Fault information management system and fault information management method

• US 6,023,775 A
• Filed: 03/31/1997
• Issued: 02/08/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Fujii, Yasuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Myers, Paul R.
• Application Number:
  US08/829,188
• Time in Patent Office: 1,044 Days
• Field of Search: 707/2, 371/20.1, 395/185.01, 714/48, 714/712
• US Class Current: 714/48
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2268 Logging of test results
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0686 Additional information in the notification, e.g. enhancement of specific meta-data

Abstract

A fault information management apparatus, which is used with a transmission apparatus for sending information in a network, manages information related to faults that occurred in the transmission apparatus and provides the fault information to a monitoring apparatus for the transmission apparatus. The fault information management apparatus comprises a fault history preparation section which, upon receipt of the fault information, prepares a fault history for the monitoring apparatus, and a report processing section which, on the basis of the fault history prepared by the fault history preparation section and independently of fault history preparation processing carried out by the fault history preparation section, carries out processing for reporting the fault information to the monitoring apparatus. This structure allows processing for preparing a history of faults and processing for reporting information regarding the faults to be carried out independently of each other, so that the fault history preparation processing can be speeded up so as to efficiently carry out the processing for failure occurrence and the processing for failure correction at a high speed.

Claims

1. A fault information management apparatus which is used with a transmission apparatus for sending information in a network, and which manages information related to faults that occurred in the transmission apparatus and provides the fault information to a monitoring apparatus for the transmission apparatus, the fault information management apparatus comprising:

a fault history preparation section which, upon receipt of the fault information, prepares a fault history for said monitoring apparatus, said fault history preparation section including;

a history table for holding, in a paired manner, fault occurrence information received when a fault has occurred in said transmission apparatus and fault recovery information received when the fault has been corrected,

a fault occurrence table for holding a registration position of the fault occurrence information on said history table,

a fault information processing section for controlling registration process of the fault occurrence information and fault recovery information into said history table, and for registration process of the registration position of the fault occurrence information on said history table into said fault occurrence table, said fault information processing section having a structure such that if the registration position of the fault occurrence information has not been registered in said fault occurrence table when the fault occurrence information is received, the fault occurrence information and the fault recovery information are registered in the corresponding areas of said history table; and

a report processing section which, on the basis of the fault history prepared by said fault history preparation section and independently of fault history preparation processing carried out by said fault history preparation section, carries out processing for reporting the fault information to said monitoring apparatus.

2. The fault information management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said fault information processing section has a structure so as to register the fault occurrence information to a corresponding area of said history table upon receipt of the fault occurrence information, register the registration position of the fault occurrence information into said fault occurrence table, and register the fault recovery information into the corresponding area of said history table designated by the registration position obtained by reference to said fault occurrence table, upon receipt of the fault recovery information as a result of correction of the fault.

3. The fault information management apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said fault information processing section has a structure such that when the fault recovery information is registered into the corresponding area of said history table, the registration position registered in said fault occurrence table is reset.

4. A fault information management apparatus which is used with a transmission apparatus for sending information in a network, and which manages information related to faults that occurred in the transmission apparatus and provides the fault information to a monitoring apparatus for the transmission apparatus, the fault information management apparatus comprising:

a fault history preparation section which, upon receipt of the fault information, prepares a fault history for said monitoring apparatus, said fault history preparation section including;

a history table for holding, in a paired manner, fault occurrence information received when a fault has occurred in said transmission apparatus and fault recovery information received when the fault has been corrected,

a fault occurrence table for holding a registration position of the fault occurrence information on said history table, and

a fault information processing section for controlling registration process of the fault occurrence information and fault recovery information into said history table, and for registration process of the registration position of the fault occurrence information on said history table into said fault occurrence table,

said fault information processing section having a structure so as to register the fault occurrence information to a corresponding area of said history table upon receipt of the fault occurrence information, the registration position of the fault occurrence information into said fault occurrence table, and the fault recovery information into the corresponding area of said history table designated by the registration position obtained by reference to said fault occurrence table, upon receipt of the fault recovery information as a result of correction of the fault; and

a report processing section which, on the basis of the fault history prepared by said fault history preparation section and independently of fault history preparation processing carried out by said fault history preparation section, carries out processing for reporting the fault information to said monitoring apparatus;

wherein said structure of said fault information processing section is such that when the fault occurrence information is registered in said history table, said fault occurrence table is referred, and if the registration position regarding the same type of fault occurrence information has already been registered, the fault occurrence information is not registered in said history table.

5. The fault information management apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said fault information processing section has a structure such that when the fault recovery information is registered into the corresponding area of said history table, the registration position registered in said fault occurrence table is reset.

6. A fault information management apparatus which is used with a transmission apparatus for sending information in a network, and which manages information related to faults that occurred in the transmission apparatus and provides the fault information to a monitoring apparatus for the transmission apparatus, the fault information management apparatus comprising:

a fault history preparation section which upon receipt of the fault information prepares a fault history for said monitoring apparatus;

a report processing section which, on the basis of the fault history prepared by said fault history preparation section and independently of fault history preparation processing carried out by said fault history preparation section, carries out processing for reporting the fault information to said monitoring apparatus;

wherein said fault history preparation section includes a history table for holding fault occurrence information, which is received when a fault has arisen in said transmission apparatus, and fault recovery information, which is received when the fault has been corrected, in a paired manner in the order of occurrence and correction, a registration order table for holding said registration order of the fault occurrence information and the fault recovery information into said history table, and a fault information processing section for controlling both registration process of the fault occurrence information and the fault recovery information into said history table and registration process of the registration order into said registration order table; and

wherein said report processing section has a structure so as to notify said monitoring apparatus of the fault occurrence information or the fault recovery information on the basis of said registration order registered in said registration order table.

7. The fault information management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said fault history preparation section further comprises a next registration position holding section for holding a registration position on said registration order table with regard to registration order information to be subsequently registered in said registration order table;

and said fault information processing section has a structure so as to register the registration order information in an area on said registration order table designated by the registration position which is registered in said next registration position holding section, and to register the next registration position of said registration order table into said next registration position holding section.

8. The fault information management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said fault history preparation section further comprises a final registration position holding section for holding a registration position on said registration order table with regard to the registration order information finally registered in said registration order table, and said report processing section has a structure so as to fetch from said history table the fault occurrence information or the fault recovery information corresponding to the registration order information retained in an area of said registration order table designated by the registration position which is registered in said final registration position holding section and to report the thus-fetched fault occurrence information or fault recovery information to said monitoring apparatus.

9. The fault information management apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said fault history preparation section further comprises a next registration position holding section for holding a registration position on said registration order table with regard to registration order information to be subsequently registered in said registration order table, a final registration position holding section for holding a registration position on said registration order table with regard to the registration order information finally registered in said registration order table;

said fault information processing section has a structure so as to register the registration order information in an area of said registration order table designated by the registration position which is registered in said next registration position holding section, and to register the next registration position of said registration order table in said next registration position holding section; and

said report processing section fetches from said history table the fault occurrence information or the fault recovery information corresponding to pieces of the registration position information the number of which corresponds to the difference between the registration positions and reports the thus-fetched information to said monitoring apparatus, when the registration position registered in said final registration position holding section and the registration position registered in said next registration position holding section are different from each other.

10. A fault information management apparatus for sending information in a network, and which manages information related to faults that occurred in the transmission apparatus and provides the fault information to a monitoring apparatus for the transmission apparatus, the fault information management apparatus comprising:

a fault history preparation section which, upon receipt of the fault information, prepares a fault history for said monitoring apparatus;

a report processing section which, on the basis of the fault history prepared by said fault history preparation section and independently of fault history preparation processing carried out by said fault history preparation section, carries out processing for reporting the fault information to said monitoring apparatus;

wherein said fault history preparation section includes a history table for holding fault occurrence information, which is received when a fault has arisen in said transmission apparatus, and fault recovery information, which is received when the fault has been corrected, in a paired manner in the order of occurrence and correction, a fault occurrence table for holding the registration position of the fault occurrence information on said history table, a registration order table for the registration order of the fault occurrence information and the fault recovery information in said history table, and a fault information processing section for controlling registration process of the fault occurrence information and the fault recovery information into said history table, registration process of the registration position into said fault occurrence table, and registration process of the registration order into said registration order table; and

wherein said report processing section has a structure so as to notify said monitoring apparatus of the fault occurrence information or the fault recovery information on the basis of said registration order registered in said registration order table.

11. The fault information management apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said fault information processing section has a structure so as to register the fault occurrence information to a corresponding area of said history table upon receipt of the fault occurrence information, register the registration position of the fault occurrence information to said fault occurrence table, and register the fault recovery information into the corresponding area of said history table designated by the registration position obtained by reference to said fault occurrence table, upon receipt of the fault recovery information as a result of correction of the fault.

12. The fault information management apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said fault information processing section has a structure such that when the fault recovery information is registered into the corresponding area of said history table, the registration position registered in said fault occurrence table is reset.

13. The fault information management apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said fault information processing section has a structure such that when the fault occurrence information is registered in said history table, said fault occurrence table is referred, and if the registration position regarding the same type of fault occurrence information has already been registered, the fault occurrence information is not registered in said history table.

14. The fault information management apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said fault information processing section has a structure such that if the registration position of the fault occurrence information has not been registered in said fault occurrence table when the fault recovery information is received, the fault occurrence information and the fault recovery information are registered in the corresponding areas of said history table.

15. The fault information management apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said fault history preparation section further comprises a next registration position holding section for holding a registration position on said registration order table with regard to registration order information to be subsequently registered in said registration order table, a final registration position holding section for holding a registration position on said registration order table with regard to the registration order information finally registered in said registration order table;

said fault information processing section has a structure so as to register the registration order information in an area of said registration order table designated by the registration position which is registered in said next registration position holding section, and to register the next registration position of said registration order table in said next registration position holding section; and

said report processing section fetches from said history table the fault occurrence information or the fault recovery information corresponding to pieces of the registration position information the number of which corresponds to the difference between the registration positions and reports the thus-fetched information to said monitoring apparatus, when the registration position registered in said final registration position holding section and the registration position registered in said next registration position holding section are different from each other.

16. A method of managing information related to faults in a transmission apparatus which sends information in a network under observation of a monitoring apparatus, using a fault information apparatus, which has a fault history preparation section including a history table and a fault occurrence table, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) upon receipt of fault information on every fault in the transmission apparatus, preparing a fault history by

registering fault occurrence information into the history table in the order of occurrence,

when the individual fault has then been corrected in the transmission apparatus, registering fault recovery information into the history table in a paired manner with said fault occurrence information in the order of correction, and

registering the registration positions of said fault occurrence information and said fault recovery information on the history table into the fault occurrence table at areas corresponding to said registration positions on the history table;

(b) preparing report information, which is required when reporting the monitoring apparatus of said fault history, independently of said fault history; and

(c) reporting said fault history to the monitoring apparatus in accordance with said report information.

17. A method of managing information related to faults in a transmission apparatus which sends information in a network under observation of a monitoring apparatus, using a fault information apparatus, which has a fault history preparation section including a history table and a registration order table, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) upon receipt of fault information on every fault in the transmission apparatus, preparing a fault history by registering fault occurrence information into the history table in the order of occurrence,

when the individual fault has then been corrected in the transmission apparatus, registering fault recovery information into the history table in a paired manner with said fault occurrence information in the order of correction, and

registering the registration order of said fault occurrence information and said registration order information on the history table into the registration order table at areas corresponding to said registration order on the history table; and

(b) reporting said fault occurrence information and said fault recovery information one at a time to the monitoring apparatus in the order of registration on the history table in accordance with the registration order table.

18. A fault information management apparatus which is used with a transmission apparatus for sending information in a network, and which manages information related to faults that occurred in the transmission apparatus and provides the fault information to a monitoring apparatus for the transmission apparatus, the fault information management apparatus comprising:

a fault history preparation section which, upon receipt of the fault information, prepares a fault history for said monitoring apparatus, said fault history preparation section including;

a history table for holding, in a paired manner, fault occurrence information received when a fault has occurred in said transmission apparatus and fault recovery information received when the fault has been corrected,

a fault occurrence table for holding a registration position of the fault occurrence information on said history table, and

a fault information processing section for controlling registration process of the fault occurrence information and fault recovery information into said history table, and for registration process of the registration position of the fault occurrence information on said history table into said fault occurrence table; and

a report processing section which, on the basis of the fault history prepared by said fault history preparation section and independently of fault history preparation processing carried out by said fault history preparation section, carries out processing for reporting the fault information to said monitoring apparatus;

wherein said structure of said fault information processing section is such that when the fault occurrence information is registered in said history table, said fault occurrence table is referred, and if the registration position regarding the same type of fault occurrence information has already been registered, the fault occurrence information is not registered in said history table.