9 TELECOMMUNICATIONS HARDWARE, NAMELY, HUBS, ROUTERS, SWITCHES, BRIDGES, MODEMS, INTERFACE CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, GATEWAYS, AGGREGATORS, MULTIPLEXERS, CONCENTRATORS, ROUTING SWITCHES, NETWORK ACCESS CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, SET-TOP BOXES, LINE CARDS, NETWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CARDS, NETWORK SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT CARDS AND NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS FOR ENABLING INTEGRATED VOICE, VIDEO AND GLOBAL COMPUTER NETWORK ACCESS SERVICES OVER COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS; BROAD BAND MULTI-SERVICE NETWORKS COMPRISED OF HUBS, ROUTERS, SWITCHES, BRIDGES, MODEMS, INTERFACE CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, GATEWAYS, AGGREGATORS, MULTIPLEXERS, CONCENTRATORS, ROUTING SWITCHES, NETWORK ACCESS CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, SET-TOP BOXES, LINE CARDS, NETWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CARDS, NETWORK SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT CARDS AND NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS; DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE SYSTEMS COMPRISED OF HUBS, ROUTERS, SWITCHES, BRIDGES, MODEMS, INTERFACE CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, GATEWAYS, AGGREGATORS, MULTIPLEXERS, CONCENTRATORS, ROUTING SWITCHES, NETWORK ACCESS CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, SET-TOP BOXES, LINE CARDS, NETWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CARDS, NETWORK SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT CARDS AND NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS; ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE SYSTEMS COMPRISED OF HUBS, ROUTERS, SWITCHES, BRIDGES, MODEMS, INTERFACE CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, GATEWAYS, AGGREGATORS, MULTIPLEXERS, CONCENTRATORS, ROUTING SWITCHES, NETWORK ACCESS CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, SET-TOP BOXES, LINE CARDS, NETWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CARDS, NETWORK SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT CARDS AND NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS; PLATFORMS, NAMELY HUBS, ROUTERS, SWITCHES, BRIDGES, MODEMS, INTERFACE CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, GATEWAYS, AGGREGATORS, MULTIPLEXERS, CONCENTRATORS, ROUTING SWITCHES, NETWORK ACCESS CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, SET-TOP BOXES, LINE CARDS, NETWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CARDS, NETWORK SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT CARDS AND NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS; COMMUNICATIONS SWITCHES, MODEMS, ROUTERS AND LINE CARDS; MANAGEMENT NETWORKS COMPRISED OF HUBS, ROUTERS, SWITCHES, BRIDGES, MODEMS, INTERFACE CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, GATEWAYS, AGGREGATORS, MULTIPLEXERS, CONCENTRATORS, ROUTING SWITCHES, NETWORK ACCESS CARDS, CABLES, ADAPTORS AND BOXES, SET-TOP BOXES, LINE CARDS, NETWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CARDS, NETWORK SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT CARDS AND NETWORK INTERFACE CARDS; AND RELATED SOFTWARE FOR ENABLING OPERATION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED HARDWARE, COMPONENTS, NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS