Upstream contention measurement reporting and mitigation in DOCSIS remote PHY network environments
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) core from a remote physical layer (R-PHY) node over a converged interconnect network (CIN) in a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) R-PHY network environment, an indication of a collision level in an upstream network between the R-PHY node and a plurality of cable modems (CMs);
calculating a congestion level in the upstream network based on the collision level indicated by the R-PHY node;
adjusting back-off window parameters for cable modem retransmissions based on the calculated congestion level; and
adjusting a contention transmission opportunity density in a downstream Media Access Protocol (MAP) message based on the adjusted back-off window parameters, wherein the adjusting the contention transmission opportunity density comprises calculating a maximum number of contention transmission opportunities in a specific back-off window bounded by the adjusted back-off window parameters, and changing a value of the contention transmission opportunity density on a specific channel for a specific contention type to ensure the maximum number of contention transmission opportunities within a maximum acceptable access delay.
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Abstract
An example method for upstream contention measurement and reporting in Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) remote physical layer (R-PHY) network environments is provided and includes receiving, at a Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) core from a R-PHY node over a converged interconnect network (CIN) in the DOCSIS R-PHY network environment, an indication of a collision level in an upstream network between the R-PHY node and a plurality of cable modems (CMs), calculating a congestion level in the upstream network based on the collision level indicated by the R-PHY node, adjusting back-off window parameters for cable modem retransmissions based on the calculated congestion level, and adjusting a contention transmission opportunity density in a downstream Media Access Protocol (MAP) message based on the adjusted back-off window parameters.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) core from a remote physical layer (R-PHY) node over a converged interconnect network (CIN) in a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) R-PHY network environment, an indication of a collision level in an upstream network between the R-PHY node and a plurality of cable modems (CMs); calculating a congestion level in the upstream network based on the collision level indicated by the R-PHY node; adjusting back-off window parameters for cable modem retransmissions based on the calculated congestion level; and adjusting a contention transmission opportunity density in a downstream Media Access Protocol (MAP) message based on the adjusted back-off window parameters, wherein the adjusting the contention transmission opportunity density comprises calculating a maximum number of contention transmission opportunities in a specific back-off window bounded by the adjusted back-off window parameters, and changing a value of the contention transmission opportunity density on a specific channel for a specific contention type to ensure the maximum number of contention transmission opportunities within a maximum acceptable access delay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory tangible computer readable medium embedded with instructions, which when executed by a processor, performs method steps comprising:
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receiving, at a Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) core from a remote physical layer (R-PHY) node over a converged interconnect network (CIN) in a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) R-PHY network environment, an indication of a collision level in an upstream network between the R-PHY node and a plurality of cable modems (CMs); calculating a congestion level in the upstream network based on the collision level indicated by the R-PHY node; adjusting back-off window parameters for cable modem retransmissions based on the calculated congestion level; and adjusting a contention transmission opportunity density in a downstream MAP message based on the adjusted back-off window parameters, wherein the adjusting the contention transmission opportunity density comprises calculating a maximum number of contention transmission opportunities in a specific back-off window bounded by the adjusted back-off window parameters, and changing a value of the contention transmission opportunity density on a specific channel for a specific contention type to ensure the maximum number of contention transmission opportunities within a maximum acceptable access delay. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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a Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) core; a memory element for storing data; and a processor, wherein the processor executes instructions associated with the data, wherein the processor and the memory element cooperate, such that the apparatus is configured for; receiving, at the CCAP core from a remote physical layer (R-PHY) node over a converged interconnect network (CIN) in a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) R-PHY network environment, an indication of a collision level in an upstream network between the R-PHY node and a plurality of cable modems (CMs); calculating a congestion level in the upstream network based on the collision level indicated by the R-PHY node; adjusting back-off window parameters for cable modem retransmissions based on the calculated congestion level; and adjusting a contention transmission opportunity density in a downstream Media Access Protocol (MAP) message based on the adjusted back-off window parameters, wherein the adjusting the contention transmission opportunity density comprises calculating a maximum number of contention transmission opportunities in a specific back-off window bounded by the adjusted back-off window parameters, and changing a value of the contention transmission opportunity density on a specific channel for a specific contention type to ensure the maximum number of contention transmission opportunities within a maximum acceptable access delay. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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