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US 2004/0073663 A1Published application
Method for describing problems in a telecommunications network
AssigneeAlcatel-Lucent Canada Inc.
InventorGordon Bruce Scarth
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Abstract
A method for describing problems in a telecommunications network is provided, wherein the alarms for a network service displayed on an operator's console are presented in the order of the path comprising the service and associated with respective network elements, followed by a description of a recommended corrective procedure for the alarms.
Claims13
A method for describing a problem in a network, comprising:
- selecting a subset of alarms associated with a service, said service having a unique identifier and being carried by a path in the network, said network including a number of network entities, the subset of alarms being selected from a list of alarms in the network;
- grouping the selected subset of alarms in a number of groups, each group being associated with said network entity;
- arranging the groups of alarms in the direction of the path of the service in the network;
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- transforming each alarm in each group of the selected subset of alarms into a problem description for the service.
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