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AssigneeSedna Patent Services, LLC
InventorsJames Winton Parnell, Christopher Coonan, Richard L. Booth, Whitney Blackmon, Charles Chuanming Wang
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A terminal is coupled to a video distribution network headend, and transmits upstream packets to the headend. Each upstream packet has a transmission power. The terminal receives a downstream packet from the headend, indicating a change in power. The terminal calculates an adjusted transmission power, based on the change in power specified in the downstream packet, and sets the transmission power of the upstream packets to the adjusted transmission power. The headend can be coupled to one or more terminals. The headend receives upstream packets from the terminal. The headend senses a received transmission power of each packet, and calculates a weighted average transmission power based on the received transmission powers. The headend calculates a change in transmission power based on the weighted average and a predetermined set point. The headend transmits a downstream packet to the terminal, indicating the change in power.
In a video distribution system, a method for operating a terminal coupled to a network headend, the method comprising:
A terminal capable of being coupled to a network headend in a video distribution system, comprising:
In a video distribution system, a method for operating a terminal coupled to a network headend, the method comprising:
A terminal capable of being coupled to a network headend in a video distribution system, comprising:
In a video distribution system, a method for operating a network headend coupled to at least one terminal, the method comprising:
In a video distribution system, a network headend capable of being coupled to at least one terminal, comprising:
In a video distribution system, a method for operating a terminal coupled to a network headend, the method comprising:
In a video distribution system, a method for operating a network headend coupled to at least one terminal, the method comprising:
A computer readable medium encoded with computer program code for operating a programmable terminal that is coupled to a network headend of a video distribution system, such that when the program code is executed by the terminal, the terminal executes the steps of:
A computer readable medium encoded with computer program code for operating a network headend of a video distribution system that is coupled to a terminal, such that when the program code is executed by the network headend, the terminal executes the steps of:
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