KR960014418B1 - Application service element simulator operation method of intelligent network ssp - Google Patents

Abstract

receiving a notification request signal of process ID of an information fee receipt agent application service element, in the information fee receipt agent application process block, and sending its process ID into the information fee receipt agent application process; receiving a subsystem state request signal in the information fee receipt agent application process block, sending a receiving confirm notification signal of the subsystem state request signal and sending a subsystem state final response notification signal into the information fee receipt agent application process; and receiving an information fee receipt agent service eligibility test and number translation request message, translating the number, generating a kind of primitives according to a test class by deciding what kind of the test class classify a requested test class for an eligibility test of the information fee receipt agent service, and driving relevant process.

Description

Application Service Element Simulator for SSP Application Process

1 is a structural diagram of an intelligent network service switch (SSP) to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 2 is a structure diagram of the information storage agent application service element simulator for testing the information storage agent application process according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of performing an information charge storage application service element simulator according to the present invention.

The present invention is an information storage storage application service element simulator for testing the information storage storage application application function developed to provide information storage storage service in the intelligent network service switching point (hereinafter referred to as 'SSP') It is about how to operate.

The 700 service provided by the conventional general exchange system causes all the calls to be routed to the exchange providing 700 when 700 service request is generated from the service user. Therefore, the rotation accumulation phenomenon frequently occurs, and the charging is performed uniformly in the exchange. According to the various billing functions could not be performed.

In addition, since only the exchange-centered service is provided, it is difficult to provide a service that satisfies the service provider and the service user due to the lack of various service functions. For this reason, it is necessary to develop an information charge storage agent service using an intelligent network.

The information charge storage service charges and collects the fee for the information service using the telephone line on the behalf of the information providers and charges and collects the service fee to the information provider. It is a service that returns.

In order to test the function of the information storage agent application process for providing the information storage agent service, the SSP and the intelligent network service control system (hereinafter referred to as 'SCP') are simply SS No. 7 (Signalling System No. 7; hereinafter referred to as SS No. 7) protocol is used.

When testing in conjunction with SCP during the development process of SSP application process, the failure of the basic call processing unit itself, the failure of the application process itself, the failure of the response service element itself, the failure of the Q & A function application unit, the signal link Injuries can occur in combination with SSP and SCP, respectively.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for operating a simulator that performs a protocol function and an SCP function under a response service element for testing a function of an information charge storage agent application process in an SSP.

The present invention for achieving the above object includes an intelligent network service control sub-system having a service processing unit that manages the intelligent network service and a protocol processing unit that manages communication with the SCP, the connection exchange sub-system performing a distributed call processing function ( Access Switching Subsystem (ASS), Internonnection Network Subsystem (INS) that performs centralized call processing functions, and Central Connection Subsystem (CCS) that centralizes operations and maintenance. A method for operating an application service element simulator for an information storage agent application process applied to an intelligent network service exchange, comprising: a signal for requesting notification of a process ID (IDentifier) of the information service agent application service element from an information charge agent application process block , The process ID of the information service agent application service element. The first step of transmitting to the subsidiary storage application process block, and when receiving the signal requesting the sub-system status in the information storage agency application process block transmits a notification signal that is the reception of the signal requesting the sub-system status, the sub-system After the second step of transmitting a status final response notification signal to the information storage agent application process, and receiving a message requesting the information storage agent service eligibility check and number translation in the information storage agent application process, the number is translated, It is characterized in that it comprises a third step of generating a variety of primitives according to the type of test to determine what kind of test is required for the eligibility test of the information fee storage service, and to drive the process.

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

FIG. 1 is a new sub-system for performing an intelligent network service exchange function to which the present invention is applied. 31) and an overall structure diagram of an SSP including an intelligent network service subsystem (hereinafter, referred to as an 'ISS') 35.

SSP is basically a central control subsystem (hereinafter referred to as 'CCS') (10), Internonnection Network Subsystem (hereinafter referred to as 'INS') (20), access exchange subsystem (Access Switching Subsystem: Hereafter, it consists of three sub-systems of 'ASS') 30.

CCS (10) is a sub-system that performs the overall management and maintenance of the system (hereinafter referred to as 'MA') as a system-level maintenance management function, fault control management function, diagnostic and fault handling function, It provides billing functions, measurement and statistics functions, operator matching functions, and controls disk and magnetic tape devices, which are auxiliary storage devices.

INS 20 is located in the middle of the system, and performs the function of connecting the ASS (30) to each other or between the ASS (30) and the CSS (10), ASS (30) using a space switch (Space Switch) And a function of connecting the CSS (10), and configures a call path between the ASS (30) using a space switch, or to provide the subscriber with recording guidance information or a multi-call connection path .

The ASS 30 includes a subscriber access device, a relay line connection device, a time switch device, various signal devices, and the like, and performs call processing and ASS 30 self-maintenance functions. It has a horizontal distribution structure that can be expanded in units.

The ASS 30 and the INS 20 are connected by an optical transmission medium called a data link. In addition, an ISDN digital subscriber access device, an SS No. 7 signaling device, a packet communication processing device, a network interworking device, and the like are also provided to perform an ISDN exchange function. The ASS 30 may be a combination of an ASS-S (ASS for Subscriber), an ASS-T (ASS for ISDN), and an ASS-P (ASS for Packet) as an application step.

ATHS 31 is a sub system that performs SS No. 7 protocol processing function to communicate with SCP to process intelligent network service.

The ISS 35 performs a function of processing a specific intelligent network service, a billing function related to a service call, a traffic control management function, an SSP maintenance and an operation management function. Signaling Message Handing Subsystem (hereinafter referred to as 'SMHS') 32 is a message transfer part (MTP) and a signal connection control unit (SCCP) for delivering a signal unit in SS No. 7. : Perform Signaling Connection Control Part.

Line and Trunk Access Subsystem (hereinafter referred to as 'LTAS') 33 performs the monitoring / control / testing functions of subscriber and trunk line connection, and is controlled and distributed in a distributed control method. .

Signaling Service subsystem (hereinafter referred to as 'SSS') 36 provides Dual Tone Multi-Frequency Receiver (DTMFR), Multi-Frequency Compelled (MFC), Ccontinuity Check Tone (CCT) and various tone signals. It generates and sends the signal to the time switch and performs the detection function.

The traffic control subsystem (hereinafter, referred to as 'TCS') 34 controls and oversees all processes of call establishment, call monitoring, and call disconnection.

A telephone data network interworking subsystem (hereinafter, referred to as 'TDIS') 37 performs a data interworking function with a data call of a telephone switching network.

The Central Switching Subsystem (hereinafter, referred to as 'CSS') 23 is a space switch in a time-space-time (TST) switch structure, and includes space switch connection control, network synchronization function, and ASS (30). Or a data link function with the CCS 10.

Interconnection Network Control Subsystem (hereinafter referred to as 'INCS') 21 performs search, connection, and disconnection control functions as a call of T-S-T switch, and also performs maintenance functions such as call tracking and routing.

The Number Translation Control Subsystem (hereinafter referred to as 'NTCS') 22 receives a number translation request from the ASS 30 and then informs the processor of the number translation result and routes the network management function. Perform control functions.

Access Switching Maintenance Subsystem (hereinafter referred to as 'ASMS') 38, Interconnection Network Maintenance Subsystem (hereinafter referred to as 'INMS') 24, Central Control Maintenance Subsystem Various errors collected from the system (Central Contral Maintenance Subsystem) (hereinafter referred to as 'CCMS') 13 are referred to as the Operation and Maintenance Control Subsystem (hereinafter referred to as 'OMCS') of the CCS 10. (12).

The output message is transmitted through the OMCS 12 (Man-Nachine Communication Subsystem; hereinafter referred to as 'MMCS') 11.

2 is a diagram illustrating the relationship between the internal structure of the information storage agent application service element simulator 60 and the information storage agent application process 50 according to the present invention.

In the main process 61 of the information storage agent application service element simulator 60 from the main process 51 of the information storage agent application process 50 The main process 61 of the information storage agent application service element simulator 60. Upon receiving the ID (IDentifier) notification request signal, it transmits its process ID to the main process 51 of the information fee storage application process 50.

The main process 51 of the information charge store application service element 50 is the main process ID of the information charge store application service element simulator 60 received from the main process 61 of the information charge store application service element simulator 60. Is notified to the subprocess 52 of the information charge storage application process 50, and when the sub process 52 of the information charge storage application process 50 is operated from this time, A message is transmitted and received between the sub process 52 and the main process 61 of the information storage agent application service element simulator 60.

That is, upon receiving the information charge storage agent service command provision primitive from the subprocess 52 of the information charge storage agent application process 50, the information charge storage agent service number is analyzed and the information is determined according to the specified test item 63-73. The sub process 62 of the data storage agent application service element simulator 60 is operated.

In the subprocess 62 of the information storage agent application service element simulator 60, data in a form provided by the SCP is generated and transmitted to the information storage agent application process 50.

3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the information charge storage agent application service element simulator according to the present invention.

When the basic call processor recognizes the intelligent network service call and requests the intelligent network service from the basic call access unit, the basic call access unit requests data required for processing the information charge receiving agency service call from the information charge storing agent application process block.

When the information charge storage application process block receives a signal requesting the process ID notification of the information charge storage application service element (101), the process ID of the information charge storage application service element is transmitted to the information charge storage application process (102). )do.

Upon receiving 103 a signal requesting a subsystem status from the information storage agent application process block (103), the acknowledgment notification signal of a signal requesting the subsystem status is transmitted (04), and then the subsystem status final response notification signal is transmitted. The information charge storage agent application process transmission 105 is performed.

In the information storage agent application process, when receiving a message requesting information storage agent service eligibility check and number translation (106), the number is translated and the test type is determined to drive the process of the corresponding item.

Based on the result of the test type determination, various primitives are generated, and the corresponding process is ended.In the case of the information type primitive message for the test completion test, the information provision success response primitive is generated (107). Informational success response primitives are passed (108), and the process ends.

If the test type determination result is an information provision primitive message for the call failure test, an information provision failure response primitive is generated 109, and an information provision failure response primitive is transmitted 110 to the information fee storage agent application process, and the process ends.

In the case of the test type determination result, if the information providing primitive message for the call blocking and success response test is generated (111), the call blocking primitive is transmitted to the information storage agent application process (112), and the information providing success response primitive Generate 113 and pass 114 an information provision success response primitive to an information fee storage application process and terminate the process.

In the case of the test type determination result, if the call status event notification request, success response, and information providing primitive message for the event notification test is generated (115), the call status primitive is generated by passing the call status primitive to the information storage agent application process (116). In step 117, the information provision failure response primitive is generated, the information provision failure response primitive is transmitted 118 to the information charge storage agent application process, the call state notification primitive is received 119, and the process ends.

If the result of the test type determination result of the call status event notification request and the information providing primitive message for the test of the event notification during the call after the success response, the call status primitive is generated (120) and the call status primitive is transmitted to the information storage agent application process (121). Information generation success response primitive is generated (122), the information provision success response primitive is transmitted 123 to the information charge storage agent application process, and the call state notification primitive is received (124), and the process ends.

In the case of the test type determination result, the call state primitive is generated 125 when the call state event request request, call blocking, success response, and information provision primitive message for the event notification test are generated (125) and the call state primitive is transmitted to the information storage agent application process ( 126), create a call blocking primitive (127), pass the call blocking primitive to the information charge storage application application process (128), and generate an information provision success response primitive (129) to provide information to the information charge storage agent application process Pass 130 a success response primitive. When the call state notification primitive is received (131), the process ends.

Test Type Determination Result In case of information notification primitive message for case notification request, call blocking, success response, and event notification test of control list state, a primitive of control list state is generated (132) and the control list state is applied to information storage agent application process. Forwarding primitives (133), generating the call blocking primitives (134), and forwarding the call blocking primitives to the information payment storage application application process (135), and generates the information provision success response primitives (136) Information delivery success response primitive is passed to the application process (137). The process ends when the call state notification primitive is received (138).

Test Type Decision Result In case of information notification primitive message for call notification, call blocking, success response, and event notification test of call status and control list status, a primitive of call status and control list status is generated (139). The application process passes the primitives of the call state and the control list state (140), generates the call blocking primitive (141), passes the call blocking primitive to the information storage agent application process (142), and provides the information provision failure response primitive It generates 143 and delivers the information provision failure response primitive to the information charge storage agent application process (144). The process ends when the call state notification primitive is received (145).

Test Type Decision Result In case of information notification primitive message for call notification, call blocking, success response, and event notification test of call status and control list status, a primitive of call status and control list status is generated (146). It passes to the application process (147), generates a call blocking primitive (148) to pass the call blocking primitives to the application fee storage application process (149), generates an information provision failure response primitive (150) Transfer 151 to the application process. The process ends when the call state notification primitive is received (152).

As a result of the test type determination, in the case of the information providing primitive message for the call cancellation test under the application service element, a call cancellation primitive is generated (154) and the call cancellation primitive is transmitted to the information payment agent application process (155), and the process ends. do.

In the case of the test type determination result, in case of an information provision primitive message for a test of a rejection due to a protocol error, a creation of a rejection primitive is performed (156), and a request for a rejection primitive is transmitted to the information storage agent application process (175). .

As described above, the present invention, in order to provide a variety of new intelligent network services to the user, the information fee storage application process block development process of information charge storage agent application process in the development of information charge storage agent application process block without interworking with the following protocol and SCP Perform a functional test.

Therefore, the present invention carried out as described above has the following unique effects.

First, the processing of the basic call processing block and the basic call processing connection must be changed due to the addition of the information storage service, and the information storage service application process should be developed. You can test the function of the information storage application process without interworking with.

Second, in the element simulator of the information storage agent application service, it is possible to provide an environment such as a protocol processing unit and SCP below the information storage agent application service element.

Third, it is possible to know whether the processing contents of the information charge storage agent application process is correct through the CRT screen.

Claims (12)

An access switching subsystem (ASS) 30 including an intelligent network service control subsystem having a service processing unit that manages intelligent network services and a protocol processing unit that manages communication with SCP, and performing a distributed call processing function. And an Interconnection Network Subsystem (INS) 20 that performs centralized call processing functions, and a Central Connection Subsystem (CCS) 10 that performs centralized functions of operation and maintenance. In a method for operating an application service element simulator for an information storage agent application process applied to an intelligent network service exchange, a signal requesting a process ID (IDentifier) notification of an information storage agent application service element from a block to the information storage agent application process. Is received, the process ID of the information storage agent application service element is converted into the information storage agent application process. The first step of transmitting the signal to the sub-system state when the request for the sub-system state is received by the information processing agent application process block, and then the sub-system state final response notification signal. The second step of transmitting the information to the information fee storage application process, and receiving the message requesting the information fee storage service eligibility inspection and the number translation in the information fee storage application application process, after translating the number, the information fee storage service And a third step of generating various primitives according to the test type and driving the corresponding process by determining which test seed protocol is required for the qualification test of the application. How to operate the service element simulator. The method of claim 1, wherein when the test type of the third step is an information provision primitive message for a call completion test, an information provision success response primitive is generated and the information provision success response primitive is transmitted to the information fee storage application application process. Method for operating an application service element simulator for information storage agent application process characterized in that the process is terminated. The method of claim 1, wherein when the test type of the third step is an information provision primitive message for a call failure test, an information provision failure response primitive is generated, and an information provision failure response primitive is transmitted to an information payment storage application process. Method for operating an application service element simulator for information storage agent application process characterized in that the process is terminated. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the test type of the third step is an information provision primitive message for a call blocking and success response test, a call blocking primitive is generated and a call blocking primitive is transmitted to an information fee storing application application process. A method for operating an application service element simulator for an information storage agent application process comprising: generating an informational success response primitive, delivering the informational success response primitive to the information storage agent application process, and ending the process. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the test type of the third step is an information notification primitive message for an event notification request, a success response, and an event notification test of a call status, a call status primitive is generated and sent to the information fee storage application process. An information fee comprising: transmitting a call state primitive, generating an information provision failure response primitive, delivering an information provision failure response primitive to an information fee storage application process, receiving a call status notification primitive, and ending the process. Application service element simulator operation method for storage application application process. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the test type of the third step is an information provision primitive message for a call notification event and a successful call notification after a successful call response, a call status primitive is generated. Delivering the call status primitive to the process, generating the information provision success response primitive, passing the information provision success response primitive to the information fee storage application process, receiving the call status notification primitive, and ending the process. Application service element simulator operation method for information storage agency application process. The method of claim 1, wherein when the test type of the third step is an information notification primitive message for an event notification request, a call blocking, a success response, and an event notification test of a call status, a call status primitive is generated to generate an information fee. Passes call state primitives to application processes, creates call blocking primitives, passes call blocking primitives to information storage agency application processes, generates information provision success response primitives, and generates information provision success response primitives And a process of terminating the process upon receipt of the call status notification primitive. The method of claim 1, wherein when the test type of the third step is an information providing primitive message for an event notification request, a call blocking, a success response, and an event notification test in a control list state, a primitive in a control list state is generated and the information is generated. It passes the primitive of the control list status to the fee storage application application process, generates the call blocking primitive, passes the call blocking primitive to the information fee storage application application process, and generates the information provision success response primitive to the information fee storage application application process. A method for operating an application service element simulator for an information payment agent application process, characterized in that the process is terminated when the call status notification primitive is received after passing the information provision success response primitive. The call state and control list state of claim 1, wherein the test type of the third step is an information providing primitive message for an event notification request, a call blocking, a success response, and an event notification test of a call state and a control list state. Create primitives and pass primitives of call status and control list status to information storage agent application process, generate call blocking primitives, transfer call blocking primitives to information storage agent application process, and provide information failure response primitive And generating and passing the information provision failure response primitive to the information storage agent application process, and terminating the process upon receiving the call status notification primitive. The information fee according to claim 1, wherein when the test type of the third step is an information provision primitive message for a call test on the upper part of an application process, the process ends after receiving the call cancel primitive. Application service element simulator operation method for storage application application process. The method according to claim 1, wherein when the test type in the third step is an information provision primitive message for a call test under the application service element, a call call primitive is generated and the call request primitive is executed by the information charge agent application process. Method for operating an application service element simulator for information storage agent application process characterized in that the transfer and terminating the process. The method of claim 1, wherein when the test type in the third step is an information provision primitive message for a test of a hog day due to a protocol error, a hog day primitive is generated and the hog day primitive is transmitted to the information fee application application process. And ending the process, wherein the application service element simulator operating method for the information charge storage agent application process is finished.