Patent ID: 6233449
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
An operation and maintenance control point (OMCP) in a telecommunications network having a plurality of network elements that report to the OMCP and a network management system (NMS) to which the OMCP reports, said OMCP comprising:a performance monitoring function that receives preprocessed traffic and exchange data from the network elements, monitors performance of the network elements and determines quality of service (QoS) in the network;a trouble sniffer that receives performance and QoS data from the performance monitoring function and detects faults within the network; andan action proposal agent comprising:means for receiving performance and QoS data from the performance monitoring function and fault data from the trouble sniffer;means for determining suggested corrective actions;means for providing suggested corrective actions to the NMS;means for receiving feedback from the NMS regarding the actual results of executing the suggested corrective actions; andmeans for utilizing the feedback to provide better suggestive corrective actions.