Server, system and method for providing access to a public network through an internal network of a multi-system operator

A method of managing network services for a cable modem network, the method comprising the steps of:

• registering, at a selected location of the cable modem network which is operated by a multi-system operator and having multiple cable modems and routing Cable Modem Termination Systems (CMTSs) for communicating with connected cable modems, a client connecting to one of the cable modems, the CMTSs being provided at the selected location and the cable modems being provided at remote locations outside the selected location;
• assigning client Internet protocol (IP) address ranges and cable modem IP address ranges to each of the routing CMTSs using the registration driver;
• assigning, in response to a client request, to the client an IP address from the client IP address ranges assigned to one of the routing CMTSs associated with the one of the network entities to which the client is connected;
• and
• handling information relating to network services for the client based on the assigned address.

A computer readable medium storing the instructions or statements for use in the execution in a computer of a method of managing network services for a cable modem network, the method comprising the steps of:

• registering, at a selected location of the cable modem network which is operated by a multi-system operator and having multiple cable modems and routing Cable Modem Termination Systems (CMTSs) for communicating with connected cable modems, a client connecting to one of the cable modems, the CMTSs being provided at the selected location and the cable modems being provided at remote locations outside the selected location;
• assigning client Internet protocol (IP) address ranges and cable modem IP address ranges to each of the routing CMTSs using the registration driver;
• assigning, in response to a client request, to the client an IP address from the client IP address ranges assigned to one of the routing CMTSs associated with the one of the network entities to which the client is connected;
• and
• handling information relating to network services for the client based on the assigned address.