A system and method for providing premium transport in a docsis-compliant cable network
CA 2525173 C · Owner: Gould, Kenneth · Inventors: Pfeffer, Howard; Gould, Kenneth; Da Silva, Ron
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A system and method for providing premium transport in a DOCSIS-compliant cable network. An edge server in a DOCSIS-compliant cable network maintains a list of , preferred content providers (PCPs). For each PCP the PCP list comprises , matching criteria. The edge server monitors the header of incoming packets for the matching criteria. A packet , that matches the matching criteria is modified by the edge server causing the packet to be , associated with a "premium" downstream service flow. Packets sent in response to a , "preferred" packet are parsed by a cable modem and routed upstream according to a , "premium" upstream service flow.
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- Filed November 2, 2005 and granted January 5, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 2, 2025.
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