CN1133522A - Automatic defect detecting mechanism for techician carried test and communication device - Google Patents
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Abstract
A trouble-shooting mechanism is incorporated into a telephone service technician's portable computer unit, to enable a craftsperson, to respond to a trouble ticket. By analyzing multiple sources of information, including user inputs from the craftsperson, parametric data embedded in the trouble ticket, test data obtained through the execution of local tests, and remote test data, the trouble-shooting mechanism derives and suggests a problem solving strategy that is appears accurate. The system architecture includes a trouble-shooting application engine, and an associated set of databases, one of which is a knowledge database, and the other of which is a shared, parameter database. The knowledge database contains rules and static parameters which define the characteristics and behavior of the application engine. These rule sets and information are telephone line trouble-shooting specific.
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The present invention relates to telephonic communication system and network, especially relate to the new improved AFF automatic fault finding mechanism that in portable test/communicator of skilled worker, adopts, this mechanism produces the trouble shoot countermeasure according to information and feedback test, thereby makes the skilled worker can promptly handle the problem that indicates from the fault declaration form that the control centre sends.
Fig. 1 has schematically drawn the general structure of portable communications test macro, this system comprises the test and the communication unit 10 of hand-hold type home computer control, pass through this element, being dispatched to by the control centre may be away from the skilled worker of the service location of the central office 12 of serving the circuit (or circuit of testing (LUT)) 16 of wanting tested, can communicate by letter with central office 12 and total measuring head 14 that can be connected to LUT16.
The test macro function of the monitor control mechanism of being carried out by the internal processor of skilled worker's handheld computer unit 10 is to provide test program user-friendly, imageization to serving the skilled worker, with the various tests that make things convenient for the skilled worker to carry out on selected circuit.By this way, skilled worker's portable computer can interact with multiple existing operations support systems, and is provided for the platform of additional information exchange.
For this reason, by touch (for example style of writing is controlled) image-displaying sheet 15 of handheld computer unit 10 and the keyboard 17 that matches, the skilled worker optionally calls the one or more test programs by a group analysis and the relevant image representation of test function.Corresponding with these selections, the internal control processor of unit 10 is carried out communication and the signal handler relevant with the test of being confirmed.Measuring head 14 suitably carries out data acquisition by the requirement of personal computer unit 10, comprising the execution of functional test.Measuring head 14 and handheld personal computer unit 10 can be by plug-in card and the software program expanded functions that is coupled with various communication links.
For communicating by letter with the network system (central office 12 or the data center 18 that matches with central office 12) of far-end, skilled worker's computer unit 10 contains transceiver interface, it further be contained in service car or holder communicating by letter and the signal processing subsystem interface on the car 20.Vehicle-mounted communication and signal processing subsystem link to each other with the far-end network system by short-distance wireless link or the auxiliary standby wire link portable unit 10 with the skilled worker again.The corresponding communication interface is in skilled worker's portable unit and vehicle-mounted subsystem.
For carrying out wireless voice communication with the handheld computer unit, the skilled worker can have the acoustic control telephone headset.This wireless telephone headset can be tested automatically with handheld computer and measuring head coupling, with the audio frequency of test result by/ supply with the skilled worker by indication.
The communication of servicer and signal processing subsystem 22 comprise: battery holder/charger 24, printer 26, remote-wireless interface 28 and the webserver 29.The structure of battery holder/charger 24 is suitable for holding and deposits portable handheld computer unit 10, and computer unit 10 can be fixed and load like this, can be recharged at its line related of time spent (battery pack) not.Printer 26 can print various test results and other information.Length connects for the remote-wireless service provides between wireless network apart from wave point 28, and the webserver 29 contains file server, and the latter provides additional treatments power and electronic data storage.The webserver 29 carries out the auxiliary data processing according to the needs of computer unit 10.
In the process of testing by measuring head 14, skilled worker's personal computer unit 10 receives the measurement data that comes from the testing station, and data are carried out computing, and measurement result is converted to useful parameter information.This useful parameter information is sent into the communication subsystem 22 of servicer subsequently, may have suitable instruction like this and send to circuit adjusting device or automatic test equipment in the central office 12.
With the corresponding non-limitative example of Trouble ticket that has sent by the control centre and comprise user's service request in, the system of Fig. 1 operates in the following manner.Be scheduled and arriving testing location (adopt servicer 20) afterwards, the skilled worker is connected to measuring head 14 in the circuit of testing 16.Adopt hand held computer unit 10, technology is set up and the communicating by letter and by the communicating by letter of the foundation of the communication subsystem in the car 20 and central office, so just can carry out one or more line tests of measuring head 14.
In case the skilled worker is connected to the circuit of testing 16 with measuring head 14, the Test Application software that resides in the handheld computer unit 10 is just operated, and shows and the relevant image of corresponding test program that is used to estimate LUT by touching computer display panel 15.Select desirable test function corresponding with serving the skilled worker, the testing software in the computer unit 10 produces additional menu with conversational mode, and by these menus, the skilled worker further is defined as defining other selection of the parameter that realizes that selected test is required.According to skilled worker's selection, computer unit 10 compositions and transmission information are to measuring head and central office, with test and and the test relevant parameter of determining to carry out.
When carrying out selected test, the response of opposed one or more states thereon of measuring head measurement circuitry, and with test response data feedback calculation machine unit 10, analyze so that deposit in the memory and according to the test or the circuit analysis program that have disposed.According to the result of process information, the skilled worker can directly make testing apparatus carry out one or more additional testings, tests fully until circuit to finish.
The present invention includes a kind ofly provides the method for trouble shoot countermeasure to the skilled worker, the recommended procedure that it provides the indication of the likely cause that has problems in the subscriber's line and be used to solve described problem to described skilled worker, and this method may further comprise the steps:
(a) provide communication and processing unit, pass through this element, sent to skilled worker away from the service location of the telephone office that serves described subscriber's line, can communicate by letter with the test macro of described telephone office and the measuring head that can be connected to described subscriber's line, described communication and processing unit have input/output device, comprise image diplay, by this input/output device, information translation by described skilled worker's input becomes the control signal of regulation and transfers to described test macro, and by this device, the information relevant with the operation of described test macro is shown to described skilled worker; With
(b) in described communication and processing unit, provide information processing, trouble shoot applied for machines and first and second databases that match, described first database is a knowledge data base, it comprises and is used for determining the characteristic of described applied for machines and the rule and the static parameter of behavior, second database is a shared database, its storage and the relevant supplemental characteristic of one or more tests that on described circuit, carries out, described trouble shooting applied for machines is carried out DE according to the rule that is stored in the described knowledge data base to the data in the described shared database, and generation is to the suggestion solution of the problem on the described circuit, this will guide described skilled worker to fix a breakdown, specifically, described applied for machines will be to contingent various problems on described circuit, the potential source of described problem and the multiple recommended program of repairing described circuit carry out DE.
The present invention also comprises a kind of monitor control mechanism, it is located at the portable test cell that is used for the test communications circuit by the skilled worker, described monitor control mechanism comprises information processing, trouble shooting applied for machines and first and second databases that match, described first database is a knowledge data base, it contains and is useful on the characteristic of determining described applied for machines and the rule and the static parameter of behavior, described second database is a shared database, its storage and the relevant supplemental characteristic of one or more tests that on described circuit, carries out, described trouble shoot applied for machines is analyzed multiple information source, comprise user's input of described skilled worker, be contained in the supplemental characteristic in the problem scheduling list, test data and distant place test data by the local test acquisition, and therefrom find out the trouble shoot countermeasure and inform described skilled worker, so that described skilled worker can find the cause of the problem of pointing out on the described problem scheduling list, be used for determining that the characteristic of described applied for machines and the described rule and the static parameter of behavior are that basis is to issuable various problems on described circuit, the potential source of these problems and solve that diagnostic assessment that the recommended program of described problem carries out forms.
The present invention also comprises a kind of mechanism, it makes skilled worker's communication and processing unit provide malfunction routine to the skilled worker that quilt is sent to away from the service location of the telephone office that serves subscriber's line, by this program, described skilled worker can find out and get rid of the cause of the problem that produces on described subscriber's line, the test macro of described communication and processing unit and described telephone office and the testboard that can be connected to described subscriber's line are communicated by letter, described communication and processing unit have input/output device, comprise image diplay, by this device, information translation by described skilled worker's input becomes the control signal of regulation and is sent to described test macro, and by this device, the information relevant with the operation of described test macro is shown to described skilled worker, described mechanism comprises information processing, trouble shoot applied for machines and first and second databases that match, described first database is a knowledge data base, it comprises and is used for determining the characteristic of described applied for machines and the rule and the static parameter of behavior, described second database is a shared database, one or more that carry out on its storage and the described circuit are tested relevant supplemental characteristic, described trouble shoot applied for machines is carried out DE according to the rule that is stored in the described knowledge data base to the data in the described shared database, and demonstration comprises the information of the program of being recommended, described skilled worker carries out the program of being recommended and finds out and solve described problem on the described subscriber's line, comprises the data of gathering by one or more process management application software by the data of described shared data library storage, by the measurement data of portable testing equipment acquisition and the data of importing by described skilled worker.
The test macro function of the monitor control mechanism of being realized by the internal processor of skilled worker's handheld computer unit is to provide customer satisfaction system imageization test program to serving the expert, so that the skilled worker carries out various tests on selected circuit, because skilled worker's pocket computer can and provide the additional information switching plane with existing multiple operations support systems reciprocation.
The concrete enforcement of this monitor control mechanism is convenient in the present invention, the multiple information source of this analysis of mechanism, comprise the supplemental characteristic that comprises in skilled worker's the user input, scheduling (Trouble ticket), by carrying out data that local test obtains with distant place test data (obtaining) by the system such as mechanical type go-and-return test (MLT) system, and therefrom find out the trouble shoot countermeasure, this countermeasure can make the cause of the problem of pointing out on the definite fast Trouble ticket of skilled worker.
System construction preferably includes information processing subsystem, trouble shoot applied for machines and Relational database group, one of database is knowledge or " experience " database, and another is that common parameter database, knowledge data base contain and be useful on the characteristic of determining applied for machines and the rule and the static parameter of behavior.These rules and information are special-purpose, here be meant telephone line trouble shoot special use, they are according to the potential source of all issuable problems, these problems on the circuit and be used to repair circuit and the recommended program of fixing a breakdown thus carries out strict DE and forms.When new problem characteristic and handling procedure were known in system, knowledge data base will upgrade to comprise this information, determines thereby applied for machines can be made more accurately when recommending the trouble shoot countermeasure.
The data that are stored in the shared database can be provided by various external sources, for example by automatic scheduling-process management application software such as AT﹠amp; TCAS (method access system) application software, technician's access network (TAN) or Work management system (AWAS) data of gathering, the measurement data that obtains by portable testing equipment (PTE) or by the data of user's input automatically.
The scope that rule in the trouble shoot applied for machines employing knowledge data base and parameter are set up possible fault candidate item, these candidate item are relevant with the critical point of one group of Control Parameter.Candidate item in the given range is those items that present one or more signs of being represented by the survey line parameter value.Adopt the testing parameter data in the shared database, machine with the candidate item scope selected for the scope that contains the item of small number gradually until the most probable candidate item that produces as the problem cause.
Especially, when shared database adopts when dynamically being changed by the test result information of circuit being measured the test result information of acquisition or being come from application system, applied for machines is according to this information of rule process of knowledge data base, and according to gets rid of from the candidate item scope by the relation of control model regulation those no longer with the closely-related item in control point.At last, this scope shortens single most probable fault candidate point into, and this point of machinery utilization produces treatment Countermeasures information and is shown to the skilled worker by computer display.
According to the operating process that produces mechanism for implementing by trouble shoot countermeasure of the present invention described later, when the skilled worker is dispatched to the job site and set up with the communicating by letter of indispensable distant place system such as central office and related data center, skill be pack into can comprise the output of training testing equipment interior to the effective information of Trouble ticket to be processed, so that for the circuit that will serve provides supplemental characteristic, this data make applied for machines can estimate the fault cause.
What follow the parameter testing data inserted is test identification (VER) sign indicating number of regulation, and the test that this yard will be undertaken by the mechanical type testing equipment is associated with the rule in the knowledge data village, often used in village names.In case thermometrically and data are inserted program and finished, the display screen that contains choice menus can be presented to the user, and choice menus may comprise further test or other function of circuit.Because applied for machines is to produce the trouble shooting countermeasure according to Trouble ticket and the DE that is stored in the effective measurement data in the shared database, so the experience of skill topic or level of skill can not hinder the successful selection to the menu item of finishing the work.
Each menu screen comprises " help " image.When starting this image, applied for machines is to user's display message, and this information indication is carried out the result of branch folding and recommended next step what should be done to the expert the information that is stored at present in knowledge and the shared database.Thereafter, machine is according to VER sign indicating number and the definite method that will adopt of actual parameter test data.According to institute's choosing method, will demonstrate information, this information indicates the user should do anything.
If the result that initial information that is provided by Trouble ticket and initial testing are measured is enough to make applied for machines to determine the fault cause, then can produce position and maintenance status information.Applied for machines coordination data Collection and analysis, the execution (for example asking DATU to open subscriber's line) and the circuit that comprise the external testing function (are for example read the response of the measuring head of this circuit of monitoring to the measurement of the response of performed operation, for the example that request DATU opens circuit, then should make measuring head show no-voltage).
If must further test circuit, shown information may indicate the user to carry out one or more additional testings again.Therefore, if desired, indication information screen can produce continuously, and the indication user is by obtaining additional information such as the operational testing head, until applied for machines with potential cause scope selected be single possible source.Shown information is not only represented the result of machine to Trouble ticket and test and supplemental characteristic analysis, also is used for providing practical information to the expert.Then, the skilled worker can carry out the correction program of being advised, to fix a breakdown.After this work is finished, can test circuit once more, to examine maintenance status.
With way of example the present invention is described referring now to accompanying drawing, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 has schematically drawn the total structure of portable telecommunication test system;
Fig. 2 shows fundamental system of the present invention and constitutes, and it comprises information processing subsystem, trouble shoot applied for machines and relevant knowledge and common parameter Database Systems;
Fig. 3 has schematically drawn a candidate point zone, and these points are relevant with the various potential abnormality or the likelihood of failure of the problem that the Trouble ticket that causes given circuit to be measured is pointed out;
Fig. 4 illustrates each step that is used for producing according to information and feedback test the operating process that the mechanism of trouble shoot countermeasure adopts.
Before new improved AFF automatic fault finding according to the present invention mechanism is described in detail, it should be noted that the associated database systems that focuses on information processing subsystem wherein and adopt with the monitoring program in the hand held computer unit of the present invention by above-mentioned skilled worker.One of these databases are knowledge or " experience " database, wherein contain rule and the static parameter of information processing subsystem for determining that its characteristic and behavior are adopted.Second database is shared database, wherein stores the initial parameter data relevant with circuit to be measured.Therefore, information processing subsystem of the present invention can constitute a kind of artificial intelligence type trouble shoot machine effectively, knowledge and experience rule in this machinery utilization knowledge data base is estimated the data that are stored in the shared database, thereby reach the action route of being recommended, this action can make the skilled worker solve the problem of pointing out in the Trouble ticket.
The present invention that accompanying drawing is drawn only demonstrates those specific detail in the function group easily.
Fig. 2 illustrates the fundamental system structure, and it comprises information processing subsystem, trouble shoot applied for machines 41 and relevant database 43 and 45.Database 43 is knowledge or " experience " database, and it contains the characteristic of definite machine 41 and the rule and the static parameter of behavior.
The algorithm and the information that are stored in the database 45 are to be application-specific, here formulate for telephone line trouble shoot purposes is special, the foundation of formulation is: the potential origin of the accurate DE of issuable all possible problem, these problems and the program for repairing circuit and therefore fixing a breakdown and recommended on the circuit.In addition, when new problem characteristic and the handling procedure relevant with these problems were known in system, knowledge data base will be changed, and comprising these information, sought applied for machines and can make more accurately when recommendation trouble shooting countermeasure and determining thereby make.
Knowledge and experience in the machine 41 employing knowledge data bases 43 is estimated the initial data in the shared database 45, solves the problem that indicates on the Trouble ticket to arrive the action route of recommending to the skilled worker.For this reason, machine 41 comprises one by (the PaloAlto of Stanford university, Cal.) applied for machines of " large program module (the Coarse Program Model) " by name that produces, this machine adopts the rule and the parameter of knowledge data base 43, set up possible fault candidate item scope, the critical point of these fault candidate item and one group of Control Parameter is relevant.Candidate item in the given range is those items that present the one or more signs that disclosed by the test parameter value.Thereafter, the testing parameter data of employing from the shared database 45 that the external source such as line test console is drawn, perhaps for example by the testing parameter data of serving expert's input, machine 41 reduces the scope of quantity to those gradually with the scope of candidate item is selected, until definite most probable candidate item that causes problem.
This process schematically is shown among Fig. 3, and this illustrates candidate point P1, P2, P3 ... the scope of Pn, these points are relevant with the various potential abnormality or the fault candidate item of the problem pointed out in the Trouble ticket that causes given circuit to be measured.In the non-limitative example of Fig. 3, P1 is relevant with earth fault for point, and P2 is relevant with right the intersecting of work (Cross toaWorking Pair) for point, and P3 is relevant with open circuit for point.
When the database of applied for machines employing is upgraded by more current information, especially, when the test result information of shared database 45 by the test result information of circuit being measured generation or application system generation, when for example the Data Dynamic that is produced by portable testing equipment is changed, machine 41 is according to this information of rule process of knowledge data base, and according to from the candidate item scope, remove those and the no longer abundant closely-related point in control point by the relation of control model regulation.At last, scope shortens single most probable fault candidate point Pm into, and machine 41 adopts this point to send treatment Countermeasures information by computer display to the skilled worker.
Fig. 4 illustrates the operating process that is used for producing according to information and feedback test the mechanism of trouble shoot countermeasure according to one embodiment of the invention.When the user to the service of sending of automation services repair systems when asking for instructions, the manager of repair systems confirms request and preparation Trouble ticket.The skilled worker is sent to ad-hoc location subsequently, will test and repair the circuit of the problem that existence reported in this position.
When arriving the job site and by being located at hand held computer unit and the wireless-wire communication subsystem in the servicer when setting up with the communicating by letter of the distant place system (central office and related data center) of necessity, as described in the people's such as Horton of above-mentioned reference the application, in step 401, the expert pack into (download) can be used for the information of Trouble ticket.
This initial program relates generally to and adopts process management application examples such as above-mentioned CAS application software, and require the technical operation testing equipment, for example SASS transmits regulating system or direct access test cell (DATU), think that the circuit that will serve provides the initial parameter data, these data can make the cause of applied for machines suspected fault.
The initial testing result of the initial information that is provided by Trouble ticket determines that for applied for machines the fault cause is enough, so can produce position and maintenance status information.Applied for machines is by carrying out external testing function and analysis subsequently and by to observation and the measurement of circuit to the response of performed program, adjusting data acquisition.For example, applied for machines can produce an instruction, asks DATU35 for instructions and opens subscriber's line 16.The response of portable testing equipment (testboard 14) to the excitation that provided by DATU is provided for it subsequently.For the example of opening subscriber's line, the voltage of portable testing equipment 14 output reading should be zero.Applied for machines subsequently according to the PTE output that monitors make next step this make and so on decision.
In step 402, the measurement data that is produced by testing equipment is packed in the shared database 45.What follow parameter testing data itself is the VER sign indicating number of being scheduled to, and this yard is relevant with the test that algorithm in adopting knowledge data base is undertaken by the mechanical type testing equipment.In case thermometrically and data are loaded program and finished, the user can see the display screen that contains choice menus, wherein may comprise other test or other function of circuit.Because applied for machines 41 produces the trouble shooting countermeasure according to the DE to effective measurement data of storing in Trouble ticket and the shared database, it is to realize the successful selection of target to menu item that technician's experience or known level will can not hinder.Although the skilled worker of different experience level can be the suitable test function menu item of Trouble ticket selection at hand easily, the setting of trouble shoot applied for machines allows that less experience person obtains guiding by the problem correction program.
For this reason, each menu screen comprises " help " an image.In step 403, when using the help image, (press pen facing to the touch screen of computer unit) by the skilled worker, applied for machines is pointed out it to the current result that obtainable information is analyzed in knowledge and shared database to user's display message, and what next step should do to recommend the expert.For this reason, use " help " image in response to the technician, in step 404, applied for machines is taken out the VER sign indicating number in the shared database of having packed into.Next step, in step 405, its explanation will be carried out any method according to the VER sign indicating number.According to institute's choosing method, will show that the indication user should do and so on information.
Especially, in step 406, the indication information relevant with the institute choosing method is shown to the user.For example, if the result that initial information that is provided by Trouble ticket and initial MLT measure be enough to the cause that is out of order, can produce position and maintenance status information this moment, on the other hand, if must further test circuit, shown information can indicate the user to implement one or more additional testings once more.That is, if desired, help/indication information screen can produce continuously, and the indication user obtains additional information by for example operational testing platform, until applied for machines with potential cause scope selected be single possible origin.
For example, suppose rising because of earth fault of the definite line fault of above-mentioned duplicate measurements and evaluation process, then may show following information: " MLT has confirmed that earth fault exists.This fault most probable occurs in the embedding cable.Adopt earth fault locator and earth gradient system (earth gradient frame) to fault location.Make the cable exposure of fault point and repair it." this information is not only represented the result that machine is analyzed Trouble ticket and test and supplemental characteristic, and is used for providing practical information (by the selection of confirming that experienced skilled worker makes, or job training is provided to less experience person) to the technician.After this, the skilled worker can implement the correction program of being advised, to remove fault.After finishing this operation, can test once more circuit, to examine maintenance status.
As can be seen from the above description, by adding in the hand held computer unit of telephone service technician according to trouble shoot of the present invention mechanism, strengthen the ability of the problem of pointing out on skilled worker's fast processing Trouble ticket of being sent to service location, and needn't consider the technical merit of service technician.By analyzing the source of multiple information, comprise that the user who comes from the skilled worker imports, dispatches the supplemental characteristic, test data and the distant place test data (by obtaining such as mechanical type go-and-return test (MLT) system) by carrying out the local test acquisition that contain in (Trouble ticket), trouble shooting of the present invention mechanism can find apace and solve countermeasure to technician's suggestion problem, and this countermeasure promptly accurately has directiveness again.
This trouble shoot mechanism is filled in telephone service expert's the hand held computer unit, makes the skilled worker can be subjected to the scheduling of Trouble ticket.By analyzing multiple information source, comprise supplemental characteristic contained in skilled worker's the user input, Trouble ticket, by carrying out test data and the remote test data that local test obtains, trouble shoot mechanism finds out and advises that problem solves countermeasure accurately.System construction comprises fault applied for machines and relevant Database Systems, and one of database is a knowledge data base, and another is shared parameter database.Knowledge data base contains the characteristic of definite applied for machines and the rule and the static parameter of behavior.These rules and information are exclusively used in the telephone line trouble shoot.
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1. one kind provides the method for trouble shoot countermeasure to the skilled worker, the recommended procedure that it will provide the indication of the likely cause that has problems in the subscriber's line and be used to solve described problem to described skilled worker, and this method may further comprise the steps:
(a) provide communication and processing unit, pass through this element, sent to skilled worker away from the service location of the telephone office that serves described subscriber's line, can communicate by letter with the test macro of described telephone office and the measuring head that can be connected to described subscriber's line, described communication and processing unit have input/output device, comprise image diplay, by this input/output device, information translation by described skilled worker's input becomes the control signal of regulation and is sent to described test macro, and by this device, the information relevant with the operation of described test macro is shown to described skilled worker; With
(b) in described communication and processing unit, provide information processing, trouble shoot applied for machines and first and second database that links to each other, described first database is a knowledge data base, it comprises and is used for determining the characteristic of described applied for machines and the rule and the static parameter of behavior, described second database is a shared database, its storage and the relevant supplemental characteristic of one or more tests that on described circuit, carries out, described trouble shoot applied for machines is carried out DE according to the rule that is stored in the described knowledge data base to the data in the described common data base, and generation is to the suggestion solution of the problem on the described circuit, this will guide described skilled worker to fix a breakdown, specifically, described applied for machines will be to contingent various problems on the described circuit, the potential source of described problem and the multiple recommended program of repairing described circuit carry out DE.
2. according to the method for claim 1, wherein the data by described shared data library storage comprise the data of gathering by one or more process management application software, the measurement data that obtains by portable testing equipment and by the data of described skilled worker's input, the parameter testing data that wherein are stored in the described shared database have the test identification code, the test that this yard will be undertaken by testing equipment is associated with the rule in the described knowledge data base, corresponding therewith, described trouble shoot applied for machines is according to the Trouble ticket of reporting described problem and the DE that is stored in the described parameter measurement data in the described shared database are produced the trouble shoot countermeasure.
3. according to the method for claim 1 or 2, wherein said trouble shoot applied for machines produces the symbol of regulation on described display screen, when adopting by described skilled worker, this symbol makes described machine display message, the result that this information indicates described machine that the current effective information that is stored in described knowledge and the shared database is analyzed, and be the behavior rules that described skilled worker advises solving described problem.
4. monitor control mechanism, it is located at by the skilled worker and is used in the portable test cell of test communications circuit, described monitor control mechanism comprises information processing, trouble shoot applied for machines and the first and second continuous databases, described first database is a knowledge data base, it comprises and is used for determining the characteristic of described applied for machines and the rule and the static parameter of behavior, described second database is a shared database, its storage and the relevant supplemental characteristic of one or more tests that on described circuit, carries out, described trouble shoot applied for machines is analyzed multiple information source, comprise user's input of described skilled worker, be contained in the supplemental characteristic in the problem scheduling list, test data and distant place test data by the local test acquisition, and therefrom find out the trouble shoot countermeasure and inform described skilled worker, so that described skilled worker can find the cause of the problem of pointing out on the problem scheduling list, be used for determining that the characteristic of described applied for machines and the described rule and the static parameter of behavior are that basis is to issuable various problems on described circuit, the potential source of these problems and solve that DE that the recommended program of described problem carries out forms.
5. according to the monitor control mechanism of claim 4, wherein said trouble shoot applied for machines adopts rule and the parameter in the described knowledge data base, set up the scope of possible fault candidate item, these candidate item are relevant with the critical point of one group of Control Parameter, and described machine adopts the testing parameter data in the described shared database, selected repeatedly to described candidate item scope to containing the scope of gradually lacking item number, until the most probable candidate item that produces as the problem cause, described trouble shoot applied for machines adopts most probable fault candidate point to produce treatment Countermeasures information to described skilled worker, and, the parameter testing data that wherein are stored in the described shared database have the test identification code, the test that this yard will be undertaken by testing equipment is associated with the rule in the described knowledge data base, corresponding therewith, described trouble shoot applied for machines is according to the Trouble ticket of reporting described problem and the DE that is stored in the described parameter measurement data in the described shared database are produced the trouble shoot countermeasure, comprise that described trouble shooting applied for machines produces the symbol of regulation on described display screen, when enabling by described skilled worker, this symbol makes described machine display message, the result that this information indicates described machine that the current effective information that is stored in described knowledge and the shared database is analyzed, and advise solving the behavior rules of described problem to described skilled worker, the preferably described applied for machines of described analysis is to issuable various problems on the described circuit, the recommended program that the potential source of described problem and being used to is repaired described circuit carries out DE.
6. mechanism, be used to make skilled worker's communication and processing unit to provide malfunction routine to the skilled worker that quilt is sent to away from the service location of the telephone office that serves subscriber's line, by this program, described skilled worker can find out and get rid of the likely cause of the problem that produces on described subscriber's line, the test macro of described communication and processing unit and described telephone office and the measuring head that can be connected to subscriber's line are communicated by letter, described communication and processing unit have input/output device, comprise image diplay, by this device, information translation by described skilled worker's input becomes the control signal of regulation and is sent to described test macro, and by this device, the information relevant with the operation of described test macro is shown to described skilled worker, described mechanism comprises information processing, trouble shoot applied for machines and first and second databases that match, described first database is a knowledge data base, it comprises and is used for determining the characteristic of described machine and the rule and the static parameter of behavior, described second database is a shared database, one or more that carry out on its storage and the described circuit are tested relevant supplemental characteristic, described trouble shoot applied for machines is carried out DE according to the rule that is stored in the described knowledge data base to the data in the described shared database, and demonstration comprises the information of the program of being recommended, described skilled worker carries out the program of being recommended and finds out and solve described problem on the described subscriber's line, comprises the data of gathering by one or more process management application software by the data of described shared data library storage, by the measurement data of portable testing equipment acquisition and the data of importing by described skilled worker.
7. according to the mechanism of claim 6, the parameter testing data that wherein are stored in the described shared database have the test identification code, the test that this yard will be undertaken by testing equipment is associated with the rule in the described knowledge data base, corresponding therewith, described trouble shoot machine is according to the Trouble ticket of reporting described problem and the DE that is stored in the described parameter measurement data in the described shared database are produced the trouble shoot countermeasure, comprise that described trouble shoot applied for machines produces the symbol of regulation on described display screen, when enabling by described skilled worker, this symbol makes described machine display message, the result that this information indicates described machine that the current effective information that is stored in described knowledge and the shared database is analyzed, and suggestion can be used to solve the behavior rules of the described problem on the described subscriber's line by described skilled worker.
8. one kind is used for sending the method for serving as the trouble shooting countermeasure away from the skilled worker of the service location of the telephone office that serves subscriber's line to quilt, described trouble shoot countermeasure provides the indication of likely cause of the problem on the described subscriber's line and the recommended procedure that is used to solve described problem to described skilled worker, this method may further comprise the steps:
(a) provide communication and information processing technology unit to described skilled worker, by this technical unit, described skilled worker can communicate by letter with described telephone office and the testing equipment that can be connected to described subscriber's line, described technical unit has input/output device, comprise image-displaying sheet, by this device, signal that the information translation of being imported by described skilled worker becomes to stipulate and the test macro that is sent to described telephone office, and by this device, the information relevant with the work of described test macro is presented to described skilled worker, the command signal that described test macro response is supplied with by described technical unit, and with the regulation test and excitation be applied to described subscriber's line, described subscriber's line is measured by described testing equipment the response of this excitation; With
(b) in described technical unit, provide information processing, trouble shoot applied for machines and the first and second continuous databases, described first database is a knowledge data base, it comprises and is used for determining the characteristic of described applied for machines and the rule and the static parameter of behavior, described second database is a shared data bank, its storage and the relevant supplemental characteristic of one or more tests that on described circuit, carries out, described trouble shoot applied for machines is according to the rule that is stored in the described knowledge data base, by described subscriber's line being applied excitation and analyzes of the response output of described testing equipment to described excitation by described test macro, data in the described shared database are carried out DE, and generation solves the recommend method of the problem on the described subscriber's line, thereby guide described skilled worker to fix a breakdown, test cell is preferably the direct access test cell.
9. method according to Claim 8, the structure of wherein said direct access test cell is suitable for responding the instruction that comes from described technical unit and acoustic information is provided, so that described skilled worker can control the work of described direct access test cell and test described subscriber's line thus, described instruction transformation is voice signal and is sent to described direct access test cell, wherein, the information relevant with the work of described direct access test cell is presented to described skilled worker by described image diplay, described display message is according to the one or many input change of being undertaken by described technical unit by described skilled worker continuously, and with irrelevant by described direct access test cell generation acoustic information, and, wherein said applied for machines produces the menu of various tests, these tests can be carried out on described subscriber's line by described test macro, menu is shown by described image diplay according to the information of importing by the described input/output device of described skilled worker unit of asking to show, applied for machines produces the described various tests that can be carried out by described test macro on described subscriber's line menu shows simultaneously by described image diplay, with the acoustic information that can be correlated with by the different test functions that described test macro is implemented then is sequentially to produce, and preferably, described applied for machines is to issuable variety of issue on described circuit, the recommended program that the potential source of described problem and being used to is repaired described circuit carries out DE, and wherein the data by described shared data library storage comprise the data of gathering by one or more process management application software, the measurement data of obtaining by described testing equipment and by the data of described skilled worker's input.
10. according to Claim 8 or 9 method, wherein, the parameter testing data that are stored in the described shared database have the test identification code, the test that this yard will be undertaken by testing equipment is relevant with the rule in the described knowledge data base, corresponding therewith, described trouble shoot applied for machines is according to described problem that Trouble ticket is reported and the DE that is stored in the described parameter measurement data in the described shared database, produce the trouble shoot countermeasure, and, wherein said trouble shoot applied for machines produces the symbol of regulation on described display screen, when enabling by described skilled worker, this symbol makes described machine display message, this information indicates described machine to the current result who is stored in the effective information analysis in described knowledge and the shared database, and advises solving the behavior rules of described problem to described skilled worker.
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