Messaging mechanism for retrieving large amounts of configuration data
AssigneeADC Broadband Access Systems, Inc.
InventorsHuimin Li, Wei Mao, Craig Boyle, Peter Dobransky, Daniel Byron
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Abstract
A system of retrieving large amounts of configuration data in a communication system. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed that comprises initiating a request for configuration data from a user interface. Sending the configuration request to a data source. Placing the configuration data into a data file in a user interface format at the data source and sending the data file to the user interface.
Claims30
A method of communicating between electronic devices, the method comprising;
- initiating a request for configuration data from a user interface;
- sending the configuration request to a data source;
- placing the configuration data into a data file in a user interface friendly format at the data source;
- and
- sending the data file to the user interface.
A method of retrieving a large amount of configuration data in a telecommunication system having one or more command line interfaces, a management module and one or more head-ends, the method comprising:
- generating a configuration request from one of the command line interfaces;
- receiving the configuration request in an associated local access module;
- outputting configuration data in a data file that is in a command line interface friendly format to a management module;
- and
- passing the data file to the command line interface that requested the configuration data.
A communication system comprising:
- a plurality of command line interfaces;
- a plurality of local access modules adapted to provide configuration data to select command line interface in a command line interface friendly format;
- and
- a management module adapted to dispatch interface configuration data between the plurality of command line interfaces and plurality of local access modules.
A head-end for a cable modem system, the head-end comprising:
- an input adapted to receive configuration requests from one or more user interfaces;
- a cache adapted to store configuration data of select subscriber modems in a user interface friendly format;
- and
- an output adapted to output the configuration data in the cache.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.