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System for processing and prioritizing alarms from devices on data communications network

  • US 5,163,151 A
  • Filed: 03/22/1990
  • Issued: 11/10/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A control system for processing alarms in a data communication network, the control system permitting prioritization of said alarms, the control system comprising:

  • (a) a host computer connected to said data communications network;

    (b) a memory in said host computer, said memory including a plurality of local and global alarm queues;

    (c) means in said host computer for writing an alarm to a selected one of said alarm queues; and

    (d) a plurality of other computer-based devices connected to said network, said computer-based devices including means for generating prioritized alarms on said network, wherein said plurality of alarm queues include a fault queue for storing fault alarms, an alert alarm queue for storing alert alarms and a warning queue for storing warning alarms.

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