Patent ID: 11876663
Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A method for transmitting data through a multi-media communication network, comprising:
transmitting first physical data symbols to a first physical layer (PHY) translator via a first communication medium;
at the first PHY translator, translating the first physical data symbols received from the first communication medium to a form suitable for transmission by a second communication medium, the second communication medium being a different type of communication medium than the first communication medium;
using the second communication medium, transmitting the first physical data symbols from the first PHY translator to one or more of a plurality of first communication devices; and
organizing the first physical data symbols for transmission to one or more of the plurality of first communication devices into a downlink transmission entity, the downlink transmission entity comprising a data allocation portion configured to provide transmission instructions for the plurality of first communication devices;
wherein the downlink transmission entity further comprises a scheduled resource portion including one or more scheduled slots for scheduled data transmission from the one or more of a plurality of second communication devices to the one or more of the plurality of first communication devices.