Bellsouth Corporation

Bellsouth Intellectual Property Corporation

James Madison Seymour

Julia B Torbert

Nailesh B Desai

Tingting Lu

David C Sowell

Phiroz Homi Madon

Janine M Irwin

James M Davis

Craig L Cook

Iris Y Chen

Kenneth W Hartsfield

Loop qualification systems and methods involve evaluating Loop Make-Up (LMU) data to determine whether loops qualify for certain services, such as ADSL service or other digital services. The LMU data includes such information as whether the loop is comprised of copper, fiber, is a DLC, the length, resist zone, carrier zone, loading factor, the existence of a DAML, and taper code information. The loop qualification systems and methods obtain LMU data on existing loops and also information on loops that have not yet been completed. Network service providers (NSPs) interface with the loop qualification systems to determine whether certain lines are qualified for a service. The loop qualification systems also include web-based interfaces to allow both the NSPs and end users to make an inquiry as to the capability of a given loop.

ADSL loop qualification systems and methods

A system and method for defining and depicting the operational mode of a process based on temporal factors in a system including a computer that provides for user input through a graphical user interface. A day class template including a time and mode category is displayed on the graphical user interface. The time category depicts a plurality of indicators that are chronologically arranged to represent selected times within a twenty-four hour period. Upon receipt of a definition of an interval of time from a user, the interval of time is displayed on the day class template. Upon receipt of a specification of a mode of operation of the process during the interval of time, a representation of the mode of operation is displayed on the day class template. The process then is operated pursuant to the specified mode of operation during the interval of time. A calendar including day blocks also is displayed on the graphical user interface. The calendar is used to facilitate the scheduling and display of modes of operation of the relevant process over a period of time longer than a day. The calendar is displayed so that calendar days that run a particular schedule of the process as defined by a day class template are distinguished from other days on the calendar. A user can select a day from the calendar and view the day class template including the schedule of mode operation for that day.

Method and system for providing a temporal interface for use in

Processes and devices for enhancing communication management and control in an intelligent network. A Service Management System Information Model serves as the basis for generation of Network Element Images which facilitate data communication between the Service Management System and the various Network elements. The Service Management System Information Model also allows a more intuitive and efficient provisioning interface for the Service Management System user. Network Element Interfaces according to the present invention contain embedded Service Management System/Network Element Interface Protocol functionality and may be employed to interpret the Network Element Images and communicate them over the network to the Network Elements. A Network Element Interface Server allows requests from client programs in the service management system to be queued and prioritized as desired for further efficiency, flexibility and reliability.

Telecommunications network service central management system interfacing

The present invention is a method that enables a business with multiple locations within a LATA to use a single number for its service. All callers dial the same number to reach the subscriber's business, and a network routes the calls to the most appropriate subscriber location based on the geographic location of the caller, time of day, day of week, and/or percent distribution among subscriber locations. The geographic location of the caller is determined using the calling party number (NPA-NXX-XXXX) and either mapping this number to a wire center (using the NPA-NXX) or to a block group (using the entire NPA-NXX-XXXX). An advantage of Area Number Calling is the granularity of block group routing. Block groups are defined by the Census Bureau and typically encompass a much smaller geographic area than a wire center. Block groups are defined by the Census Bureau for the entire United States. Block groups tend to encompass four to twelve blocks, and they honor natural boundaries, like rivers. This gives an ANC subscriber a greater degree of flexibility in defining which geographic areas should be routed to which subscriber locations. The present invention also provides a method of reducing the amount of geographic data that is transmitted to or stored on a database associated with the routing equipment by routing as a unit intersecting regions of multiple subscriber data tables.

Method for routing calls based on predetermined assignments of callers

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Alpharetta, GA, United States of America

James Madison Seymour