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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2004
Nick Delregno, Rowlett, TX (US);
Scott R. Kotrla, Wylie, TX (US);
David E. Mcdysan, Great Falls, VA (US);
Michael U. Bencheck, Denison, TX (US);
Matthew W. Turlington, Richardson, TX (US);
Ross S. Hardin, Plano, TX (US);
Richard C. Schell, Allen, TX (US);
Howard Chiu, Plano, TX (US);
Lee D. Bengston, Murphy, TX (US);
William Drake, Garland, TX (US);
Nick DelRegno, Rowlett, TX (US);
Scott R. Kotrla, Wylie, TX (US);
David E. McDysan, Great Falls, VA (US);
Michael U. Bencheck, Denison, TX (US);
Matthew W. Turlington, Richardson, TX (US);
Ross S. Hardin, Plano, TX (US);
Richard C. Schell, Allen, TX (US);
Howard Chiu, Plano, TX (US);
Lee D. Bengston, Murphy, TX (US);
William Drake, Garland, TX (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
An access device includes a first port configured to communicatively couple to a network node via a communications link, with the communications link having a plurality of information flows. At least one of the flows is configured as a maintenance and control flow and at least one of the flows is configured to carry customer data. The access device has a second port configured to communicatively couple to one or more demarcation devices via another communications link, and the demarcation device(s) is communicatively coupled to one or more customer premise equipment (CPE). A processing unit is configured to respond to commands received in the maintenance and control flow and to transmit access device information on the maintenance and control flow.