Simplified operation of a central office point of delivery and/or for improved port discovery, verification and/or auto-configuration within a broadband access network of a telecommunications network

US10868718B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG · DE

Inventors

• Thomas Haag · Rodgau, DE
• Paul E. Wagner · Skokie, US
• Hans-Joerg Kolbe · Darmstadt, DE
• Robert J. Soukup · Frankfurt, DE
• Manuel Paul · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 5, 2018
• Grant date: Dec 15, 2020
• Expiry date: Feb 5, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L41/0886
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method for operation of a central office point of delivery includes: in response to a pluggable interface module being plugged into an access node port of a line termination node of the central office point of delivery, transmitting, by the line termination node, a request message to a control node of the central office point of delivery, wherein the request message comprises interface module information related to the pluggable interface module, and wherein an activation clearance is requested, via the request message, from the control node; receiving, by the line termination node, from the control node, an acknowledgement message related to the activation clearance requested by the request message, wherein the acknowledgement message corresponds to a verification operation and/or activation clearance operation having been successful; and activating, by the line termination node and/or by the access port node, the pluggable interface module.