Patent ID: 7171485
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. In an Open System Interconnection (OSI) model having at least a transport layer represented by a user datagram protocol (UDP), a method for transferring UDP packets over a broadband network system from a broadband interface unit (BIntU) transceiver to a data distribution center, wherein the data distribution center is coupled over a network to a network access point, comprising: supplying function calls to the BIntU transceiver from a personal computer with a computer processor, wherein the personal computer is separate from the BIntU transceiver, and the BIntU transceiver is positioned between the network access point and the personal computer; generating the UDP packets in the BIntU transceiver and transmitting the UDP packets over the network solely at the transport layer, the generating and transmitting of the UDP packets including: