Patent ID: 7885549

Claim:
A method for activating services in a Passive Optical Networking (PON) system, comprising: accessing instructions for facilitating activation of PON services including one or more data processors from a memory apparatus, from a apparatus readable by a drive unit of the data processing system or both located at a service provider local; facilitating pre-provisioning of an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) within a PON system wherein said pre provisioning includes provisioning PON services on the OLT prior to installing an Optical Network Termination unit (ONT) controlled by the OLT, wherein the OLT is pre-provisioned with at least a first information required for facilitating automatic activation of said PON services; said facilitating automatic activation of said PON services, using at least said first information, after installation of the ONT is completed at a service subscriber site, wherein said PON services are served by the ONT; and provisioning, after the installation of the ONT, the OLT with an actual identifier information of the ONT, by replacing said first information with said actual identifier, when the actual identifier is different from said first information.