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Communications device

  • US 9,369,229 B2
  • Filed: 10/21/2011
  • Issued: 06/14/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communications router device comprising:

  • a transmitter;

    a store configured to store data corresponding to a fault rectification instruction; and

    a computer processor, configured to execute software to implement a diagnostic processor installed in the communications router device, the diagnostic processor being at least configured to;

    detect one or more fault conditions on a user side of a network termination,responsive to the detection of a fault, identify a cause for said fault conditions,retrieve the fault rectification instruction from the store appropriate to the identified cause, andpropagate failure condition reports and the fault rectification instruction retrieved from the store in an IP broadcast message by way of the transmitter to a user interface;

    wherein processes installed in the router device are arranged to be downloaded to one or more user terminals.

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