A method for network address maintenance in a data-over-cable system. The method includes receiving a message containing a first network address, such as an Internet Protocol address, to be stored in a network address table, such as an Address Resolution Protocol table. If the first network address equates...http://www.google.se/patents/US6697862?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6697862 - System and method for network address maintenance using dynamic host configuration protocol messages in a data-over-cable system