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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2006
Lisa Voigt Denney, Suwanee, GA (US);
Niki Roberta Pantelias, Duluth, GA (US);
A. Scott Hollums, Duluth, GA (US);
Victor T. Hou, La Jolla, CA (US);
John Daniel Horton, Jr., Alpharetta, GA (US);
David Michael Pullen, Hayesville, NC (US);
Lisa Voigt Denney, Suwanee, GA (US);
Niki Roberta Pantelias, Duluth, GA (US);
A. Scott Hollums, Duluth, GA (US);
Victor T. Hou, La Jolla, CA (US);
John Daniel Horton, Jr., Alpharetta, GA (US);
David Michael Pullen, Hayesville, NC (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for increasing upstream bandwidth per cable modem user in a cable communications system that includes a cable modem termination system (CMTS) and a plurality of cable modems is provided. The method permits a cable modem to transmit data to the CMTS on multiple upstream channels simultaneously using a technique called 'channel bonding.' Bandwidth allocation is achieved by transmitting from a CMTS to a cable modem a unique bandwidth allocation message for each upstream channel in a bonded group of upstream channels, wherein the combination of unique bandwidth allocation messages collectively allocates requested bandwidth across the bonded group.