Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IDENTIFY CUSTOMER PREMISE EQUIPMENT DEVICES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005045605
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and system for use in identifying customer premises equipment (CPE) in a distributed network are presented. The method utilizes a unique identifier provided by a CPE device to a host server during the discovery stage of PPPoE communications in a distributed network. The server receives the unique identifier and stores the identifier for use in identifying and managing CPE devices attached to a service provider's network. The host server is configured to receive an active discovery packet from a communications device. The active discovery packet has a tag comprising a device identifier field. The device identifier includes chipset and firmware information regarding remote DSL CPE.
Inventors:
JONES KENNETH R (US)
GONSALVEZ BRIAN (US)
GONSALVEZ BRIAN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/033725
Publication Date:
October 06, 2005
Filing Date:
October 13, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES LP (US)
International Classes:
H04L29/06; H04L29/08; H04M11/06; (IPC1-7): G06F15/16
Foreign References:
| US20030053443A1 | 2003-03-20 | |||
| US20020095299A1 | 2002-07-18 | |||
| US20020165972A1 | 2002-11-07 |
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