System, apparatus and method for devices tracing

A system for devices tracing, comprising multiple devices that are connected in a network, a tracing management module that is connected to the multiple devices, and a configuration management module that is connected to the tracing management module and an interface presentation module that is connected to the tracing management module and the configuration management module, wherein:

• the configuration management module is configured to store and maintain tracing configuration information, wherein the tracing configuration information comprises available tracing functions, specific device types and tracing parameters information that each of the devices supports;
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• the interface presentation module is configured to query tracing configuration information according to received user commands, display a customizing interface, receive a tracing type setting command and tracing condition information specified by a user through the customizing interface, and send the received tracing type setting command and tracing condition information to the tracing management module;
• the tracing management module is configured to determine different devices involved in a tracing task according to the received tracing type setting command and tracing condition information, send tracing control commands to each of the different devices, receive tracing messages from the each of the different devices, and perform crossnetwork element (NE) tracing.