Covad Communitions Group, Inc.

Covad Communications Group, Inc.

Satyan Vasamsetti

Thomas Edward Lilley

Johan Casier

Mike Miscevic

Systems and methods for network profiling that may be used by a provider of high bandwidth connections to facilitate connectivity and service order entry by customers are disclosed. Typically, the customer has a plurality of client. The network profiling method generally comprises specifying at least one network configuration profile, the specifying including selecting a preferred CPE, selecting a network mode, selecting a network feature, selecting at least one network feature parameter including a static parameter, and defining a value for the static network feature parameter, wherein the network configuration profile includes at least one dynamic network feature parameter, the dynamic parameter having an unspecified value in the network configuration profile. The method further includes selecting one of the at least one network configuration profile and specifying values for the at least one dynamic parameter and optionally includes a validation process for validating the specification of the preferred CPE, the network mode, the network feature, the network feature parameter, and the value for the static network feature parameter. The selecting the preferred CPE may be before or after selecting the network mode and network feature.

Network profiling system

Systems and methods for providing remote configuration and on-demand management of a CPE over DSL are disclosed. The method generally comprises creating a temporary management ATM virtual circuit between a remote Point-to-Point Protocol (&ldquo;PPP&rdquo;) server and the CPE via an ATM network, assigning a temporary Internet Protocol (&ldquo;IP&rdquo;) address to the CPE using PPP over ATM, telneting from the PPP server to the temporary IP address of the CPE, and downloading CPE configuration from the PPP server to the CPE. The creating, assigning, telneting, and downloading may be performed between the remote PPP server and a management port of the CPE. The system generally comprises a remote PPP server, a CPE including a management port adapted to send requests for connection to the PPP server and to receive data downloaded from the PPP server, and a temporary management ATM virtual circuit between the PPP server and the management port of the CPE.

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Danville, CA, United States of America

Satyan Vasamsetti