Patent ID: 6802032
Filing Date: 2004-10-05
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for testing and diagnosing a cable modem termination system using a hand-held device comprising the steps of:(a) connecting said hand held device to said cable modem termination system; (b) transmitting a set of command line interface commands residing in said hand-held device to said cable modem termination system; (c) receiving a response from said cable modem termination system; (d) displaying said response on a command screen of said hand-held device; (e) showing a selection to send a set of configuration instructions to said cable modem termination system; and (f) sending said set of configuration instructions to said cable modem termination system, wherein the set of configuration instructions alter cable modem termination system parameters that are used in the operation of the cable modem termination system after the hand held device is disconnected from the cable modem termination system.