Distributed processing for optimal QOS in a broadband access system
First Claim
1. A method for distributed upstream quality of service (QOS) processing in a broadband access system, the method comprising:
- measuring a quality of received packets sent by a modem in an upstream channel at an upstream modem termination system;
determining whether the measured quality is within a predetermined range;
reporting an out-of-range quality for the received packets to a network management server; and
modifying operating parameters for the upstream channel in accordance with the measured quality, if an out-of-range quality is reported.
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Abstract
A method for distributing the QOS processing in a broadband access system to the system modems and the head-end equipment. Requests for a change in the operating parameters are transmitted on an exception basis, thereby greatly reducing the amount of system over-head required. In the upstream, the Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) or Wireless Modem Termination System (WMTS or Wireless Hub) determines a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) or Bit Error Rate (BER) (or similar measurable parameter) quality data for each received packet. If a measured parameter is outside of the predetermined limits, then the WMTS reports to the NMS (Network Management Operating System) the modem ID and the measured data of the particular packet. The NMS may then modify the operating parameters. In the downstream, each modem determines an SNR or BER (or some other measurable parameter) measurement for the incoming packets. These values may be compared to some boundary conditions. If the system is performing outside the boundary conditions, the modem sends an exception message to the NMS which reassigns the modem to a different downstream channel or modifies the channel parameters.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for distributed upstream quality of service (QOS) processing in a broadband access system, the method comprising:
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measuring a quality of received packets sent by a modem in an upstream channel at an upstream modem termination system;
determining whether the measured quality is within a predetermined range;
reporting an out-of-range quality for the received packets to a network management server; and
modifying operating parameters for the upstream channel in accordance with the measured quality, if an out-of-range quality is reported. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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17. A method for distributed downstream quality of service (QOS) processing in a broadband access system, the method comprising:
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measuring a quality of received packets in a downstream channel at a modem;
comparing the measured quality with predetermined boundary conditions;
determining whether the measured quality is within the predetermined boundary conditions;
sending an exception to a network management server, if the measured quality is outside the boundary conditions; and
modifying operating parameters for the downstream channel in accordance with the measured quality.
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22. A method for distributed processing for optimal quality of service (QOS) in a broadband access system, the method comprising:
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a method for distributed upstream quality of service (QOS) processing, the method comprising;
measuring a quality of received packets sent by a modem in an upstream channel at an upstream modem termination system;
determining whether the measured quality is within a predetermined range;
reporting an out-of-range quality for the received packets to a network management server; and
modifying operating parameters for the upstream channel in accordance with the measured quality, if an out-of-range quality is reported; and
a method for distributed downstream quality of service (QOS) processing, the method comprising;
measuring a quality of received packets in a downstream channel at a modem;
comparing the measured quality with predetermined boundary conditions;
determining whether the measured quality is within the predetermined boundary conditions;
sending an exception to a network management server, if the measured quality is outside the boundary conditions; and
modifying operating parameters for the downstream channel in accordance with the measured quality.
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