Apparatus and method for intelligent scalable switching network
First Claim
1. An apparatus for an intelligent scalable switching network comprisinga unified Internet portal server (UIP Server) having multi-line capability, wherein the UIP server comprises a single server chassis incorporating all of a plurality of processing elements, the UIP Server being capable of providing a plurality of services using a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), the UIP Server being located remote from a Subscriber Location (SL);
- and a unified Internet portal client (UIP Client) incorporating functionality of a Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) DSL Modem, the UIP Client being capable of communicating with the UIP Server via a network to provide a service to a subscriber using the UIP Client, wherein the UIP Client is capable of deploying DSL capability, the UIP Client being located at the SL.
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Abstract
An intelligent scalable switching network. The present invention provides a unified Internet portal server (UIP Server) having multi-line capability, and a unified Internet portal client (UIP Client) incorporating functionality of a Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) DSL Modem, wherein the UIP Client is capable of communicating with the UIP Server via a network to provide a service to a subscriber using the UIP Client. According to the invention, the UIP server comprises a single server chassis incorporating all of a plurality of processing elements. In addition, the UIP Server is located remote from a Subscriber Location (SL) and is capable of providing a plurality of services using a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). The UIP Client is located at the SL and is capable of deploying DSL capability on a single communication line.
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77 Claims
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1. An apparatus for an intelligent scalable switching network comprising
a unified Internet portal server (UIP Server) having multi-line capability, wherein the UIP server comprises a single server chassis incorporating all of a plurality of processing elements, the UIP Server being capable of providing a plurality of services using a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), the UIP Server being located remote from a Subscriber Location (SL); - and
a unified Internet portal client (UIP Client) incorporating functionality of a Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) DSL Modem, the UIP Client being capable of communicating with the UIP Server via a network to provide a service to a subscriber using the UIP Client, wherein the UIP Client is capable of deploying DSL capability, the UIP Client being located at the SL. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A method of providing an intelligent scalable switching network, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a unified Internet portal server (UIP Server) having multi-line capability, the UIP Server being located remote from a Subscriber Location (SL), the UIP Server being capable of providing a plurality of services using a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL);
incorporating all of a plurality of processing elements within a single UIP Server chassis;
providing, at a Subscriber Location (SL), a unified Internet portal client (UIP Client) wherein the UIP Client is capable of deploying DSL capability;
incorporating functionality of a Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) DSL Modem in the UIP Client; and
providing for communication of the UIP Client to the UIP Server via a network, whereby the UIP Client is capable of providing a service to a subscriber using the UIP Client.
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