Dynamic ingress arrester
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1. A method of limiting ingress in a networking system having a number of distributions legs used to support upstream communications for a number of network devices, the method comprising:
- determining an output level for an upstream signal carried over a distribution leg; and
attenuating the upstream signal if the determined output level is greater than an output level threshold so as to limit ingress.
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Abstract
A method, system, and apparatus for combating ingress influences on network communications. The method, system, and apparatus may be suitable for use in any number of network environments and for identifying, minimizing, or otherwise ameliorating the influence of ingress on network communications.
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1. A method of limiting ingress in a networking system having a number of distributions legs used to support upstream communications for a number of network devices, the method comprising:
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determining an output level for an upstream signal carried over a distribution leg; and attenuating the upstream signal if the determined output level is greater than an output level threshold so as to limit ingress. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A networking system comprising:
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a number of network devices; a number of distributions legs to support upstream communications for the network devices; and a dynamic ingress arresters (DIAs) associated with one or more of the distribution legs, the DIAs configured for inducing attenuation to the upstream signals if output levels of the associated distribution leg are greater than an output level threshold. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A dynamic ingress arrester (DIA) configured for:
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determining output levels of signals carried over a distribution leg; and inducing attenuation to the signals if the output level is greater than an output level threshold. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of identifying sources of ingress in a networking system having a number of distributions legs used to support upstream communications for a number of network devices, the method comprising:
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determining output levels for the upstream signals carried over the distribution legs; and identifying ingress associated with one of the distribution legs as a function of whether the output level of the distribution legs exceed an output level threshold. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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