CHOICE OF INITIALIZATION TECHNIQUE FOR LOAD BALANCING ATTEMPTS

摘要

A cable network facilitates communication between a CMTS and cable modems over a plurality of channels. The Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) protocol access system for load balancing in a cable network transmits a change request directing movement of a cable modem to a different channel. The change request indicates an initialization technique for the cable modem to perform once synchronized to the different channel(s). If the cable modem is not successfully initialized on the different channel or channel set, the CMTS is configured to iteratively transmit subsequent retry requests. The subsequent retry requests may indicate an initialization technique based on a list of initialization techniques.

主权项

1. A method based on a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) protocol access system for load balancing in a cable network, the method comprising:
communicating with a cable modem via a first channel or first channel set; transmitting, from a cable modem termination system (CMTS), a change request directing movement of the cable modem to a second channel or a second channel set, wherein the change request indicates an initialization technique for the cable modem to perform once synchronized to the second channel or the second channel set; determining whether the initialization technique was performed successfully by the cable modem; and transmitting a retry request indicating an initialization technique if it is determined that the initialization technique in the change request was unsuccessfully performed by the cable modem, wherein the CMTS is configured to iteratively transmit subsequent retry requests based on a list of initialization techniques.