JPH02270461A - Data management system for terminal call number converter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain ease of correction and revision with remote control from a data management section to a conversion data in a terminal call number converter by providing a communication function to the terminal call number converter and connecting the terminal call number converter to the data management section through the communication line. CONSTITUTION:A primary station LAN 1 consists of a personal computer(PC) 1a acting like a data management section managing remotely a TNT in secondary and ternary stations and a database (work station) 1b. Upon the receipt of abbreviation call information from a terminal equipment 4 such as a telephone set, TNT 2b, 3b has a function outputting prescribed telephone number information corresponding to the abbreviation call information and a communication function to the external device. Thus, the personal computers 1a, 2a apply remote management such as write, rewrite, correction or the like as to the conversion data from the abbreviation call information to the telephone number information in subsequent stations TNT 2b, 3b via LAN 1-3 and communication lines 6, 7.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention centrally converts conversion data in a terminal calling number conversion device that is provided on a communication network and converts short calling information to terminal calling number information. Regarding methods for managing.

[Prior Art] Generally, in communication networks, in order to simplify the operation of calling other terminals from a terminal such as a telephone or facsimile, a telephone number conversion device [hereinafter referred to as TNT (Telephone NumberT) is used as a terminal calling number conversion device.
rar+5lator)] is provided for each base station in each region. When TNT receives abbreviated call information from a terminal, it converts and outputs predetermined telephone number information corresponding to the abbreviated call information.With this TNT function, each terminal can use the abbreviated number (abbreviated call information) By simply performing a calling operation, telephone number information (terminal calling number information) common to communication networks can be output, and other terminals can be called.

Conventionally, when inputting conversion data from abbreviated calling information to telephone number information into TNT, an abbreviated number table was created in advance at a central office, etc., and sent to base stations in each region, and each base station A floppy disk for data is created in step 1, and converted data is written into the TNT unit using this floppy disk.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, such a conventional TNT data management system has the following problems.

■For each base station, it is necessary to create a data floppy disk using a key bunch or the like based on the abbreviated number table, and if there are many base stations, input errors are inevitable when creating the floppy disk.

■If there is a change in data, no matter how trivial, we will create and create the contents of the data floppy disk at each base station.
It is necessary to make changes, and the more base stations there are, the more complicated the work becomes. In addition, if the base station is an unmanned station,
Workers go to each base station even for minor data changes.

It is necessary to create/change a floppy disk for data and write to a TNT unit.

■If it is later discovered that there was a data entry error when creating the data floppy disk, the data will be corrected at each base station, or if it is an unmanned station, a worker will visit the station again to correct the data. It is necessary to do something. Therefore, when modifying data at an unmanned station, depending on the location, it may take a considerable amount of time to complete the modification, which may cause great inconvenience to unused users.

■If TNT does not operate normally during a call operation by an unused user, the abnormal operation.

This may be due to an unused user pressing the wrong number, or
It is necessary to use a separate measuring device at each base station (if it is an unmanned station, a worker will be present) to determine whether the problem is due to a TNT hardware failure or an input error on the data floppy disk. At this time, since the measuring device can only measure one line at a time, it takes time to perform the measurement and judgment work.

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems.
By making it possible to centrally and remotely manage the conversion data in the terminal call number conversion device, and by making it possible to easily modify and change the conversion data for each base station by remote control, it is possible to simplify the maintenance and inspection work of communication networks. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a data management method for a terminal call number conversion device that improves reliability.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the data management method of the terminal calling number conversion device of the present invention includes: ■ A terminal calling number conversion device that converts short calling information to predetermined terminal calling number information. (a data management unit is connected to the terminal calling number conversion device of the terminal via the communication function and the communication line, and the data management unit connects the terminal to the The present invention is characterized by remote management of conversion data from abbreviated calling information to terminal calling number information in a calling number conversion device.

[Function] In the data management method of the terminal calling number converting device of the present invention described above, by using the communication function of the terminal calling number converting device, the converted data in the terminal calling number converting device is transmitted from the data management unit via the communication line. Remote management such as writing, rewriting, and correction is performed.

[Embodiments of the Invention] The data management system of a terminal calling number conversion device as an embodiment of the present invention will be explained below with reference to one drawing.
The figure is a configuration diagram of a communication network to which this method is applied, and in this figure 1.

1 is the primary station L A N (Local Area Ne
This primary station LANI is equipped with a personal computer (PC) la that functions as a data management unit capable of remotely managing TNT at secondary and tertiary stations, which will be described later.
and.

It is configured with a database (workstation) lb. In addition, 2 and 3 are the secondary station LAN and tertiary station LAN provided at the base stations in each region, respectively.
The next station LAN2 includes a personal computer 2a that controls and manages this LAN2, and a TNT2b that is a terminal call number conversion device, and the third station LAN3 also has a personal computer 3a that controls and manages the LAN3. and TNT3b.

Here, when each of the TNTs 2b and 3b receives short call information from a terminal 4 such as a telephone, it outputs predetermined telephone number information corresponding to the short call information based on conversion data written in advance. In addition to having functions, it also has an external communication function added to it. In addition, T
The telephone number information output from NT2b and NT3b is sent to exchange 2.
c, 3C, and another terminal 5 corresponding to this telephone number information is called.

° The secondary station LAN2 is connected to the primary station LAN1 via the communication line 6, and the tertiary station LAN3 is connected to the secondary station LAN2 via the communication line 7. This results in
The TNT2b in the secondary station LAN2 uses its communication function to communicate with the LAN2. It is connected to a personal computer 1a and a database 1b via a communication line 6 and a LAN 1.

Further, the TNT3b in the tertiary station LAN3 uses its communication function to connect the LAN3. It is connected to the personal computer 2a via the communication line 7 and the LAN 2, and is further connected to the personal computer 1a and the database 1b via the communication line 6 and the LANI.

In other words, in the communication network of this embodiment, the primary station LA
A three-layer hierarchical structure is formed with N1 as the apex.

With the above-described configuration, in this embodiment, the personal computers (data management units) la and 2a control the LANs 1 to 3.
and TNT2b, 3 of the lower station via the communication lines 6, 7.
Remote management such as writing, rewriting, and modification of the conversion data from abbreviated calling information to telephone number information (terminal calling number information) in b is now performed.

The remote management of TNTs 2b and 3b will be specifically illustrated below.

From the LANI personal computer 1a, which is the data center in I TNT 2b 3b,
Common data to be written (or rewritten or changed) (
For example, the number of lines per user name.

(abbreviated number, telephone number, date and time of data writing, etc.) and register them in the database 1b.

(2) In the LAN 2 of the base station in each region, the data of the lines connected to the TNT 2b of the own station and the TNT 3b of the lower station are inputted from the personal computer 2a and registered in the database 1b of the center.

■When the data writing date and time registered at the center arrives, the data will be written to database 1b according to the above items ■ and ■! The recorded data is downloaded to all TNTs 2b and 3b of base stations in each region via LANs 1 to 3 and communication lines 6 and 7, and written to each TNT 2b and 3b.

The maintenance function described here is a function used when there is a trouble call from a terminal user.

- First, in order to investigate the cause of the trouble, the personal computer 1a at the center is used to read the data written to the TNT 2b or 3b where the trouble occurred.

■As a result, if the cause of the trouble is an error in the written abbreviated number table, first contact the center and correct the data in the database 1b from the personal computer 1a, since the data is created centrally at the center. . Thereafter, the modified data is downloaded from the database 1b to the related TNT 2b or 3b.

In the unlikely event that the center LANI is down, the data of the related TNTs 2b, 3b can be directly modified from the personal computers 2a, 3a of the LAN 2 or 3 of each base station. In this case, the LAN
When database I is restored, the data in database 1b is modified.

■On the other hand, if the cause of the above trouble is an error in the individual line information created at each base station, that base station, e.g.
After modifying the data stored in the center database 1b from the N2 personal computer 2a,
Download the corrected data from database 1b to TNT 2b. In addition, in the event that the LANI at the center is down, the data can be corrected directly at each base station as described above, and the database will be updated when the LANI is restored.
Modify the corresponding data in b.

uL Rat Inspector 11 Seed ■Each TNT2b, 3b detects a failure within TNT2b, 3b (
For example, interface abnormality, power supply abnormality, etc.) is detected, the communication function is used to communicate with the local station, for example, the personal computer 3a of LAN3, the personal computer 2a of LAN2 which is the upper station, and the center LAN1.
The occurrence of the failure is notified to each of the personal computers 1a. At this time, each personal computer 1a to 3
A generates an alarm sound, and this alarm sound is generated until a stop command is input.

(■Personal computers 1a to LANs 1 to 3 of each station
3a has a local loop monitoring function. In other words, each personal computer 1a to 3a has its own LAN 1 to
All devices within 3 are polled regularly to monitor whether communication is possible. When a failure is detected, the local station and the higher-level station do the same as described above.

A fault notification is sent to the personal computers 1a to 3a at the center.

(2) Furthermore, the center database 1b periodically checks the responses to personal computers 2a and 3a of the base stations in each region, and monitors the entire network. If there is no response confirmation, the personal computer 1a is notified and displayed of the location of the failure that caused the failure. Examples of failures in which response confirmation cannot be obtained include: 1 failure of personal computers 2a and 3a (determined because they are able to communicate with TNTs 2b and 3b); 2 failure of communication lines 6 and 7; and remote bridge failures (communication lines 6 and 3). 7 and each of the LANs 1 to 3).

In this way, according to the data management method of this embodiment, each T
Each TNT2b, 3b is equipped with a communication function.
TNT 2b is connected to the center via LANs 1 to 3 and communication lines 6.7, and TNT 2b is transmitted from personal computer 1a at the center to TNT 2b via LANs 1 to 3 and communication lines 6 and 7.

Data in 3b can be easily written, rewritten, modified, etc. by centralized remote control, and maintenance functions and fault monitoring functions can also be obtained. Therefore, even if the base station in each region is unmanned, it is now possible to manage the TNT, etc. within the station without the need for workers to go there as in the past, greatly simplifying the maintenance and inspection work of the communication network. At the same time, reliability can be improved.

In addition, although the network configuration of the three-layer hierarchical structure was shown in the above embodiment, the method of the present invention can be applied as follows.

The present invention is not limited to such a network configuration.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the data management system of the terminal calling number conversion device of the present invention, the terminal calling number conversion device is provided with a communication function, and the terminal calling number conversion device is connected to the data management system via the communication line. Since it is configured to connect to the management unit, conversion data in the terminal call number conversion device can be easily modified and changed by remote control from the data management unit.1 Simplifying maintenance and inspection work of the communication network and improving reliability. There are effects that can be achieved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a communication network to which a data management system of a terminal calling number conversion device as an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In the figure, 1-=primary station LAN, 1a-personal computer (data management section), lb-database (workstation), 2...=secondary station LAN, 2a-personal computer, 2b-TNT (terminal call number conversion device), 2 C-exchange, 3-.-tertiary station LAN,
3a-Personal computer. 3b-TNT (terminal calling number conversion device, 3c-exchange,
4, 5...one terminal, 6.7-communication line.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A terminal calling number conversion device is configured with a communication function and outputs predetermined terminal calling number information corresponding to the shortened calling information when receiving shortened calling information from a terminal, and also uses the communication function to convert a communication line. connected to a data management unit via the communication line, and the data management unit remotely manages conversion data from abbreviated call information to terminal call number information in the terminal call number conversion device via the communication line. A data management method for a terminal call number conversion device.