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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2008
Kevin H. Hansen, Shawnee, KS (US);
Mark Wendling, Overland Park, KS (US);
Walt Weber, Olathe, KS (US);
Kevin H. Hansen, Shawnee, KS (US);
Mark Wendling, Overland Park, KS (US);
Walt Weber, Olathe, KS (US);
Sprint COmmunications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an intranet for providing on-demand Internet access to subscribers which includes a service node and a plurality of subscriber terminals coupled to the service node by corresponding xDSL lines. In turn, the service node includes a switch coupled to the xDSL lines, a gateway coupled to the Internet, a router which couples the switch to the gateway and a bandwidth measurement server coupled to the gateway. The bandwidth measurement server determines upload and/or download data transfer rates between the service node and requesting ones of said the subscriber terminals coupled thereto.