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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
May. 31, 2001
George Pitsoulakis, Orland Park, IL (US);
George Pitsoulakis, Orland Park, IL (US);
Westell Technologies, Inc., Aurora, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an integrated access device (IAD) that provides multiple communication interfaces for communications to a variety of service providers. The disclosed IAD acts as a DSL modem and combines the functions of a gateway, router, and Ethernet hub to provide high-speed Internet access to PCs sharing a local network. It provides the networking functions that let PCs connect through a variety of methods, including traditional Ethernet, wireless, universal serial bus (USB), and home phoneline networking alliance (HPNA). It also provides point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPOE) tunneling through network address translation (NAT).