Patents by Inventor Ayham Al-Banna
Ayham Al-Banna has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11916850Abstract: In one embodiment, a method receives a downstream signal and an upstream signal in a same frequency band. The downstream signal and the upstream signal are separated into a first path and a second path. The downstream signal using the first path and the upstream signal using the second path are amplified in an analog domain. The method isolates the downstream signal and the upstream signal from one another and sends the downstream signal downstream to a subscriber device and sends the upstream signal towards a full duplex node.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: David B. Bowler, Clarke V. Greene, Ayham Al-Banna
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Patent number: 11917259Abstract: A Data Over Cable Interface Specification (DOCSIS) node includes a first DOCSIS port and a second DOCSIS port. The node also includes a plurality of radio frequency (RF) ports. A plurality of client devices can be coupled to the RF ports. A RF switching network is coupled between the first DOCSIS port and the second DOCSIS port, and the plurality of RF ports. One or more control circuits can switch the RF switching network between at least a first state and a second state. The switching of the RF switching network allows the one or more control circuits to identify which client devices are coupled to which RF ports of the node.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Ayham Al-Banna, Michael J. Emmendorfer, William Turner Hanks, Thomas J. Cloonan, Stephen W. Sanders, Chris R. Zettinger
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Patent number: 11894876Abstract: Systems and methods for relaying upstream signals received from a plurality of subscribers to a remote head end. Some preferred embodiments include upstream transmitters in one or more Optical Network Units that may be dynamically and individually controlled to determine whether the upstream transmission is in burst mode or continuous mode.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Venkatesh G. Mutalik, Thomas J. Cloonan, Ayham Al-banna, Ian G. Wheelock, Charles Peter Cheevers
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Patent number: 11876753Abstract: In some embodiments, a method receives a first signal that is sent in a first direction in a network. Communications in the network are full duplex communications in a same frequency band. The first signal is amplified in the first direction. The method trains a first echo canceller to cancel a first echo signal from the first signal where the first echo signal is received in a second direction. After training the first echo canceller, the trained first echo canceller is enabled. The method receives a second signal in the second direction that is sent in the second direction in the network. The second signal is amplified in the second direction. The method trains a second echo canceller to cancel a second echo signal received in the first direction from the second signal where the first echo canceller cancels the first echo signal that is received in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Thomas J. Cloonan, Ayham Al-Banna, Francis Joseph O'Keeffe
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Publication number: 20230291673Abstract: Devices, systems and methods that measure at least one of the latency and the jitter experienced over a defined portion of a path between a sending device and a receiving device. A network monitoring unit is located between the sending and receiving devices, and monitors packets exchanged between the two to measure the latency and/or jitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Thomas J. CLOONAN, Parasuram RANGANATHAN, Ayham AL-BANNA, Kevin S. WIRICK, Mircea ORBAN
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Patent number: 11757673Abstract: Systems and methods for managing interference groups in a full duplex transmission network.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Michael J. Rudolph, Laura N. Chen, Santhana Chari, Ayham Al-Banna
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Publication number: 20230283404Abstract: Devices, systems and methods that determine both the existence of, and location where, packets were dropped in transit between a sending device and a receiving device. A network monitoring unit is located between the sending and receiving devices, and monitors packets exchanged between the two to determine the location where packets were dropped.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2023Publication date: September 7, 2023Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Thomas J. CLOONAN, Parasuram RANGANATHAN, Ayham AL-BANNA, Kevin S. WIRICK, Mircea ORBAN
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Publication number: 20230275843Abstract: Systems and methods for relaying a plurality of data packets to and from a subscriber over an access network that imparts a variable latency of one packet relative to other packets. The latency of each packet is controlled so as to increase the average latency experienced by the plurality of packets and decrease the variance of the respective latencies experienced by each of the packets.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Ayham AL-BANNA, James R. FLESCH, Charles CHEEVERS, James M. MOSS, Thomas J. CLOONAN, David Franklin BARAN
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Publication number: 20230216651Abstract: In one embodiment, a method receives a downstream signal and an upstream signal in a same frequency band. The downstream signal and the upstream signal are separated into a first path and a second path. The downstream signal using the first path and the upstream signal using the second path are amplified in an analog domain. The method isolates the downstream signal and the upstream signal from one another and sends the downstream signal downstream to a subscriber device and sends the upstream signal towards a full duplex node.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: David B. Bowler, Clarke V. Greene, Ayham Al-Banna
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Publication number: 20230216530Abstract: Systems and methods in a full duplex transmission network that selectively perform periodic sounding tests to determine an optimal interference group arrangement of cable modems, and stores a redundant copy of the latest optimal interference group arrangement for recovery after a system reset/reboot.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventor: Ayham AL-BANNA
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Patent number: 11683898Abstract: A fiber optic node includes an electronics equipment enclosure. The electronics equipment enclosure includes a lid and a base defining an overall interior space of the electronics equipment enclosure. The lid includes a lid top and a lid mating surface to contact and overlap a base mating surface of the base to close the electronics equipment enclosure. The lid further includes at least one lid side wall extending away from the lid top. The at least one lid side wall includes at least one protruding lid side wall extending outwards to project beyond the lid mating surface. The base includes a base bottom and at least one base side wall extending away from the base bottom. The base further includes a base mating surface to contact and overlap the lid mating surface of the lid to close the electronics equipment enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventor: Ayham Al-Banna
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Publication number: 20230171121Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods that identify and mark traffic intended to pass through a network with low latency relative to other traffic through the network. The devices, systems, and methods may include a first low latency DOCSIS (LLD) agent that identifies characteristics of low latency packets and/or a second LLD agent that uses the characteristics to identify low latency traffic and mark it for low latency treatment in the network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Ayham AL-BANNA, Kevin S. WIRICK, Parasuram RANGANATHAN, Mircea ORBAN, Thomas J. CLOONAN
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Publication number: 20230155804Abstract: An apparatus for implementing soft duplex operation of a communications network that transmits downstream signals from a service provider to a subscriber and upstream signals from the subscriber to the service provider. The apparatus may include a pair of opposed triplexers defining a first signal path through a first amplifier and a second signal path through a second amplifier. The apparatus may also include at least one switch that selectively alternates a mid0band signal between an upstream signal and a downstream signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Zoran MARICEVIC, Ayham AL-BANNA, Francis J. O'KEEFFE, Thomas CLOONAN, John M. ULM, Zhijian SUN, Marcel Franz Christian SCHEMMANN
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Patent number: 11616632Abstract: In one embodiment, a method receives a downstream signal and an upstream signal in a same frequency band. The downstream signal and the upstream signal are separated into a first path and a second path. The downstream signal using the first path and the upstream signal using the second path are amplified in an analog domain. The method isolates the downstream signal and the upstream signal from one another and sends the downstream signal downstream to a subscriber device and sends the upstream signal towards a full duplex node.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: David B. Bowler, Clarke V. Greene, Ayham Al-Banna
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Publication number: 20220393848Abstract: In some embodiments, a method receives a first signal that is sent in a first direction in a network. Communications in the network are full duplex communications in a same frequency band. The first signal is amplified in the first direction. The method trains a first echo canceller to cancel a first echo signal from the first signal where the first echo signal is received in a second direction. After training the first echo canceller, the trained first echo canceller is enabled. The method receives a second signal in the second direction that is sent in the second direction in the network. The second signal is amplified in the second direction. The method trains a second echo canceller to cancel a second echo signal received in the first direction from the second signal where the first echo canceller cancels the first echo signal that is received in the second direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2022Publication date: December 8, 2022Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Thomas J. CLOONAN, Ayham AL-BANNA, Francis Joseph O'KEEFFE
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Patent number: 11394523Abstract: In some embodiments, a method receives a first signal that is sent in a first direction in a network. Communications in the network are full duplex communications in a same frequency band. The first signal is amplified in the first direction. The method trains a first echo canceller to cancel a first echo signal from the first signal where the first echo signal is received in a second direction. After training the first echo canceller, the trained first echo canceller is enabled. The method receives a second signal in the second direction that is sent in the second direction in the network. The second signal is amplified in the second direction. The method trains a second echo canceller to cancel a second echo signal received in the first direction from the second signal where the first echo canceller cancels the first echo signal that is received in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventors: Thomas J. Cloonan, Ayham Al-Banna, Francis Joseph O'Keeffe
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Publication number: 20220053357Abstract: In some embodiments, a method sets a threshold over a frequency spectrum and receives a set of measurements that measures interference between a set of network devices over the frequency spectrum. A set of metric values based on the set of measurements is compared to the threshold at a plurality of points over the frequency spectrum. The method then selects whether the set of network devices are in a group that interfere with communications of each other based on the comparing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventor: Ayham AL-BANNA
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Publication number: 20210368642Abstract: A fiber optic node includes an electronics equipment enclosure. The electronics equipment enclosure includes a lid and a base defining an overall interior space of the electronics equipment enclosure. The lid includes a lid top and a lid mating surface to contact and overlap a base mating surface of the base to close the electronics equipment enclosure. The lid further includes at least one lid side wall extending away from the lid top. The at least one lid side wall includes at least one protruding lid side wall extending outwards to project beyond the lid mating surface. The base includes a base bottom and at least one base side wall extending away from the base bottom. The base further includes a base mating surface to contact and overlap the lid mating surface of the lid to close the electronics equipment enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventor: Ayham Al-Banna
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Patent number: 11159971Abstract: In some embodiments, a method sets a threshold over a frequency spectrum and receives a set of measurements that measures interference between a set of network devices over the frequency spectrum. A set of metric values based on the set of measurements is compared to the threshold at a plurality of points over the frequency spectrum. The method then selects whether the set of network devices are in a group that interfere with communications of each other based on the comparing.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventor: Ayham Al-Banna
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Patent number: 11109497Abstract: A fiber optic node includes an electronics equipment enclosure. The electronics equipment enclosure includes a lid and a base defining an overall interior space of the electronics equipment enclosure. The lid includes a lid top and a lid mating surface to contact and overlap a base mating surface of the base to close the electronics equipment enclosure. The lid further includes at least one lid side wall extending away from the lid top. The at least one lid side wall includes at least one protruding lid side wall extending outwards to project beyond the lid mating surface. The base includes a base bottom and at least one base side wall extending away from the base bottom. The base further includes a base mating surface to contact and overlap the lid mating surface of the lid to close the electronics equipment enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLCInventor: Ayham Al-Banna