Method and system for using broadcast channel frequencies to provide data services over an existing CATV system
    1.
    发明申请
    Method and system for using broadcast channel frequencies to provide data services over an existing CATV system 审中-公开
    使用广播频道频率在现有CATV系统上提供数据服务的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050010962A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-01-13

    申请号:US10850616

    申请日:2004-05-21

    IPC分类号: H04N7/10 H04N7/173

    摘要: A direct broadcast satellite system delivers video content to a subscriber and a CATV network is used to simultaneously provide data services to the same subscriber. Since the CATV system is not used to deliver video/television programming channels, these same channels can be used to transport downstream and upstream data signals. To provide upstream performance and immunity to noise, upstream data traffic signals are upconverted at a subscriber's cable modem for transmission by channels having center frequencies higher than 54 MHz. Cable modem circuitry combines the conventional output signal with the output of a local oscillator to raise the carrier frequency of upstream traffic before it is introduced to the CATV network. Thus, upstream traffic can be carried by channels higher than 54 MHz. This upstream signal is received by a block converter that lowers the carrier frequency back to a conventional channel frequency before processing by a standard CMTS.

    摘要翻译: 直播广播卫星系统向用户传送视频内容,CATV网络用于同时向同一用户提供数据业务。 由于CATV系统不用于传送视频/电视节目频道,因此可以使用这些相同的频道来传输下游和上游的数据信号。 为了提供对噪声的上行性能和抗扰性,上行数据业务信号在用户的电缆调制解调器上变频,以通过具有高于54MHz的中心频率的信道传输。 电缆调制解调器电路将传统的输出信号与本地振荡器的输出相结合,以在引入到CATV网络之前提高上行流量的载波频率。 因此,上行流量可以由高于54MHz的信道承载。 该上行信号由块转换器接收,该块转换器在由标准CMTS处理之前将载波频率降低回常规信道频率。

    Method and system for transforming video streams using a multi-channel flow-bonded traffic stream
    7.
    发明申请
    Method and system for transforming video streams using a multi-channel flow-bonded traffic stream 有权
    使用多通道流量流量流转换视频流的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20060182139A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-17

    申请号:US11337752

    申请日:2006-01-23

    IPC分类号: H04J15/00

    摘要: A flow bonder at a CMTS and another at a cable modem distribute packets of a service flow over multiple channels and collect them in the downstream direction respectively; vice versa in the upstream direction. The service flow may include video and data streams that are provided to the CMTS via an IP network. IP header information is stripped form video packets and remultiplexed with packets of other video streams. The remultiplexed video stream packets are combined into a composite stream, which is transported using multiple bonded-flow RF channels over an HFC. A set top box receives the composite stream and separates data from video packets based on IP information. Video packets are assembled according to information from a multiple program transport stream table based on a program selected by a user.

    摘要翻译: 在CMTS处的流接合器和电缆调制解调器上的另一个流分布器分配多个信道上的服务流的分组,并分别在下游方向收集它们; 反之亦然。 服务流可以包括通过IP网络提供给CMTS的视频和数据流。 IP报头信息从视频分组中删除,并用其他视频流的分组重新复用。 复用的视频流分组被组合成复合流,其使用HFC上的多个绑定流RF信道传送。 机顶盒接收复合流,并根据IP信息将数据与视频数据包分开。 根据由用户选择的程序,根据来自多个节目传输流表的信息来组合视频分组。

    Very high speed cable modem for increasing bandwidth
    8.
    发明申请
    Very high speed cable modem for increasing bandwidth 有权
    超高速电缆调制解调器,增加带宽

    公开(公告)号:US20060039380A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-23

    申请号:US11200313

    申请日:2005-08-09

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56

    摘要: A flow bonder at a CMTS and another at a cable modem distribute packets of a service flow over multiple channels and collect them in the downstream direction respectively; vice versa in the upstream direction. The collector uses a service flow identifier and a sequence number identifier inserted by the distributor into each packet of the flow to reassemble the packets into the order they left the distributor. Packets received at the collector are stored to a buffer. If a stored packet is the next to be transmitted, it is transmitted. If not, the collector waits a predetermined period until the next packet to be sent is received. If it is not received during the wait period, the previously stored packet is sent. The wait period is based on the maximum transmission time difference between any two of the multiple channels.

    摘要翻译: 在CMTS处的流接合器和电缆调制解调器上的另一个流分布器分配多个信道上的服务流的分组,并分别在下游方向收集它们; 反之亦然。 收集器使用服务流标识符和由分发器插入到流的每个分组中的序列号标识符,以按照它们离开分发者的顺序重新组合分组。 收集器收到的数据包存储到缓冲区。 如果存储的分组是要发送的分组,则发送它。 如果不是,则收集器等待预定的周期,直到接收到要发送的下一个分组。 如果在等待期间没有收到,则发送先前存储的数据包。 等待时间基于多个通道中的任何两个之间的最大传输时间差。

    Method and system for providing video and data traffic packets from the same device
    9.
    发明申请
    Method and system for providing video and data traffic packets from the same device 审中-公开
    用于从同一设备提供视频和数据流量数据包的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050123001A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-09

    申请号:US10982211

    申请日:2004-11-05

    摘要: A device receives packets associated with a program stream at an addressable communications port, and assigns them to one of a plurality of QAM channels. Multiplexed program packets, DOCSIS data or multimedia packets or a combination of both, are transmitted over the QAM channel. DSG messaging transports requests for content to a server, transports queries to mapping tables and returns information from the tables to a manager that, along with processors, determine which channel to use for downstream transport of the multiplexed streams. The manager assigns a connection identifier corresponding to a channel and program number combination to the packets, and sends the identifier, via DSG, to the requesting/receiving user device; the identifier instructs the user device how to tune and receive the requested packets. The identifier may use seven bits for program numbers, two for output port number and two for channel frequency.

    摘要翻译: 设备在可寻址通信端口处接收与节目流相关联的分组,并将其分配给多个QAM信道之一。 多路复用程序包,DOCSIS数据或多媒体数据包或两者的组合通过QAM通道传输。 DSG消息传输对服务器的内容请求,将查询传输到映射表,并将表中的信息返回给管理者,管理者与处理器一起确定要用于多路复用流的下游传输的通道。 管理员将与通道和程序号组合对应的连接标识符分配给分组,并通过DSG将该标识符发送到请求/接收用户设备; 标识符指示用户设备如何调整和接收所请求的分组。 标识符可以使用七位用于程序号,两个用于输出端口号,另一个用于通道频率。