Patent ID: 7327673

Claim:
A system for an asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) access network for providing ADSL provision flow control at a digital subscriber line access multiplexer (DSLAM) switch, comprising: a network management system in communication with an element management system that is in communication with the DSLAM switch, the network management system including a control algorithm for controlling ADSL provision flow on a DSLAM switch by introducing a two level semaphore including a first semaphore and a second semaphore; a first object defined by the network management system for representing that a batch process is requesting activity on the DSLAM switch; and a second object defined by the network management system for representing that a graphic user interface (GUI) operator is requesting activity on the DSLAM switch wherein a request of the GUI operator bypasses requests of the batch process and is processed with priority; wherein the first semaphore controls a first provision request flow at the element management system level and the second semaphore controls a second provision request flow at the DSLAM switch level.