Methods for testing cable modems
AssigneeCable Television Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsJASON W. RUPE, CURTIS D. KNITTLE, JINGJIE ZHU, JOHN PHILLIPS
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user may select a cable modem (CM) at a graphical user interface (GUI) of a network device for testing. The network device may receive the indication of a selected query from GUI and transmit the selected query to the CM. The network device may receive a response message from the CM and compare the response message to an expected response message. The network device may generate a report indicating a status of the CM based on the comparing. The status of the CM may relate to a compliance of the CM to a standard. Additionally or alternatively, the status of the CM may indicate a performance level of the CM.
Claims20
A method for testing a cable modem (CM), the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a selected query from a plurality of queries for transmission to the CM;
- transmitting, by the network, the selected query to the CM based at least in part on receiving the indication of the query;
- receiving a response message from the CM based at least in part on transmitting the selected query;
- comparing the received response message to an expected response message;
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- generating a report indicating a status of the CM based at least in part on the comparing.
A method for assessing a plurality of cable modems (CMs), the method comprising:
- transmitting a query to the plurality of CMs;
- receiving, from one or more of the plurality of CMs, at least one response to the query;
- generating a report indicating a status of the one or more of the plurality of CMs based at least in part on the at least one response;
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- determining a level of performance of the one or more of the plurality of CMs based at least in part on the report.
A method for testing a cable modem (CM) for compliance to a data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) specification, the method comprising:
- identifying one or more parameters associated with the CM;
- transmitting, by a network, a query to the CM based at least in part on the one or more parameters;
- receiving, from the CM, a management information base (MIB) module in response to the query;
- determining an expected MIB module to be received from the CM based at least in part on the DOCSIS specification, the one or more parameters, and the received MIB module;
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- generating a report indicating a compliance of the CM to the DOCSIS specification based at least in part on a comparison of the expected MIB module and the received MIB module.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.