Modem prioritization and registration
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a computer processor;
a prioritizer to prioritize Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) requests received from a set of cable modems, the prioritizer being configured to;
parse a DHCP request to identify a cable modem characteristic in the DHCP request; and
assign a priority to the DHCP request based, at least in part, on the cable modem characteristic;
a plurality of prioritized queues to store DHCP requests, and wherein the DHCP request is assigned to a particular prioritized queue based on the assigned priority for the DHCP request; and
a flow control logic to control, by operation of the computer processor, an order in which DHCP requests are provided to a DHCP server, where the order is controlled by a priority schedule specifying an order for transmitting DHCP requests from each of the prioritized queues to the DHCP server based on a respective priority value for each of the plurality of prioritized queues.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a flow control logic facilitates controlling modem prioritization and registration. The flow control logic controls an order in which stored DHCP requests are provided to a DHCP server. The DHCP requests may be stored in a plurality of groups in a data store. DHCP requests may be distinguishable based, at least in part, on priorities associated with cable modems from which DHCP requests are received. The priority may be determined by a value in the DHCP request. The flow control logic may control the rate and order at which stored DHCP requests are provided to the DHCP server.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a computer processor; a prioritizer to prioritize Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) requests received from a set of cable modems, the prioritizer being configured to; parse a DHCP request to identify a cable modem characteristic in the DHCP request; and assign a priority to the DHCP request based, at least in part, on the cable modem characteristic; a plurality of prioritized queues to store DHCP requests, and wherein the DHCP request is assigned to a particular prioritized queue based on the assigned priority for the DHCP request; and a flow control logic to control, by operation of the computer processor, an order in which DHCP requests are provided to a DHCP server, where the order is controlled by a priority schedule specifying an order for transmitting DHCP requests from each of the prioritized queues to the DHCP server based on a respective priority value for each of the plurality of prioritized queues. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory media and configured to, when executed, perform an operation comprising:
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prioritizing Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) requests received from a set of cable modems, comprising; parsing each DHCP request to determine a cable modem characteristic in the DHCP request; assigning a priority to the DHCP request based, at least in part, on the cable modem characteristic; storing the DHCP requests in one of a plurality of prioritized queues based, at least in part, on the assigned priority for each of the DHCP requests; controlling an order in which DHCP requests are provided to a DHCP server using a priority schedule, wherein the priority schedule specifies an order for transmitting DHCP requests from each of the prioritized queues to the DHCP server based on a respective priority value of each of the plurality of prioritized queues. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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determining a priority of a cable modem from which a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) discover request is received; storing a set of received DHCP discover requests, the set to be organized by priority, wherein the set of received DHCP discover requests are stored in a plurality of prioritized queues, and wherein the DHCP request is assigned to a particular prioritized queue based on the determined priority for the cable modem from which the DHCP request is received; and controlling, by operation of one or more computer processor, an order in which and a rate at which requests from the set of stored DHCP discover requests are provided to a DHCP server based, at least in part, on a priority value of the respective prioritized queue in which each of the DHCP requests are stored.
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