System and method for remote configuration and management of customer premise equipment over ATM
US6584074B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 11, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 11, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5667
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing remote configuration and on-demand management of a CPE over DSL are disclosed. The method generally comprises creating a temporary management ATM virtual circuit between a remote Point-to-Point Protocol (“PPP”) server and the CPE via an ATM network, assigning a temporary Internet Protocol (“IP”) address to the CPE using PPP over ATM, telneting from the PPP server to the temporary IP address of the CPE, and downloading CPE configuration from the PPP server to the CPE. The creating, assigning, telneting, and downloading may be performed between the remote PPP server and a management port of the CPE. The system generally comprises a remote PPP server, a CPE including a management port adapted to send requests for connection to the PPP server and to receive data downloaded from the PPP server, and a temporary management ATM virtual circuit between the PPP server and the management port of the CPE.
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