Method and system for simulating multiple cable modems
US7574345B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fixed MAC address of a cable modem is used to generate a series of unique MAC Addresses in order to simulate multiple cable modems from the CMTS's point of view. Before a scheduled maintenance operation, a simulated MAC address value is disbursed to pertinent hardware registers in the cable modem. When the station maintenance occurs, the simulated MAC address value is sent in place of the fixed original address.
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