JPH0444297B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a method for dynamically controlling the number of lines used in collection and distribution processing, and in particular, the present invention relates to a method for dynamically controlling the number of lines used in collection and distribution processing, and in particular, a collection and distribution method in which collection and distribution processing conditions can be changed for each collection and distribution communication. This paper relates to a dynamic control method for the number of lines used in processing.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, in a data collection and distribution system in which a data processing device at a center and multiple terminals are connected via communication lines, when collection and distribution processing is performed by starting the center and starting the terminals, the number of lines used for starting the center is It was fixed. For this reason, the number of lines could not be specified for each communication unit of collection and distribution, and the number of lines could not be determined and operated in accordance with the optimum load of collection and distribution processing.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

In the conventional method of allocating the number of lines to be used in the collection and delivery processing described above, the number of lines, line group name, line name, etc. to be used at center startup are fixed, so it is necessary to perform collection and delivery processing at terminal startup at the same time. In some cases, it becomes necessary to install a dedicated line for incoming calls, which has the disadvantage that the line cannot be operated efficiently.

Furthermore, since the number of lines for center activation and terminal activation cannot be controlled, there is a drawback that the load of collection and distribution processing at the center cannot be maintained at an optimum level.

In view of the above-mentioned points, it is an object of the present invention to provide a line used in collection and delivery processing that allows collection and delivery processing conditions such as the number of lines, line group names, and line names during collection and delivery processing to be changed for each collection and delivery communication. The objective is to provide a dynamic control method for numbers.

[Means for solving problems]

The dynamic control method for the number of lines used in the collection and distribution process of the present invention includes an operation condition registration means for registering in advance the operation conditions for the collection and distribution process, such as the number of lines, line group names, line names, etc., and this operation condition registration means. an operation information generation means for generating operation information by changing the contents of the registered operation conditions; and an operation information generation means for determining collection and delivery processing conditions based on the operation information generated by the operation information generation means and performing collection and delivery processing. and output means for visually displaying line usage status.

[Effect]

In the dynamic control method of the number of lines used in the collection and distribution process of the present invention, the operation condition registration means registers the operation conditions of the collection and distribution process such as the number of lines, line group name, line name, etc. in advance, and the operation information generation means operates the The condition registration means changes the contents of the registered operation conditions to generate operation information, and the collection and distribution processing means determines collection and distribution processing conditions based on the operation information generated by the operation information generation means and performs collection and distribution processing. The output means visually displays the line usage status.

〔Example〕

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

The figure is a schematic diagram of line control showing an embodiment of the present invention. The dynamic control method for the number of lines used in the collection and distribution process of this embodiment is based on the input section 1 and the registration processing section 2.
, operating condition file 3, and initial setting processing section 4
, a collection and distribution processing section 5 , a line control processing section 6 , an operation information table 7 , a change instruction processing section 8 , an instruction section 9 , an inquiry section 10 , and an output section 11 .

The input unit 1 is a part for inputting operational condition designation data such as the number of lines, line group names, line names, and time zones.

The registration processing section 2 is a section that checks the operating condition specification data input from the input section 1, and if there is no problem, edits the operating condition specification data, outputs it to the operating condition file 3, and registers it.

The operation condition file 3 is for registering operation condition specification data in the form of a line definition table and a line group table. The line definition table consists of a line name, line group name, terminal activation/center activation classification, and line connection status, and manages the communication status by defining a line group name for each line name. The line group table consists of the line group name, the number of available lines by time zone, the number of lines in use by terminals and centers, and the number of available lines.The line group table specifies the number of usable lines by time zone for each line group name. The center activates and manages available free lines for each time period.

The initial setting processing section 4 is a section that expands the contents of the operation condition file 3 into the operation information table 7 of the collection and distribution processing section 5 when activated by the operator, and generates operation information for each communication unit. The contents of the operational information table 7 can be changed by the change instruction processing section 8 by instructing the number of lines, line group name, line name, time zone, etc. by the instruction section 9.

The collection and distribution processing section 5 determines the collection and distribution processing conditions based on the contents of the operation information table 7, requests the line control processing section 6 to issue a dial, and receives a line connection completion notification from the line control processing section 6. This is the part that performs communication processing. The collection and distribution processing section 5 can also respond to an inquiry about the line usage status from the inquiry unit 10 and output the line usage status to the output unit 11 .

Next, the operation of the dynamic control method for the number of lines used in the collection and distribution processing of this embodiment configured as described above will be explained. Here, the case of center activation and the case of terminal activation will be explained separately.

(1) In the case of center activation In this case, the collection and distribution processing unit 5 scans the line definition table at the time of dial issue request, calculates the number of lines in use at the terminal and center for each line group, and determines the number of lines in use in the line group table. Set the calculated number of lines to the number of lines.

Next, the collection and distribution processing unit 5 selects a line group that satisfies the conditions that the number of available lines is greater than the number of lines in use at the terminal and the center, and the number of lines available at the center startup time is greater than the number of lines in use at the center. is selected and requests the line control processing section 6 to issue a dial.

The line control processing unit 6 that has received this dialing request determines a line name, issues a dial, and notifies the collection and distribution processing unit 5 that the line connection has been completed.

The collection and distribution processing unit 5, which receives the line connection completion notification with the line name that has the center activation identification, scans the line definition table with the line name for which the line connection has been completed, and uses the line connection status of this line name for the center activation use. Medium.

When the line is disconnected, the line control processing unit 6 notifies the collection and distribution processing unit 5 that the line has been released with the name of the line where the line was disconnected, and the collection and distribution processing unit 5 that has received the notification scans the line definition table. , reset the line connection status of the disconnected line name.

(2) Case of terminal activation In this case, the line control processing unit 6 receives a dial call from the terminal and sends the line connection completion to the collection and distribution processing unit 5 using the line name that has the terminal activation identification.
to notify.

Upon receiving this notification, the collection and distribution processing section 5 scans the line definition table and sets the line connection status of the line name to which the line has been connected to terminal activated and in use. Also,
In response to line connection requests from terminals that exceed the specified number of lines, it is possible to enable or disable line connection based on instructions from the operator.

When the line is disconnected, the line control processing unit 6 issues a line release completion notification, as in the case of center startup, and the collection and distribution processing unit 5 resets the line connection status of the line name from which the line was disconnected in the line definition table. .

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, in the present invention, the number of lines, the line group name, the line By making it possible to specify or initialize operating conditions such as name, number of lines, etc. as collection and distribution processing conditions,
This has the effect of making it possible to dynamically change line group names, line names, etc.

In addition, this has the effect of dynamically controlling the attributes of the incoming line from the terminal and the starting line from the center, allowing operation with an optimal balance between the communication line for center starting and terminal starting, and the load of collection and distribution processing. be.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figure is a schematic diagram of line control showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1...input section, 2...registration processing section, 3...operation condition file, 4...initial setting processing section, 5...collection and distribution processing section, 6...line control processing section, 7... Operation information table, 8...change instruction processing unit, 9...instruction unit, 10...inquiry unit, 11...output unit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Operation condition registration means for registering in advance operation conditions for collection and distribution processing such as the number of lines, line group names, line names, etc.; and changing the contents of the operation conditions registered by the operation condition registration means. an operation information generation means for generating operation information by using the operation information; an aggregation and distribution processing means for determining an aggregation and distribution processing condition and performing an aggregation and distribution process based on the operation information generated by the operation information generation means; and a line usage status. 1. A dynamic control method for the number of lines used in collection and distribution processing, comprising: an output means for visually displaying;