Control apparatus, control system, control method, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12334994-B2
Application number	US-202118579931-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 22, 2021
Priority date	Sep 22, 2021
Publication date	Jun 17, 2025
Grant date	Jun 17, 2025

Abstract

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a control apparatus by which interference between signals can be avoided. A control apparatus ( 10 ) according to the present disclosure includes: an instruction unit ( 11 ) that instructs a monitoring apparatus to perform processing for monitoring a submarine cable; and a control unit ( 12 ) that controls a submarine device connected to the submarine cable. The monitoring apparatus, in response to the instruction given by the instruction unit ( 11 ), sends a monitoring signal into the submarine cable and performs the monitoring processing, and the control unit ( 12 ) detects a timing at which the monitoring processing is not being executed, and then sends a control signal into the submarine cable and controls the submarine device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control apparatus comprising:
at least one memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
instruct a monitoring apparatus to perform processing for monitoring a submarine cable; and
control a submarine device connected to the submarine cable, wherein
the monitoring apparatus, in response to the instruction given by the control apparatus, sends a monitoring signal into the submarine cable and performs the monitoring processing, and
the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to
detect a timing at which the monitoring processing is not being executed, and then send a control signal into the submarine cable and control the submarine device.

2. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to control the submarine device in response to receiving a notification that the monitoring processing is ended from the monitoring apparatus.

3. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to control the submarine device in response to a stopping of the monitoring processing before an end of the monitoring processing.

4. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to:
instruct the monitoring apparatus to stop the monitoring processing before the end of the monitoring processing; and
control the submarine device in response to the stopping of the monitoring processing.

5. The control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to control the submarine device in response to receiving a notification that the monitoring processing is stopped from the monitoring apparatus.

6. The control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to instruct the monitoring apparatus to stop the monitoring processing, and then again instruct the monitoring apparatus to perform the monitoring processing in response to the end of the control of the submarine device.

7. The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring apparatus sends the monitoring signal toward the submarine device and monitors a failure status of the submarine cable based on the monitoring signal looped back by the submarine device.

8. A control system comprising:
a monitoring apparatus; and
a control apparatus, wherein
the control apparatus comprises:
at least one memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to:
instruct the monitoring apparatus to perform processing for monitoring a submarine cable; and
control a submarine device connected to the submarine cable,

the monitoring apparatus, in response to the instruction given by the control apparatus, sends a monitoring signal into the submarine cable and performs the monitoring processing, and
the at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to detect a timing at which the monitoring processing is not being executed, and then send a control signal into the submarine cable and control the submarine device.

9. The control system according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to control the submarine device in response to receiving a notification that the monitoring processing is ended from the monitoring apparatus.

10. A control method comprising:
instructing a monitoring apparatus to perform processing for monitoring a
submarine cable; and
controlling a submarine device connected to the submarine cable, wherein
the monitoring apparatus, in response to the instruction given to the monitoring apparatus, sends a monitoring signal into the submarine cable and performs the monitoring processing, and
in the controlling of the submarine device, a timing at which the monitoring processing is not being executed is detected, and then a control signal is sent into the submarine cable and the submarine device is controlled.

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Kanai Taiki

Classifications

• H04B3/60

  Systems for communication between relatively movable stations, e.g. for communication with lift (H04B3/54 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02G9/00

  Installations of electric cables or lines in or on the ground or water · CPC title

• H04L41/04

  Network management architectures or arrangements · CPC title

• H04B3/46 Primary

  Monitoring; Testing · CPC title