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US 8,509,388 B2Granted
Caller identification protocol for provisioning a device
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorLionel P. Barreiro
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an advantageous system, apparatus, and method are provided for automatically and remotely pre-provisioning or provisioning a customer's digital subscriber line device via the public switched telephone network (PSTN) or the integrated services digital network (ISDN) using a caller identification (CID) sequence in a multiple data message format (MDMF).
Claims22
An apparatus comprising:
- a PSTN/ISDN interface for operably coupling the apparatus to a service provider network via a PSTN/ISDN line;
- and
- a caller identification detector (CID detector) operably coupled to the PSTN/ISDN interface,
- wherein the CID detector is configured to receive a caller identification sequence (CID sequence) that includes pre-configuration or configuration data for the apparatus from the service provider network,
- wherein the CID detector is further configured with a filter based upon a country/region where the CID sequence is being received,
- wherein the CID sequence includes settings allowing the apparatus to connect to the Internet, and
- wherein the CID sequence includes a Message Type ID recognizable as a provisioning message type by the CID detector and not recognizable as valid by a telephone on the PSTN/ISDN line.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an interface for interfacing with a PSTN/ISDN line;
- and
- a processor configured to receive, recognize, and process a caller identification sequence (CID sequence) to pre-configure or configure the apparatus,
- wherein the processor is further configured with a filter based upon a country/region where the CID sequence is being received,
- wherein the CID sequence includes settings allowing the apparatus to connect to the Internet, and
- wherein the CID sequence includes a Message Type ID recognizable as a provisioning message type by the processor and not recognizable as valid by a telephone on the PSTN/ISDN line.
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An apparatus of a service provider, comprising:
- a caller identification sequence generator configured to provide a caller identification sequence (CID sequence) that includes pre-configuration or configuration data for a DSL apparatus;
- and
- a network interface for transmitting the CID sequence to the DSL apparatus via a PSTN/ISDN line,
- wherein the CID sequence includes settings allowing the apparatus to connect to the Internet,
- wherein the CID sequence includes a generic numeric identifier associated with the service provider, and
- wherein the CID sequence includes a Message Type ID recognizable as a provisioning message type by a caller identification detector in the DSL apparatus and not recognizable as valid by a telephone on the PSTN/ISDN line.
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An apparatus of a service provider, comprising:
- means for providing a caller identification sequence (CID sequence) that includes pre-configuration or configuration data for a DSL apparatus;
- and
- means for transmitting the CID sequence to the DSL apparatus via a PSTN/ISDN line,
- wherein the CID sequence includes settings allowing the apparatus to connect to the Internet,
- wherein the CID sequence includes a generic numeric identifier associated with the service provider, and
- wherein the CID sequence includes a Message Type ID recognizable as a provisioning message type by a caller identification detector in the DSL apparatus and not recognizable as valid by a telephone on the PSTN/ISDN line.
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A method for provisioning a DSL apparatus via a PSTN/ISDN line, the method comprising:
- contacting a service provider network via a PSTN/ISDN line;
- receiving a caller identification sequence (CID sequence) that includes pre-configuration or configuration data for the DSL apparatus from the service provider network;
- and
- filtering the CID sequence based upon a country/region where the CID sequence is being received,
- wherein the CID sequence includes settings allowing the DSL apparatus to connect to the Internet, and
- wherein the CID sequence includes a Message Type ID recognizable as a provisioning message type by a caller identification detector in the DSL apparatus and not recognizable as valid by a telephone on the PSTN/ISDN line.
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A method for provisioning an apparatus via a PSTN/ISDN line, the method comprising:
- generating a caller identification sequence (CID sequence) that includes pre-configuration or configuration data for a DSL apparatus;
- and
- transmitting the CID sequence to the DSL apparatus via a PSTN/ISDN line,
- wherein the CID sequence includes settings allowing the apparatus to connect to the Internet,
- wherein the CID sequence includes a generic numeric identifier associated with a service provider, and
- wherein the CID sequence includes a Message Type ID recognizable as a provisioning message type by a caller identification detector in the DSL apparatus and not recognizable as valid by a telephone on the PSTN/ISDN line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.