Patent ID: 6714545
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
A scalable VDSL based broadband data communication network system comprising:a central office arranged to communicate with a plurality of end user personal computer (PC) terminals using ATM signals; a headend connected to an Internet service provider and the central office, wherein the headend is arranged to receive and send multi-protocol traffic signals to the Internet service provider, and receive and send ATM signals to the central office, the headend including a translation element arranged to translate a public IP address assigned to the VDSL network into a private network address assigned to a particular user PC terminal; and a DHCP server connected to the headend and arranged to dynamically assign IP addresses, the DHCP server assigning a private network IP address to network elements in the headend used to provide data services for the end user PCs and associated residential gateways or data modems.