| CPC H04L 43/0858 (2013.01) [H04L 7/02 (2013.01); H04L 12/2801 (2013.01); H04L 12/2861 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A method comprising:
setting a plurality of predetermined Bandwidth Allocation Map (MAP) advance time values;
measuring an amount of latency between a Converged Cable Access Platform (CCAP) core and a remote device transmitting in an upstream direction;
selecting one of the plurality of predetermined MAP advance time values based upon the measured amount of latency; and
sending a reservation MAP to the remote device having the identified MAP advance time.
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