Interference suppression procedure for a superordinate nmc by correlation of alarms with results of automatic tests
First Claim
1. A method for processing alarm messages (1) in a telecommunications network, in particular for processing OMC alarm messages (1) in a mobile telecommunications network (6, 7, 10), wherein a test for elements (5) of the telecommunications network (6) which are identified by the alarm message (1) is started (2a) by a local monitoring center (OMC 7) in the event of this local monitoring center (OMC 7) receiving an alarm message (1), and a further alarm message (1) relating to the alarm message (1) which has been received is sent from the local monitoring center OMC (7) to a superordinate monitoring center (NMC 10).
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Abstract
The invention relates to an operation and maintenance center (OMC 7) that comprises a test device (8) which initiates, if alarm notifications (1) are received by the OMC (7), a test in response to said alarm in the hardware (5) of the telecommunications network (6) associated with said alarm, and transmits the results of said test to a superordinate national maintenance center (NMC 10) indicating the components which are affected by said alarm notification (1). The test is carried out in the OMC (7) according to a table (11), taking into consideration the manufacturer-specific peculiarities of the hardware (5) affected by the error notification (1).
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1. A method for processing alarm messages (1) in a telecommunications network, in particular for processing OMC alarm messages (1) in a mobile telecommunications network (6, 7, 10),
wherein a test for elements (5) of the telecommunications network (6) which are identified by the alarm message (1) is started (2a) by a local monitoring center (OMC 7) in the event of this local monitoring center (OMC 7) receiving an alarm message (1), and a further alarm message (1) relating to the alarm message (1) which has been received is sent from the local monitoring center OMC (7) to a superordinate monitoring center (NMC 10).
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