Patent ID: 7539768
Filing Date: 2009-05-26
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a processing platform having at least one processor operable to provide processing at a plurality of levels to a plurality of endpoints via one or more networks; an optical transceiver configured to communicatively couple to the processing platform and operable to: a multi-user, multi-tasking operating system (OS) residing at the processing platform, the multi-user, multi-tasking OS being operable to generate an instance of one of a plurality of OS environments for each endpoint, generation of the instance of the OS environment being a response to a selection of the OS environment by a subscriber at the endpoint, the OS environment enabling processing for the endpoint at the processing platform according to one or more preferences of the subscriber; and an allied resources subsystem residing at the processing platform, the allied resources subsystem being operable to provide the subscribers a plurality of system resources available at the processing platform, the system resources comprising at least delivery of the services to the endpoints.