JPS63253743A - Connection control system for external storage device - Google Patents

Connection control system for external storage device

Info

Publication number
JPS63253743A
JPS63253743A JP8802587A JP8802587A JPS63253743A JP S63253743 A JPS63253743 A JP S63253743A JP 8802587 A JP8802587 A JP 8802587A JP 8802587 A JP8802587 A JP 8802587A JP S63253743 A JPS63253743 A JP S63253743A
Authority
JP
Japan
Prior art keywords
storage device
external storage
processing unit
central processing
terminal
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Pending
Application number
JP8802587A
Other languages
Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Hiroo Ichii
市井 博雄
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
NEC Corp
Original Assignee
NEC Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by NEC Corp filed Critical NEC Corp
Priority to JP8802587A priority Critical patent/JPS63253743A/en
Publication of JPS63253743A publication Critical patent/JPS63253743A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

Links

Landscapes

  • Exchange Systems With Centralized Control (AREA)

Abstract

PURPOSE:To transfer information by accommodating an external storage device to a terminal line so as not to connect the external storage device to the central processing unit and connect it to the terminal equipment without being interposed by the central processing unit. CONSTITUTION:An external storage device 6 is connected similarly to a terminal equipment to a line circuit 3 of an exchange via a connection control section 7, connected to the central processing unit 5 to transmit/receive the information containing a signal and connected to each processing terminal set to transmit/ receive the information containing data via a high speed switch 4. Since the one of external devices 6 is accommodated in a line circuit 3 as one of the terminal equipment, plural storage devices can be used for objects and plural external devices such as floppy disks or drum disks are accommodated in the line circuit and can be used efficiently while its application is limited.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本発明は、ライン回路を介し各種端末を接続する高速ス
イッチを中央処理装置が制御して端末の交換接続を実行
する交換機に、交換機を構成する装置とし独立して配備
される外部記憶装置の接げ制御方式に関する。
[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is an exchange system in which a central processing unit controls high-speed switches that connect various terminals via line circuits to execute exchange connections of terminals. The present invention relates to a connection control method for an external storage device that is installed independently as a device for storage.

〔従来の技術〕[Conventional technology]

従来のこの種の外部記憶装置の接続制御方式は、外部記
憶装置が中央^理装置に直接接続制御される。
In the conventional connection control method of this type of external storage device, the external storage device is directly connected and controlled to a central management device.

第2図は従来の一例を示すブロック図である。FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a conventional example.

第2図におりて、パソコン端末91および保守端末92
がライン回路3を介して高速スイνチ4に収容接続され
ている。中央処理装置95はライン回路3に接続してラ
イン回路3′ft:介して収容接続される端末と信号お
よびデータを授受し、高速スイッチ4に接続して端末間
の交換接続を制御する。
In FIG. 2, a personal computer terminal 91 and a maintenance terminal 92 are shown.
is connected to the high speed switch 4 via the line circuit 3. The central processing unit 95 is connected to the line circuit 3 to exchange signals and data with the terminals accommodated and connected via the line circuit 3'ft:, and is connected to the high speed switch 4 to control exchange connections between the terminals.

また、中央処理装置95は外部記憶装置6を直接接続し
て、例えばメツセージの蓄積のような大容量の記憶蓄積
・呼出転送を制御する。また、保守端末92のような特
殊端末では、この端末特有なプログラムおよびデータな
どを記憶する、例えば保守用データ記憶装置96が接続
され、保守端末92のマイクロプロセッサによシ記憶情
報が呼出てれて機能が発揮される。
Further, the central processing unit 95 is directly connected to the external storage device 6, and controls large-capacity storage storage and call transfer, such as storage of messages, for example. In addition, a special terminal such as the maintenance terminal 92 is connected to, for example, a maintenance data storage device 96 that stores programs and data specific to this terminal, and the stored information is recalled by the microprocessor of the maintenance terminal 92. function is demonstrated.

〔発明が解決しようとする問題点〕[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

上述のように従来の外部記憶装置の接続制御方式は、外
部記憶装置が直接中央処理装置に接続・制御されるよう
に構成されているので、外部記憶装置の種別の変更、例
えばフロッピィディスクからドラムディスクに変更して
6量を増大させる場合、中央処理装置の記憶装置に対す
る凄続・制御部分の変更が必要になるという運用上の問
題点があった。
As mentioned above, the conventional external storage device connection control method is configured so that the external storage device is directly connected to and controlled by the central processing unit. When changing to a disk and increasing the storage capacity, there was an operational problem in that it was necessary to change the access and control section of the central processing unit for the storage device.

本発明の目的は上記問題点を解決する外部記憶装置の接
続制御方式を提供することにある。
An object of the present invention is to provide an external storage device connection control method that solves the above problems.

〔問題点を解決する比めの手段〕[Comparative means to solve problems]

本発明による外部記憶装置の接続制御方式は外部記憶装
置が接続制御部を介して交換機のライン回路に、端末同
様収容接続され、中央処理装置に接続して信号を含む情
報を授受し、また高速スイッチを介して各種端末に接続
してデータを含む情報を授受する。
In the external storage device connection control method according to the present invention, the external storage device is connected to the line circuit of the exchange through the connection control unit in the same way as a terminal, and is connected to the central processing unit to send and receive information including signals, and also to transmit and receive information including signals at high speed. It connects to various terminals via a switch and sends and receives information including data.

〔実施例〕〔Example〕

次に本発明の外部記憶装置の接続制御方式について図面
を参照して説明する。
Next, a connection control method for an external storage device according to the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

第1図は本発明の一実施例を示すブロプク図である。第
1図において、交換機はパソコン端末lおよび保守端末
2t−データ端末としてライン回路3に収容接続し、端
末の交換接続を実行する高速スイッチ4.高速スイッチ
4の交換接続を制御する中央処理装置5%ハードディス
クによる外部記憶装置6、および外部記憶装置6とライ
ン回路3との間に挿入接続される接続制御7t−有する
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an exchange includes a personal computer terminal 1, a maintenance terminal 2t, and a data terminal connected to a line circuit 3, and a high-speed switch 4. A central processing unit for controlling exchange connections of the high-speed switch 4 has an external storage device 6 with a 5% hard disk, and a connection control device 7t inserted and connected between the external storage device 6 and the line circuit 3.

ライン回路3は端末を収容接続し通信路34i高速スイ
ツチ4へ接続する一万、端末に関する制御情報を転送す
る制御情報路35を中央処理装置5へ接伏し、且つ端末
を終端する端末回M30の監視機能を有する。高速スイ
ッチ4はライン回路3を介した端末からの通信路34を
中央処理装置5の制御をうけて交換接続する時分割スイ
ッチである。中央処理装置5はライン回路3から制御情
報路35t−介して発呼情報を受信し、次いで被呼者情
報を受信したのち被呼端末の状態を調べて発呼者と被呼
者とに接続する二つの通信路34t−高速スイッチ4を
制御して接続する交換制御機能が主機能である。
The line circuit 3 accommodates and connects the terminal, and connects the communication path 34i to the high-speed switch 4, connects the control information path 35 that transfers control information regarding the terminal to the central processing unit 5, and connects the terminal circuit M30 that terminates the terminal. Has a monitoring function. The high-speed switch 4 is a time division switch that exchanges and connects the communication path 34 from the terminal via the line circuit 3 under the control of the central processing unit 5. The central processing unit 5 receives the calling information from the line circuit 3 via the control information path 35t, and after receiving the called party information, checks the status of the called terminal and connects the calling party and the called party. The main function is an exchange control function that controls and connects the two communication paths 34t and high-speed switch 4.

外部記憶装置6は、例えばフロッピーディスクまたはド
ラムディスクのようなハードディスクでパソコン端末1
.保守端末2.中門処理装置5が白鷺する読取専用また
は書込可能な記憶装置と区別し九、よシ大容量の記憶装
置である。外部記憶装置6は接続制御部7を介して端末
回線30に接続収容され、接続制御部7は外部記憶装置
6との相互接続条件を具備すると共に、端末としてライ
ン回路3との相互接続条件をも具備する。従って、中央
処理装置5は外部記憶装置6を端末同様に呼出して情報
の授受をすることができる。
The external storage device 6 is a hard disk such as a floppy disk or a drum disk, and is connected to the computer terminal 1.
.. Maintenance terminal 2. The middle processing unit 5 is a storage device with a much larger capacity, which is different from a read-only or writable storage device. The external storage device 6 is connected to the terminal line 30 via the connection control section 7, and the connection control section 7 has the conditions for interconnection with the external storage device 6, and the conditions for interconnection with the line circuit 3 as a terminal. Also equipped. Therefore, the central processing unit 5 can call the external storage device 6 in the same way as a terminal to exchange information.

中央処理装置5が外部記憶装置6と情報を交換するとき
は、制御情報路35からライン回路3および接続制御部
7t−介して、情報の転送が実行される。従って、従来
と同様に中央処理装置5は外部記憶装置6へ初期設定時
のオブジェクトグログラムの転送および運用時のトラヒ
ック情報の移送ができる。
When the central processing unit 5 exchanges information with the external storage device 6, the information is transferred from the control information path 35 through the line circuit 3 and the connection control unit 7t. Therefore, as in the prior art, the central processing unit 5 can transfer object programs to the external storage device 6 at the time of initialization and traffic information during operation.

また中央処理装置5が端末からの要求で外部記憶装置6
t−被呼端末として発呼端末へ通信路34を介して接げ
できる。従って、例えばワークステージ曹ンであるパソ
コン端末1はファイルサーバーとして外部記憶装置6を
利用できると共に、保守端末2は初期設定時にオブジェ
クトファイルを転送できる。中央処理装置5は通信路3
4の接続を完了し九のちは端末と外部記憶装置6との間
の情報転送の制御には無関係である。
In addition, the central processing unit 5 stores information on the external storage device 6 in response to a request from the terminal.
t-Can be connected to the calling terminal via the communication path 34 as a called terminal. Therefore, for example, the personal computer terminal 1, which is a work stage computer, can use the external storage device 6 as a file server, and the maintenance terminal 2 can transfer object files at the time of initialization. The central processing unit 5 is the communication path 3
After the connection in step 4 is completed, the control of information transfer between the terminal and the external storage device 6 is irrelevant.

上記実施例では接続制御部が外部記憶装置と分離して図
示し説明されたが、接続制御部は外部記憶装置に含む構
成でもよい。
In the above embodiment, the connection control section is illustrated and explained separately from the external storage device, but the connection control section may be included in the external storage device.

本実施例では外部記憶装置が端末の一つとしてライン回
路に収容されるので、外部記憶装置の複数を、例えば目
的別に設備して利用することも、またフロッピーディス
クもしくはドラムディスクのように種別を異にする複数
の外部記憶装置をライン回路に収容し用途を限定して効
率的に活用することかできる。
In this embodiment, the external storage device is accommodated in the line circuit as one of the terminals, so it is possible to use multiple external storage devices for different purposes, or to use different types of external storage devices such as floppy disks or drum disks. By accommodating a plurality of different external storage devices in a line circuit, it is possible to limit the applications and utilize them efficiently.

パソコン端末が単独でライン回路に接続するよう図示し
説明したが、高速スイッチを介して、例えば局部地域網
(LAN)の複数の端末が交換機に収容され、この種の
外部記憶装置を中央処理装置の制御で接8!され、端末
と外部記憶装置との間の情報交換は接続制御部が制御し
て中央処理装置は無関係にすることもできる。
Although the personal computer terminal has been illustrated and described as being connected to the line circuit independently, multiple terminals of a local area network (LAN), for example, may be housed in a switchboard via a high-speed switch, and this type of external storage device may be connected to the central processing unit. Touch 8 with control! In addition, information exchange between the terminal and the external storage device can be controlled by the connection control unit, making the central processing unit irrelevant.

このように上記実施例の説明が本発明を限定するもので
はなく、同様な構成で同一機能が発揮できるものであれ
ばよい。
In this way, the description of the embodiments described above does not limit the present invention, and it is sufficient that the same functions can be achieved with similar configurations.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上説明し念ように本発明の外部記憶装置の接続制御方
式は、外部記憶装置を端末回線に収容することによシ、
外部記憶装置が中央処理装置に接続できるだけでなく、
端末に中央処理装置を介することなしに接続して情報の
転送ができるという外部記憶装置および中央処理装置両
者への運用効率の向上効果がある。
As explained above, the external storage device connection control method of the present invention allows the external storage device to be accommodated in the terminal line.
Not only can external storage devices be connected to the central processing unit;
This has the effect of improving operational efficiency for both the external storage device and the central processing unit, since it is possible to connect to the terminal and transfer information without going through the central processing unit.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は本発明の外部記憶装置の接続制御方式の一実施
例を示すブロック図、第2図は従来の一例を示すブロッ
ク図である。 1・・・・・・パソコン端末、2・・・・・・保守端末
、3・・・・・・ライン回路、4・・・・・・高速スロ
ッテ、5・・・・・・1央処理装置、6・・・・・・外
部記憶装置、7・・・・・・接α制御部、30・・・・
・・端末回線、34・・・・・・通信路、35・・・・
・・制御情報路。
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an external storage device connection control method according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the conventional method. 1...PC terminal, 2...Maintenance terminal, 3...Line circuit, 4...High speed slot, 5...1 Central processing Device, 6...External storage device, 7...Contact α control unit, 30...
...Terminal line, 34...Communication path, 35...
...Control information path.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] ライン回路を介して各種端末を接続する高速スイッチを
中央処理装置が制御して端末の交換接続を実行する交換
機に配備される外部記憶装置の接続制御方式において、
前記外部記憶装置が接続制御部を介してライン回路に収
容接続され、前記中央処理装置に接続して信号を含む情
報を授受すると共に、前記高速スイッチを介して各種端
末に接続してデータを含む情報を授受することを特徴と
する外部記憶装置の接続制御方式。
In a connection control method for an external storage device installed in an exchange, in which a central processing unit controls a high-speed switch that connects various terminals via a line circuit to execute exchange connection of terminals,
The external storage device is accommodated and connected to the line circuit via the connection control unit, and is connected to the central processing unit to send and receive information including signals, and is connected to various terminals via the high-speed switch to contain data. A connection control method for an external storage device characterized by sending and receiving information.
JP8802587A 1987-04-10 1987-04-10 Connection control system for external storage device Pending JPS63253743A (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP8802587A JPS63253743A (en) 1987-04-10 1987-04-10 Connection control system for external storage device

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP8802587A JPS63253743A (en) 1987-04-10 1987-04-10 Connection control system for external storage device

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
JPS63253743A true JPS63253743A (en) 1988-10-20

Family

ID=13931286

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP8802587A Pending JPS63253743A (en) 1987-04-10 1987-04-10 Connection control system for external storage device

Country Status (1)

Country Link
JP (1) JPS63253743A (en)

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5437602A (en) * 1977-08-31 1979-03-20 Toshiba Corp Display system for connection mode of exchange system
JPS60154749A (en) * 1983-12-30 1985-08-14 インタ−ナショナル ビジネス マシ−ンズ コ−ポレ−ション Network mutual connection switching system

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5437602A (en) * 1977-08-31 1979-03-20 Toshiba Corp Display system for connection mode of exchange system
JPS60154749A (en) * 1983-12-30 1985-08-14 インタ−ナショナル ビジネス マシ−ンズ コ−ポレ−ション Network mutual connection switching system

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US5388243A (en) Multi-sort mass storage device announcing its active paths without deactivating its ports in a network architecture
EP0214593A2 (en) Ring packet switch
US4719617A (en) Full service voice/data system
JPS63253743A (en) Connection control system for external storage device
EP0193095A2 (en) Data communication network
JPH02189050A (en) Backup switching system
JP3484549B2 (en) Remote information communication method and communication device and terminal adapter used for the same
JP3351885B2 (en) Remote monitoring and control system
JPS6450694A (en) Managing system for call connected state in exchange system
JPH1049457A (en) Destination switchable network system, destination switching method and storage medium storing destination switching program
JPS59188244A (en) System switching method
JPH01170239A (en) Data transmission control system
JPS5972253A (en) System switching device of data communication network
JPS62141A (en) Line changeover device
JPS6276838A (en) Remote terminal equipment switching device
JPS61210470A (en) Composite type information communication system
JPH02123848A (en) Load decentralization processing system
JPH05197662A (en) Information processing equipment
JPH02185136A (en) Work station address setting method
JPS60261289A (en) Rise method of function distributed exchange
JPS63248255A (en) Online data transmission system
JPH04126427A (en) Data terminal communication controller
JPH0759132A (en) Electronic exchange
JPH05327775A (en) Distributed racket exchange
JPS61210458A (en) Complex information and communication system