System for binding a device to a gateway to regulate service theft through cloning
US8335917B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one example, a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) combines a value identifying itself with a cable modem Media Access Control (MAC) address stored in a provisioning request. The CMTS then relays the modified provisioning request to a provisioning server, which analyzes the value to identify a CMTS associated with the cable modem MAC address. Then, to regulate cable modem cloning or for other reasons, the provisioning server selects provisioning information for the cable modem according to the identified CMTS-MAC address association.
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