Method and apparatus for adaptive bandwidth utilization in a digital network
First Claim
1. An integrated circuit device for use in a line card of a network node of a digital networking system, wherein the integrated circuit device is capable of intercepting one or more control messages from at least one customer premises equipment (CPE) device, the one or more control messages corresponding to at least an operational status of at least one terminal equipment (TE) device associated with the at least one CPE device, and transmitting one or more rate control messages to a network processor of the network node to adapt bandwidth utilization and provide adapted data traffic flow to the at least one CPE device in relation to the operational status of the at least one TE device.
10 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An integrated circuit device for use in a line card of a network node of a digital networking system is provided. The integrated circuit device is capable of intercepting one or more control messages from at least one CPE device. The one or more control messages correspond to at least an operational status of at least one TE device associated with the at least one CPE device. The integrated circuit device is also capable of transmitting one or more rate control messages to a network processor of the network node to adapt bandwidth utilization and provide adapted data traffic flow to at least one CPE device in relation to the operational status of the at least one TE device.
35 Citations
20 Claims
- 1. An integrated circuit device for use in a line card of a network node of a digital networking system, wherein the integrated circuit device is capable of intercepting one or more control messages from at least one customer premises equipment (CPE) device, the one or more control messages corresponding to at least an operational status of at least one terminal equipment (TE) device associated with the at least one CPE device, and transmitting one or more rate control messages to a network processor of the network node to adapt bandwidth utilization and provide adapted data traffic flow to the at least one CPE device in relation to the operational status of the at least one TE device.
- 15. An apparatus for use in a network node of a digital networking system comprising at least one line card comprising an integrated circuit device capable of intercepting one or more control messages from at least one customer premises equipment (CPE) device, the one or more control messages corresponding to at least an operational status of at least one terminal equipment (TE) device associated with the at least one CPE device, and transmitting one or more rate control messages to a network processor of the network node to adapt bandwidth utilization and provide adapted data traffic flow to the at least one CPE device in relation to the operational status of the at least one TE device.
-
17. A method of providing adaptive bandwidth utilization in a digital networking system comprising the steps of:
-
intercepting one or more control messages, each corresponding to at least an operational status of at least one terminal equipment (TE) device, from at least one customer premises equipment (CPE) device associated with the TE device, at an integrated circuit device of at least one line card of a network node; and
providing adapted data traffic flow to at least one CPE device in relation to the operational status of the at least one TE device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification