Patents Assigned to ASSIA SPE, LLC
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Patent number: 10512000Abstract: A DSL management system predicts achieving improved DSL line performance before a DSL optimizer in the DSL management system optimizes performance of the DSL line. The system obtains a current state of performance of the DSL line before optimization, and a target state of performance of the DSL line after optimization. The system further obtains a measure of the DSL line characteristics of the DSL line, and identifies, from among a plurality of records of performance information correspondingly associated with a plurality of DSL lines, a subset of the records of performance information correspondingly associated with a subset of DSL lines having a similar measure of the DSL line characteristics as the DSL line for which achieving improved DSL line performance is to be predicted.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2014Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Sugumar Murugesan, Mehdi Mohseni
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Publication number: 20190363967Abstract: 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: August 9, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Sungho Yun, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Wonjong Rhee
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Patent number: 10484261Abstract: Described is 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: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Sungho Yun, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Wonjong Rhee
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Publication number: 20190349249Abstract: In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, an exemplary system or computer implemented method for implementing the virtualization of access node functions may include, for example: a memory to store instructions for execution; one or more processors to execute the instructions; a control plane interface to communicably interface the system with an access node over a network, in which the access node is physically coupled with a plurality of broadband lines; a virtualized module to provide a virtualized implementation of a plurality of functions of the access node at the system, in which the virtualized module executes on a virtualized computing infrastructure; the control plane interface of the system to receive current operational data and current operating conditions for the plurality of broadband lines from the access node; the virtualized module to update the virtualized implementation of the plurality of functions of the access node at the system according to the current operational data and the cuType: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Kenneth J. Kerpez, John M. Cioffi
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Publication number: 20190342781Abstract: Described is a method for performance estimation of a communication device. The method comprises: executing active probing to determine active probing data; reading operational data which includes data related to channel and its noise condition, latency and counter values related to user data traffic between the communication device and another communication device, wherein the operational data is relevant to the current settings of the communication device; and training a performance estimation algorithm for the communication device according to the active probing data and the operational data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Ramya Bhagavatula, Guocong Song, Kenneth J. Kerpez, Wonjong Rhee
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Patent number: 10454797Abstract: 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: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Manikanden Balakrishnan, Ramya Bhagavatula, Carlos Garcia Hernandez, Wonjong Rhee
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Patent number: 10440591Abstract: 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: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Wooyul Lee, Manikanden Balakrishnan, Sungho Yun, Carlos Garcia Hernandez
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Publication number: 20190253334Abstract: Embodiments include methods, systems, and apparatuses for automatic broadband information correlation and record generation. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving performance information related to a broadband connection of customer premises equipment (CPE), and receiving information related to a local network connected to the CPE. The method includes processing the local network information to generate location information associated with the CPE. The method further includes generating a record including the performance information and the location information associated with the CPE.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Jerome M. Joanny, Ardavan Maleki Tehrani
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Patent number: 10375590Abstract: Described is a method for performance estimation of a communication device. The method comprises: executing active probing to determine active probing data; reading operational data which includes data related to channel and its noise condition and counter values related to user data traffic between the communication device and another communication device, wherein the operational data is relevant to the current settings of the communication device; and training a performance estimation algorithm for the communication device according to the active probing data and the operational data.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Ramya Bhagavatula, Guocong Song, Kenneth Kerpez, Wonjong Rhee
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Patent number: 10374887Abstract: In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, an exemplary system or computer implemented method for implementing the virtualization of access node functions may include, for example: a memory to store instructions for execution; one or more processors to execute the instructions; a control plane interface to communicably interface the system with an access node over a network, in which the access node is physically coupled with a plurality of broadband lines; a virtualized module to provide a virtualized implementation of a plurality of functions of the access node at the system, in which the virtualized module executes on a virtualized computing infrastructure; the control plane interface of the system to receive current operational data and current operating conditions for the plurality of broadband lines from the access node; the virtualized module to update the virtualized implementation of the plurality of functions of the access node at the system according to the current operational data and the cuType: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Kenneth J. Kerpez, John M. Cioffi
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Publication number: 20190222495Abstract: A Device Abstraction Proxy (DAP) interface receives a request for operational data relating to broadband access line services provided to a plurality of broadband access terminals in a network by two or more providers. The DAP interface receives, in response to the request, the operational data, including operational data for a plurality of DSL lines coupled to the plurality of broadband access terminals. The DAP then identifies at least two of the plurality of broadband access lines as belonging to a common neighborhood of broadband access lines, each of the at least two of the plurality of DSL lines respectively associated with at least two of the plurality of broadband access terminals being provided the broadband access services by different providers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Applicant: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Kenneth J. Kerpez, John Cioffi, Marc Goldburg
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Patent number: 10356151Abstract: A video stream DSL analyzer receives at least non-physical layer management data and physical layer management data and in response generates metric information. The generated metric information is used to characterize the performance of the video stream information and diagnose any problems if necessary. In response to the metric information, the video stream DSL analyzer changes one or more DSL configuration(s) in order to improve performance.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Seong Taek Chung, Georgios Ginis, Peter J. Silverman, Philip Bednarz, Raghvendra Savoor, Zhi Li
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Patent number: 10333819Abstract: Described are systems and methods for jointly optimizing Wide Area Network (WAN) and Local Area Network (LAN) network communications. In one embodiment, a management device communicatively interfaced with a WAN and a LAN includes a collection module to collect LAN information from the LAN and WAN information from the WAN; an analysis module to jointly analyze the collected WAN information and the collected LAN information to identify an operational condition; and an implementation module to initiate a management event responsive to the operational condition being identified. In one embodiment, the management event includes generating and transmitting a diagnostics report responsive to a fault being identified. The management device may further generate and execute instructions to remedy the diagnosed fault.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Peter Chow, Wonjong Rhee, Ardavan Maleki Tehrani, Marc Goldburg
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Patent number: 10298474Abstract: Embodiments include methods, systems, and apparatuses for automatic broadband information correlation and record generation. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving performance information related to a broadband connection of customer premises equipment (CPE), and receiving information related to a local network connected to the CPE. The method includes processing the local network information to generate location information associated with the CPE. The method further includes generating a record including the performance information and the location information associated with the CPE.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Jerome M. Joanny, Ardavan Maleki Tehrani
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Patent number: 10284713Abstract: A probing signal transmitted on a twisted pair telephone line in a DSL system is reflected and received at a DSL device. An estimate of one of a DSL data transmission signal or DSL synch symbol transmission signal is removed from the received probing signal to recover the reflected probing signal. The recovered reflected probing signal is processed to determine characteristics information of the twisted pair telephone line.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Mark B. Flowers, Mark H. Brady, Marc Goldburg, Mark P. Mallory, Ardavan Maleki Tehrani
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Patent number: 10263866Abstract: A Device Abstraction Proxy (DAP) interface receives a request for operational data relating to Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) services provided to a plurality of DSL terminals in a DSL network by two or more providers. The DAP interface receives, in response to the request, the operational data, including operational data for a plurality of DSL lines coupled to the plurality of DSL terminals. The DAP then identifies at least two of the plurality of DSL lines as belonging to a common neighborhood of DSL lines, each of the at least two of the plurality of DSL lines respectively associated with at least two of the plurality of DSL terminals being provided the DSL services by different providers. Embodiments correlate a condition and/or a performance of one of the at least two DSL lines identified as belonging to the common neighborhood with a condition and/or performance of another one of the at least two DSL lines identified as belonging to the common neighborhood.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: ASSIA SPE, LLCInventors: Kenneth J. Kerpez, John Cioffi, Marc Goldburg