A method and system that helps to ensure that any cell crash (i.e., an involuntarily action occurring as a result of a software bug or malfunction) is localized to a single cell on a single modem board that supports multi-cell configuration. In this regard, the control plane and the remaining cells that are configured on the modem board should remain operational. Further the operator should be able to choose to take corrective action (i.e., reboot, reconfigure, delete, or create) with regard to a cell on the modem board without impacting the operations of the other configured cells.