Method and system of providing multi-user access to a packet switched network
December 22, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesVirtual ethernet interface Network access in multi-service environment System for providing simultaneous voice and data transmission Packet routing and queuing at the headend of shared data channel DSL modem with management capability ATM based VDSL communication system having meta signaling for switching a subscriber between different data service providers Asynchronous transfer mode architecture migration System and method for remote configuration and management of customer premise equipment over ATM SVC signaling system and method Method for service provisioning a broadband modem InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 09469506 filed on 12/22/1999US Classes:370/352, Combined circuit switching and packet switching370/395.2, Connection set-up/disconnect (e.g., Connection Admission Control)370/535, Multiplexing combined with demultiplexing370/420, For connecting plural subscribers to a network (i.e., network termination)379/93.04, Two or more calls379/93.14, Having switching station379/93.17Having station displayExaminersPrimary: Nguyen, HoangInternational ClassesH04L012/66H04L012/28 H04J003/04 H04M011/00 AbstractAn approach for providing multi-user access to a packet switched network via a shared Ethernet-based local area network (LAN) is disclosed. Multiple end user stations are connected to the LAN, in which each of end user stations executes a communication software. The communication software is based upon a communication protocol (e.g., Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)) that establishes a point-to-point communication session. The end user stations generate packets based upon the communication protocol. In addition, each of the end user stations selectively encapsulates the communication protocol packets using the Ethernet-based LAN protocol. Further, attached to the LAN is a customer premise equipment (CPE), which transmits the encapsulated packets to a line terminating equipment, which according to one embodiment is a digital subscriber line (DSL) access multiplexer that is located in a central office. The line terminating equipment transports the multiple PPP sessions to a multiplexer/demultiplexer, which is located within a regional carrier's network. In one embodiment, the multiplexer/demultiplexer is an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) switch, which simultaneously transports the multiple PPP sessions over a single permanent virtual circuit (PVC); VPI/VCIs (Virtual Path Identifier/Virtual Connection Identifier) are mapped to the multiple PPP sessions. The multiple PPP sessions are terminated at a remote access server, which recovers and forwards the packets to a backbone router. Thereafter, the backbone router forwards the packets to the packet switched network.Other References
Field of SearchMessage transmitted using fixed length packets (e.g., ATM cells)Distributed switching Employing logical addressing for routing (e.g., VP or VC) Connection set-up/disconnect (e.g., Connection Admission Control) Switching a message which includes an address header Having a plurality of nodes performing distributed switching Combined circuit switching and packet switching Input or output circuit, per se (i.e., line interface) For connecting plural subscribers to a network (i.e., network termination) COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES FOR INFORMATION CARRIED IN PLURAL CHANNELS Adaptive Switching network having common elements to handle both circuit switched traffic and packet switched traffic Processing of address header for routing, per se | |
