System and method for providing quality of service to DSL internet connections
US8001248B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/2491
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system provides quality of service in a DSL network interfaced with the Internet. A connection engine determines whether a connection from an internet endpoint has an associated IP layer 3 quality of service or ATM layer 2 quality of service and provides the internet network quality of service parameters to a mapping engine. The mapping engine references a quality of service map to associate the layer 3 or layer 2 quality of service with a DSL layer 1 quality of service. The mapping engine provides the DSL quality of service parameters to the DSL network which establishes the DSL connection between a DSL endpoint and the internet endpoint with the appropriate quality of service. To provision services to a DSL network, the quality of service map is updated to associate quality of service parameters for the service, including its association with other network quality of service parameters.
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