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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2007
Russell William White, Austin, TX (US);
Alicia Marie Russell, Austin, TX (US);
Ahmad Ansari, Austin, TX (US);
Weijing Chen, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen Mark Mueller, Austin, TX (US);
Dinesh Nadaralah, Austin, TX (US);
Chin Yuan, San Ramon, CA (US);
Russell William White, Austin, TX (US);
Alicia Marie Russell, Austin, TX (US);
Ahmad Ansari, Austin, TX (US);
Weijing Chen, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen Mark Mueller, Austin, TX (US);
Dinesh Nadaralah, Austin, TX (US);
Chin Yuan, San Ramon, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A broadband communication channel access network comprises an Ethernet device disposed in a serving area interface. The Ethernet device serves as an Ethernet bridge for a neighborhood service area. The Ethernet device communicates with a plurality of customer premises modems in the neighborhood service area. An Ethernet switch disposed at a central office communicates with the Ethernet device via a fiber optic medium using an Internet Protocol over a second Ethernet standard. The Ethernet switch provides a packet data core network termination.