Apparatus and method for provision of a broadband access in a telecommunication system

• US 20020054628A1
• Filed: 12/11/2000
• Published: 05/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Roos, Sture, Haster, Lars-Olof
• Granted Patent: US 6,996,166 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 375/222
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2801 Broadband local area networks

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus in a telecommunication system for providing access to telecommunication services to subscribers at user terminals each of which being separately connected to at least one access point via high speed modems and a communication network the at least one access point comprising high speed modems with filters. By means of the invention, a large number of subscribers can be connected in a short period of time, and the subscribers can consider the establishment of the connection as plug-and-play.

Claims

1. An apparatus in a telecommunication system for providing access to telecommunication services to subscribers at user terminals (10, 20), each of which being separately connected to at least one access point (30, 60) via high speed modems (12, 22) and a communication network (24), the at least one access point (30, 60) comprising high speed modems with filters required, characterised in that

the access point modems are arranged in a pool of a plurality of high speed modems (50);

the required access point filters connected to the access point modems (50) are arranged in a pool of a plurality of filters (36); and

a control means (70) is adapted to control modems (50) and filters (36) during establishment of a connection between the user terminals (10, 20) and the at least one access point (30, 60) whereby a connection for bi-directional high speed data transmission is created.

2. An apparatus in a telecommunication system according to claim 1, characterised in that

an access means (12, 22) is provided with a second modem enabling initial installation with a control means (70) to monitor the installation and establish a connection.

3. An apparatus in a telecommunication system according to claim 2, characterised in that

the control means (70) is adapted to retrieve subscriber information to individualise the established connection.

4. An apparatus in a telecommunication system according to anyone of claims 1-3, characterised in that,

the pool of filters (36) is connected directly to the station side (34) of a first access node (30).

5. An apparatus in a telecommunication system according to anyone of claims 1-3, characterised in that,

the pool of filters (36) is connected in front of at least one line card connector (65) of a second access node (60).

6. An apparatus in a telecommunication system according to anyone of preceding claims, characterised in that,

a management system (80) is provided to process retrieved additional user information whereby the established connection can be adapted according to user specifications.

7. A method in a telecommunication system for providing access to telecommunication services to subscribers at user terminals (10, 20), each of which being separately connected to at least one access point (30, 60) via high speed modems (12, 22) and a communication network (24), the at least one access point (30, 60) comprising high speed modems with filters required, characterised by the steps of

transmission of a signal from an access means (12, 22) including user terminal identity to a control means (70);

searching, by the control means (70), for an available connection path for the access means (12, 22) at an access point (40, 50);

creating, by the control means (70), a bi-directional high speed data transmission path between the user terminal (10, 20) and the at least one access point (30, 60); and

activating, by the control means (70), the transmission path between the user terminal (10, 20) and the at least one access point (30, 60).