Automated monitoring of a network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8345557
APP PUB NO 20070002752A1
SERIAL NO

11171066

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A spare receiver in a CMTS is used to determine the connectivity status of the receivers of the CMTS in the network. Load balancing and Spectrum Groups may also be determined according to the connectivity status of the receivers. The spare receiver is configured to have the communication protocols of a first selected receiver of the CMTS and is switched to be connected to the signal lines of another receiver of the CMTS. A transmitter sends a request for a response to a modem registered with the first receiver. If the spare receiver, which is configured to have the same communication protocols as the first receiver of the CMTS, receives the response from the modem, the other receiver under test is determined to be physically wired with the first receiver. The other receiver is also determined to be in the same Load Balancing Group and the same Spectrum Group as the first receiver of the CMTS. The selected first receiver is analyzed against all of the other receivers in the CMTS by selectively switching the spare receiver to be connected to other receivers. Each receiver on the CMTS is analyzed in the same manner as the selected first receiver.

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ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC3871 LAKEFIELD DRIVE SUWANEE GA 30024

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Thibeault, Brian K Attleboro, US 14 348
Tucciarone, Eugene M N. Smithfield, US 1 52

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