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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy A. Bowcutt, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Brett Black, Gainesville, GA (US);
Jeffery L. Thompson, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc., Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 1/500 ; H04L 1/256 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08C 1/500 ; H04L 1/256 ;
Abstract
Method and apparatus for monitoring data traffic through a cable data network in order to guarantee a minimum and maximum bandwidth and burst length. Traffic statistics are kept as credits that are only updated as needed. Each cable modem in the network is assigned a limit on the maximum amount of traffic that it may transmit and receive depending on the service level that the subscriber has purchased. When that limit is exceeded, traffic for that modem will no longer allowed to pass through the system.