Patent ID: 6483904
Filing Date: 2002-11-19
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
A network access equipment for providing a telephone subscriber line a data connection to access a computer network, the network access equipment comprising:an access screening table comprising a listing of telephone subscriber lines for identifying telephone subscriber lines capable of accessing the computer network through the network access equipment; a telephone line function interface for providing telephone subscriber lines access to the computer network, the telephone line function interface communicating with a switching office; access control logic for connecting telephone calls from telephone subscriber lines through the telephone line function interface to the computer network; wherein the access control logic connects telephone calls from telephone subscriber lines listed in the access screening table to the computer network through the telephone line function interface; a relay for connecting a line termination unit to the telephone subscriber line; and wherein the telephone calls from the subscriber lines are maintained by the line termination unit while the access control logic disconnects the subscriber lines from the switching office.