Each facility and functional area within the managed element is depicted, providing a graphical state view in real time. By selecting a desired item with the mouse, the operator is presented with a list of configuration actions applicable to the item and to the operator's authority level. An easy to use configuration of the platform allows the operator to display realistic logical and physical views of the network. The user can place, move and delete maps, icons or elements on the screen during definition of the network. Fault Management Alarm events occurring on any synchronization element in the network are reported on real time to the management platform.
NMS displays intuitive icons to indicate an alarm at any topology level.
Degraded synchronization network performance or hardware failures can be quickly identified, before they become a threatening event to the network. Comprehensive alarm management functions allow quick viewing of alarms, alarm acknowledgements, logging, archiving and complete forwarding control between element and network levels. Sophisticated alarm sorting and filtering functions exist for display and reporting functions on both alarm lists and logs. An alarm list or log can be scoped to any graphical level including equipment shelves, office floor plans, geographical regions or the entire network. Real time current alarm list Historical alarm log Autonomous or polled event notification Multiple element notification Revertive and non-revertive events Automatic alarm assertion and alarm clear correlation Alarm acknowledgments Individual time stamping for notification, reception, clearing and acknowledgment Comprehensive alarm filtering Comprehensive alarm details and supplementary text Action note attachments Hard copy access Performance Management Monitoring performance parameters on key network facilities and elements is the first step to keep a synchronization network free of problems.