System and method for efficient addition of network resources

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2004-08-27

2008-08-19

Chan, Wing F. (Department: 2619)

Multiplex communications

Network configuration determination

C370S400000, C709S221000, C725S098000, C725S118000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07414984

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for efficiently adding a new network resource to a digital video network, without the need to purchase costly ancillary network hardware or extensive manual configuration, is disclosed. The inventive system and method provide for a loop-through for adding new resources to a digital video network. The present invention provides for the resources to be daisy chained from the network switch, where each resource is configured simply as either a loop-through (“LT”) resource or the “last” resource in the daisy chain. Then, only upstream traffic with Media Access Control (“MAC”) addresses of upstream LT resources are transmitted out of the loop-through by the last network resource.

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