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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2003
Mark Dale, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
David Hartman, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Dorothy Lin, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Rocco Brescia, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Alan Gin, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Ravi Bhaskaran, Irvine, CA (US);
Jen-chieh Chien, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Adel Fanous, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark Dale, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
David Hartman, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Dorothy Lin, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Rocco Brescia, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Alan Gin, Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Ravi Bhaskaran, Irvine, CA (US);
Jen-chieh Chien, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Adel Fanous, Irvine, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for generating and processing upstream channel descriptor (UCD) messages in a DOCSIS-based broadband communications system, such as a DOCSIS-based two-way satellite communications system, is provided. A satellite modem termination system (SMTS) generates a UCD message that includes one or more standard parameters pertaining to an upstream channel of the two-way satellite communications system, wherein the one or more standard parameters are defined in accordance with the DOCSIS protocol, and one or more satellite application-specific parameters pertaining to the upstream channel, wherein the one or more satellite application specific parameters are not provided for by the DOCSIS protocol. The UCD message is transmitted to a satellite modem that extracts both the standard and satellite application-specific parameters for use in managing communication over the upstream channel.