Signaling network management system for converting network events into standard form and then correlating the standard form events with topology and maintenance information
US6118936A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 18, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A signaling network management system (SNMS) collects network topology, traffic, performance and fault information, correlates that information and displays the information to system operators. It includes a distributed client/server platform that receives and processes information relating to network events that is generated by various signaling network elements. Each network event is parsed and formatted to a standardized format to allow processing of events generated by any type of element. The formatted events are correlated and displayed to system operators. Correlation of the different types of events is performed using programmable analysis rules. The system also correlates signaling network events with transmission alarms and network maintenance schedule information. This allows the system operators to account for outages due to transmission events, such as fiber cuts, and to network maintenance. It also allows operator to worn maintenance personnel of maintenance impacting events. The system employs extensive topology processing of both carrier-owned and foreign networks. This allows system operators to perform impact assessments, such as which customers are affected by sp…
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