Patents by Inventor Mircea ORBAN

Mircea ORBAN 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).

  • AVAILABILITY AND REDUNDANCY FOR VCORES
    Publication number: 20240137265
    Abstract: A cable distribution system includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts digital data to analog data suitable for the plurality of customer devices, where the head end includes at least one server each of which includes a respective processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Santhana CHARI, Kyoo LEE, David GRUBB, David E. VIRAG, Thomas J. CLOONAN, Mircea ORBAN, Michael J. EMMENDORFER, Shawn WARNER
  • INSTALLATION AND SCALING FOR VCORES
    Publication number: 20240137611
    Abstract: A cable distribution system includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a first remote physical device, where the first remote physical device includes remote physical layer processing, that converts digital data to analog data suitable for the plurality of customer devices, where the head end includes at least one server each of which includes a respective processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Santhana CHARI, David E. VIRAG, Michael J. EMMENDORFER, Thomas J. CLOONAN, Mircea ORBAN, Arpad JORDAN, Shawn WARNER, David GRUBB
  • Automated lifecycle management with flexible scaling and dynamic resource allocation for virtualized cable data plane applications
    Patent number: 11916690
    Abstract: Systems and methods to support flexible scaling and dynamic resource allocation for virtualized cable data plane applications. The system includes a head end together with a node to provide data to customer devices. A container operating that includes a data plane application that provides packets of data for transmission to the node. The data plane application is instantiated with at least one of a virtual networking function and a computing resource function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Mircea Orban, David E. Virag, Santhana Chari
  • Availability and redundancy for vCores
    Patent number: 11855835
    Abstract: A cable distribution system includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts digital data to analog data suitable for the plurality of customer devices, where the head end includes at least one server each of which includes a respective processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Santhana Chari, Kyoo Lee, David Grubb, David E. Virag, Thomas J. Cloonan, Mircea Orban, Michael J. Emmendorfer, Shawn Warner
  • METHOD TO SUPPORT REDUNDANCY SWITCHING OF VIRTUAL MAC CORES
    Publication number: 20230291598
    Abstract: Systems and methods to support switching of virtual cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Santhana CHARI, Mircea ORBAN, David E. VIRAG
  • QUADRANT-BASED LATENCY AND JITTER MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20230291673
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. CLOONAN, Parasuram RANGANATHAN, Ayham AL-BANNA, Kevin S. WIRICK, Mircea ORBAN
  • QUADRANT-BASED FAULT DETECTION AND LOCATION
    Publication number: 20230283404
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Thomas J. CLOONAN, Parasuram RANGANATHAN, Ayham AL-BANNA, Kevin S. WIRICK, Mircea ORBAN
  • NETWORK-BASED END-TO-END LOW LATENCY DOCSIS
    Publication number: 20230171121
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Ayham AL-BANNA, Kevin S. WIRICK, Parasuram RANGANATHAN, Mircea ORBAN, Thomas J. CLOONAN
  • Method to support redundancy switching of virtual MAC cores
    Patent number: 11627010
    Abstract: Systems and methods to support switching of virtual cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Santhana Chari, Mircea Orban, David E. Virag
  • Automated lifecycle management with flexible scaling and dynamic resource allocation for virtualized cable data plane applications
    Patent number: 11575533
    Abstract: Systems and methods to support flexible scaling and dynamic resource allocation for virtualized cable data plane applications. The system includes a head end together with a node to provide data to customer devices. A container operating that includes a data plane application that provides packets of data for transmission to the node. The data plane application is instantiated with at least one of a virtual networking function and a computing resource function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Mircea Orban, David E. Virag, Santhana Chari
  • Management system for vCores
    Patent number: 11528331
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a head end is connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network includes a remote fiber node that converts received data to analog data suitable to be provided on a coaxial cable for the plurality of customer devices. The head end includes vCore instantiated on one of the servers of the head end configured to provide services to the plurality of customer devices through the transmission network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Shawn Warner, John F. Keisling, Kyoo Lee, Santhana Chari, David E. Virag, Mircea Orban, Timothy M. Tierney, Stephen Heckman, Tarkesh R. Mahajan
  • MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VCORES
    Publication number: 20220070277
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a head end is connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network includes a remote fiber node that converts received data to analog data suitable to be provided on a coaxial cable for the plurality of customer devices. The head end includes vCore instantiated on one of the servers of the head end configured to provide services to the plurality of customer devices through the transmission network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Shawn WARNER, John F. KEISLING, Kyoo LEE, Santhana CHARI, David E. VIRAG, Mircea ORBAN, Timothy M. TIERNEY, Stephen HECKMAN, Tarkesh R. MAHAJAN
  • AVAILABILITY AND REDUNDANCY FOR VCORES
    Publication number: 20220070052
    Abstract: A cable distribution system includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts digital data to analog data suitable for the plurality of customer devices, where the head end includes at least one server each of which includes a respective processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Santhana CHARI, Kyoo LEE, David GRUBB, David E. VIRAG, Thomas J. CLOONAN, Mircea ORBAN, Michael J. EMMENDORFER, Shawn WARNER
  • INSTALLATION AND SCALING FOR VCORES
    Publication number: 20210360319
    Abstract: A cable distribution system includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a first remote physical device, where the first remote physical device includes remote physical layer processing, that converts digital data to analog data suitable for the plurality of customer devices, where the head end includes at least one server each of which includes a respective processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Santhana CHARI, David E. VIRAG, Michael J. EMMENDORFER, Thomas J. CLOONAN, Mircea ORBAN, Arpad JORDAN, Shawn WARNER, David GRUBB
  • AUTOMATED LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT WITH FLEXIBLE SCALING AND DYNAMIC RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR VIRTUALIZED CABLE DATA PLANE APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20210160090
    Abstract: Systems and methods to support flexible scaling and dynamic resource allocation for virtualized cable data plane applications. The system includes a head end together with a node to provide data to customer devices. A container operating that includes a data plane application that provides packets of data for transmission to the node. The data plane application is instantiated with at least one of a virtual networking function and a computing resource function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Mircea ORBAN, David E. VIRAG, Santhana CHARI
  • METHOD TO SUPPORT REDUNDANCY SWITCHING OF VIRTUAL MAC CORES
    Publication number: 20210152386
    Abstract: Systems and methods to support switching of virtual cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Santhana CHARI, Mircea ORBAN, David E. VIRAG