Remote management of a bridge device
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1. A method performed by a bridge device, the method comprising:
- receiving management traffic from a remote location;
communicating the management traffic to a local area network; and
receiving the management traffic back from the local area network.
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Abstract
A method and system for remotely managing a bridge device, such as a modem, are disclosed. Management traffic from a service provider can be communicated to a bridge device which lacks a public IP address by sending the management traffic through the bridge device to a router of a LAN. The router then sends the management traffic back to the bridge device. Thus, the service provider can perform management tasks such as troubleshooting, health monitoring, accounting, provisioning, security and firmware upgrades in a manner that is transparent to the user.
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35 Claims
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1. A method performed by a bridge device, the method comprising:
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receiving management traffic from a remote location;
communicating the management traffic to a local area network; and
receiving the management traffic back from the local area network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A bridge device comprising:
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means for receiving management traffic from a remote location;
means for communicating the management traffic to a local area network; and
means for receiving the management traffic back from the local area network using a private IP address of the bridge device.
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15. A bridge device comprising:
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a WAN port for receiving management traffic from a remote location;
a LAN port for communicating the management traffic to a local area network; and
wherein the LAN port is configured to receive the management traffic back from the local area network using a private IP address of the bridge modem. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method performed by a router, the method comprising:
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receiving management traffic from a bridge device of a local area network of the router; and
communicating the management traffic back to the bridge device to facilitate use of the management traffic by the bridge device.
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29. A method performed by a service provider, the method comprising communicating management traffic from the service provider to the bridge device using a private IP address of the bridge device.
- 30. A bridge device comprising a WAN port, a LAN port, and an address circuit configured to receive an IP address and to assign the IP address to the bridge device.
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32. A router comprising a WAN port, a LAN port, and a memory within which is stored a predetermined list of known private IP addresses for bridge devices.
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33. A router, the router comprising:
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a WAN port; and
a circuit configured to respond to a DHCP request received on the WAN port by providing an IP address via the WAN port.
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34. A method for remotely managing a bridge device, the method comprising:
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storing a predetermined private IP address in the bridge device;
configuring the bridge device as a short lease DHCP server; and
disabling the DHCP server automatically after a predetermined time or after an IP address has been assigned thereby to a router.
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35. A method performed a router, the method comprising responding to a DHCP request received on a WAN port of the router by providing an IP address via the WAN port of the router.
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