Distributed-type cable modem terminal system
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[0060] In one embodiment, the present invention may be a distributed cable modem termination system (CMTS) for a hybrid fiber cable (HFC) network. This system will typically consist of multiple parts.
[0061] In some embodiments, the system will work substantially independently of the CMTS at the cable plant, and will essentially serve to supplement the functionality of prior art CMTSs with the addition of a minimal amount of new equipment at the cable plant. Here, this new equipment at the cable plant cable will primarily consist of a Tier 2 / 3 switch, a virtual shelf management system (to be described), and appropriate MAC and PHY devices to send and receive data along the fiber . This prior art cable plant CMTS continues to operate as before, with one difference that the cable operator should provide some empty channels to provide room for the new channels provided by the present invention.
[0062] In other embodiments, parts of the system will be embedded in a high-leve...
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