[freeside-devel] svc_broadband

[Jeff Finucane]

On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 14:46:56 -0500 "Jeremy Davis" <lists at maximumtech.us> wrote:

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| I'm sort stuck on what path to take on some of the new software I will be
| writing.  I have the need to track more information than what is currently
| supported.  It's a two part problem.
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| 1.) More information in svc_broadband.
| 	Basically will need to have information for devices.  Usernames,
| passwords, make, model, other various things like burstable speed settings
| for various exports to other devices.
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  Khoff makes suggestions here:
     http://www.freeside.biz/mediawiki/index.php/Broadband_Services_Spec

  and points out that we already store usernames, passwords in svc_acct and
that these are already tied to exports.  The speed settings should probably
go into svc_broadband.

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| 2.) Inventory system to log and provision the above devices.
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| Does it make more sense to write something else for the above functionality
| or just modify the existing modules to handle what is needed?  What would be
| more apt to be integrated into future releases?  I wasn't sure how modifying
| the inventory system would affect other systems, as I have no customers
| currently using the inventory feature.
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  Modifying the inventory table for make, model, (explicit?) serial number
and moving towards a many to many relationship between inventory items and
services (much like that between packages and services) would greatly 
broaden freeside's capabilities.

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