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Cable modem apparatus and method

  • US 6,650,624 B1
  • Filed: 05/19/2000
  • Issued: 11/18/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A cable modem termination system, comprising:

  • a burst receiver that receives a signal transmitted via an upstream channel of a cable modem system and generates statistics relating to traffic on said upstream channel, said burst receiver including a demodulator that converts said received signal to binary data;

    a media access control that includes a counter that accumulates said statistics; and

    a signal path that couples said burst receiver to said media access control and carries said binary data and said statistics from said burst receiver to said media access control;

    wherein said binary data and said statistics are encapsulated within a data block, said statistics are encapsulated within a header of said data block to distinguish said statistics from said binary data, and wherein said statistics are included within a status byte of said data block header of said data block.

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