1. A computer readable medium for storing a computer program that associates a switched virtual circuit (SVC) connection request in a high speed data network with a network subscriber, the subscriber accessing the high speed data network from a remote access port, which is different from an initial access port of the subscriber, the computer readable medium comprising:
a receiving code segment that receives an ATM SETUP signaling protocol message requesting the SVC connection from the subscriber at the remote access port, the signaling protocol message comprising a plurality of fields, at least one field of the plurality of fields being modified to include an address of the remote access port;
an authentication code segment that determines whether the signaling protocol message contains authentication data to authenticate the subscriber;
an associating code segment that associates the SVC connection request with data from an account corresponding to the subscriber when the subscriber is authenticated; and
a registering code segment that retrieves the address of the remote access port from the at least one field of the ATM SETUP signaling protocol message and registers the address of the remote access port in the high speed data network in association with the subscriber account when the subscriber is authenticated.
2. The computer readable medium for storing the computer program according to claim 1, further comprising:
a retrieving code segment that retrieves service policies from the subscriber account;
a determining code segment that determines from the service policies whether the subscriber is entitled to access the high speed data network, as requested; and
an establishing code segment that establishes an SVC connection through the remote access port when the service policies entitle the subscriber to the requested access.
3. The computer readable medium for storing the computer program according to claim 1, wherein the registering code segment registers the address of the remote access port by substituting the address of the remote access port for an existing subscriber address corresponding to the initial access port.
4. The computer readable medium for storing the computer program according to claim 1, wherein the authentication data comprises an identifier and a password associated with the subscriber.
5. The computer readable medium for storing the computer program according to claim 1, further comprising:
a removing code segment that removes the password from the signaling protocol message after the subscriber is authenticated.
6. A method for originating a switched virtual circuit (SVC) connection for a subscriber in an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network from an ATM access port different from a previously registered access port associated with the subscriber, the method comprising:
receiving an ATM SETUP signaling protocol message from the ATM access port requesting the SVC connection, the signaling protocol message comprising a plurality of fields, a first field having been modified to contain a customer identifier and a second field having been modified to contain an access port identifier corresponding to the ATM access port;
verifying that the customer identifier corresponds to the subscriber;
retrieving a service policy from an account associated with the subscriber;
determining whether the retrieved service policy permits the SVC connection; and
when the retrieved service policy permits the SVC connection, establishing the SVC connection based on the access port identifier retrieved from the ATM SETUP signaling protocol message and registering the access port identifier in association with the subscriber.
7. The method according to claim 6, in which registering the access port identifier comprises replacing an original access port identifier corresponding to the previously registered access port.
8. The method according to claim 6, in which a third field of the plurality of fields has been modified to contain a customer password, the method further comprising:
verifying that the password corresponds to the customer identifier of the subscriber.
9. The method according to claim 8, in which the password is encrypted.
10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:
removing the password from the third field after verifying that the password corresponds to the customer identifier.
11. The method according to claim 8, in which the first field comprises a CallingPartyNumber field.
12. The method according to claim 8, in which the third field comprises a CallingPartySubaddress field.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of stabilizing a metal oxide or lithium-metal-oxide electrode material comprising contacting a surface of the electrode material, prior to cell assembly, with an aqueous or a non-aqueous acid solution having a pH greater than 4 but less than 7 and containing a stabilizing salt, to etch the surface of the electrode material and introduce stabilizing anions and cations from the salt into said surface, while the structure of the bulk of the electrode material remains unchanged; wherein the stabilizing salt comprises fluoride and at least one cationic material selected from the group consisting of ammonium, phosphorus, titanium, silicon, zirconium, aluminum, and boron.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said stabilizing salt comprises one or more of phosphorus, aluminum, and boron.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said electrode material has the general formula of xLi2M\u2032O3.(1\u2212x)LiMO2 in which M\u2032 is one or more metal ions with an average tetravalent oxidation state and 0\u2266x<1, and in which M is one or more metal ions with an average trivalent oxidation state.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein M\u2032 is selected from Mn, Ti, and Zr and M is selected from Mg, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein M\u2032 is Mn, and M is selected from Mn, Co and Ni.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said electrode material has the general formula of xLi2M\u2032O3.(1\u2212x)LiM2O4 (0\u2266x<1) and M\u2032 is one or more metal ions with an average tetravalent oxidation state and M is one or more metal cations with an average oxidation state of 3.5.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said electrode material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of a V2O5-containing compound and a MnO2-containing compound.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the pH of the aqueous or non-aqueous acid solution is greater than 6 but less than 7.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the stabilizing salt is selected from one or more of NH4PF6, (NH4)2TiF6, (NH4)2SiF6, (NH4)2ZrF6, (NH4)3AlF6, and NH4BF4.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-aqueous acid solution comprises an alcohol.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the non-aqueous acid solution comprises methanol.
12. A method of stabilizing a metal-oxide or lithium-metal-oxide electrode material comprising preconditioning the electrode material in situ within a non-aqueous lithium cell comprising an electrolyte, by dissolving one or more salts selected from NH4 PF6, (NH4)2TiF6, (NH4)2SiF6, (NH4)2ZrF6, (NH4)3AlF6, and NH4BF4 in the electrolyte prior to cell assembly and thereafter cycling the electrode material through a charge-discharge cycle; wherein said electrode material has the general formula of xLi2M\u2032O3.(1\u2212x)LiM2O4 (0\u2266x<1) and M\u2032 is one or more metal ions with an average tetravalent oxidation state and M is one or more metal cations with an average oxidation state of 3.5.