1 files changed, 59 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/docs/guides/onap-user/pnfFault.rst b/docs/guides/onap-user/pnfFault.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff3a1ac47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/guides/onap-user/pnfFault.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+.. contents::
+   :depth: 3
+..
+
+Fault Management
+================
+
+To operate a network, it is important to get an overview about the
+currently raised alarms. The application offers basic fault management
+of devices supporting ONF-TR-532. The alarms are classified according to
+the severity level (warning, minor, major, critical).
+
+Views
+-----
+
+The graphical user interface is separated in three views.
+
+Current Alarms
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+It list all current active faults in the network. In addition it also
+list alarms sent by the SDN controller itself, which detects connections
+losses to the NetConf server (connectionLossOAM) or which detects
+connection loss to a devices via a mediator to a device
+(connectionLossNeOAM).
+
+Alarm Notifications
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+As long as the view is open, it lists all alarm notification reached by
+the SDN Controller. Please note that refreshing the view will start the
+collection again. Previous alarm notification can be viewed in the alarm
+log.
+
+Alarm Log
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+Next to the current active alarms an alarm log lists all alarm
+notifications of the past.
+
+Implementation
+--------------
+
+The application has two parts. While the server is listening for NetConf
+notifications to store them in the database the client retrieves the
+information from the database and displays them in a grid view.
+
+The server synchronizes with the current alarm lists of the devices and
+calculates based on raise and clear notifications the current alarm
+status of the network. The current alarms are stored in a database. In
+addition all Problem Notifications received by the SDN controller are
+stored. There is no logic implemented on the client.
+
+An alarm status bar on top of each graphical user interface informs the
+operator about the health status of the network.
+
+The OpenDaylight DLUX web application uses web sockets for updating the
+graphical user interface in case of Problem Notification (devices) and
+Connection Status Notifications (ODL).