WO1998003022A1 - Apparatus for controlling and monitoring connections between two different networks - Google Patents

Apparatus for controlling and monitoring connections between two different networks Download PDF

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WO1998003022A1
WO1998003022A1 PCT/FR1997/001312 FR9701312W WO9803022A1 WO 1998003022 A1 WO1998003022 A1 WO 1998003022A1 FR 9701312 W FR9701312 W FR 9701312W WO 9803022 A1 WO9803022 A1 WO 9803022A1
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  • the present invention relates to installations for making connections and modifying them, between the conductors of a so-called “outdoor” network and the conductors of a so-called “indoor” network.
  • the outside network is a supply network and the inside network is a usage network.
  • Each of these networks can be simple or complex, that is to say, in fact, single or multiple: electrical and / or computer current and / or telephone and / or optical fibers and / or video cables, etc.
  • ⁇ rj We rarely modify the outdoor network because it is an infrastructure installation decided for a long time and generally with the potential for future extensions, while modifications to the indoor network are very frequent due to the mobility of the devices connected to this network and the inevitable movement from one place to another, of the users of these devices.
  • the junction between the outside network and the inside network is done in an enclosure called "bay" which contains a switchboard equipped with sockets on both sides.
  • the conductors of the external and internal networks are connected to detachable plug connectors ent respectively in the sockets on the rear panel and in the sockets on the front panel.
  • SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26 ⁇ Due to the frequent connection changes resulting from the need to modify the internal network, the panel is called in practice "patch panel", which evokes the system which consists in making variable connections between the different rear outlets of the network outside and the different front sockets of the inside network.
  • the rear panel sockets and the front panel sockets are coupled, i.e. they match two by two, but the front sockets and the coupled rear sockets are not necessarily identical, especially when a connector of the rear face (external network) supplies several sockets of the front face (internal network). For this reason, electronic circuits are interposed between the coupled front and rear sockets.
  • the present invention makes it possible to give an installation of this known type more important functionalities and providing marked advantages for the daily management of the connections between the external supply network and the internal use network and for the permanent verification of the good working condition.
  • the invention has for ob] and an installation for the connection of conductors of a so-called “indoor” network to conductors of at least one so-called “outdoor” power network such as a telephone network, a computer network, a video cable network and the like, of the type comprising an enclosure in which there is a table having to carry modules each formed by a support having two opposite faces called respectively "front face” for the internal network and “rear face” for the outside network, carrying both sockets for connectors connected to the conductors of the networks, sockets on the front face being coupled to sockets on the rear face by intermediate circuits, installation characterized in that it comprises a network of separate control of the internal and external networks, for the collection and / or application of electrical signals specific to each outlet, control network which comprises on the one hand probes each connected to a conductive part, either a contact or a ground, at least one of coupled sockets, and on the other hand a centralization circuitry to which the probes end and associated with means of acquisition, storage and
  • probes are chained in series between a socket and the centralization circuitry; - each pair of sockets receives at least one probe;
  • the modules include, in addition to their intermediate circuit, a location for a circuit specific to the corresponding probe; each specific circuit is provided on a removable card intended to be placed in the location of a module;
  • the centralization circuitry is associated with at least one microprocessor with operational memory and with at least one buffer memory;
  • microprocessor (s) and their operating gear (s) are integrated into the circuitry;
  • the centralization circuitry is distant from the microprocessor (s) and their (s) operational memory (s) and is connected to them by a link;
  • the microprocessor (s) and their operational memory (s) are part of a separate computer;
  • the centralization circuitry and the means of acquisition, storage and processing of electrical signals originating from or intended for each socket receiving a probe are grouped in a so-called "acquisition" box having at least one socket for a connector located at one end of a conductor, the other end of which is connected to at least one specific circuit;
  • the acquisition unit has at least one socket for a connector located at one end of a conductor, the other end of which must be connected to a separate computer;
  • the acquisition box has an external height and width corresponding to a location of at least one chassis carrying at least one module so as to be able to be secured to the enclosure table, in the same way as the chassis or same height and / or same width.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic overview illustrating an installation according to the invention and showing the same patch panel by its front face and by its rear face, the latter being, in addition, supplemented by a partial view more large scale.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of a module of a patch panel showing the installation of a removable circuit specific to this module and forming part of the control network according to the invention.
  • Figure 3 is a schematic view of one of the two faces of the removable circuit.
  • Figure 4 is a schematic view of the other side of the removable circuit.
  • an installation according to the invention comprises a patch panel 1 having a face called “front” 2 and a face called “rear” 3, this table being pivotally mounted in a cabinet or “bay” (not shown) provided with a door which, when closed is placed in front of table 1 and hides it while when it is open, she lets it appear.
  • Table 1 are subject to overlapping horizontal frames of any known type 4, 5 and 6 for modules 4a ⁇ a 4e_, 5a to 5e and 6a. to 6th ..
  • Each module has so-called “front” sockets 7 on its front face and so-called “rear” sockets 8 on its rear face.
  • the front sockets 7 are connected to the rear sockets 8, most of them by means of electronic circuits 10 individual to each module, inserted between the front sockets 7 and the rear sockets 8.
  • the rear sockets 8 can be of different types adapted to the usual connectors 11 which are themselves different depending on whether the conductors 12 for which they are provided are telephone lines, optical fibers, computer transmission cables, etc.
  • the front sockets 7, on the contrary, are all identical because they must be able to receive any of the connectors 13 located at the ends of short cords 14, depending on the desired connections between the external network and the internal network.
  • the outside network and the inside network are both connected to the rear sockets 8, the front sockets 7 receiving the connectors 13 of the cords 14 to connect a socket of the outside network to a socket of the inside network.
  • the modules whose rear sockets 8 are connected to the external network each constitute a "resource”, while the modules whose rear sockets 8 are connected to the internal network each constitute a "destination”.
  • This third network is composed of probes, electronic circuits, conductors, a box, and a computer, all of which will now be described.
  • Each probe is formed by a conductor, not visible in the drawing, one end of which is electrically connected to an element of each equipped socket, whether this element is a stud of the socket or the ground, or shielding, of the latter, in particular by the braid of a known type of cord. .- The important thing is that the probe is traversed by an electric current when the element of the socket is also.
  • the probe is connected directly or indirectly to a so-called "acquisition" box 15, which contains centralization circuitry associated with a computer 16 located near or at a distance from the installation and therefore connected to it. by any means, mentioned here by a line 17.
  • the electrically conductive element of the equipped socket obviously corresponds to one of the elements of a connection cord: wire or braid, so that checking the socket makes it possible to note the continuity or discontinuity of the electrical connection from the supply 35 by the external network until the operation of the devices using the internal network.
  • the operating condition of the installation according to the invention necessary and sufficient is that there is an electrical circuit which closes and opens at the controlled outlet. 5
  • the front sockets 7 are necessarily connected to rear sockets 8, each circuit includes two sockets and it suffices to provide a single probe for a couple of sockets.
  • the circuit can be open • S or closed. If it is open, there is discontinuity. If it is firm, there is continuity and we know which is the other coupled socket and, consequently, to which resource and to which destination the pair of takes is assigned.
  • each probe does not lead directly to the centralization circuitry of the box 15, but to an intermediate card 20 carrying
  • Table 1 presents front sockets 7, rear sockets 8, interleaved circuits
  • the probe cards 20 can be individually connected to the centralization circuitry 15 located in the case, that is to say that the probes are connected in parallel. Information therefore flows directly from each outlet, or pair of outlets, to the centralization circuitry 15 and vice versa, according to an individual connection.
  • Another solution consists in connecting all the probes in series, so that they are chained, so that any continuity is immediately detected, whatever the fault or fault involved.
  • a probe card 20a receives a line 22 coming from a neighboring probe card 20 (not visible in the drawing), than the probe card 20a. is connected to a probe card 20b by a line 23 and that this probe card 20b, assumed to be the last in the chain, is connected to the circuitry of the acquisition unit 15 by a line 24.
  • the single link 24 connects all the probes to the centralization circuitry.
  • this circuitry is here placed in an independent acquisition box 15, it is clear that in practice, it can also be integrated into a computer, which is within the reach of a person skilled in the art.
  • the acquisition unit
  • the housing 15 can either be placed, as shown in FIG. 1, or fixed in the same way as a chassis, by screws, to a frame, as is well known in itself.
  • the centralization circuitry of the housing 15 is connected by a line 17 to the computer 16, more or less distant. Whether located in a separate box or integrated into a computer, the centralization circuitry includes
  • the computer receives, of course, a program and from this computer , it is possible not only to collect information from the probes 20, but also to send instructions to these same cards 20, the circuits of which are designed to react to these instructions.
  • Each card 20, in particular, has an identification, so that from the computer 16, the instructions can be addressed to one or more precisely defined cards.

Abstract

An apparatus comprising a network for separately monitoring internal and external networks to collect and/or apply electrical signals for each port (7-8), is disclosed. The monitoring network includes probes (20) connected to respective conductive portions, i.e. a contact or mass, of at least one of the coupled ports (7-8), as well as centralisation circuitry to which the probes (20) are connected and which is combined with means for inputting, storing and processing electrical signals from or to each port (7-8) that receives a probe (20).

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INSTALLATION POUR LA COMMANDE ET LE CONTROLE INSTALLATION FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL
DES CONNEXIONS ENTRE LES CONDUCTEURSCONNECTIONS BETWEEN CONDUCTORS
DE DEUX RESEAUX DISTINCTSTWO SEPARATE NETWORKS
La présente invention concerne les installations permettant d'effectuer des connexions et de les modifier, entre les conducteurs d'un réseau dit "extérieur" et les conducteurs d'un réseau dit "intérieur".The present invention relates to installations for making connections and modifying them, between the conductors of a so-called "outdoor" network and the conductors of a so-called "indoor" network.
Généralement, le réseau extérieur est un réseau d'alimentation et le réseau intérieur est un réseau 0 d'utilisation.Generally, the outside network is a supply network and the inside network is a usage network.
Chacun de ces réseaux peut être simple ou complexe, c'est-à-dire, en fait, unique ou multiple : courant électrique et/ou informatique et/ou téléphone et/ou fibres optiques et/ou câbles vidéo, etc. ιrj On modifie rarement le réseau extérieur car il s'agit d'une installation d'infrastructure décidée pour longtemps et généralement avec un potentiel d'extensions futures, alors que les modifications du réseau intérieur sont très fréquentes en raison de la mobilité des appareils raccordés à ce réseau et 20 des déplacements inévitables d'un local à un autre, des usagers de ces appareils.Each of these networks can be simple or complex, that is to say, in fact, single or multiple: electrical and / or computer current and / or telephone and / or optical fibers and / or video cables, etc. ιrj We rarely modify the outdoor network because it is an infrastructure installation decided for a long time and generally with the potential for future extensions, while modifications to the indoor network are very frequent due to the mobility of the devices connected to this network and the inevitable movement from one place to another, of the users of these devices.
Concrètement, la jonction entre le réseau extérieur et le réseau intérieur se fait dans une enceinte nommée "baie" qui contient un tableau équipé de prises sur ses deux faces. 25 Les conducteurs des réseaux extérieur et intérieur sont raccordés à des connecteurs enfichés amovible ent respectivement dans les prises de la face arrière du tableau et dans les prises de la face avant.Concretely, the junction between the outside network and the inside network is done in an enclosure called "bay" which contains a switchboard equipped with sockets on both sides. The conductors of the external and internal networks are connected to detachable plug connectors ent respectively in the sockets on the rear panel and in the sockets on the front panel.
FEUILLE DE REMPLACEMENT (REGLE 26} En raison des changements de connexion fréquents résultant de la nécessite de modifier le réseau intérieur, le tableau est appelé dans la pratique "tableau de brassage", ce qui évoque bien le système gui consiste a effectuer des connexions variables entre les différentes prises arrière du réseau extérieur et les différentes prises avant du reseau intérieur.SUBSTITUTE SHEET (RULE 26} Due to the frequent connection changes resulting from the need to modify the internal network, the panel is called in practice "patch panel", which evokes the system which consists in making variable connections between the different rear outlets of the network outside and the different front sockets of the inside network.
Les prises de la face arrière et les prises de la face avant sont couplées, c'est-à-dire qu'elles se correspondent deux à deux mais les prises avant et les prises arrière couplées ne sont pas nécessairement identiques, notamment quand un connecteur de la face arrière (réseau extérieur) alimente plusieurs prises de la face avant (reseau intérieur) . Pour cette raison, des circuits électroniques sont intercalés entre les prises avant et arrière couplées.The rear panel sockets and the front panel sockets are coupled, i.e. they match two by two, but the front sockets and the coupled rear sockets are not necessarily identical, especially when a connector of the rear face (external network) supplies several sockets of the front face (internal network). For this reason, electronic circuits are interposed between the coupled front and rear sockets.
On comprend donc que toutes les prises avant sont couplées a des prises arrière mais, en revanche, la présence d'un circuit électronique intercalé n'est pas nécessaire lorsque . les prises couplées sont identiques car, alors, les conducteurs et les contacts avant et arrière se correspondent exactement.It is therefore understood that all the front sockets are coupled to rear sockets but, on the other hand, the presence of an interposed electronic circuit is not necessary when. the coupled sockets are identical because, then, the conductors and the front and rear contacts correspond exactly.
La présente invention permet de donner a une installation de ce type connu, des fonctionnalités plus importantes et procurant des avantages marqués pour la gestion au quotidien des connexions entre le réseau extérieur d'alimentation et le réseau intérieur d'utilisation et pour la vérification permanente du bon état de fonctionnement.The present invention makes it possible to give an installation of this known type more important functionalities and providing marked advantages for the daily management of the connections between the external supply network and the internal use network and for the permanent verification of the good working condition.
A cette fin l'invention a pour ob]et une installation pour la connexion de conducteurs d'un reseau dit "intérieur" à des conducteurs d'au moins un reseau d'alimentation dit "extérieur" tel qu'un réseau téléphonique, un reseau informatique, un reseau câble de video et autres, du type comprenant une enceinte dans laquelle se trouve un tableau devant porter des modules formes chacun par un support ayant deux faces opposées dites respectivement "face avant" pour le réseau intérieur et "face arrière" pour le réseau extérieur, portant l'une et l'autre des prises pour des connecteurs raccordes aux conducteurs des réseaux, des prises de la face avant étant couplées a des prises de la face arrière par des circuits intermédiaires, installation caractérisée en ce qu'elle comporte un réseau de contrôle distinct des réseaux intérieur et extérieur, pour le recueil et/ou l'application de signaux électriques propres a chaque prise, réseau de contrôle qui comprend d'une part des sondes raccordées chacune à une partie conductrice, soit un contact soit une masse, d'au moins l'une de prises couplées, et d'autre part une circuiterie de centralisation à laquelle aboutissent les sondes et associée à des moyens d'acquisition, de mémorisation et de traitement de signaux électriques provenant de ou destines a chaque prise recevant une sonde. Selon d'autres caractéristiques de l'invention :To this end, the invention has for ob] and an installation for the connection of conductors of a so-called "indoor" network to conductors of at least one so-called "outdoor" power network such as a telephone network, a computer network, a video cable network and the like, of the type comprising an enclosure in which there is a table having to carry modules each formed by a support having two opposite faces called respectively "front face" for the internal network and "rear face" for the outside network, carrying both sockets for connectors connected to the conductors of the networks, sockets on the front face being coupled to sockets on the rear face by intermediate circuits, installation characterized in that it comprises a network of separate control of the internal and external networks, for the collection and / or application of electrical signals specific to each outlet, control network which comprises on the one hand probes each connected to a conductive part, either a contact or a ground, at least one of coupled sockets, and on the other hand a centralization circuitry to which the probes end and associated with means of acquisition, storage and processing of electrical signals originating from or intended for each receptacle receiving a probe. According to other characteristics of the invention:
- certaines sondes au moins sont montées en parallèle et aboutissent directement à la circuiterie de centralisation;- at least some probes are mounted in parallel and lead directly to the centralization circuitry;
- certaines sondes au moins sont chaînées en série entre une prise et la circuiterie de centralisation; - chaque couple de prises reçoit au moins une sonde;- at least some probes are chained in series between a socket and the centralization circuitry; - each pair of sockets receives at least one probe;
- une sonde est commune à plusieurs prises;- a probe is common to several sockets;
- certains au moins des modules comprennent, outre leur circuit intermédiaire, un emplacement pour un circuit spécifique à la sonde correspondante; - chaque circuit spécifique est prévu sur une carte amovible destinée à être disposée dans l'emplacement d'un module ;- at least some of the modules include, in addition to their intermediate circuit, a location for a circuit specific to the corresponding probe; each specific circuit is provided on a removable card intended to be placed in the location of a module;
- certains au moins des circuits spécifiques sont électriquement reliés entre eux; - la circuiterie de centralisation est associée a au moins un microprocesseur à mémoire opérationnelle et a au moins une mémoire tampon;- at least some of the specific circuits are electrically connected to each other; the centralization circuitry is associated with at least one microprocessor with operational memory and with at least one buffer memory;
- le ou les microprocesseurs et leur(s) raemoιre(s) operatιonnelle(s) sont intégrés a la circuiterie; - la circuiterie de centralisation est éloignée du ou des microprocesseurs et leur(s) mémoιre(s) opératιonnelle( s ) et leur est raccordée par une liaison; - le ou les microprocesseurs et leur(s) mémoire(s) opérationnelle(s) font partie d'un ordinateur séparé;- the microprocessor (s) and their operating gear (s) are integrated into the circuitry; - the centralization circuitry is distant from the microprocessor (s) and their (s) operational memory (s) and is connected to them by a link; - the microprocessor (s) and their operational memory (s) are part of a separate computer;
- la circuiterie de centralisation et les moyens d'acquisition, de mémorisation et de traitement de signaux électriques provenant de ou destinés à chaque prise recevant une sonde sont groupés dans un boitier dit "d'acquisition" présentant au moins une prise pour un connecteur situé à une extrémité d'un conducteur dont l'autre extrémité est raccordée à au moins un circuit spécifique; - le boîtier d'acquisition présente au moins une prise pour un connecteur situé à une extrémité d'un conducteur dont l'autre extrémité doit être raccordée à un ordinateur séparé ;- the centralization circuitry and the means of acquisition, storage and processing of electrical signals originating from or intended for each socket receiving a probe are grouped in a so-called "acquisition" box having at least one socket for a connector located at one end of a conductor, the other end of which is connected to at least one specific circuit; - the acquisition unit has at least one socket for a connector located at one end of a conductor, the other end of which must be connected to a separate computer;
- le boitier d'acquisition a une hauteur et une largeur extérieures correspondant à un emplacement d'au moins un châssis portant au moins un module afin de pouvoir être assujetti au tableau de l'enceinte, de la même manière que le ou les châssis de même hauteur et/ou de même largeur.the acquisition box has an external height and width corresponding to a location of at least one chassis carrying at least one module so as to be able to be secured to the enclosure table, in the same way as the chassis or same height and / or same width.
L'invention sera mieux comprise par la description détaillée ci-après faite en référence au dessin annexé. Bien entendu, la description et le dessin ne sont donnés qu'à titre d'exemple indicatif et non limitatif.The invention will be better understood from the detailed description below made with reference to the accompanying drawing. Of course, the description and the drawing are given only by way of an indicative and nonlimiting example.
La figure 1 est une vue schématique d'ensemble illustrant une installation conforme à l'invention et montrant un même tableau de brassage par sa face avant et par sa face arrière, celle-ci étant, en outre, complétée par une vue partielle à plus grande échelle.Figure 1 is a schematic overview illustrating an installation according to the invention and showing the same patch panel by its front face and by its rear face, the latter being, in addition, supplemented by a partial view more large scale.
La figure 2 est une vue schématique en coupe d'un module d'un tableau de brassage montrant la mise en place d'un circuit amovible spécifique à ce module et faisant partie du réseau de contrôle conforme à l'invention.FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view of a module of a patch panel showing the installation of a removable circuit specific to this module and forming part of the control network according to the invention.
La figure 3 est une vue schématique de l'une des deux faces du circuit amovible.Figure 3 is a schematic view of one of the two faces of the removable circuit.
La figure 4 est une vue schématique de l'autre face du circuit amovible.Figure 4 is a schematic view of the other side of the removable circuit.
En se reportant aux figures 1 et 2, on voit qu'une installation conforme à l'invention comprend un tableau de brassage 1 présentant une face dite "avant" 2 et une face dite "arrière" 3, ce tableau étant monte pivotant dans une armoire ou "baie" (non représentée) munie d'une porte qui, lorsqu'elle est fermée se place devant le tableau 1 et le masque tandis que lorsqu'elle est ouverte, elle le laisse apparaître.Referring to Figures 1 and 2, we see that an installation according to the invention comprises a patch panel 1 having a face called "front" 2 and a face called "rear" 3, this table being pivotally mounted in a cabinet or "bay" (not shown) provided with a door which, when closed is placed in front of table 1 and hides it while when it is open, she lets it appear.
Sur le tableau 1, sont assujettis des châssis horizontaux superposés de tout type connu 4, 5 et 6 pour des modules 4a^ a 4e_, 5a à 5e et 6a. à 6e..In Table 1, are subject to overlapping horizontal frames of any known type 4, 5 and 6 for modules 4a ^ a 4e_, 5a to 5e and 6a. to 6th ..
Chaque module présente des prises dites "avant" 7 sur sa face avant et des prises dites "arrière" 8 sur sa face arrière. Les prises avant 7 sont connectées aux prises arrière 8, la plupart par l'intermédiaire de circuits électroniques 10 individuels a chaque module, intercalés entre les prises avant 7 et les prises arrière 8.Each module has so-called "front" sockets 7 on its front face and so-called "rear" sockets 8 on its rear face. The front sockets 7 are connected to the rear sockets 8, most of them by means of electronic circuits 10 individual to each module, inserted between the front sockets 7 and the rear sockets 8.
Lorsque les prises arrière 8 correspondent exactement aux prises avant 7 d'un même module, un circuit intermédiaireWhen the rear sockets 8 correspond exactly to the front sockets 7 of the same module, an intermediate circuit
10 est inutile, auquel cas les prises avant 7 et arrière 8 sont reliées directement par couples.10 is unnecessary, in which case the front 7 and rear 8 sockets are connected directly in pairs.
Les prises arrière 8 peuvent être de différents types adaptés aux connecteurs habituels 11 eux-mêmes différents selon que les conducteurs 12 auxquels ils sont prévus sont des lignes téléphoniques, des fibres optiques, des câbles de transmissions informatiques, etc.The rear sockets 8 can be of different types adapted to the usual connectors 11 which are themselves different depending on whether the conductors 12 for which they are provided are telephone lines, optical fibers, computer transmission cables, etc.
Les prises avant 7, au contraire, sont toutes identiques car elles doivent pouvoir recevoir indifféremment n'importe lequel des connecteurs 13 situés aux extrémités de cordons courts 14, selon les connexions souhaitées entre le reseau extérieur et le réseau intérieur.The front sockets 7, on the contrary, are all identical because they must be able to receive any of the connectors 13 located at the ends of short cords 14, depending on the desired connections between the external network and the internal network.
Le reseau extérieur et le réseau intérieur sont tous deux connectes aux prises arrière 8, les prises avant 7 recevant les connecteurs 13 des cordons 14 pour relier une prise du reseau extérieur à une prise du réseau intérieur.The outside network and the inside network are both connected to the rear sockets 8, the front sockets 7 receiving the connectors 13 of the cords 14 to connect a socket of the outside network to a socket of the inside network.
Les modules dont les prises arrière 8 sont reliées au reseau extérieur constituent chacun une "ressource", alors que les modules dont les prises arrière 8 sont reliées au réseau intérieur constituent chacun une "destination".The modules whose rear sockets 8 are connected to the external network each constitute a "resource", while the modules whose rear sockets 8 are connected to the internal network each constitute a "destination".
La structure que l'on vient de décrire est de type connu, de sorte qu'il n'est pas nécessaire de la décrire plus en détails. Conformément à l'invention, on combine a cette installation un troisième réseau, tout à fait distinct des reseaux extérieur et intérieur, afin de pouvoir agir a distance sur les connexions du tableau 1 , soit pour laThe structure which has just been described is of known type, so that it is not necessary to describe it in more detail. In accordance with the invention, a third network is combined with this installation, quite distinct from the external and internal networks, in order to be able to act remotely on the connections of table 1, either for the
= vérification de leur continuité, soit même pour les modifier.= verification of their continuity, or even to modify them.
Ce troisième réseau, ou "réseau de contrôle", est composé de sondes, de circuits électroniques, de conducteurs, d'un boitier, et d'un ordinateur, tous éléments que l'on va décrire maintenant. 0 Chaque sonde est formée par un conducteur, non visible sur le dessin, dont une extrémité est électriquement reliée à un élément de chaque prise équipée, que cet élément soit un plot de la prise ou la masse, ou blindage, de celle- ci, notamment par la tresse d'un cordon de type connu. .- L'important est que la sonde soit parcourue par un courant électrique lorsque l'élément de la prise l'est aussi.This third network, or "control network", is composed of probes, electronic circuits, conductors, a box, and a computer, all of which will now be described. 0 Each probe is formed by a conductor, not visible in the drawing, one end of which is electrically connected to an element of each equipped socket, whether this element is a stud of the socket or the ground, or shielding, of the latter, in particular by the braid of a known type of cord. .- The important thing is that the probe is traversed by an electric current when the element of the socket is also.
Par son autre extrémité, la sonde est reliée directement ou indirectement à un boitier 15 dit "d'acquisition", qui contient une circuiterie de 20 centralisation associée à un ordinateur 16 situé à proximité ou à distance de l'installation et donc relié à elle par tout moyen, évoqué ici par une ligne 17.At its other end, the probe is connected directly or indirectly to a so-called "acquisition" box 15, which contains centralization circuitry associated with a computer 16 located near or at a distance from the installation and therefore connected to it. by any means, mentioned here by a line 17.
Ainsi, il est possible de recueillir puis de traiter l'information selon laquelle la prise sondée est active ou 25 inactive, parcourue par un courant électrique ou pas.Thus, it is possible to collect and then process the information according to which the probed outlet is active or inactive, whether or not it is traversed by an electric current.
On connaît ainsi d'une part l'état de la connexion : existence ou non existence, et d'autre part le type de la connexion à laquelle la prise est affectée : téléphone, ou vidéo, ou fibres optiques, etc. 30 L'élément électriquement conducteur de la prise équipée correspond évidemment à l'un des éléments d'un cordon de raccordement : fil ou tresse, de sorte que la vérification de la prise permet de constater la continuité ou la discontinuité de la liaison électrique depuis l'alimentation 35 par le reseau extérieur jusqu'au fonctionnement des appareils utilisateurs du reseau intérieur. La condition de fonctionnement de l'installation conforme à l'invention nécessaire et suffisante est qu'il y ait un circuit électrique qui se ferme et s'ouvre a la prise contrôlée . 5 A noter que les prises avant 7 étant nécessairement reliées à des prises arrière 8, chaque circuit comprend deux prises et il suffit de prévoir une seule sonde pour un couple de prises.We thus know on the one hand the state of the connection: existence or non-existence, and on the other hand the type of connection to which the socket is assigned: telephone, or video, or optical fibers, etc. 30 The electrically conductive element of the equipped socket obviously corresponds to one of the elements of a connection cord: wire or braid, so that checking the socket makes it possible to note the continuity or discontinuity of the electrical connection from the supply 35 by the external network until the operation of the devices using the internal network. The operating condition of the installation according to the invention necessary and sufficient is that there is an electrical circuit which closes and opens at the controlled outlet. 5 Note that the front sockets 7 are necessarily connected to rear sockets 8, each circuit includes two sockets and it suffices to provide a single probe for a couple of sockets.
L'information provenant de cette unique prise permet 0 donc de vérifier si elle est connectée ou pas :The information coming from this single socket allows 0 so to check if it is connected or not:
- si elle n'est pas connectée, il y a discontinuité et l'on ne sait pas avec quelle autre prise il devrait y avoir continuité,- if it is not connected, there is discontinuity and it is not known with which other socket there should be continuity,
- si elle est connectée, le circuit peut être ouvert • S ou ferme. S'il est ouvert, il y a discontinuité. S'il est ferme, il y a continuité et l'on sait quelle est l'autre prise couplée et, par conséquent, à quelle ressource et a quelle destination le couple de prises est affecté.- if it is connected, the circuit can be open • S or closed. If it is open, there is discontinuity. If it is firm, there is continuity and we know which is the other coupled socket and, consequently, to which resource and to which destination the pair of takes is assigned.
On comprend que si chaque prise doit recevoir une 0 sonde, celle-ci peut en revanche être commune à plusieurs prises .It is understood that if each outlet must receive a 0 probe, this can on the other hand be common to several outlets.
Concrètement, le conducteur de chaque sonde aboutit non pas directement à la circuiterie de centralisation du boitier 15, mais a une carte intermédiaire 20 portant deConcretely, the conductor of each probe does not lead directly to the centralization circuitry of the box 15, but to an intermediate card 20 carrying
25 manière connue en soi des parties conductrices et des composants électroniques (figures 3 et 4).25 known per se conductive parts and electronic components (Figures 3 and 4).
Le tableau 1 conforme à 1 ' invention présente des prises avant 7, des prises arrière 8, des circuits intercalésTable 1 according to one invention presents front sockets 7, rear sockets 8, interleaved circuits
10 et, sur sa face arrière, des prises 21 pour l'enfichage de10 and, on its rear face, sockets 21 for plugging in
30 cartes 20, les liaisons entre les prises 7-8 et les cartes 20 se faisant par l'intermédiaire des circuits 10.30 cards 20, the connections between sockets 7-8 and cards 20 being made via circuits 10.
La nécessité pratique de combiner les sondes proprement dites et les cartes 20, fait que l'on peut utiliser le mot "sonde" indistinctement pour les seuls conducteurs duThe practical necessity of combining the probes proper and the cards 20 means that the word "probe" can be used without distinction for only the conductors of the
35 reseau de contrôle, pour les seules cartes 20 ou pour un ensemble conducteur(s ) -carte 20. Les cartes de sonde 20 peuvent être individuellement reliées à la circuiterie de centralisation 15 située dans le boitier, c'est à dire que les sondes sont branchées en parallèle. L'information circule donc directement de chaque prise, ou couple de prises, à la circuiterie de centralisation 15 et vice versa, selon une connexion individuelle.35 control network, for 20 cards only or for a driver-card 20 assembly. The probe cards 20 can be individually connected to the centralization circuitry 15 located in the case, that is to say that the probes are connected in parallel. Information therefore flows directly from each outlet, or pair of outlets, to the centralization circuitry 15 and vice versa, according to an individual connection.
Une autre solution consiste à relier toutes les sondes en série, afin qu'elles soient chaînées, de telle sorte qu'une continuité quelconque est immédiatement détectée, quelles que soient la ou les prises en cause.Another solution consists in connecting all the probes in series, so that they are chained, so that any continuity is immediately detected, whatever the fault or fault involved.
Sur la figure 1, on voit qu'une carte de sonde 20a. reçoit une ligne 22 provenant d'une carte de sonde 20 voisine (non visibles sur le dessin), que la carte de sonde 20a. est reliée à une carte de sonde 20b par une ligne 23 et que cette carte de sonde 20b, supposée être la dernière de la chaine, est reliée à la circuiterie du boitier d'acquisition 15 par une ligne 24.In Figure 1, we see that a probe card 20a. receives a line 22 coming from a neighboring probe card 20 (not visible in the drawing), than the probe card 20a. is connected to a probe card 20b by a line 23 and that this probe card 20b, assumed to be the last in the chain, is connected to the circuitry of the acquisition unit 15 by a line 24.
Avec ce montage de chaînage en série, la seule liaison 24 relie toutes les sondes à la circuiterie de centralisation.With this series chaining arrangement, the single link 24 connects all the probes to the centralization circuitry.
On précise que si cette circuiterie est ici placée dans un boitier d'acquisition indépendant 15, il est clair que dans la pratique, elle peut aussi être intégrée à un ordinateur, ce qui est à la portée de l'Homme de Métier. Avec l'exemple représenté, le boitier d'acquisitionIt is specified that if this circuitry is here placed in an independent acquisition box 15, it is clear that in practice, it can also be integrated into a computer, which is within the reach of a person skilled in the art. With the example shown, the acquisition unit
15 a une hauteur H et une largeur L extérieures correspondant à un emplacement d'un châssis 4, 5 ou 6 , afin que ce boitier 15 puisse être placé dans l'enceinte en étant assujetti au tableau 1 en ne prenant pas plus de place qu'un châssis 4, 5 ou 6.15 has an external height H and width L corresponding to a location of a chassis 4, 5 or 6, so that this box 15 can be placed in the enclosure while being subject to table 1 while not taking up more space than '' a chassis 4, 5 or 6.
Le boitier 15 peut être soit posé, comme cela est représenté sur la figure l, soit fixé de la même manière qu'un châssis, par des vis, à un cadre, ainsi que cela est bien connu en soi. Ici, la circuiterie de centralisation du boitier 15 est reliée par une ligne 17 à l'ordinateur 16, plus ou moins lointain. Qu'elle soit située dans un boitier sépare ou intégrée a un ordinateur, la circuiterie de centralisation comprendThe housing 15 can either be placed, as shown in FIG. 1, or fixed in the same way as a chassis, by screws, to a frame, as is well known in itself. Here, the centralization circuitry of the housing 15 is connected by a line 17 to the computer 16, more or less distant. Whether located in a separate box or integrated into a computer, the centralization circuitry includes
- un processeur et sa mémoire opérationnelle,- a processor and its operational memory,
- une mémoire tampon pour les informations issues des ondes 20,a buffer memory for the information originating from waves 20,
- au moins un accès par réaliser sa jonction avec l'ordinateur (accès direct intérieur, accès par la ligne 17, accès sur un reseau, liaison hertzienne, etc. L'ordinateur reçoit, bien entendu, un programme et à partir de cet ordinateur, il est possible non seulement de recueillir des informations issues des sondes 20, mais également d'envoyer des instructions à ces mêmes cartes 20 dont les circuits sont conçus pour réagir à ces instructions. Chaque carte 20, en particulier, possède une identification, afin que depuis l'ordinateur 16, on puisse adresser les instructions a une ou plusieurs cartes précisément définie.- at least one access by making its junction with the computer (direct indoor access, access by line 17, access on a network, radio link, etc. The computer receives, of course, a program and from this computer , it is possible not only to collect information from the probes 20, but also to send instructions to these same cards 20, the circuits of which are designed to react to these instructions. Each card 20, in particular, has an identification, so that from the computer 16, the instructions can be addressed to one or more precisely defined cards.
On voit que l'installation conforme à l'invention est totalement interactive. On peut ainsi :It can be seen that the installation according to the invention is completely interactive. We can thus:
- organiser le brassage en affectant aux prises les références voulues, coordonnées par exemple avec des couleurs attribuées aux différents modules,- organize the mixing by assigning the desired references to the sockets, coordinated for example with colors assigned to the different modules,
- garder en mémoire les informations reçues des ondes ,- keep in memory the information received from the airwaves,
- garder en mémoire les instructions préalablement données aux sondes,- keep in memory the instructions previously given to the probes,
- interroger une ou plusieurs sondes,- interrogate one or more probes,
- vérifier la situation d'une ou plusieurs prises (ou couples de prises),- check the situation of one or more sockets (or pairs of sockets),
- etc- etc
En termes d'emploi, l'installation conforme à l'invention, associée à un logiciel spécifique, permet à 1 ' usager • In terms of use, the installation according to the invention, combined with specific software, allows the user •
- de créer, de modifier, de supprimer, de s'informer, de rechercher, d'afficher et d'imprimer toutes les informations issues du tableau de brassage; - create, modify, delete, inform, search, display and print all the information from the patch panel;
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