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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Edward Wayne Boyd, Petaluma, CA (US);
Joel I. Danzig, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ernie Bahm, Buford, GA (US);
Lawrence Drew Davis, Petaluma, CA (US);
Edward Wayne Boyd, Petaluma, CA (US);
Joel I. Danzig, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Ernie Bahm, Buford, GA (US);
Lawrence Drew Davis, Petaluma, CA (US);
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments enable an Ethernet over Coaxial (EoC) Coaxial Media Converter (CMC) that implements only a subset of the functions (e.g., MAC and PHY) of a cable modem termination system (CMTS). The CMC sits between an optical line terminal (OLT) and a plurality of cable modems (CMs) that it serves. From the network management side at the OLT, the CMC appears and can be managed like an optical network unit (ONU). From the subscriber side, the CMC provides the same connectivity functions to the CMs as a CMTS and serves to terminate coaxial connections from the CMs.