Systems and methods of masking non-service affecting alarms in a communication system
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsStephen John Unger, Nimer Ibrahim Yaseen, Nitin Gogate
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method may include detecting existence of an alarm-triggering event associated with a service at a maintenance level. The method may also include analyzing one or more parameters associated with carrier traffic for the service. The method may additionally include determining whether a data path for carrier traffic associated with the service is operational based on the analysis of the one or more parameters. The method may further include masking or downgrading an alarm triggered by the alarm-triggering event in response to a determination that the data path is operational.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- detecting by a maintenance end point the existence of an alarm-triggering event associated with a service at a maintenance level;
- analyzing one or more parameters associated with carrier traffic for the service;
- based on the analysis of the one or more parameters, determining whether a data path for carrier traffic associated with the service is operational;
- and
- masking or downgrading an alarm triggered by the alarm-triggering event in response to a determination that the data path is operational, wherein determining whether a data path for carrier traffic associated with the service is operational includes determining whether the one or more parameters indicate that a minimum performance level has been sustained for the service during a period of time associated with the alarm.
A network element comprising:
- a maintenance end point configured to detect existence of an alarm-triggering event associated with a service at a maintenance level;
- and
- a master control unit configured to:
- analyze one or more parameters associated with carrier traffic for the service;
- based on the analysis of the one or more parameters, determine whether a data path for carrier traffic associated with the service is operational;
- and
- mask or downgrade an alarm triggered by the alarm-triggering event in response to a determination that the data path is operational, wherein determining whether a data path for carrier traffic associated with the service is operational includes determining whether the one or more parameters indicate that a minimum performance level has been sustained for the service during a period of time associated with the alarm.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions capable, when executed by a processor, to:
- detect at a maintenance end point the existence of an alarm-triggering event associated with a service at a maintenance level;
- analyze one or more parameters associated with carrier traffic for the service;
- determine whether a data path for carrier traffic associated with the service is operational based on the analysis of the one or more parameters;
- and
- mask or downgrade an alarm triggered by the alarm-triggering event in response to a determination that the data path is operational, wherein determining whether a data path for carrier traffic associated with the service is operational includes determining whether the one or more parameters indicate that a minimum performance level has been sustained for the service during a period of time associated with the alarm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.