Switching between connectivity types to maintain connectivity

摘要

Techniques are provided for leveraging narrowband connectivity (such as dial-up communications or other types of low bandwidth communications) to provision or configure broadband connectivity between a broadband access provider and a broadband device, such as a DSL modem or a cable modem. Specifically, because narrowband connectivity does not require advance configuration or provisioning by the host system of connectivity parameters for an access-seeking device, a modem at an access-seeking device may be leveraged to establish a narrowband connection between that device and a host system and to enable an exchange or negotiation of connectivity parameters necessary to enable future broadband connectivity. Thus, once established, the narrowband connection may be used as a conduit for communicating required provisioning information between the broadband-enabling host and the access-seeking device to enable broadband connectivity by the device in the future.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
an operating system protocol stack configured to provide first communication data to be sent to a host in a first communications session; a protocol server module configured to receive the first communication data from the operating system protocol stack and, in response to an interruption in the first communications session, translate the first communication data to second communication data to be sent in a second communications session with the host; a first communication device configured to receive the first communication data from the protocol server module and send the first communication data to the host; and a second communication device configured to receive the second communication data translated by the protocol server module and send the second communication data to the host.