Patent ID: 8005083
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: retrieving, with a layer three (L3) packet-based router positioned between a backend network and a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) within a cable network, data from the CMTS that specifies an association between an address assigned to a cable modem (CM) and one or more addresses assigned to customer premise equipment (CPE) coupled to the CM, wherein the CMTS couples to the CM; receiving, with the router, network traffic associated with the cable network, wherein the network traffic includes a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) request that includes a media access control (MAC) address associated with the CM and a DHCP response addressed to the MAC address included within the DHCP request identifying a network server included within the backend network that stores a CM configuration file associated with the CM; accessing, with the router, the network server to retrieve the CM configuration file, wherein the CM configuration file identifies a level of service the CMTS provides to the CM; determining, based on the level of service identified by the CM configuration file, a set of a plurality of customer-specific services provided by the router; associating, with the router, the set of the plurality of customer-specific services provided by the router to the one or more addresses assigned to the CPE; and applying, with the router, the set of customer-specific services to the network traffic associated with the one or more addresses assigned to the CPE.