Method and system for provisioning broadband network resources
First Claim
1. A hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network having network elements operable for communicating telephony, data, and video signals with customer-premises equipment of a subscriber, the HFC network comprising:
- a database operable for storing data indicative of the configuration of the network elements and the customer-premises equipment, and for storing data indicative of assigned capacity of the network elements; and
an online provisioning application link (OPAL) operable with the database for provisioning network elements with the customer-premises equipment of the subscriber based on the assigned capacity of the network elements in order to enable communication of telephony, data, and video signals between the HFC network and the customer-premises equipment of the subscriber.
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Abstract
A method and system for automated provisioning of hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network elements operable for communicating telephony, data, and video signals with customer-premises equipment of a subscriber includes a database and an online provisioning application link (OPAL). The database is operable for storing data indicative of the configuration of the network elements and the customer-premises equipment, and for storing data indicative of assigned capacity of the network elements. The OPAL is operable with the database for provisioning network elements with the customer-premises equipment of the subscriber based on the assigned capacity of the network elements in order to enable communication of telephony, data, and video signals between the HFC network and the customer-premises equipment of the subscriber.
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17 Claims
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1. A hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network having network elements operable for communicating telephony, data, and video signals with customer-premises equipment of a subscriber, the HFC network comprising:
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a database operable for storing data indicative of the configuration of the network elements and the customer-premises equipment, and for storing data indicative of assigned capacity of the network elements; and
an online provisioning application link (OPAL) operable with the database for provisioning network elements with the customer-premises equipment of the subscriber based on the assigned capacity of the network elements in order to enable communication of telephony, data, and video signals between the HFC network and the customer-premises equipment of the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a broadband network having a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network provided with network elements operable for communicating telephony, data, and video signals with customer-premises equipment of a subscriber, an automated method for provisioning HFC network resources comprising:
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storing data indicative of the configuration of the network elements and the customer-premises equipment;
storing data indicative of assigned capacity of the network elements; and
provisioning network elements with the customer-premises equipment of the subscriber by controlling the configuration of the network elements and the customer-premises equipment based on the data indicative of the assigned capacity of the network elements in order to enable communication of telephony, data, and video signals between the HFC network and the customer-premises equipment of a subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. The method of 14 further comprising:
generating trouble ticket alerts in response to improper configuration of at least one of the network elements and the customer-premises equipment.
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