Early identification of optical transceiver failures

A method comprising:

• comparing, by a monitoring circuitry, a value of a selected metric associated with a device of a plurality of devices, with respective values of the selected metric recorded for other devices from the plurality of devices;
• determining, by the monitoring circuitry, based at least in part on a result of the comparison correlated with metadata associated with the device, whether an operational performance of the device is deviating from other devices of the plurality of devices;
• and
• flagging, by the monitoring circuitry, the device for a predicted failure, responsive to the operational performance of the device deviating from other devices of the plurality of devices for a given period of time.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an operations management system, cause the system to:

• compare a value of a selected metric associated with a device of a plurality of devices, with respective values of the selected metric recorded for other devices from the plurality of devices;
• determine, based at least in part on a result of the comparison correlated with metadata associated with the device, whether an operational performance of the device is deviating from other devices of the plurality of devices;
• and
• flag the device for a predicted failure, responsive to the operational performance of the device deviating from other devices of the plurality of devices for a given period of time.