KR20040053467A - system and method watching sub power supply of network in a remote place - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for managing a remote network supplementary power and a managing method therefor are provided to efficiently perform a monitoring process by using a minimal network equipment, and to measure each voltage of supplementary power cells, then to periodically monitor a dummy load, thereby previously discovering abnormality of the supplementary power. CONSTITUTION: A remote supplementary power managing server(10) is installed in a central network control center in order to monitor power of a base station, an optical terminal or a relay station. A power sensor(20) has IPs every base station, optical terminal or relay station, monitors on/off operations of a constant power(5) and a supplementary power(6) of the base station, the optical terminal or the relay station, and senses an amount of an outputted power. The power sensor(20) transmits the sensed power to the remote supplementary power managing server(10) by using a self IP address.

Description

System and method watching sub power supply of network in a remote place}

The present invention relates to a remote network auxiliary power management system and management method, and in particular, the power detection unit of the base station or optical end station or relay station includes a constant power detection unit and a capacity detection unit for monitoring the auxiliary power and extracting the capacity. Alternatively, an IP can be applied to the power station of the relay station to monitor the status and capacity of the continuous and auxiliary power at remote locations.

2. Description of the Related Art [0002] An auxiliary power supply performance monitor is conventionally provided in a network composed of a management center 2 and a central network control center 3 of a base station, a broadband terminal or a relay station that provide services to individual subscribers 1 and their groups. In order to be able to monitor remotely, the central network control center 3 and the base station, the optical station or the relay station 2 are provided with matching computers 7 and 8, respectively. Alternatively, communication with the central network control center 3 (operating station) via a network device 4 such as a router facilitates the consumption of the auxiliary power source 6 both when the normal power source 5 is normal and when there is a power failure. For this reason, premature discharge of the auxiliary power supply 6 was induced and failure increased.

The present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, by performing a monitoring task efficiently using a minimum of network equipment and by monitoring each voltage of each cell of the auxiliary power supply to monitor the pseudo load at a predetermined cycle of the auxiliary power supply The purpose of this is to provide a remote network auxiliary power management system and management method that detects abnormality early and facilitates security measures.

The purpose of the above is to provide assistance by sequentially or simultaneously connecting to the location to be checked by the central monitoring center in order to temporarily or periodically measure the auxiliary power auxiliary power performance at the remote base station, relay station or optical end station in the network control center. It is achieved by configuring the auxiliary power capability to the fullest in the event of a power failure by measuring the voltage drop rate across the auxiliary power supply per unit time by flowing the power supply voltage and pseudo load current.

1 is a block diagram of a conventional subscriber, base station or relay station or optical end station, central network control center,

2 is a block diagram of a remote network auxiliary power management system of the present invention;

3 is a circuit diagram of a remote network auxiliary power management system of the present invention, and

4 is a flowchart of a method for managing remote network auxiliary power according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: remote auxiliary power management server 20: power detection unit

21: network equipment 22: Ethernet modem

23: memory 24: manual control panel

25: status display section 26: microcomputer

27: multi-purpose parallel input and output port 28: capacity detection unit

29: constant power detection unit 30: secondary battery power and charging circuit

R1: Discharge pseudo load RL1: Relay 1

RL2: Relay2 T1: Trans

Hereinafter, described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, preferred embodiments of the present invention according to the technical spirit as described above.

Example 1

2 is a block diagram showing a remote network auxiliary power management system according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a circuit diagram of a remote network auxiliary power management system of the present invention.

Here, reference numeral 10 denotes a remote auxiliary power management server 10 provided in the central network control center 3 for monitoring the power of the base station, optical end station or relay station 2, and reference numeral 20 denotes the base station, optical Each station or relay station 2 has its own IP, and monitors the on / off power supply 5 and auxiliary power supply 6 of the base station, optical station or relay station 2, and simultaneously outputs the amount of power output. The power detecting unit 20 detects and transmits the same to the remote auxiliary power management server 10 of the central network control center 3 located at a remote location by using its own IP address.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a constant power detector 29 which detects whether the continuous power 5 is on or off and extracts voltage capacity information input when the continuous power 5 is on. Reference numeral 29 is composed of a relay 1 RL1 and a transformer T1.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a capacity detector 28 for transmitting the capacity information of each cell of the auxiliary power source 6 and the constant power source 5 capacity information extracted from the constant power detection unit 29 to the microcomputer 26.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a manual control unit 24 which issues a control signal to check power from the base station, optical station or relay station, not the remote site, and reference numeral 27 initializes and outputs the microcomputer 26 and the network equipment 21 at the remote site. A versatile parallel input / output port 27 for turning on / off is shown.

Reference numeral 26 receives a constant power 5 on / off signal of the constant power detector 29 and receives capacity information of the constant power 5 and the auxiliary power 6 from the capacitance detector 28. The power supply 5 and 6 are monitored according to the control signal of the manual control unit 24, and the discharge characteristics of the auxiliary power supply 6 are inspected at regular intervals. 6) a microcomputer 26 for controlling the transmission of information regarding the remote subsidiary power management server 10, and reference numeral 23 stores the basic information for monitoring the power sources 5 and 6 to store the microcomputer 26. The memory 23, which is transmitted to and received information, denotes a state display unit 25 that receives a signal from the microcomputer 26 and displays a state of the power detection unit 20.

Reference numeral 22 is an Ethernet modem 22 that receives information about the monitored power supply 5 and 6 from the microcomputer 26, and reference 21 is connected to the Ethernet modem 22 to use unique IP information. Network device 21 for transmitting the monitored power 5 and 6 information to the remote auxiliary power management server 10.

The circuit operation of the remote network auxiliary power management system according to the present invention configured as described above is as follows.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the remote network auxiliary power management system according to the present invention includes a base station, a base station at a base station, a wide end station, or a relay station, and a power sensing unit 20 connected to the constant power 5 and the auxiliary power 6. , Remote end power management server 10 for monitoring the power of the station or relay station.

Secondary power that charges the auxiliary power supply 6 of the power detection unit 20 when AC 220 / 110V, which is the constant power source 5, is turned on at a base station, a wide end station, or a relay station and a rated voltage is input to the power detection unit 20 circuit. Power is supplied to the battery power and charging circuit 30 and the constant power detector 29.

The constant power detector 29 includes a relay 1 (RL1) and a transformer (T1), the voltage capacity information of the constant power (5) when the constant power is turned on from the transformer (T1) capacity detection unit 28 The relay 1 RL1 informs the microcomputer 26 of the on / off state of the constant power source 5.

The capacitance detecting unit 28 may be simply implemented as an A / D converter by transferring the voltage capacity of the auxiliary power supply 6 and the voltage capacity of the constant power supply 5 to the microcomputer 26. By implementing the A / D converter, the analog signal of the transformer T1 of the constant power detection unit 29 and the analog signal of the auxiliary power source 6 are converted into digital signals and transmitted to the microcomputer 26.

At this time, if the discharge characteristic test for checking the capacity of the auxiliary power supply 6 is performed, the microcomputer 26 issues a control signal to switch the contacts of the relay 2 (RL2) to discharge pseudo load R1 and the auxiliary power supply ( 6) is connected to extract the data from the capacity detection unit 28 is transmitted to the microcomputer 26.

In the above process, the state and voltage capacity information of the continuous power source 5 and the auxiliary power source 6 connected to the microcomputer 26 are converted into communication signals through the Ethernet modem 22, and unique IPs such as routers and hubs are converted. It is transmitted to the auxiliary power management server 10 at a remote location with the IP information through the network equipment 21 with the information.

The configuration of the memory 23, the manual operation unit 24, the status display unit 25, and the multipurpose parallel input / output port 27, which are not shown in FIG. 3, are as follows.

The memory 23 is configured by connecting a conventional Y-pyrom to the microcomputer 26.

The manual control unit 24 may be implemented as a switch, and the operation display unit 25 may be implemented as a display device such as an LCD or an LED display.

In addition, the versatile parallel input / output port 27 is simply implemented using a relay.

In this way, the central network control center 3 can know the power supply status of each base station, optical station or relay station 2.

Although the technical spirit of the present invention has been described in detail according to the above preferred embodiment, it should be noted that the above embodiment is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. In addition, one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention is applied will understand that various embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Example 2

4 is a flowchart illustrating a remote network auxiliary power management method according to the present invention.

As shown here, the remote network auxiliary power management method of the present invention, the remote network for managing the auxiliary power (6) and the constant power (5) of the base station or the optical station (2) in the central network control center (3) Connecting to the auxiliary power management server 10 (S10) to initialize the system (S11);

An automatic / manual mode selection step of selecting whether to automatically manage all auxiliary powers or search for a specific IP (S12);

Loading a preset auto-run set value when the auxiliary / power mode is to be managed automatically in the automatic / manual mode selection step (S12) (S13);

Accessing the remote power monitoring IP after the autorun setting value is loaded (S14);

In the step of accessing the remote power monitoring IP (S14), if the connection fails, an alarm is issued to notify that there is no connection and response until the connection, and the alarm generating step proceeds to the step of accessing the remote power monitoring IP again (S140). ;

Receiving a continuous power state and an auxiliary power state value of a connected base station, an optical station or a relay station when the connection is successful in the step of connecting to the remote power monitoring IP (S14);

Determining whether the power failure is normal by receiving the normal power state (S16);

(S160) issuing a power failure alarm when the continuous power is outage in the continuous power state determination step (S16);

Determining whether the voltage level of each of the auxiliary power cells is normal when the normal power state is normal and after a power failure is generated due to a power failure (S17);

Generating an auxiliary power abnormality alarm when the voltage of each of the auxiliary power cells is abnormal (S170);

When the voltage of each of the auxiliary power cells is normal, determining whether or not it is a discharge characteristic test for checking discharge characteristics periodically checked (S18);

Storing the result value in the database when the discharge specification test date is not included, and extracting the voltage of the auxiliary power cell by connecting the pseudo load and the auxiliary power source after disconnecting the temporary power source if the test date is disconnected (S19);

Comparing the extracted voltage for each cell with a reference set value (S20);

In the comparison step (S20), if the extracted voltage for each cell is within the range of the reference set value proceeds to the alarm of the abnormal power supply, and if it is normal includes the step of storing in the database (S21),

Loading the monitored IP address by loading the auto-run set value input in advance to automatically manage all auxiliary powers by selecting the automatic mode; Inputting a normal voltage range value; Inputting an abnormal voltage range value; And inputting a periodic value for checking discharge characteristics.

In the present invention, the remote network auxiliary power management method of the present invention is to manage the auxiliary power (6) and the continuous power (5) of the base station, optical station or repeater (2) in the central network control center (3) first In order to access the remote auxiliary power management server 10. (S10)

Upon access to the auxiliary power management server 10, the system is initialized (S11), and selects whether to automatically monitor the power of all base stations, optical stations or relay stations, or search for a specific IP, that is, a specific base station, optical stations or relay stations. (S12). If you want to automatically manage the power of all the base station, optical station or relay station (S14) and load the pre-set auto-run setting value previously input (S14).

The automatic execution setting value loading sequence is performed by first loading a monitored IP address, inputting a normal voltage range value, inputting an abnormal voltage range value, and inputting a periodic value for checking discharge characteristics.

If the connection fails in the step of accessing the remote power monitoring IP (S14), an alarm is issued to inform that there is no connection and no response until the connection is established (S140), and if the connection is successful, the constant power of the connected base station, optical station, or relay station Receive the state and the auxiliary power state value (S15).

Receiving the normal power state to determine whether the power failure or normal (S16), if the normal power failure is a power failure alarm (S160).

If the normal power state is determined to be normal or after a power failure occurs due to a power failure, it is determined whether or not the voltage state of each auxiliary power cell is normal (S17). Occurs (S170).

If the voltage of each of the auxiliary power cells is normal, it is determined whether or not it is a discharge characteristic test day to check discharge characteristics periodically checked (S18). If the discharge characteristic test day is not, the result value is stored in a database. After disconnecting, the pseudo load for discharge and the auxiliary power are connected to extract the voltage for each auxiliary power cell (S19). After comparing the extracted cell-specific voltage with a reference set value (S20), if the extracted cell-specific voltage is within the range of the reference set value, an alarm of an abnormality of the auxiliary power supply is generated and stored in a database if it is normal (S21). ).

The present invention efficiently monitors using the minimum network equipment and monitors the pseudo load at predetermined intervals by measuring each voltage for each cell of the auxiliary power supply. .

Claims (5)

In the base station, the optical end station or the relay station 2 and the central network control center 3 having the constant power source 5 and the auxiliary power source 6, A remote auxiliary power management server (10) provided in the central network control center (3) for monitoring the power of the base station, optical station or relay station (2); Each base station, optical end station or relay station 2 is provided with a respective IP and is monitored at the same time as the on / off of the constant power source 5 and the auxiliary power source 6 of the base station, optical end station or relay station 2 Remote power, characterized in that consisting of a power sensor 20 for detecting the amount of power and transmits it to the remote power management server 10 of the central network control center (3) in the remote location using its own IP address Network auxiliary power management system. The constant power detection unit of claim 1, wherein the power detection unit 20 detects whether the power supply 5 is on or off and extracts voltage capacity information input when the power supply 5 is on. (29); A capacity detector 28 which transmits capacity information of each cell of the auxiliary power source 6 and the continuous power source 5 capacity information extracted from the constant power source detector 29 to the microcomputer 26; A manual operation unit 24 for issuing a control signal to check the power supply directly from the base station, the optical station, or the relay station 2, not from a remote location; A versatile parallel input / output port 27 for initializing and on / off the microcomputer 26 and the network equipment 21 at a remote location; Receives a constant power (5) on / off signal of the constant power detection unit 29 and receives the capacity information of the constant power (5) and auxiliary power (6) from the capacity detector 28, the amount of voltage is normal Power supply 5 or 6 in accordance with the control signal of the manual control unit 24, and inspects the discharge characteristics of the auxiliary power supply 6 at regular intervals for the power supply 5 and 6. A microcomputer 26 for controlling the transmission of information to the remote auxiliary power management server 10; A memory (23) for storing basic information for monitoring the power (5,6), transmitting it to the microcomputer (26), and receiving information; A state display unit 25 receiving a signal from the microcomputer 26 to display a state of the power detection unit 20; An Ethernet modem 22 connected to the microcomputer 26 for transmitting and receiving information to an external remote power management server 10; And network equipment 21 connected to the Ethernet modem 22 to transmit the monitored power 5 and 6 information to the remote auxiliary power management server 10 using unique IP information. Remote network auxiliary power management system. 3. The remote network auxiliary power management system according to claim 2, wherein the constant power detection unit (29) comprises a relay 1 (RL1) and a transformer (T1). The system is connected to the remote auxiliary power management server 10 to manage the auxiliary power 6 and the constant power 5 of the base station, the optical station, or the relay station 2 in the central network control center 3 (S10). Initializing step (S11); An automatic / manual mode selection step of selecting whether to automatically manage all auxiliary powers or search for a specific IP (S12); Loading a preset auto-run set value when the auxiliary / power mode is to be managed automatically in the automatic / manual mode selection step (S12) (S13); Accessing the remote power monitoring IP after the autorun setting value is loaded (S14); In the step of accessing the remote power monitoring IP (S14), if the connection fails, an alarm is issued to notify that there is no connection and response until the connection, and the alarm generating step proceeds to the step of accessing the remote power monitoring IP again (S140). ; Receiving a continuous power state and an auxiliary power state value of a connected base station, an optical station or a relay station when the connection is successful in the step of connecting to the remote power monitoring IP (S14); Determining whether the power failure is normal by receiving the normal power state (S16); (S160) issuing a power failure alarm when the continuous power is outage in the continuous power state determination step (S16); Determining whether the voltage level of each of the auxiliary power cells is normal when the normal power state is normal and after a power failure is generated due to a power failure (S17); Generating an auxiliary power abnormality alarm when the voltage of each of the auxiliary power cells is abnormal (S170); When the voltage of each of the auxiliary power cells is normal, determining whether or not it is a discharge characteristic test for checking discharge characteristics periodically checked (S18); Storing the result value in a database when the discharge characteristic test day is not included; and extracting a voltage of the auxiliary power cell by connecting the pseudo load for the discharge and the auxiliary power source after the temporary power supply is cut off in the case of the test day; Comparing the extracted voltage for each cell with a reference set value (S20); If the extracted voltage for each cell in the comparison step (S20) is moved to the range of the reference set value is an alarm of the abnormal power supply proceeds to the step and if it is normal to include the step of storing in the database (S21) Remote network auxiliary power management method characterized in that. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of loading a pre-input autorun setting value to automatically manage all auxiliary powers by selecting the auto mode (S13) comprises: loading an IP address of the monitor; Inputting a normal voltage range value; Inputting an abnormal voltage range value; And inputting a periodic value for checking discharge characteristics.