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US 9,866,430 B2Granted
Countermeasures to a network management link failure
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorLucian Hirsch
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Abstract
The present invention addresses apparatuses, methods and computer program product for providing enhanced improved network management. When a communication failure between an Element Management System and a super-ordinate Network Management System occurs, the Element Management System is switched over to forward event reports to a pre-defined peer Element Management System. In case the communication is re-established, the usual functionality is restored and the re-routing of event reports to the peer Element Management System is stopped.
Claims14
A method, comprising:
- detecting a communication failure between an Element Management System and a super-ordinate Network Management System;
- establishing a communication to a pre-defined peer Element Management System connected to the same super-ordinate Network Management System, in case a communication failure is detected;
- and
- re-routing event reports of the Element Management System via the established communication to the peer Element Management System so that events provided by a network element managed by an entity of the Element Management System continue to be provided to the entity of the Element Management System but from there events provided by the entity of the Element Management System follow a different route to the super-ordinate Network Management System with respect to events provided by the entity of the Element Management System prior to the detection of the communication failure.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- detection means adapted to detect a communication failure between an Element Management System and a super-ordinate Network Management System;
- processing means adapted to establish a communication to a pre-defined peer Element Management System connected to the same super-ordinate Network Management System, in case a communication failure is detected;
- and
- transmission means adapted to re-route event reports of the Element Management System via the established communication to the peer Element Management System so that events provided by a network element managed by an entity of the Element Management System continue to be provided to the entity of the Element Management System but from there events provided by the entity of the Element Management System follow a different route to the super-ordinate Network Management System with respect to events provided by the entity of the Element Management System prior to the detection of the communication failure.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving a message from a pre-defined Element Management System connected to a common super-ordinate Network Management System, the message indicating a failure of communication from the Element Management System to the super-ordinate Network Management System;
- establishing a communication to the Element Management System;
- receiving event reports of the Element Management System via the established communication;
- and
- causing transmission of the received event reports to the super-ordinate Network Management System so that that events provided by a network element managed by an entity of the Element Management System continue to be provided to the entity of the Element Management System but from there events provided by the entity of the Element Management System follow a different route to the super-ordinate Network Management System with respect to events provided by the entity of the Element Management System prior to the detection of the communication failure.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- communication means adapted to receive a message from a pre-defined Element Management System connected to a common super-ordinate Network Management System, the message indicating a failure of communication from the Element Management System to the super-ordinate Network Management System;
- processing means adapted to establish a communication to the Element Management System;
- reception means adapted to receive event reports of the Element Management System via the established communication;
- and
- transmission means adapted to cause transmission of the received event reports to the super-ordinate Network Management System so that events provided by a network element managed by an entity of the Element Management System continue to be provided to the entity of the Element Management System but from there events provided by the entity of the Element Management System follow a different route to the super-ordinate Network Management System with respect to events provided by the entity of the Element Management System prior to the detection of the communication failure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.