Controlling service units in a communication system
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1. A head end controller that controls a plurality of service units in a telecommunications system with a multi-carrier transmission scheme, the head end controller comprising:
- a logic circuit that generates control messages for the plurality of service units, wherein each service unit is assigned to at least one subband of a transmission bandwidth and wherein each subband includes a number of payload channels and at least one control channel; and
a control channel transceiver that is adapted to be coupled to a distribution network of the transmission system, wherein the control channel transceiver broadcasts control messages to the plurality of service units over the control channels in the plurality of subbands.
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Abstract
A method for controlling a plurality of service units in a telecommunications system with a multi-carrier transmission scheme is provided. Specifically, in one embodiment, the method includes broadcasting control signals for the service units over a plurality of control channels distributed in a number of subbands of a frequency bandwidth. The method further includes identifying the service unit to use the control signal with an identifier.
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1. A head end controller that controls a plurality of service units in a telecommunications system with a multi-carrier transmission scheme, the head end controller comprising:
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a logic circuit that generates control messages for the plurality of service units, wherein each service unit is assigned to at least one subband of a transmission bandwidth and wherein each subband includes a number of payload channels and at least one control channel; and
a control channel transceiver that is adapted to be coupled to a distribution network of the transmission system, wherein the control channel transceiver broadcasts control messages to the plurality of service units over the control channels in the plurality of subbands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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