Distributed Cable Modem Termination System
A modem and cable technology, applied in the field of distributed cable modem terminal systems
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[0060] In one embodiment, the present invention may be a distributed cable modem termination system (CMTS) for a hybrid fiber optic cable (HFC) network. Such a system will typically consist of multiple parts.
[0061] In some embodiments, the system will operate substantially independently of the CMTS at the cabling facility, and will essentially serve to supplement the functionality of the prior art CMTS by adding a minimal amount of new equipment at the cabling facility. Here, this new equipment at the cabling will consist primarily of a tier 2 / 3 switch, a virtual rack management system (to be described), and appropriate MAC and PHY devices to send and receive data along the fiber . The prior art cable facility CMTS continues to operate as before, with one difference that the cable operator should provide some empty channels to make room for the new channels provided by the present invention.
[0062] In other embodiments, parts of the system will be embedded in an advance...
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