Gateway registration management in a network of communication devices
AssigneeCharter Communications Operating, LLC
InventorInmaculada Carrion Rodrigo
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Abstract
A network server provides connectivity between multiple registered wireless gateways and multiple application servers. The network server receives a registration request from a new wireless gateway to communicate with or through network server. The network server assigns a registration counter to the wireless gateway. The registration counter tracks failed attempts of the wireless gateway to register with the network server. For each failed registration attempt by the new wireless gateway, the network server adjusts a count value of the registration counter. The network server might also track additional information related to the failed registration attempt counter, such as the reason for failure of the registration attempt.
Claims24
A method comprising:
- detecting a failed execution of a command transmitted over a communication link from a first wireless gateway to a network server, the network server operative to control routing of communications from multiple wireless gateways through the network server to multiple application servers;
- adjusting a count value of a counter in response to detecting the failed execution of the command by the network server;
- wherein the command is a registration request command to register the first wireless gateway with the network server to support conveyance of subsequent communications through the network server between the first wireless gateway and a first application server of the multiple application servers;
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- wherein the registration request command transmitted from the first wireless gateway to the network server is a first registration request command, the method further comprising:
- in response to detecting the failed execution of the first registration request command, transmitting a second registration request command from the first wireless gateway to the network server, the second registration request command indicating occurrence of the failed execution of the first registration request command transmitted from the first wireless gateway to the network server.
A system comprising:
- communication management hardware operative to:
- detect a failed execution of a command conveyed over a communication link between a first wireless gateway and a network server, the network server operative to control routing of communications from multiple wireless gateways through the network server to multiple application servers;
- adjust a count value of a counter in response to detecting the failed execution of the command conveyed over the communication link;
- and
- wherein the command is a registration request command to register the first wireless gateway with the network server to support connectivity through the network server between the first wireless gateway and a first application server of the multiple application servers;
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- wherein the registration request command transmitted from the first wireless gateway to the network server is a first registration request command, the communication management hardware further operative to:
- in response to detecting the failed execution of the first registration request command, transmit a second registration request command from the first wireless gateway to the network server, the second registration request command indicating occurrence of the failed execution of the first registration request command transmitted from the first wireless gateway to the network server.
Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to:
- detect a failed execution of a command conveyed over a communication link between a first wireless gateway and a network server, the network server operative to route communications from multiple wireless gateways to multiple application servers;
- adjust a count value of a counter in response to detecting the failed execution of the message conveyed over the communication link;
- wherein the command is a registration request command communicated from the first wireless gateway to the network server to register the first wireless gateway with the network server to communicate with a first application server of the multiple application servers;
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- wherein the registration request command transmitted from the first wireless gateway to the network server is a first registration request command, the computer processor hardware further operative to:
- in response to detecting the failed execution of the first registration request command, transmit a second registration request command from the first wireless gateway to the network server, the second registration request command indicating occurrence of the failed execution of the first registration request command transmitted from the first wireless gateway to the network server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.