| US 7,542,469 B2 | ||
| System and method for remotely communicating with a Broadband modem | ||
| Craig Braswell Owens, San Carlos, Calif. (US); Thomas Obenhuber, San Francisco, Calif. (US); and Steven L. Herrick, Fremont, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 09, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/430,507. | ||
| Application 11/430507 is a continuation of application No. 09/960569, filed on Sep. 20, 2001, granted, now 7,088,708. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0203810 A1, Sep. 14, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/56 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—389 | 47 Claims |
| 1. A method of remotely communicating with a Broadband modem, comprising:
accepting a Plain Old Telephone System (POTS) connection initiated by the Broadband modem in a remote server; and
accepting a communication from the Broadband modem over the POTS connection, the communication describing a broadband communication
error detected when a Broadband circuit cannot be provisioned over a twisted pair connected to the Broadband modem.
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