Device Provisioning

Abstract

A method and system of provisioning a set-top box (STB) with a STB provisioning system are provided which include storing STB profile information in a provisioning datastore, receiving a customer order at a service provisioning system, notifying a billing system of the customer order, and notifying a conditional access system of the customer order. The method and system further include storing information from the customer order in a provisioning datastore, notifying a video device manager about the STB, and delivering a cable operator configuration message from the video device manager to the STB, the configuration message being based on information from the provisioning datastore, thereby provisioning the STB without essential involvement of the conditional access system.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a computing device, a service request for a first network device of a plurality of network devices, wherein the service request comprises a device identifier of the first network device; and   sending, by the computing device and to the plurality of network devices, a plurality of configuration messages comprising the device identifier, wherein at least one of the plurality of configuration messages is identifiable by the first network device based on the device identifier in the at least one of the plurality of configuration messages.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving, by the computing device, device certification information relating to the first network device; and   verifying, by the computing device and based on the device certification information, that the first network device is a certified device.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the service request or the plurality of configuration messages comprises an Extensible Markup Language (XML)-formatted document. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the receiving the service request for the first network device comprises receiving the service request from a web portal. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of configuration messages comprise information signaling the first network device to enable an Ethernet data port of the first network device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of configuration messages further comprise a state code and a county code. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the device identifier comprises at least one of:
 a device serial number associated the first network device; or   a media access control (MAC) address associated with the first network device.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein sending the plurality of configuration messages comprises sending the plurality of configuration messages via a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification Set-top Gateway (DSG) Broadcast Tunnel. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein sending the plurality of configuration messages comprises sending the plurality of configuration messages via uni-directional multicast messaging. 
     
     
         10 . A system comprising:
 a plurality of network devices comprising a first network device; and   a computing device,   wherein the computing device comprises:
 one or more first processors; and 
 first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to:
 receive, for the first network device, a service request comprising a device identifier of the first network device; and 
 send, to the plurality of network devices, a plurality of configuration messages comprising the device identifier; and 
 
   wherein the first network device comprises:
 one or more second processors; and 
 second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the first network device to:
 identify, based on the device identifier in at least one of the plurality of configuration messages, a response to the service request. 
 
   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to:
 receive device certification information relating to the first network device; and   verify, based on the device certification information, that the first network device is a certified device.   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to receive the service request for the first network device by:
 receiving the service request from a web portal.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the second instructions, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the first network device to:
 enable, based on information in the response, an Ethernet data port of the first network device.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the device identifier comprises at least one of:
 a device serial number associated the first network device; or   a media access control (MAC) address associated with the first network device.   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to send the plurality of configuration messages by:
 sending, via a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification Set-top Gateway (DSG) Broadcast Tunnel, the plurality of configuration messages to the plurality of network devices.   
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the first instructions, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the computing device to send the plurality of configuration messages by:
 sending, via uni-directional multicast messaging, the plurality of configuration messages to the plurality of network devices.   
     
     
         17 . An apparatus comprising:
 one or more processors; and   memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
 receive a service request for a first network device of a plurality of network devices, wherein the service request comprises a device identifier of the first network device; and 
 send, to the plurality of network devices, a plurality of configuration messages comprising the device identifier, wherein at least one of the plurality of configuration messages is identifiable by the first network device based on the device identifier in the at least one of the plurality of configuration messages. 
   
     
     
         18 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the device identifier comprises at least one of:
 a device serial number associated the first network device; or   a media access control (MAC) address associated with the first network device.   
     
     
         19 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to send the plurality of configuration messages by:
 sending, via a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification Set-top Gateway (DSG) Broadcast Tunnel, the plurality of configuration messages to the plurality of network devices.   
     
     
         20 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to send the plurality of configuration messages by:
 sending, via uni-directional multicast messaging, the plurality of configuration messages to the plurality of network devices.