Method for service provisioning a broadband modem
Assignee3Com Corporation
InventorsRay Wang, Paul Shieh
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Abstract
A method for automatically provisioning a broadband communication service to a subscriber having a broadband modem. The method includes the step of transmitting a service request from the broadband modem to a central office, which is associated with a network service provider. The network is configured for service in response to the service request. The method further includes automatically configuring the broadband modem by transmitting a configuration signal from the central office to the subscriber. The configuration signal may be transmitted to the broadband modem over a POTS subchannel. Alternatively, the configuration signal may be transmitted to the broadband modem over a subchannel in a broadband service, such as a DMT subchannel for ADSL service.
Claims27
A transparent end-to-end asymmetric digital subscriber line system, including a subscriber's ADSL modem for delivering differentiated broadband services to a local area network, comprising in combination:
- a dial-up application on customer premise equipment for providing a user interface for a user that requests ADSL service allowing the user to select services for connection to specify communication parameters;
- an asymmetric network access protocol for establishing and terminating communications on the asymmetric digital subscriber line system;
- a service specific convergence sub-layer for providing a network transport service for virtual point-to-point connections and virtual multi-point connections;
- a communications driver for providing low level peer-to-peer reliable communications;
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- an address server for providing an optional network address resolution service for establishing a switched virtual circuit.
A method for delivering differentiated broadband services to a local area network from transparent end-to-end asymmetric digital subscriber line system, comprising the steps of:
- sending a first broadcast message with an asymmetric network access protocol from an individual network device on a local area network, to a plurality of other network devices on the local area network, wherein first broadcast message includes a network address for the individual network device on the local area network;
- sending a first request message with an asymmetric network access protocol from the individual network device to a first asymmetric network device to obtain a service profile on the individual network device from the first asymmetric network device, wherein the service profile is used to a private virtual circuit on the asymmetric digital subscriber line system;
- receiving a first response message with an asymmetric network access protocol on the individual network device from the first asymmetric network device, wherein the first response message includes a service profile for the individual network device;
- sending a second request message with an asymmetric network access protocol from the individual network device to the first asymmetric network device to request use of a communications service on the asymmetric digital subscriber line system, wherein the communications service includes a one-to-one or a one-to-many connection service;
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- receiving a second response message with an asymmetric network access protocol on the individual network device from the first asymmetric network device, wherein the second response message includes a connection identifier for the individual network device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.