Satyanarayana Dosapati

US Patent:

63016672, Oct 9, 2001

Filed:

Oct 8, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/168460

Inventors:

Kenneth G. Digiacomo - Manasquan NJ
Satyanarayana Dosapati - Marlboro NJ
Chia-Chang Li - Holmdel NJ
John S. Tsai - Colts Neck NJ

Assignee:

AT&T Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

H04L 900

US Classification:

713201

Abstract:

A communication system and method utilizing a divided customer Internet Protocol (IP) address space for access customer premises equipment (CPE) addresses and customer personal computer addresses. Both the access CPE and the customer personal computers are located at a customer premises. Using the system and method, Internet service providers can easily implement security measures to deny access to a Network Operation Center (NOC) by communications originating from customer personal computers but allow communications between the NOC and the access CPE.