RAN EMS Fault Management

ZTE University
Objective

At the end of this course, you will be able to:

Describe the function of fault management
Handle the operation of fault management
Composition of Fault Management System
NetNumen U31 NetNumen U31
server client

SMS
module

Ethernet

Alarm box
Built-in
SMS
module
E-mail server
Fault Management Architecture
NMS

EMS

Alarm Display Alarm

Reporting
Topo
NE
Common Alarm
Alarm Select Access
Alarm
Tree Moudle
Alarm
Resource Command
Alarm Location
Moudle NE

Alarm Alarm
Reporting Command

Alarm Access Moudle

Low-layer Network
Management
Fault Management - Four Statuses of Alarms
Current Alarm History Alarm

Clear Unacknowledged,
Unacknowledged,
Uncleared Cleared

Negative Negative
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement Acknowledgement Acknowledgement

Clear Acknowledged,
Acknowledged,
Uncleared Cleared
Easy Monitoring and Operation

Anytime Anywhere Any alarms under Control

Just alarms we
want

NMS
Key Alarms
Alarm box Itf-N SMS
Email
Alarm TM
/Event NetNumen
Display Filter
NE Client
Correlation Rules

Dump Filter
Detailed alarm information
Access Filter helps user to handle alarm.
Default and customized
Original Alarms suggestions, accumulating
and sharing maintenance
experience.
NE IP devices
Reduce the alarm number
Locate root Alarm Quickly
Real-time Monitoring Alarms
Operators can monitor the current and history alarms of the system to know the running
situation of the network in time.
Once there is some problem with system, operators can have it solved in time.

Current alarms monitoring

History alarms monitoring

Detailed Alarm Information
Each alarm item has detailed information and default maintenance
suggestions.

Default suggestions

Happen time, location, operator, etc. Customized suggestions

Customized Handling Measures
Operator can customize handling measure for each alarm code .
Alarms Query and Display
ZTE RAN EMS supports current and history alarms query. Query
conditions can be customized.

Query conditions can be set

Query alarms result list

Customized Active Alarm Query
Customized Active Alarm Query
Customized Active Alarm Query
Customized Active Alarm Query
Customized Active Alarm Query
 Alarms Statistic Default Condition

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Alarms Statistic Customized Condition
Site Alarm Statistic
Support 3 classes Site Alarm: Operator can set the 3 types of site for monitoring.
3 classes site can inquire statistic Alarm in one hour, ont to two hours, two to three hours,
three to four hours, four to five hours, five hours.

3 types of sites alarm statistic

in one hour in one to two hours

In two to three hours in three to four hours

In four to five hours in five hours

Powerful Alarm Statistic
Alarm Frequency Statistic Monitoring History Alarm Frequency Statistic
NE alarm Default statistic
monitoring template
NE type alarm Default statistic setting
monitoring
User-defined statistic
Three level site template
alarm monitoring

Alarm Statistic
Timing Task Statistic Report
Using statistic template to
create timing history Report can be
alarm frequency statistic exported in bar chart,
task. pie chart.
Timing report task. Exported in csv, txt,
Display timing report task xml, html, xls, pdf
implementation. formats
Alarm Rules
Fault Management function provides comprehensive alarm rules such
as alarm filter rule, alarm count rule, etc.

Alarm code setting

Alarm Severity Level Re-definition
Alarm severity level: critical, major, minor, warning.
Alarm severity level can be defined according to O&M users experience.

Original severity

New severity
Alarm Located to Rack
Operator can locate an alarm to the board.
Operator can open rack map and locate the board which the alarm occurred.

Major alarm RNC/BSC rack

SDR cabinet

Critical alarm
Alarm Forwarding
Fault Management provides alarm forwarding rules and template.
Alarm information will be forwarded to the operator according to the rules and
template.

Phone number or e-mail address input

SMS template

Mail template

Rule setting
 Alarm Information Description Customized

Severity and name description customized;

Just for QoS alarm and dry contact alarm.

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Alarm Sound & Color Re-definition
operator can re-define alarm sound & Color according to O&M experience.

Alarm sound setting Alarm color setting