METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING MULTIPLE TUNERS TO BROADBAND HEAD-END SERVICES

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING MULTIPLE TUNERS TO BROADBAND HEAD-END SERVICES

A method and apparatus for allocating a plurality of tuning devices (125A, 125B, 135A, 135B, 145A, 145B) to access services provided by a broadband network head-end (105). The tuning devices (125A, 125B, 135A, 135B, 145A, 145B) are controlled by a client device (120, 130, 140) which schedules the tu...

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1. Verfasser: MAKOFKA, DOUGLAS S
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Sprache:eng ; fre
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ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for allocating a plurality of tuning devices (125A, 125B, 135A, 135B, 145A, 145B) to access services provided by a broadband network head-end (105). The tuning devices (125A, 125B, 135A, 135B, 145A, 145B) are controlled by a client device (120, 130, 140) which schedules the tuning devices (125A, 125B, 135A, 135B, 145A, 145B) to access the services (110). The client device (120, 130, 140) receives a plurality of requests fo r the services (110) provided by the broadband network head-end (105). The number of requests exceeds the number of tuning devices (125A, 125B, 135A, 135B, 145A, 145B). The client device (120, 130, 140) automatically assigns each of the tuning devices (125A, 125B, 135A, 135B, 145A, 145B) to a specifi c one of the services (110).