DEVICE ABSTRACTION PROXY
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- accessing a Device Abstraction Proxy from a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service provider via an interface;
receiving, at the interface of the Device Abstraction Proxy, a request for operational data relating to DSL communication services provided to one or more DSL terminals;
receiving, at the interface of the Device Abstraction Proxy, the operational data from one or more DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) communicably interfaced with the Device Abstraction Proxy, the received operational data including data for DSL lines associated with one or more consumers served by one or more of;
broadband DSL services providers, DSL services wholesalers, and DSL services resellers; and
providing the operational data via the interface.
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Abstract
Described are systems and methods for implementing and operating a Device Abstraction Proxy (DAP). In one embodiment, the DAP includes a communications interface to connect the DAP to one or more access aggregation devices, each having a plurality of physical ports to provide Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) communication services to a plurality of remote DSL terminals via the plurality of physical ports. The DAP may further include a memory and processor to execute a virtual access aggregation device, in which a subset of the plurality of physical ports are allocated and linked to corresponding logical ports. The DAP may further include a global rule-set module to define operational constraints for the DSL communication services, and a management interface to allow at least one broadband access management system to manage the subset of physical ports allocated to the virtual access aggregation device subject to the operational constraints.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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accessing a Device Abstraction Proxy from a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service provider via an interface; receiving, at the interface of the Device Abstraction Proxy, a request for operational data relating to DSL communication services provided to one or more DSL terminals; receiving, at the interface of the Device Abstraction Proxy, the operational data from one or more DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) communicably interfaced with the Device Abstraction Proxy, the received operational data including data for DSL lines associated with one or more consumers served by one or more of;
broadband DSL services providers, DSL services wholesalers, and DSL services resellers; andproviding the operational data via the interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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accessing a Device Abstraction Proxy from a first Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service provider via an interface; receiving, at the interface of the Device Abstraction Proxy, a request for operational data relating to DSL communication services provided to one or more DSL terminals; receiving, at the interface of the Device Abstraction Proxy, the operational data from one or more DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) communicably interfaced with the Device Abstraction Proxy, the received operational data including data for DSL lines associated with one or more consumers served by at least a second DSL service provider; and providing the operational data to the first DSL service provider via the interface. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A Device Abstraction Proxy (DAP), comprising:
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an interface communicatively coupled with a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service provider; the interface of the Device Abstraction Proxy to receive a request for operational data relating to DSL communication services provided to one or more DSL terminals; the Device Abstraction Proxy to further receive at the interface the operational data from one or more DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs), each communicably interfaced with the Device Abstraction Proxy, wherein the received operational data includes data for DSL lines associated with one or more consumers served by one or more of;
broadband DSL services providers, DSL services wholesalers, and DSL services resellers; andthe Device Abstraction Proxy to provide the operational data via the interface. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor in a Device Abstraction Proxy, the instructions cause the Device Abstraction Proxy to perform operations including:
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communicatively interfacing the Device Abstraction Proxy with a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service provider via an interface; receiving, at the interface of the Device Abstraction Proxy, a request for operational data relating to DSL communication services provided to one or more DSL terminals; receiving, at the interface of the Device Abstraction Proxy, the operational data from one or more DSL Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs) communicably interfaced with the Device Abstraction Proxy, the received operational data including data for DSL lines associated with one or more consumers served by one or more of;
broadband DSL services providers, DSL services wholesalers, and DSL services resellers; andproviding the operational data via the interface. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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