Patent ID: 7200140

Claim:
In an asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) system used between a telecommunications network and a customer's premises, the ADSL system being available to provide voice service and data service to the customer's premises, one service as between the voice service or the data service being in use with respect to the customer's premises, a method to provide a choice of a selected mode of operation of the other service, the method comprising the steps of A. causing the ADSL system to detect a request for the other service; B. causing the ADSL system to provide a list of modes of operation; C. causing the ADSL system to detect receipt of a selected mode from the list; and D. causing the ADSL system to provide the other service to the customer's premises pursuant to the selected mode; wherein after Step A and in response to the request for the other service, the method further comprising the step of causing the ADSL system to provide impact information on performance of the one service in light of concurrent use of the other service.