Patent ID: 9086967
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of distributing fault information from one or more managed network nodes to a higher level network management node via an intermediary level network management node in a network management architecture comprising modules logically representing network nodes and network links under management, wherein said intermediary level network management node receives and stores alarms containing detailed fault information sent by said one or more managed network nodes, the method performed by the higher level network management node and comprising the steps of: receiving, at said higher level network management node, a notification comprising a summary of said detailed fault information sent by said one or more managed network nodes to said intermediary level network management node; subscribing, by said higher level network management node, to at least some detailed fault information based on said notification; and retrieving, by said higher level network management node, said subscribed detailed fault information from said intermediary level network management node.