the low voltage.
The method of claim 3,
The control unit of the smart remote control device
And registering each of the power sockets with an IP address and transmitting state information of equipment connected to the power socket through the ping to the receiving module of the integrated control server.
The method of claim 3,
The smart remote control device
The network remote management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a shock detection sensor for detecting an impact from the impact detection sensor and transmitting the sensed information to a reception module of the integrated control server.

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