Patent ID: 8902787

Claim:
A computer-readable device comprising executable instructions that, when executed, cause a machine to perform operations comprising: classifying a network element as being in a probation operating mode that is constrained to communicate with a first subset of communication devices when the network element does not satisfy a criteria value, the first subset of communication devices being probationary testing devices inaccessible to a second subset of the communication devices; providing configuration information to a device management server operably coupled to an Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem network, wherein the first subset of communication devices are registered with the network element based on the configuration information when the first subset of communication devices are communicatively coupled with the Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem network; monitoring the network element to gather performance data while operating with the first subset of communication devices; and declassifying the network element from the probationary operating mode to a normal operating mode in response to satisfaction of the criteria value associated with the performance data, the declassification to permit communication between the network element and the second subset of the communication devices.