JPH0834467B2 - Network data management method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a network data management method for matching network data necessary for network operation with actual conditions of a communication network.

[Prior Art] Generally, when the communication network becomes wide, the communication network is operated,
In addition to equipment data indicating the status of communication devices in network operations to be managed and maintained, connection routes for lines and line bundles, etc.
Network data representing a network relationship between a plurality of communication devices is required. Therefore, conventionally, the network data obtained by the design of the communication network is recorded in the database, or the network data is manually recorded in the database at the occasion of changing the setting conditions of the operation of the communication device or installing or expanding the communication device. I was in control.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, such a conventional method performs a network operation based on the network data even if the recorded network data and the situation of the communication network realized by the communication device are different. Error occurs in the network data or corrects the incorrect network data until an error occurs in the consistency check between network data when a partial update of network data occurs. However, there was a problem that it took a very long time.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to solve such a problem, the first aspect of the present invention is directed to a case where a certain equipment data management unit updates the equipment data or a network data management unit requests a report. Other equipment data management unit that reports the data managed by the equipment data management unit and that is related to the equipment data management unit in a network manner, that is, the equipment managed by the facility data management unit and the other equipment to be connected next through the network. The equipment data management unit to be managed is in a shogi style, and the network data management unit is also made to sequentially report the management data.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when a facility data management unit reports data to the network data management unit due to the same cause as described above, another facility data management unit may be used together with other data related to the network data management unit. The identification number of the equipment data management unit is also reported, and the network data management unit that receives this request requests other equipment data management units to report similar data based on the report result. is there.

[Operation] The present invention automatically grasps the facility status and all the facility statuses related to the network when the facility status is changed or when the network data management unit confirms the facility status. ,
This is to match the actual equipment status with the network data.

And the invention of claim 1 is, whether the equipment status is changed,
When the network data management unit confirms the actual facility status, the plurality of facility data management units communicate with each other and report the network-related facility data to the network data management unit.

According to the invention of claim 2, when the equipment status is changed or when the network data management section confirms the actual equipment status, the network data management section instructs the equipment data management section to network-related equipment data. Report the name of another equipment data management department that has jurisdiction over.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a network data management unit, 2 ₁ to 2 ₃ are facility data management units, 3 _{1 to} 3 ₃ are communication devices, and 4 is An information transfer network that connects the equipment data management units to each other and the network data management unit and the equipment data management unit to each other.
Is a communication network.

Equipment data management unit 2 ₁ to 2 ₃ of locations, for example, Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo, manages the device required for self in the communication apparatus 3 ₁ to 3 _3, respectively, facility data of facilities that the management I remember. Further, the information transfer network 4 is composed of, for example, a circuit realized by signal bits or signal lines of a transmission line of the communication network 5, a packet switching network, or the like,
It does not matter in particular the constitution means.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the mechanism of the network data management unit in FIG. 1, 6 is a network data control unit, and 8 is a network data database. FIG. 3 shows an example of the mechanism of the facility data management unit in FIG. 1, 10 is a facility data control unit, and 12 is a facility data database. Figure 4 is a configuration example of a communication network according to FIG. 1, the third-order group converter (tertiary-group line bundle as an example of the communication apparatus 3 ₁ to 3 ₃ in FIG. 1, respectively 14 _{1-14 3} It is a multiplex converter for multiplexing in the fourth-group line bundle or separating the fourth-group line bundle in the third-group line bundle. 15 ₁ , 15 ₂ ,
16 _{1 to} 16 ₄ are line bundles that connect the communication devices, 15 ₁ and 15 ₂ are fourth group line bundles, and 16 _{1 to} 16 ₄ are third group line bundles. a to l
Represents a terminal of the multiplex converter.

The network data management unit follows the process of FIG. 5 in the case of claim 1, and follows the process of FIG. 6 in the case of claim 2. The facility data management unit follows the process of FIG. 7 for claim 1 and the process of FIG. 8 for claim 2. Table 1 shows the contents of the database of the network data management unit 1.

The contents of the database facility data management unit 2 ₁ is as in Table 2.

The contents of the database facility management unit 2 ₂ is as in Table 3.

The contents of the database facility data management unit 2 ₃ is as in Table 4.

When the network data management unit's database is damaged under such a situation, the network data management unit collects equipment data representing the actual situation from the equipment data management unit and restores the network data database. The operation will be described.

The network data management unit 1 uses the line ID 1 in Table 1
When the data of the line bundle 16 ₃ is damaged, in the claim 1, the network data management unit 1 firstly gives the “data concerning the line bundle 16 ₁ ” which is the data which is not damaged to the equipment data management unit 2 ₁ . Instruct them to report. The facility data management unit 2 ₁ by the transmitting "data about the line bundle 16 _1", as its own control to the network data management unit 1. Circuit bundle 16 ₁
4 is connected to Nagoya as can be seen from FIG. 4, and the facility data management unit of Nagoya is symbol 2 _2. Therefore, “data related to the line bundle 16 ₁ ” is managed as network data to the facility data management unit 2 ₂ . Request to report to Part 1.

This is equipment data management unit 2 ₂ to report a "data about the line bundle 16 _1" which is self-management of the network data management unit 1. By the way, as shown in Table 3, the line bundle 16
Since ₁ is also connected to the terminals of f, related equipment management unit 2 ₁ is network-related corresponds to f of the terminal ID as data also "data about the line bundle 16 _3" above "line bundle 16 ₁ Data ”and then report to the network data management unit 1.

The following equipment data management unit 2 ₂ ie Nagoya of the line bundle 16 ₃
Is connected to Tokyo as can be seen from Fig. 4, so the facility data management unit 2 _{2 in} Nagoya is the facility data management unit 2 _{3 in} Tokyo
"Data on the line bundle 16 _3" is requested to report to the network data management unit 1 against. This equipment data management unit 2 ₃ reports the "data about the line bundle 16 _3" to the network data management unit 1.

The network data management unit 1 restores the database based on these reported data.

The invention of claim 1 has been described above. Next, the invention of claim 2 will be described. In this case, an instruction of the network data management unit 1, together with the facility data management unit 2 ₁ reports the "data about the line bundle 16 _1" to the network data management unit 1, the equipment that the data and the network related Information that there is a "facility data management unit 2 ₂ " as a data management unit is also reported to the network data management unit 1.

Network data management unit 1 which has received the report issues an instruction to the facilities data management unit 2 _2, requesting to report the line bundle 16 ₁ data. As a result, the facilities data management unit 2 ₂ reports as described above as "data about the line bundle 16 _1" "Data relating to the line beam 16 _3", "equipment data managed as facility data management unit associated to network manner It also reports to the network data management unit 1 that there is a "part 2 ₃ ".

According to the instruction of the network data management unit 1 based on this report,
Equipment data management unit 2 ₃ reports the "data about the line bundle 16 _3" to the network data management unit 1. As a result, the network data management unit 1 restores a necessary part of the database.

Next, as a measure against congestion, the operation when the facility data management unit reports the facility data representing the actual facility status to the network data management unit due to the urgent need to replace the line or the like will be described.

Figure 9, for example for Nagoya adhesion of traffic addressed to abnormally high, tertiary-group line flux in Figure 4 16 ₁
When 16 ₃ abolished the connection, showing the configuration of a communication network in the case of recombinant line accommodation of using these lines bundles 16 ₁ and 16 ₃ for Nagoya clothes line.

According to claim 1, Nagoya equipment data management unit 2 ₂ the line bundle
Data regarding the termination of connection between 16 ₁ and 16 ₃ is provided to the network data management unit 1
Report to. By the next of equipment data management unit 2 ₂ indication, Osaka and Tokyo of equipment data management unit 2 ₁ and 2 ₃ are each line bundle 16
_The data on _{1 and the} data on the line bundle 16 ₃ are reported to the network data management unit 1. The network data management unit 1 updates the database based on these reported data.

Equipment data management of Nagoya in claim 2 2 ₂ line bundle 16
And data about ₁ and 16 ₃ of the connection abolition, relevant data is reported that a facility data management unit 2 ₁ and equipment data management unit 2 ₃ to the network data management unit 1. Next, according to the instruction from the network data management unit 1, the equipment data management units 2 ₁ and 2 ₃ respectively
_The data regarding ₁ and the data regarding the line bundle 16 ₃ are reported to the network data management unit 1. The network data management unit 1 updates the database based on the reported information.

Table 5 and Table 6 is a modification of the equipment data and the halftone data at the time of connection abolition of the line bundle 16 ₁ and 16 _3, Table 3 Table 5 is the contents of a database facility data management unit 2 ₂ 6 is a modification example of the database table 1 of the network data management unit 1.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, when a facility data management unit reports management data to network data in response to a change from the facility data or a request from the network data management unit, the facility data This is an instruction to sequentially report the management data managed by itself to the other equipment data management section which is network-related to the management section in a shogi manner.

According to the invention of claim 2, when each facility data management unit is instructed to report management data by the network data management unit,
The instructed data is reported to the network data management unit, and the identification number of another facility data management unit related to the network is also reported to the network data management unit.

With this configuration, the network data management unit can always manage the latest data for all equipment in the network without relying on human resources, so no matter how complicated the network is, the latest data can always be managed. Has the effect of being able to manage.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the mechanism of the network data management unit in FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the mechanism of the facility data management unit in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of the communication network in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing that the network data control unit follows in the case of claim 1, FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing that the network data control unit follows in the case of claim 2, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing that the equipment data management unit follows in the case of claim 1, FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the flow of processing that the equipment data management unit follows in the case of claim 2, and FIG. 9 is the flow chart of FIG. It is a figure which shows the modification of a line. 1 ... Network data management unit, 2 ... Facility data management unit, 3 ...
... communication device, 4 ... information transfer network, 5 ... communication network, 15,16
...... Circuit bundle.

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A network data management method for managing data managed by a plurality of facility data management units by a network data management unit, wherein the facility data management unit reports data managed by itself to the network data management unit. At this time, the data managed by the equipment data management unit is also reported to the network data management unit for the equipment data management unit that manages other equipment connected next to the equipment via the network. A network data management method characterized in that the required data is reported to the network data management unit from all the facility data management units that manage the facilities connected one after another via the network. 2. A network data management method for managing data managed by a plurality of facility data management units by a network data management unit, wherein the network data management unit reports the management data to the facility data management unit. The equipment data management unit is also made to report the identification number of the equipment data management unit that manages the equipment managed by the equipment data management unit and the other equipment connected next via the network, and the network data management unit reports it. By receiving the same instruction to the other equipment data management units that have received the data, the data managed by them are collected from all the equipment data management units that manage the equipment connected one after another via the network. A network data management method characterized by the above.