Patent ID: 9641354
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a memory storing data; and a processor that executes instructions associated with the data, wherein the processor and the memory element cooperate such that the apparatus functions as a virtual cable modem termination system (vCMTS), implementing at least some network functions of a cable modem termination system (CMTS), wherein the vCMTS communicates with a remote access hardware over an access network, wherein the access hardware communicates using radio frequency signals with a plurality of cable modems over a coaxial network, aggregating the radio frequency signals from the cable modems into pseudowire (PW) packets and transmitting the PW packets over Internet Protocol (IP) tunnels to the vCMTS, and deaggregating other PW packets over the IP tunnels from the vCMTS into radio frequency signals, wherein the apparatus comprises a server in a cloud infrastructure.