Systems and methods for dynamically connecting network elements to enable a service

An apparatus for a telecommunications service, comprising:

• a computing device;
• and
• a network device,
• wherein the network device accesses an Ethernet virtual Connection (EVC) generated by the computing device, and
• wherein the EVC is generating using a plurality of connection parameters and by referencing a database storing information about a plurality of network resources, and wherein the computing device is operable to generate a configuration file comprising configuration attributes associated with the network device and devices of the EVC, with data of the configuration file utilized for activating and configuring the devices of the EVC.

A system for providing a telecommunications service, comprising:

• a network interface device;
• and
• a computing device, operable for:
• receiving a request to provision a network path associated with the network interface device, the request comprising a plurality of connection parameters,
• selecting a network resource to assign to the network path using the plurality of connection parameters, the network resource being connectable to the network interface device,
• accessing configuration attributes for the network interface device and the network resource from a database, and
• generating a configuration file using data associated with the configuration attributes.