Patent ID: 7046659

Claim:
A method for providing self-provisioning of VoIP telephony service to a subscriber of the VoIP telephony service, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of: receiving a first notify command from an un-provisioned residential gateway that is associated with the subscriber, wherein the first notify command is sent in response to a telephone receiver connected to the residential gateway going off-hook; instructing the residential gateway to collect a provisioning access number; instructing, via a call signaling command, the residential gateway to collect a subscriber numeric identity that uniquely identifies the subscriber; instructing, via a call signaling command, the residential gateway to collect a Personal Identification Number (PIN) information that is associated with the subscriber; receiving and verifying the subscriber numeric identity and Personal Identification Number (PIN) information; assigning an IP address that is associated with one or more Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP) messages that are sent by the residential gateway as a residential gateway IP address for the residential gateway; and using the residential gateway IP address to provision the residential gateway that is associated with the subscriber.