Processing orders for high bandwidth connections

US6463079B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Covad Communications Company · US

Inventors

• Vinu Sundaresan · Fremont, US
• Krishna S. Garimella · San Jose, US
• Umesh Bellur · Mumbai, IN
• Arun Candadai · Sunnyvale, US
• Michael Jean Walsh · Santa Clara, US
• Ralph Gordon Saavedra · San Ramon, US
• Madhu Gopinathan · Sunnyvale, US
• Yan Or · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 2, 1999
• Grant date: Oct 8, 2002
• Expiry date: Jul 2, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/10
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An operational support system (OSS) processing orders for high bandwidth connections on based on digital subscriber loop (DSL) technology. The OSS pre-qualifies the services based on data identifying a user location and on the availability of any resources which may be needed exclusively for the user location to provide the service. A port on a DSL access multiplexor (DSLAM) is an example of such a resource. By reserving such resources around (before or after) the pre-qualification stage, the OSS may ensure that the service order can be fulfilled with an enhanced probability.