US 6,452,942 B1 · System and method for providing wireless local loop access using an access multiplexer

Abstract

A system and method of providing high-speed wireless local loop access using a wireless access multiplexer disposed in an access network coupled to a plurality of network termination (NT) nodes. The access multiplexer is coupled via an aggregate path to a Point of Presence (POP) switch on a common carrier running at a high aggregate bit rate. A Network Management System (NMS) is provided with a database for storing service subscription profiles for subscribers associated with corresponding NT nodes. The subscription profiles include information regarding subscribers' bandwidth requirements and other Quality of Service (QOS) parameters as per their subscriptions. Using the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) messages and procedures, the access multiplexer establishes a plurality of wireless access channels to the corresponding network termination nodes based on the service subscription profiles stored in the NMS. Each of the wireless access channels is configured as a Label Switched Path and provides a distribution bit rate that is a portion of the aggregate bit rate available on the aggregate path.

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Dependent claims

A resource allocation method for distributing an aggregate bandwidth into a plurality of access channels forming a distribution side of a network, the network including an access multiplexer coupled to a Point-of-Presence (PoP) module disposed on an aggregate side of the network, wherein the distribution side includes a network management system (NMS) and a plurality of network termination nodes, the method comprising the steps of:

creating one or more service subscription profiles by the NMS, wherein each of the service subscription profiles is associated with a corresponding subscriber and defines the subscriber's bandwidth requirements and quality of service (QOS) parameters to which the subscriber has a service subscription;
storing, in a database associated with the NMS, the service subscription profiles for the subscribers, wherein each network termination node corresponds to a particular subscriber;
establishing an aggregate path between the access multiplexer and the POP for providing the aggregate bandwidth;
effectuating, via the access multiplexer, one or more label switched paths (LSPs) between the POP module and at least a portion of the plurality of the network termination nodes, wherein each LSP provides an access channel that is substantially based on the service subscription profile corresponding to the network termination node which terminates the LSP.

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A system for providing broadband wireless access to a plurality of network termination nodes, comprising:

a point of presence (POP) switch disposed in a high-throughput carrier network;
a wireless access multiplexer connected to the POP switch via an aggregate path, the aggregate path providing an aggregate bit rate;
and
a network management system (NMS) coupled to the wireless access multiplexer, the NMS having a database for storing a plurality of service subscription profiles associated with corresponding subscribers, each subscriber being identified with a particular network termination node,
wherein the wireless access multiplexer establishes a plurality of wireless access channels to the corresponding network termination nodes based on the service subscription profiles stored in the NMS, each of the wireless access channels having a distribution bit rate that is a portion of the aggregate bit rate provided on the aggregate path.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for providing wireless local loop access using an access multiplexer

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