Operating a broadband access network of a telecommunications network with a customer premises equipment

A system for operating a broadband access network of a telecommunications network with a customer premises equipment, the system comprising:

• the broadband access network;
• a service provider;
• and
• a whole sale entity;
• wherein the broadband access network comprises at least one access node, wherein a first access node of the broadband access network is configured to operatively connect the customer premises equipment to the telecommunications network for providing communication services and/or communication access services to a user related or connected to the customer premises equipment;
• wherein the broadband access network is configured to provide communication access services to the customer premises equipment via providing a whole sale interface to a service provider, wherein the service provider is configured to provide communication services to the customer premises equipment and/or to the related or connected user using the whole sale interface and the broadband access network;
• wherein, in case that the customer premises equipment is unknown to the telecommunications network or has previously not been connected to the telecommunications network, the whole sale entity is involved, wherein the whole sale entity is separated from both the broadband access network and the service provider;
• and
• wherein, to realize or to prepare operational usage of the customer premises equipment, the system is configured such that:
• the whole sale entity transmits an authentication request to the service provider using a first application programming interface, wherein the first application programming interface being exposed by the service provider and
• in case of the authentication request having been granted, the whole sale entity transmits a configuration command to the broadband access network using a second application programming interface, wherein the second application programming interface is exposed by the broadband access network.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon for operating a broadband access network of a telecommunications network with a customer premises equipment, wherein the broadband access network comprises at least one access node,

• wherein a first access node of the broadband access network is configured to operatively connect the customer premises equipment to the telecommunications network for providing communication services and/or communication access services to a user related or connected to the customer premises equipment,
• wherein the broadband access network is configured to provide communication access services to the customer premises equipment via providing a whole sale interface to a service provider, wherein the service provider is configured to provide communication services to the customer premises equipment and/or to the related or connected user using the whole sale interface and the broadband access network,
• wherein, in case that the customer premises equipment is unknown to the telecommunications network or has previously not been connected to the telecommunications network, a whole sale entity is involved,
• wherein, to realize or to prepare operational usage of the customer premises equipment, the processor-executable instructions, when executed, facilitates performance of the following steps:
• in a first step, the whole sale entity transmits an authentication request to the service provider using a first application programming interface, wherein the first application programming interface is exposed by the service provider;
• and
• in a second step and in case of the authentication request having been granted, the whole sale entity transmits a configuration command to the broadband access network using a second application programming interface, wherein the second application programming interface is exposed by the broadband access network.