Wideband provisioning
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS), a request to assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address for a requesting device;
inserting an IP address for the CMTS into the request and relaying the request with the inserted IP address to a provisioning server;
receiving back a response from the provisioning server, wherein the response includes an assigned IP address of an address range associated with the inserted IP address of the CMTS, wherein the response includes a download address corresponding to the provisioning server for the requesting device to obtain a first Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) configuration file by download from the provisioning server;
storing the assigned IP address in a configuration table entry of the CMTS and relaying the response to the requesting device;
after relaying the response, receiving from the requesting device the first DOCSIS configuration file; and
after relaying the response, receiving from the requesting device a second different DOCSIS configuration file;
wherein the requesting device registers twice with the CMTS with each of the registrations sending a different one of said DOCSIS configuration files to the CMTS, wherein the requesting device includes narrowband circuitry and wideband circuitry, and wherein the narrowband circuitry registers with the CMTS according to the first DOCSIS configuration file and the wideband circuitry registers with the CMTS according to the second DOCSIS configuration file.
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Abstract
A provisioning server has a port to receive a request for a network address including an indication that a remote device is wideband capable. The provisioning server also has a processor to respond to the request with a network address and include an address for a configuration file and to provide a configuration file that allows wideband service. A cable modem has a port to request a network address and indicate wideband capability. The cable modem also has a processor to receive a response to that request that includes a network address and an address for a configuration file. The processor also receives a configuration file and allows the cable modem to be configured for wideband service.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS), a request to assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address for a requesting device; inserting an IP address for the CMTS into the request and relaying the request with the inserted IP address to a provisioning server; receiving back a response from the provisioning server, wherein the response includes an assigned IP address of an address range associated with the inserted IP address of the CMTS, wherein the response includes a download address corresponding to the provisioning server for the requesting device to obtain a first Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) configuration file by download from the provisioning server; storing the assigned IP address in a configuration table entry of the CMTS and relaying the response to the requesting device; after relaying the response, receiving from the requesting device the first DOCSIS configuration file; and after relaying the response, receiving from the requesting device a second different DOCSIS configuration file; wherein the requesting device registers twice with the CMTS with each of the registrations sending a different one of said DOCSIS configuration files to the CMTS, wherein the requesting device includes narrowband circuitry and wideband circuitry, and wherein the narrowband circuitry registers with the CMTS according to the first DOCSIS configuration file and the wideband circuitry registers with the CMTS according to the second DOCSIS configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) encoded with instructions that, if executed, result in:
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receiving a request to assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address; inserting an IP address for the CMTS into the request and relaying the request with the inserted IP address to a provisioning server, wherein the request includes a download address corresponding to the provisioning server for a requesting device to obtain a first Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) configuration file by download from the provisioning server; receiving back a response from the provisioning server, wherein the response includes an assigned IP address of an address range associated with the inserted IP address of the CMTS; storing the assigned IP address in a configuration table entry for the requesting device and relaying the response to the requesting device; obtaining the first DOCSIS configuration file at the CMTS by snooping download of the first DOCSIS configuration file by the requesting device or by obtaining the first DOCSIS configuration file directly from the requesting device; and after relaying the response, receiving a communication from the requesting device and obtaining, based at least in part on information from the communication, a second different DOCSIS configuration file; wherein the requesting device registers twice with the CMTS with each of the registrations associated with a different one of said DOCSIS configuration files, wherein the requesting device includes narrowband circuitry and wideband circuitry, and wherein the narrowband circuitry registers with the CMTS according to the first DOCSIS configuration file and the wideband circuitry registers with the CMTS according to the second DOCSIS configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus encoded with instructions that, if executed, result in:
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broadcasting a request for an Internet Protocol (IP) address and receiving back, from a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS), a response including the IP address assigned by a provisioning server; wherein the response includes a download address corresponding to the provisioning server; downloading a first Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) configuration file from the provisioning server using the download address; and sending, to the CMTS, the first downloaded DOCSIS configuration file and a second different DOCSIS configuration file; wherein the apparatus includes narrowband circuitry and wideband circuitry, and wherein the apparatus registers twice with the CMTS with the narrowband circuitry registering with the CMTS according to the first DOCSIS configuration file and the wideband circuitry registering with the CMTS according to the second DOCSIS configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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a device configured to; broadcast a request for an Internet Protocol (IP) address and receive back a response including the IP address assigned by a provisioning server; wherein the response includes a download address corresponding to the provisioning server; download a first Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) configuration file from the provisioning server using the download address contained in the response; generate a second different DOCSIS configuration file based on the downloaded first DOCSIS configuration file; and send to a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) information from the second different DOCSIS configuration file including at least one setting in the second DOCSIS configuration file different from a setting in the first DOCSIS configuration file; wherein the device registers twice with the CMTS with each of the registrations associated with a different one of said DOCSIS configuration files, wherein the device includes narrowband circuitry and wideband circuitry, and wherein the narrowband circuitry registers with the CMTS according to the first DOCSIS configuration file and the wideband circuitry registers with the CMTS according to the second DOCSIS configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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