Charter Communications‘s patent involves a network communications node with a local processor and multiple remote physical devices (RPDs) implementing different communication protocols. Signals are transformed across layers, with RPDs outside the node housing. Upgrades are done through software patches or physical swaps. The node can be suspended from cable strands on telephone poles. GlobalData’s report on Charter Communications gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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According to GlobalData’s company profile on Charter Communications, Wireless sensing nodes was a key innovation area identified from patents. Charter Communications's grant share as of February 2024 was 75%. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
Network communication node with multiple rpds for different protocols
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11930249B2) outlines a method for operating a network communication node, involving the enclosure of a local processor, first and second remote physical devices (RPDs) on separate chips within a generic access platform (GAP) node housing. The local processor receives signals from a head end receiver, transforms them, and forwards them to the RPDs, each implementing different communication protocols compliant with DOCSIS specifications. The first RPD sends signals to consumer premises equipment without an amplifier, while the second RPD does so via an amplifier. The node housing is suspended from a cable strand on telephone poles, ensuring efficient network communication.
Furthermore, the patent describes a network communication node apparatus with a GAP node housing, a local processor, and RPDs implementing different communication protocols compliant with DOCSIS specifications. The apparatus includes backplanes, network interfaces, output lines to consumer premises equipment, and clamps for hanging the node housing. Notably, the apparatus incorporates amplifiers outside the housing, with specific power requirements, and a computer-readable storage medium for configuring the local processor. The RPDs may also include field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) for enhanced functionality, ensuring efficient network communication and upgrading capabilities for future advancements in communication protocols. The method for upgrading the network communications node involves replacing RPDs to adapt to new communication protocols, ensuring seamless integration and efficient signal transmission to consumer premises equipment, with specific power requirements for amplifiers both inside and outside the node housing.
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