Proactive predictive preventative network management technique

摘要

A next generation performance network management system ( 30 ') includes a first component ( 34 a) that monitors one or more attributes of network elements ( 11 ₁ -11 _n , 12 ₁ -12 _m , 20 and 26 ) as well as peripheral devices ( 16 and 22 ) and interconnecting links ( 18, 24 ) to establish an historic trend for each monitored element. A second performance management system component ( 34 b) monitors, on a near real-time basis, critical attributes of elements identified from historic trends as undergoing performance degradation. If such performance degradations persist, as detected by such near real-time monitoring, then the network operator can repair or replace the element in question to maintain network performance.