Billing, Alarm, Statistics and Log Information Handling in Multi-Services Gateway Device at User Premises

An endpoint device residing at a user premises, comprising:

• a connection to a gateway device via a network;
• an operational information module operable to generate and provide access to operational information related to the availability, status, integrity, quality and performance of the endpoint device by a remote service manager via the gateway device;
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• the gateway device including an application service module residing on a user premises side of a network service provider demarcation.

A system comprising:

• at least one remote service manager coupled to a network;
• at least one gateway device disposed at a user premises and in communication with the at least one remote service manager via the network, the at least one gateway device comprising at least one application performing traditional server functions and disposed on a user premises side of a network service provider demarcation;
• at least one endpoint device disposed at the user premises and in communication through a user module with the at least one gateway device operable to, under the control of the gateway device, execute at least one application, and generate, collect, and provide access to operational information related to the execution of the at least one application;
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• the at least one gateway device operable to, under the control of the at least one remote service manager, direct the at least one endpoint device to generate, collect, and provide access to operational information related to the execution of the at least one application, and to further generate, collect, and provide access to operational information related to the performance of the at least one gateway device.

A method of managing a operational information on a gateway device residing on a user premises having at least one endpoint device associated with the gateway device, the method comprising:

• delivering an application service traditionally residing on a network service provider's network through a network module to an application service module of the gateway device on the user premises side of a network service provider demarcation;
• executing the application service on the at least one endpoint device through a user module residing on the gateway device;
• directing the gateway device to generate and store the operational information related to the execution of the application service, the endpoint device, and the gateway device;
• directing the gateway device to process, aggregate, compress, and filter the operational information;
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• directing the gateway device to provide access and reporting on the operational information.

A computer-readable medium having encoded thereon a method of managing a gateway device for operation at a user premises having at least one endpoint device associated with the gateway device, the encoded method comprising:

• delivering an application service traditionally residing on a network service provider's network through a network module to an application service module of the gateway device on the user premises side of a network service provider demarcation;
• executing the application service on the at least one endpoint device through a user module residing on the gateway device;
• directing the gateway device to generate and store the operational information related to the execution of the application service, the endpoint device, and the gateway device;
• directing the gateway device to process, aggregate, compress, and filter the operational information;
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• directing the gateway device to provide access and reporting on the operational information.