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Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008

Filed:

May. 19, 2003
Applicants:

Joel Danzig, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Paul Burrell, Duluth, GA (US);

Shane Tow, Suwanee, GA (US);

Robert J. Hebert, Alpharetta, GA (US);

David R. Dworkin, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Harold R. Whitehead, Suwanee, GA (US);

Richard Protus, Atlanta, GA (US);

Rennie Gardner, Woodstock, GA (US);

Fred Bunn, Roswell, GA (US);

David B. Mixson, Canton, GA (US);

Vincent Patrick Assini, Woodstock, GA (US);

Taruna Tjahjadi, Snellville, GA (US);

Inventors:

Joel Danzig, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Paul Burrell, Duluth, GA (US);

Shane Tow, Suwanee, GA (US);

Robert J. Hebert, Alpharetta, GA (US);

David R. Dworkin, Alpharetta, GA (US);

Harold R. Whitehead, Suwanee, GA (US);

Richard Protus, Atlanta, GA (US);

Rennie Gardner, Woodstock, GA (US);

Fred Bunn, Roswell, GA (US);

David B. Mixson, Canton, GA (US);

Vincent Patrick Assini, Woodstock, GA (US);

Taruna Tjahjadi, Snellville, GA (US);

Assignee:

Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/54 (2006.01); H04L 27/06 (2006.01); H04L 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/212 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A network monitor includes means for monitoring downstream traffic from a cable modem termination system (CMTS) to a cable modem (CM), means for monitoring upstream traffic from the CM to the CMTS, and means for identifying a data format used by the CMTS and the CM for bi-directional communication.


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