System and Method for Transparent Virtual Routing
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Abstract
A transparent routing device disposed within an access network configured in accordance with one or more lower-layer protocols is disclosed herein. The device includes a set of subscriber-side ports. Each of the subscriber-side ports is associated with a plurality of virtual subscriber-side interfaces disposed to effectively terminate a corresponding plurality of subscriber-side connections with subscriber host devices served by the access network. The device further includes at least one network-side port through which communication occurs with an external network in accordance with a higher-layer protocol. A routing table is configured to establish a correspondence between network addresses of the subscriber host devices and the plurality of virtual subscriber-side interfaces. During operation of the device, packets received through the at least one network-side port are forwarded to corresponding ones of the virtual subscriber-side interfaces based upon network addresses of the packets.
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50 Claims
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1-45. -45. (canceled)
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46. A method of providing differentiated quality of service within an access network in communication with an upstream network, said method comprising:
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defining, within said access network, a plurality of virtual subscriber-side interfaces disposed to effectively terminate a corresponding plurality of subscriber-side connections with subscriber host devices served by the access network; defining first and second network-side connections between the access network and the upstream network, said first network-side connection being associated with a first quality of service and said second network-side connection being associated with a second quality of service; and routing data packets between said plurality of virtual subscriber-side interfaces and said first and second network-side connections in accordance with quality of service levels characterizing said data packets. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50)
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