Abstract: A system for providing data to electrical devices in an interconnected network can include a user system disposed in a volume of space, where the user system has a communication range, where the user system broadcasts multiple communication signals into the volume of space. The system can also include an electrical device disposed within the communication range of the user system, where the electrical device includes a controller, where the controller can retrieve first information from a first communication signal, where the information includes a file identification for a file and a number of blocks in the file. The controller can also generate a table for the number of blocks in the file and retrieve second information from a second communication signal, where the second information comprises a first block of the file. The controller can also store the first block of the file in the table.

Abstract: A system for providing data to electrical devices in an interconnected network can include a user system disposed in a volume of space, where the user system has a communication range, where the user system broadcasts multiple communication signals into the volume of space. The system can also include an electrical device disposed within the communication range of the user system, where the electrical device includes a controller, where the controller can retrieve first information from a first communication signal, where the information includes a file identification for a file and a number of blocks in the file. The controller can also generate a table for the number of blocks in the file and retrieve second information from a second communication signal, where the second information comprises a first block of the file. The controller can also store the first block of the file in the table.

Abstract: Operating software commitment may be provided. First, a subscriber device may be configured using a factory software and a service provider software may be downloaded. Next, it may be verified that the subscriber device is properly configured. In response to verifying that the subscriber device is properly configured, the service provider software may then be committed to the subscriber device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for digital program insertion. Entitlement control messages (ECMs) may be sent over an out-of-band communication channel to a client device such that the ECMs are received proximate in time to splice points where, e.g., advertising is inserted into a scrambled program or when the scrambled program is to resume at the end of the ad or program insertion. The ECMs may be communicated over the out-of-band channel having a timing such that the client device can process the ECMs, extract a control word and begin descrambling of the scrambled program to provide near seamless splices. In some implementations, out-of-band bandwidth is conserved as the ECMs are sent a splice time, rather than continuously.