Patents by Inventor Manikanden Balakrishnan
Manikanden Balakrishnan 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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Publication number: 20240154893Abstract: Described are embodiments of a method for performance measurement of a communication device. The method comprises: executing active probing by a communication device coupled to another communication device via a network forming a communication link; reading operational data associated with the communication link in response to executing active probing; and measuring performance, by the communication device, of the communication link with reference to the communication link, the performance measured according to the read operational data.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2024Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Sungho Yun, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Wonjong Rhee
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Patent number: 11937100Abstract: Described is a method performed by a computing device for generating policies for improving network system performance, the method comprising: receiving operational data from a network device; processing the operational data from the network device to generate a Wi-Fi management policy; merging the Wi-Fi management policy, a mobile device policy, and a user preference or user policy to generate a unified policy; and sending the unified policy to the network device for network management.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: DZS Inc.Inventors: Wooyul Lee, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Sungho Yun, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Ramya Bhagavatula
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Publication number: 20240064571Abstract: In a Wi-Fi system having three or more Wi-Fi devices operating over multiple Wi-Fi bands, implementations include forming first and second connections between first and second pairs of Wi-Fi device, respectively. A first group of channels is assigned to a first Wi-Fi device for communicating with a second Wi-Fi device via the first connection using a first set of connection channels selected from the first group of assigned channels. A second group of channels (different from the first group) is assigned to the second Wi-Fi device, where the second group of assigned channels includes at least the first set of connection channels. The second Wi-Fi device communicates with the third Wi-Fi device via the second wireless connection using a second set of connection channels selected from the second group of assigned channels. The first group of assigned channels is different from the second group of assigned channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Mowen Lu, Manikanden Balakrishnan, William J. McFarland
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Publication number: 20240064577Abstract: Systems and methods for Wi-Fi network failover to cellular connection with throttling of traffic include detecting an outage on wired connections for any of the plurality of Wi-Fi networks; determining the any of the plurality of Wi-Fi networks have switched to a cellular connection as a failover based on the outage; and determining whether to throttle traffic on any cellular connection based on the failover and instructing corresponding gateways accordingly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Ali Wahid, Yoseph Malkin, Manikanden Balakrishnan, William J. McFarland
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Patent number: 11882014Abstract: Described are embodiments of a method for performance measurement of a communication device. The method comprises: executing active probing by a communication device coupled to another communication device via a network forming a communication link; reading operational data associated with the communication link in response to executing active probing; and measuring performance, by the communication device, of the communication link with reference to the communication link, the performance measured according to the read operational data.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Sungho Yun, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Wonjong Rhee
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Publication number: 20230239228Abstract: Described is a method and system for connectivity diagnostics in communication systems. The method comprises: querying a first communication device at a first time and a second time to determine whether a second communication device is connected to the first communication device and to determine a value of an operational parameter at the first and second times; and determining the second communication device disconnected from the first communication device based on detecting the second communication device was connected to the first communication device at both the first time and the second time, and detecting the value of the operational parameter at the second time is inside a range of threshold values. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a link is unstable for connectivity based on connection duration, number and/or pattern of connection and/or disconnection events, and/or traffic activity during connection and/or disconnection events.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Applicant: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Manikanden Balakrishnan, Ramya Bhagavatula, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Wonjong Rhee
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Publication number: 20230065256Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing a cluster of Wi-Fi networks operating within a vicinity of each other are provided. In one implementation, a method includes detecting a cluster of Wi-Fi networks operating independently of each other, where the cluster is defined in that each Wi-Fi network includes a wireless transceiver configured to receive at least a minimum amount of signal power from one or more other wireless transceivers of one or more other Wi-Fi networks of the cluster. The method includes determining a plurality of Wi-Fi networks of the cluster that are enabled for cooperative optimization. Also, the method includes assigning a Wi-Fi channel selected from a plurality of available Wi-Fi channels to each of the wireless transceivers associated with the plurality of Wi-Fi networks enabled for cooperative optimization to reduce a total amount of potential interference in the cluster caused by the signal power received from independently-operated wireless transceivers.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Mowen Lu, Justin Katz, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Sunil Ahuja, Paul White, William J. McFarland
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Patent number: 11595279Abstract: Described is a method and system for connectivity diagnostics in communication systems. The method comprises: querying a first communication device at a first time and a second time to determine whether a second communication device is connected to the first communication device and to determine a value of an operational parameter at the first and second times; and determining the second communication device disconnected from the first communication device based on detecting the second communication device was connected to the first communication device at both the first time and the second time, and detecting the value of the operational parameter at the second time is inside a range of threshold values. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a link is unstable for connectivity based on connection duration, number and/or pattern of connection and/or disconnection events, and/or traffic activity during connection and/or disconnection events.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Manikanden Balakrishnan, Ramya Bhagavatula, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Wonjong Rhee
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Publication number: 20230020832Abstract: System and methods for managing a Wi-Fi network of a plurality of Wi-Fi networks from a cloud-based Network Operations Control (NOC) dashboard are provided. A method, according to one implementations, includes the step of obtaining Wi-Fi metrics and cellular metrics from a network. The method also includes the step of displaying a dashboard on a user interface for use by a support agent at a Network Operations Center (NOC). Also, the method includes the step of displaying both the Wi-Fi metrics and the cellular metrics on the dashboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Adam R. Hotchkiss, Yoseph Malkin, Ali Wahid, William J. McFarland, Manikanden Balakrishnan
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Publication number: 20230006578Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention describe systems, devices and methods used to improve network topology connectivity by implementing throughput analysis between an access point and a plurality of extenders. This throughput analysis may include measurements such as interference and load values. Various embodiments of the invention may also implement band-steering between wireless channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: DZS Inc.Inventors: Haleema Mehmood, Sahand Golnarian, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Mehdi Mohseni
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Patent number: 11445555Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention describe systems, devices and methods used to improve network topology connectivity by implementing throughput analysis between an access point and a plurality of extenders. This throughput analysis may include measurements such as interference and load values.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: DZS Inc.Inventors: Haleema Mehmood, Sahand Golnarian, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Mehdi Mohseni
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Publication number: 20220264436Abstract: A software application executing on a server and communicating with an agent in a wireless access point predicts a type of a computing device wirelessly connected via a radio frequency link to the wireless access point. The application receives an indication of a model of the computing device from the wireless access point, and further receives one or more characteristics of the computing device from the wireless access point. The application then predicts the type of the computing device associated with the one or more of the indication of the model, and characteristics, of the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Applicant: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Sungho Yun, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Javier Monteagudo, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Wooyul Lee
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Patent number: 11330512Abstract: A software application executing on a server and communicating with an agent in a wireless access point predicts a type of a computing device wirelessly connected via a radio frequency link to the wireless access point. The application receives an indication of a model of the computing device from the wireless access point, and further receives one or more characteristics of the computing device from the wireless access point. The application then predicts the type of the computing device associated with the one or more of the indication of the model, and characteristics, of the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Sungho Yun, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Javier Monteagudo, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Wooyul Lee
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Publication number: 20220094621Abstract: Described are embodiments of a method for performance measurement of a communication device. The method comprises: executing active probing by a communication device coupled to another communication device via a network forming a communication link; reading operational data associated with the communication link in response to executing active probing; and measuring performance, by the communication device, of the communication link with reference to the communication link, the performance measured according to the read operational data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: March 24, 2022Applicant: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Sungho Yun, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Wonjong Rhee
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Publication number: 20220045921Abstract: Described is a method performed by a computing device for controlling home network system associated with a plurality of Wi-Fi communicating devices, the method comprising: analyzing operational data associated with the plurality of Wi-Fi communicating devices, the operational data collected from plurality of Wi-Fi communicating devices; providing (or generating) recommendations for improving performance of the home network system according to the analyzed operational data; correlating the recommendations into groups; and aggregating the recommendations from the groups to generate unified recommendations for improving the home network system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Manikanden BALAKRISHNAN, Wooyul LEE, Sungho YUN, Carlos GARCIA HERNANDEZ, Ramya BHAGAVATULA
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Publication number: 20220014452Abstract: Described is a method and system for connectivity diagnostics in communication systems. The method comprises: querying a first communication device at a first time and a second time to determine whether a second communication device is connected to the first communication device and to determine a value of an operational parameter at the first and second times; and determining the second communication device disconnected from the first communication device based on detecting the second communication device was connected to the first communication device at both the first time and the second time, and detecting the value of the operational parameter at the second time is inside a range of threshold values. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a link is unstable for connectivity based on connection duration, number and/or pattern of connection and/or disconnection events, and/or traffic activity during connection and/or disconnection events.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Manikanden Balakrishnan, Ramya Bhagavatula, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Wonjong Rhee
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Patent number: 11196655Abstract: Described are embodiments of a method for performance measurement of a communication device. The method comprises: executing active probing by a communication device coupled to another communication device via a network forming a communication link; reading operational data associated with the communication link in response to executing active probing; and measuring performance, by the communication device, of the communication link with reference to the communication link, the performance measured according to the read operational data.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Sungho Yun, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Wonjong Rhee
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Patent number: 11159401Abstract: Described is a method performed by a computing device for controlling home network system associated with a plurality of Wi-Fi communicating devices, the method comprising: analyzing operational data associated with the plurality of Wi-Fi communicating devices, the operational data collected from plurality of Wi-Fi communicating devices; providing (or generating) recommendations for improving performance of the home network system according to the analyzed operational data; correlating the recommendations into groups; and aggregating the recommendations from the groups to generate unified recommendations for improving the home network system.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Manikanden Balakrishnan, Wooyul Lee, Sungho Yun, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Ramya Bhagavatula
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Patent number: 11159965Abstract: Systems and methods include obtaining operational data for a Wi-Fi network including one or more access points providing wireless connectivity to one another and to one or more Wi-Fi client devices; determining a Quality of Experience (QoE) measurement from the operational data for each of the one or more access points and the one or more Wi-Fi client devices; and providing a display of associated QoE measurements for the one or more access points and the one or more Wi-Fi client devices. The systems and methods can include providing the display in real-time or near real-time to troubleshoot or debug operations of the Wi-Fi network.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Plume Design, Inc.Inventors: Kunal Goswami, William McFarland, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Adam Hotchkiss
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Patent number: 11133996Abstract: Described is a method and system for connectivity diagnostics in communication systems. The method comprises: querying a first communication device at a first time and a second time to determine whether a second communication device is connected to the first communication device and to determine a value of an operational parameter at the first and second times; and determining the second communication device disconnected from the first communication device based on detecting the second communication device was connected to the first communication device at both the first time and the second time, and detecting the value of the operational parameter at the second time is inside a range of threshold values. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining a link is unstable for connectivity based on connection duration, number and/or pattern of connection and/or disconnection events, and/or traffic activity during connection and/or disconnection events.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Manikanden Balakrishnan, Ramya Bhagavatula, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Wonjong Rhee