US 12,238,464 B2
Remote configuration and monitoring of smart amplifiers in cable systems
Shlomo Ovadia, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on May 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/322,711.
Prior Publication US 2024/0397240 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. H04Q 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04Q 9/00 (2013.01) [H04Q 2209/30 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
10. A system, comprising:
a service provider processing platform;
a cable access network configured to carry signals; and
a plurality of smart amplifiers deployed on and connected to the cable access network, each smart amplifier comprising:
a radio frequency (RF) amplifier unit configured to process a signal received via the cable access network; and
a transponder configured to:
collect telemetry data from the received signal; and
stream the collected telemetry data to the service provider processing platform,
wherein the service provider processing platform is configured to initiate an action based on an analysis of respective streamed telemetry data.