Patent ID: 9226177
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: at a gateway, establishing data communication with a broadband network; establishing a local wireless communication network in an area; via the local wireless communication network, receiving identification information from an access device, the identification information identifying the access device; using the received identification information, determining whether the identified access device supports service via a wide area telecommunications network; if the identified access device supports service via the wide area telecommunications network, communicating a registration query to a wide area service provider via the broadband network to determine if the identified access device is registered for service via the wide area telecommunications network; if the identified access device is not registered for service via the wide area telecommunications network, communicating a prompt over the local wireless network to elect service registration by the access device; receiving from the identified access device over the local wireless network registration information; forwarding the received registration information to a remote destination via the broadband network; receiving provisioning parameters for the identified access device via the broadband network; and communicating the provisioning parameters to the identified access device via the local wireless communication network.