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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2001
Cable modem system and method for dynamically mixing protocol specific header suppression techniques
Applicants:
Fred A. Bunn, Roswell, GA (US);
Thomas L. Johnson, Gainesville, GA (US);
Inventors:
Fred A. Bunn, Roswell, GA (US);
Thomas L. Johnson, Gainesville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F015/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cable modem system and method is provided for the transfer and processing of data in accordance with specialized data transfer protocols while utilizing conventional cable modem termination system (CMTS) equipment. A cable modem system in accordance with the invention includes a cable modem that provides for the modification of data packets in accordance with one or more proprietary protocols and the addressing of the modified data packets to a CMTS. The CMTS is adapted to reconstruct the data packets.