Disturbance detection for transport links

A disturbance detection apparatus for detecting a disturbance of an outdoor microwave transport link used in a transport network, the disturbance detection apparatus comprising:

• processing circuitry;
• and
• memory comprising instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the disturbance detection apparatus is configured to:
• determine, based on sampled transport data received on a transport link, a root cause of a disturbance of the transport link;
• and
• depending on the root cause of the disturbance:
• if no further adjustment of an operation of the transport link is needed, not sending an indication of the disturbance;
• or
• transmit the indication of the disturbance with an instruction for resolving the disturbance.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer instructions stored thereon that, when executed by processing circuitry of a disturbance detection apparatus configured to detect a disturbance of an outdoor microwave transport link used in a transport network, cause the disturbance detection apparatus to:

• determine, based on sampled transport data received on a transport link, a root cause of a disturbance of the transport link;
• and
• depending on the root cause of the disturbance:
• if no further adjustment of an operation of the transport link is needed, not sending an indication of the disturbance;
• or
• transmit the indication of the disturbance with an instruction for resolving the disturbance.