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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2000
Robert R. Dziekan, North Wales, PA (US);
Nicholas D. Lee, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Jonathan A. Weinstock, Doylestown, PA (US);
General Instrument Corporation, Horsham, PA (US);
Abstract
A hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) access network manager is formed to include a mediated access system to control each service provider's ability to monitor, view and re-configure selected elements within the HFC access network. A database included within the manager contains a mapping between the information service providers and the various network elements for which each service provider is permitted access and/or control. With mediated access, an information service provider has the ability to monitor quality, perform diagnostic tests and configure that equipment which directly supports the provided services.