ABSTRACT: This document provides the proposed view of Telcordia on detailed functional generic requirements for Fault Management based on Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) principles and the Management Application Functions (MAFs) defined in GR-2869-CORE, Generic Requirements for Operations Based on the Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) Architecture. This document covers Alarm Surveillance, Fault Localization, Fault Correction, Trouble Administration, and Quality Assurance.

The generic requirements in this document are intended to apply to all telecommunications technologies. The MAFs specified in this document are atomic units of operations functionality based on an international consensus in ITU-T Recommendation M.3400, "TMN Management Functions." The generic requirements for MAFs and the interactions between them to serve operations processes are described in detail.

This document should be of particular interest to systems engineers and operations planners involved in operations system design development, procurement, or consulting.

When using GR-2991, you may need to refer to GR-2869, GR-1093, GR-2954, ITU-T X.731 and X.790, and ANSI T1.227, T1.228, and T1.258. You may also want to refer to GR-474, GR-929, SR-4325, ITU-T M.3400, and ANSI T1.231.