Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate the management of access point transmissions based upon priority of traffic. An access point may periodically cycle between aggressive phases, during which the access point contends for downstream transmission opportunities aggressively, and background phases, during which the access point contends for downstream transmission opportunities passively. The access point may alternate between aggressive and background phases based upon a priority level of received packets, services, and/or clients. The access point may also alternate between aggressive and background phases based upon the congestion level and/or health of an associated network.

Abstract: A method includes a customer premise equipment (CPE) downloading a CPE configuration file over a machine communication network. The CPE checks the configuration file for a software load name. If the software load name is found in the configuration file, the CPE downloads an operating software image specified in the software load name, and the resets and enters an initialized state ready for service. If the load name is not found, the CPE determines if the configuration file includes a vendor table having records specific to a vendor of the CPE. If the vendor table is not found, the CPE enters the initialized state ready for service. If the vendor table is found, the CPE locates a record in the vendor table corresponding to a criteria unique to a subset of CPEs of the vendor of the CPE. If the record is found, the CPE downloads an operating software image specified in the record. If the record is not found, the CPE enters the initialized state ready for service.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for enabling non-IP-encapsulated videos to be received at subscriber premises and displayed on IP playback devices are provided. A terminal adapter receives a non-IP-encapsulated video at a subscriber premise and transcodes the video to a format that can be processed by the IP playback device. The terminal adapter IP-encapsulates the transcoded video and then routes the IP-encapsulated video to the IP playback device. In this way, the processing to convert non-IP-encapsulated videos stored on video servers is not concentrated at a central location but instead distributed across subscriber premises. Furthermore, congestion on the downstream link can be reduced because videos in a video server are not required to be transmitted downstream under two different schemes.