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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1999
Vinu Sundaresan, Fremont, CA (US);
Krishna Sastry Garimella, San Jose, CA (US);
Umesh Bellur, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Arun Candadai, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Jean Walsh, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ralph Gordon Saavedra, San Ramon, CA (US);
Madhu Gopinathan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yan Or, San Ramon, CA (US);
Covad Communications Group, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
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.