Title :
Methods and systems for alarm correlation
Author :
Gardner, Robert D. ; Harle, David A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
Abstract :
Alarm correlation can play an important role in improving the service and reliability in modern telecommunications networks. As networks grow in size and complexity, network management systems and their operators are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the volume of alarm messages produced-even from a single network fault. This can make the task of monitoring the network and diagnosing faults difficult. The process of alarm correlation is defined and its role in the field of telecommunications network management is described. Additionally, the requirements of an alarm correlation system are discussed and several proposed correlation frameworks compared
Keywords :
alarm systems; correlation methods; fault diagnosis; telecommunication network management; telecommunication network reliability; alarm correlation system; alarm messages; network fault diagnosis; network management systems; network monitoring; network operators; telecommunication services; telecommunications network management; telecommunications network reliability; Bandwidth; Communication industry; Information analysis; Information filtering; Manufacturing; Monitoring; Telecommunication network management; Telecommunication network reliability; Telecommunication services; Telecommunication standards;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1996. GLOBECOM '96. 'Communications: The Key to Global Prosperity
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3336-5
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1996.594348
