CPC H04L 41/5074 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0631 (2013.01); H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04L 41/507 (2013.01)] | 24 Claims |
1. A method for remedying an impairment within a service provider network, the method comprising:
receiving, by a first computer system within the service provider network, a symptom of the impairment that is being experienced by a subscriber;
executing, by the first computer system, a graphical user interface (GUI) having a plurality of GUI selection elements that are mapped to a plurality of symptom indicators;
receiving, by the first computer system, a selection of a GUI selection element from among the plurality of GUI selection elements that was selected while interfacing with the GUI;
assigning, by the first computer system, the GUI selection element to a symptom indicator from among the plurality of symptom indicators that is mapped to the selected GUI selection element;
receiving, by a second computer system within the service provider network, the symptom indicator from the first computer system;
selecting, by the second computer system, a remediation action from among a plurality of remediation actions that corresponds to the symptom indicator, the remediation action including a hierarchical arrangement of remediation actions having a plurality of hierarchical branches of remediation actions;
providing, by the second computer system, the remediation action to the first computer system to remedy the impairment within the service provider network;
performing, by the first computer system, a top level action from among the plurality of hierarchical branches of remediation actions;
designating, by the first computer system, a hierarchical branch from among the plurality of hierarchical branches of remediation actions to be performed in response to the top level action; and
performing, by the first computer system, the hierarchical branch to remedy the impairment within the service provider network.
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