Patent ID: 8509216
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for management of a plurality of communication devices in an access network, each communication device of said plurality of communication devices being coupled to a management server via an access unit, wherein said method comprises: said access unit, during a communications devices management phase, if said access unit is unable to establish a layer three Internet Protocol (IP) connection between said management server and said communication devices, successively establishing a point-to-point connection from said management server to each of said communication devices of said plurality of communication devices; and said management server, at establishment of each said point-to-point connections between said management server and a corresponding communication device of said plurality of communication devices, managing configuring said corresponding communication device of said plurality of communication devices based on a terminal identifier of said corresponding communication device, wherein the point-to-point connection is a layer two connection.