A method is presented comprising tuning a receiver of a broadband signal to a channel within the broadband signal to receive information including one or more cable modem operating parameters, and updating one or more operating parameters of the cable modem in accordance with the received informatio...http://www.google.de/patents/US7350225?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7350225 - System and related methods facilitating the rapid detection and acquisition of data channels in a cable modem using various modulation techniques
