Energy monitoring in a communciation link
First Claim
1. A cable television communication system operable to monitor a communication link in the system, the system comprising:
- an interface of a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) coupled to the communication link to receive a signal conveyed over the communication link; and
a monitor operable to;
track energy across a frequency spectrum of the signal conveyed over the communication link for a predetermined period of time;
flag, at intervals of the predetermined period of time, energy levels across the frequency spectrum of the signal that breach a threshold energy level to identify where in the frequency spectrum a breach of the threshold energy level occurs; and
add the flags to determine how long the threshold energy level was breached during the predetermined period of time,wherein;
the communication link is an opto-electrical communication link;
the signal is an optical communication signal conveying a digitized upstream Radio Frequency (RF) signal of the cable television communication system, andthe monitor is further operable to direct a node of the cable television communication system to change a modulation scheme of the RF signal to overcome interfering energy in the signal.
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Abstract
Systems and methods presented herein provide for monitoring of noise and other interfering energy on a communication link. One system includes an interface coupled to the communication link to receive a signal conveyed over the communication link. The system also includes a monitor operable to: track energy across a frequency spectrum of the signal conveyed over the communication link for a predetermined period of time; flag, at intervals of the predetermined period of time, energy levels across the frequency spectrum of the signal that breach a threshold energy level to identify where in the frequency spectrum a breach of the threshold energy level occurs; and add the flags to determine how long the threshold energy level was breached during the predetermined period of time.
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1. A cable television communication system operable to monitor a communication link in the system, the system comprising:
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an interface of a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) coupled to the communication link to receive a signal conveyed over the communication link; and a monitor operable to; track energy across a frequency spectrum of the signal conveyed over the communication link for a predetermined period of time; flag, at intervals of the predetermined period of time, energy levels across the frequency spectrum of the signal that breach a threshold energy level to identify where in the frequency spectrum a breach of the threshold energy level occurs; and add the flags to determine how long the threshold energy level was breached during the predetermined period of time, wherein; the communication link is an opto-electrical communication link; the signal is an optical communication signal conveying a digitized upstream Radio Frequency (RF) signal of the cable television communication system, and the monitor is further operable to direct a node of the cable television communication system to change a modulation scheme of the RF signal to overcome interfering energy in the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for monitoring a communication link in a cable television communication system, the method comprising:
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interfacing a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) with the communication link to receive a signal conveyed over the communication link; tracking energy across a frequency spectrum of the signal for a predetermined period of time; flagging, at intervals of the predetermined period of time, energy levels across the frequency spectrum of the signal that breach a threshold energy level to identify where in the frequency spectrum a breach of the threshold energy level occurs; and adding the flags to determine how long the threshold energy level was breached during the predetermined period of time wherein; the communication link is an opto-electrical communication link; the signal is an optical communication signal conveying a digitized upstream Radio Frequency (RF) signal of a cable television communication system, and the method further comprises directing a node of the cable television communication system to change a modulation scheme of the RF signal to overcome interfering energy in the signal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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