20130145021 | Intelligent Network Alarm Status Monitoring - Systems and methods enable automated, transparent and efficiently scalable alarm monitoring, display, notification, redundant alarm suppression and root-defect resolution in telecom networks, resulting in transparent visibility with intuitive navigation from a network management GUI down to the network element hardware status registers of concern. A logical alarm propagation hierarchy enables efficient root defect resolution in large networks with extensive amounts of individual defects capable of causing alarms, based on hyperlinked navigation from top-level NE alarm indicators down to bottom-level defect status registers. Un-monitored defects (e.g., non-service affecting defects) are prevented from causing unnecessary alarms, and alerts are produced to notify the network operations staff of new NE alarms. Techniques are used to minimize the frequency of such alarm notifications while providing a comprehensive and clear view of the network alarm status, even under heavy loads of defect activity. | 06-06-2013 |