EP1323310A1 - Communication d'informations de frequence de transmission aux modems cables - Google Patents

Communication d'informations de frequence de transmission aux modems cables

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EP1323310A1
EP1323310A1 EP01973689A EP01973689A EP1323310A1 EP 1323310 A1 EP1323310 A1 EP 1323310A1 EP 01973689 A EP01973689 A EP 01973689A EP 01973689 A EP01973689 A EP 01973689A EP 1323310 A1 EP1323310 A1 EP 1323310A1
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Prior art keywords
cable modem
headend
cable
frequency
available carrier
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Jack M. Birnbaum
Robert M. Simons
Wayne D. Woodruff
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Arris Technology Inc
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Arris Technology Inc
General Instrument Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04H—BROADCAST COMMUNICATION
    • H04H20/00—Arrangements for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast
    • H04H20/02—Arrangements for relaying broadcast information
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/23—Processing of content or additional data; Elementary server operations; Server middleware
    • H04N21/239—Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. prioritizing client content requests
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/20—Servers specifically adapted for the distribution of content, e.g. VOD servers; Operations thereof
    • H04N21/23—Processing of content or additional data; Elementary server operations; Server middleware
    • H04N21/238—Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. adapting the transmission rate of a video stream to network bandwidth; Processing of multiplex streams
    • H04N21/2385—Channel allocation; Bandwidth allocation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/61—Network physical structure; Signal processing
    • H04N21/6106—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network
    • H04N21/6118—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the downstream path of the transmission network involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N21/00—Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
    • H04N21/61—Network physical structure; Signal processing
    • H04N21/6156—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network
    • H04N21/6168—Network physical structure; Signal processing specially adapted to the upstream path of the transmission network involving cable transmission, e.g. using a cable modem
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/16—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems
    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal
    • H04N7/17309—Transmission or handling of upstream communications

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to cable modems, such as those used in cable television plants to allow users to access computer networks such as the Internet, and to a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS), such as used at a headend of a cable television plant.
  • CMTS Cable Modem Termination System
  • a cable modem is a device that enables a personal computer (PC) to send and receive data via a cable television network at a data rate that typically far exceeds that of a telephone modem.
  • PC personal computer
  • cable modems provide a continuous connection and avoid the need for a dial-up connection.
  • the cable modem can be external to, or integrated with, a set-top box (e.g., terminal or integrated receiver-decoder) or the PC. Cable modems have become increasingly popular since they allow users to access the Internet at relatively high speeds. An Internet browser implemented in a standalone PC or a TV-based device may be used.
  • the cable modem attaches to a standard lOBase-T Ethernet card in the computer.
  • the various cable modems at users' homes or businesses are connected to a cable TV company coaxial cable or hybrid fiber coax (HFC), and communicate with a CMTS at the local cable TV company office (headend).
  • the cable modems can receive data from, and send data to, the CMTS.
  • larger cable systems may employ multiple CMTSs for handling large amounts of cable modem traffic.
  • the CMTSs are connected to the Internet, typically using a Tl line (1.544 Mbps) or faster.
  • the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) (and the related EuroDOCSIS) has become a primary standard for cable modems.
  • DOCSIS Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification
  • TDM time division multiplexing
  • MPEG video data standard
  • a spectrum of 42-850 MHz is used, with 64 or 256 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) signaling.
  • QAM Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
  • QPSK Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying
  • the cable modem must determine the carrier frequency or frequencies that one or more CMTSs at the headend are using to transmit the downstream data. This process must occur when the cable modem is installed, e.g., at a user's home. Conventionally, the cable modem searches through a frequency range of 80-860 MHz in a trial and error process for an identifying signal from the CMTS that the modem will receive data from. However, this hunting procedure is rather time consuming and can take tens of minutes, during which the cable modem is not available for use. Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide a system for rapidly provisioning a cable modem with the carrier frequency information that a CMTS is using for transmitting data to the cable modem.
  • the system should provide a reduced set of frequencies for the cable modem to search to find the CMTS identifying signal.
  • the system should directly inform the cable modem of the carrier frequency being used by the CMTS, e.g., using an out-of-band message.
  • CMTS assignments in a multi-CMTS headend
  • the system should be compatible with DOCSIS and other cable modem standards.
  • the present invention provides a system having the above and other advantages.
  • the present invention relates to cable modems, such as those used in cable television plants to allow users to access computer networks such as the Internet, and to a Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS).
  • CMTS Cable Modem Termination System
  • the invention extends the virtual channel table/map (VCM/VCT) concept, which conventionally provides information about video and data channels that are configured on a cable plant (e.g., channel name, frequency, channel type, and modulation mode) to the cable modem space.
  • VCM/VCT virtual channel table/map
  • a new virtual channel type is added that specifies the cable modem type.
  • the operator builds the virtual channel table by including a channel for the cable modem path that identifies the cable modem type, source name for the CMTS, and frequency.
  • the cable modem code interrogates the virtual channel table for the channel type of "cable modem," and possibly specified source name. The query returns the frequency which the cable modem then uses to communicate with the CMTS.
  • the existing virtual channel table update mechanism is employed whereby the cable modem software receives notification of the change, and can update itself as required.
  • the cable modem can react to asynchronous changes in CMTS frequency through a standard update mechanism.
  • cable modems are provided with a table of available CMTS frequencies to reduce the required number of carrier frequencies to search. This table is obtained by determining which frequencies in the virtual channel table for the programming services are not being used.
  • the cable modems are directly informed of a specific frequency or frequencies to use to receive data from a CMTS. This avoids the need for searching.
  • load balancing of multiple CMTSs at a headend is achieved by monitoring the upstream traffic at each CMTS and dynamically changing the upstream frequency or frequencies monitored by each CMTS accordingly to shift traffic to lightly loaded CMTSs.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a headend for provisioning a cable modem using a map of available CMTS transmission frequencies or by directly specifying a frequency in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an apparatus for receiving CMTS transmission frequency information in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a headend for dynamically balancing the upstream cable modem traffic load among multiple CMTSs in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a headend for provisioning a cable modem using a map of available CMTS transmission frequencies or by directly specifying a frequency in accordance with the present invention.
  • a headend 100 includes an interface 110 for sending data to, and receiving data from, a computer network such as the Internet 115.
  • the received data may include web pages, e-mail and so forth.
  • the transmitted data may include a request for a web page, e.g., such as a Uniform Resource Locator.
  • CMTS 120 An example CMTS 120 is shown, although one or more may be provided.
  • a bank of modulators and demodulators 130 is provided for modulating data that is transmitted from the CMTS to a downstream cable modem at a carrier frequency (fdownstream), and for demodulating data that is received from the downstream cable modem, typically at a different carrier frequency (f ups tream)
  • the bank of modulators and demodulators 130 includes modulators for modulating programming service data at a number of different carrier frequencies. This data is shown being provided by a processing function 140.
  • the processing may include transcoding for a received compressed bitstream, or encoding for uncompressed source data.
  • a virtual channel map decode function 150 decodes virtual channel map data from the received programming services signal, which may be provided, e.g., according to the MPEG video standard.
  • a virtual channel map or table is a data structure that provides information regarding the video and data services (channels) that are configured on a cable television plant.
  • a CMTS frequency function 160 includes a table-forming function 162 for forming a table of available CMTS frequencies from the virtual channel map, or a frequency-specifying function 164 for directly specifying a CMTS frequency that is to be used.
  • the function 162 may form the available frequency table indicated in Table 2 from the example virtual channel map of Table 1.
  • the available frequency table indicates the downstream carrier frequencies that may possibly be used by one or more CMTSs at the headend. This information is provided to the modulation/demodulation bank 130 for modulation at any available modulation carrier frequency and communication across the cable plant 170 to one or more cable modems. The available frequency information may also be provided from the function 162 to the CMTS 120 to enable the CMTS to select a frequency for sending its data, such as Internet data, to a cable modem.
  • the cable modem uses the received available frequency table to search the corresponding carrier frequencies to locate one used by a CMTS.
  • the CMTS's frequency can typically be located by a pre-designated CMTS identifying signal, which can essentially be any agreed upon signaling sequence.
  • the cable modem can locate the CMTS frequency much faster than if it had to search every frequency in the virtual channel map until the CMTS identifying signal was found.
  • the function 164 can be used to specify a CMTS frequency that is encoded and transmitted to the modulation/demodulation bank 130 for modulation at any available modulation carrier frequency (such as an out-of-band frequency) and communication across the cable plant 170 to one or more cable modems.
  • this frequency data may be transmitted to all cable modems in a network when only one CMTS is used.
  • the frequency data can be targeted for transmission to specified cable modems or groups of modems using an identifier of the modems or of the set-tops. For example, known set-top addressing techniques may be used for this purpose.
  • the function 164 may include a memory for storing the frequency assignments of the modems.
  • the specified frequency information may be provided from the function 164 to the CMTS 120 to instruct the CMTS which frequency to use for sending its data to a cable modem.
  • the cable modem uses the received frequency information to immediately locate the carrier frequency used by a CMTS.
  • this avoids the need for the modem to "hunt" by examining each frequency in a trial-and-error process until the CMTS identifying signal is found.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an apparatus for receiving CMTS transmission frequency information in accordance with the present invention.
  • the apparatus 200 may be configured in a number of ways.
  • a single apparatus may include a cable modem portion 205, a video/audio receiver portion 260, and a personal computer (PC) portion 265.
  • these portions may be provided in separate apparatuses, or combined in other ways.
  • the cable modem portion 205 and video/audio receiver portion 260 may be combined, while the PC portion remains separate.
  • An output device 280 may be combined with the other portions or may be separate.
  • the example cable modem 205 includes a modulation/demodulation function 210 for demodulating data received from a CMTS via the cable plant at a downstream carrier frequency, and for modulating data that is being transmitted upstream to a CMTS at an upstream carrier frequency.
  • a browser 270 at the PC 265 may send a request via an interface 250 to the modulation/demodulation function 210, which modulates the request and transmits it to a CMTS.
  • the CMTS may transmit the request to the Internet.
  • the modulation/demodulation function 210 demodulates the table of available frequencies that is provided as discussed in connection with the function 162 of FIG. 1.
  • the table is recovered (e.g., decoded) and optionally stored at a function 220.
  • the function 220 uses a non-volatile memory so that the stored information can be recovered each time the apparatus 200 is powered on.
  • the table of available frequencies or the specified frequency may be provided to the apparatus 200 via the modulation/demodulation function 210, which is used for CMTS data, or via the demodulation function 262, which is used for programming services data.
  • the table of available frequencies is used by a CMTS identifying signal locating function 240 to locate a CMTS identifying signal by searching the carrier frequencies in the table.
  • the function 240 causes the demodulator 210 to test each carrier frequency in the table.
  • the function 240 notes the corresponding carrier frequency and stores it in the memory 220. Subsequently, the demodulator 210 remains tuned to the CMTS carrier frequency at which the identifying signal was detected to subsequently receive data from the CMTS, such as a requested web page from the Internet.
  • the function 210 demodulates the specified frequency information that is provided as discussed in connection with the function 164 of FIG. 1.
  • the specified frequency information is recovered (e.g., decoded) and optionally stored at the function 220.
  • the specified frequency information is used by the demodulator 210 to immediately tune to the designated CMTS carrier frequency to receive data from the CMTS.
  • this embodiment allows the modem 205 to locate the CMTS carrier frequency immediately.
  • a trade-off with this embodiment is that, for headends that employ multiple CMTSs, it is necessary to account for which CMTS is transmitting to which cable modem or group of modems, possible changes in the frequency used by a given CMTS or the modems associated with the given CMTS, and the need to target the transmission of the specified frequency information to a specific modem or group of modems, e.g., based on some type of modem or group identifier.
  • the demodulator 210 may automatically retune to the identified CMTS carrier frequency each time it is powered up, assuming no new frequency tables or specified frequencies have been received from the headend. If a new CMTS carrier frequency table is received from the headend, the CMTS identifying signal is re-identified to see if the associated carrier frequency has changed. Or, the new specified frequency is tuned.
  • the video/audio receiver 260 is shown as being in use with the cable modem 205. However, this is not required. In some cases, data from the Internet or other network may be accessed by the cable modem 205 and displayed on the output device 280 in conjunction with a programming service (e.g., television program). In other cases, the user may use the cable modem without accessing the programming services.
  • the video/audio receiver 260 receives programming services from the headend and demodulates them at a demodulator 264. Subsequently, the data is decoded and other necessary processing is performed to provide a signal to the output device 280, such as a television.
  • the browser 270 is shown providing a signal to the output device 280 as well.
  • the browser 270 can have its own dedicated output, such as a PC monitor.
  • the illustrated arrangement is expected to be more commonplace with the convergence of television and Internet systems.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a headend for dynamically balancing the upstream cable modem traffic load among multiple CMTSs in accordance with the present invention. Like-numbered elements correspond to one another in the figures. Larger cable television networks use multiple CMTSs, such as n example
  • each CMTS may establish its own connection to the Internet, e.g., via a corresponding Tl line.
  • a traffic monitor 310 monitors the amount of received upstream cable modem data at each CMTS 120, ..., 122.
  • the traffic monitor 310 may monitor the raw amount of data received, e.g., using a bit counter, or some other measure of traffic can be used, such as the number of messages received by a given CMTS, the amount or portion of time a given CMTS is busy receiving upstream messages, and so forth.
  • the traffic monitor 310 instructs a CMTS to begin receiving upstream cable modem data at a different frequency (i.e., from a different demodulator in the bank 130).
  • the traffic monitor may also communicate with the available/specified frequencies function 320 to cause the cable modems to use different upstream frequencies. This can be achieved directly, e.g., by assigning the modems to the desired frequency.
  • a cable modem can send its upstream data to a different CMTS than the CMTS from which the modem receives its downstream data.
  • the available/specified frequencies function 320 may incorporate the functions of the CMTS frequency function 160 of FIG. 1, for example, to inform the CMTSs 120, ..., 122 and the cable modems of the available or assigned downstream frequencies.
  • the headend 300 optionally informs the cable modems to change the carrier frequency for upstream communications, such as DOCSIS data, to enable the cable plant to dynamically route the upstream traffic to the CMTSs that are relatively lightly-loaded, thereby improving system response.
  • upstream communications such as DOCSIS data
  • the present invention provides a system for enabling cable modems to efficient locate a downstream frequency for recovering data from a CMTS.
  • the cable modems can be provided with a table of available CMTS frequencies to reduce the required number of carrier frequencies to search to locate a CMTS identifying signal, or the modems can be directly informed of a specific frequency or frequencies to avoid the need for searching.
  • load balancing of multiple CMTSs at a headend can be achieved by monitoring the upstream traffic at each CMTS and dynamically changing the upstream frequency monitored by each CMTS accordingly to shift traffic to lightly loaded CMTSs.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un système qui communique des informations de fréquence à des modems câblés (205) pour qu'ils puissent communiquer avec un système de terminaison de modems câblés (CMTS) (120) dans une installation de télévision câblée. Dans un premier mode de réalisation, une topographie de canal virtuelle de services de programmation (programmes de télévisions) est examinée (150, 160) pour déterminer les fréquences de porteuses non utilisées, lesquelles fréquences serviront à former une table de fréquences CMTS disponibles transmises aux modems câblés (205). Les modems n'auront alors qu'à rechercher le sous-ensemble de toutes les fréquences pour localiser une fréquence présentant un signal d'identification CMTS. Dans une variante, le modem (205) peut être directement informé sur la fréquence CMTS, le dispensant ainsi de toute recherche. Dans un autre mode de réalisation encore, des systèmes CMTS multiples sont utilisés dans la tête de bus (300), une fonction de surveillance de trafic (310) réglant de façon dynamique la fréquence utilisée par les modems pour les transmissions en amont afin d'équilibrer la charge des systèmes CMTS.
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