System for correlating a subscriber unit with a particular subscriber in a passive optical network

• US 20020184644A1
• Filed: 06/04/2001
• Published: 12/05/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Calix Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Calix Incorporated
• Inventors: Kays, Jeffrey T., Knudsen, Joseph J., Johnson, Milton J., Lagerquist, Joel K., Oelke, Daniel R., Lund, Robert M., Talus, Steven J., Koch, Chris D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,451,979 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/107
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/258 Client or end-user data management, e.g. managing client capabilities, user preferences or demographics, processing of multiple end-users preferences to derive collaborative data arrangements for services using the result on the distributing side of broadcast systems H04H60/66; profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25883 being end-user demographical data, e.g. age, family status or address arrangements for identifying locations of users in broadcast systems H04H60/52
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/162 Authorising the user terminal, e.g. by paying; Registering the use of a subscription channel, e.g. billing

Abstract

A system for correlating a subscriber unit to a physical port in a point to multipoint wire line network is disclosed. An installer is prompted to manually input a location code associated with the subscriber. The location code in the subscriber unit is received, and is transmitted via the network to a central repository. The location code is stored in the central repository toward associating the location code with the physical port.

Claims

1. A method for correlating a subscriber unit to a physical port in a point to multipoint wire line network comprising:

(a) prompting an installer to manually input a location code associated with the subscriber;

(b) receiving the location code in the subscriber unit;

(c) transmitting the location code via the network to a central repository; and

(d) storing the location code in the central repository toward associating the location code with the physical port.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

(d1) checking the location code for errors before storing;

(d2) upon finding an error, transmitting an instruction to the subscriber unit to indicate error to the installer; and

(d3) upon finding no errors, storing the location code.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising prompting the installer to reinput the location code.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

(c1) transmitting the site code; and

(d1) storing the site code in the central repository.