DSLAM-hosted information storage functionality
US7180872B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2213/13103
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the disclosures made herein is a Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) adapted for facilitating DSLAM-hosted information storage functionality. In accordance with such embodiment, the DSLAM includes a storage apparatus and a storage management apparatus. The storage management apparatus is adapted for enabling data storage functionality to be facilitated between a subscriber data processing system and the storage apparatus. Such data storage functionality includes preparing a subscriber storage space account designating at least a portion of available storage space of the storage apparatus as a mapped network drive on the subscriber data processing system; receiving a storage space access request from a data processing system accessible by a subscriber; creating a cross-connection between the storage apparatus and a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) circuit serving the subscriber in response to verifying the storage space access request; and creating at least one of a virtual connection (VC) and a tunnel between a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) circuit serving a subscriber and a subscriber data processing system.
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