Patent ID: 7340039

Claim:
A method for providing information for use in a central office, comprising: for each of a plurality of digital loop carrier systems: providing system information for the digital loop carrier system, the system information including a system identifier; providing, equipment location information for the digital loop carrier system, the equipment location information including wiring information; associating the equipment location information with the system information for the digital loop carrier system through the system identifier for the digital loop carrier system; providing multiplexer information for a multiplexer associated with the digital loop carrier system; associating the multiplexer information with the system information for the digital loop carrier system through the system identifier for the digital loop carrier system; providing test pair information for a test pair associated with the digital loop carrier system; associating the test pair information with the system information for the digital loop carrier system through the system identifier for the digital loop carrier system; provide a system report that includes the system information, the equipment location information, the multiplexer information, and the test pair information; and including missing data information with the system report, the missing data information comprising records that are missing data associated with at least one of the following: a digital loop carrier system database, a multiplexer database, an equipment location database, and a test pair database.