Method and system for maintaining a guaranteed quality of service in data transfers within a communications system
US5903558A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/2861
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A cable telephony system (100) including a plurality of subscriber units (104) connected to a head-end (102) by a cable distribution network (106) in which upstream and downstream data transmissions are sent between subscribers (104) and head-end (102). Both shared and unshared connections are supported within cable telephony system (100). Transmission between a subscriber (104) and head-end (102) may involve both a shared and unshared connection in which unshared connections are employed to provide a higher quality of service when the shared connection is unable to do so.
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