Patent ID: 8804492
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method in a network management node for handling an alarm caused by an associated fault in a communications system, the communications system comprising the network management node, a plurality of network elements, and a policy repository accessible by the network management node, the method comprising: receiving from a first network element within the communications system, the alarm caused by the associated fault in the communications system, the alarm including an identity of the first network element and an alarm time indicating when the alarm was active; determining which users and sessions are being affected by the fault associated with the alarm by performing the following: sending a request to the policy repository, requesting information about user policies associated with each user affected by the fault; receiving the requested user policy information from the policy repository; establishing a priority of the alarm; and handling the alarm based on the one or more matching user session records and the user policy information associated with each user affected by the fault.