Wide-area network automatic detection
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate an automatic detection of WAN (wide-area network) configurations. A CPE (customer premise equipment) device may generate and output one or more probing packets to one or more upstream network elements. The CPE device may receive one or more probing packet responses from one or more of the upstream network elements. Based upon the received probing packet response(s), the CPE device may determine WAN configurations and parameters, and the CPE device may set WAN configurations accordingly.
1. A method comprising:
outputting a first round of one or more probing packets from a customer premise equipment device, wherein the one or more probing packets are simultaneously output in parallel;
receiving at least one probing packet response in response to the first round of probing packets;
based upon the at least one probing packet response, determining whether a network access control authenticator is detected;
if a network access control authenticator is not detected:
based upon the at least one probing packet response received in response to the first round of probing packets, determining whether a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server or a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected;
configuring a wide-area network client associated with point-to-point protocol over Ethernet if a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server is detected; and
configuring a wide-area network client associated with dynamic host configuration protocol if a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected; and
if a network access control authenticator is detected:
initiating authentication of a supplicant at the customer premise equipment device;
outputting a second round of one or more probing packets from the customer premise equipment device, wherein the one or more probing packets are simultaneously output in parallel;
receiving at least one probing packet response in response to the second round of probing packets;
based upon the at least one probing packet response received in response to the second round of probing packets, determining whether a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server or a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected;
configuring a wide-area network client associated with point-to-point protocol over Ethernet if a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server is detected; and
configuring a wide-area network client associated with dynamic host configuration protocol if a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the probing packets are output over a physical port identified from one or more physical ports of the customer premise equipment device at which a connection is detected.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the identified physical port is selected based upon a priority level associated with each of the one or more physical ports at which a connection is detected.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
outputting copies of the one or more probing packets over one or more virtual local area networks.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
based upon the at least one probing packet response, detecting a data virtual local area network; and
configuring a data virtual local area network at the customer premise equipment device.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received probing packet response are identified from a report generated by the customer premise equipment device.
7. A customer premise equipment device comprising one or more processors that cause the customer premise equipment device to:
output a first round of one or more probing packets, wherein the one or more probing packets are simultaneously output in parallel;
receive at least one probing packet response in response to the first round of probing packets;
based upon the at least one probing packet response, determine whether a network access control authenticator is detected;
if a network access control authenticator is not detected:
based upon the at least one probing packet response received in response to the first round of probing packets, determine whether a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server or a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected;
configure a wide-area network client associated with point-to-point protocol over Ethernet if a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server is detected; and
configure a wide-area network client associated with dynamic host configuration protocol if a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected; and
if a network access control authenticator is detected:
initiate authentication of a supplicant at the customer premise equipment device;
output a second round of one or more probing packets, wherein the one or more probing packets are simultaneously output in parallel;
receive at least one probing packet response in response to the second round of probing packets;
based upon the at least one probing packet response received in response to the second round of probing packets, determine whether a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server or a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected;
configure a wide-area network client associated with point-to-point protocol over Ethernet if a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server is detected; and
configure a wide-area network client associated with dynamic host configuration protocol if a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected.
8. The customer premise equipment device of claim 7 , wherein the probing packets are output over a physical port identified from one or more physical ports of the customer premise equipment device at which a connection is detected.
9. The customer premise equipment device of claim 8 , wherein the identified physical port is selected based upon a priority level associated with each of the one or more physical ports at which a connection is detected.
10. The customer premise equipment device of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors further cause the customer premise equipment device to output copies of the one or more probing packets over one or more virtual local area networks.
11. The customer premise equipment device of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors further cause the customer premise equipment to:
based upon the at least one probing packet response, detect a data virtual local area network; and
configure a data virtual local area network at the customer premise equipment device.
12. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:
outputting a first round of one or more probing packets from a customer premise equipment device, wherein the one or more probing packets are simultaneously output in parallel;
receiving at least one probing packet response in response to the first round of probing packets;
based upon the at least one probing packet response, determining whether a network access control authenticator is detected;
if a network access control authenticator is not detected:
based upon the at least one probing packet response received in response to the first round of probing packets, determining whether a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server or a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected;
configuring a wide-area network client associated with point-to-point protocol over Ethernet if a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server is detected; and
configuring a wide-area network client associated with dynamic host configuration protocol if a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected; and
if a network access control authenticator is detected:
initiating authentication of a supplicant at the customer premise equipment device;
outputting a second round of one or more probing packets from the customer premise equipment device, wherein the one or more probing packets are simultaneously output in parallel;
receiving at least one probing packet response in response to the second round of probing packets;
based upon the at least one probing packet response received in response to the second round of probing packets, determining whether a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server or a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected;
configuring a wide-area network client associated with point-to-point protocol over Ethernet if a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet server is detected; and
configuring a wide-area network client associated with dynamic host configuration protocol if a dynamic host configuration protocol server is detected.
13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the probing packets are output over a physical port identified from one or more physical ports of the customer premise equipment device at which a connection is detected.
14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 13 , wherein the identified physical port is selected based upon a priority level associated with each of the one or more physical ports at which a connection is detected.
15. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause the one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:
outputting copies of the one or more probing packets over one or more virtual local area networks.
16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause the one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:
based upon the at least one probing packet response, detecting a data virtual local area network; and
configuring a data virtual local area network at the customer premise equipment device.
17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 12 , wherein the received probing packet response are identified from a report generated by the customer premise equipment device.