Switching between connectivity types to maintain connectivity

Details Switching between connectivity types to maintain connectivity Switching between connectivity types to maintain connectivity

2008-08-01

2010-12-14

Jean Gilles, Jude J (Department: 2443)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing

C709S219000, C709S229000, C709S224000, C709S225000, C709S223000, C709S217000, C709S200000, C713S152000, C713S152000, C713S152000, C713S156000, C713S170000, C726S004000, C726S012000, C726S008000, C714S004110, C714S011000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07853702

ABSTRACT:
Techniques are provided for leveraging narrowband connectivity (such as dial-up communications or other types of low bandwidth communications) to provision or configure broadband connectivity between a broadband access provider and a broadband device, such as a DSL modem or a cable modem. Specifically, because narrowband connectivity does not require advance configuration or provisioning by the host system of connectivity parameters for an access-seeking device, a modem at an access-seeking device may be leveraged to establish a narrowband connection between that device and a host system and to enable an exchange or negotiation of connectivity parameters necessary to enable future broadband connectivity. Thus, once established, the narrowband connection may be used as a conduit for communicating required provisioning information between the broadband-enabling host and the access-seeking device to enable broadband connectivity by the device in the future.

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