KR102402023B1 - A patch panel capable of cable line number and fault management and a monitoring system for patch panel using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a patch panel capable of managing a cable line number and a fault and a system of monitoring a patch panel using the same. More specifically, the patch panel capable of managing a cable line number and a fault comprises: a plurality of communication ports having a unique identification number and provided to distribute data signals of a hub; a monitoring module which is connected to one or more selected communication ports, monitors whether or not a cable connected to the connected individual communication port has a failure, and outputs a first signal or a second signal for each communication port according to a monitoring result; a display module in which different LED light sources are emitted to the outside in conjunction with the first signal or the second signal for each communication port output from the monitoring module; and a data collection module which is connected to the monitoring module and collects the first signal or the second signal for each communication port output from the monitoring module and the identification number for each communication port, and transmits the collected data in response to an external request signal. Therefore, the maintenance becomes more convenient.

Description

A patch panel capable of cable line number and fault management and a monitoring system for patch panel using the same}

The present invention relates to a patch panel capable of managing a cable number and failure, and a monitoring system for a patch panel using the same, in which the convenience of maintenance can be improved by easily monitoring cable number management and failure from a remote location without visual inspection in the field. will be.

In general, as the development of high-speed information and communication networks is accelerating, advanced information and communication services are becoming more diversified.

Accordingly, in the telecommunication rooms of various buildings or apartments for providing FTTH services, including telephone offices, patch panels are provided for cable management and smooth provision of communication while a large number of cables are installed.

A patch panel refers to a hardware unit including a group of ports used in communication or other electronic and electrical systems, and is used to interconnect each port and change the line of the connected port.

Since a large number of ports are integrated in such a patch panel, when a large amount of cables need to be used, cables can be organized one by one, and when a problem occurs, it is possible to make up for the disadvantage of hard to find cables. It has the advantage of being easy to see and easily changeable.

On the other hand, in a large system in which patch panels are mass-installed, for example, a data center or a server room, a patch code management system capable of remote monitoring is required to facilitate system maintenance, repair and management.

In the past, in order to check whether the wiring was correctly connected, the operator was placed in a group of two, one on the patch panel side and the other on the other side of the cable, and then manually using a walkie-talkie to check whether the cable was properly connected. .

However, in large systems where patch panels are installed in large quantities, as mentioned above, maintenance by mobilizing manpower takes a lot of time and increases maintenance costs. Since the state of the cable and the error determination result are not accurate, there is a problem of inefficiency in repair and maintenance.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0085796 (July 27, 2011)

Therefore, the present invention has been devised to solve the above-described problems, and it is possible to manage cable numbers and failures that can improve convenience in maintenance by easily monitoring the number of cables and failures from a remote location without visual inspection in the field. It is an object to provide a patch panel and a monitoring system of the patch panel using the same.

As a means for solving the above problems, the patch panel (hereinafter referred to as "the patch panel of the present invention") capable of cable number and failure management of the present invention has a unique identification number and is provided to distribute the data signal of the hub. communication port; a monitoring module connected to one or more selected communication ports, monitoring the presence or absence of a failure in cables connected to the connected individual communication ports, and outputting a first signal or a second signal for each communication port according to the monitoring result; a display module in which different LED light sources are irradiated to the outside by interlocking with a first signal or a second signal for each communication port output from the monitoring module; and a data collection module connected to the detection module to collect a first signal or a second signal for each communication port output from the detection module and an identification number for each communication port, and transmit the collected data in response to an external request signal. It is characterized by including

As an example, the detection module is characterized in that a predetermined current is always applied to a cable connected to an individual communication port, and a change in the applied current value or a change in the resistance value is analyzed to determine whether there is a failure in the cable. .

As an example, it is characterized in that it includes a housing to which a plurality of communication ports are exposed to the outside, and a curvature forming hole mounted on the housing and configured to form an upward curved section in a cable connected to the communication port.

As an example, the curvature forming sphere includes a channel mounted on the lower end of the housing, a pair of springs configured on both ends of the channel, and a bending bar connected to each of the springs and bent to protrude to a higher position than the communication port; It is characterized in that it includes a holding bar that connects the bending bars and allows the cable to be mounted on the upper part.

As an example, a second channel mounted on the upper end of the housing, a pair of second springs configured on both ends of the second channel, are respectively connected from the second spring and are bent to protrude to a lower position than the support bar It is characterized in that it further includes an auxiliary curvature forming sphere including a second bending bar, which is a second bending bar, and a second supporting bar connecting the second bending bar and allowing the cable to be mounted from the lower part.

On the other hand, the monitoring system of a patch panel using a patch panel capable of cable number and failure management of the present invention (hereinafter referred to as "system of the present invention") includes: the patch panel; and a monitoring server that receives the collected data transmitted from one or more patch panels, classifies and stores them for each patch panel, and analyzes the collected data to monitor the communication port of the patch panel and the cable connected to each communication port, and monitor the presence or absence of a failure. It is characterized by including

As an example, one or more patch panels are connected and a request signal instructing to transmit the data collected from the data collection module of each connected patch panel is generated and transmitted to each patch panel, and in response, each patch panel transmits it It is characterized by further comprising a; data transmission unit for transmitting the collected data to the monitoring server.

As an example, the monitoring server analyzes and processes the received collected data and displays the communication port number of each patch panel, the line number of the cable connected to each communication port, and the presence or absence of failure through a graphical user interface (GUI). It is characterized by including

As described above, the patch panel and system of the present invention can reduce the cost and time consumed in management and maintenance by enabling easy monitoring of cable number management and failure through an administrator terminal at a remote location without visual inspection in the field. Of course, there is an effect that the management and maintenance can be performed efficiently because the convenience is improved.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a patch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a front part of a patch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a rear surface of a patch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4A to 4C are views illustrating a curvature forming sphere according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the present invention will be described in more detail based on the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, the terms or words used in the present specification and claims are based on the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the concept of the term in order to best describe his or her invention. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of

Referring to FIG. 1 , the patch panel 10 of the present invention may include a plurality of communication ports 100 , a monitoring module 110 , a display module 120 , and a data collection module 130 .

The patch panel 10 of the present invention may have a general appearance of a patch panel used for server room construction. As an example, the patch panel 10 includes a housing 11 configured to expose a plurality of communication ports 100 to the outside, and may be operated through DC power applied from the outside or power from a self-built battery. can

The communication port 100 has a unique identification number and is provided to distribute the data signal of the hub, and provides a cable connection for networking with an arbitrary host.

In this case, the hub is a concept including a switch hub as well as a general hub device.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2 , the description is based on the case where there are 24 communication ports 100 , but the number is not limited thereto.

The monitoring module 110 is connected to one or more selected communication ports 100, monitors the presence or absence of failure of cables connected to the connected individual communication ports 100, and according to the monitoring result, the first signal or A second signal is output.

For example, the detection module 110 applies a preset current to the cable connected to the individual communication port 100 at all times, and analyzes the change in the applied current value or the change in the resistance value to determine whether there is a failure in the cable. can

Here, the "disorder" refers to disconnection or poor connection of the connected cable. If the value or resistance value is intermittently repeated for a set time, it may be determined as a connection failure.

And, the first signal output from the detection module 110 may be output when the cable is in a normal connection state, and as described above, when it is determined as a failure such as a disconnection or poor connection of the cable, the detection module 110 is A second signal is output.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3 , one detection module 110 sets six communication ports 100 as a group, and is connected to these communication ports 100 to monitor the status of cables. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is natural that the number of communication ports 100 belonging to a group may vary in consideration of the number of communication ports 100 and the installation environment.

The display module 120 is interlocked with the first signal or the second signal for each communication port 100 output from the monitoring module 110 so that different LED light sources are irradiated to the outside, so that an administrator in the field can provide information on the status of the cable can be visually checked.

The display module 120 may be an LED device in which two colors are implemented, and an LED light source of a different color for each first signal or second signal so as to receive the first signal or the second signal and to distinguish these signals. make it blink.

Such an LED element may be exposed to the outside of the housing 11 as shown in FIG. 2 and is preferably installed at an upper or lower position of each communication port 100 to facilitate visual confirmation.

The data collection module 130 is connected to the detection module 120 and the first signal or second signal for each communication port 100 output from the detection module 120 and the identification number for each communication port 100 collect

That is, the data collection module 130 collects the unique numbers for all communication ports 100 constituting the patch panel and status information for each communication port 100 in real time.

In addition, the data collection module 130 may receive a request signal transmitted from an external device and transmit the collected data to the external device in response thereto.

In this case, the external device may be any one of the data transmission unit 20 and the monitoring server 30 described below.

On the other hand, vibration energy according to various factors can be transmitted to the patch panel 10 of the present invention from the outside, which causes intermittent poor contact of the cable connected to the communication port 100 as well as the vibration energy is continuously applied. When this occurs, there may be a problem that the cable may be completely detached from the communication port 100 .

Accordingly, the patch panel 10 of the present invention of the present invention further includes a configuration that allows the connection state of the cable to be constantly maintained even when vibration energy is applied from the outside, thereby avoiding the above-mentioned problems such as poor contact or detachment of the cable. make it possible to prevent

Specifically, according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 4A to 4B , a curvature forming tool mounted on the housing 11 and configured to form an upward curved section in the cable connected to the communication port 100 . (12) is further included.

The curvature forming hole 12 is connected to a channel 121 mounted to the lower end of the housing 11, a pair of springs 122 configured to both ends of the channel 121, and the spring 122, respectively. and may include a bending bar 123 bent to protrude higher than the communication port 100 , and a mounting bar 124 connecting between the bending bars 123 and allowing a cable to be mounted from the top.

That is, the holding bar 124 of the curvature forming hole 12 is formed at a position higher than the connection position of the cable as shown in FIG. It is reasonable to allow this to be formed.

The reason that the curved section is formed in the shape of a mountain by the curvature forming hole 12 as described above is that when an external load is applied to the housing 11 such as an earthquake, the cable is contacted badly or detached from the communication port 100 due to vibration energy. to control what happens. That is, the vibration energy of the cable is buffered by the curvature forming tool 12 to reduce the tensile force between the cable and the communication port 100 .

When connecting the cable without the curvature forming member 12, the length of the cable may be relaxed to relieve the tensile force caused by the vibration energy applied to the cable, but in this case, other problems may occur due to interference between the curvature forming members 12 or the aesthetics may be deteriorated. Since there may be problems such as damage, in the present invention, the curvature forming sphere 12 is configured.

Preferably, the curvature forming hole 12 is made of an elastic material itself or is configured to allow elastic behavior in the housing 11 so that vibration applied to the cable is alleviated. That is, the curvature forming sphere 12 itself is made of an elastic material or is mounted on the housing 11 to enable elastic behavior, so that the vibration energy applied to the cable is relieved through the curvature forming sphere 12 and transmitted to the communication port 100 . This is to further double the efficiency of preventing disconnection from the bad contact of the cable or the communication port 100 by blocking it.

In addition to this, according to the present embodiment, the auxiliary curvature forming sphere 13 as shown in FIG. 4C may be further included.

The auxiliary curvature forming hole 13 includes a second channel 131 mounted on the upper end of the housing 11, a pair of second springs 132 configured on both ends of the second channel 131, and the The second bending bar 133 connected to each of the second springs 132 and bent to protrude to a lower position than the holding bar 124 and the second bending bar 133 are connected, and the cable is mounted from the lower part. It may include a second support bar 134 to be so.

The auxiliary curvature forming member 13 allows the front end of the cable to be mounted in the downward direction once more in a state in which the cable is mounted by the curvature forming member 13 to maintain a constant tensile force on the cable, thereby maintaining the communication port 100 ) while not shaking the cable connected to it, when external vibration energy is generated, the vibration energy is transmitted intact to the spring 122 and the second spring 132 of the curvature forming sphere 12 described above.

That is, the auxiliary curvature forming member 13 is to further improve the cushioning effect by enabling the buffering of vibration energy in multiple directions while maintaining a constant tensile force on the cable together with the curvature forming member 12 .

As such, in the present invention, when vibration occurs in the housing 11 due to an external force such as an earthquake, the cable is shaken from the communication port 100 to control poor contact or detachment, and the vibration itself is relieved from being transmitted to the communication port 100 . By doing so, it is possible to prevent failure or damage of the patch panel 10 as well as communication problems caused by cables.

On the other hand, the system of the present invention may be configured to include the above-described patch panel 10, the monitoring server 30 and the data transmission unit 20 as shown in FIG.

The monitoring server 30 may receive each of the collected data transmitted from one or more patch panels 10 provided in the server room, classify them for each patch panel 10 and store them.

And the monitoring server 30 analyzes the collected data so that the communication port 100 of each patch panel 10 and the line number management of the cable connected to each communication port 100 and the presence or absence of a failure can be monitored.

The monitoring server 30 can check the patch panel 10 to which the communication port 100 belongs and its number through unique identification information of the communication port 100 .

For example, the monitoring server 30 analyzes and processes the received collected data, and through a GUI (graphical user interface), the communication port 100 number of each patch panel 10, the line number of the cable connected to each communication port 100 Including the manager terminal 300 that displays the presence or absence of faults and the like, so that the number and fault management and monitoring can be easily performed by the manager.

Here, the manager terminal 300 is a terminal to which access is granted from the monitoring server 30, and may be either a terminal having a fixed property such as a desktop or a mobile terminal such as a smart phone of the manager.

In addition, the monitoring server 30 generates a notification signal when a failure occurs in a cable connected to a specific communication port 100, and displays the patch panel 10 to which the communication port 100 belongs and its number together with the notification signal. You can print it out and inform the administrator.

The notification signal output from the monitoring server 30 may be generated as a message in a Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) format and transmitted to a mobile terminal of a pre-registered administrator.

The data transmission unit 20 is installed between one or more patch panels 10 and the monitoring server 30 to relay the data collected from each patch panel 10 to the monitoring server 30 .

That is, the data transmission unit 20 generates a request signal instructing to transmit the data collected by the data collection module 130 of each connected patch panel 10 to which one or more patch panels 10 are connected. It is transmitted to the patch panel (10).

Then, the data transmission unit 20 converts the collected data transmitted from each patch panel 10 as a response signal into data suitable for the Ethernet environment, and then transmits it to the monitoring server 30 through the connected network.

For example, the data transmission unit 20 can support connection with 24 patch panels 10 through 485 communication, and use the input power of each patch panel 10 while communicating data with each connected patch panel 10 . DC power that can be utilized can be applied.

Those skilled in the art from the above description will be able to see that various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. Accordingly, the technical scope of the present invention should not be limited to the content described in the detailed description of the specification, but should be defined by the claims.

10: patch panel 20: data transmission unit
30: monitoring server 100: communication port
110: monitoring module 120: display module
130: data collection module 300: manager terminal

Claims (8)

a plurality of communication ports having a unique identification number and provided to distribute the data signal of the hub;
a monitoring module connected to one or more selected communication ports, monitoring whether a cable connected to the connected individual communication ports has a failure, and outputting a first signal or a second signal for each communication port according to the monitoring result;
a display module in which different LED light sources are irradiated to the outside by interlocking with a first signal or a second signal for each communication port output from the monitoring module; and
A data collection module that is connected to the monitoring module to collect the first signal or second signal for each communication port output from the monitoring module and an identification number for each communication port, and transmit the collected data in response to an external request signal; A patch panel capable of cable rotation and fault management, characterized in that it includes.
The method of claim 1,
The detection module is
A patch panel capable of managing cable number and failure, characterized in that a preset current is always applied to a cable connected to an individual communication port, and a change in the applied current value or a change in resistance is analyzed to determine whether there is a failure in the cable .
The method of claim 1,
Cable number and failure management is possible, characterized in that it includes a housing to which a plurality of communication ports are exposed to the outside, and a curvature forming hole mounted on the housing and configured to form an upward curved section in a cable connected to the communication port. patch panel.
4. The method of claim 3,
The curvature forming sphere includes a channel mounted on the lower end of the housing, a pair of springs configured at both ends of the channel, a bending bar connected to each of the springs and bent to protrude higher than the communication port, and between the bending bars A patch panel capable of cable rotation and fault management, characterized in that it includes a mounting bar that connects the cables and allows the cables to be mounted from the top.
5. The method of claim 4,
A second channel mounted on the upper end of the housing, a pair of second springs configured on both ends of the second channel, respectively connected to the second spring and bent to protrude to a lower position than the support bar A patch panel capable of cable rotation and fault management, characterized in that it further includes a bar and an auxiliary curvature forming member including a second support bar connecting between the bar and the second bending bar and allowing the cable to be mounted from the lower part.
The patch panel of any one of claims 1 to 5; and
A monitoring server that receives the collected data transmitted from one or more patch panels, classifies them for each patch panel, stores them, and analyzes the collected data to manage the communication ports of the patch panel and cables connected to each communication port and monitor the presence or absence of failure; A monitoring system of a patch panel using a patch panel capable of cable number and failure management, characterized in that it includes.
7. The method of claim 6,
One or more patch panels are connected, and the data collection module of each connected patch panel generates a request signal instructing it to transmit the collected data, transmits it to each patch panel, and in response, collects the collected data transmitted from each patch panel. A monitoring system of a patch panel using a patch panel capable of cable number and failure management, characterized in that it further comprises a data transmission unit that transmits the data to the monitoring server.
7. The method of claim 6,
The monitoring server,
The cable number and the cable number and the A patch panel monitoring system using a patch panel that can manage failures.

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