Patent ReferencesMethods and apparatus for performing fault isolation and failure analysis in link-connected systems Failure and performance tracking system Expert based system and method for managing error events in a local area network Method and apparatus for handling processing errors in telecommunications exchanges Patent #: 5594861 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 507255 filed on 11/16/1995US Classes:714/47Performance monitoring for fault avoidanceExaminersPrimary: Ramirez, Ellis B.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 017/00Foreign Application Priority Data1993-02-23 GBAbstractA telecommunication network is monitored for fault conditions. In order to correlate the alarms to established which alarms have a common cause, a logical connectivity model is used in which a logical property is transferred between related logical elements in response to the element being alarmed. If as a result of such transfer the value of the logical property exceeds a threshold value for any element a correlation is established and the element highlighted as the probable cause of the alarms. | |