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Method for scheduling upstream communications

  • US 7,333,495 B2
  • Filed: 02/15/2001
  • Issued: 02/19/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a distributed communications network having at least one remote node and one or more local nodes, each local node providing one or more services and at least one local node having a local scheduler, a method for managing upstream communications from the local scheduler, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) sending a request to transmit data related to a requesting service;

    (b) receiving a grant specification from a remote node, said grant specification providing authorization to transmit data related to the requesting service;

    (c) considering the needs of a plurality of services, said plurality of services including the requesting service and at least one other service;

    (d) scheduling packets for said plurality of services in response to said considering step; and

    (e) transmitting a burst based on the scheduled packets to the remote node.

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