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Abstract

A method of utilizing a bidirectional amplifier in a cable hybrid fiber and coax (HFC) and a cable modem utilizing an upstream signal. The invention provides an upstream pilot signal from the cable modem and automatically controls the gain of the signal so that the headend receives a constant level upstream pilot signal from each terminal. A cable modem for bidirectional services in the HFC network has a saw filter, a mixer & AGC, a LPF, a tuner, a gain controller, a downstream demodulator, an upstream modulator, a media access controller (MAC), a CPU, a programmable attenuator, a pilot signal generator and a switch connecting the tuner and the pilot signal generator under the control of the CPU. A bidirectional trunk amplifier for bidirectional services in the HFC network, has a directional filter (DF) which separates the upstream signals from the downstream signals, a pad, having characteristics approximately equivalent to the frequency characteristics of the coaxial cable, for compensating the attenuated value of the coaxial cable and matching the input level, an equalizer for compensating the frequency deviation occurring in the line, an amplifier for amplifying the input signal to a desired level, and a level controller for controlling the slope and the automatic gain.

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