Integrated services hub reboot process
First Claim
1. A method for initializing a customer premises telecommunications hub having a link to a central office comprising:
- obtaining a configuration file name and a domain name of a TFTP file server from a DHCP server in a central office,obtaining a configuration file, including a first control software file name, from the TFTP file server,creating a second control software file name by combining a model ID identifying the model of the hub with at least part of the first control software file name, andobtaining a control software file having the second control software file name from the TFTP file server.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method of automatically downloading configuration files and binary code for a customer premises telecommunications hub. Upon initial power up, the hub sends a DHCP request to a DHCP server. The DHCP server sends the hub an IP address for the hub, the name of an appropriate configuration file, and identifies file servers where files may be obtained. The hub requests the configuration file from a TFTP file server, and obtains a binary file name. The hub renames the file to include its model ID. The hub then requests the renamed binary file from a TFTP file server. The binary code is downloaded and written into flash memory. The file is rechecked for the correct model ID. The hub then resets so that the new binary code is transferred into the operating RAM.
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1. A method for initializing a customer premises telecommunications hub having a link to a central office comprising:
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obtaining a configuration file name and a domain name of a TFTP file server from a DHCP server in a central office, obtaining a configuration file, including a first control software file name, from the TFTP file server, creating a second control software file name by combining a model ID identifying the model of the hub with at least part of the first control software file name, and obtaining a control software file having the second control software file name from the TFTP file server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing control software code to a customer premises telecommunications hub having a link to a central office comprising:
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upon rebooting of the hub, sending a DHCP request to a central office DHCP server; sending a configuration file name and a domain name of a TFTP server from the central office DHCP server to the hub; sending a request for the configuration file from the hub to the TFTP server, sending the configuration file, including a first control software file name, from the TFTP server to the hub, creating a second control software file name by combining a model ID identifying the model of the hub with at least part of the first control software file name, sending a request for the control software file having said second control software file name from the hub to a configuration file server, and sending the control software file having said second control software file name from the configuration file server to the hub. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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