Patent ID: 6463126
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: H04B,H04M

Abstract:
A method for qualifying a local loop for a digital subscriber line service, the loop having a provider end and a customer end, the method comprising:determining a provider end to customer end path for the local loop, the end to end path identifying the loop on an individual basis with respect to a plurality of other loops; determining a set of loop description data corresponding to the end to end path of the local loop by accessing a physical description database having records indicating the loop description data, wherein the loop description data for a loop include an identifier indicating a state from a plurality of states including an actual state and a planned state; identifying a state of the set of loop description data based on the identifier; and determining a qualification result for the local loop, the result being based on the set of loop description data and being further based on a different data source when the identifier indicates a planned state.