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AssigneeAlcatel
InventorsDominique Helena Lucia Chantrain, Hans Vanderstraeten, Werner Adriaan Josephine Van Leekwijck
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The present invention provides a method and related devices for installing software components at a user-terminal of a plurality of user-terminals in a communications-network. This communications network further consists of a plurality of hosts and a plurality of network gateways. The user-terminal is connected to one of the network gateways. The network gateway receives a connection request from a user-terminal to establish a connection between the user-terminal and one of the hosts and detects if the software components are available at the user-terminal. If the software components are not available, the network gateway sets the establishment of the connection between the user-terminal and the host in hold and subsequently establishes a connection between the user-terminal and a service provisioning network element that also is included in the communications network. The service provisioning network element downloads the software components to the user-terminal over a established connection between the user-terminal and the service provisioning network element. The network gateway resumes the establishment of the connection between the user-terminal and the host upon detection of the end of the download.
A method for installing software components at a user-terminal of a plurality of user-terminals in a communications-network, said communications network comprising a plurality of hosts and a plurality of network gateways, where said user-terminal is coupled to a network gateway of said plurality of network gateways, said method comprising:
A Network Gateway for installing software components at a user-terminal of a plurality of user-terminals in a communications-network, said communications network comprising a plurality of hosts and a plurality of network gateways, where said user-terminal of said a plurality of user terminals is connected to a network gateway of said plurality of network gateways, said network gateway comprising the following means:
A service provisioning network element for installing software components at a user-terminal of a plurality of user-terminals in a communications-network, said communications network comprising, a plurality of hosts and a plurality of network gateways, where said user-terminal is coupled to a network gateway of said plurality of network gateways, said service provisioning network element being part of said communications network, said service provisioning network element comprising the following means:
A computer-readable medium including a set of instructions that comprise a software module, for running on a processing system for inclusion in a Service provisioning network element, for installing software components at a user-terminal of a plurality of user-terminals in a communications-network, said communications network comprising a plurality of hosts and a plurality of network gateways, where said user-terminal is coupled to a network gateway of said plurality of network gateways, said service provisioning network element being part of said communications network, said software module comprising the following software sub-modules:
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