Arrangement for discovering the topology of an HFC access network
US6704288B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 23, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2408
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) access network manager is formed to support a variety of functions related to the operation and management of an HCF access plant. The network manager includes a topology discovery module that can function either automatically, or under control of a command from the access network manager, to poll individual network elements to identify their type and location, thus creating a topological map of the network. The polling can be accomplished in either the analog or digital domain.
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