Patent ID: 7492761
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: at least one port to receive data that conforms to multiple protocols; a signal processing unit coupled to at least one of the ports, the signal processing unit to convert the data into packets that conform to an internet protocol of a single layer of an Open System Interconnection Model; a network processor coupled to the signal processing unit, the network processor having a routing engine to route the packets across a network by handling queuing, traffic management, scheduling, and switching; and a central processing unit coupled to the network processor, the central processing unit to run application programs, wherein the application programs comprise a service creation application, a network management application, a security application, a content caching application, and a telephony voice control application, wherein the signal processing unit, network processor, and central processing unit are located in a broadband remote terminal to provide for optimal reallocation of bandwidth as network traffic changes based on sending from the broadband remote terminal packets across a local loop to a central office using the internet protocol of the single layer of the Open System Interconnection Model.