Method and system for providing an efficient use of broadband network resources
First Claim
1. In a broadband network having a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network having network elements operable for communicating telephony, data, and video signals with customer-premises equipment (CPE) of subscriber households, the network elements including a host digital terminal (HDT) for communicating the telephony signals, a cable modem termination system (CMTS) for communicating the data signals, and video equipment for communicating the video signals, a fiber optics network connecting the HDT, CMTS, and video equipment to a fiber optics node, and a coax cable network connecting the fiber optics node to the CPE of the subscriber households, an HFC network management system comprising:
- a service, design, and inventory (SDI) system having a database operable for storing data indicative of an inventory of the network elements and the CPE in the HFC network, for storing data indicative of configuration of the network elements and the CPE in the HFC network, and for storing data indicative of assigned capacity of the HFC network based on the configuration of the network elements and the CPE.
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Abstract
A hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network management method and system for use in a broadband network having a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network provided with network elements operable for communicating telephony, data, and video signals with customer-premises equipment (CPE). The network elements include a host digital terminal (HDT) for communicating the telephony signals, a cable modem termination system (CMTS) for communicating the data signals, and video equipment for communicating the video signals; a fiber optics network connecting the HDT, CMTS, and video equipment to a fiber optics node; and a coax cable network connecting the fiber optics node to the CPE. The HFC network management method and system include a service, design, and inventory (SDI) system having a database operable for storing data indicative of an inventory of the network elements and the CPE in the HFC network, for storing data indicative of configuration of the network elements and the CPE in the HFC network, and for storing data indicative of assigned capacity of the HFC network based on the configuration of the network elements and the CPE.
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1. In a broadband network having a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network having network elements operable for communicating telephony, data, and video signals with customer-premises equipment (CPE) of subscriber households, the network elements including a host digital terminal (HDT) for communicating the telephony signals, a cable modem termination system (CMTS) for communicating the data signals, and video equipment for communicating the video signals, a fiber optics network connecting the HDT, CMTS, and video equipment to a fiber optics node, and a coax cable network connecting the fiber optics node to the CPE of the subscriber households, an HFC network management system comprising:
a service, design, and inventory (SDI) system having a database operable for storing data indicative of an inventory of the network elements and the CPE in the HFC network, for storing data indicative of configuration of the network elements and the CPE in the HFC network, and for storing data indicative of assigned capacity of the HFC network based on the configuration of the network elements and the CPE. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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8. The HFC network management system of claim I wherein:
the data indicative of an inventory of the network elements and the CPE includes data indicative of physical location and identification of the network elements.
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13. A system for providing efficient management of hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network resources comprising:
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an operations center;
a server; and
a network connecting the operations center to the server;
wherein the server includes an HFC network order manager for order management of HFC services provided by the HFC network, an HFC network inventory manager for inventory management of HFC network elements and customer-premises equipment within the HFC network, and an HFC network design manager for design management of the HFC network elements and the customer-premises equipment within the HFC network.
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17. A hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network management method for use in a broadband network having a HFC network provided with network elements operable for communicating telephony, data, and video signals with customer-premises equipment (CPE) of subscriber households, the network elements including a host digital terminal (HDT) for communicating the telephony signals, a cable modem termination system (CMTS) for communicating the data signals, and video equipment for communicating the video signals, a fiber optics network connecting the HDT, CMTS, and video equipment to a fiber optics node, and a coax cable network connecting the fiber optics node to the CPE of the subscriber households, the HFC network management method comprising:
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storing data indicative of an inventory of the network elements and the CPE in the HFC network;
storing data indicative of configuration of the network elements and the CPE in the HFC network; and
storing data indicative of assigned capacity of the HFC network based on the configuration of the network elements and the CPE.
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