Patent ID: 11968654
Assignee: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 6:
7. A method for a modem for a wireless network having a base station that communicates with a bandwidth manager via the modem, wherein the bandwidth manager allocates wireless bandwidth to the base station, the method comprising:
the modem receiving heartbeat messages from the base station;
the modem transmitting the heartbeat messages to the bandwidth manager;
the modem storing a copy of a heartbeat message; and
the modem maintaining a long timer and a short timer for the base station such that:
the modem re-starts the long and short timers and transmits the heartbeat message to the bandwidth manager, upon the modem receiving a heartbeat message from the base station;
the modem re-starts the short timer and transmits a copy of the stored heartbeat message to the bandwidth manager, upon the short timer expiring; and
the modem stops transmitting a copy of the stored heartbeat message to the bandwidth manager, upon the long timer expiring.