Microprocessor base for monitor/control of communications facilities

A system for providing monitor, alarm and control functions for a communications network wherein said communications network comprises at least one main terminal and a plurality of repeater stations, said system comprising:

• a main terminal microcomputer located at said main terminal;
• a repeater station microcomputer located at each of said repeater stations;
• means for communicating between each of said repeater station microcomputers and said main terminal microcomputer;
• control and test means for enabling said main terminal microcomputer to cause a selected repeater station microcomputer to perform selected control and test functions at a selected repeater station;
• sensor means at each of said repeater stations for sensing the presence of alarm conditions at said repeater station and for immediately communicating said alarm conditions to said repeater station microcomputer;
• monitoring means at each of said repeater stations for continuously monitoring selected operational conditions at said repeater station and for communicating said operational conditions to said repeater station microcomputer;
• means, within each of said repeater station microcomputers, for immediately assigning a different priority value to each of said sensed alarm conditions and said sensed operational conditions in accordance with predetermined priority criteria;
• processor means, within each of said repeater station microcomputers, for continuously processing said sensed alarm conditions and said sensed operational conditions in order of said assigned priority value;
• storage means, within each of said repeater station microcomputers, for storing said processed alarm conditions and operational conditions;
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• interrupt means for immediately communicating to said main terminal microcomputer processed alarm conditions and operational conditions with a priority value above a predetermined value.