Methods for providing communications services

• US 20060133518A1
• Filed: 12/02/2005
• Published: 06/22/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Boyd, Geneva D., Cook, Craig L., Hannon-Holland, Rhonda P., Zimler, Randy
• Application Number:
  US11/293,522
• Publication Number:
  US 20060133518A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/257
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2867 Physical combinations
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/245 Link aggregation, e.g. trunking

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for providing communications services. A first physical medium and a second physical medium are logically bonded. Those logically bonded physical mediums are then associated in a database.

Claims

1. A method of providing communications services, comprising the steps of:

logically bonding at least a first physical medium and a second physical medium; and

associating the logically bonded first physical medium and the second physical medium in a database.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the step of logically bonding comprises bonding the first physical medium and the second physical medium at a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of maintaining the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in a service order processing system.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of maintaining the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in a loop facilities system.

5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of maintaining the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in a switching system.

6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of maintaining the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in an engineering and information system.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of reporting the bonded association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium.

8. A system, comprising:

a communications module stored in memory; and

a processor communicating with a user interface stored in memory,

the processor logically bonding at least a first physical medium and a second physical medium; and

the processor associating the logically bonded first physical medium and the second physical medium in a database.

9. A system according to claim 8, wherein the processor bonds the first physical medium and the second physical medium at a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer.

10. A system according to claim 8, wherein the processor maintains the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in a service order processing system.

11. A system according to claim 8, wherein the processor maintains the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in a loop facilities system.

12. A system according to claim 8, wherein the processor maintains the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in a switching system.

13. A system according to claim 8, wherein the processor maintains the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in an engineering and information system.

14. A system according to claim 8, wherein the processor reports the bonded association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium.

15. A computer program product comprising computer-readable instructions for performing the steps:

logically bonding at least a first physical medium and a second physical medium; and

associating the logically bonded first physical medium and the second physical medium in a database.

16. A computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising computer instructions for bonding the first physical medium and the second physical medium at a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer.

17. A computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising computer instructions for maintaining the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in a service order processing system.

18. A computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising computer instructions for maintaining the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in a loop facilities system.

19. A computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising computer instructions for maintaining the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in a switching system.

20. A computer program product according to claim 15, further comprising computer instructions for maintaining the association between the first physical medium and the second physical medium in an engineering and information system.