Method and apparatus for providing infrastructure call support
First Claim
1. A method for establishing an infrastructure for supporting a call on a wireline path to at least two targets, wherein the wireline path supports a plurality of carrier channels, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving a call request;
b) when the call request is valid, determining type of call requested based on the call request;
c) determining number of required bits based on the type of call requested;
d) determining location of the at least two targets based on the call request;
e) generating an ordered bit loading table for the call request; and
f) allocating at least one of the plurality of carrier channels to the call request when the at least one of the plurality of carrier channels is available.
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Abstract
In a communication system that employs DMT technology to couple a primary site (102) to a plurality of secondary sites (104-108), call support infrastructure is obtained as follows. Having received a call request, the primary site (102) identifies targeted subscribers and target secondary sites, i.e., the secondary sites having a targeted subscriber affiliated therewith. Next, the primary site determines a call bit loading table from the site bit loading tables of the target secondary sites. Having done this, the primary site selects, based on bandwidth requirements of the call, at least one carrier channel to provide the infrastructure support for the call.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for establishing an infrastructure for supporting a call on a wireline path to at least two targets, wherein the wireline path supports a plurality of carrier channels, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a call request; b) when the call request is valid, determining type of call requested based on the call request; c) determining number of required bits based on the type of call requested; d) determining location of the at least two targets based on the call request; e) generating an ordered bit loading table for the call request; and f) allocating at least one of the plurality of carrier channels to the call request when the at least one of the plurality of carrier channels is available. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for establishing an infrastructure for supporting a call on an inbound wireline path and an outbound wireline path to at least two targets, wherein the inbound wireline path supports a plurality of inbound carrier channels and the outbound wireline path supports a plurality of outbound carrier channels, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a call request; b) when the call request is valid, determining type of call requested based on the call request; c) determining number of required bits based on the type of call requested; d) determining location of the at least two targets based on the call request; e) generating an inbound ordered bit loading table for the call request; f) generating an outbound ordered bit loading table for the call request; and g) allocating at least one of the plurality of inbound carrier channels and at least one of the plurality of outbound carrier channels to the call request when the at least one of the plurality of inbound carrier channels and the at least one of the plurality of outbound carrier channels are available. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for transmitting digital information via a wireline path to at least two targets, wherein the wireline path supports a plurality of carrier channels, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving a digital information transfer request via an inbound control channel, wherein the inbound control channel includes a carrier channel of the plurality of carrier channels; b) determining, from the digital information transfer request, type of digital information requested; c) determining, based on the type of digital information requested and carrier channel in-use information, at least one available carrier channel of the plurality of carrier channels as an outbound transmission path; d) transmitting identity of the outbound transmission path to target sites via an outbound control channel, wherein the outbound control channel includes another carrier channel of the plurality of carrier channels and wherein a target site of the target sites is affiliated with at least one of the at least two targets; e) transmitting requested digital information, as identified by the digital information transfer request, to the target sites via the outbound transmission path; and f) routing the requested digital information by the target sites to the at least two targets. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for establishing infrastructure support for a call, the apparatus comprising:
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an input that receives at least one call request; memory that stores call type information and carrier channel allocation information; and processor that is operably coupled to the input and the memory, wherein the processor allocates a carrier channel of a plurality of carrier channels to support the call based on the at least one call request and the carrier channel allocation information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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