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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2024
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Trevor John Ibach, Manotick, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
A network element includes a plurality of ports configured to connect to a network; and circuitry configured to configure a service with a second network element in the network where the service utilizes a plurality of resources on the network element and the second network element, configure alarm suppression on the service, detect faults associated with the plurality of resources for the service and suppress reporting of alarms based on the alarm suppression, and remove the alarm suppression responsive to a period of time where there are no detected faults associated with all of the plurality of resources. The alarm suppression can be controlled by one of Alarm Reporting Control (ARC) and Auto In-Service (AINS).