Facility management platform for a hybrid coaxial/twisted pair local loop network service architecture

• US 20060159116A1
• Filed: 12/16/2005
• Published: 07/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hopeton S. Walker, Irwin Gerszberg, Jeffrey S. Martin, Philip Andrew Treventi, Thomas Oplinger
• Original Assignee: Hopeton S. Walker, Irwin Gerszberg, Jeffrey S. Martin, Philip Andrew Treventi, Thomas Oplinger
• Inventors: Gerszberg, Irwin, Treventi, Philip Andrew, Walker, Hopeton S., Martin, Jeffrey S., Oplinger, Thomas
• Granted Patent: US 8,379,543 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/431
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2872 Termination of subscriber connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2898 Subscriber equipments DSL modems H04M11/062; cable modems H04L12/2801
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/6424 Access arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/6215 Individual queue per QOS, rate or priority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/76 using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation requested by the user or requested by the network in response to changing network conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/30 Peripheral units, e.g. input or output ports
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/40 Support for services or applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/004 for digital television systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17309 Transmission or handling of upstream communications

Abstract

The present invention provides a facility management platform to monitor and view the status of a plurality of individually addressable downstream devices including, but not limited to, addressable terminals, IRG'"'"'s, settops, cable modems, taps, nodes, and/or hubs at a network control center. The FMP may display problems at these downstream devices, for example, power loss, and/or may automatically notify the appropriate companies and/or personnel to correct the problem.

Claims

1. A method of connecting telecommunication call sessions from multiple stations at a subscriber premise, comprising the steps of:

generating signaling data at a one of said stations;

receiving said signaling data over a multiple access link at a network interface;

in response to receiving said signaling data at said network interface, transmitting the signaling data over one of a digital loop carrier and a digital network in response to a called number in the signaling data;

allocating a channel in a multiple access link to the network interface to communicate user data overt he link, the user data corresponding to the signaling data;

deallocating the channel responsively to a termination of the user data.

2. A method as in claim 1, wherein the user data includes voice data.

3. A method as in claim 2, wherein said step of allocating includes allocating a channel providing 100% priority.

4. A method of connecting telecommunication call sessions from multiple stations a subscriber premise through a multiple access link, said method comprising the steps of:

providing a digital interface to a backplane of a digital loop carrier;

generating signaling data at one of the stations; and

receiving the signaling data over the multiple access link at a network interface;

in response to receiving the signaling data at the network interface, applying the signaling to the digital interface to create an appearance of a POT connected through a line card connected to said backplane.

5. A method as in claim 4, further comprising the steps of:

generating further signaling data at another one of said stations;

receiving said further signaling data over said multiple access link at the network interface;

setting up a call session for transmission through a virtual channel of a digital network connected to the network interface;

said step of setting up a call including transmitting a request on a signaling channel of the digital network for bandwidth required for a call corresponding to the signaling data; and

applying subsequent voice data in a virtual channel responsively to a result of said step of transmitting a request.

6. A method of connecting telecommunication call sessions from multiple stations at a premise through a multiple access link, comprising the steps of:

providing a digital interface to a backplane of a digital loop carrier;

generating signaling data at a one of the stations;

receiving the signaling data over the multiple access link at a network interface;

generating DTMF tones and applying the DTMF tones to a telecommunications switch in response to the signaling data and connecting a call initiated at the one of the stations through a channel opened up in said step of applying said DTMF tones;

generating further signaling data at another one of the stations;

receiving the further signaling data over the multiple access link of the network interface;

setting up a call session for transmission through a virtual channel of a digital network connected to the network interface;

said step of setting up a call including transmitting a request on a signaling channel of the digital network for bandwidth required for a call corresponding to the signaling data; and

applying subsequent voice data in a virtual channel in response to a result of said step of transmitting a request.

7. A method of connecting telecommunication call sessions from multiple stations at a subscriber premise through a multiple access subscriber link, said method comprising the steps of:

generating an indication of an initiation of a voice-dialing call at one of said stations;

receiving said indication through said link at a network interface;

upon receipt of said indication at the network interface, opening a channel in a digital network having a server;

transmitting voice data corresponding to the called number through the channel to the server;

receiving signaling data at the network interface, transmitted by the server in response to a receipt, the signaling data being responsive to the voice data; and

connecting a call session at the network interface in response to the signaling data.

8. A method as in claim 7, wherein said step of connecting includes placing a call at the network interface through a local exchange carrier (LEC) network separate from the digital network and channeling the call session through the link.

9. A method as in claim 8, wherein the LEC network is an analog network.

10. A method as in claim 7, wherein the call session is a voice call session.

11. A method as in claim 7, wherein the call session is a multimedia call.