Virtual cable modem termination system
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsAlon Bernstein, John T. Chapman, Rundong Huang, Sangeeta Ramakrishnan, Charles J. Duffy
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Abstract
A method, a system, and an apparatus provide for a cable modem termination system (CMTS). The CMTS may include a virtual machine configured to provide a plurality of virtual CMTSs (vCMTSs). The CMTS may also include a plurality of subscriber groups. Each subscriber group of the plurality of subscriber groups may be assigned to a vCMTS of the plurality of vCMTSs. Additionally, each vCMTS is configured to provide a process.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- identifying a subscriber group for a virtual cable modem termination system (vCMTS);
- retrieving a generic configuration file;
- creating a specific configuration file for the subscriber group using the generic configuration file;
- and
- configuring the vCMTS for the subscriber group using the specific configuration file.
A cable modem termination system (CMTS), comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory;
- and
- a virtual machine configured to assign a plurality of virtual CMTSs (vCMTSs) to a plurality of subscriber groups, wherein each of the vCMTSs is configured to provide at least one process.
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory including computer program instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform a method, comprising:
- identifying a subscriber group for a virtual cable modem termination system (vCMTS);
- retrieving a generic configuration file;
- creating a specific configuration file for the subscriber group using the generic configuration file;
- and
- configuring the vCMTS for the subscriber group using the specific configuration file.
The apparatus of claim 16, wherein creating the specific configuration file further comprises:
- retrieving information about the subscriber group from a pre-provisioned file;
- and
- adjusting the generic configuration file according to the pre-provisioned file to create the specific configuration file.
A non-transitory computer readable media comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause an apparatus to:
- retrieve a generic subscriber group configuration file;
- create a specific configuration file for a specific subscriber group using the generic subscriber group configuration file;
- assign the specific subscriber group to a virtual cable modem termination system (vCMTS);
- and
- configure the vCMTS for the specific subscriber group using the specific configuration file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.