Method and apparatus for monitoring a telecommunication network
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorsBenoit Drooghaag, Olivier Delaby
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Embodiments relate to an apparatus for monitoring a telecommunication network including a plurality of telecommunication channels. The apparatus is configured to obtain operational data specifying the functioning of respective telecommunication channels for respective groups of telecommunication channels. The apparatus is configured to determine a difference between a number of impacted telecommunication channels in said group and an expected number of impacted telecommunication channels in said group, based on said operational data. The apparatus is configured to determine differences.
Claims11
An apparatus for monitoring a telecommunication network including a plurality of telecommunication lines, the apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to execute program code and cause the apparatus to perform operations of,
- obtaining operational data specifying functioning of respective telecommunication lines,
- for respective groups of telecommunication lines,
- classifying the telecommunication lines, based on said operational data, as either impacted by an impairment or not impacted by an impairment, in a binary manner,
- determining a number of the telecommunication lines impacted by an impairment in said group based on the classifying, and
- determining a difference between the number of telecommunication lines impacted by an impairment in said group and an expected number of telecommunication lines impacted by an impairment in said group, wherein a group of telecommunication lines comprises telecommunication lines having a common technical feature and/or associated with a common element of the telecommunication network, wherein the expected number of telecommunication lines impacted by an impairment represents an hypothetical situation wherein the impacted lines are evenly distributed in the groups,
- ranking groups based on the determined differences,
- causing display of a ranked list of groups,
- selecting a repair action based on the ranked groups, and
- controlling the execution of said repair action.
A method for monitoring a telecommunication network comprising one or more telecommunication lines, the method comprising:
- obtaining operational data specifying functioning of respective telecommunication lines,
- for respective groups of telecommunication lines,
- classifying the telecommunication lines, based on said operational data, as either impacted by an impairment or not impacted by an impairment, in a binary manner,
- determining a number of the telecommunication lines impacted by an impairment in said group based on the classifying, and
- determining a difference between the number of telecommunication lines impacted by an impairment in said group and an expected number of telecommunication lines impacted by an impairment in said group, wherein a group of telecommunication lines comprises telecommunication lines having a common technical feature and/or associated with a common element of the telecommunication network,
- ranking groups based on the determined differences, and
- displaying a ranked list of groups,
- selecting a repair action based on the ranked groups, and
- controlling the execution of said repair action.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.