Method and apparatus for simplifying the configuration of several models of customer premise equipment

摘要

A method and apparatus which simplifies the configuration of CPEs of several models, potentially from several manufacturers. Each model may be employ a different syntax for the configuration commands. A portable system is implemented to issue commands with all such different syntaxes. The configuration parameters are retrieved from a central system and the commands are issued to each CPE to be configured. The issued commands have the syntax corresponding to the model of the configured CPE, and in some cases incorporate the retrieved parameters. The invention is particularly useful for service providers who may have the responsibility of configuring numerous CPEs of several different models.