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US6292486A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13386
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of providing broadband communication services to a subscriber comprised of providing first broadband services from a central office via an ATM link to a neighborhood pedestal system, providing time division multiplex (TDM) services including voice communication services from the central office via a TDM link to the neighborhood pedestal system, providing a SONET-ATM communication link from the neighborhood pedestal system over two unshielded pair of twisted wires to a user-to-network interface (UNI) at a subscriber location, and providing ATM services over the SONET-ATM communication link and providing integrated services digital network (ISDN) or voice services within a SONET-ATM data frame using timing of the SONET-ATM communication link, to the UNI, whereby ATM, ISDN and voice services are provided between the neighborhood pedestal system and the subscriber location over the unshielded wires.
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