Network fault prediction and proactive maintenance system

A method for proactive maintenance of a telecommunications network, said method comprising the steps of:

• creating a database of characteristics of a plurality of valid logs, said valid logs being alarms within a network which report status and abnormalities in the network and which have been specifically selected by a network domain expert or administrator from a larger group of logs, and said characteristics corresponding to a pattern of network fault parameters;
• monitoring an occurrence of a valid log within said telecommunications network;
• and
• predicting an occurrence of a fault in said telecommunications network based on said valid log and said characteristics.

A system for proactive prevention of faults in a telecommunications network comprising:

• a data storage medium;
• a processor coupled to said telecommunications network and capable of accessing said data storage medium, said processor containing a set of algorithm for implementing network related functions including:
• means for populating said data storage medium with a plurality of valid log patterns corresponding to a plurality of network fault prediction parameters, said valid logs being alarms within a network which report status and abnormalities in the network and which have been specifically selected by a network domain expert or administrator from a larger group of logs;
• means for monitoring an occurrence of a valid log within said telecommunications network;
• and
• means for predicting an occurrence of a fault in said telecommunications network based on said valid log and said valid log patterns in said database.