Method and system for displaying status indications from communications network

One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of filtering network alerts to be displayed, the method comprising:

• polling a first data structure to determine whether a first parameter has changed, wherein the first parameter corresponds to an attribute related to an alarm event of a communications network;
• incident to observing a change in the first parameter;
• retrieving an event identifier associated with the alarm event and retrieving a first timestamp associated with the alarm event;
• querying a second data structure in search of a record having the event identifier, wherein the second data structure stores display attributes that are to be displayed in connection with the event identifier and stores a second timestamp that is associated with the record;
• comparing the first timestamp to the second timestamp;
• and
• if the first timestamp is more current, then presenting the one or more attributes related to the alarm event.

A method of preparing an alarm for display in a communications network, the method comprising:

• providing an alarm event that is associated with a plurality of event attributes related to the alarm, wherein the event attributes are stored in a first data structure;
• receiving an indication of a desired change in one or more designated event attributes;
• building an attribute-change-notification message;
• implementing the desired attribute change;
• determining whether the implementation of the attribute change affected a plurality of alert events and which alert events should be displayed based on said attribute change;
• and
• if a new alert event should be displayed, then displaying the new alert event.