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When a fault or event occurs, a NE will typically send a notification to the network operator via SNMP. The network operator may also (or alternatively) poll the NE to retrieve this information. An alarm is a persistent indication of a fault that clears only when the triggering condition has been resolved. This proposal outlines a solution so that ONOS will provide support for such alarms.

For information on Fault Management as it pertains to NETCONF, refer to NETCONF Fault Management.

Proposed work

Fault Management is in ONOS terms: a service, i.e. "a unit of functionality that is comprised of multiple components that create a vertical slice through the tiers as a software stack"

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