Patent ID: 7711000
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in a network policy manager, comprising computer instructions for: recording a plurality of atomic policy templates for provisioning one or more network elements of a communication system, wherein each of the plurality of atomic policy templates correspond to one among a plurality of service configurations of the one or more network elements and is dependent on service options applied to enable a service request of a subscriber; recording one or more base policy templates for provisioning the one or more network elements, wherein each of the one or more base policy templates correspond to an operating baseline of the one or more network elements and is independent of service options applied to enable a service request of the subscriber, wherein the operating baseline is a minimum configuration required for the subscriber to access a backend system of the communication system, and wherein at least one of the one or more base policy templates is combined with at least one of the plurality of atomic templates when provisioning the one or more network elements; receiving a service order associated with a select one of the plurality of services configurations requested by the subscriber; retrieving according to the service order at least one base policy template and at least one atomic policy template; and provisioning the one or more network elements according to the at least one base policy template and the at least one atomic policy template.