Network server platform for a hybrid fiber twisted pair local loop network service architecture

• US 6,229,810 B1
• Filed: 12/31/1997
• Issued: 05/08/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Ashbourne Technologies, LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Corporation (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gerszberg, Irwin, Huang, Kenny Xiaojian, Kwabi, Christopher K., Roy, Sumit, Valdez, Gabriel
• Primary Examiner(s): Kizou, Hassan
• Assistant Examiner(s): Elallam, Ahmed
• Application Number:
  US09/001,582
• Time in Patent Office: 1,224 Days
• Field of Search: 370/359, 370/365, 370/395, 370/401, 370/403, 370/404, 370/405, 370/419, 370/452, 370/460, 370/463, 370/493, 370/524, 370/906, 379/230
• US Class Current: 370/401
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/188 Electronic negotiation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2801 Broadband local area networks
• 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 12/2876 Handling of subscriber policies group policies management H04L41/0893
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/5692 Selection among different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/6418 Hybrid transport
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5612 Ring
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5615 Network termination, e.g. NT1, NT2, PBX
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/5663 Support of N-ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5054 Automatic deployment of services triggered by the service manager, e.g. service implementation by automatic configuration of network components
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/062 using different frequency bands for speech and other data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/068 using time division multiplex techniques; integrated services digital networks H04Q11/0428
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/04 for time-division multiplexing H04Q11/0001 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 11/0478 Provisions for broadband connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 370/906 Fiber data distribution interface, FDDI

Abstract

This invention provides a network server platform forming part of a new local loop network architecture designed to overcome the limitations of current art local access loop technologies. This invention allows end users to seamlessly connect to the numerous disparate networks in order to access the multiplicity of services that these networks have to offer. The network server platform allows interconnection between networks with varying networking protocols. The network server platform is a key component of the new architecture and interacts to allow for easy and seamless integration with network components on both the local access level as well as the core network. The network server platform offers external networking capabilities to the local access network. As a result, the local access network terminates on the network server platform. The network server platform provides subscribers or end users the capabilities to access services from a multiplicity of disparate networks offering a variety of services.

Claims

1. A systems management server for controlling user access to a plurality of communication networks, comprising:

a router providing a gateway connection between said systems management server and said communication networks along at least one trunk line;

an applications server coupled to said router along fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) ring;

a database server for storing information supporting operation of said systems management server coupled along said fiber distributed data interface ring; and

an operations, administration, maintenance, and provision server coupled to said fiber distributed data interface ring for supporting operation of said user access to said communications network.

2. The systems management server described in claim 1, where said trunk line connecting said router to said communication networks operates using SONET protocol.

3. The systems management server described in claim 1, where said trunk line connecting said router to said communication networks operates using a TR303 protocol.

4. The systems management server described in claim 1, where said communication networks includes a SS7 network.

5. The systems management server described in claim 1, where said communication networks includes a public switched telephone network.

6. The systems management server described in claim 1, where said communication networks includes a private Intranet.

7. The systems management server described in claim 1, where said communication networks includes an Internet.

8. A systems management server for controlling user access to a plurality of communication networks comprising:

a router providing a gateway connection between said systems management server and said communication networks along at least one trunk line;

an applications server coupled to said router along a fiber distributed data interface (FDDI) ring;

a database server for storing information supporting operation of said systems management server coupled along said fiber distributed data interface ring;

an operations, administration, maintenance, and provision server coupled to said fiber distributed data interface ring for supporting operation of said user access to said communication networks; and

a connection manager coupled along said fiber distributed data interface ring supporting launching of applications stored in said applications server, said connection manager being capable of supporting said operations, administration, maintenance and provisioning server.

9. The systems management server described in claim 8, where said trunk line connecting said router to said communication networks operates using a SONET protocol.

10. The systems management server described in claim 8, where said trunk line connecting said router to said communication networks operates using a TR303 protocol.

11. The systems management server described in claim 8, where said communication networks includes an SS7 network.

12. The systems management server described in claim 8, where said communication networks includes a public switched telephone network.

13. The systems management server described in claim 8, where said communication networks includes a private Intranet.

14. The systems management server described in claim 8, where said communication networks includes a Internet.