Alarm Types

This describes the alarm types. The BSS alarms are classified into two types: fault alarms and event alarms.

The two types of alarms are described as follows:

• Fault alarms

  Fault alarms are generated when faults occur in the equipment, such as board faults. The fault alarms can be cleared through fault handling.

• Event alarms

  An event alarm indicates a predefined event that happens during the running of the devices, such as channel congestion. The alarm represents an instantaneous status of the system and the status may not be a fault. Some event alarms are re-sent periodically. For example, if periodic check finds that the resource is insufficient, the resource check event alarm is re-sent. Event alarms do not require handling.