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Wideband cable downstream protocol

US8149833B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims
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Filing dateMay 24, 2005
Grant dateApr 3, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/22
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network device has a communications port to provide communication with a data network and a cable port to provide communication with a cable network across multiple channels. The network device also has a processor to receive data from the data network, format the data into packets for transmission across the multiple channels and provide an identifier to allow the packets to be reconstructed.

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