Backup and restore of network configuration data using a remote controller device
First Claim
1. A method of configuring a video services receiver for operation in a network, the method comprising:
- establishing an initial data communication link between a previously deployed video services receiver and a controller device that is a member device of the network;
receiving, at the controller device, network configuration data from the previously deployed video services receiver via the initial data communication link;
storing the network configuration data at the controller device, resulting in stored network configuration data;
removing the previously deployed video services receiver from the network;
thereafter, inserting the video services receiver into the network;
thereafter, establishing a data communication link between the video services receiver and the controller device; and
thereafter, downloading the stored network configuration data from the controller device to the video services receiver via the data communication link, the stored network configuration data utilized by the video services receiver to support data communication with at least one member device of the network.
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Abstract
Presented here is a method of operating video services receivers in a network that includes a controller device and at least one member device. Also presented is a controller device that facilitates the method. The method obtains network configuration data at a first video services receiver, where the network configuration data is utilized by the first video services receiver to support data communication with the controller device and the at least one member device. The method continues by establishing a data communication link between the first video services receiver and the controller device, and uploading the network configuration data from the first video services receiver to the controller device via the data communication link. The controller device can thereafter be used to download the network configuration data to a second video services receiver.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of configuring a video services receiver for operation in a network, the method comprising:
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establishing an initial data communication link between a previously deployed video services receiver and a controller device that is a member device of the network; receiving, at the controller device, network configuration data from the previously deployed video services receiver via the initial data communication link; storing the network configuration data at the controller device, resulting in stored network configuration data; removing the previously deployed video services receiver from the network; thereafter, inserting the video services receiver into the network; thereafter, establishing a data communication link between the video services receiver and the controller device; and thereafter, downloading the stored network configuration data from the controller device to the video services receiver via the data communication link, the stored network configuration data utilized by the video services receiver to support data communication with at least one member device of the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A controller device for video services receivers that operate in a network, the controller device comprising:
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a receiver component configured to receive network configuration data that is utilized by a first video services receiver to support data communication on the network; a memory element configured to store the network configuration data received by the receiver component, resulting in stored network configuration data; and a transmitter component configured to transmit the stored network configuration data to a second video services receiver, the stored network configuration data utilized by the second video services receiver to support data communication with the at least one member device of the network;
wherein;the controller device detects changes to a network topology of the network, including a network change that represents removal of the first video services receiver from the network and addition of the second video services receiver into the network; and the transmitter component transmits the stored network configuration data to the second video services receiver in response to the controller device detecting the network change. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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