JP2000115221A - Information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] When performing initial setting of the system or updating the setting of the system, etc., the I
By simply registering new setting data in the C card and inserting the new setting data into each protocol converter, the setting change operation of the system is completed, thereby greatly simplifying the operation procedure. SOLUTION: When initializing the system, or when updating the setting contents of the system by changing the number of installed LAN terminal devices 4 or the number of installed non-packet mode terminal devices 2, etc., a specialist is required. Then, the system setting data is registered in each IC card 9 and inserted into each protocol converter 7, and the system setting data is given to each protocol converter 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing system used in financial institutions such as agricultural cooperatives and banks, and more particularly to information which facilitates setting of a system by integrating a router function and a protocol conversion function. Regarding the processing system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system shown in FIG. 3 has been developed as an information processing system used by financial institutions such as agricultural cooperatives and banks.

The information processing system 101 shown in FIG.
A plurality of non-packet mode terminal devices 102 constituted by personal computer devices and the like, and a CSMA / C
D (Carrier Sense Multiple Access With Collision D
a plurality of LAN cables 103 for transmitting and receiving signals according to the Ethernet standard, a plurality of LAN terminal devices 104 connected to each LAN cable 103, and a connection to each LAN cable 103. Router device 1 that routes each LAN terminal device 104 and each non-packet mode terminal device 102
05, a process of converting transmission / reception signals collected by the router device 105 into packets and sending the packets to the dedicated line 106 or the backup ISDN line 107. The packet supplied through the dedicated line 106 or the ISDN line 107 is Converts to a transmission / reception signal,
Protocol converters 1 that perform processing to supply data to
08 and the cash accounting data supplied from each protocol converter 108 via the dedicated line 106 or the ISDN line 107, and the processing result is stored in the dedicated line 10.
6 or a host computer device 109 for supplying each protocol conversion device 108 via the ISDN line 107.

In this information processing system 101, each LA connected to each LAN cable 1103 is
Each time a communication request is issued from the N terminal device 104 or each non-packet mode terminal device 102, the router device 105
, Each LAN terminal device 104 or each non-packet mode terminal device 102 is selected, and the protocol conversion device 108 selects each LAN terminal device 104 or each non-packet mode terminal device selected by the router device 105. A transmission / reception signal such as cash accounting data of each depositor output from any one of 102 is packetized, transmitted over the dedicated line 106 or the ISDN line 107, and transmitted to the host computer device 109.

The dedicated line 106 or ISDN
When a packet including cash accounting data is supplied from the host computer 109 via the line 107,
The protocol converter 108 converts the packet into a transmission / reception signal, and the router 105
Among the LAN terminal devices 104 or the non-packet mode terminal devices 102, a terminal device to which a packet is to be transmitted is selected, a transmission / reception signal is supplied, and the money accounting data of each depositor is processed.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional information processing system 101, when the system is initialized or when each LAN terminal device 104
Or the number of non-packet mode terminal devices 10
For example, when the setting contents of the system are updated due to a change in the number of units installed in the system 2, the setting switches provided on the router device 105 constituting the system must be switched by an expert who is familiar with the contents of the system. Not only that, but the protocol converter 10
Each of the setting switches and the like provided at 8 must also be switched.

For this reason, when changing the system, not only the work of setting change is troublesome, but also a setting error or the like may occur, and in some cases, the whole system may be down. .

In view of the above circumstances, the present invention is directed to claim 1 in which the number of installed LAN terminal devices or the number of installed non-packet mode terminal devices is changed at the time of initial setting of the system. It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing system capable of simplifying the work performed when updating the setting contents of the above.

According to the present invention, when the system is initialized, the number of LAN terminals installed, or the number of non-packet mode terminals is changed.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing system that can dramatically simplify the work performed when updating the setting contents of the system, and can reduce the possibility of setting errors to almost zero. .

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a terminal selected by the routing function by a protocol conversion function while selecting a plurality of terminal devices by a routing function. In an information processing system that adjusts the signal format on the device side and the signal format on the communication line side, using a protocol converter that integrates a circuit that realizes a router function and a circuit that realizes a protocol conversion function, using a plurality of protocol converters. The terminal device side and the communication line side are connected.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the information processing system according to the first aspect, the protocol conversion device is supplied with setting data by an IC card.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of terminal devices are connected to a communication line by using a protocol converter in which a circuit realizing a router function and a circuit realizing a protocol conversion function are integrated. When the system is initialized, or when the number of installed LAN terminals or the number of installed non-packet mode terminals is changed and the system settings are updated by connecting Simplify the work that is performed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the setting data is supplied to the protocol conversion device via the IC card so that the initial setting of the system, the number of LAN terminals installed, or the number of the non-packet mode terminal can be performed. The operation performed when the number of installations is changed to update the setting contents of the system is greatly simplified, and the possibility of setting errors is reduced to almost zero.

[0014]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an information processing system according to the present invention.

An information processing system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a plurality of non-packet mode terminal devices 2 including personal computer devices and the like, and a CSMA / CD (Carr / CD).
ierSense Multiple Access With Collision Detectio
n) A plurality of LAN cables 3 for deciding a transmission right by a method and transmitting and receiving signals according to the Ethernet standard, and a plurality of LANs respectively connected to these LAN cables 3
A terminal device 4, a router function for routing each LAN terminal device 4 connected to each LAN cable 3 and each non-packet mode terminal device 2, and a transmission / reception signal collected by the router function being converted into a packet, Dedicated line 5
Or a non-packet / packetizing function to be transmitted to the backup ISDN line 6;
A plurality of protocol converters 7 having a router function having a packet / non-packetizing function for converting a packet supplied via the N line 6 into a transmission / reception signal and supplying the packet to the router function, and the dedicated line 5 or the ISDN line 6 Process the cash accounting data supplied from each protocol conversion device 7 via a dedicated line 5 or ISDN.
A host computer device 8 that supplies to each protocol conversion device 7 via a line 6, and is detachably inserted into each protocol conversion device 7.
A plurality of IC cards 9 for supplying setting data such as the number of installed LAN terminal devices 4 connected to the system or the number of installed non-packet mode terminal devices 2 are provided.

When initializing the system or updating the system settings by changing the number of installed LAN terminal devices 4 or the number of installed non-packet mode terminal devices 2, etc. By each IC
The new setting data is registered in the card 9 and inserted into each protocol converter 7, and each protocol converter 7 is given new system setting data.

Thereafter, while performing the routing process of each LAN terminal device 4 or each non-packet mode terminal device 2 connected to each LAN cable 3 by each protocol conversion device 7, the protocol conversion process is performed. A process of packetizing a transmission / reception signal output from the terminal device selected by the routing process and transmitting the packet onto the dedicated line 5 or the ISDN line 6, and transmitting / receiving a packet supplied through the dedicated line 5 or the ISDN line 6 And performs a process of supplying the data to the terminal device selected in the routing process.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 2, each protocol conversion device 7 performs routing to each non-packet mode terminal device 2 and the like based on the setting data supplied via the IC card 9, and .24 "and the like via a VCP circuit (V.24 Control Processor Circuit) 10 for transmitting and receiving signals to and from each non-packet mode terminal device 2 and the like, and an IC card 9 Based on the setting data thus set, while performing routing to each of the non-packet mode terminal devices 2 and the like, and performing level conversion using a communication protocol such as “V.24”, communication with each of the non-packet mode terminal devices 2 and the like is performed. LCA circuit for sending and receiving signals (Level Control
(Adapter Circuit) 11 and a communication protocol such as “10BASE-T” while performing routing to each LAN terminal device 4 via the LAN cable 3 based on the setting data supplied via the IC card 9. And a plurality of ECP circuits (Ethernet Control Processor Circuits) for transmitting and receiving signals to and from each LAN terminal device 4 and the like.
cuit) 12.

Further, each protocol conversion device 7 includes an IC
VC based on the setting data supplied through the card 9
When a transmission / reception signal is output from the P circuit 10, the LCA circuit 11, and the ECP circuit 12, the transmission / reception signal is taken in, and a format supported by a vendor that provides the dedicated line 5 and the ISDN line 6, for example, “V. 24 "," X.21 ",
Trunk line format packets such as "I.430", or VC (Virtual Channel) format or VP (Virtu
al Path) format, while determining the transmission order of each packet in accordance with the priority order, sending the packet to the dedicated line 5 or the ISDN line 6, and processing the packet via the dedicated line 5 or the ISDN line 6. When supplied, the packet is converted into a transmission / reception signal, the destination of the packet is determined, and based on the determination result, the VC
A TCP circuit (Trunk line C) that supplies a transmission / reception signal to any of the P circuit 10, the LCA circuit 11, and each of the ECP circuits 12.
ontrolProcessor Circuit) 13.

When the IC card 9 is set and the setting data is input, a communication request is issued from each LAN terminal 4 connected to the LAN cable 3 or each non-packet mode terminal 2. Each time, the router function of the protocol converter 7 selects either the LAN terminal device 4 or the non-packet mode terminal device 2 while the router function is selected by the protocol converter function of the protocol converter 7. Each LAN
The transmission / reception signal such as the cash accounting data of each depositor output from either the terminal device 4 or each of the non-packet mode terminal devices 2 is packetized and transmitted to the dedicated line 5 or the ISDN line 6 and The data is transmitted to the computer device 8.

Further, when a packet including cash accounting data is supplied from the host computer 8 via the dedicated line 5 or the ISDN line 6, the packet is converted into a transmission / reception signal by the protocol conversion function of the protocol conversion device 7. At the same time, the router function of the protocol conversion device 7 selects a terminal device to which a packet is to be transmitted from each LAN terminal device 4 or each non-packet mode terminal device 2 and supplies a transmission / reception signal. Process the cash accounting data of each depositor.

As described above, in this embodiment, when the system is initialized or when the number of LAN terminal devices 4 installed or the number of non-packet mode terminal devices 2 installed is changed, the system settings are changed. At the time of updating the contents, a specialist registers new setting data in each IC card 9, inserts the new setting data into each protocol converter 7, and gives each protocol converter 7 new setting data of the system. did. For this reason, when initializing the system, or setting the number of LAN terminal devices 4 installed,
Alternatively, when the number of installed non-packet mode terminal devices 2 is changed and the system setting is updated,
The specialist can register new setting data in each IC card 9 and insert it into each protocol converter 7 to complete the system setting change work, thereby greatly simplifying the work procedure. (The effect of claim 1).

Also, in this embodiment, when the system is initialized, or the number of LAN terminal devices 4 installed or the number of non-packet mode terminal devices 2 installed is changed, the system settings are changed. For example, when a new setting data is updated, a specialist collectively registers new setting data in each IC card 9, and passes the new setting data to each manager who manages each protocol conversion device 7, and transfers the data to each protocol conversion device 7. 7, the system setting change work can be completed, thereby greatly simplifying the work procedure and almost eliminating the occurrence of setting mistakes due to operation mistakes at the site. (The effect of claim 2).

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the information processing system according to the first aspect, when the system is initialized, the number of LAN terminals installed, or the number of each non-packet mode terminal, It is possible to simplify the work performed when the setting content of the system is updated due to a change in the number of installations or the like.

In the information processing system according to the present invention, when the system is initialized, the number of LAN terminal devices installed, or the number of non-packet mode terminal devices installed is changed, and the contents of the system settings are changed. The work performed at the time of updating or the like can be drastically simplified, and the risk of setting errors can be reduced to almost zero.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an information processing system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a detailed circuit configuration example of the protocol conversion device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a conventionally known information processing system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: Information processing system 2: Non-packet mode terminal device 3: LAN cable 4: LAN terminal device 5: Dedicated line 6: ISDN line 7: Protocol conversion device 8: Host computer device 9: IC card 10: VCP circuit 11: LCA Circuit 12: ECP circuit 13: TCP circuit

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An information processing system for selecting a plurality of terminal devices by a routing function and adjusting a signal format of a terminal device selected by the routing function and a signal format of a communication line by a protocol conversion function. A plurality of terminal devices and a communication line are connected using a protocol converter that integrates a circuit that realizes a router function and a circuit that realizes a protocol conversion function. system. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the protocol conversion device is supplied with setting data by an IC card.