Reconciling addresses
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1. A device comprising:
- a memory including an address database for storing sub-location addresses; and
a processor configured to;
receive, from a network device, a request to perform address reconciliation of the sub-location addresses that correspond to physical addresses associated with physical devices related to different central offices;
retrieve the sub-location addresses from the database based on the request;
determine, for each of the sub-location addresses, whether the sub-location address is to be deleted from the database by determining whether a physical device assigned to the sub-location address can be reassigned to the corresponding physical address; and
delete one or more of the sub-location addresses from the database based on the determinations.
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Abstract
A device may include a memory, line cards, and a processor. The memory may include an address database for storing sub-location addresses. The line cards may be configured to communicate with other devices. The processor may be configured to receive a request to reconcile physical addresses from a network device, retrieve sub-location addresses from the database based on the request, determine whether each of the sub-location addresses can be deleted from the database based on association between the sub-location address and a physical device, and, for each of the sub-location addresses, delete the sub-location address from the database based on the determination.
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19 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a memory including an address database for storing sub-location addresses; and a processor configured to; receive, from a network device, a request to perform address reconciliation of the sub-location addresses that correspond to physical addresses associated with physical devices related to different central offices; retrieve the sub-location addresses from the database based on the request; determine, for each of the sub-location addresses, whether the sub-location address is to be deleted from the database by determining whether a physical device assigned to the sub-location address can be reassigned to the corresponding physical address; and delete one or more of the sub-location addresses from the database based on the determinations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a network device, a request to reconcile physical addresses associated with telephone lines related to different central offices; obtaining sub-location addresses, from a database associating the telephone lines with the physical addresses, based on a number of the different central offices identified in the request; determining, for each of the sub-location addresses, whether the sub-location address is to be deleted from the database by determining whether a telephone line is assigned to the sub-location address or can be reassigned to another address; deleting at least some of the sub-location addresses based on the determinations; and generating a report identifying the deleted sub-location addresses. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for causing a processing device to:
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receive a list of central offices for address reconciliation; obtain sub-location addresses from a first database based on the list of central offices; send a query describing a first one of the sub-location addresses to a second database that tracks whether a telephone line assigned to the first sub-location address can be reassigned to a physical address corresponding to the first sub-location address; receive a reply from the second database indicating that the telephone line can be reassigned to the physical address; determine that the first sub-location address can be deleted from the first database based on the reply; reassign the telephone line from the first sub-location address to the physical address; delete the first sub-location address; and generate a report that includes the first sub-location address.
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