1. A method, implemented by a device, of configuring a network element of a telecommunications network for reporting management data to a management node, the method comprising the device: receiving a configuration message, wherein the configuration message indicates that the network element is to operate in a probabilistic reporting mode that is based on a probability function, wherein the probabilistic reporting mode is one of multiple reporting modes supported by the network element; and reporting management data to the management node depending on a condition, wherein the condition includes the probability function, and wherein the probability function defines when to report management data.