System and method for managing provisioning parameters in a cable network
CA 2473324 C · Owner: Time Warner Cable Enterprises Llc · Inventors: Danforth, Andrew
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A system and method for managing provisioning parameters in a cable network. A dynamic TFTP (DTFTP) server and a CMTS manage the provisioning of devices in a cable network. The DTFTP server and the CMTS share common provisioning parameters. A provisioning parameter has a name and a value. When channel are made in the value of a provisioning parameter that is also used by n CMTSs supported by that DTFTP server the DTFTP server securely communicates the new provisioning parameter values to each such CMTS. In one embodiment of the present invention the DTFTP server pushes the new provisioning parameter values to the CMTSs. In another embodiment of the present invention a poller pulls the …
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