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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2004
Filed:
May. 31, 2000
Dan Budinger, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Irene Gilbert, Palatine, IL (US);
John G. Fijolek, Naperville, IL (US);
UTStarcom, Inc., Alameda, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for testing and diagnosing a cable modem termination system, using a hand-held computing device. The hand-held computing device establishes a connection with the cable modem termination system through a wireless infrared and radio frequency connection, a serial, or a local area network connection. After the connection is established, a set of commands residing in the hand-held device are transmitted to configure the cable modem termination system. The cable modem termination system sends back a response that is displayed on a command screen of the hand-held device to identify status and error messages. A cable modem termination system operator can send a set of configuration instructions to the cable modem termination system by utilizing stored sets of configuration instructions. Using the hand-held device allows easy accessibility in remote locations with limited space for diagnostics and equipment.