KR20120132910A - Network management system and method using smart nodes - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A network management system using a smart terminal and method thereof are provided to always monitor a network management target apparatus through a smart terminal by transmitting monitoring information for a network management target apparatus to the smart terminal. CONSTITUTION: A transmission module(310) of an SNMS(smart network management server)(300) provides network management information to a smart terminal. A database(320) stores diverse data for a management target apparatus read through a management information database. An analysis module(330) determines errors by analyzing the stored data. A mobility supporting module(340) supports the mobility of a smart terminal. [Reference numerals] (310) Transmission module; (321) Error history data; (322) Configuration management data; (323) Performance management data; (324) Charging management data; (330) Analysis module; (340) Mobility support module

Description

NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD USING SMART NODES}

The present invention relates to a network management system and method using a smart terminal.

A network management system is a system that controls a complex network in order to maximize the efficiency and productivity of the network. The network management task consists of various items such as configuration management, fault management, performance management, security management, and billing management.

Configuration management refers to a function of monitoring the relationship between the devices constituting the network or controlling the operation state of the devices, including securing the latest information on the devices and ensuring internetworking between the networks.

Fault management means the ability to find and solve problems that occur on the network. Network failures include device failures, line failures, and so on. Problem management involves finding problems, separating out occurrences, and troubleshooting (such as troubleshooting).

Performance management refers to the ability to measure the performance of network equipment. Examples of performance include utilization, throughput, line error rate, and response time.

Security management refers to a function that controls access to such resources to be performed correctly when there is a restriction on access or use of resources in the network.

Billing management refers to the ability to track and manage how much individual and group users are using resources on the network. This function is used not only to set user's fee but also as a basic data for providing better service by identifying what resource the user is using and how much.

As mentioned above, there are various tasks for managing the network, and as networks and processing systems become more complex and vast, maintaining and managing the network becomes difficult.

Thus, there is a need for automated network management and network management without time and space constraints.

The present invention is to solve the above problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a network management system and method using a smart terminal that can manage the network while the network administrator using a mobile terminal having mobility. .

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, the smart terminal for monitoring the network management target device while having mobility, the smart terminal to authenticate the smart terminal, and the MIB data collected from the network management target device data in the form of a web page Provides a network management system using a smart terminal including a smart network management server to convert to provide to the smart terminal.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the network management method using a smart terminal for monitoring the network management target device while having mobility, when a failure occurs in the network management target device, the smart terminal is the network Determining whether there is a network connection; if the smart terminal is not connected to the network, transmitting a failure notification message to the smart terminal; and when the smart terminal is connected to the network, collected from the network management target device. Provided is a network management method using a smart terminal that converts MIB data into data in a web page format and provides the same to the smart terminal.

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, in the network management method using a smart terminal for monitoring the network management target device while having mobility, the step of authenticating the smart terminal, the monitoring request signal from the smart terminal Receiving, collecting corresponding MIB data from the network management target device according to the request signal, and converting the MIB data into data in a web page format and transmitting the converted MIB data to the smart terminal. Provide management methods.

The present invention transmits the monitoring information of the network management target device to the smart terminal having mobility, the network administrator can always monitor the network management target device through the smart terminal while moving, smart terminal that can increase the efficiency of network management It can provide a network management system and method using.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a network management system using a smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram illustrating the smart network management server 300 of FIG. 1.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a network management method using a smart terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart specifically illustrating an authentication procedure of FIG. 3.
5 is an exemplary view of a main menu displayed on a smart terminal of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a network management method using a smart terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a network management system using a smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the present invention is a system for monitoring and controlling a network device using a smart terminal 700, and the management target device 100 is a smart network management server (hereinafter referred to as “SNMS”). Network equipment (bridges, routers, servers) that are managed and controlled from the server 300. The management information base 200 is a collection of management objects that are network resources of the management target device 100.

In the present invention, the SNMS 300 includes a mobility support module for supporting the mobility of the smart terminal 700 together with the network management system, which will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2.

A management protocol for transmitting a message is required between the SNMS 300 and the management target device 100 of the present invention, such as Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP), and the like. In Figure 1 it is represented representatively SNMP.

Broadband integrated network (IP Network) 400 is connected to a plurality of wireless access server 500, the wireless access server 500 is connected to each wireless router 600. In the present invention, the wireless access server 500 The smart terminal 700 refers to a router accessing the first wired network in a wireless environment.

The wireless router 600 refers to an access point (AP) to which the smart terminal 700 having mobility is connected.

In addition, the smart terminal 700 is a mobile terminal that can be carried and carried by a network administrator. The smart terminal 700 has a microprocessor and a memory device (RAM) and can perform signal processing on its own without intervention of a main computer. It is an accessible terminal. For example, the smart terminal 700 of the present invention may be a smartphone, a smart pad, or the like.

FIG. 2 is a detailed block diagram illustrating the smart network management server 300 of FIG. 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the SNMS 300 is connected to a management module 100 read through the transmission module 310 and the management information base 200 for providing network management information to the smart terminal 700. Support for mobility to support the mobility of the smart terminal 700, and the analysis module 330 to analyze the data stored in the database 320, the data stored in the database 320, and determine the presence of a failure Module 340.

The database 320 includes fault management data 321 for performing fault management functions, configuration management data 322 for performing configuration management functions, performance management data 323 for performing performance management functions, and billing management. Billing management data 324 for may be stored.

The analysis module 330 analyzes MIB (Management Information Base) data of the database 320 using an application layer protocol such as CMIP, and checks performance of each device of the real-time management target device 100 through data analysis. Can be.

Here, the MIB data has a table constructed according to the target device or function, and the analysis module 330 reads the MIB data corresponding to each request.

More specifically, the analysis module 330 may collect the corresponding MIB data from the management target device 100 according to the request signal input from the smart terminal 700, and in real time even if there is no request from the smart terminal 700. The MIB data of the base 320 may be analyzed to determine whether the management target device 100 has failed.

When the failure of the management target device 100 is determined, the analysis module 330 transmits the failure history, the name of the device where the failure occurred, the IP address, etc. to the transmission module 310, and the transmission module 310 transmits the smart terminal 700 to the transmission module 310. To send).

The transmission module 310 converts MIB data input from the analysis module 330 into data in a web page format using HTML or XML. In the present invention, the transmission module 310 converts MIB data into data in a web page format. By converting, data such as network traffic changing in real time can be transmitted to the smart terminal 700 quickly and efficiently. The network manager receives data about the network management target device through the smart terminal 700 so that the network manager can always monitor the network management target device while moving.

The process of the transmission module 310 to convert the MIB data into HTML or XML can be seen in the same form on the platform regardless of any mobile OS. Therefore, the smart terminal 700 may monitor the analyzed MIB data without a separate plug-in, and in the present invention, the smart terminal 700 may manage the network very efficiently.

The mobility support module 340 is a module for supporting mobility of the smart terminal 700. The mobility support module 340 performs an authentication procedure of the smart terminal 700 using a MAC address, which is a second layer address, and after the authentication procedure, the smart terminal 700. ) Assigns a third layer IP. More specifically, the mobility support module 340 allocates the third layer IP to the smart terminal 700 when the MAC address of the smart terminal 700 of the network manager corresponds to a pre-stored MAC address.

A tunnel is formed between the smart terminal 700 and the SNMS 300 through the assigned IP address, and the mobility support module 340 may determine whether the smart terminal 700 accesses the network through the tunnel.

In the present invention, by performing the MAC authentication for each smart terminal 700, it is possible to strengthen the security of the SNMS (300).

3 is a flowchart illustrating a network management method using a smart terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the authentication procedure of FIG. 3 in detail, and FIG. 5 is displayed on the smart terminal of the present invention. An illustration of the main menu.

Prior to the description of FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, it is assumed in the present invention that the MAC address of the smart terminal 700 is pre-stored in the SNMS 300, and it is assumed that the network manager knows all of these matters in terms of security. In addition, very few network administrators can perform authentication procedures according to a predetermined level.

As shown in FIG. 3, the smart terminal 700 has an authentication procedure to access the SNMS 300 (S100).

As shown in FIG. 4, the authentication procedure step S100 includes a MAC authentication procedure performing step S110, an IP allocation step S120, and a tunnel setting step S130.

In the step of performing the MAC authentication procedure (S110), the mobility support module 340 of the SNMS 300 performs an authentication procedure of the smart terminal comparing the MAC address of the smart terminal 700 with a pre-stored MAC address. The mobility support module 340 authenticates the smart terminal 700 having the MAC address corresponding to the pre-stored MAC address. During the authentication process, the mobility support module 340 checks the MAC address of the smart terminal 700 or the level of the network manager. Alternatively, access authority may be granted to the SNMS 300 according to the level of the network administrator.

For example, the highest level (level 1) has the authority to control and monitor both the managed device 100 and the SNMS 300, while the middle level (level 2) monitors the managed device 100. When a failure occurs, the message (SMS, MMS, etc.) receives the authority to handle the failure, the lowest level (level 3) has the authority to only monitor the managed device 100.

Again, in the IP allocation step (S120), the mobility support module 340 assigns an IP address to the smart terminal that passed the authentication procedure.

In the tunnel establishment step (S130), a tunnel is formed between the smart terminal 700 and the SNMS 300 through the assigned IP address.

When the authentication procedure step (S100) is completed, the SNMS 300 outputs the main menu as shown in FIG. 5 to the smart terminal 700 (S200).

The network manager selects a menu displayed on the smart terminal 700 and transmits a monitoring request signal to the SNMS 300 (S300).

The analysis module 330 of the SNMS 300 collects MIB data corresponding to the monitoring request signal, converts the collected MIB data into data in a web page format, and outputs the converted MIB data to the transmission module 310 (S400).

The transmission module 310 transmits the data converted into the web page format to the smart terminal 700 (S500).

In FIG. 5, the interface of the smart terminal 700 includes a setting button 701 for setting an environment of the smart terminal 700, a location information button 702 for identifying a location of a management target device of a network, and network traffic. NMS monitoring button 703 to monitor the status, performance by equipment, call manager button 704 to connect to the call center, list button 705 to view the list of the managed device 100, An error has occurred in the control button 706 for controlling the managed device 100, the Ping test button 707 for identifying the type of error through a test using the Ping, and the managed device 100. And a window 708 for monitoring the IP, port address, and the like.

In FIG. 5, the interface of the smart terminal 700 is configured to monitor and manage data received from the SNMS 300. The window 708 displays the IP address, port address, fault history, etc. of the managed device 100 to the network manager when an error occurs in the managed device 100, and the network manager displays the control button 706, ping. A button such as a test button 707 can be used to quickly cope with the failure. Such an interface may be changed according to the characteristics of the smart terminal 700 and may be changed by the SNMS 300.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a network management method using a smart terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the smart terminal 700 has an authentication procedure to access the SNMS 300 (S600). Since the authentication procedure S600 is as described above with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, description thereof will be omitted.

The analysis module 330 of the SNMS 300 analyzes the data of the database 320 in real time to determine whether the management target device 100 has failed (S610).

If the failure is determined (S610), the mobility support module 340 determines whether the smart terminal 700 is connected to the network (S620).

When the smart terminal 700 is not connected to the network, the mobility support module 340 transmits a failure notification message (SMS, MMS, etc.) to the smart terminal (S630).

When the smart terminal 700 is a network connection, the analysis module 330 outputs MIB data including a failure history, a name of a device having a failure, an IP address, a port address, etc. to the transmission module 310 (S640).

The transmission module 310 converts the MIB data into data of a web page format (S650), and transmits the converted data (disability data) to the smart terminal 700 (S660).

As described above, in the present invention, even when a failure occurs in the network management target device 100 in a state where the network manager is not connected to the network, the network manager is not connected to the network by receiving the failure data through the smart terminal 700. In addition, it is possible to know whether or not the failure of the management target device 100 and the failure history, it is possible to respond quickly when a failure occurs.

The foregoing description of the present invention is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

100: management target device 200: management information base
300: smart network management server (SNMS) 310: transmission module
320: database 330: analysis module
340: mobility support module 400: broadband integrated network
500: wireless access server 600: wireless router
700: smart terminal

Claims (14)

Smart terminal for monitoring the network management device while having mobility, and
And a smart network management server for authenticating the smart terminal, converting the MIB data collected from the network management target device into data in a web page format, and providing the smart terminal to the smart terminal. The method of claim 1,
The smart network management server includes a mobility support module that compares the MAC address of the smart terminal with a pre-stored MAC address and performs an authentication procedure of the smart terminal and then assigns an IP address to the smart terminal that has passed the authentication procedure. Network management system using a smart terminal. The method of claim 2,
The mobility support module forms a tunnel with the smart terminal through the assigned IP address, and determines whether the smart terminal is connected to the network through the tunnel. The method of claim 2,
The mobility support module is a network management system using a smart terminal for differently granting network access authority according to a MAC address of the smart terminal or a level of a network administrator who uses the smart terminal in an authentication procedure of the smart terminal. The method of claim 1,
The smart network management server,
An analysis module for analyzing the MIB data to determine whether the network management target device has a failure, and outputting the MIB data determined as a failure; and
And a transmission module for converting the MIB data input from the analysis module into data of the web page format and transmitting the data to the smart terminal. The method of claim 1,
The smart network management server,
If it is determined that a failure occurs in the network management target device in a state where the smart terminal is not connected to the smart network management server, a network management system using a smart terminal for transmitting a message indicating the failure to the smart terminal. The method of claim 1,
The smart terminal is a network management system using a smart terminal including a ping test button to determine the type of error through a test using a ping (ping). In the network management method using a smart terminal for monitoring the network management target device while having mobility,
Determining whether the smart terminal is connected to the network or not, when a failure occurs in the network management target device;
If the smart terminal is not connected to a network, transmitting a failure notification message to the smart terminal, and
When the smart terminal is a network connection, the network management method using a smart terminal to convert the MIB data collected from the network management target device into data in a web page format provided to the smart terminal. 9. The method of claim 8,
The method may further include authenticating the smart terminal before determining whether the network is connected.
The step of authenticating the smart terminal,
Performing the authentication procedure of the smart terminal by comparing the MAC address of the smart terminal with a pre-stored MAC address, and
And assigning an IP address to the smart terminal that has passed the authentication procedure. 10. The method of claim 9,
And forming a tunnel between the smart terminal and the network through the IP address, and determining whether the smart terminal is connected to the network, and determining whether the smart terminal is connected to the network through the tunnel. 10. The method of claim 9,
In the step of performing the authentication process, the network management method using a smart terminal to grant different network access authority according to the MAC address of the smart terminal or the level of the network administrator using the smart terminal. In the network management method using a smart terminal for monitoring the network management target device while having mobility,
Authenticating the smart terminal;
Receiving a monitoring request signal from the smart terminal,
Collecting corresponding MIB data from the network management target device according to the request signal, and
And converting the MIB data into data in a web page format and transmitting the data to the smart terminal. The method of claim 12,
The authenticating step,
Performing the authentication procedure of the smart terminal by comparing the MAC address of the smart terminal with a pre-stored MAC address, and
And assigning an IP address to the smart terminal that has passed the authentication procedure. The method of claim 13,
In the step of performing the authentication process, the network management method using a smart terminal to grant different network access authority according to the MAC address of the smart terminal or the level of the network administrator using the smart terminal.

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