One embodiment of the disclosures made herein is an apparatus capable of
providing Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexing (DSLAM)
functionality and coupled to a subscriber data processing system by a
Digital Subscriber Line. In accordance with such an apparatus, the
apparatus includes an Application Server Module (ASM), a Services
Management Module (SMM) coupled to the ASM, a Services Selector Module
(SSM) coupled to the SMM and a Resource Management System (RMS) coupled
to the SMM. The ASM is capable of facilitating a subscriber service for a
subscriber. The SMM enables at least one of managing operation functions
of the ASM, managing system resources for enabling efficient operation of
the ASM and enabling personalized services information to be delivered to
the subscriber. The SSM is capable of presenting personalized services
information to a subscriber data processing system and the SSM interfaces
with the SMM for receiving services information from the SMM, thereby
enabling the SSM to transmit personalized services information for
reception of a data processing system accessible by the subscriber. The
SMM interfaces with the RMS for affecting network resource parameters
associated with operation of the ASM.