Patent ID: 6650624
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: H04B,H04J,H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
A cable modem termination system, comprising:a burst receiver that receives a signal transmitted via an upstream channel of a cable modem system and generates statistics relating to traffic on said upstream channel, said burst receiver including a demodulator that converts said received signal to binary data; a media access control that includes a counter that accumulates said statistics; and a signal path that couples said burst receiver to said media access control and carries said binary data and said statistics from said burst receiver to said media access control; wherein said binary data and said statistics are encapsulated within a data block, said statistics are encapsulated within a header of said data block to distinguish said statistics from said binary data, and wherein said statistics are included within a status byte of said data block header of said data block.