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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Dwain Edward Frieh, Oswego, IL (US);
Steven Paul Nolle, Naperville, IL (US);
Craig Patrick Coogan, Lisle, IL (US);
Inventors:
Dwain Edward Frieh, Oswego, IL (US);
Steven Paul Nolle, Naperville, IL (US);
Craig Patrick Coogan, Lisle, IL (US);
Assignee:
ARRIS Enterprises, Inc., Suwanee, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/803 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/2885 (2013.01); H04L 47/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for balancing a network load are provided. A control attribute that allows a system operator to prioritize upstream and downstream channel loading conditions relative to each other for load balancing decisions is used to balance the network load.