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Hosting a cable modem in a computer using a virtual bridge

  • US 6,618,386 B1
  • Filed: 08/10/1999
  • Issued: 09/09/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer system that is configured to host a cable modem for receiving data packets over a cable network and to connect with customer premises equipment through a system network, the computer system comprising:

  • an operating system having a first network address;

    a computer system protocol stack for enabling data to be communicated to and from the operating system of the computer system;

    having a second network address that is different from the first network address;

    a cable modem protocol stack for enabling data to be communicated to and from the cable modem;

    a CPU that is utilized by both the operating system and the cable modem; and

    a cable modem driver that is confined to forward data packets that are received by the cable modem from the cable network to one of the cable modem protocol stack and a bridging component based upon network addresses of the data packets and wherein the bridging component is configured to direct any data packets that are received from the cable modem driver to one of the computer system protocol stack and the customer premises equipment based upon the network addresses of the data packets.

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