Cisco Technology, Inc.

Intergraph Corporation

Jeffrey Scott Ford

Jack Thomas Matheney

Albert L Garrett

Dale L Kirkland

Leo Montreuil

Joseph Clay Terry

James Paul Turner

Cynthia E Allison

Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: aggregating packets, including at least control packets and acknowledgement packets, with other packets.

MoCA packet aggregation

Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: designating a selected MoCA device as a network controller; and logically partitioning, into virtual MoCA networks, a predetermined bandwidth reserved for the MoCA network by sending, from the network controller one or more beacons containing virtual network information.

Cooperation between MoCA service provider and consumer networks

An enhanced multimedia over coax alliance (MoCA) implementation having a single Receive (Rx) physical (Phy) module that is arranged to receive data via one of at least two Rx radio frequency (RF) modules, which are arranged to be in communication with a coaxial cable, and at least two transmit (Tx) Phy modules respectively arranged to be in communication with two Tx RF modules, which are also arranged to be in communication with the coaxial cable.

Bandwidth flexibility through multiple frequency channel data distribution

Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: dedicating a portion of a MAP cycle prior to a MAP packet to reservation requests and small data packets; and dedicating a portion of the MAP cycle after the MAP packet to data traffic.

Efficient data transmission within MoCA

Multiple frequency channel data distribution

Opportunistic transmissions within MoCA

Cooperation for consumer and service provider MoCA networks

A graphics accelerator includes a plurality of digital signal processors that are arranged in a self-regulating, peer-to-peer configuration. Accordingly, the processors cooperate to process, on a cyclical basis, each of a successive series of graphics requests received over a request bus. To that end, each processor includes a request bus, an input in communication with the request bus, and an output coupled to a sequencer for ordering graphics requests processed by the digital signal processors.

Peer-to-peer parallel processing graphics accelerator

A graphics processing accelerator has a plurality of digital signal processors that each have an output, and an input in communication with a request bus. The digital signal processors are arranged in a peer-to-peer configuration to process, on a cyclical basis, each of a successive series of graphics requests received over a request bus. The graphics processing accelerator also may have a sequencer in communication with each digital signal processor output for ordering graphics requests processed by the digital signal processors.

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Madison, AL, United States of America

Jeffrey Scott Ford