Patent ID: 7535854
Filing Date: 2009-05-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for adding an IAD, Integrated Access Device, to an IADMS, Integrated Access Device Management System, comprising: A) an IAD at a subscriber side acquiring an IP address distributed by a DHCP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, server, and initiatively sending an IP packet for management registration request to the IADMS according to an address information of the IADMS, the IP packet for management registration request including an unique device identifier and the IP address distributed by the DHCP server; and B) after receiving the IP packet for management registration request, the IADMS determining whether the IAD is legal according to the unique device identifier, if the IAD is legal, the IADMS accepting the IP packet for management registration request, recording the IP address included in the received IP packet for management registration request and the port number from which the IP packet for management registration request is sent, sending a management registration acceptance packet to the IAD, and adding the IAD to the IADMS, and if the IAD is not legal, the IADMS rejecting the IP packet for management registration request; and, C) if the IAD must load a configuration file, sending a requesting packet for loading the configuration file to the IADMS, the requesting packet carrying the unique device identifier; and the IADMS judging whether there is information corresponding to the configuration file, if it is judged that there is the information corresponding to the configuration file, the IADMS sending back an answering packet of loading the configuration file, the answering packet carrying an IP address of a TFTP, Trivial File Transfer Protocol, server and a name of the configuration file, the IAD sending a request for downloading the configuration file to the TFTP server after receiving the answering packet of loading the configuration file; and the TFTP server responding to the request and providing the configuration file for initialization; and if it is judged that there is no information corresponding to the configuration file, the IADMS sending back a rejection packet of loading the configuration file.