IBM 5.5 manual Netcool/Precision TN product components, After discovery alarm correlation

After discovery: alarm correlation

Netcool/Precision TN can combine with Netcool/OMNIbus to provide contextual information to the NOC technician to quickly diagnose and resolve network problems. This integration with Netcool/OMNIbus provides the following functionality:

•Netcool/Precision TN uses Netcool/OMNIbus as the real time event repository, using Netcool/OMNIbus as the source for all alarm information displayed in the Network Pilot. As new alarms are received in Netcool/OMNIbus, and as automations in Netcool/OMNIbus update event records, these changes will be reflected in the Network Pilot.

•Netcool/Precision TN can also enrich events with the discovered network topology information, thus providing the NOC technican with more relevant information within their event console to help prioritize work items and reduce mean-time-to-repair.

After discovery: maintaining a real-time view of the network

Netcool/Precision TN maintains the inventory, facility, and connection data it gathers. It updates this data constantly for a real-time view of the entire network using scheduled polling. When a change occurs in the network, Netcool/Precision TN updates its internal representation in the database and notifies the OSSs to which it is connected and its own clients of the changes.

Scales to large networks

In order to scale to large telecom networks, Netcool/Precision TN implements a series of performance strategies. These include thread management, data caching, database resource management, and making use of Java's recent scalability enhancements.

Netcool/Precision TN product components

The Netcool/Precision TN package includes the following key components:

•Netcool/Precision TN server

•Network Pilot client

•Tools

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