Patent ID: 8416816
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04Q

Abstract:
1. A method of communication between a line-termination device and at least one network-termination device, said line-termination device being connected by at least one line to said at least one network-termination device, the method comprising a step of: transmitting, by the line-termination device, via said line, to said at least one network-termination device, of frames comprising content data, wherein said frames transmitted by the line-termination device to said at least one network-termination devices comprise: a content field designed to transfer the content data originating from the telecommunications network, a reconfiguration field capable of transferring reconfiguration data specific to a communication protocol to be used for the transmission of said frames and allowing a reconfiguration of a modem of said at least one network-termination device, and said reconfiguration data comprising a reconfiguration file designed to reprogram at least one component of said at least one network-termination device, wherein the reconfiguration field is included in a header field of the frames, and the reconfiguration field comprises a configuration download field for transferring the reconfiguration data and a reconfiguration header field for managing the reconfiguration interchanges between the line-termination device and said at least one network-termination device.