Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving a request to modify a subscriber connection to a network element. The method also includes modifying attributes of the subscriber connection, within a memory of the network element, without disconnecting the subscriber connection from the network element.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for multiple communications sessions is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a computer implemented method comprises establishing a session at a data link layer between a host and a remote access concentrator, determining a set of network layer information corresponding to the session, and applying the set of network layer information to the host at the data link layer.

Abstract: A machine readable medium for remote circuit provisioning is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a machine readable medium comprises receiving a packet on a circuit and provisioning the circuit in response to receiving the packet, wherein provisioning the circuit comprises retrieving parameters from a database, creating an empty circuit structure, and populating the empty circuit structure with the parameters.

Abstract: A machine readable medium for remote circuit provisioning is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a machine readable medium comprises receiving a packet on a circuit and provisioning the circuit in response to receiving the packet, wherein provisioning the circuit comprises retrieving parameters from a database, creating an empty circuit structure, and populating the empty circuit structure with the parameters.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing redirect services are described herein. According to one embodiment, there is a service selection network element used to provide access of computing devices to a set of one or more services provided by one or more providers. In addition, the service selection network element includes a redirect facility and a set of routing policies stored in a machine readable medium within the service selection network element to handle redirect services within the service selection network element. Furthermore, the routing policies optionally include one or more replacement routing policies for each of the routing policy corresponding to the respective context. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.