SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PROVISIONING OF ONSITE NETWORKING SERVICES
First Claim
1. A system for automatically provisioning onsite networking services, comprising:
- a directory service that includes a customer premise equipment object to represent a customer premise equipment instance and a tailored service object to provision the customer premise equipment instance represented with the customer premise equipment object;
a server associated with the directory service, wherein the server includes one or more processors configured to;
create the customer premise equipment, object to represent the customer premise equipment instance and the tailored service object to provision the customer premise equipment instance in the directory service;
download the customer premise equipment object and the tailored service object from the directory service to a data store at the customer premise equipment instance, wherein the data store is configured to store the customer premise equipment object and the tailored service object at the customer premise equipment instance;
monitor the customer premise equipment object or the tailored service object associated with the customer premise equipment instance in the directory service response to a request from the customer premise equipment instance; and
download a new tailored service object from the directory service to the data store at the customer premise equipment instance in response to the monitored customer premise equipment object or the monitored tailored service object indicating that a new network service has been added to the one or more network services to deliver to the end-user appliance, wherein the customer premise equipment instance is configured to execute the new tailored service object to deliver the new network service to the end-user appliance.
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Abstract
The system and method described herein may activate an automatic provisioning system within customer premise equipment via a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other residential hub or gateway interface and access a remote directory service to locate appropriate addressing and other information to initialize the customer premise equipment. The gateway interface may automatically update a configuration, heal bugs, and perform other maintenance and tasks to manage the customer premise equipment. Multiple gateway interfaces or products or services associated therewith may be configured at one premise and version control may be maintained to ensure compatibility.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for automatically provisioning onsite networking services, comprising:
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a directory service that includes a customer premise equipment object to represent a customer premise equipment instance and a tailored service object to provision the customer premise equipment instance represented with the customer premise equipment object; a server associated with the directory service, wherein the server includes one or more processors configured to; create the customer premise equipment, object to represent the customer premise equipment instance and the tailored service object to provision the customer premise equipment instance in the directory service; download the customer premise equipment object and the tailored service object from the directory service to a data store at the customer premise equipment instance, wherein the data store is configured to store the customer premise equipment object and the tailored service object at the customer premise equipment instance; monitor the customer premise equipment object or the tailored service object associated with the customer premise equipment instance in the directory service response to a request from the customer premise equipment instance; and download a new tailored service object from the directory service to the data store at the customer premise equipment instance in response to the monitored customer premise equipment object or the monitored tailored service object indicating that a new network service has been added to the one or more network services to deliver to the end-user appliance, wherein the customer premise equipment instance is configured to execute the new tailored service object to deliver the new network service to the end-user appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for automatically provisioning onsite networking services, comprising:
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connecting a directory service to a customer premise equipment instance, wherein the directory service includes a customer premise equipment object to represent the customer premise equipment instance and a tailored service object to provision the customer premise equipment instance represented with the customer premise equipment object; and creating the customer premise equipment object to represent the customer premise equipment instance and the tailored service object to provision the customer premise equipment instance in the directory service; downloading the customer promise equipment object and the tailored service object from the directory service to a data store at the customer premise equipment instance, wherein the data store is configured to store the customer premise equipment object and the tailored service object at the customer premise equipment instance; monitoring the customer premise equipment object or the tailored service object associated with the customer premise equipment instance in the directory service response to a request from the customer premise equipment instance; and downloading a new tailored service object from the directory service to the data store at the customer premise equipment instance in response to the monitored customer premise equipment object or the monitored tailored service object indicating that a new network service has been added to the one or more network services to deliver to the end-user appliance, wherein the customer premise equipment instance is configured to execute the new tailored service object to deliver the new network service to the end-user appliance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for automatically provisioning onsite networking services, wherein the system comprises a customer premise equipment instance having one or more processors configured to:
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connect to a directory service that includes a customer premise equipment object to represent the customer premise equipment instance and a tailored service object to provision the customer premise equipment instance represented with the customer premise equipment object; download the customer premise equipment object and the tailored service object from the directory service to a local data store at the customer premise equipment instance; send the directory service a request to monitor the customer premise equipment object or the tailored service object associated with the customer premise equipment instance; download a new tailored service object from the directory service to the local data store in response to the directory service determining that the monitored customer premise equipment object or the monitored tailored service object indicates that a new network service has been added to the one or more network services to deliver to the end-user appliance; and execute the new tailored service object to deliver the new network service to the end-user appliance connected to the customer premise equipment. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for automatically provisioning onsite networking services, comprising:
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connecting a customer premise equipment instance to a directory service that includes a customer premise equipment object to represent the customer premise equipment instance and a tailored service object to provision the customer premise equipment instance represented with the customer premise equipment object; downloading the customer premise equipment object and the tailored service object from the directory service to a local data store at the customer premise equipment instance; sending a request to monitor the customer premise equipment object or the tailored service object associated with the customer premise equipment instance from the customer premise equipment to the directory service; downloading a new tailored service object from the directory service to the local data store in response to the directory service determining that the monitored customer premise equipment object or the monitored tailored service object indicates that a new network service has been added to the one or more network services to deliver to the end-user appliance; and executing the new tailored service object at the customer premise equipment instance or the end-user appliance to deliver the new network service to the end-user appliance. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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