Resetting a multimedia terminal adapter
First Claim
1. A method for resetting network devices, the method comprising:
- receiving a first file comprising a plurality of host names corresponding to a plurality of network devices;
receiving a second file comprising a plurality of security keys respectively indexed with a plurality of network device IDs;
creating data by a processing unit based on the first file and the second file, the data comprising a plurality of qualified names each respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of network devices and a plurality of security keys each respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of network devices; and
sending the data to a programming module configured to send reset signals to each of the plurality of network devices.
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Abstract
A plurality of network devices may be reset. In order to reset the plurality of network devices, a first file may be received including a plurality of host names corresponding to a plurality of network devices. Next, a second file may be received comprising a plurality of security keys respectively indexed with a plurality of network device IDs. Then, data may be created based on the first file and the second file. The data may include a plurality of qualified names each respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of network devices. The data may also include a plurality of security keys each respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of network devices. Next, the data may be sent to a programming module configured to send reset signals to each of the plurality of network devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for resetting network devices, the method comprising:
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receiving a first file comprising a plurality of host names corresponding to a plurality of network devices; receiving a second file comprising a plurality of security keys respectively indexed with a plurality of network device IDs; creating data by a processing unit based on the first file and the second file, the data comprising a plurality of qualified names each respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of network devices and a plurality of security keys each respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of network devices; and sending the data to a programming module configured to send reset signals to each of the plurality of network devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for resetting network devices, the system comprising:
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a memory storage; and a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to; receive, from a call management server (CMS), a first file comprising a plurality of host names corresponding to a plurality of network devices comprising multimedia terminal adapters configured to provide voice over IP (VoIP) over a hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) network; receive, from a provisioning server, a second file comprising a plurality of security keys respectively indexed with a plurality of network device IDs comprising media access control (MAC) addresses; create data based on the first file and the second file, the data comprising a plurality of qualified names each respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of network devices and a plurality of security keys each respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of network devices wherein the plurality of qualified names respectively comprise the plurality of host names with a domain name concatenated to the plurality of host names; and send the data to a programming module configured to send reset signals to each of the plurality of network devices, the programming module configured to; send the plurality of qualified names to a domain name server configured to provide a plurality of Internet protocol (IP) addresses respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of qualified names; receive the plurality of IP addresses from the domain name server; and send the reset signals respectively to each of the received plurality of Internet protocol (IP) addresses respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of network devices, the reset signals each respectively including a security key corresponding a network device of the plurality of network devices for which each of the reset signals is sent. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed performs a method for resetting network devices, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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receiving a first file comprising a plurality of host names corresponding to a plurality of network devices comprising multimedia terminal adapters embedded in data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) based cable modems wherein each of the multimedia terminal adapters are resettable independent of other portions of their corresponding cable modems; receiving a second file comprising a plurality of security keys respectively indexed with a plurality of network device IDs; creating data based on the first file and the second file, the data comprising a plurality of qualified names each respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of network devices and a plurality of security keys each respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of network devices, the plurality of qualified names comprising fully qualified domain names; sending the data to a programming module configured to send reset signals to each of the plurality of network devices wherein the programming module is configured to send the reset signals to each of the plurality of network devices, the programming module being configured to create the reset signals configured to cause the plurality of network devices to be changed to operate on a first switch different from a second switch from which the plurality of network devices current operate; and receiving a confirmation that at least one of the plurality of network devices has been reset. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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