A kind of infrastructure monitoring system and monitoring method

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of monitoring technology, and in particular to an infrastructure monitoring system and a monitoring method, wherein the monitoring system comprises: a data acquisition module and a data processing module; the data acquisition module comprises a network switch and at least one collector, the collector comprises multiple interfaces, the multiple interfaces are connected to multiple types of infrastructure equipment, the collector is used for data acquisition and data preprocessing, the network switch is used to transmit the processed data to the data processing module; the data processing module comprises a monitoring network switch and a workstation, a server and auxiliary equipment, the monitoring network switch is used to receive the collected data, the workstation is used for real-time monitoring, the server is used for data processing, storage, image and alarm output, and the auxiliary equipment is used to provide system reference time, network security and remote interface. Through the infrastructure monitoring system architecture of the present application, the problem of low efficiency of the monitoring system caused by the inconsistent hardware system architecture of each monitoring device is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of monitoring technology, and in particular to an infrastructure monitoring system and a monitoring method. Background Art

[0002] At present, some existing infrastructure monitoring systems are multiple independent regional systems running in parallel and independently of each other. Each independent regional system is developed by different manufacturers and uses independent networking methods, communication protocols and collection devices, etc. There is no uniformity in the hardware system architecture, so the system is complex. If any device in the independent area fails, because the monitoring equipment of each independent regional system, such as collection devices, network equipment, servers, etc., cannot be used universally, it must be replaced by spare parts provided by the corresponding infrastructure equipment provider, so the monitoring system is inefficient. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the problem that the hardware system architecture of each monitoring device in the existing infrastructure monitoring system is not unified, the present invention provides an infrastructure monitoring system and a monitoring method to solve the shortcomings of the above technology.

[0004] A monitoring system for infrastructure equipment, comprising: a data acquisition module and a data processing module;

[0005] The data acquisition module includes a network switch and at least one collector, the collector includes multiple interfaces, the multiple interfaces are connected to multiple types of infrastructure equipment, the collector is used for data acquisition and data preprocessing, and the network switch is used to transmit the processed data to the data processing module;

[0006] The data processing module includes a monitoring network switch and a workstation, a server and auxiliary equipment. The monitoring network switch is used to receive the collected data, the workstation is used for real-time monitoring, the server is used for data processing, storage, image and alarm output, and the auxiliary equipment is used to provide system reference time, network security and remote interface.

[0007] Optionally, the network switch includes an access switch and a collection switch;

[0008] The access switch includes an A network access switch and a B network access switch, and the A network access switch and the B network access switch are respectively connected to different ports of the collector;

[0009] The acquisition switch includes an acquisition A network switch and an acquisition B network switch, the acquisition A network switch is connected to at least one of the A network access switches, and the acquisition B network switch is connected to at least one of the B network access switches.

[0010] Optionally, the server is a blade server or a minicomputer.

[0011] Optionally, the server includes a front-end server, an application server, a storage server and a publishing server.

[0012] Optionally, the auxiliary equipment includes a satellite timing device, and the satellite timing device adopts SNTP, NTP, or PTP protocols.

[0013] Optionally, the auxiliary equipment also includes a remote control device, which is connected to the monitoring network switch and transmits the monitoring system information data to the data center infrastructure management system.

[0014] Optionally, the auxiliary equipment also includes a one-way isolation device, which is connected to the monitoring network switch and transmits the monitoring system information data to the publishing server.

[0015] Optionally, the infrastructure monitoring system adopts a unified software platform, which includes an operating system, a database, a background and a virtual machine;

[0016] The infrastructure monitoring system adopts a unified programming language, control logic, authority control, alarm configuration, and interactive interface.

[0017] A monitoring method comprising any of the monitoring systems, the method comprising:

[0018] Collect data information of infrastructure equipment in real time;

[0019] After preprocessing the data, the data is transmitted to the data processing module;

[0020] The workstation checks the data or issues operation instructions based on the processed data.

[0021] Optionally, the data preprocessing includes: data aggregation, compression, storage, communication protocol analysis, protocol conversion, timestamp generation, control command acceptance and control command issuance. Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] This application uses a collector to uniformly pre-process the data transmitted by the infrastructure equipment, and the data collection module then transmits the pre-processed data to the data processing module. Each independent area of ​​the monitoring system realizes the unification of the monitoring equipment hardware system architecture. If any monitoring device in the independent area fails, there is no need for the corresponding infrastructure equipment provider to provide spare parts, which greatly improves the utilization efficiency of the monitoring system. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0024] Figure 1 A structural block diagram of an infrastructure monitoring system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 An infrastructure monitoring system architecture diagram provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 A flow chart of a monitoring method of a monitoring system provided in an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the purpose, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described below are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that when a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may be a centrally disposed component. When a component is considered to be "disposed on" another component, it may be directly disposed on the other component or there may be a centrally disposed component.

[0029] In addition, terms such as "long", "short", "inside" and "outside" indicating directions or positional relationships are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are only used to facilitate the description of the present invention. They do not indicate or imply that the device or component referred to must have this specific direction or operate with a specific direction structure, and should not be understood as a limitation of the present invention.

[0030] The technical solution of the present invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and through specific implementation methods.

[0031] Embodiment 1

[0032] See also Figures 1 to 2This embodiment provides an infrastructure monitoring system, which can realize the data center integrated infrastructure monitoring system architecture and solve the problem that the hardware architectures of various subsystems of the current infrastructure monitoring system are independent of each other. The infrastructure monitoring system includes a data acquisition module and a data processing module.

[0033] Among them, the data acquisition module includes a network switch and at least one collector. The collector is used to collect data from infrastructure equipment. The collector includes multiple interfaces. The multiple interfaces are connected to multiple types of infrastructure equipment to collect data from different infrastructure equipment. At the same time, the data is processed uniformly. The data acquisition module transmits the pre-processed data to the data processing module; the data processing module includes a monitoring network switch, a workstation, a server and auxiliary equipment. Among them, the monitoring network switch is used to receive the data collected by the data acquisition module, the workstation is used to monitor the operation of the monitoring system in real time, the server is used for data processing, storage, screen and alarm output, and the auxiliary equipment is used to provide system reference time, network security and remote interface. In actual work, workstations generally use high-performance workstations or desktops, which are distributed in duty rooms, monitoring centers and other locations, and are used by duty officers and engineers to monitor, operate, configure and other tasks of the system. Optionally, the equipment model of the collector used by the monitoring system is the same.

[0034] Infrastructure equipment is equipment in independent areas such as substations, power stations or computer rooms, such as instruments, transformers, sensors, frequency converters, centrifuges and temperature and humidity sensors, etc. These devices are equipped with unique names, codes and communication addresses. The communication interfaces, communication media and communication protocols of infrastructure equipment are different. The communication interfaces of infrastructure equipment include network ports and serial ports. The communication media of infrastructure equipment include network cables, twisted pairs and optical fibers. The communication protocols of the equipment include TCP\IP, Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, BACnet, IEC103, IEC61850, etc. Each device uses different methods to uniformly access the collector. Each device can use a serial port or network port to connect to the collector port for transmitting uplink data. The serial port can be RS232 and RS485, and RS485 is preferred. The RS485 interface has good noise interference resistance, long transmission distance and multi-station capability. The network port can be an RJ45 interface. Among them, the model of all collectors can be unified.

[0035] The network switch of the data acquisition module is used for data transmission. The network switch includes an access switch. Each independent area has at least two access switches. The two access switches back up each other to increase the reliability of the system. Of course, in specific applications, multiple access switches can also be set according to actual needs. In this embodiment, the access switch includes an A network access switch and a B network access switch. The A network access switch and the B network access switch are respectively connected to different ports of the collector. Each independent area includes at least one collector. The collector is responsible for data collection, aggregation, compression, storage, communication protocol analysis, protocol conversion, timestamp generation, acceptance of control commands, control command issuance, etc. of infrastructure equipment. The collected data is uniformly processed and transmitted to the access switch. The collector includes at least two ports, which are network ports or optical ports. The ports are used to connect the A network access switch and the B network access switch. Optionally, the access switch can also be provided with an interface for accessing infrastructure equipment, which can be used as an extension of the collector network port.

[0036] In an optional embodiment, the collector can use an ARM or X86 architecture processor with independent memory and storage chips, and can use a lightweight operating system such as Linux, Vxworks, μCOS, Windows, Harmony OS, etc. The collector can be an embedded collector, which is powerful and low-power, and is particularly suitable for processing multi-device data collection scenarios.

[0037] In order to more conveniently monitor the relevant data of infrastructure equipment in the data processing module, the collected data needs to be processed once. The network switch also includes a collection switch. The collection switch includes a collection A network switch and a collection B network switch. The collection A network switch is connected to the A network access switch of each independent area to summarize the data of the A network access switch of each independent area. The collection B network switch is connected to the B network access switch of each independent area to summarize the data of the B network access switch of each independent area. The collection A network switch and the collection B network switch then upload the summarized data to the data processing module.

[0038] In an optional implementation, the data acquisition module can receive the operation instruction generated by the data processing module, and then send the operation instruction to the collector through the communication network, so that the collector performs the corresponding operation. Specifically, when the monitoring duty personnel need to operate a certain device to shut down, the control instruction can be sent to the collector through the data processing module, triggering the corresponding collector to send the control instruction, collect the shutdown feedback signal, and the data acquisition module finally uploads the feedback signal to the data processing module, so that the duty personnel can obtain whether the issued control command is executed successfully. This embodiment can facilitate the duty personnel to operate a certain device in a targeted manner, thereby improving the work efficiency of the monitoring system.

[0039] The server in the data processing module adopts a blade server or a minicomputer, and preferably a blade server. The blade server saves space and can provide higher density computing performance per unit volume, which is suitable for large-scale service applications. The server is deployed in a dedicated weak current room, adjacent to the monitoring network switch. When the system alarm occurs, it is convenient for maintenance personnel to concentrate on operating and detecting various devices, saving maintenance time. The server includes a front-end server, an application server, a storage server and a publishing server. Among them, the front-end server includes a front-end server A and a front-end server B. The data processing and storage of the data processing module are arranged in the front-end server A and the front-end server B respectively. The two servers back up each other. When one of the servers exits online, the other server can still process and store data to ensure that the system can operate normally. Optionally, multiple front-end servers can also be set. The front-end server transmits data to the monitoring network switch, wherein the monitoring network switch includes a monitoring network switch A and a monitoring network switch B. The two monitoring switches are also used for data backup to improve the reliability of the system. Optionally, the number of application servers, storage servers and workstations is at least one. When the amount of data that the system needs to process is huge, at least two servers are required to share the load, preferably two. In actual work, multiple application servers, storage servers and workstations can be set up according to the amount of data.

[0040] The publishing server can be used to transmit data in one direction through the Internet. Specifically, due to work requirements, the on-duty personnel need to remotely transmit the monitoring information of the infrastructure to other personnel for viewing, which can be transmitted externally through the publishing server. In a specific implementation method, the auxiliary equipment includes a one-way isolation device. In order to ensure the safety of the infrastructure monitoring system, a one-way isolation device is set between the publishing server and the monitoring switch. The one-way isolation device processes the data securely so that the data can only be transmitted externally. In actual work, the entire weak current system is independently networked and operated in an isolated island, and a physical firewall can be set up on the publishing server to the outside. At the same time, the monitoring system is limited to only providing viewing functions. The B / S web page publishing method can be adopted, and different viewing permissions can be configured according to the requirements of the monitoring system. For the internal system, the on-duty personnel use CS or BS browsing methods, and configure multiple platform access, such as PC, iOS, Android, etc. All on-duty personnel are uniformly assigned account permissions.

[0041] In order to avoid data loss caused by unexpected system failures, the data processing module is also equipped with an off-site disaster recovery server. Once various disasters occur, it only takes a few minutes to extract any required data in the off-site disaster recovery center, ensuring that the weak current machine room can be restored to the backup configuration as quickly as possible in the event of an irreversible major failure, thereby reducing losses.

[0042] In order to monitor and manage the IT equipment and infrastructure of the data center in real time, an independent management platform is required. The DCIM system is the data center infrastructure management system. The DCIM system can combine IT and equipment management to centrally monitor the system's monitoring equipment, capacity planning and other centralized management. Auxiliary equipment includes telecontrol devices, and the monitoring network switch has a reserved interface. The telecontrol device is connected to the monitoring network switch and connected to the upper-level DCIM system to provide it with various infrastructure information. The telecontrol device can include three parts: the control end, the execution end and the communication channel, which can realize the collection, processing, transmission, display and execution of the necessary process information.

[0043] The operation of modern data centers has increasingly increased its reliance on precise time and frequency. In order to achieve a unified time base for infrastructure monitoring systems, auxiliary equipment also includes satellite timing devices that can be used to provide a unified time base for monitoring systems. Through this highly reliable timing system, SNTP, NTP, and PTP protocols are used to provide a unified time base for infrastructure monitoring systems through the network or dedicated timing lines.

[0044] In one embodiment, in order to further optimize the monitoring system in the future, in terms of software, the monitoring system adopts a unified operating system, database, background and virtual machine. The operating system can be Linux or Windows, and the database can be Oracle, SQL Sever, OceanBase, etc. The systems of each independent area are distinguished only in the background software. The systems of each independent area adopt a unified programming language, control logic, authority control, alarm configuration, interactive interface, data sharing, and can be linked and controlled to achieve data sharing of each independent area and improve data utilization.

[0045] Optionally, the infrastructure monitoring system uses a unified software platform to achieve secondary development of the system. For example, adjustments can be made to the system's alarms, reporting functions, logical rationality, and system stability that need to be optimized. In addition, mainstream algorithm technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data can be integrated into the software platform, effectively improving the intelligence level of the weak current system.

[0046] See below Figure 3 The monitoring method flow chart for the above monitoring system is shown, and the method includes the steps of:

[0047] Step 101: Collect data information of infrastructure equipment in real time;

[0048] Step 102: pre-process the data and transmit it to the data processing module;

[0049] Step 103: The workstation checks the data or issues an operation instruction according to the processed data information.

[0050] Among them, data preprocessing includes aggregation, compression, storage, communication protocol analysis, protocol conversion, timestamp generation, receiving control commands, and issuing control commands. The system processes the data uniformly and transmits it to the data processing module through the network switch. The workstation has on-duty personnel to grasp the information of the monitoring system in real time. The workstation of the monitoring system can view the data in real time, or view the previous data, or issue relevant operation instructions according to the actual situation, such as shutdown instructions, switching instructions, and instructions to obtain the original information of a certain infrastructure equipment.

[0051] In summary, this embodiment uses the collector to uniformly process the data transmitted by the infrastructure equipment, and the data collection module then transmits the processed data to the data processing module. Each independent area of ​​the monitoring system implements a unified hardware system architecture. If any monitoring device in the independent area fails, there is no need for the corresponding infrastructure equipment provider to provide spare parts. The monitoring equipment spare parts unified by the monitoring system can be used for replacement, which greatly improves the utilization efficiency of the monitoring system.

[0052] As described above, the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit the same. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features thereof may be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A monitoring system for infrastructure equipment, characterized in that: include: Data acquisition module and data processing module; The data acquisition module includes a network switch and at least one collector, the collector includes multiple interfaces, the multiple interfaces are connected to multiple types of infrastructure equipment, the collector is used for data acquisition and data preprocessing, and the network switch is used to transmit the processed data to the data processing module; The data processing module includes a monitoring network switch and a workstation, a server and auxiliary equipment, wherein the monitoring network switch is used to receive the collected data, the workstation is used for real-time monitoring, the server is used for data processing, storage, image and alarm output, and the auxiliary equipment is used to provide system reference time, network security and remote interface; The network switch includes an access switch and a collection switch; the access switch includes an A network access switch and a B network access switch, and the A network access switch and the B network access switch are respectively connected to different ports of the collector; the collection switch includes a collection A network switch and a collection B network switch, and the collection A network switch is connected to at least one of the A network access switches, and the collection B network switch is connected to at least one of the B network access switches; the server adopts a blade server or a minicomputer; The auxiliary equipment also includes a remote control device, which is connected to the monitoring network switch and transmits monitoring system information data to the data center infrastructure management system.

2. The monitoring system for infrastructure equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The server includes a front-end server, an application server, a storage server and a publishing server.

3. The monitoring system for infrastructure equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The auxiliary equipment includes a satellite timing device, and the satellite timing device adopts SNTP, NTP, and PTP protocols.

4. The monitoring system for infrastructure equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The auxiliary equipment also includes a one-way isolation device, which is connected to the monitoring network switch and transmits the monitoring system information data to the publishing server.

5. The monitoring system for infrastructure equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The infrastructure monitoring system adopts a unified software platform, which includes an operating system, a database, a background and a virtual machine; The infrastructure monitoring system adopts a unified programming language, control logic, authority control, alarm configuration, and interactive interface.

6. A monitoring method of the monitoring system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The method comprises: Collect data information of infrastructure equipment in real time; After preprocessing the data, the data is transmitted to the data processing module; The workstation checks the data or issues operation instructions based on the processed data.

7. The monitoring method of the monitoring system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The data preprocessing includes: data aggregation, compression, storage, communication protocol analysis, protocol conversion, timestamp generation, control command acceptance and control command issuance.

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