Method of dynamically configuring access to services

• US 20030028625A1
• Filed: 07/31/2001
• Published: 02/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC (CommScope Holding Company, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Rokusek, Daniel S., Sanjeev, Raghunandan, Baer, Wayne G.
• Granted Patent: US 7,093,006 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method of dynamically configuring access to services (114, 130) between a remote communications node (104) and a remote communications device (106) includes determining if the remote communications node (104) is communicating with a distributed communications system (100). The remote communications node (104) is configured as a primary gateway (301, 401) if the remote communications node (104) is communicating with the distributed communications system (100) and configured as a secondary gateway (303, 403) if it is not. A remote communications device (106) is initialized and the remote communications node (104) and remote communications device (106) are dynamically configured to optimally access services (114, 130) in a serial configuration.

Claims

1. In a distributed communications system, a method of dynamically configuring access to services between a remote communications node and a remote communications device comprising:

determining if the remote communications node is communicating with the distributed communications system;

configuring the remote communications node as a primary gateway if remote communications node is communicating with the distributed communications system and configuring the remote communications node as a secondary gateway if the remote communications node is not communicating with the distributed communications system;

initializing the remote communications device; and

dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to optimally access services in a serial configuration.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein if the remote communications node functions as the secondary gateway then the remote communications device functions as the primary gateway, and wherein if the remote communications device functions as the secondary gateway then the remote communications node functions as the primary gateway.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises the remote communications node reconfiguring between functioning as the primary gateway and the secondary gateway and the remote communications device reconfiguring between functioning as the primary gateway and the secondary gateway and vis versa.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively to minimize user cost.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively to minimize communication time.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively optimize a communication link.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically configuring comprises allocating the primary gateway and the secondary gateway between the remote communications node and the remote communications device based on a user-programmable function.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the services are distributed services.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining if the remote communications node is communicating comprises determining if the remote communications node is communicating with a communications node.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically configuring comprises negotiating for services between the remote communications node and a plurality of remote communications devices, and wherein the remote communications node is chosen as the secondary gateway and one of the plurality of remote communications devices is chosen as the primary gateway.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein dynamically configuring comprises negotiating for services between the remote communications node and a plurality of remote communications devices, wherein the remote communications node is chosen as the primary gateway and one of the plurality of remote communications devices is chosen as the secondary gateway.

12. A method of optimizing access to services in a distributed communications system having a remote communications node and a remote communications device comprising:

determining if the remote communications node is communicating with the distributed communications system;

configuring the remote communications node as a primary gateway if remote communications node is communicating with the distributed communications system and configuring the remote communications node as a secondary gateway if the remote communications node is not communicating with the distributed communications system;

initializing the remote communications device; and

dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to optimally access services in a serial configuration, wherein the remote communications node reconfigures between functioning as the primary gateway and the secondary gateway and the remote communications device reconfigures between functioning as the primary gateway and the secondary gateway and vis versa.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively to minimize user cost.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively to minimize communication time.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively optimize a communication link.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein dynamically configuring comprises allocating the primary gateway and the secondary gateway between the remote communications node and the remote communications device based on a user-programmable function.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the services are distributed services.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein determining if the remote communications node is communicating comprises determining if the remote communications node is communicating with a communications node.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein dynamically configuring comprises negotiating for services between the remote communications node and a plurality of remote communications devices, and wherein the remote communications node is chosen as the secondary gateway and one of the plurality of remote communications devices is chosen as the primary gateway.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein dynamically configuring comprises negotiating for services between the remote communications node and a plurality of remote communications devices, wherein the remote communications node is chosen as the primary gateway and one of the plurality of remote communications devices is chosen as the secondary gateway.

21. A computer-readable medium containing computer instructions for instructing a processor to perform a method of dynamically configuring access to services between a remote communications node and a remote communications device, the instructions comprising:

determining if the remote communications node is communicating with the distributed communications system;

configuring the remote communications node as a primary gateway if remote communications node is communicating with the distributed communications system and configuring the remote communications node as a secondary gateway if the remote communications node is not communicating with the distributed communications system;

initializing the remote communications device; and

dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to optimally access services in a serial configuration.

22. The computer-readable medium in claim 21, wherein if the remote communications node functions as the secondary gateway then the remote communications device functions as the primary gateway, and wherein if the remote communications device functions as the secondary gateway then the remote communications node functions as the primary gateway.

23. The computer-readable medium in claim 21, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises the remote communications node reconfiguring between functioning as the primary gateway and the secondary gateway and the remote communications device reconfiguring between functioning as the primary gateway and the secondary gateway and vis versa.

24. The computer-readable medium in claim 21, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively to minimize user cost.

25. The computer-readable medium in claim 21, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively to minimize communication time.

26. The computer-readable medium in claim 21, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and the remote communications device to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively optimize a communication link.

27. The computer-readable medium in claim 21, wherein dynamically configuring comprises allocating the primary gateway and the secondary gateway between the remote communications node and the remote communications device based on a user-programmable function.

28. The computer-readable medium in claim 21, wherein the services are distributed services.

29. The computer-readable medium in claim 21, wherein determining if the remote communications node is communicating comprises determining if the remote communications node is communicating with a communications node.

30. The computer-readable medium in claim 21, wherein dynamically configuring comprises negotiating for services between the remote communications node and a plurality of remote communications devices, and wherein the remote communications node is chosen as the secondary gateway and one of the plurality of remote communications devices is chosen as the primary gateway.

31. The computer-readable medium in claim 21, wherein dynamically configuring comprises negotiating for services between the remote communications node and a plurality of remote communications devices, wherein the remote communications node is chosen as the primary gateway and one of the plurality of remote communications devices is chosen as the secondary gateway.

32. In a distributed communications system, a method of dynamically configuring access to services between a remote communications nodes and a plurality of remote communications devices comprising:

determining if the remote communications node is communicating with the distributed communications system;

configuring the remote communications node as a primary gateway if remote communications node is communicating with the distributed communications system and configuring the remote communications node as a secondary gateway if the remote communications node is not communicating with the distributed communications system;

initializing one or more of the plurality of remote communications devices;

negotiating for services between the remote communications node and one or more of the plurality of remote communications devices; and

dynamically configuring the remote communications node and one or more of the remote communications devices to optimally access services in a serial configuration.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and one or more of the plurality of remote communications devices to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively to minimize user cost.

34. The method of claim 32, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and one or more of the plurality of remote communications devices to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively to minimize communication time.

35. The method of claim 32, wherein dynamically configuring to optimally access services comprises dynamically configuring the remote communications node and one or more of the plurality of remote communications devices to function as either the primary gateway or the secondary gateway respectively optimize a communication link.

36. The method of claim 32, wherein dynamically configuring comprises allocating the primary gateway and the secondary gateway between the remote communications node and one or more of the plurality of remote communications devices based on a user-programmable function.