Method for supporting multiple devices from a broadband connection
US8305928B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/66
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method adds a MAC address per line for a multiline EMTA. After the EMTA initializes, the method creates “Virtual MTA” instances corresponding to each analog line/MAC address. The method facilitates MTA emulation of each of the Virtual MTA instances. For each virtual EMTA line, the emulation method includes acquiring an IP address via DHCP and acquiring a configuration file via TFTP for each virtual MTA instance.
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