Method of automatically editing data for managing processor that carries out distributed control and a system using the same
First Claim
1. A method of automatically editing data for managing processing units hierarchically provided in a system, said system having a management processor having data for managing said processing units, and high-order processing units of said processing units having data for managing low-order processing units of said processing units, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining, in a first high-order processing unit, whether a request to change a connection of a request source unit of said low-order processing units is generated;
(b) notifying, from said first high-order processing unit, said management processor when said request source unit generates said request;
(c) sending an acknowledgement signal from said management processor to said request source unit;
(d) sending, after receiving said acknowledgement signal, a disconnect signal, obtained by detaching said request source unit from said system, from said request source unit to said management processor through said first high-order processing unit;
(e) determining, in said management processor, when said request source unit is initially connected to a second high-order processing unit;
(f) editing, in said management processor, the data for managing said request source unit to generate edited data, transferring said edited data to said second high-order processing unit now connected to said request source unit, and notifying said request source unit that the request to change the connection is completed; and
(g) deleting the data for managing said request source unit from said first high-order processing unit.
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Abstract
Upon receipt of a request to change a connection from a lower processing unit (24-2), a higher processing, unit (23-1) informs, a management processor (20) of the request and receives an acknowledgment signal therefrom. A disconnect signal is produced when the lower processing unit (24-2) is separated from the higher processing unit (23-1) and sent to the management processor (20. When a notice that the lower processing unit (24-2) has been connected to processing unit 23-3 is sent to, the management processor (20), data is edited by the management processor 20 and the edited data to the processing units (22-2, 23-3). Finally, data for the lower processing unit (24-2) is deleted in the processing units (22-1, 23-1) that are part of the initial connections.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of automatically editing data for managing processing units hierarchically provided in a system, said system having a management processor having data for managing said processing units, and high-order processing units of said processing units having data for managing low-order processing units of said processing units, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining, in a first high-order processing unit, whether a request to change a connection of a request source unit of said low-order processing units is generated; (b) notifying, from said first high-order processing unit, said management processor when said request source unit generates said request; (c) sending an acknowledgement signal from said management processor to said request source unit; (d) sending, after receiving said acknowledgement signal, a disconnect signal, obtained by detaching said request source unit from said system, from said request source unit to said management processor through said first high-order processing unit; (e) determining, in said management processor, when said request source unit is initially connected to a second high-order processing unit; (f) editing, in said management processor, the data for managing said request source unit to generate edited data, transferring said edited data to said second high-order processing unit now connected to said request source unit, and notifying said request source unit that the request to change the connection is completed; and (g) deleting the data for managing said request source unit from said first high-order processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system of a hierarchical structure, said system comprising:
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processing units connected in a hierarchical structure with at least one processing unit at a highest level, said processing units including low-order and high-order processing units; management processor connected to said at least one processing unit located at the highest layer level, said management processor managing said processing units and storing data used for managing said processing units, each of said low-order processing units including first means for generating a request to change a connection in said system, second means for providing an operator with an indication based on one of an acknowledgement signal and a confirmation signal of said request derived from said management processor, and third means for generating a first signal when each of said low-order processing units is detached from said system and for generating a second signal when each of said low-order processing units is connected to said system again, each of said high-order processing units including fourth means for determining whether one of said low-order processing units has generated said request and informing said management processor of said request, and fifth means for storing said data used for managing the one of said low-order processing units, said management processor including sixth means for supplying said acknowledgement signal to the one of said low-order processing units which has generated said request when said management processor is informed of said request, seventh means for editing said data for the one of said low-order processing units which has generated said request when said management processor receives said first signal derived from said third means, and eight means for sending said edited data together with said acknowledgement signal to ones of said high-order processing units to be connected to said one of the low-order processing units which has been detached from and then connected to said system when said management processor receives said second signal derived form said third means, said data stored in said fifth means being revised based on said edited data supplied from said management processor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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