Cable modem and multimedia terminal adapter parameter configuration file configuring method

1. A cable modem, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a storage system operable to store an original public Internet protocol (IP) address of the cable modem in an original country, a mapping relationship among a plurality of country codes, a plurality of public IP address ranges, and a plurality of multimedia terminal adapter (MTA) parameter configuration files, and one or more modules stored in the storage system and configured for execution by the at least one processor, the one or more modules comprising instructions:

to obtain a new public IP address of a current country in which the cable modem is located;

to determine a public IP address range that the new public IP address belong to, the determine according to the mapping relationship stored in the storage system;

to determine whether the new public IP address and the original public IP address belong to same one public IP address range according to the mapping relationship stored in the storage system;

to replace the original public IP address in the storage system with the new public IP address and select a country code corresponding to the new public IP address according to the mapping relationship stored in the storage system if the new public IP address and the original public IP address belong to different public IP address ranges;

to select one of the plurality of MTA parameter configuration files according to the selected country code; and

to configure the cable modem with the selected one of the plurality of MTA parameter configuration files.

2. The cable modem as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more modules to obtain the new public IP address further comprising instructions:

to transmit dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) request packets to a DHCP server in the current country to obtain the new public IP address from the DHCP server.

3. The cable modem as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the original public IP address is obtained from the DHCP server when the cable modem boots up at a first time in the original country.

4. The cable modem as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the one or more modules further comprising instructions:

to determine whether the new public IP address has been successfully obtained from the DHCP server; and

to transmit Internet control message protocol (ICMP) packets to a web server via at least a router to obtain the new public IP address if the new public IP address has not been obtained from the DHCP server.

5. The cable modem as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the one or more modules further comprising instructions:

to receive a plurality of responding packets from the web server and at least the router; and

to obtain the new public IP address from the plurality of responding packets.

6. The cable modem as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the one or more modules further comprising instructions:

to obtain the new public IP address from firstly received one of the plurality of responding packets.

7. A multimedia terminal adapter (MTA) parameter configuration file configuring method of a cable modem, comprising:

storing an original public Internet protocol (IP) address of the cable modem in an original country, a mapping relationship among a plurality of country codes, a plurality of public IP address ranges, and a plurality of MTA parameter configuration files;

obtaining a new public IP address of a current country in which the cable modem is located;

determining a public IP address range that the new public IP address belongs to, the determining according to the mapping relationship;

determining whether the new public IP address and the original public IP address belong to same one public IP address range according to the mapping relationship;

replacing the original public IP address with the new public IP address and selecting a country code corresponding to the new public IP address according to the mapping relationship stored in the storage system if the new public IP address and the original public IP address belong to different public IP address ranges;

selecting one of the plurality of MTA parameter configuration files according to the selected country code; and

configuring the cable modem with the selected one of the plurality of MTA parameter configuration files.

8. The MTA parameter configuration file configuring method as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising:

transmitting dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) request packets to a DHCP server in the current country to obtain the new public IP address from the DHCP server.

9. The MTA parameter configuration file configuring method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the original public IP address is obtained from the DHCP server when the cable modem boots up at a first time in the original country.

10. The MTA parameter configuration file configuring method as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising:

determining whether the new public IP address has been successfully obtained from the DHCP server; and

transmitting Internet control message protocol (ICMP) packets to a web server via at least a router to obtain the new public IP address if the new public IP address has not been obtained from the DHCP server.

11. The MTA parameter configuration file configuring method as claimed in claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving a plurality of responding packets from the web server and at least the router; and

obtaining the new public IP address from the plurality of responding packets.

12. The MTA parameter configuration file configuring method as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising:

obtaining the new public IP address from firstly received one of the plurality of responding packets.