Method for replacing a network interface device

1. A method of replacing a first network demarcation device, the method, comprising:

establishing a first connection from a service computer to the first network demarcation device via a service interface of the first network demarcation device, wherein the first network demarcation device isolates an internal transport medium from an external transport medium;

accessing a storage arrangement of the first network demarcation device with the service computer;

using the service computer to select configuration information of the first network demarcation device;

establishing a second connection between a copy interface of the first network demarcation device and a copy interface of a replacement demarcation device;

using the service computer to cause the selected configuration information to be transferred from the first network demarcation device to the replacement demarcation device;

interfacing the replacement demarcation device to the internal transport medium and the external transport medium, wherein the internal transport medium comprises a customer's premises having a plurality of telecommunication services provisioned via the replacement network demarcation device and wherein the external transport medium comprises a telecommunication services network through which a plurality of telecommunication services are simultaneously provided to a customer's premises; and

attaching the replacement demarcation device to an exterior wall of the customer's premises.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein accessing the storage arrangement of the first network demarcation device with the service computer comprises accessing a microserver of the first network demarcation device.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the copy interface of the first network demarcation device or the copy interface of the replacement demarcation device comprises a selection from a group consisting of USB, RJ-45 (Ethernet), Firewire, 802.11b, Blue Tooth, and any high speed data interface.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the service interface comprises an interface based on a RJ-45 10BaseT interface.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising causing the replacement demarcation device to register with the external transport medium.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein using the service computer to cause the selected configuration information to be transferred from the first network demarcation device to the replacement demarcation device comprises causing the selected configuration information to flow through the connection between the copy interface of the first network demarcation device and the copy interface of the replacement demarcation device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein interfacing the replacement demarcation device to the internal transport medium and the external transport medium comprises establishing a third connection such that both the replacement demarcation device and the first network demarcation device are simultaneously connected to both the internal transport medium and the external transport medium.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the replacement demarcation device and the first network demarcation device are simultaneously connected to both the internal transport medium and the external transport medium in parallel.

9. A method of replacing a network demarcation device, the method comprising:

establishing a first connection from a service computer to the first network demarcation device via a service interface of the first network demarcation device, wherein the first network demarcation device isolates an internal transport medium from an external transport medium;

accessing a storage arrangement of the first network demarcation device with the service computer;

using the service computer to select configuration information of the first network demarcation device;

establishing a second connection between the service computer and a service interface of a replacement demarcation device;

using the service computer to cause the selected configuration information to be transferred from the first network demarcation device to the replacement demarcation device;

interfacing the replacement demarcation device to the internal transport medium and the external transport medium, wherein the internal transport medium comprises a customer's premises having a plurality of telecommunication services provisioned via the replacement network demarcation device and wherein the external transport medium comprises a telecommunication services network through which a plurality of telecommunication services are simultaneously provided to a customer's premises; and

attaching the replacement demarcation device to an exterior wall of the customer's premises.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein accessing the storage arrangement of the first network demarcation device with the service computer comprises accessing a microserver of the first network demarcation device.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the service interface of the first network demarcation device or the service interface of the replacement demarcation device comprises an interface based on a RJ-45 10BaseT interface.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising causing the replacement demarcation device to register with the external transport medium.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein using the service computer to cause the selected configuration information to be transferred from the first network demarcation device to the replacement demarcation device comprises causing the selected configuration information to flow through the service computer.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein interfacing the replacement demarcation device to the internal transport medium and the external transport medium comprises establishing a third connection such that both the replacement demarcation device and the first network demarcation device are simultaneously connected to both the internal transport medium and the external transport medium.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the replacement demarcation device and the first network demarcation device are simultaneously connected to both the internal transport medium and the external transport medium in parallel.

16. A system for replacing a first network demarcation device, comprising:

a service computer;

an interface between the service computer and the first network demarcation device, wherein the first network demarcation device isolates an internal transport medium from an external transport medium; and

means for transferring configuration information from the first network demarcation device to a replacement demarcation device that is attached to an exterior wall of a customer's premises;

wherein the service computer is operable to access a storage arrangement of the first network demarcation device, select at least a portion of the configuration information of the first network demarcation device, and cause the at least portion of the configuration information selected to be transferred from the first network demarcation device to the replacement demarcation device, wherein the internal transport medium comprises the customer's premises network having a plurality of telecommunication services provisioned via the first network demarcation device, and wherein the external transport medium comprises a telecommunication services network through which a plurality of telecommunication services are simultaneously provided to the customer's premises.