Patent ID: 6785288
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04N,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
In an asymmetric communication system for effecting communications between a server and a plurality of remote processor devices over a high-speed downstream channel and a lower speed upstream channel interposed between said server and said remote processor devices, the improvement comprising:an independently operating downstream controller for transferring information to said remote processor devices; an independently operating upstream controller for receiving information from said remote processor devices; a configuration manager utilizing each of said upstream and downstream controllers to assign and, by obtaining feedback from said remote processor devices, to confirm assignment of an IP address to a remote processor device based on a detected identification of said remote processor device when connected to and operating on said asymmetric communication system; and wherein said upstream controller includes digital signal processors for analyzing and registering in a memory the quality of upstream transmissions by said remote processor devices.