An apparatus for correlating faults in an information carrying network comprising a plurality of interconnected physical network elements, the apparatus comprising: a database comprising a multidimensional image of the information carrying network comprising a plurality of interconnected image elements, the group of image elements comprising containers, physical interface components of the physical network elements and physical core components of the physical network elements, wherein the group of containers comprises edge components and node components, wherein an edge component is indicative of at least two physical interface components of at least one physical network element and a link between the at least two physical interface components; wherein a node component is indicative of at least a physical component directly coupled to a physical interface component of a physical network element; and wherein the multidimensional image further comprises for at least some image elements of the multidimensional image information on hierarchy levels supported by the respective image elements, wherein the physical interface components comprise the hierarchy levels Ethernet, Fiber / Copper and Infrastructure; a data processor adapted to receive at least one fault event signal and to assign the at least one fault event signal to a container and a hierarchy level associated with an image element as defined in the multidimensional image of the information carrying network; and an evaluator adapted to evaluate the at least one assigned fault event signal by correlating information on the container and the hierarchy level of the at least one assigned fault event signal and to provide an evaluation signal indicative of a possible correlation of the at least one assigned fault event signal based on the evaluation. a database comprising a multidimensional image of the information carrying network comprising a plurality of interconnected image elements, the group of image elements comprising containers, physical interface components of the physical network elements and physical core components of the physical network elements, wherein the group of containers comprises edge components and node components, wherein an edge component is indicative of at least two physical interface components of at least one physical network element and a link between the at least two physical interface components; wherein a node component is indicative of at least a physical component directly coupled to a physical interface component of a physical network element; and wherein the multidimensional image further comprises for at least some image elements of the multidimensional image information on hierarchy levels supported by the respective image elements, wherein the physical interface components comprise the hierarchy levels Ethernet, Fiber / Copper and Infrastructure; a data processor adapted to receive at least one fault event signal and to assign the at least one fault event signal to a container and a hierarchy level associated with an image element as defined in the multidimensional image of the information carrying network; and an evaluator adapted to evaluate the at least one assigned fault event signal by correlating information on the container and the hierarchy level of the at least one assigned fault event signal and to provide an evaluation signal indicative of a possible correlation of the at least one assigned fault event signal based on the evaluation.