JP3278478B2 - Signal control method in intelligent network - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a signal control method in an intelligent network, and more particularly to a signal control method in an intelligent network in which any one of service providing devices or terminals is controlled in a plurality of telephone service forms in the intelligent network. About the method. This intelligent network
Is a telephone service with a hierarchical structure of exchange functions.
Service operation function for management and control
Service control and management such as entrant management
Realizes the vinegar, toll-free, dial Q ²
Which telephone service is provided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a signal control system of this kind of intelligent network, identification information for specifying a service providing device or a terminal is provided in one-to-one correspondence between a service operation function electronic exchange and an electronic exchange control device. And a service providing device or a terminal having a terminal as a control target of only one type of telephone service.

[0003]

According to the signal control method in the conventional intelligent network, a service operation function electronic exchange and an electronic exchange control device are connected with each other.
Since the identification information for identifying one device of the service providing device or the terminal is managed by associating one identification information with one device, the specific device of the telephone service providing device or the terminal targeted as a network is a telephone. Service and
To is only able to provide one type of service, net
One service providing device or multiple terminals as work
Service operation machine so that it can be used in the telephone service form
It is not possible to give control instructions to the electronic exchange.
won.

[0004]

A signal control method in an intelligent network according to the present invention is a service operation function electronic exchange for realizing a switching operation, and an electronic exchange for controlling the service operation function electronic exchange using a common channel signaling method. in the signal control system in intelligent network consist of a control device, wherein the service operation function electronic exchange includes means for controlling the operation of Rusa-bis providing device to use by various telephone service configured to provide a telephone as a terminal device, one the electronic exchange control device sends a control instruction signal for operating the content of the service providing device to the service operating function electronic exchange
Operating the service providing device of the above in a plurality of telephone service forms .
It is characterized in that it includes means for making it work .

A service interworking control signal transmitting / receiving unit is provided between the service providing device and a plurality of service control tasks in the electronic exchange control unit. From the service providing device to implement each control method corresponding to the content of the control instruction signal that describes the operation content of this service providing device, and for each of the service control tasks in the electronic exchange control device running in parallel. Transmitting an information notification signal received from the service providing apparatus.

Further, the service providing apparatus includes a communication path, a trunk line, a voice response device, a voice synthesis device, and a telephone to be used.

Further, the control system corresponding to the contents of the control instruction signals from a plurality of control tasks in the service interaction control signal transmitting / receiving unit is a countdown control system, a single service pseudo control system, and an instruction sequence control system. Features.

[0008]

Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a signal control method in an intelligent network according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation in FIG.
(A), (b), (c) and (d) show the case where the control instruction signal is controlled by a countdown control method, a single service pseudo control method, and an instruction order control method, respectively, and an information notification signal is transmitted from the service providing apparatus. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the case, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of the processing of the service mutual operation control signal transmitting / receiving unit in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the intelligent network according to this embodiment has a service operation function electronic exchange 1 for realizing an exchange operation, and an electronic exchange control for controlling the service operation function electronic exchange 1 by using a common channel signal system. And a service operation function electronic exchange 1 including a terminal used in various telephone service modes for providing a telephone as a terminal device (a communication path used, a trunk line, a voice response device, a voice synthesis device). The electronic exchange control device 3 transmits a control instruction signal of the operation content of the service providing device 2 to the service operation function electronic exchange 1 to control any one of the service providing devices 2. One device is controlled by a plurality of telephone service modes.

The service providing apparatus 2 includes an electronic exchange control unit 3, two service control tasks A (tasks for controlling the telephone service A) 5 and service control tasks B (tasks for controlling the telephone service B) 6. A service interoperation control signal transmission / reception unit 4 is provided between the service control tasks A5 and B6.

The service interoperation control signal transmission / reception unit 4 implements a countdown control system, a single service pseudo control system, and an instruction sequence control system as control systems corresponding to the contents of the control instruction signals from the service control tasks A5 and B6. In addition, each electronic exchange control device 3 running in parallel
The information notification signal received from the service providing device 2 is transmitted to the service control tasks A5 and B6 in the server.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
Will be described together.

In the case of the countdown control method, the number "2" of telephone services of the service providing apparatus 2 coexisting in the service interoperation control signal transmission / reception section 4 is managed in advance. 2
When a control instruction signal is received from the service control task A5 in the electronic exchange control device 3 as shown in FIG. 3A, it is determined whether the control instruction signal is a countdown control target signal as shown in FIG. (Step S101) The countdown control target signal (YES in S101)
At this time, the number of coexisting telephone services is decremented to "1" (S104), and it is logically determined whether the number of telephone services is "0" (that is, whether a control instruction signal can be instructed to the service operation function electronic exchange 1). Judge (S107),
If it is not "0" (NO in S107), the control instruction signal is not transmitted. And then, the service control task B
After receiving the control instruction signal from S6, the service interoperation control signal transmission / reception unit 4 decrements the number of coexisting telephone services "1" to "0" in S104 after YES in S101, and YES in S107, that is, "0". Therefore, a control instruction signal is transmitted to the service operation function electronic exchange 1 (S
108). In response to this, the service operation function electronic exchange 1 starts controlling the operation of the service providing apparatus 2 according to the control instruction signal with the service providing apparatus 2 as an operation target.

Next, in the case of the single service pseudo control system, the service interoperation control signal transmitting / receiving section 4 is shown in FIG.
When a control instruction signal from the service control task A5 in the electronic exchange control device 3 is received as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), it is determined whether the control instruction signal is a countdown control target signal (step S101). If not, the control instruction signal is not a countdown control target signal (N in S101).
O), it is determined whether the control instruction signal is a single service pseudo target signal (S102), and if it is a single service pseudo target signal (YES in S102), a control instruction signal is transmitted to the service operation function electronic exchange 1 (S105). ). As a result, the service operation function electronic exchange 1 starts control of the telephone service A for the service providing apparatus 2.

Next, when receiving the control instruction signal from the service control task B6, the service mutual operation control signal transmission / reception section 4 transmits the control instruction signal to the service operation function electronic exchange 1 by the processing of S102 and S105, thereby Operational Function The electronic exchange 1 starts control of the telephone service B for the service providing apparatus 2.

That is, in the case of the single service pseudo control system, the service control task A5 in the electronic exchange control device 3 for controlling the service providing device 2 to be targeted by a plurality of telephone services such as the telephone service A and the telephone service B is the same. Even if there is a service control task B6 for controlling the service providing apparatus 2 of any one of the above, any one of the service control task A5 and the service control task B6 in the electronic exchange control apparatus 3 is provided so that the telephone service exists alone. Each service control task A in the electronic exchange controller 3 when the control instruction signal is received from
5, the operation control of the service providing apparatus 2 is started as if the control instruction signal was received from B6.

Next, in the case of the instruction order control system, the service interaction control signal transmitting / receiving section 4 receives a control instruction signal from the service control task A5 in the electronic exchange control device 3 as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 3C, it is determined whether or not the control instruction signal is a countdown control target signal (step S101). If not, the control instruction signal is not a countdown control target signal (NO in S101). It is determined whether the signal is a simulated target signal (S
102), if it is not a single service pseudo target signal (S1)
02, NO), it is determined whether or not this control instruction signal is an instruction sequence control target signal (S103). Here, if YES in S103, it is determined whether it is the first time (S106). If it is the first time (YES in S106), a control instruction signal is transmitted to the service operation function electronic exchange 1 (S109). As a result, the service operation function electronic exchange 1 starts control of the telephone service A for the service providing apparatus 2. If NO in S103 or NO in S106, the service control instruction signal transmission process is not performed.

That is, in the case of the instruction order control method, a control instruction signal is received from a service control task A5 in the electronic exchange control device 3 for controlling the telephone service A, and then a service control task B6 for controlling the telephone service B. When the control instruction signal is received from the telephone service A, the service operation function electronic exchange 1 starts the operation control of the service providing apparatus 2 by the instruction signal of the telephone service A.

Next, when transmitting the information notification signal from the service providing apparatus 2, when the service providing apparatus 2 transmits the information notification signal as shown in FIG. All service control tasks A5 and service control tasks B6 existing for the service providing apparatus 2 that has transmitted the managed information notification signal.
Relays and transmits an information notification signal to.

As shown in FIG. 3B, the service interoperation control signal transmission / reception unit 4 transmits an information notification signal from the service providing apparatus 2 (S201), decrements the number of notification targets (S202), and Steps S201 and S203 are repeated until the number of targets becomes 0 (YES in S203).

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, when one service providing apparatus is used as an element for realizing a telephone service and a plurality of telephone services are used, an arbitrary service providing apparatus is used. And transmission and reception of various signals between service control tasks in the electronic exchange controller coexisting with the service providing device as a control target,
Controlling a plurality of telephone services for any service providing device by selectively using the countdown control method, the single service pseudo control method, and the instruction sequence control method in the service interaction control signal transmission / reception unit according to the type of the signal Thus, there is an effect that it is possible to eliminate the restriction that an arbitrary service providing apparatus must be limited to control of only an arbitrary telephone service as in the related art.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a signal control method in an intelligent network according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the operation in FIG. 1;
(A), (b), (c) and (d) show the case where the control instruction signal is controlled by a countdown control method, a single service pseudo control method, and an instruction order control method, respectively, and an information notification signal is transmitted from the service providing apparatus. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram showing a case.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an outline of processing of a service interoperation control signal transmitting / receiving unit in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Service operation function electronic exchange 2 Service providing device 3 Electronic exchange control device 4 Service mutual operation control signal transmission / reception section 5, 6 Service control tasks A and B

Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Tomomi Omiya 1-6-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (72) Inventor Junichi Kuwabayashi 1-6-1, Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan (56) References JP-A-56-52959 (JP, A) JP-A-4-336837 (JP, A) JP-A-4-79556 (JP, A) (58) Fields surveyed ( Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04M 3/42-3/58 H04M 3/00 H04Q 3/54-3/56

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A service operation function for realizing an exchange operation.
Sub-switch and this service operation function electronic switch
Consists of an electronic exchange controller that controls using signaling
Signal Control Method for Intelligent Network
In the formula, the service operation function electronic exchange includes a telephone and a terminal device.
Use by various types of telephone services provided
Means for controlling the operation of the service providing apparatus,
The slave exchange control device is connected to the service operation function electronic exchange.
On the other hand, a control instruction signal of the operation content of the service providing apparatus
To send one service providing device to a plurality of telephone services.
Including means for operating in parallelSee The service providing device and the electronic exchange control device
Service interaction control with a number of service control tasks
A signal transmitting and receiving unit is provided, This service interoperation control signal transmission / reception unit
The service control task sends the service
The content of the control instruction signal that describes the operation of the service providing device
Realizing each control method corresponding to
Each service control status in the electronic exchange controller.
Information received from the service providing device
Including means for transmitting signals Intellectual property characterized by
Signal control method in the event network. 2. The service interoperation control signal transmission / reception unit.
Is the control instruction signal from the service control task running concurrently.
Control instruction when the last signal is received
2. A signal control method in an intelligent network according to claim 1 , further comprising means for performing the operation on a service providing apparatus . 3. The service interaction control signal transmission / reception unit, wherein a control instruction signal from a coexisting service control task causes the service providing apparatus to operate quasi-singly.
If the signal is a single pseudo control signal, the incoming control instruction
2. The signal control method in the intelligent network according to claim 1 , further comprising means for performing the following for the service providing apparatus . 4. The service interaction control signal transmission / reception section sends a control instruction to the service when a first control instruction signal from a coexisting service control task is received.
2. A signal control method in an intelligent network according to claim 1 , further comprising means for performing the operation on a service providing apparatus .