Method and apparatus for providing automated processing of a multicast service alarm

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps of a method for processing an alarm, comprising:

• receiving an alarm related to a multicast service;
• retrieving multicast data, wherein said multicast data comprises one or more of:
• a source Internet Protocol (IP) address for a source, a group IP address, or Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) data;
• retrieving interface information, wherein said interface information comprises one or more of:
• an interface IP address, a PIM mode, and a Designated Router (DR) IP address;
• retrieving a status of a neighbor of said source in accordance with said source IP address;
• and
• determining if a neighbor is established for said source IP address.

An apparatus for processing an alarm, comprising:

• means for receiving an alarm related to a multicast service;
• means for retrieving multicast data, wherein said multicast data comprises one or more of:
• a source Internet Protocol (IP) address for a source, a group IP address, or Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) data;
• means for retrieving interface information, wherein said interface information comprises one or more of:
• an interface IP address, a PIM mode, and a Designated Router (DR) IP address;
• means for retrieving a status of a neighbor of said source in accordance with said source IP address;
• and
• means for determining if a neighbor is established for said source IP address.