Verification of consumer equipment connected to packet networks based on hashing values
First Claim
1. A method of verifying consumer equipment connected to a packet switched network, the method comprising:
- first hashing information to generate a first hash value;
second hashing the information in a memory of the consumer equipment to generate a second hash value;
comparing the first hash value and the second hash value to generate a verification indication for the consumer equipment; and
controlling based on the verification indication at least one of Quality of Service (QoS) for information packets communicated with the consumer equipment through the packet switched network and access by the consumer equipment to communicate through the packet switched network.
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Abstract
Consumer equipment that is connected to a packet switched network is verified, and a Quality of Service for communications therewith are controlled based on the verification. Information is hashed to generate a first hash value. The information in a memory of the consumer equipment is hashed to generate a second hash value. The first hash value and the second hash value are compared to generate a verification indication for the consumer equipment. The Quality of Service for information packets that are communicated with the consumer equipment through the packet switched network is controlled based on the verification indication.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of verifying consumer equipment connected to a packet switched network, the method comprising:
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first hashing information to generate a first hash value;
second hashing the information in a memory of the consumer equipment to generate a second hash value;
comparing the first hash value and the second hash value to generate a verification indication for the consumer equipment; and
controlling based on the verification indication at least one of Quality of Service (QoS) for information packets communicated with the consumer equipment through the packet switched network and access by the consumer equipment to communicate through the packet switched network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A packet switched network comprising:
a verification system that is configured to receive a second hash value from a consumer equipment, wherein the second hash value is based on a hashing of information in a memory of the consumer equipment;
configured to compare the second hash value to a first hash value to generate a verification indication for the consumer equipment, and configured to control based on the verification indication at least one of Quality of Service (QoS) for information packets communicated with the consumer equipment through the packet switched network and access by the consumer equipment to communicate through the packet switched network.- View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Consumer equipment comprising:
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a memory that is configured to at least temporarily store information; and
a controller that is configured to communicate information packets through a packet switched network at a Quality of Service (QoS) that is defined by the packet switched network, configured to hash the information in the memory to generate a hash value, and configured to communicate the hash value to the packet switched network. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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