Method and apparatus for configuring an automatic cross connect system at a remote wiring hub

An apparatus for determining connectivity at a hub connected to a plurality of subscriber lines and a plurality of feeder lines, the apparatus comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor adapted, upon receiving instructions from the memory, to execute a method comprising:
• classifying the plurality of subscriber lines into subscriber line groups based on penetration rates and churn rates associated with the plurality of subscriber lines for one or more services supported by the hub;
• and
• defining connectivity at the hub for one or more of the plurality of subscriber lines to one or more of the plurality of feeder lines according to a subscriber line group of the subscriber line.

A remote wiring hub supporting one or more services for multiple subscribers, the hub comprising:

• a first frame component configured to terminate subscriber lines associated with one or more of the multiple subscribers, wherein the subscriber lines are classified, for the one or more services, into a plurality of subscriber line groups based on penetration rates and churn rates associated with the subscriber lines;
• a second frame component configured to terminate feeder lines adapted for providing the one or more services;
• and
• one or more connection components configured to connect at least one of the subscriber lines to at least one of the feeder lines in accordance with a subscriber line group of the at least one subscriber line.