Transmission device control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9432309-B2
Application number	US-201213449601-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2012
Priority date	Apr 22, 2011
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A control computer 82 of a transmission device control system 80 transmits a predetermined command to a network switch 26 by using a user interface 136 for controlling the network switch 26 , and a controller 88 of the network switch 26 transmits a control signal to a controller 66 of a transmission device 28 based on the command from the control computer 82.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transmission device control system comprising:
a control computer;
a network switch including a control port and a controller;
a transmission device including a controller;
a first transmission medium connecting said control computer and the control port of said network switch; and
a second transmission medium which transmits a control signal transmitted/received between the controller of said network switch and the controller of said transmission device,
wherein:
said control computer transmits a predetermined command to said network switch by using a user interface for controlling said network switch;
the controller of said network switch transmits the control signal to the controller of said transmission device, based on the command transmitted from said control computer;
the controller of said transmission device sets a parameter of said transmission device, based on the control signal transmitted from the controller of said network switch; and
said control computer sets the parameter of said transmission device through said network switch.

2. The transmission device control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
said control computer includes a memory storing configuration information regarding specifications of said transmission device, and when control information regarding setting of said transmission device is input to said control computer by an administrator, said control computer transmits the command that is based on the control information and the configuration information, to the controller of said network switch;
the controller of said network switch transmits the control signal to the controller of said transmission device, based on the command transmitted from said control computer; and
the controller of said transmission device sets the transmission device based on the control signal transmitted from the controller of said network switch.

3. The transmission device control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
said network switch and said transmission device each comprise a socket including a data electrode and a control electrode; and
the socket of said network switch and the socket of said transmission device are connected to each other via a communication cable which includes a data line and a control line, wherein the data line connects the data electrode of the socket of said network switch and the data electrode of the socket of said transmission device, and the control line connects the control electrode of the socket of said network switch and the control electrode of the socket of said transmission device.

4. The transmission device control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
said network switch and said transmission device each comprise a socket including a data electrode; and
the socket of said network switch and the socket of said transmission device are connected to each other via a communication cable which includes a data line as said second transmission medium, and wherein the data line connects the data electrode of the socket of said network switch and the data electrode of the socket of said transmission device.

5. The transmission device control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
said network switch includes a plurality of ports each capable of transmitting/receiving a user frame;
one of the plurality of ports of said network switch is set as a control port to which said second transmission medium is connected;
said transmission device includes a control port and a port used for transmitting/receiving the user frame; and
said second transmission medium is connected to the control port of said transmission device.

6. The transmission device control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
said transmission device has a control port and a port used for transmitting/receiving a user frame; and
the control port of said transmission device is connected to a port of said network switch via a control network including said first transmission medium and said second transmission medium.

7. The transmission device control system according to claim 2 , wherein said transmission device transmits/receives a plurality of optical signals that are to be multiplexed or demultiplexed, and sets wavelengths of the optical signals based on the control signal.

8. The transmission device control system according to claim 3 , wherein communication between the controller of said network switch and the controller of said transmission device conforms to a standard of Inter Integrated Circuit or Management Data Input/Output.

9. The transmission device control system according to claim 3 , wherein:
communication between the controller of said network switch and the controller of said transmission device is performed through reading/writing from/to a register conforming to a standard of Inter Integrated Circuit or Management Data Input/Output; and
contents of the communication between the controller of said network switch and the controller of said transmission device conform to one of standards of IEEE802.1ag, IEEE802.3ah, and Simple Network Management Protocol.

10. The transmission device control system according to claim 3 , wherein:
said control computer includes a memory storing configuration information regarding specifications of said transmission device, and when control information regarding setting of said transmission device is input to said control computer by an administrator, said control computer transmits the command that is based on the control information and the configuration information, to the controller of said network switch;
the controller of said network switch transmits the control signal to the controller of said transmission device, based on the command transmitted from said control computer; and
the controller of said transmission device sets the transmission device based on the control signal transmitted from the controller of said network switch.

11. The transmission device control system according to claim 10 , wherein said transmission device transmits/receives a plurality of optical signals that are to be multiplexed or demultiplexed, and sets wavelengths of the optical signals based on the control signal.

12. The transmission device control system according to claim 4 , wherein contents of communication between the controller of said network switch and the controller of said transmission device conform to one of standards of IEEE802.1ag, IEEE802.3ah, and Simple Network Management Protocol.

13. The transmission device control system according to claim 4 , wherein:
said control computer includes a memory storing configuration information regarding specifications of said transmission device, and when control information regarding setting of said transmission device is input to said control computer by an administrator, said control computer transmits the command that is based on the control information and the configuration information, to the controller of said network switch;
the controller of said network switch transmits the control signal to the controller of said transmission device, based on the command transmitted from said control computer; and
the controller of said transmission device sets the transmission device based on the control signal transmitted from the controller of said network switch.

14. The transmission device control system according to claim 13 , wherein said transmission device transmits/receives a plurality of optical signals that are to be multiplexed or demultiplexed, and sets wavelengths of the optical signals based on the control signal.

15. The transmission device control s

Assignees

• Tsuchida Osamu
• Sunaga Yoshinori
• Kobayashi Noribumi
• Hitachi Metals Ltd

Inventors

• Tsuchida Osamu
• Sunaga Yoshinori
• Kobayashi Noribumi

Classifications

• H04L41/22

  comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• H04L49/40 Primary

  Constructional details, e.g. power supply, mechanical construction or backplane · CPC title

• H04L41/0213

  Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP] · CPC title

• H04L41/0803

  Configuration setting · CPC title