Patent ID: 6912567

Claim:
A broadband Internet Protocol (IP) based network, comprising: at least one customer coupled to the network via a broadband multi service proxy server (BMPS) including a database and a router; means for registering the at least one customer with a selected Internet Service Provider (ISP) for all IP services, prior to receiving the services; means responsive to the ISP registration for storing in the database a customer identification, ID and password generated by the ISP; means for generating a DHCP message including an extended portion, which contains an ISP service name, a BMPS name, an end user ID and password, identifying the selected ISP in a customer request for all IP services with the BMPS serving as a proxy for the selected Internet Services Provider (ISP); means for receiving and routing the customer request and extended DHCP request to the selected ISP for providing a unique customer IP address and all IP services to the customer after updating routing tables in the router by the ISP; means mapping the unique customer IP address to the DHCP request; and means for directing future customer requests for and responses from all IP services directly to the selected ISP or any internet service based on the updated routing tables.