Patent ID: 8498265
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a request from a subscriber station at initial entry of the subscriber station into a network, wherein the request requests provisioning information for enabling the subscriber station to begin a settings provisioning process, wherein the request further comprises information for routing the provisioning information to the subscriber station through the network to be entered, and wherein the request comprises a message including information defining at least a portion of a routing path along which the provisioning information is to be directed; fetching a bootstrap document; and transmitting a response to the subscriber station, wherein the response includes the bootstrap document and the bootstrap document includes the information for enabling the subscriber station to begin the settings provisioning process, wherein the information for enabling the subscriber station to begin the settings provisioning process comprises information enabling the subscriber station to receive settings needed to begin operation in the network, and wherein transmitting the response comprises directing the response using the information for routing the provisioning information to the subscriber station through the network to be entered.