Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral configuration
Reexamination Certificate
1999-06-15
2004-06-01
Shin, Christopher B. (Department: 2182)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral configuration
C710S019000, C710S104000, C710S300000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06745251
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a communication apparatus and a communication network management system. More particularly, this invention relates to a communication apparatus and a communication network management system in order to establish a provisioning data thereto, which data is data peculiar to the device.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
A configuration data of the communication apparatus includes the configuration data for a package, a port, an interface and so forth. Generally, the configuration data is established collectively, as the peculiar provisioning data of the device, in every package unit.
With respect to management of the provisioning data, for instance, the Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. HEI 9-74417 discloses Provisioning Data Management Method, and the Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. HEI 6-90288 discloses Provisioning Method of Data Processing Apparatus.
The provisioning data management method develops the provisioning data over the provisioning storage area beforehand. The provisioning data is the data for the unit used as the unit of redundant structure. In the provisioning data management method of the digital data transmitter/receiver, when the mounting mode of the unit for redundant structure is determined beforehand, whether the unit is installed on the inside of the slot practically or not, the provisioning data is developed over the provisioning data storing area beforehand.
However, there is the following problems in the provisioning data management method.
The first problem is that there can not be managed the provisioning data of the unit with the exception of the unit used for the redundant structure. Because in the provisioning data management method, there is no description regarding the provisioning of the regular unit.
The second problem is that the position of the slot is fixed, into which certain type unit is capable of being installed. Therefore it is incapable of being inserted the unit into voluntary slot which is possible to be inserted physically. Because, when the mounting mode of the unit is determined, the unit is restrained into the unit capable of being inserted into the slot, in order to cause the provisioning data of the unit to be stored in the provisioning data storage area for the sake of the unit concerned.
The third problem is that the external system such as the network management system and so forth becomes indispensable for carrying out the provisioning of the unit. Because, it is necessary to store the provisioning data of the unit in the provisioning data storage area from the external system.
In the provisioning method of the data processing apparatus as the later method, a comprehensive global code is established instead of an individual code as the provisioning information to the interface unit whose system configuration is uncertain. For that reason, incorrect alarm does not occur irrespective of kind of the interface unit which is equipped practically at the time of start of the system.
However, there is the following problems in the provisioning method of the data processing apparatus as the later method.
The first problem is that the later method does not become the state capable of providing the communication service, since peculiar provisioning data of the type of the interface unit which is inserted physically is not established, it is incomplete as the establishment of the interface unit. Because the later method is the method for only preventing occurrence of incorrect alarm of the interface unit by establishing comprehensive global code instead of the individual code.
In the digital exchange system provided with a channel section, for instance, the Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. SHO 58-184899 discloses Unit Missing Detection Method as the method for detecting whether the line package is installed.
The unit missing detection method causes the circuit correspondence section to verify the mounting information of the line package transferred from the central control unit and the detection result of the line package under mounting practically to communicate the collation result to the central control unit. For that reason, un-installation of the circuit accommodation package and unit type mismatch of the circuit accommodation package in the circuit correspondence section are detected automatically, immediately, it is capable of being called maintenance operator's attention thereto.
However, in the unit missing detection method, only the un-installation and/or the unit type mismatch are detected automatically, so that the maintenance operator should cope with the state after detection.
Namely, there are following problems in the above-mentioned conventional provisional data management method and so forth.
The first problem is that in the establishment of conventional configuration data, it is necessary that the type of the package inserted into the slot of the communication apparatus is fixed. If the type of the package is not fixed, it is necessary to establish the configuration data including the type of the package inserted into the slot in every communication apparatus from the external system.
The second problem is that after inserting the package into the slot, it is necessary to establish peculiar configuration data of the package type from the external system to the communication apparatus.
The third problem is that when the fixed configuration data is established autonomously on the inside of the apparatus, the external system causes the establishment data for the package concerned to be changed. The package is extracted from the slot, before inserting the package into the slot again. The fixed configuration data is established again, thereby the establishment data from the external system becomes ineffective.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the invention to overcome the above-mentioned problem, by providing a communication apparatus, a network management system, a physical mounting/logical mounting management method of a package, a processing method for package establishment data, a storage medium for storing therein program for data processing within the apparatus, and a storage medium for storing therein a program for data processing in a network management system, in which the establishment data of the package type concerned is established to the package to be established the communication path, even if the establishment data of the package mounted is not established from the external system.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, in order to achieve the above-mentioned object, there is provided a communication apparatus which consists of a plurality of slots into which a package is inserted, thus a communication path is settled in such a way that a configuration data is established to the package installed in the slot, which communication apparatus comprises a data processor for establishing the configuration data to the package capable of being installed in the slot voluntarily.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, there is provided a communication apparatus, wherein the data processor manages both of a physical mounting representing a mounting state whether the package is installed on the inside of the slot physically and a logical mounting representing a mounting state whether the configuration data to be established to the package installed on the inside of the slot is stored in a data storage section.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, there is provided a communication apparatus, wherein the data processor establishes, when a package with un-established configuration data is installed on the inside of a slot with a state of physical unit missing and logical unit missing, the configuration data of default to the package.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, there is provided a communication apparatus, wherein the data processor reestablishes, when the package
NEC Corporation
Shin Christopher B.
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