Patent ID: 8300543

Claim:
A method comprising: establishing, by a digital subscriber line access multiplexer, a communications link with a communications device; and repeating, by the digital subscriber line access multiplexer, the following for each parameter set of a plurality of parameter sets: selecting a parameter set of the plurality of parameter sets; sending the selected parameter set to the communications device; establishing a connection to the communications device using one or more settings corresponding to the parameter set; measuring a performance indicator indicating connection performance of the connection; associating the performance indicator with the parameter set; recording the performance indicator associated with the parameter set; selecting a recorded performance indicator according to one or more predetermined criteria; associating the selected recorded performance indicator with the communications device; establishing a next communications link with a next communications device; determining that the next communications device has one or more features similar to the communications device; and establishing, based on the determination, a next connection with the next communications device using one or more next settings corresponding to a next parameter set associated with the selected-recorded performance indicator.