Patent ID: 8004962
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system to address a problem associated with a network, the system comprising: a video ready access device operable to transmit a packetized video broadcast stream; a test module operable to test the network including the video ready access device; a monitor module operable to monitor the network including the video ready access device; and a rule management module coupled to the testing module and the monitor module, wherein the rule management module is operable to: wherein the monitor module is operable to determine whether a software failure has occurred within the video ready access device; when the software failure has occurred, the rule management module is further operable to generate an instruction to another portion of the system to automatically: wherein when the hardware information is different from the recorded information, the rule management module is further operable to generate an instruction to another portion of the system to automatically: