Patent ID: 7839870
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A modem configuration method, comprising: receiving, at a customer premise modem, a configuration file from a network server, wherein the configuration file includes configuration information for device-to-device communication between at least two customer premise equipment devices at the customer premise; and passing a message from the customer premise modem to one of the at least two customer premise equipment devices indicative of the device-to-device communication configuration information, configuring device-to-device communication between the at least two customer premise equipment devices at the customer premise in accordance with the device-to-device communication configuration indicated in the message, wherein the customer premise equipment includes a set-top box, and wherein the device-to-device communication configuration relates to physical layer or data link layer communications among set-top boxes, and wherein the set-top box and the customer premise modem are both embedded in a subscriber gateway.