Elements

The probe breaks event data down into tokens and parses them into elements. Elements are used to assign values to ObjectServer fields; the field values contain the event details in a form that the ObjectServer understands.

The following tables describe the elements that the Probe for Nokia-Siemens SMN-OS generates. Not all the elements described are generated for each event; the elements that the probe generates depends upon the event type.

Elements common to all alarms

The following table describes the common elements that the probe generates.

Table 1. Elements common to all alarms
Element name	Description
`$Host`	This element contains the host from which the alarm originated.
`$Port`	This element contains the port from which the alarm originated.
`$AlarmType`	This element contains the type of alarm.
`$MsgNo`	This element contains the unique number used by Siemens SMN-OS to identify the message.
`$EventType`	This element contains the type of alarm event.
`$EventTime`	This element contains the time at which the alarm was generated.
`$AlarmObjectClass`	This element contains the object class affected by the alarm.
`$NEObjectInstance`	This element contains the instance of the object affected by the alarm.
`$WorkStatus`	This element contains the status regarding the treatment/acknowledgement of the alarm event.
`$AcknTime`	This element contains the time at which the alarm was acknowledged.
`$Acknid`	This element contains the identifier of the operator who marked the alarm as acknowledged.
`$EndTime`	This element contains the time at which the alarm was cleared or treated.
`$TreatId`	This element contains the identifier of the operator who marked the alarm as treated or the message number of a clear alarm that has changed the work status of the alarm.
`$PerceivedSeverity`	This element contains the severity of the alarm.

Elements generated for network element alarms

The following table describes the elements that the probe generates for network element alarms.

Table 2. Elements
Element name	Description
`$NEProbableCause`	This element contains the probable cause of the network element alarm.
`$SDH_NE_ID`	This element contains the identifier of the network element alarm.
`$NEType`	This element contains the type of network element.
`$NEProduct`	This element contains the name of the network element product.
`$Domain`	This element contains the user-defined attribute that defines the management domain of the object.
`$NEInformation`	This element contains the description of the performance parameter that failed and its threshold value.
`$NEEquipementType`	This element contains the description of the equipment type.
`$NESpecificProblem`	This element contains the description of the specific problem reported.

Elements generated for network alarms

The following table describes the elements that the probe generates for network alarms.

Table 3. Elements generated for network element alarms
Element name	Description
`$NWProbableCause`	This element contains the probable cause of the network alarm.
`$NWAlarmCategory`	This element specifies whether the alarm is primary or secondary.
`$Domain`	This element contains a user-defined attribute that defines the management domain of the object.
`$CorrelationId`	This element contains an identifier that correlates a network alarm with a corresponding service alarm.

Elements generated for service alarms

The following table describes the elements that the probe generates for service alarms.

Table 4. Elements generated for service alarms
Element name	Description
`$SVProbableCause`	This element contains the probable cause of the service alarm.
`$Customer`	This element specifies the customer name of the service.
`$CorrelationId`	This element contains the identifier that correlates a service alarm with a corresponding network alarm.

Elements generated for telecommunications management network alarms

The following table describes the elements that the probe generates for telecommunications management network alarms.

Table 5. Elements generated for telecommunications management network alarms
Element name	Description
`$TMNProbableCause`	This element contains the probable cause of the telecommunications network alarm.
`$ConcernedObjectClass`	This element specifies the class of the object affected.
`$TMNInformation`	This element contains a description of the alarm.

Elements generated for state change alarms

The following table describes the elements that the probe generates for state change alarms.

Table 6. Elements generated for state change alarms
Element name	Description
`$AlarmType`	This element contains the type of alarm.
`$AlarmObjectClass`	This element contains the object causing the alarm.
`$ObjectInstance`	This element contains the instance of the object causing the alarm.
`$ConcernedMsgNumber`	This element contains the message number of the original alarm.