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Remote services control in an ATM/DSL service network

  • US 7,054,915 B2
  • Filed: 06/28/2001
  • Issued: 05/30/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for remote services control in an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)/Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service network, the ATM/DSL service network including an ATM/DSL head-end system (NCS) and Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), the ATM/DSL head-end system including a network control system (NCS), the CPE including at least one computer, said method comprising the steps of:

  • sending an Internet Protocol (IP) encapsulated signal from the at least one computer, in response to an execution of a user command for the remote services control on the at least one computer, the IP encapsulated signal including an IP address of a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) web server that is coupled to the NCS;

    receiving the IP encapsulated signal for processing by the HTTP server; and

    communicating the user command to the NCS, by the HTTP web server;

    validating a corresponding control change to a remote service as specified in the user command, by at least the HTTP web server, based upon a relationship between a user that issued the user command, the remote services provisioned for the user, and a unique serial number of a CPE corresponding to the user.

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