MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MANAGEMENT METHOD
First Claim
1. A management system arranged to manage a plurality of network elements in a network,wherein each of the plurality of network elements includes a termination point which executes a process corresponding to a layer of communication,wherein logical paths each including, as components, termination points belonging to a layer are established among the plurality of network elements,wherein a termination point transmits, when the termination point detects an abnormality within a logical path to which the termination point belongs, an alarm event including logical path specifying information operable to specify the logical path where the abnormality occurred to the management system, andthe management system comprising:
- logical path management information arranged to manage the logical paths, the termination points included in the logical paths, and layers of the logical paths;
alarm spread logical path information arranged to manage a relationship of the alarm event and an alarm spread logical path indicated by the alarm event which transmits the alarm event as a result of spreading of the abnormality; and
a processor configured to;
specify, when the management system receives an alarm event, a logical path corresponding to the received alarm event based on the logical path specifying information included in the received alarm event,refer to the logical path management information and specify an alarm spread logical path of the specified logical path; and
correlate the received alarm event and the specified logical path, correlate the received alarm event and the specified alarm spread logical path, and register the correlations with the alarm spread logical path information.
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Abstract
Provided is a management system arranged to manage a plurality of network elements in a network. The management system specifies, when the management system receives an alarm event, a logical path corresponding to the received alarm event based on the logical path specifying information included in the received alarm event. The management system refers to the logical path management information and specifies an alarm spread logical path of the specified logical path. The management system correlate the received alarm event and the specified logical path, correlate the received alarm event and the specified alarm spread logical path, and register the correlations with the alarm spread logical path information.
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1. A management system arranged to manage a plurality of network elements in a network,
wherein each of the plurality of network elements includes a termination point which executes a process corresponding to a layer of communication, wherein logical paths each including, as components, termination points belonging to a layer are established among the plurality of network elements, wherein a termination point transmits, when the termination point detects an abnormality within a logical path to which the termination point belongs, an alarm event including logical path specifying information operable to specify the logical path where the abnormality occurred to the management system, and the management system comprising: -
logical path management information arranged to manage the logical paths, the termination points included in the logical paths, and layers of the logical paths; alarm spread logical path information arranged to manage a relationship of the alarm event and an alarm spread logical path indicated by the alarm event which transmits the alarm event as a result of spreading of the abnormality; and a processor configured to; specify, when the management system receives an alarm event, a logical path corresponding to the received alarm event based on the logical path specifying information included in the received alarm event, refer to the logical path management information and specify an alarm spread logical path of the specified logical path; and correlate the received alarm event and the specified logical path, correlate the received alarm event and the specified alarm spread logical path, and register the correlations with the alarm spread logical path information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A management method of the network element for a management system arranged to manage a plurality of network elements in a network,
wherein each of the the plurality of network elements includes a termination point arranged to execute a process corresponding to a layer of a communication, wherein logical paths each including, as components thereof, termination points belonging to a layer, are established among the plurality of network elements, wherein a termination point transmits, when the termination point detects an abnormality within a logical path to which the termination point belongs, an alarm event, including logical path specifying information operable to specify the logical path the abnormality occurred, to the management system, and wherein the management system retains logical path management information arranged to manage logical paths, termination points included in the logical paths, and layers of the logical paths, and alarm spread logical path information arranged to manage a relationship of the alarm event and an alarm spread logical path indicated by the alarm event which transmits the alarm event as a result of a spreading of the abnormality, and the management method comprising: -
specifying, by the management system, when the management system receives an alarm event, a logical path corresponding to the received alarm event based on the logical path specifying information included in the received alarm event, referring, by the management system, to the logical path management information and specifying an alarm spread logical path of the specified logical path, and correlating, by the management system, the received alarm event and the specified logical path, correlating the received alarm event and the specified alarm spread logical path, and registering the correlation with the alarm spread logical path information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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