WE CLAIM:
1. A method (400) for identifying a relocated Customer Premises Equipment
(CPE) (152a, 152b, 152c) in a network (104), the method (400) comprising:
5 obtaining (402), by a receiving unit (160), current geolocation data
of the CPE (152a, 152b, 152c);
determining (404), by a processing unit (162), a first deviation in
location of the CPE (152a, 152b, 152c) by comparing the current
geolocation data with stored geolocation data of the CPE (152a, 152b,
10 152c);
incrementing (406), by the processing unit (162), a deviation counter
if the determined first deviation exceeds a predefined threshold;
replacing (408), by the processing unit (162), the stored geolocation
data with a centroid of geolocation data obtained over a predefined period
15 when the deviation counter reaches a predefined count within the predefined
period;
determining (410), by the processing unit (162), a second deviation
between the replaced geolocation data with a centroid of geolocation data
obtained over the predefined period; and
20 marking (412), by the processing unit (162), the CPE (152a, 152b,
152c) as relocated if the determined second deviation exceeds a second
predefined threshold and the deviation counter reaches the predefined count
within the predefined period.
25 2. The method (400) of claim 1, further comprising identifying, by the
processing unit (162), a nearest building for the CPE (152a, 152b, 152c)
based on the stored geolocation data, and tagging the CPE (152a, 152b,
152c) with a unique identifier of the nearest building, wherein the nearest
building is identified using a unique building identifier, building name, and
30 building coordinates.
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3. The method (400) of claim 1, wherein the second predefined threshold is
greater than the predefined threshold, wherein the predefined threshold and
the second predefined threshold are configurable values.
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4. The method (400) of claim 1, further comprising resetting the deviation
counter to z