Dynamic allocation of transmission bandwidth in a communication system
US7123592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A head end is provided. The head end includes at least one modern for communicating with service units over a transmission bandwidth, the transmission bandwidth being divided into a number of subbands, each subband including a plurality of payload channels and at least one control channel and a control circuit, communicatively coupled with the at least one modem, that assigns each service unit to a subband such that the service units are substantially evenly distributed over the subbands.
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