Patent ID: 9113181
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: setting a trigger value for a channel, wherein a first cable modem and a second cable modem have registered to use the channel, and wherein the first cable modem is a bonded channel modem that utilizes a bonding group that includes the channel and at least one other channel; monitoring a modulation mode for the channel; transitioning the channel from full service mode to partial service mode when the channel is in full service mode and the monitoring detects that the modulation mode is less than or equal to the trigger value, wherein transitioning the channel from full service mode to partial service mode comprises marking the channel as unusable for cable modems that support channel bonding, whereby all bandwidth of the channel in partial service mode is made unavailable for use by the first cable modem and all bandwidth of the channel is made available for use by one or more cable modems that do not support channel bonding; and transitioning the channel from partial service mode to full service mode when the channel is in partial service mode and the modulation mode for the channel is greater than the trigger value.