Network management system for remote setup of control equipment in a network
First Claim
1. A network management system which includes a plurality of networks to which equipment is connected and a management node connected between the plurality of networks, for exchanging setup information on equipment between different networks through the management node, wherein the management node comprises:
- first transmission/reception means which performs data communications with one network;
second transmission/reception means which performs data communications with another network;
setup information store means which stores setup information for the another network;
setup information frame analysis means which analyzes a setup information frame received from the one network, the setup information frame containing the setup information for the another network, and making the setup information store means store the setup information;
setup means which sets up the another network by using the setup information for the another network which is stored in the setup information store means and received from the one network;
setup state acquisition means which acquires a setup state of the another network from equipment which is connected to the another network, and making the setup information store means store the acquired setup state as the setup information about the another network; and
setup information frame forming means which forms a setup information frame in order to transmit the setup information about the another network to the one network, and transmitting the same to the one network, wherein setup and checking of the another network is performed by equipment connected to the one network.
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Abstract
A network management system has setup processing of a target network which can be done at other network. Therefore, it is possible to perform a network setup from a remote place. The network management system includes a plurality of networks to which equipment is connected and a management node connected between the plurality of networks, for exchanging setup information on equipment between different networks through the management node.
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12 Claims
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1. A network management system which includes a plurality of networks to which equipment is connected and a management node connected between the plurality of networks, for exchanging setup information on equipment between different networks through the management node, wherein the management node comprises:
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first transmission/reception means which performs data communications with one network; second transmission/reception means which performs data communications with another network; setup information store means which stores setup information for the another network; setup information frame analysis means which analyzes a setup information frame received from the one network, the setup information frame containing the setup information for the another network, and making the setup information store means store the setup information; setup means which sets up the another network by using the setup information for the another network which is stored in the setup information store means and received from the one network; setup state acquisition means which acquires a setup state of the another network from equipment which is connected to the another network, and making the setup information store means store the acquired setup state as the setup information about the another network; and setup information frame forming means which forms a setup information frame in order to transmit the setup information about the another network to the one network, and transmitting the same to the one network, wherein setup and checking of the another network is performed by equipment connected to the one network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A network management system which includes a management node connected between a plurality of networks to which equipment is connected, for exchanging setup information on equipment between different networks through the management node, wherein the management node comprises:
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first transmission/reception means which performs data communications with one network; second transmission/reception means which performs data communications with another network; setup information store means which stores connection setup information between equipment connected to the another network; setup information frame analysis means which analyzes a setup information frame received from the one network, the setup information frame containing the connection setup information between equipment connected to the another network and makes the setup information store means store the connection setup information; and setup means which sets up the another network by using the connection setup information between equipment connected to the another network which is stored in the setup information store means and received from the one network, wherein setup of the another network is performed by equipment connected to the one network; wherein the another network connects at least first equipment with second equipment, the first equipment and the second equipment each having an equipment property; wherein the setup information store means stores information, which relates an equipment address of the first equipment and an equipment property number indicating the equipment property of the first equipment, to an equipment address of the second equipment and an equipment property number indicating the equipment property of the second equipment, as connection setup information between equipment of the first equipment and the second equipment; and wherein the setup means sets up the connection setup information between equipment stored in the setup information store means at least for the first equipment and the second equipment of the another network, and relates equipment properties between the first equipment and the second equipment. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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6. A network management system which includes a management node connected between a plurality of networks to which equipment is connected, for exchanging setup information on equipment between different networks through the management node, wherein the management node comprises:
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first transmission/reception means which performs data communications with one network; second transmission/reception means which performs data communications with another network; setup information store means which stores connection setup information between equipment connected to the another network; setup state acquisition means which acquires the connection setup information between equipment connected to the another network from equipment connected to the another network, and which makes the setup information store means store the acquired connection setup information between equipment; set information frame forming means which forms a setup information frame in order to transmit the connection setup information between equipment of the another network, which is stored in the setup information store means, to the one network, and transmits the setup information frame to the one network wherein the one network checks the setup on the equipment connected to the another network, wherein the another network connects at least first equipment with second equipment, the first equipment and the second equipment each having an equipment property; and wherein the setup state acquisition means acquires information that relates an equipment address of the first equipment and an equipment property number indicating the equipment property of the first equipment, to an equipment address of the second equipment and an equipment property number indicating the equipment property of the second equipment, and makes the setup information store means store the information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 11)
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7. A network management system which includes a management node connected between a plurality of networks to which equipment is connected, for exchanging setup information on equipment between different networks through the management node, wherein the management node comprises:
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first transmission/reception means which performs data communication with one network; second transmission/reception means which performs data communication with another network; setup information store means which stores connection setup information between equipment connected to the another network; setup information frame analysis means which analyzes a setup information frame received from the one network, the setup information frame containing the setup information for the another network, and makes the setup information store means store connection setup information between equipment connected to the another network; setup means which sets up a connection of equipment of the another network by using the connection setup information between equipment connected to the another network which is stored in the setup information store means and received from the one network; setup state acquisition means which acquires the connection setup information between equipment of the another network from equipment connected to the another network, and which makes the setup information store means store the acquired connection setup information between the equipment connected to the another network; and set information frame forming means which forms a setup information frame in order to transmit the connection setup information between the equipment of the another network, which is stored in the setup information store means, to the one network, and transmits the setup information frame to the one network, wherein the setup and checking of the another network is performed by equipment connected to the one network, wherein each equipment of at least first equipment and second equipment, to which the another network connects, has an equipment property, wherein the setup information store means stores information which relates an equipment address of the first equipment and an equipment property number indicating the equipment property of the first equipment, to an equipment address of the second equipment and an equipment property number indicating the equipment property of the second equipment, as connection setup information between equipment of the first equipment and the second equipment; wherein the setup means sets up the connection setup information between equipment, which is stored in the setup information store means at least for two equipments of the first equipment and the second equipment of the another network, and relates equipment properties between equipment; wherein the setup state acquisition means acquires information that relates the equipment address of the first equipment and the equipment property number indicating the equipment property of the first equipment, to the equipment address of the second equipment and the equipment property number indicating the equipment property of the second equipment, as connection setup information between the first equipment and the second equipment connected to the another network, and makes the setup information store means store the information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 12)
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