Addressable fiber node
CA 2467448 C · Owner: Time Warner Cable Enterprises Llc · Inventors: Gould, Kenneth; Williams, Christopher Pierce
Overview
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A system and method for providing a hybrid fiber network (HFN) means to identify a fiber node by a unique address. An addressing module is installed in proximity to or collocated with, a fiber node. The addressing module comprises an addressing module identifier that associates the addressing module with a particular fiber node. Network parameter values are received from the fiber node by the addressing module and reported to a reporting station,
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- Filed May 18, 2004 and granted July 9, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 18, 2024.
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