System configuration setting method and transmission apparatus

• Main Authors: KANZAWA HIROSHI, OKAMOTO TAMAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.12.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

The invention concerns a system configuration setting method and a transmission apparatus, and simplifies system reconfiguration operations. The transmission apparatus comprises an HMI control block 1, a main control block 2, a line connection block 3, high-speed units 4 and 5, low-speed units 6 to 8, and a power supply unit 9, wherein the high-speed and low-speed units are managed by the main control block 2, whose management information is also stored in the HMI control block 1. A system reconfiguration command associated with a unit insertion, removal, etc. is entered into the transmission apparatus from a terminal 10. In the HMI control block 1, a configuration setting judging section refers to the management information in accordance with the command, and determines whether reconfiguration is needed or not; if it is determined that the reconfiguration is needed, the configuration setting judging section sends to the main control block 2 a control request containing updated management information associated with the system reconfiguration, whereupon the main control block 2 effects the system reconfiguration to manage and control the respective units.