Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Network computer configuring
Reexamination Certificate
2002-04-22
2009-10-06
Bates, Kevin (Department: 2456)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Network computer configuring
C709S224000, C709S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07600003
ABSTRACT:
Techniques for configuring a customer premises equipment connected to a network of a network service provider include receiving configuration information at a distributed component on the network from a central unit on the network. The distributed component also receives from the customer premises equipment a request for values of configuration parameters that determine network properties for the customer premises equipment. The distributed component generates a set of values for the configuration parameters based on the request and the configuration information received from the central unit. The set of values are sent from the distributed component to the customer premises equipment. A system using these techniques is scalable with increasing numbers of customer premises equipments simultaneously requesting values for configuration parameters and is robust in face of equipment failure at a distributed component or at the central unit or both.
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Bainbridge David K.
Graham Mickael
Morris Greg
Okmianski Anton
Taylor Adam L.
Bates Kevin
Cisco Technology Inc.
Hickman Palermo & Truong & Becker LLP
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