Patents by Inventor David Alan Ayer

David Alan Ayer 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).

  • Method for ONU registration in a passive optical network
    Patent number: 8873969
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a system for registering an optical network unit (ONU) installed in a passive optical network (PON), including a mobile terminal, a registration server, and an optical line terminal (OLT). The mobile terminal is configured to collect an ONU identification from the ONU, collect a subscriber identification, and transmit the ONU identification and the subscriber identification to a registration server via a communication system. The registration server is configured to receive the ONU identification and subscriber identification from the mobile terminal via the communication system, retrieve subscriber information from a subscriber database based on the subscriber identification, associate the ONU with the subscriber information, and transmit, to an optical line terminal, an association between the ONU and the subscriber information. The optical line terminal (OLT) is configured to serve as an endpoint for the ONU in the PON.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventors: David Hood, David Alan Ayer
  • METHOD FOR ONU REGISTRATION IN A PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20120294613
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention include a system for registering an optical network unit (ONU) installed in a passive optical network (PON), including a mobile terminal, a registration server, and an optical line terminal (OLT). The mobile terminal is configured to collect an ONU identification from the ONU, collect a subscriber identification, and transmit the ONU identification and the subscriber identification to a registration server via a communication system. The registration server is configured to receive the ONU identification and subscriber identification from the mobile terminal via the communication system, retrieve subscriber information from a subscriber database based on the subscriber identification, associate the ONU with the subscriber information, and transmit, to an optical line terminal, an association between the ONU and the subscriber information. The optical line terminal (OLT) is configured to serve as an endpoint for the ONU in the PON.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Inventors: David Hood, David Alan Ayer