CMTS architecture based on ethernet interface locatable in a fiber node
US7197045B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/324
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication device (116, 216, 316, 416) for a communications network having a first integrated circuit (IC) (141, 244, 344, 444) including one or more receivers (136, 236, 336) and a first MAC function (140, 240, 340), and a second IC (139, 242, 342, 442) including one or more transmitters (134, 234, 334) and a second MAC function (138, 238, 338). The first (141, 244, 344, 444) and second (139, 242, 342, 442) IC's are coupleable to a communications network for controlling the downstream and upstream communications, respectively.
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