Patent ID: 6718553
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A system for delivering broadcast television programming to subscribers in multiple markets comprising:a centralized aggregation headend for receiving multiple broadcast television signals, comprising multi-market programming content from multiple content providers and for aggregating said multiple broadcast television signals into a digital aggregated content bundle; an interconnected long-haul fiber optic network, comprising multiple fiber optic networks that are interconnected by a plurality of interconnection points of presence (IPoPs), for transporting the digital aggregated content bundle from the centralized aggregation headend to a plurality of local/metro points of presence (L/M PoPs), each L/M PoP being located in a different market; a plurality of central offices interconnected with at least one of the L/M PoPs via one or more local fiber optic systems, each of the central offices configured for receiving the digital aggregated content bundle via at least one of the local fiber optic systems and for transporting the digital aggregated content bundle to the subscriber premises over a last-mile delivery system; a network management/customer service integration server in communication with a plurality of network management systems, at least one each of the network management systems being located at the centralized aggregation headend, at the plurality of IPoPs, at the plurality of L/M PoPs, at the plurality of central offices, at one or more segments of the interconnected long-haul fiber optic network, and at one or more segments of each local fiber optic system; and wherein the network management/customer service integration server receives state and status data from each of the network management systems and integrates the state and status data for presentation to a customer service representative through a user interface.