Method for determining a severity of a network incident
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1. A method, in a domain manager in a communication network, for determining a severity of a network incident causing a network alarm in the communication network, the method comprising:
- obtaining, in the domain manager, a severity attribute associated with the network alarm, the severity attribute indicating an impact of the network incident on a communication service in the communication network, wherein said obtaining the severity attribute comprises receiving the network alarm together with the severity attribute over the communication network; and
relating, in the domain manager, the severity attribute to a severity indicator from a predetermined set of severity indicators to determine the severity of the network incident.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for determining a severity of a network incident causing a network alarm in a communication network. The method comprises obtaining (201) a severity attribute associated with the network alarm, the severity attribute indicating an impact of the network incident on a communication service in the communication network, and relating (203) the severity attribute to a severity indicator from a predetermined set of severity indicators to determine the severity of the network incident.
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1. A method, in a domain manager in a communication network, for determining a severity of a network incident causing a network alarm in the communication network, the method comprising:
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obtaining, in the domain manager, a severity attribute associated with the network alarm, the severity attribute indicating an impact of the network incident on a communication service in the communication network, wherein said obtaining the severity attribute comprises receiving the network alarm together with the severity attribute over the communication network; and relating, in the domain manager, the severity attribute to a severity indicator from a predetermined set of severity indicators to determine the severity of the network incident. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, in a domain manager in a communication network, for determining a severity of a network incident causing a network alarm in a communication network, the method comprising:
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obtaining, in the domain manager, a severity attribute associated with the network alarm, the severity attribute indicating an impact of the network incident on a communication service in the communication network, wherein obtaining the severity attribute comprises receiving network information relating to an impact of the network alarm on the communication service, in particular a network alarm type, the network information enabling to determine the severity attribute, and determining the severity attribute upon the basis of the received network information; and relating, in the domain manager, the severity attribute to a severity indicator from a predetermined set of severity indicators to determine the severity of the network incident. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, in a network node apparatus, for characterizing a network incident indicated by a network alarm in a communication network, the method comprising:
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obtaining, in the network node apparatus, network information relating to an impact of the network alarm on a communication service to characterize the network incident; and transmitting the network information over the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A domain manager apparatus configured to determine a severity of a network incident causing one or several network alarms in a communication network, the domain manager apparatus comprising:
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a receiver adapted to receive a network alarm and a severity attribute associated with the network alarm, the severity attribute indicating an impact of the network incident on a communication service in the communication network; and a processor adapted to relate the severity attribute to a severity indicator from a predetermined set of severity indicators to determine the severity of the network incident.
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16. A domain manager apparatus configured to determine a severity of a network incident causing one or several network alarms in a communication network, the domain manager apparatus comprising:
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a receiver adapted to receive network information relating to an impact of the network alarm or alarms on the communication service, said network information comprising a network alarm type and enabling the determining of a severity attribute, the severity attribute indicating an impact of the network incident on a communication service in the communication network, and a processor for determining the severity attribute, based upon the received network information.
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17. A network node apparatus adapted to characterize a network incident indicated by a network alarm in a communication network, the network node apparatus comprising:
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a processor adapted to obtain network information relating to an impact of the network alarm on a communication service to characterize the network incident; and a transmitter adapted to transmit the network information over the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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