Parameters for retrieving historical data
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Alarm type
The alarm type is an identifier which uniquely defines the cause of the alarm. It is
predefined. The naming convention includes a part which identifies the associated
correlated alarms. The default sorting order for this field is alphanumerical.
Category
Filters the alarms based on the location where they occurred. For example Equipment
refers to alarms triggered by plug-in units defects such as a unit failure or a laser fault
conditions. Processing refers to alarms triggered by inconsistencies during the
processing of provisioned data. Environment refers to alarms caused by defects
detected in external devices. Management refers to alarms triggered by malfunctions in
the communication between the Management System and the Network Element.
Description
The Description field shows the full description of the selected alarm.
Details
The Details... button displays the details of the selected alarm. Only one alarm can
be selected at a time. The button is only selectable when an alarm has been selected
from the list.
Filter
The Filter... button opens the Alarm List Filter Configuration window. In this
window you can change the filter criteria.
Filtering
This check box activates or inactivates the alarm filtering functionality. The alarm
filtering is based on the current alarm filters. Whenever the check box is unmarked
(inactivated), no filtering occurs. The default is disabled.
Severity
Classifies the alarm into three priorities, depending on the urgency of the
recommended response. “Concepts” (p. 6-4) describes the three possible severities
levels of an alarm.
Source
The location where the alarm was triggered during transmission, for example Network
Element (NE), Shelf, Slot, Port, AU, VC, TU, or Timing.
Alarm management
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Alcatel-Lucent - Proprietary
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