Patent ID: 8213457
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A device for conditioning an upstream bandwidth on a return path, the device comprising: a supplier side connector; a user side connector, the return path extending at least a portion of a distance between the supplier side connector and the user side connector; a coupler connected within the return path, the coupler connecting to a secondary path; a detection circuit electrically connected to the coupler; a level detector electrically connected to the detection circuit; a microprocessor electrically connected to the level detector, the microprocessor comprising a first buffer and a second buffer, wherein the first buffer is a series peak buffer comprising values relative to a voltage output of the level detector, and the second buffer is an average buffer comprising at least one average of the values placed in the series peak buffer; a variable signal level adjustment device connected within the return path, the variable signal level adjustment device being controlled by the microprocessor.