Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-01
2010-06-22
Feild, Joseph H (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
C455S454000, C455S423000, C455S424000, C455S425000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07742771
ABSTRACT:
A spare receiver in a CMTS is used to determine the RF connectivity status of the receivers of a Load Balancing Group or Spectrum Group in the CMTS in the network. The spare receiver is connected to a receiver of the Load Balancing Group or Spectrum Group which does not have modems registered. The spare receiver is also configured to have the communication protocols of another selected receiver of the Load Balancing Group or Spectrum Group which does have modems registered. A transmitter sends a request for a response to a modem registered with the selected receiver. If the spare receiver, which is configured to have the same communication protocols as the selected receiver, receives the response from the modem, the unregistered receiver under test is determined to have sufficient RF connectivity to be included in Load Balancing operations. Each unregistered receiver in the Load Balancing Group or Spectrum Group is analyzed in the same manner.
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Cullen Larry T.
Feild Joseph H
General Instrument Corporation
Nguyen Huy D
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