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US 2022/0070052 A1Published application
Availability and redundancy for vcores
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorsSanthana CHARI, Kyoo LEE, David GRUBB, David E. VIRAG, Thomas J. CLOONAN, Mircea ORBAN, Michael J. EMMENDORFER, Shawn WARNER
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Abstract
A cable distribution system includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts digital data to analog data suitable for the plurality of customer devices, where the head end includes at least one server each of which includes a respective processor.
Claims15
A cable distribution system comprising:
- (a) a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts received data to analog data suitable to be provided on a coaxial cable for said plurality of customer devices, where said head end includes at least one server each of which includes a respective processor;
- (b) a first vCore instantiated on one of said servers of said head end configured to provide services to said plurality of customer devices through said transmission network;
- (c) a second vCore instantiated on one of said servers of said head end not configured to provide services to said plurality of customer devices through said transmission network;
- (d) a monitoring system that detects a failure of said first vCore and, in response to said detecting said failure, configures said second vCore to provide services to said plurality of customer devices through said transmission network.
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