Monitoring telecommunication network elements
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Abstract
A method of monitoring the status of one or more network elements (NEs) linked together in a telecommunication network, comprising receiving a down status notification from a NE in the network, identifying one or more other NEs which are linked to the NE, and polling the or each other NE to determine the status thereof. The status of a NE may be operational, i.e., up, or non-operational, i.e., down. The down status notification may be received from a NE if the NE determines that the status of any other NE linked thereto is down. The down status notification may contain information on the NE which has output the notification. Identifying the or each other NE may comprise accessing the down status notification to obtain information on the NE which has output the notification, and using the information to obtain the identification of the or each other NE. Polling the or each other NE may comprise sending at least one SNMP get request to the NE. The method may be carried out using a network management system (NMS) of the network.
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86 Claims
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44. A method of monitoring a status of network elements (NEs) linked together in a telecommunication network, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a down status notification from a NE in the network;
b) identifying at least one other NE which is linked to the NE; and
c) polling one of the NE and the at least one other NE to determine the status thereof. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 86)
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78. A computer program product for monitoring a status of network elements (NEs) linked together in a telecommunication network, comprising:
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a) computer readable program means for receiving a down status notification from a NE of the network;
b) computer readable program means for identifying at least one other NE which is linked to the NE; and
c) computer readable program means for polling one of the NE and the at least one other NE to determine the status thereof. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 84)
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83. A computer system in which a status of network elements (NEs) linked together in a telecommunication network is monitored, comprising:
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a) receiving means for receiving a down status notification from a NE of the network;
b) identification means for identifying at least one other NE which is linked to the NE; and
c) polling means for polling one of the NE and the at least one other NE to determine the status thereof.
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85. A computer readable medium on which is stored a computer program of instructions for a computer system which monitors a status of network elements (NEs) linked together in a telecommunication network, comprising:
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a) means for receiving a down status notification from a NE of the network;
b) means for identifying at least one other NE which is linked to the NE; and
c) means for polling one of the NE and the at least one other NE to determine the status thereof.
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