A program that includes expressions written in a process-based language for representing protocol-based applications as processes is disclosed. For example, methods and materials involved in using anti-apoprotein antibodies to label lipoprotein containing particles that can be detected or measured using flow cytometry are provided. The memory is configured to store first information on a correlation between a positive electrode potential and an electric storage capacity and second information on a correlation between a negative electrode potential and an electric storage capacity. Embodiments are applicable to any known cable network, and particularly to cable networks implementing the DOCSIS and EPoC standards.