Patent ID: 6286049
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A method for providing broadband content to high speed subscribers, comprising:routing client data packets from a client premise equipment at a client premise to a broadband access gateway, said broadband access gateway being in communication with at least one Internet service provider and an enhanced services complex having at least one content server;selectively routing each client data packet from the broadband access gateway to one of the Internet via said Internet service provider and said enhanced services complex;routing the client data packet to an Internet content in communication with the Internet where the client data packet is selectively routed to the Internet via said Internet service provider;routing the client data packet to one of the at least one content server having Internet content stored therein where the client data packet is selectively routed to said content server via said enhanced services complex; androuting content data packets from one of said Internet content and said content server to said client premise equipment.