Patent ID: 7124195
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. In an Open System Interconnection (OSI) model having at least a transport layer, a method for transferring user datagram protocol (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, the method 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: indicating, by the data distribution center, that the data distribution center received information from the BIntU transceiver in response to the UDP packet.