Apparatus, system, and method for providing energy management, profiles, and message blocks in a cable service environment
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1. A method, comprising:
- creating a plurality of profiles that describe one or more downstream modulations for each data-subcarrier in a channel to be used by a plurality of cable modems, wherein each of the profiles includes a list of modulation orders for one or more subcarriers within an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) channel, wherein the plurality of profiles are associated with the OFDM channel for a downstream path between a cable modem termination system (CMTS) and the plurality of cable modems;
receiving at least one testing measurement from the plurality of cable modems; and
assigning a selected one of the plurality of profiles to each of the plurality of cable modems based, at least in part, on the one testing measurement that was received.
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A method is provided in one example and includes creating a plurality of profiles that describe one or more downstream modulations for each data-subcarrier in a channel to be used by a plurality of cable modems; receiving at least one testing measurement from the plurality of cable modems; and assigning a selected one of the plurality of profiles to each of the plurality of cable modems based, at least in part, on the one testing measurement that was received.
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1. A method, comprising:
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creating a plurality of profiles that describe one or more downstream modulations for each data-subcarrier in a channel to be used by a plurality of cable modems, wherein each of the profiles includes a list of modulation orders for one or more subcarriers within an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) channel, wherein the plurality of profiles are associated with the OFDM channel for a downstream path between a cable modem termination system (CMTS) and the plurality of cable modems; receiving at least one testing measurement from the plurality of cable modems; and assigning a selected one of the plurality of profiles to each of the plurality of cable modems based, at least in part, on the one testing measurement that was received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory media that includes instructions for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations, comprising:
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creating a plurality of profiles that describe one or more downstream modulations for each data-subcarrier in a channel to be used by a plurality of cable modems, wherein each of the profiles includes a list of modulation orders for one or more subcarriers within an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) channel, wherein the plurality of profiles are associated with the OFDM channel for a downstream path between a cable modem termination system (CMTS) and the plurality of cable modems; receiving at least one testing measurement from the plurality of cable modems; and assigning a selected one of the plurality of profiles to each of the plurality of cable modems based, at least in part, on the one testing measurement that was received.
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory element configured to store instructions; a processor coupled to the memory; and a profile management module, wherein the profile management module is configured for; segmenting a plurality of cable modems into a plurality of groups, wherein each of the plurality of cable modems belongs to multiple groups such that multiple transmission paths exist for each of the plurality of cable modems, wherein different profiles are associated with different groups, wherein each of the profiles includes a list of modulation orders for one or more subcarriers within an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) channel, wherein the profiles are associated with the OFDM channel for a downstream path between a cable modem termination system (CMTS) and the plurality of cable modems; identifying traffic being received or transmitted by each of the plurality of cable modems that is below a threshold; and determining whether to move each of the plurality of cable modems into a low-power mode based, at least in part, on the traffic being received or transmitted by each of the plurality of cable modems.
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