Method and system for internet protocol provisioning of customer premises equipment
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsRichard Woundy, John G. Bevilacqua
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Abstract
Method and system for Internet Protocol (IP) provisioning over a cable network. The method and system including a plurality of embedded settop boxes (eSTBs) of at least two different vendors requesting IP provisioning according to a first protocol. The method and system further including a network provisioning unit (NPU) in communication with the eSTBs over the network for responding to the eSTB IP provisioning requests with IP provisioning data, wherein the eSTB IP provisioning data is outputted according to the first protocol such that provisioning of the eSTBs is standard for each vendor in so far as each eSTB utilizes the first protocol for provisioning.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a user device and by a computing device, a request for services, wherein the request comprises an identifier of the user device;
- determining, by the computing device and based on a database and the identifier, a vendor associated with the user device, wherein the database comprises a plurality of identifiers and associated vendors;
- and
- sending, by the computing device and to the user device, and based on the determined vendor, vendor-specific data comprising:
- information enabling the user device to receive bi-directional data via a first portion of a network and to receive video services via a second portion of the network.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, a service request from a user device associated with a vendor, wherein the service request comprises an identifier of the user device;
- separating a data network comprising the computing device from a management network comprising a content controller device and a device controller;
- determining, by the computing device and based on the identifier, the vendor associated with the user device;
- and
- sending, to the user device and based on the determined vendor, vendor-specific data comprising:
- information enabling the user device to receive bi-directional data via a first portion of a network and to receive media services via a second portion of the network.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device and via a signaling pathway, and from a user device associated with a vendor, a service request according to a protocol, wherein the service request comprises an identifier of the user device;
- determining, from a database and based on the identifier, the vendor associated with the user device, wherein the database comprises a plurality of identifiers and associated vendors;
- and
- sending, via the signaling pathway to the user device and based on the determined vendor, vendor-specific data comprising:
- information enabling the user device to receive bi-directional data via a first portion of a network and to receive video services via a second portion of the network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.