Patent ID: 7991861

Claim:
A method for configuring device parameters in a Digital Subscriber Line access network, comprising: sending, by a managing device, a parameter modifying command to a managed device; responding to the parameter modifying command and modifying parameters by the managed device; obtaining, by the managed device, an applying opportunity of unapplied parameters which are generated by the parameter modifying command; sending, by the managing device, a GetApplyDelayTime command to the managed device to inquire the applying opportunity of the managed device's unapplied parameters which are generated by the parameter modifying command; sending, by the managed device, a command response to the managing device, indicating the applying opportunity of the managed device's unapplied parameters which are generated by the parameter modifying command, in response to the GetApplyDelayTime command; sending, by the managing device, a SetApplyDelayTime command to the managed device to modify the applying opportunity of the managed device's unapplied parameters which are generated by the parameter modifying command; sending, by the managed device, a command response to the managing device, indicating that the applying opportunity of the managed device's unapplied parameters which are generated by the parameter modifying command is set according to the SetApplyDelayTime command from the managing device; and applying, by the managed device, the unapplied parameters according to the applying opportunity.