Apparatus and method for accessing a network
US6603770B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13389
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus and method that provides access between an enterprise network and at least one of a metropolitan area network and a wide area network. The apparatus includes an enterprise area network connection, a controller coupled to the enterprise area network connection, the controller providing Layer 1 and Layer 2 service, and a central office connection coupled to a central office, the central office providing Layer 3 and Layer 4 service. The controller transmits unmapped data across the central office connection to the central office and the central office maps the unmapped data onto a desired format.
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