System and method for bandwidth on demand for internet service providers
First Claim
1. A method for allowing an internet service provider to dynamically expand a number of telephone lines and modems available to subscribers to the internet service provider, the method comprising:
- activating a trigger provisioned on a trunk group of the internet service provider at a first switching point serving the internet service provider when a subscriber makes a call to access the internet service provider but no lines are available in a trunk connecting the first switching point to the internet service provider to connect the subscriber to the internet service provider;
in response to the trigger, forwarding the call to a second switching point serving a shared modem pool that is non-exclusively shared by the internet service provider with at least one other internet service provider; and
providing the subscriber access to the internet service provider via the second switching point and the shared modem pool.
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Abstract
A telecommunications system and method for increasing communications bandwidth for an Internet Service Provider (“ISP”) to accommodate temporary fluctuations in demand. The present invention utilizes an Advanced Intelligent Network (“AIN”) to re-direct calls from a subscriber to an ISP from the ISP'"'"'s modem pools to a shared modem pool operated by a telephone service provider (“telco”) when the ISP needs additional bandwidth. The shared modem pool is controlled by an access server and a remote authentication dial-in user service server managed by the telco. The telco servers identify the identified ISP to receive the call by looking at the original number dialed by the caller. The telco servers then communicate with the proper ISP which determines whether or not the caller is a valid subscriber of the ISP.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for allowing an internet service provider to dynamically expand a number of telephone lines and modems available to subscribers to the internet service provider, the method comprising:
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activating a trigger provisioned on a trunk group of the internet service provider at a first switching point serving the internet service provider when a subscriber makes a call to access the internet service provider but no lines are available in a trunk connecting the first switching point to the internet service provider to connect the subscriber to the internet service provider; in response to the trigger, forwarding the call to a second switching point serving a shared modem pool that is non-exclusively shared by the internet service provider with at least one other internet service provider; and providing the subscriber access to the internet service provider via the second switching point and the shared modem pool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing increased bandwidth for an internet service provider comprising:
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a control node communicating with a first switch, the first switch provisioned with a trigger on a trunk line for the internet service provider and operated when no line is available between the first switch and the internet service provider, said control node comprising a database for routing a telephone call to a shared modem pool via a second switch, the control node providing for routing a telephone call in response to the trigger, wherein said shared modem pool is non-exclusively shared by the internet service provider with at least one other internet service provider; a proxy authentication server communicating with an access server, said access server communicating with the shared modem pool, wherein the telephone call is routed to the shared modem pool, the access server answers the telephone call, and the proxy authentication server communicates with an authentication server for the internet service provider to establish a dial-up session for the telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for allowing an internet service provider to dynamically expand a number of telephone lines and modems available to subscribers to the internet service provider, the method comprising:
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activating a trigger provisioned on a trunk group of the internet service provider at a first network component serving the internet service provider when a subscriber makes a call to access the internet service provider but no lines are available in the trunk group of the first network component serving the internet service provider to connect the subscriber to the internet service provider; in response to the trigger, forwarding the call to a second network component serving a shared modem pool, the shared modem pool non-exclusively shared by the internet service provider with at least one other internet service provider; and providing the subscriber access to the internet service provider via the second network component and the shared modem pool. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for providing increased bandwidth for an internet service provider comprising:
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a network component communicating with a first switch, said network component comprising a database for routing a telephone call to a shared modem pool via a second switch in response to a trigger provisioned on a trunk line for the internet service provider on the first switch, said trigger operated when no line is available between the first switch and the internet service provider, wherein the shared modem pool is non-exclusively shared by the internet service provider with at least one other internet service provider; and a proxy authentication server communicating with an access server, said access server communicating with the shared modem pool, wherein when the telephone call is routed to the shared modem pool, the access server answers the telephone call and the proxy authentication server communicates with an authentication server for the internet service provider to establish a dial-up session for the telephone call. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer-readable medium containing program code that, when executed by one or more computer systems, causes the one or more computer systems to implement a method of dynamically increasing bandwidth for access to an internet service provider, the method comprising:
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activating a trigger provisioned on a trunk group of the internet service provider at a first network component serving the internet service provider when a subscriber makes a call to access the internet service provider but no lines are available in a trunk group of the first network component serving the internet service provider to connect the subscriber to the internet service provider; in response to the trigger, forwarding the call to a second network component serving a shared modem pool, the shared modem pool non-exclusively shared by the internet service provider with at least one other internet service provider; and providing the subscriber access to the internet service provider via the second network component and the shared modem pool. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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