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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Adtran Inc., Huntsville, AL (US);
Inventor:
Milton Jay Johnson, Owens Cross Roads, AL (US);
Assignee:
Adtran Inc., Huntsville, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); H04L 12/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 12/18 (2013.01); H04L 12/42 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus for processing stream messages are disclosed. In one aspect, a downstream message formatted according to an asymmetric communication protocol is received over a downstream Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN). An upstream message is generated in response to receiving the downstream message. The downstream message is transmitted on the downstream VLAN. The upstream message is transmitted on an upstream VLAN that is different than the downstream multicast VLAN.