Data carousel franchise provisioning
First Claim
1. A method for provisioning data from a data carousel in a head end of a broadband data distribution system covering a plurality of franchises wherein data destination is based on the franchise to which a customer belongs, the distribution system including at least one broadband digital terminal (BDT) in communication with the data carousel and in communication with the customer, the BDT operable to provide a connection between the data carousel and the customer, the method comprising:
- establishing a franchise permanent virtual circuit (PVC) between the data carousel and at least one BDT for each franchise served by the BDT, each franchise PVC carrying franchise-specific data;
receiving a sign on request from the customer over a customer PVC between the customer and the BDT;
determining to which franchise the customer belongs based on the sign on request; and
establishing a soft PVC in the BDT between the customer PVC and the franchise PVC corresponding the determined franchise.
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Abstract
Data is provisioned from a data carousel in the head end of a broadband data distribution system covering a plurality of franchises. The data destination is based on the franchise to which a customer belongs. The distribution system includes at least one broadband digital terminal for providing a point-to-multipoint connection between the data carousel and the customer. A franchise permanent virtual circuit is established between the data carousel and the BDT for each franchise served by the BDT. Each franchise PVC carries franchise-specific data. A sign on request is received from the customer over a customer PVC. The sign on request is used to determine to which franchise the customer belongs. A soft PVC is established in the BDT between the customer PVC and the franchise PVC corresponding to the determined franchise, thereby allowing franchise-specific information to be delivered to the customer.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for provisioning data from a data carousel in a head end of a broadband data distribution system covering a plurality of franchises wherein data destination is based on the franchise to which a customer belongs, the distribution system including at least one broadband digital terminal (BDT) in communication with the data carousel and in communication with the customer, the BDT operable to provide a connection between the data carousel and the customer, the method comprising:
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establishing a franchise permanent virtual circuit (PVC) between the data carousel and at least one BDT for each franchise served by the BDT, each franchise PVC carrying franchise-specific data;
receiving a sign on request from the customer over a customer PVC between the customer and the BDT;
determining to which franchise the customer belongs based on the sign on request; and
establishing a soft PVC in the BDT between the customer PVC and the franchise PVC corresponding the determined franchise. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A broadband system for provisioning data to customers, each customer belonging to a franchise, the system comprising:
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a head end including a data carousel, the data carousel providing franchise-based data; and
at least one broadband digital terminal (BDT) in communication with the head end data carousal and in communication with customers served by the BDT, the BDT operative to (a) support a franchise permanent virtual circuit (PVC) between the data carousel and the BDT for each franchise served by the BDT, (b) establish a PVC between each customer served by the BDT and the BDT, (c) receive a sign on request from a requesting customer over the customer PVC between the requesting customer and the BDT, (d) determine to which franchise the requesting customer belongs based on the sign on request, and (e) establish a soft PVC in the BDT between the requesting customer PVC and the franchise PVC corresponding to the determined franchise. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A broadband digital terminal (BDT) for provisioning franchise-dependent data to customers, each customer belonging to a franchise, the BDT comprising:
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at least one input port operative to support a franchise permanent virtual circuit (PVC) for each franchise served by the BDT, each PVC for receiving franchise-dependent data from a data carousel in a head end;
a plurality of output ports, each output port operative to support a plurality of customer PVCs, each customer PVC serving at least one customer;
an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switch operative to form a point-to-multipoint connection between the at least one input port and at least one output port; and
a control unit in communication with the at least one input port, each output port, and the ATM switch, the control unit operative to (a) receive a sign on request from a requesting customer over the customer PVC, (b) determine to which franchise the requesting customer belongs based on the sign on request, and (c) set the ATM switch to establish a soft PVC between the requesting customer PVC and the franchise PVC corresponding to the determined franchise. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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