Patent ID: 7254627
Filing Date: 2007-08-07
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a telecommunications network, comprising: transmitting event messages concerning at least one network element of the telecommunications network to a service agent for provision of at least one of a maintenance, monitoring or a control service to the at least one network element; filtering out the event messages which are irrelevant to the service to be provided by means of the service agent; determining, by the service agent, at least one relationship between at least one first relevant event message and at least one second relevant event message relating to the maintenance, monitoring or control service to be provide and instructing an output means, via the service agent, to output at least one of the first and second relevant event messages according to the at least one relationship, the first and second relevant event message being output in dependence on their relevance to the maintenance, monitoring or control service to be provided, and wherein instructing an output means to output at least one first relevant event message with priority over at least one second relevant event message, to provide a first output form in which the at least one second relevant event message is suppressed, and a second output form in which the at least one second relevant event message is output and only a particular portion of a relevant event message is output, which particular portion is relevant to the service to be provided.