Patent ID: 6665262
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A real time fault management system for a distributed communications network, comprising:a plurality of network levels; at least one fault agent associated with at least one of the network levels for detecting real time fault data associated with the distributed communications network; at least one configuration agent associated with at least one of the network levels for controlling a configuration of at least a portion of the distributed communications network; at least one data link for sending fault data from the at least one fault agent to the at least one configuration agent; wherein, responsive to the real time fault data detected by the at least one fault agent having been generated by at least one subordinate fault agent, the at least one subordinate fault agent forwards information relative to the detected real time fault data; and wherein the forwarded information is forwarded to at least one fault agent that previously requested the forwarded information via a subscription request.