Patent ID: 7363528
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for managing a network, comprising the steps of: detecting occurrence of a network event, said network event having associated with it a network condition comprising at least one of an unplanned macro-event and a planned macro-event related to at least one of a network element and a communication link of said network; classifying said network event as being at least one of a network element failure, a communications link failure, and a security breach; and identifying said network event as a network degradation event in response to at least one network event exceeding a network degradation threshold, wherein said network degradation event is defined as at least one of a brink of failure (BOF) event and a breach of security (BOS) event, wherein if said network degradation event is defined as a BOF event a determination is made as to whether said BOF event also causes a BOS event, wherein if said network degradation event is defined as a BOS event a determination is made as to whether said BOS event also causes a BOF event.