Patent ID: 6349096
Filing Date: 2002-02-19
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A system for establishing an end-to-end data path connection between an origination site and a destination site, said system comprising:an interface circuit for receiving a data transmission, including physical data signals from a digital subscriber loop (DSL) in the form of a multicarrier DSL signal, as well as voice analog signals associated with voice band data, and data routing configuration information associated with the data transmission; a data routing control circuit, for setting up a data route between the origination site and the destination site based on the data routing configuration information; and an access router for routing said data transmission through the data route; wherein the end-to-end data path connection is formed by the data route, and can include any one or more of the following data paths: (i) a switched circuit network; and/or (ii) a wide area network (WAN); and/or (iii) one or more digital cross-connects, and further wherein the end-to-end data path connection can be formed such that a controllable portion of said multicarrier DSL signal can be transmitted based on said data routing configuration information through said switched circuit network, said controllable portion being dynamically adjustable based on bandwidth requirements of said data transmission.