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US 11,777,809 B2Granted
Dynamic assignment of signals to ports in an access platform
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorJorge Salinger
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Abstract
Signals may be forwarded to a variety of ports for transmission. The signals may be modulated for transmission. The forwarding of signals to ports may be accomplished by forwarding the signals to one or more signal modulators using a processing unit. The mapping of signals to ports may change responsive to a triggering event.
Claims32
A method comprising:
- determining, by a computing device, based on a mapping of signals to output ports, a first target quantity of one or more modulators;
- determining that a first set of modulators associated with the first target quantity is not capable of outputting the signals to the output ports;
- increasing, based on the determining that the first set of modulators is not capable of outputting the signals to the output ports, the first target quantity to a second target quantity;
- and
- determining, based on the increasing, a second set of modulators associated with the second target quantity that is capable of outputting the signals to the output ports.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
- determine, based on a mapping of signals to output ports, a first target quantity of one or more modulators;
- determine that a first set of modulators associated with the first target quantity is not capable of outputting the signals to the output ports;
- increase, based on the determining that the first set of modulators is not capable of outputting the signals to the output ports, the first target quantity to a second target quantity;
- and
- determine, based on the increasing, a second set of modulators associated with the second target quantity that is capable of outputting the signals to the output ports.
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One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
- determining, by a computing device, based on a mapping of signals to output ports, a first target quantity of one or more modulators;
- determining that a first set of modulators associated with the first target quantity is not capable of outputting the signals to the output ports;
- increasing, based on the determining that the first set of modulators is not capable of outputting the signals to the output ports, the first target quantity to a second target quantity;
- and
- determining, based on the increasing, a second set of modulators associated with the second target quantity that is capable of outputting the signals to the output ports.
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A system comprising:
- a computing device;
- and
- a plurality of modulators,
- wherein the computing device is configured to:
- determine, based on a mapping of signals to output ports, a first target quantity of one or more of the plurality of modulators;
- determine that a first set of modulators, of the plurality of modulators, associated with the first target quantity is not capable of outputting the signals to the output ports;
- increase, based on the determining that the first set of modulators is not capable of outputting the signals to the output ports, the first target quantity to a second target quantity;
- and
- determine, based on the increasing, a second set of modulators, of the plurality of modulators, associated with the second target quantity that is capable of outputting the signals to the output ports.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.