Remotely managed device

Abstract

A remote management server creates a data set-up instruction telegram to be sent to a remotely managed device. A control program extracts the data set-up instruction from the telegram, and outputs same to a communication control bundle. The communication control bundle outputs the data set-up instruction to a basic data management bundle. The basic data management bundle, based on the data set-up instruction, fetches the data to be set in the remotely managed device, and determines whether this data is basic data or extended data. If the data is basic data, the basic data management bundle executes this data set-up process. If the data is extended data, an extended data management bundle executes the data set-up process.

1 . A remotely managed device, the status of which is monitored via a communication network from a remote location, the device comprising:
 a data/instruction storage unit that stores previously provided data and an instruction related to this data;   a data/instruction checking unit, which, in a case where new data and an instruction related to this data have been sent from the remote location via the communication network, checks whether or not the newly sent data and instruction match the data and instruction stored in the data/instruction storage unit; and   a processing operation execution unit, which, in a case where a result of the check by the data/instruction checking unit has confirmed that the newly sent data and instruction match the stored data and instruction, executes a prescribed processing operation based on the newly sent data and instruction.   
     
     
         2 . A remotely managed device according to  claim 1 , wherein the data sent via the communication network from the remote location is basic data required for the remotely managed device to execute a basic processing operation and/or extended data required to extend functions of the remotely managed device. 
     
     
         3 . A remotely managed device according to  claim 2 , wherein an information processing apparatus, which carries out communications with the remotely managed device via the communication network, is installed in the remote location, and
 wherein the remotely managed device further comprises a communication coupling unit that couples to the information processing apparatus, in accordance with a prescribed protocol, to receive the data and the instruction related to this data sent from the information processing apparatus.   
     
     
         4 . A remotely managed device according to  claim 3 , wherein the prescribed protocol is a CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP). 
     
     
         5 . A remotely managed device according to  claim 4 , wherein respective functions of the data/instruction storage unit, the data/instruction checking unit, and the processing operation execution unit are realized in accordance with a basic data management bundle that has basic data as a management target, and an extended data management bundle that has extended data as a management target, which are programs installed in the remotely managed device and run on the OSGi service platform. 
     
     
         6 . A remotely managed device according to  claim 5 , wherein a plurality of the basic data management bundle and/or the extended data management bundle are installed. 
     
     
         7 . A remotely managed device according to  claim 6 , further comprising a data identification unit, which, in a case where the data sent from the information processing apparatus is the basic data, identifies which basic data management bundle manages the basic data, and in a case where the data sent from the information processing apparatus is the extended data, identifies which extended data management bundle manages the extended data. 
     
     
         8 . A remotely managed device according to  claim 7 , wherein the information processing apparatus has the same configuration as the remotely managed device.