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US 11,456,774 · App. 17/488,960 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

Electronic device, method, and storage medium for enhancing upstream transmission performance

Inventor: Wei Lu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
H04B3/46H04B3/546H04B3/56H04B17/11
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Patent No.
US 11,456,774
App. No.
17/488,960
Filed
Sep 29, 2021
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2631
USPC
375/224
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a method, and a storage medium for enhancing upstream transmission performance. In an embodiment, a cable modem termination system (CMTS) can be configured to acquire first transmission performance of an upstream channel of a cable modem (CM) based on receiving service flow transmission from the CM; and, in response to the first transmission performance of at least one upstream channel of the CM being lower than a first threshold, instruct the CM to stop or suspend the service flow transmission through the at least one upstream channel. In an embodiment, the CM can be configured to receive a first instruction from the CMTS during the transmission of the service flow through the upstream channel; and, in response to receiving the first instruction, stop or suspend the service flow transmission through the at least one upstream channel.

Claims (62)

1. An electronic device for a cable modem termination system (CMTS), the electronic device comprising:

a memory having instructions stored thereon; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the CMTS to perform operations comprising:

acquiring first transmission performance of an upstream channel of a cable modem (CM) based on receiving service flow transmission from the CM;

in response to the first transmission performance of at least one upstream channel of the CM being lower than a first threshold, instructing the CM to stop or suspend the service flow transmission through the at least one upstream channel; and

wherein the at least one upstream channel and one or more other upstream channels form a first binding group, and wherein the operation of instructing to stop or suspend comprises:

instructing the CM to stop or suspend service flow transmission through the first binding group; or

instructing the CM to perform service flow transmission through a second binding group, where the second binding group does not comprise the at least one upstream channel.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation of instructing to stop or suspend comprises:

indicating information of the at least one upstream channel to the CM to cause the CM to stop or suspend the service flow transmission through the at least one upstream channel; or

re-authorizing one or more upstream channels for service flow transmission to the CM.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:

acquiring second transmission performance of the at least one upstream channel based on receiving test message transmission from the CM;

in response to the second transmission performance of the at least one upstream channel being higher than a second threshold, instructing the CM to start or continue the service flow transmission through the at least one upstream channel.

4. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the operation of instructing to start or continue comprises:

indicating information of the at least one upstream channel to the CM to cause the CM to start or continue the service flow transmission through the at least one upstream channel; or

re-authorizing one or more upstream channels for service flow transmission to the CM.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the at least one upstream channel and one or more other upstream channels are bound as a first binding group, the operation of instructing to start or continue comprises:

instructing the CM to perform service flow transmission through a third binding group, where the third binding group comprises the at least one upstream channel.

6. The electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the following exists:

the first transmission performance is acquired based on receiving service flow transmission through a corresponding upstream channel multiple times;

the second transmission performance is acquired based on receiving test message transmission through a corresponding upstream channel multiple times;

the instruction of stopping or suspending is in response to the first transmission performance of the at least one upstream channel being lower than a first threshold for a first time period; or

the instruction of starting or continuing is in response to the second transmission performance of the at least one upstream channel being higher than a second threshold for a second time period.

7. An electronic device for a cable modem (CM), the electronic device comprising:

a memory having instructions stored thereon; and

one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the CM to perform operations comprising:

receiving a first instruction from a cable modem termination system (CMTS) during transmission of service flow through an upstream channel;

in response to receiving the first instruction, stopping or suspending the service flow transmission through the at least one upstream channel; and

wherein the at least one upstream channel and one or more other upstream channels form a first binding group, and wherein stopping or suspending the service flow transmission comprises:

stopping or suspending service flow transmission through the first binding group; or

performing service flow transmission through a second binding group, where the second binding group does not comprise the at least one upstream channel.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second instruction from the CMTS; and

in response to receiving the second instruction, starting or continuing the service flow transmission through the at least one upstream channel.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the first instruction or the second instruction from the CMTS comprises at least one of the following:

information of the at least one upstream channel; or

re-authorization of one or more upstream channels for service flow transmission.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one upstream channel and one or more other upstream channels form a first binding group, starting or continuing the service flow transmission comprises:

performing service flow transmission through a third binding group, where the third binding group comprises the at least one upstream channel.

11. A method for a cable modem termination system (CMTS), comprising:

acquiring first transmission performance of an upstream channel of a cable modem (CM) based on receiving service flow transmission from the CM;

in response to the first transmission performance of at least one upstream channel of the CM being lower than a first threshold, instructing the CM to stop or suspend the service flow transmission through the at least one upstream channel; and

wherein the at least one upstream channel and one or more other upstream channels form a first binding group, and wherein stopping or suspending the service flow transmission comprises:

stopping or suspending service flow transmission through the first binding group; or

performing service flow transmission through a second binding group, where the second binding group does not comprise the at least one upstream channel.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

acquiring second transmission performance of the at least one upstream channel based on receiving test message transmission from the CM;

in response to the second transmission performance of the at least one upstream channel being higher than a second threshold, instructing the CM to start or continue the service flow transmission through the at least one upstream channel.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one upstream channel and one or more other upstream channels are bound as a first binding group, the operation of instructing to start or continue comprises:

instructing the CM to perform service flow transmission through a third binding group, where the third binding group comprises the at least one upstream channel.

14. A method for a cable modem (CM), comprising:

receiving a first instruction from a cable modem termination system (CMTS) during transmission of service flow through an upstream channel;

in response to receiving the first instruction, stopping or suspending the service flow transmission through at least one upstream channel; and

wherein the at least one upstream channel and one or more other upstream channels form a first binding group, and wherein stopping or suspending the service flow transmission comprises:

stopping or suspending service flow transmission through the first binding group; or

performing service flow transmission through a second binding group, where the second binding group does not comprise the at least one upstream channel.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving a second instruction from the CMTS; and

in response to receiving the second instruction, starting or continuing the service flow transmission through the at least one upstream channel.

16. The method according to claim 14 , wherein in a case the at least one upstream channel and one or more other upstream channels form a first binding group, starting or continuing the service flow transmission comprises:

performing service flow transmission through a third binding group, where the third binding group comprises the at least one upstream channel.

Assignments (9)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2026
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; RUCKUS IP HOLDINGS LLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075476/0814 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 059350/0743 Recorded Jan 12, 2026
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE NORTH CAROLINA, LLC (F/K/A COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Reel/Frame 074594/0156 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS AT REEL/FRAME NO. 59710/0506 Recorded Jan 9, 2026
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE NORTH CAROLINA, LLC (F/K/A COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
Reel/Frame 074282/0522 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 059350/0921 Recorded Dec 19, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC (F/K/A ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC.); COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
Reel/Frame 069743/0704 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 17, 2024
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE INC., OF NORTH CAROLINA; OUTDOOR WIRELESS NETWORKS LLC; RUCKUS IP HOLDINGS LLC
To: APOLLO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY LLC
Reel/Frame 069889/0114 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2022
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
To: WILMINGTON TRUST
Reel/Frame 059710/0506 →
TERM LOAN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 8, 2022
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 059350/0921 →
ABL SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 8, 2022
From: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC; COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC; COMMSCOPE, INC. OF NORTH CAROLINA
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 059350/0743 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2021
From: LU, WEI
To: ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC
Reel/Frame 057643/0449 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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