Abstract: By accessing a hot button available from an internet site, a user can make a request for a switched broadband connection from a control system associated with a broadband network. The control system allocates resources for the broadband connection and coordinates a request with the web host. Accordingly, the web host is capable of providing bandwidth-differentiated services to users making such requests.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 9, 1999
Date of Patent:
June 4, 2002
Assignee:
Enron Warspeed Services, Inc.
Inventors:
Michael E. Golden, Richard Edward Cobb, Jr., Nancy Virginia Commons