Redundancy group status management apparatus and methods

摘要

Redundancy group status management apparatus and methods are disclosed. Operational status of a standby communication system communication component of a redundancy group is determined by an active component of the redundancy group. The active component transmits operational status information indicating the operational status of the standby component, or an operational status of the redundancy group in some embodiments, to a remote system such as a Network Management System (NMS). The remote system determines and provides an indication of overall operational status of the redundancy group. A single icon may be used to represent both the redundancy group and the operational status of the redundancy group in a system map or other visual representation of the communication system.