Abstract: In an administration system for a public switched telephone network, a method of provisioning and maintaining the working status of customer network facilities is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving a service request from a customer at a living unit requesting service, and determining whether the service request from the living unit is eligible for processing by the adjunct processor. When the service request is eligible, the method automatically provisions customer equipment to execute the service request based upon information including customer identification data and customer facilities. The information is generally maintained without altering the customer facilities when a subsequent disconnect request is received from the customer.

Abstract: In an administration system for a public switched telephone network, a combination proactive and reactive maintenance system analyzes the working status of customer network facilities in response to a customer request reporting a customer trouble. The combined maintenance system includes an attendant station receiving the customer request representing a reactively determined trouble, and building a first trouble report, and first and second test systems. The first test system tests a second communication line in the communication cable representing a potentially proactively determined trouble, and builds a second trouble report. The second test system tests at least one of the first and second communication lines and determines whether at least one of the first and second trouble reports should be dispatched to a customer work group together with existing related proactive and reactive trouble reports to the customer work group using trouble routing criteria.

Abstract: In an administration system for a public switched telephone network, a service analysis system is provided for proactively analyzing the working status of customer network facilities including a communication line in a communication cable associated with a customer. The service analysis system includes an automatic line insulation test (ALIT) system testing the communication line in the communication cable associated with the customer producing trouble indicators indicating a potentially defective communication line, and a mechanized loop testing (MLT) system testing groups prioritized for the communication line.

Abstract: In an administration system for a public switched telephone network, a reactive maintenance system analyzes the working status of customer network facilities in response to a customer request reporting a customer trouble. The reactive system includes a reactive maintenance attendant station receiving the customer request, retrieving related customer profile information, obtaining a description of the customer trouble. The reactive system also includes a test system testing the communication line associated with the trouble report and generating test results. The test system also determines whether additional information is needed, or whether the trouble report can be closed out, or whether the trouble report should be dispatched to a customer work group including existing related proactive trouble reports. The reactive system also includes a work request processing and dispatch system that groups related open work requests (e.g.