Broadband local area network
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1. A communication circuit comprising:
- a transceiver operable to communicate in a coaxial cable network (CCN);
a controller that is operable to, at least;
transmit first information on the CCN, the first information comprising information indicating when admission messages for requesting admission to the CCN may be transmitted on the CCN;
receive an admission request message from a new node for admission to the CCN;
if the received admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CCN, then perform an admission procedure with the new node;
probe a communication link of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node; and
adapt transmission parameters for the communication link based, at least in part, on the probe.
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Abstract
A BCN network with BCN modems that enable network wired devices to communicate over a typical home coaxial network that may include passive splitters and different types of coaxial cable.
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1. A communication circuit comprising:
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a transceiver operable to communicate in a coaxial cable network (CCN); a controller that is operable to, at least; transmit first information on the CCN, the first information comprising information indicating when admission messages for requesting admission to the CCN may be transmitted on the CCN; receive an admission request message from a new node for admission to the CCN; if the received admission request message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CCN, then perform an admission procedure with the new node; probe a communication link of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node; and adapt transmission parameters for the communication link based, at least in part, on the probe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A communication circuit comprising:
a controller that is operable to, at least; transmit first information on a Coaxial Cable Network (CCN), the first information comprising information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN; receive an admission message from a new node; if the received admission message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CNN, then perform an admission procedure with the new node by, at least in part, operating to; probe a communication link of the CCN connecting the communication circuit to the new node; and adapt transmission parameters for the communication link based, at least in part, on the probe. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication circuit comprising:
a controller that is operable to, at least; transmit first information on a Coaxial Cable Network (CCN) in a general beacon packet for the CCN, the first information comprising information indicating when admission messages may be transmitted on the CCN for admission to the CCN; receive an admission message from a new node; if the received admission message is correctly received and the new node is authorized to join the CNN, then perform an admission procedure with the new node; and if the received admission message comprises errors, then transmit second information on the CNN, the second information comprising information indicating when a next admission message may be transmitted on the CNN. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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