Apparatus, system, and method for providing energy management, profiles, and message blocks in a cable service environment

US9246788B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9246788-B2
Application numberUS-201314076015-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 8, 2013
Priority dateNov 9, 2012
Publication dateJan 26, 2016
Grant dateJan 26, 2016

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A method is provided in one example and includes segmenting a plurality of cable modems into a plurality of groups; identifying traffic being received or transmitted by each of the plurality of cable modems that is below a threshold; and determining whether to move each of the plurality of cable modems into a low-power mode based, at least in part, on the traffic being received or transmitted by each of the plurality of cable modems.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: segmenting a plurality of cable modems into a plurality of groups, at least one of the plurality of groups comprising a DOCSIS Light Sleep (DLS) group; identifying traffic being received or transmitted by each of the plurality of cable modems that is below a threshold; determining whether to move each of the plurality of cable modems into a low-power mode based, at least in part, on the traffic being received or transmitted by each…

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What does patent US9246788B2 cover?
A method is provided in one example and includes segmenting a plurality of cable modems into a plurality of groups; identifying traffic being received or transmitted by each of the plurality of cable modems that is below a threshold; and determining whether to move each of the plurality of cable modems into a low-power mode based, at least in part, on the traffic being received or transmitted b…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Cisco Tech Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L43/50. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 26 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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