Apparatuses and methods for facilitating fault detection and status recognition for motors and other applications, including motors and applications associated with communication networks and systems

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• obtaining a model of a rotating machine of a given type, wherein the model includes values for parameters of the rotating machine in terms of a plurality of statuses;
• measuring and collecting data from a plurality of rotating machines of the given type;
• applying the model to the data;
• based on the applying, predicting that a rotating machine included in the plurality of rotating machines has a given status included in the plurality of statuses;
• and
• generating a message or a report that identifies the rotating machine included in the plurality of rotating machines and the given status.

A method, comprising:

• collecting, by a processing system including a processor, data from a plurality of motors used as part of a communication network or system;
• applying, by the processing system, a model of the motors to the data;
• based on the applying, predicting, by the processing system, that a motor included in the plurality of motors has a status included in a plurality of statuses;
• and
• based on the predicting, initiating, by the processing system, an activity in respect of the motor included in the plurality of motors.