Cooperation for consumer and service provider moca networks
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsAlbert L. Garrett, Jeffrey Scott Ford, Jack Thomas Matheney
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Abstract
Embodiments may be disclosed herein that provide systems, devices, and methods of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network. One such embodiment is a method comprising: designating a selected MoCA device as a network controller; and logically partitioning, into virtual MoCA networks, a predetermined bandwidth reserved for the MoCA network by sending, from the network controller one or more beacons containing virtual network information.
Claims20
A method of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network, comprising:
- designating a selected MoCA device as a network controller;
- and
- logically partitioning, into virtual MoCA networks, a predetermined bandwidth reserved for the MoCA network by sending, from the network controller one or more beacons containing virtual network information.
A method of operating a Multimedia over Coax (MoCA) network, comprising:
- enabling a plurality of virtual MoCA networks;
- designating a selected MoCA device as a network controller;
- sending a beacon transmission from the network controller to one or more MoCA devices;
- and
- installing a secure network device to one of the virtual MoCA networks.
A system comprising:
- a network controller comprising one or more beacons containing virtual network information;
- a plurality of service provider devices;
- a plurality of consumer-installed devices;
- one or more virtual MoCA networks established by the network controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.