Re-provisioning a network device
View Patent ↗Methods, media, and network devices are provided for automatically re-provisioning a network device. The network devices include several triggers for re-provisioning the network device. When a trigger is satisfied, the network devices may switch communication networks by replacing current provisioning credentials with provisioning credentials for other communication networks. After the switch, the home address for the network devices point to the other communication networks.
1. A computer implemented method for re-provisioning a network device, the method comprising:
in a network provisioning system, identifying when a re-provisioning trigger condition comprising a time of day is satisfied for the network device that requires re-provisioning of the network device;
in the network provisioning system, responsive to the re-provisioning trigger condition being satisfied, transferring a re-provisioning notification identifying at least the re-provisioning trigger condition for delivery to the network device;
in the network device, responsive to the re-provisioning notification, determining whether additional network provisioning credentials related to the re-provisioning trigger condition are available on the network device;
in the network device, if the additional network provisioning credentials are available on the network device, changing a network identifier associated with the network device using the additional network provisioning credentials related to the re-provisioning trigger condition; and
in the network device, if the additional network provisioning credentials are not available on the network device, requesting the additional network provisioning credentials from the network provisioning system.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the re-provisioning trigger condition further comprises battery power remaining for the network device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the re-provisioning trigger condition further comprises a location associated with the network device.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the re-provisioning trigger condition further comprises a speed associated with the network device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network credential in slot 1 of the network device are replaced with the additional network provisioning credentials.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the additional network provisioning credentials are received over the air.
7. One or more computer-readable storage devices storing computer-useable instructions to perform a computer-implemented method for re-provisioning a network device, the method comprising:
in a network provisioning system, identifying when a re-provisioning trigger condition comprising battery power remaining for the network device is satisfied for the network device that requires re-provisioning of the network device;
in the network provisioning system, responsive to the re-provisioning trigger condition being satisfied, transferring a re-provisioning notification identifying at least the re-provisioning trigger condition for delivery to the network device;
in the network device, responsive to the re-provisioning notification, determining whether additional network provisioning credentials related to the re-provisioning trigger condition are available on the network device;
in the network device, if the additional network provisioning credentials are available on the network device, changing a network identifier associated with the network device using the additional network provisioning credentials related to the re-provisioning trigger condition; and
in the network device, if the additional network provisioning credentials are not available on the network device, requesting the additional network provisioning credentials from the network provisioning system.
8. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 7 , wherein the re-provisioning trigger condition further comprises a time of day associated with the network device.
9. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 7 , wherein the re-provisioning trigger condition further comprises a location associated with the network device.
10. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 7 , wherein the re-provisioning trigger condition further comprises a speed associated with the network device.
11. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 7 , wherein the network credential in slot 1 of the network device are replaced with the additional network provisioning credentials.
12. The one or more computer-readable storage devices of claim 7 , wherein the additional network provisioning credentials are received over the air.
13. A communication system for re-provisioning a network device, the communication system comprising:
a network provisioning system that identifies when a re-provisioning trigger condition comprising a battery power remaining for the network device is satisfied for the network device that requires re-provisioning of the network device and responsive to the re-provisioning trigger condition being satisfied, transfers a re-provisioning notification identifying at least the re-provisioning trigger condition for delivery to the network device;
the network device that, responsive to the re-provisioning notification, determines whether additional network provisioning credentials related to the re-provisioning trigger condition are available on the network device, changes a network identifier associated with the network device using the additional network provisioning credentials when the additional network provisioning credentials are available on the network device, and requests network provisioning credentials from the network provisioning system when the additional network provisioning credentials are not available on the network device.
14. The communication system of claim 13 , wherein the re-provisioning trigger condition further comprises a speed associated with network device.
15. The communication system of claim 14 , wherein the re-provisioning trigger condition comprising the speed is satisfied when the network device is moving at a velocity higher than or equal to the speed.
16. The communication system of claim 13 , the network device further comprising a storage for additional provisioning credentials for various communication networks.
17. The communication system of claim 13 , comprising:
the network provisioning system receives the request for the additional provisioning credentials.
18. The communication system of claim 13 , wherein the network credentials in slot 1 of the network device are replaced with the additional network provisioning credentials.