Universal broadband network gateway

A gateway device, comprising:

• a port, wherein the port receives one of a plurality of pluggable interface devices, each pluggable interface device comprising at least one of hardware or software configured to allow the gateway device to communicate with a network using at least two network communication technologies among a plurality of network communication technologies, wherein at least one first network communication technology of the at least two network communication technologies comprises at least one of a T1 access connection technology, a digital signal-1 (“DS1”) access connection technology, an xDSL access connection technology, a WiFi access connection technology, 3G access connection technology, 4G access connection technology, 5G access connection technology, 700 MHz wireless access connection technology, a passive optical network (“PON”) service technology, a gigabit PON (“GPON”) service technology, an Ethernet fiber line service technology, an Ethernet PON (“EPON”) service technology, a next generation PON (“NGPON”) service technology, or a second generation NGPON or 40 Gigabit-capable PON (“NGPON2”) service technology, wherein at least one second network communication technology of the at least two network communication technologies comprises another of at least one of a T1 access connection technology, a digital signal-1 (“DS1”) access connection technology, an xDSL access connection technology, a WiFi access connection technology, 3G access connection technology, 4G access connection technology, 5G access connection technology, 700 MHz wireless access connection technology, a passive optical network (“PON”) service technology, a gigabit PON (“GPON”) service technology, an Ethernet fiber line service technology, an Ethernet PON (“EPON”) service technology, a next generation PON (“NGPON”) service technology, or a second generation NGPON or 40 Gigabit-capable PON (“NGPON2”) service technology, wherein the at least one second network communication technology is different from the at least one first network communication technology, and wherein at least two of the plurality of pluggable interface devices are different from each other;
• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the gateway device to:
• determine whether a pluggable interface device is inserted into the port;
• based on a determination that the pluggable interface device is inserted into the port, automatically initiate configuration settings between the gateway and the pluggable interface device that is inserted into the port;
• and
• establish a communication link with the network via the pluggable interface device that is inserted into the port, using the at least one first network communication technology or the at least one second network communication technology associated with the pluggable interface device that is inserted into the port.

A system, comprising:

• a first pluggable interface device, the first pluggable interface device comprising at least one of hardware or software configured to allow a gateway device, a port of which the first pluggable interface device is inserted, to communicate with a network using a first network communication technology among a plurality of network communication technologies, wherein the first network communication technology comprises at least one of a T1 access connection technology, a digital signal-1 (“DS1”) access connection technology, an xDSL access connection technology, a WiFi access connection technology, 3G access connection technology, 4G access connection technology, 5G access connection technology, 700 MHz wireless access connection technology, a passive optical network (“PON”) service technology, a gigabit PON (“GPON”) service technology, an Ethernet fiber line service technology, an Ethernet PON (“EPON”) service technology, a next generation PON (“NGPON”) service technology, or a second generation NGPON or 40 Gigabit-capable PON (“NGPON2”) service technology;
• a second pluggable interface device, the second pluggable interface device comprising at least one of hardware or software configured to allow the gateway device, the port of which the second pluggable interface device is inserted, to communicate with the network using a second network communication technology among the plurality of network communication technologies, wherein the second network communication technology comprises another of at least one of a T1 access connection technology, a digital signal-1 (“DS1”) access connection technology, an xDSL access connection technology, a WiFi access connection technology, 3G access connection technology, 4G access connection technology, 5G access connection technology, 700 MHz wireless access connection technology, a passive optical network (“PON”) service technology, a gigabit PON (“GPON”) service technology, an Ethernet fiber line service technology, an Ethernet PON (“EPON”) service technology, a next generation PON (“NGPON”) service technology, or a second generation NGPON or 40 Gigabit-capable PON (“NGPON2”) service technology, wherein the second network communication technology is different from the first network communication technology;
• and
• the gateway device, comprising:
• the port, wherein the port receives one of a plurality of pluggable interface devices, each pluggable interface device comprising at least one of hardware or software configured to allow the gateway device to communicate with the network using one network communication technology among the plurality of network communication technologies, the second network communication technology being different from the first network communication technology, wherein the gateway device comprises at least one of hardware or software that is common to at least the first network communication technology and the second network communication technology;
• at least one processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable medium communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, the non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer software comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the gateway device to:
• determine whether a pluggable interface device is inserted into the port;
• based on a determination that the pluggable interface device is inserted into the port, automatically initiate configuration settings between the gateway and the pluggable interface device that is inserted into the port;
• and
• establish a communication link with the network via the pluggable interface device that is inserted into the port, using the network communication technology associated with the pluggable interface device that is inserted into the port.