Abstract: A method for enabling cloud-based management services using an on-site management cloud engine includes establishing a single secure communication channel between a management cloud engine (MCE) located in a customer premises and a cloud management services platform located in a cloud computing infrastructure, receiving, by the MCE from a unified management service (UMS) manager located in the cloud management services platform, a management instruction message directed to at least one network function located in the customer premises via the single secure communication channel, converting instruction data contained in the management instruction message to a legacy protocol recognized by the at least one network function, and providing the converted instruction data to the at least one network function.

Abstract: A method for enabling cloud-based management services using an on-site management cloud engine includes establishing a single secure communication channel between a management cloud engine (MCE) located in a customer premises and a cloud management services platform located in a cloud computing infrastructure, receiving, by the MCE from a unified management service (UMS) manager located in the cloud management services platform, a management instruction message directed to at least one network function located in the customer premises via the single secure communication channel, converting instruction data contained in the management instruction message to a legacy protocol recognized by the at least one network function, and providing the converted instruction data to the at least one network function.

Abstract: In a Data Access Transport Service (DATS), Data Service Providers (DSPs) share dial-in access (e.g. analog modem or Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) access) resources from a common pool maintained by a Local Exchange Carrier (LEC) (or potentially a DSP. A system is disclosed wherein a Network Controller (NC) performs the role of DSP service partitioning, quota enforcement, and resource load balancing to ensure that a DATS provider can provide a high quality of service (availability, response time & consistent bandwidth) to subscribed DSPs and their end-users. The Network Controller assists in Internet Data call establishment and tear-down, with the ability to refuse calls when the associated DSP has exceeded its service quota. The Network Controller also assists in the routing of calls to one of the DSPs Network Gateways (or data routers), using a load balancing scheme that maintains a pre-defined relative load on given DSP Network Gateways.