Enhanced fiber nodes with CMTS capability
US8270419B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N7/173
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A fiber node may include a cable modem termination system (CMTS) that includes a first receiver to receive first signals from a plurality of cable modems over a plurality of upstream channels, and extract data from the first signals; a second receiver to receive second signals, the second signals being in a different format than the first signals; and a processor, connected to the first receiver and the second receiver, to receive the extracted data from the first receiver, receive the second signals from the second receiver, compress the extracted data and the second signals, merge the extracted data and the second signals, and transmit, to an upstream facility, the merged extracted data and the second signals over a common network path.
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