Method and apparatus for spectral containment over telephone service lines
AssigneeAT&T Labs, Inc.
InventorsMark A. RUSSELL, Stephen WEINERT
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Abstract
A service to a user is prevented by providing, to the user, at least one communication link used to provide multiple services to the user. The plurality of services are activated over the at least one communication link. Transmission for the prevented service is prevented based on at least one characteristic of the at least one communication link over which the prevented service would be provided.
Claims20
A method for preventing a service to a user, comprising:
- providing, to the user, at least one communication link used to provide a plurality of services to the user;
- activating the plurality of services over the at least one communication link;
- and
- preventing transmission for the prevented service based on at least one characteristic of the at least one communication link over which the prevented service would be provided.
A communications network for preventing a service to a user, comprising:
- at least one communication link used to provide a plurality of services to the user;
- and
- a device that allows transmissions for activated services over the at least one communication link, and that prevents transmissions for the prevented service based on at least one characteristic of the at least one communication link over which the prevented service would be provided.
A device for preventing a service to a user based on at least one characteristic of at least one communication link over which the prevented service would be provided, the device comprising:
- a processor configurable to detect the at least one characteristic of the at least one communication link over which the prevented service would be provided,
- wherein the device prevents transmissions for the prevented service based on the detected at least one characteristic of the at least one communication link over which the prevented service would be provided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.