Proxy agent for providing remote management of equipment in a communication network
US8000345B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0803
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one aspect a method for remotely managing a non-compliant Internet Gateway Device (IGD) residing in a Local Area Network (LAN) is provided. The method includes providing a proxy agent that resides on a computer in the LAN. The proxy agent receives from a Wide Area Network (WAN) configuration device a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) WAN Management Protocol (CWMP) request message, converts the request message to a protocol that is used by the IGD and communicates the converted request message upstream toward the IGD. The proxy agent receives a response from the IGD, converts the response from a first protocol to the CWMP, and sends the converted response upstream toward the WAN configuration device.
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