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Method and apparatus for PPP auto-connect

  • US 20040001496A1
  • Filed: 06/21/2002
  • Published: 01/01/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. In a distributed network including at least one local area network having a network device and a wide area network having an access concentrator, a customer premise access equipment comprising:

  • a first interface operatively connected to the network device and being adapted to receive at least one data packet from the network device;

    a second interface operatively connected to the access concentrator and being adapted to provide at least one data packet to the access concentrator for transmission to the wide area network; and

    an auto-connect module operably connected to the first interface and the second interface and being adapted to automatically establish a physical connection between the second interface and the access concentrator based at least in part on reception of a data packet intended for the wide area network by the customer premise access equipment.

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