Broadband communications
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Abstract
Disclosed is a provisioning tool and a method for implementing an operating a communications network, particularly a broadband communications network which is arranged to provision a service for a user based on information available via another user connection; this facilitates provision. In a preferred embodiment, a user device address is obtained from a user IP address. Provisioning and other network tools with additional or alternative advantageous features are disclosed and the provisioning tools disclosed may communicate with a variety of other tools including planning and inventory applications and agents associated with equipment, all of which are also independently provided, enabling provision of a variety of novel services and features dealing with a spectrum of problems arising in a communications environment, particularly a broadband environment.
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245 Claims
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1-225. -225. (Canceled)
- 226. An agent for a network component of a broadband network, the agent comprising means for passing equipment status or identification information concerning the network component to a remote network component.
- 235. A method of operating a network component of a broadband network, comprising passing equipment status or identification information concerning the network component to a remote network component.
- 244. A node of a broadband communications network, for receiving one or more communications services from service providers and transmitting the one or more services towards end user equipment, which node comprises an agent or other programmable end user simulation equipment for launching a service request to the network.
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