Bootstrap channel security arrangement for communication network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4982430
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06726676

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Apparatus and a method are disclosed to enable on-line modification and upgrading of terminal software in a communication network while maintaining the integrity of communication between a service provider and a subscriber using the network. Software is downloaded on a booter channel on the communication network. A subscriber terminal, coupled to the network initiates a communication with the network to receive downloaded booter data. The downloaded data is stored, and a checksum is computed from at least a portion of the downloaded data. The checksum is tested for validity, and control of the subscriber terminal is released to the downloaded software only if the checksum is valid.

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GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION (GIC-4)101 TOURNAMENT DRIVE HORSHAM PA 19044

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Conover, Richard D Richboro, PA 1 259
Frezza, William A Warminster, PA 6 596
Kaufman, David Torrance, CA 30 522

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