WO2002041578A3 - Method and apparatus for automated assistance in configuring customer premises equipment - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for automated assistance in configuring customer premises equipment Download PDF

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WO2002041578A3
WO2002041578A3 PCT/US2001/045051 US0145051W WO0241578A3 WO 2002041578 A3 WO2002041578 A3 WO 2002041578A3 US 0145051 W US0145051 W US 0145051W WO 0241578 A3 WO0241578 A3 WO 0241578A3
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customer premises
premises equipment
configuring
automated assistance
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William A Perry Jr
Robert D Kehn
Eric C Neilson
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Efficient Networks Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/08—Configuration management of networks or network elements
    • H04L41/0876—Aspects of the degree of configuration automation
    • H04L41/0883—Semiautomatic configuration, e.g. proposals from system
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L9/00—Cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
    • H04L9/40—Network security protocols
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/08—Configuration management of networks or network elements
    • H04L41/0866—Checking the configuration
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/08—Configuration management of networks or network elements
    • H04L41/0895—Configuration of virtualised networks or elements, e.g. virtualised network function or OpenFlow elements
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L69/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • H04L69/24—Negotiation of communication capabilities

Abstract

In one aspect of the invention, a method of providing automated assistance in configuring customer premises equipment for communication with another network element includes automatically identifying a virtual channel and/or a protocol valid for configuration with the customer premises equipment, and assisting a user in configuring the customer premises equipment for use with the identified virtual channel and/or protocol.
PCT/US2001/045051 2000-11-14 2001-11-14 Method and apparatus for automated assistance in configuring customer premises equipment WO2002041578A2 (en)

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