AlarmSeverity

• Base type Enumeration

Each alarm type defined by a vendor type employed by the system has an associated severity. Bellcore TR-NWT-000474 defines these severities as follows: 'critical' An alarm used to indicate a severe, service- affecting condition has occurred and that immediate corrective action is imperative, regardless of the time of day or day of the week. 'major' An alarm used for hardware or software conditions that indicate a serious disruption of service or the malfunctioning or failure of important hardware. These troubles require the immediate attention and response of a technician to restore or maintain system capability. The urgency is less than in critical situations because of a lesser immediate or impending effect on service or system performance. 'minor' An alarm used for troubles that do not have a serious effect on service to customers or for troubles in hardware that are not essential to the operation of the system.