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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2002
Prasad Nimmagadda, Norcross, GA (US);
Prasad Nimmagadda, Norcross, GA (US);
BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for use in connection with an asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) system being available to provide voice service and data service to the customer's premises. One service of the voice service or the data service is in use at the customer's premises, and the exemplary methods and systems detect a request for provision of the other service. In response to the detection, impact information may be provided on performance of the one service in light of concurrent use of the other service. A list of modes of operation of the other service is provided. The subscriber may consider the impact information and the list of modes and respond with a selected mode of operation of the other service. The selected mode is detected and the other service is operated pursuant to the selected mode to the customer's premises.