System and method for monitoring upstream and downstream transmissions in cable modern system
US7372872B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network monitor includes means for monitoring downstream traffic from a cable modem termination system (CMTS) to a cable modem (CM), means for monitoring upstream traffic from the CM to the CMTS, and means for identifying a data format used by the CMTS and the CM for bi-directional communication.
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