System and method for increasing flexibility and high availability in remote network devices

A communication distribution processor for use with a broadband data provider facility, a first subscriber group, a second subscriber group, a first network interface component, a second network interface component, an upstream configuration component, and a downstream configuration component, the broadband data provider facility being operable to provide first service group provider data and second service group provider data, the first network interface component being operable to convert the first service group provider data into first service group network access data, the second network interface component being operable to convert the second service group provider data into second service group network access data, the upstream configuration component being operable to receive a third configuration instruction, to receive first subscriber group access data from the first subscriber group, to receive second subscriber group access data from the second subscriber group, and, based on the third configuration instruction, to provide the first subscriber group access data to the network access device as first upstream service group network access data and to provide the second subscriber group access data to the network access device as second upstream service group network access data, the downstream configuration component being operable to receive a configuration instruction, to receive the first service group network access data, to receive the second service group network access data and, based on the configuration instruction, to provide the first service group network access data to the first subscriber group and to provide the second service group network access data to the second subscriber group, the communication distribution processor comprising:

• a communication component;
• and
• a control component,
• wherein the communication component is operable to receive the first service group provider data and the second service group provider data from the broadband data provider facility, to send the first service group provider data to the first network interface component, to send the second service group provider data to the second network interface component, to provide the configuration instruction to the downstream configuration component and to provide a second configuration instruction to the downstream configuration component,
• wherein the first network interface component is operable to convert the first service group provider data into the first service group network access data and to provide the first service group network access data to the downstream configuration component,
• wherein the second network interface component is operable to convert the second service group provider data into the second service group network access data, and to provide the second service group network access data to the downstream configuration component, wherein the control component is operable to instruct the downstream configuration component, based on the configuration instruction, to provide the first service group network access data to the first subscriber group and to provide the second service group network access data to the second subscriber group, and
• wherein the control component is further operable to instruct the downstream configuration component, based on the second configuration instruction, to provide the first service group network access data to the first subscriber group and to the second subscriber group.

A method of using a network node with a broadband data provider facility, a first subscriber group and a second subscriber group, the broadband data provider facility being operable to provide first service group provider data and second service group provider data, the method comprising:

• converting, via a network access device, the first service group provider data into first service group network access data, the first service group network access data to be provided to the first subscriber group;
• converting, via the network access device, the second service group provider data into second service group network access data, the second service group network access data to be provided to the second subscriber group;
• receiving, via a downstream configuration component, a configuration instruction;
• receiving, via the downstream configuration component, the first service group network access data;
• receiving, via the downstream configuration component, the second service group network access data;
• providing, via the downstream configuration component and based on the configuration instruction, the first service group network access data to the first subscriber group;
• providing, via the downstream configuration component and based on the configuration instruction, the second service group network access data to the second subscriber group,
• receiving, via the downstream configuration component, receive a second configuration instruction;
• providing, via the downstream configuration component and based on the second configuration instruction, the first service group network access data to the first subscriber group and to the second subscriber group;
• receiving, via an upstream configuration component, a third configuration instruction;
• receiving, via the upstream configuration component, the first subscriber group access data;
• from the first subscriber group;
• receiving, via the upstream configuration component, the second subscriber group access data;
• from the first subscriber group;
• and
• based on the third configuration instruction, providing by the upstream configuration component the first subscriber group access data to the network access device as first upstream service group network access data and the second subscriber group access data to the network access device as second upstream service group network access data.