Patent ID: 11863233
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A cable distribution system that includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts digital data to analog data suitable for said plurality of customer devices, where said remote fiber node includes a processor, comprising the steps of:
(a) said remote fiber node receiving a software image containing (i) a hardware image, (ii) a primary boot loader, (iii) a kernel, (iv) a software dataplane for a dataplane, and (v) software applications for a control plane;
(b) based upon a file name of said software image selectively resetting a remote physical device in (i) a first manner based upon said file name that includes said resetting based upon a software dataplane for a dataplane and not software applications for a control plane, (ii) a second manner based upon said file name that includes said resetting based upon said software applications for said control plane and not said software dataplane for said dataplane, (iii) and a third manner based upon said file name that includes said resetting based upon said software dataplane for said dataplane and said software applications for said control plane.