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Fault Management

• Fault is a failure of a network component

• Results in loss of connectivity

• Fault management involves:
  • Fault detection
    • Polling
    • Traps: linkDown, egpNeighborLoss
  • Fault location
    • Detect all components failed and trace down the tree topology to the source
    • Fault isolation by network and SNMP tools
    • Use artificial intelligence / correlation techniques
  • Restoration of service
  • Identification of root cause of the problem
  • Problem resolution

Network Management: Principles and Practice

© Mani Subramanian 2000

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