Alarm trend determination and notification system and method of using

A method of aggregating alarms for a network, the method comprising:

• receiving information for configuring alarm data;
• aggregating alarm data based on the information for configuring alarm data and a time frame, wherein every alarm that is pending during the time frame is aggregated and satisfies the information for configuring the alarm data is aggregated, and the time frame is a duration sufficient to complete receiving the alarm data and processing of the aggregated alarm data;
• generating a visual representation of the aggregated alarm data;
• displaying the visual representation on a graphical user interface (GUI);
• receiving filter criteria through the GUI;
• and
• updating the display on the GUI based on the filter criteria.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for storing instructions thereon, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

• receive information for configuring alarm data;
• aggregate alarm data based on the information for configuring alarm data and a time frame, wherein every alarm that is pending during the time frame is aggregated and satisfies the information for configuring the alarm data is aggregated, and the time frame is a duration sufficient to complete receiving the alarm data and processing of the aggregated alarm data;
• generate a visual representation of the aggregated alarm data;
• instruct a display to display the visual representation on a graphical user interface (GUI);
• receive filter criteria through the GUI;
• and
• update the display on the GUI based on the filter criteria.