Patent ID: 9565185
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a first gateway device comprising a processor, configuration data associated with network devices of a wireless network; sending, by the first gateway device, the configuration data to a second gateway device; in response to the sending the configuration data, generating, by the first gateway device, first back-up data related to the configuration data; in response to a condition associated with a default back-up time being determined to have been satisfied, initiating, by the first gateway device, a second back-up of the configuration data, resulting in second back-up data comprising an indication that the configuration data was sent to the second gateway device; receiving, by the first network device, an authentication request to authenticate a third gateway device from a customer premises equipment account; and facilitating, by the first gateway device, a transmission of the second back-up data to the third gateway device, to facilitate validation of the third gateway device based on the authentication request.