Patent ID: 6807169
Filing Date: 2004-10-19
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A dynamic private network for communicating between customer premises equipment (CPE), comprising:a plurality of access concentrators each connected to instances of the CPE to form respective logical networks; a plurality of dynamic private network routers (DPN routers) each operationally connected to at least one said logical network, wherein said DPN routers are suitable to both switch analog data and route digital data and said DPN routers connect to at least one data network other than a public switched telephone network (PSTN) to permit both switching said analog data and routing said digital data past said PSTN; a datapath network to which said plurality of DPN routers are operationally connected to permit communications between said instances of the CPE in said respective logical networks, wherein said datapath network includes said PSTN and said data network; and a status and control network (SOC network) including a plurality of physical nodes including at least one status control node and one operation control node which are physically distinct, to which said datapath network is operationally connected to permit controlling operation of the dynamic private network.