56 patents
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Context Aware Distribution of Computing
17 Mar 22
Methods and systems for context-aware distributed computing.
Thomas F. Guevin, Dennis Cox, Sjohn Chambers
Filed: 8 Sep 21
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Systems and Methods for Interfacing Optical Line Terminals with Optical Modules
23 Dec 21
Circuitry of an optical line terminal (OLT) can be controlled to be compatible with optical modules of different optical protocols having different electrical connectivity requirements.
Jerry Greer, Jared Lee Oldacre, Vern Brethour
Filed: 21 Jun 21
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Systems and methods for detecting faults in a telecommunication system using retrain data
16 Nov 21
Systems and methods are provided for detecting fault conditions associated with an distribution point in a communication system using retrain event data.
Arlynn Wayne Wilson
Filed: 26 Dec 18
Utility
Pluggable Optical Module Cage for Fixed Heat Sink
21 Oct 21
An electronic module cage for receiving an electronic module (such as a pluggable optical module (POM)), includes a cage body mounted to a printed circuit board (PCB), the cage body having a first opening configured to receive an electronic module, the cage body comprising a spring feature, the spring feature configured to apply a biasing pressure to the electronic module in a direction away from the printed circuit board and toward a heat dissipating element such that a surface of the electronic module contacts the heat dissipating element through a second opening in the cage body.
Adam Keith LANDS, Jon M. CHALMERS, Grant J. KRUSE
Filed: 14 Apr 21
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Dynamic subscriber network physical impairment detection techniques
5 Oct 21
Systems and techniques are disclosed for using machine learning to dynamically detect physical impairments in lines of a subscriber network.
Jeremy Lyon, Armand Nokbak Nyembe, Ramya Raghavendra, Arlynn W. Wilson, Robert Barrett
Filed: 21 Oct 19
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Efficient storage and utilization of a hierarchical data set
15 Jun 21
First data of a hierarchical data structure is accessed.
Jonathan Hood
Filed: 6 Sep 18
Utility
Systems and Methods for Communicating High Speed Signals In a Communication Device
27 May 21
A coupling module can be used to communicate high speed signals between an optical transceiver and a processing module of an optical communication device, such as an optical line termination (OLT) or an optical network unit (ONU).
Daniel M. Joffe, Vern Brethour
Filed: 4 Feb 21
Utility
Systems and methods for communicating high speed signals in a communication device
9 Mar 21
A coupling module can be used to communicate high speed signals between an optical transceiver and a processing module of an optical communication device, such as an optical line termination (OLT) or an optical network unit (ONU).
Daniel M. Joffe, Vern Brethour
Filed: 28 Jun 19
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Systems and methods for tuning lasers using reflected optical signals
4 Jan 21
A laser tuning system includes an optical transmitter having a tunable laser that transmits optical signals at various wavelengths to an optical fiber through an optical component, which attenuates a range of wavelengths of the optical signal.
Kevin W. Schneider, Leif J. Sandstrom, John G. Brooks, George Bekken
Filed: 29 Jan 19
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Systems and methods for locating faults in a telecommunication line using line test data
4 Jan 21
A fault in a telecommunication line can be identified and located using line test data for that telecommunication line.
Arlynn Wayne Wilson
Filed: 5 Sep 18
Utility
Systems and Methods for Communicating High Speed Signals In a Communication Device
30 Dec 20
A coupling module can be used to communicate high speed signals between an optical transceiver and a processing module of an optical communication device, such as an optical line termination (OLT) or an optical network unit (ONU).
Daniel M. Joffe, Vern Brethour
Filed: 27 Jun 19
Utility
PON data compression for high efficiency
28 Dec 20
Methods, systems, and apparatus for payload compression are disclosed.
Thomas Detwiler, Richard Lee Goodson
Filed: 2 Dec 18
Utility
Authentication and access to a device of a fixed line communication device
28 Dec 20
A method is provided accessing a device of a fixed line system comprising: (i) determining at least one measurement result by a measurement function of the device; (ii) comparing the at least one measurement result with at least one predefined value; (iii) conducting a predefined operation if the comparison indicates that the at least one measurement result corresponds to the at least one predefined value; (iv) determining the at least one measurement result by the measurement function, wherein the measurement function is connected or connectable via a connection to a signature function of an access system; (v) wherein the signature function comprises a circuitry that affects parameters measured by the measurement function of the device.
Michael Mikolasch
Filed: 16 Jan 18
Utility
Systems and methods for identifying rogue optical network units in optical networks with wavelength-division multiplexing
23 Nov 20
A system identifies rogue optical network units (ONUs) on a passive optical network that uses time and wavelength division multiplexing.
Jared Lee Oldacre
Filed: 6 Aug 18
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Tuning a multi-channel optical transmission system
5 Oct 20
An optical transmission system includes a laser module generating a modulated optical waveform, including both amplitude and frequency modulation, at center frequencies corresponding to different operating temperatures; and an optical shaping filter, with passbands corresponding to the different center frequencies, that converts at least part of the frequency modulation to additional amplitude modulation.
Daniel M. Joffe, Leif Sandstrom
Filed: 24 Oct 18
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Provisioning a network device
5 Oct 20
Methods, systems, and apparatus for provisioning a network device are disclosed.
Walt Steverson, Patrick A. Price, Seethalakshmi Gopalasubramanian
Filed: 28 Mar 18
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Dynamic Subscriber Network Physical Impairment Detection Techniques
26 Aug 20
Systems and techniques are disclosed for using machine learning to dynamically detect physical impairments in lines of a subscriber network.
Jeremy Lyon, Armand Nokbak Nyembe, Ramya Raghavendra, Arlynn W. Wilson, Robert Barrett
Filed: 20 Oct 19
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Fault-tolerant distributed passive optical network bonding
17 Aug 20
Methods, systems, and apparatus for hosting an optical line terminal (OLT) bonding engine are disclosed.
Thomas Detwiler, Richard Lee Goodson
Filed: 20 Dec 18
Utility
IPsec selector coalescing for per-host security association
3 Aug 20
Methods, systems, and apparatus for Internet Protocol security (IPsec) selector coalescing for per-host Security Associations (SAs) are disclosed.
Michael Arnold, Tyler Pearson
Filed: 31 Jan 18
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Operating an Access Service
29 Jul 20
A method for operating a first access service depends on the presence of a second access service.
Martin Kuipers, Nils Asmussen, Uwe Jank
Filed: 27 Jan 20