METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CABLE MODEM INITIALIZATION USING QUEUE-DEPTH-BASED BAND REQUEST FRAME IN HFC NETWORKS

摘要

A cable modem initialization method and apparatus using a queue-depth-based band request frame in a Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) network relates to a method and apparatus of requesting a Cable Modem Transmission System (CMTS) for band allocation so that a cable modem supporting a plurality of transceiving channels may transmit upstream data in an HFC network. A method of transmitting the queue-depth-based band request frame that requests the band allocation by a byte length of a transmission buffer when the cable modem performs an initialization process is provided.