A distributed broadband network comprises of unconfigured broadband-based customer devices or network computers and at least one auto configuration and monitoring server. A network protocol called Plug and Play Host Protocol (PPHP) is defined to facilitate the automatic connections between an auto configuration...http://www.google.com/patents/US20030061315?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030061315 - System and method for "Plug and Play" ability to broadband network based customer devices
