Method of identifying a home gateway using network traffic sniffing and apparatus employing the same
First Claim
1. A customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus, comprising:
- a first communications unit configured to receive an inbound message packet from a first communications channel, the inbound packet including a destination address;
a second communications unit configured to send an outbound message packet on a second communications channel;
a processing unit configured to generate the outbound packet from the inbound packet, the outbound packet being modified to include a CPE device identifier if the destination address matches a predetermined registration server address; and
a memory unit configured to store a registration server flag value configured to indicate whether the CPE device identifier was sent in a previous outbound packet to the registration server, the outbound packet being modified to include a CPE device identifier if the registration server flag value indicates the CPE device identifier was not previously sent.
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus includes a first communications unit, a second communications unit, and a processing unit. The first communications unit is configured to receive an inbound message packet from a first communications channel. The inbound packet includes a destination address. The second communications unit is configured to send an outbound message packet on a second communications channel. The processing unit is configured to generate the outbound packet from the inbound packet where the outbound packet is modified to include a CPE device identifier if the destination address matches a predetermined registration server address. In one embodiment, this enables automatic CPE identification during subscriber registration process.
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15 Claims
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1. A customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus, comprising:
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a first communications unit configured to receive an inbound message packet from a first communications channel, the inbound packet including a destination address; a second communications unit configured to send an outbound message packet on a second communications channel; a processing unit configured to generate the outbound packet from the inbound packet, the outbound packet being modified to include a CPE device identifier if the destination address matches a predetermined registration server address; and a memory unit configured to store a registration server flag value configured to indicate whether the CPE device identifier was sent in a previous outbound packet to the registration server, the outbound packet being modified to include a CPE device identifier if the registration server flag value indicates the CPE device identifier was not previously sent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A customer premises equipment (CPE) apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving an inbound message packet from a first communications channel, the inbound packet including a destination address; means for sending an outbound message packet on a second communications channel; means for generating the outbound packet from the inbound packet, the outbound packet being modified to include a CPE device identifier if the destination address matches a predetermined registration server address; and a memory means for storing and retrieving information including the device identifier, the registration server address, and a registration server flag associated with the registration server address, wherein the registration server flag has a value that indicates whether the CPE device identifier was sent in a previous outbound packet to the registration server, the outbound packet being modified to include a CPE device identifier if the registration server flag value indicates the destination address did not match the registration server address for a previously sent outbound packet. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A method of providing identifying information from a first network device to second network device, the method comprising the operations of:
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receiving an inbound message packet from a first communications channel, the inbound packet including a destination address; generating an outbound message packet based on the inbound packet; comparing the destination address to a predetermined registration server address; modifying the outbound message to include a CPE device identifier if the destination address matches the predetermined registration server address, wherein the CPE device identifier is sent to the registration server as a part of a service provider provisioning process; sending the modified outbound message on a second communications channel; and setting a registration server flag corresponding to the registration server address, the registration server flag indicating whether the CPE device identifier was previously sent to the registration server. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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