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US 2024/0179359 A1Published application
System for queuing flows to channels
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorsCillian O'Tuama, Anthony J. Cotter, Tony O'Brien
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Abstract
A system for queuing flows to channels.
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A system for queuing service flows for a cable 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 processor;
- (b) said head end queuing a service flow to a group of a plurality of channels, which is less than all available said channels;
- (c) said head end free from queueing said service flow individually to said plurality of channels;
- (d) said head end reading bits of a matrix and based upon said reading of said bits dequeuing said service flow based upon data indicating said group of said plurality of channels;
- (e) providing said dequeued service flow to one of said plurality of customer devices;
- (f) wherein said queuing said service flow to said group of said plurality of channels by said head end is based upon said matrix represented as a series of consecutive bits for a single service flow for a plurality of channels, where each bit is representative of a different channel and the series of consecutive bits is representative of said service flow for said plurality of channels.
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A system for queuing service flows for a cable 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 processor;
- (b) said head end queuing a plurality of service flows to a plurality of channels;
- (c) said queuing including a matrix representing service flows and downstream channels;
- (d) said matrix representing a series of bits forming a word suitable to be written to memory as a series of consecutive bits for a single service flow for a plurality of channels, where each bit is representative of a different channel and the series of consecutive bits is representative of said service flow for said plurality of channels;
- (e) said head end reading said bits of said matrix and based upon said reading of said bits dequeuing said service flows based upon said matrix to one of said plurality of customer devices.
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A system for queuing service flows comprising:
- (a) a data source device that includes at least one processor providing data to a plurality of receiving devices each of which includes at least one processor through a transmission network;
- (b) said data source device queuing a service flow to a group of a plurality of channels, which is less than all available said channels;
- (c) said data source device free from queueing said service flow individually to said plurality of channels;
- (d) said data source device reading bits of a matrix and based upon said reading of said bits dequeuing said service flow based upon data indicating said group of said plurality of channels;
- (e) providing said dequeued service flow to one of said plurality of receiving devices
- (f) wherein said queuing said service flow to said group of said plurality of channels by said data source is based upon said matrix represented as a series of consecutive bits for a single service flow for a plurality of channels, where each bit is representative of a different channel and the series of consecutive bits is representative of said service flow for said plurality of channels.
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A system for queuing service flows comprising:
- (a) a data source device that includes at least one processor providing data to a plurality of receiving devices each of which includes at least one processor through a transmission network;
- (b) said data source device queuing a plurality of service flows to a plurality of channels;
- (c) said queuing including a matrix representing service flows and downstream channels;
- (d) said matrix representing a series of bits forming a word suitable to be written to memory as a series of consecutive bits for a single service flow for a plurality of channels, where each bit is representative of a different channel and the series of consecutive bits is representative of said service flow for said plurality of channels;
- (e) said data source device reading said bits of said matrix and based upon said reading of said bits dequeuing said service flows based upon said matrix to one of said plurality of receiving devices.
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