KR20090126011A - Apparatus for monitoring status of repeater and monitoring maintenance system with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A repeater monitoring terminal and a monitoring/managing system including the same are provided to provide information about whether a repeater gets out of order to a center management center by sensing the operated state of the repeater in real time. CONSTITUTION: A sensing unit(32) is closely installed to an LED(Light Emitting Diode) which emits an optical signal including information about the operated state of a repeater by comprising an optical sensor or an RGB color sensor. A receiver(36) receives the sensing information from a transmission unit of the other repeater monitoring terminal installed within the same unit zone. A controller(34) processes the sensing information offered from the sensing unit and receiver. A transmission unit(38) converts the sense information offered from the controller into wireless data.

Description

Repeater monitoring device and monitoring management system having same {APPARATUS FOR MONITORING STATUS OF REPEATER AND MONITORING MAINTENANCE SYSTEM WITH THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a repeater, and more particularly, to a repeater monitoring device, more particularly, a monitoring device for monitoring repeater operation status information (failure), and a monitoring management system having the same.

There are hundreds of thousands of small RF repeaters installed and operated by mobile operators, and more than 10% of these repeaters fail to provide communication services. However, even if a repeater breaks down, the installed place is distributed over a wide area and there is a lack of managers to manage it.

Conventionally, as a monitoring method for a repeater, a method of measuring the level of the RF signal of the repeater has been mainly used. This method proposed 1: 1 monitoring system consisting of one monitoring device and one mobile telephone communication per repeater, but the communication cost and product price increased. In order to improve this, the RF signal level is measured in the above manner, and the state of a repeater is collected by using a UHF (Ultra High Frequency) modem in the monitoring device of the repeater, and this information is transferred to a single mobile communication network. It uses N: 1 multiple access method to transmit. In other words, in order to monitor the repeater for abnormality, a monitoring device is installed in the adjacent areas of the repeaters to measure the quality of the RF radio waves radiated by the repeater at all times. Notify the remote collection device. In addition, the remote collection apparatus that has received the UHF radio wave has been examined by proposing a method of notifying the central control station by using a mobile telephone network (or a mobile communication terminal) of information on the fault repeater. These methods mainly report the repeater's RF signal strength to determine whether the repeater has a failure, so the exact status of the repeater is not known, and there is no information to determine other alarm information of the repeater.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a repeater monitoring apparatus that can detect the operation state information of a repeater in real time and provide the central management center with a repeater.

In addition, the present invention provides a repeater monitoring device that can collect the operation state information of the repeater provided from the other monitoring devices configured in the unit area capable of wireless communication with each other and provide the monitoring device or central management center in another unit area. There is another purpose.

In addition, the present invention constitutes a plurality of monitoring devices in the unit area capable of wireless communication with each other, repeater monitoring management system that can provide the central management center with the operation status information of the repeaters collected from the monitoring devices in the same unit area There is another purpose to provide.

The present invention according to one aspect for achieving the above object is installed in proximity to the LED (Light Emitting Diode) for emitting an optical signal containing the operating state information of the repeater to detect the optical signal from the LED It provides a repeater monitoring device having a sensing unit consisting of an optical sensor or an RGB color sensor, and a wireless modem that receives the sensing information from the sensing unit and converts it into wireless data.

In addition, the present invention according to another aspect for achieving the above object is installed in proximity to the LED (Light Emitting Diode) for emitting an optical signal containing the operation state information of the repeater to detect the optical signal from the LED The wireless modem receives the sensing information from the sensing unit consisting of an optical sensor or an RGB color sensor and the transmitting unit of another repeater monitoring apparatus installed in the same unit area, and receives and processes the sensing information from the sensing unit and the wireless modem, respectively. And a control unit and a mobile communication terminal receiving the sensed information from the control unit and converting the detected information into wireless data.

In addition, the present invention according to another aspect for achieving the above object, the repeater monitoring devices installed in the same unit zone, and installed in the unit zone, the multi-hop method for detecting information from the transmitter of the repeater monitoring devices A repeater monitoring management device for receiving and collecting the collected detection information and providing the collected detection information to the central management center, wherein the repeater monitoring management device includes an LED emitting light signals containing operation state information of the repeater; A wireless modem installed in proximity to a diode and receiving sensing information from an optical sensor or an RGB color sensor to detect the optical signal from the LED, and receiving information from a transmitter of another repeater monitoring apparatus installed in the same unit area; A controller configured to receive and process sensing information from the detector and the wireless modem, respectively; Receive service information from the detection unit provides the repeater monitoring management system including a mobile communication terminal for transmitting the converted data to the radio.

According to the present invention including the above-described configuration, the following effects can be obtained.

First, according to the present invention, it is installed in close proximity to the optical signal emitting member (for example, LED) installed in the repeater to detect the optical signal emitted from the optical signal emitting member in real time to detect the operation state information of the repeater to accurately correct the repeater And state information.

Second, according to the present invention, by detecting the optical signal of the optical signal emitting member (for example LED) installed in the repeater to detect the operation state information of the repeater, the sensing circuit is relatively compared to the conventional way of detecting the RF output of the repeater Simplified, a stable repeater management system can be configured.

Third, according to the present invention, there is provided a monitoring management device for receiving the operation status information of the repeater from a plurality of monitoring devices installed in the unit area, and installed the mobile communication terminal only in this monitoring management device to centralize the collected information By providing it to the management center, it is possible to reduce costs compared to installing one mobile communication terminal per repeater.

Hereinafter, the most preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example 1

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a repeater monitoring apparatus 20 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the repeater monitoring apparatus 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is installed in close proximity to the optical signal emitting member 12 for emitting an optical signal containing the operation state information of the repeater 10 The sensing unit 22 detects the optical signal from the optical signal radiating member 12, and the transmitting unit 24 receives the sensing information from the sensing unit 22 and converts the converted radio data into wireless data.

The optical signal radiating member 12 is installed on the outer side of the repeater 10 to radiate the optical signal containing the operating state information of the repeater 10 to the monitoring device 20. For example, the optical signal emitting member 12 is composed of at least one LED (Light Emitting Diode). The optical signal corresponds to the lighting state or color of the LED and represents the operation state information of the repeater 10.

The sensing unit 22 is installed in close proximity to the optical signal emitting member 12, that is, the LED, and is configured as an optical sensor or an RGB color sensor to sense the optical signal emitted from the LED. An optical sensor or an RGB color sensor stores information about a lighting state or color of an LED in advance, and detects operation state information of the repeater 10 by matching the stored optical signal with the stored information.

The transmitter 24 is comprised of a wireless modem. For example, as a wireless modem, a UHF (Ultra High Frequency) wireless modem used as a low power wireless network or a wireless modem for short power short-range communication of the ISM band (Industrial, Science and Medical band) of 2.4 GHz is used.

Example 2

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a repeater monitoring apparatus 30 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

2, the repeater monitoring apparatus 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is installed in close proximity to the optical signal emitting member 12 for emitting an optical signal containing the operation state information of the repeater 10 The sensing unit 32 that detects the optical signal from the optical signal radiating member 12 and receiving information from the transmitting unit of the other repeater monitoring device installed in the same unit area (area grouping the area capable of wireless communication in one unit) A control unit 34 for receiving and processing sensing information from the receiving unit 36, the sensing unit 32 and the receiving unit 36, respectively, and a transmitting unit for receiving the sensing information from the control unit 34 and converting the converted information into wireless data ( 38).

The optical signal radiating member 12 is installed on the outer side of the repeater 10 to radiate the optical signal containing the operating state information of the repeater 10 to the monitoring device 20. For example, the optical signal emitting member 12 is composed of at least one LED (Light Emitting Diode). The optical signal corresponds to the lighting state or color of the LED and represents the operation state information of the repeater 10.

The sensing unit 32 is installed in close proximity to the light signal emitting member 12, that is, the LED, and is composed of an optical sensor or an RGB color sensor to sense the optical signal emitted from the LED. The optical sensor or RGB color sensor stores information about the lighting state or color state of the LED in advance, and then matches the stored optical signal with the stored information to detect the operation state information of the repeater 10 and then detects the detected information. The conversion circuit converts the data to the control unit 34.

The control unit 34 receives the sensing information of the other repeater monitoring apparatus received through the receiving unit 36 and the sensing information of the corresponding repeater monitoring apparatus transmitted from the sensing unit 32 and transmits it to the transmitting unit 38. In this case, the controller 34 may add an error correction function to the sensed information for wireless communication.

The receiver 36 is composed of a wireless modem. For example, as a wireless modem, a UHF (Ultra High Frequency) wireless modem used as a low power wireless network or a wireless modem for short power short-range communication of the ISM band (Industrial, Science and Medical band) of 2.4 GHz is used.

The transmitting unit 38 is composed of a mobile communication terminal. For example, a terminal using a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) or Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) mobile communication network is used.

Hereinafter, a repeater monitoring management system using the monitoring devices of FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described.

3 and 4 are diagrams illustrating an example of a configuration of a management network configured for relay monitoring.

3 and 4, the repeater monitoring management system according to the present invention is installed in the repeater monitoring devices 20 installed in the same unit area (100_1, 100_2), the unit area (100_1, 100_2), repeater monitoring Receiving and collecting the sensing information received from the transmitting unit of the device 20, it is provided with a repeater monitoring management device 30 for providing the collected sensing information to the central management center.

The repeater monitoring apparatuses 20 include a sensing unit 22 and a transmitting unit 24 in the same manner as the repeater monitoring apparatus shown in FIG. 1. The repeater monitor management device 30 includes a detector 32, a controller 34, a receiver 36, and a transmitter 38 in the same manner as the repeater monitor shown in FIG. 2.

The unit areas 100_1 and 100_2 mean a certain area within a distance where wireless communication is possible, that is, a distance through which a wireless modem is communicated. The repeater monitoring apparatuses 20 installed in the unit areas 100_1 and 100_2 may transmit and receive mutual wireless data through the wireless modem of the transceiver.

Looking at the detection information management method in the repeater monitoring management system according to the present invention, the N relay 10 operating state information existing in the unit area (100_1, 100_2) is detected through the N monitoring device (20). Then, any one of the monitoring devices 20 of the unit zone (100_1, 100_2) is configured as a repeater monitoring management device 30 to collect the operation state information for the repeaters 10. The N repeater 100 operation state information collected by the repeater monitoring management device 30 is transmitted to the central monitoring center through the mobile communication network of the repeater monitoring management device 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, wireless communication is performed between the monitoring device 20 and the monitoring management device 30 in a single hop manner within the unit regions 100_1 and 100_2. However, as shown in FIG. 4, when some of the N monitoring devices 20 exist in an environment in which communication with the monitoring management device 30 is not performed smoothly, the relaying device may relay between the monitoring devices 30. It communicates in a multi-hop manner with two-hop communication that transmits the repeater operation status information via the monitoring device (# 3). In the multi-hop method, two to four hops can be accommodated, but only two hop communication is mainly used for convenience of operation and management.

As described above, although the technical spirit of the present invention has been described in detail in the preferred embodiments, it should be noted that the above-described embodiments are for the purpose of description and not for the purpose of limitation. In addition, those skilled in the art will understand that various embodiments are possible within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram showing a repeater monitoring apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a repeater monitoring apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 show an example of the configuration of a management network configured for relay monitoring.

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

10: repeater 12: optical signal emitting member (LED)

20: monitoring device 22: detection unit

24: transmitting unit 30: monitoring management device

32: detection unit 34: control unit

36: receiver 38: transmitter

Claims (3)

A sensing unit installed in proximity to a light emitting diode (LED) for emitting an optical signal containing operation state information of a repeater and configured to include an optical sensor or an RGB color sensor to sense the optical signal from the LED; And Wireless modem for receiving the sensing information from the detection unit to convert the wireless data to transmit Repeater monitoring device having a. A sensing unit installed in proximity to a light emitting diode (LED) for emitting an optical signal containing operation state information of a repeater and configured to include an optical sensor or an RGB color sensor to sense the optical signal from the LED; And A wireless modem receiving sensing information from a transmitter of another repeater monitoring apparatus installed in the same unit area; A controller configured to receive and process sensing information from the detector and the wireless modem, respectively; And The mobile communication terminal receives the sensing information from the control unit and converts it into wireless data for transmission. Repeater monitoring device having a. Repeater monitoring devices according to claim 1 or 2 installed in the same unit area; And It is installed in the unit area, and provided with a multi-hop method to receive the detection information from the transmitter of the repeater monitoring devices, and comprises a repeater monitoring management device for providing the collected detection information to the central management center, The repeater monitoring management device, A sensing unit installed in proximity to a light emitting diode (LED) for emitting an optical signal containing operation state information of a repeater and configured to include an optical sensor or an RGB color sensor to sense the optical signal from the LED; And A wireless modem receiving sensing information from a transmitter of another repeater monitoring apparatus installed in the same unit area; A controller configured to receive and process sensing information from the detector and the wireless modem, respectively; And The mobile communication terminal receives the sensing information from the control unit and converts it into wireless data for transmission. Repeater monitoring management system having a.

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