Patent ID: 7376718

Claim:
A system for managing provisioning parameters in a cable network, the system comprising: a communication link; a DTFTP server, wherein the DTFTP server utilizes a first set of provisioning parameters; a CMTS supported by the DTFTP server, wherein the CMTS uses a second set of provisioning parameters and wherein the first set of provisioning parameters and the second set of provisioning parameters share one or more common provisioning parameters; and wherein the DTFTP server is adapted to: receive a change to the first set of provisioning parameters; make a determination as to whether the change is to one of the one or more common provisioning parameters; in the event that the change is to one of the one of the one or more common provisioning parameters, send the changed common provisioning parameter to the CMTS via the communication link, wherein the second set of provisioning parameters is updated with the changed common provisioning parameter.