| 摘要 |
An Initial Profile Application Apparatus (IPAA) (100) is operable to apply an initial profile to a modem pair connection system (5), the modem pair connection system (5) comprising a first modem (33), a corresponding second modem (11) and a metallic wire connection (15a, 25a), wherein the first (33) and second (11) modems are operable to establish a data connection between themselves over the metallic wire connection (15a, 25a). The IPAA (100) comprises: a receiver (110) for receiving new-order information associated with a new order placed by a customer for a new broadband data connection to be supplied over the modem pair connection system (5); an evaluator (132) for evaluating a set of risk factors for the new order based on the received new-order information; a line database (140) storing information about a plurality of established modem pair connection systems which information includes values for the corresponding risk factors of each of the plurality of established modem pair connection systems, or information permitting the evaluation of such values, and information about a profile applied to each of the plurality of established modem pair connection systems; a comparator (134) for comparing the set of evaluated risk factors for the new order with corresponding risk factors for established modem pair connection systems using information from the line database; a determiner (136) for determining an initial profile to apply to the modem pair connection system based on the comparison of risk factors; and an applicator (110) for applying the determined initial profile to the modem pair connection system (5). |
