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US 2010/0162336 A1Published application
Cable modem access using layer-2 messaging
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsChe-Ming Chang, Jeffrey Riddel, Gangadharan Byju Pularikkal
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method comprises receiving notification of a cable modem operational issue for a cable modem and establishing layer-2 logging communications with the cable modem. The method comprises receiving a message from the cable modem, the message generated by the cable modem in response to the operational issue and indicating the operational issue associated with the cable modem.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving notification of a cable modem operational issue for a cable modem;
- establishing layer-2 logging communications with the cable modem;
- and
- receiving a message from the cable modem the via the layer-2 logging communications, the message generated by the cable modem in response to the operational issue and indicating the operational issue associated with the cable modem.
1 more element
An apparatus, comprising a controller configured to:
- receive notification of a cable modem operational issue for a cable modem;
- establish layer-2 logging communications with the cable modem;
- and
- receive a message from the cable modem via the layer-2 logging communications, the message generated by the cable modem in response to the operational issue and indicating the operational issue associated with the cable modem.
1 more element
A system, comprising:
- a cable modem;
- and
- a cable modem termination system configured to:
- receive notification of a cable modem operational issue for the cable modem;
- establish layer-2 logging communications with the cable modem;
- and
- receive a message from the cable modem via the layer-2 logging communications, the message generated by the cable modem in response to the operational issue and indicating the operational issue associated with the cable modem.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.