Patent ID: 6983332
Filing Date: 2006-01-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for associating a specific subscriber with one of a plurality of port bundles, comprising: reserving one of the plurality of port bundles for the specific subscriber if the specific subscriber has not been assigned one of the plurality of port bundles, the plurality of port bundles associated with an aggregation device; changing an original source port number in a data packet to a port bundle number corresponding to the reserved one of the plurality of port bundles; modifying a subscriber address in the data packet to an assigned aggregation address; issuing a request to a remote management device for authentication of the specific subscriber; receiving a response from the remote management device including a state of authentication of the specific subscriber; creating a mapping between the specific subscriber and the reserved one of the plurality of port bundles; saving the mapping in a port bundle logical object; and assigning the reserved one of the plurality of port bundles to the specific subscriber if the specific subscriber is authenticated.