Patent ID: 7116670
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: identifying a broadband modem and selecting from a plurality of broadband modems using a Broadband modem access protocol (BMAP) unit including a modem identification unit corresponding to the broadband modem, the BMAP unit is associated with a BMAP-compliant broadband modem (broadband modem) coupled with a network controller via a connection; performing at least one of the following using an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) unit: ATM signaling, segmentation, and re-assembly procedures on ATM cells forwarded between the broadband modem and the network controller; transmitting a discovery acknowledge message to a Media Access Control (MAC) address of a client system in response to a discovery signal from the client system; receiving identification of data formats; transmitting a poll acknowledgement message to the client system in response to receiving a poll message from the client system; putting the broadband modem into a sleep state in response to receiving a sleep message from the client system; and transferring the ATM cells between the broadband modem and the network controller, after a wake-up pattern is sent to the broadband modem.