Modular ISDN communication system with formation and display of error texts

• US 5,036,318 A
• Filed: 01/27/1989
• Issued: 07/30/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens AG
• Inventors: Buhse, Detlef, Bachhuber, Gerhard
• Primary Examiner(s): Yusko, Donald J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Magistre, Dervis
• Application Number:
  US07/303,804
• Time in Patent Office: 914 Days
• Field of Search: 340/825.16, 340/825.17, 379/1, 379/2, 379/3, 379/4, 379/8, 379/9, 379/10, 379/12, 379/14, 379/279, 370/61, 370/62, 370/68.1, 370/85.1, 370/58.1, 370/10, 370/16, 371/12, 371/11, 371/14, 371/15.1, 364/200 MS
• US Class Current: 370/245
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/327 Alarm or error message display
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/08 Indicating faults in circuits or apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/245 for ISDN systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0435 Details
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/045 Selection or connection testing arrangements

Abstract

Error information are formed in respectively assigned dependability system sub-modules from error reports of program control modules in a job-oriented manner and are transmitted to a system dependability sub-module. These reports are compiled in the latter based on defined order and criteria. The records are then forwarded in a system dependability sub-module-associated data format to a signaling sub-module which is provided in an administration data server, a signaling distribution file and a signaling format file with whose assistance signaling information, from which error texts that can be output to display equipment are formed and assigned to the signaling sub-module.

Claims

1. A modulation communications system with a system-oriented periphery and comprising:

a switching unit including a digital switching matrix and a central control device;

an administration data server for controlling the system-oriented periphery and storing system files;

a plurality of program control modules each constructed in a job-oriented manner;

a system bus connecting said switching unit, said administration data server and said program control modules;

a plurality of program control module-associated system dependability sub-modules in the respective program control modules, in said administration data server, and in said switching unit;

a system dependability systems sub-module in said switching unit hierarchy higher ranking over said system dependability sub-modules;

at least one output device including display equipment operable to display errors;

error information formed from error signals of the program control modules of the switching unit and said administration data server in respectively assigned system dependability sub-modules being transmitted to said system dependability systems sub-modules of said switching unit, said system dependability systems sub-module of said switching unit responsive thereto to form error reports based on defined ordering criteria including error categories; and

said administration data server including a signaling sub-module, a signaling distribution file associated with said signaling sub-module and having data for the report identification, for error categories and for the configuration of the output device, and said error reports being transmitted to said signaling sub-module in a system dependability sub-module data format including a signal format file associated with said signaling sub-module and having data for the conversion of the system dependability sub-module data format into an administration data server system data format of signaling reports used for the formation of error texts in the output device assigned to said signaling sub-module.

2. The communication system of claim 1 and further comprising:

a module operations system control in said administration data server for receiving signaling reports and operable to provide a connection and data transport control for the formation of error texts to be output to the display equipment.

7. The communication system of claim 1 and further comprising:

means for converting destination information into output device assignment information.

8. The communication system of claim 1 comprising:

a logical procedure sub-module corresponding to destination information; and

a logical procedure assignment file identifying assignment information.

9. The communication system of claim 1 wherein:

the communication of error reports from the system dependability sub-module to the signaling sub-module occurs via an interface device including an intermediate memory operated as a mailbox.

10. The communication system of claim 1 wherein:

a module operations system control in said administration data server for receiving signaling reports and operable to provide a connection and data transport control for the formation of error texts to be output to the display equipment; and

the communication of signaling reports from the signaling sub-module to the module operations systems control occurs by way of an interface device including an intermediate memory operated as a mailbox.

11. The communications system of claim 10, comprising:

a further interface device assigned to the signaling sub-module, including a memory operated as a mailbox; and

after reading a signal report for said intermediate memory of said interface device, an acknowledgement signal is generated and communication to said further interface device.

3. The communication system of claim 3 and further comprising:

logical procedure sub-modules having at least one sub-module system assigned thereto for the conversion of texts parameters of the signaling reports into error texts.

4. The communication system of claim 3 and further comprising:

text processors assigned to said logical procedure sub-modules; and

a text pre-processor connected to be shared by said logical procedure sub-modules.

5. The communication system of claim 4 and further comprising:

a data management interface; and

a disk memory comprising a data base assigned to a sub-module via said data management interface.

6. The communication system of claim 5 comprising:

means for producing switching-oriented component portions of signaling reports to said module operations systems control.

12. A module communications system with a system-oriented periphery and comprising:

a switching unit including a digital switching matrix and a central control device;

an administration data server for controlling the system-oriented periphery and storing system files;

a plurality of program control modules each constructed in a job-oriented manner;

a system bus connecting said switching unit, said administration data server and said program control modules;

a plurality of program control module associated system dependability sub-modules in the respective program control modules, in said administration data server and in said switching unit, said system dependability sub-module in said switching unit hierarchically higher ranking over said system dependability sub-modules of said program control modules and said administration data server;

at least one output device including display equipment operable to display errors;

error information formed from error signals of the program control modules and said data administration server in respectively assigned system dependability sub-modules being transmitted to said system dependability sub-module of said switching unit, said system dependability sub-module of said switching unit responsive thereto to form error reports based on defined ordering criteria including error categories;

said administration data server including a signaling sub-module, a signaling distribution file associated with said signaling sub-module and having data for the report identification, for error categories and for the configuration of said output device, and a signaling format file associated with said signaling sub-module and having data for conversion of the system dependability sub-module data format into an administration data server system data format of signaling reports used for the formation of error texts in the output device assigned to said signaling sub-module.