Abstract: A modular optical tap device as described herein may include a coupler comprising an input configured to be connected to an upstream portion of a network and a first output configured to be connected to a downstream portion of the network. The optical tap device may also include a splitter with an input configured to be connected to a second output of the coupler and one or more outputs configured to be connected to one or more customer devices, wherein the coupler and splitter are modular components in the optical tap device and are configured to be replaced with a second coupler and a second splitter based on a number of customer devices associated with the optical tap device.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable storage device provide an edge resource marketplace that enables third parties to selectively deploy microservices on an edge network on-demand. For example, an edge computing resource provider can utilize the edge resource marketplace to expose available edge computing resources to third party services providers, and third party services providers can utilize the edge resource marketplace for discovering and determining one or more optimal available edge computing resources for on-demand deployment of a set of microservices as a virtual network function proximate to end users for reduced latency and improved application performance.

Abstract: Optimization of network-performant-sensitive Internet data traffic for improved performance of network-performant-sensitive applications is provided. A system and method identify an optimal route for data from a client-network to a remote host-network and direct the data along the optimal route. In one implementation, a VNF is configured as a default gateway for the data and is deployed at a strategic location along the optimal route, thus forcing the data on the route. In another implementation, a VNF is deployed on a network and configured as a virtual router. A client network that is provisioned for optimized routing services communicates with the virtual router, wherein the virtual router advertises the optimized route to peers to route the targeted subset of traffic on the optimal route. In another implementation, the system is configured to emulate a router and advertise the optimized route to peers to route the data on the optimal route.

Abstract: Social network friend-based recommendations are provided. Based on user consumption data provided by one or more service providers, a determination may be made as to which social network contacts a user has who may have preferences for video, music, and other media that are close to the user's. The determination of social network contacts who share a common interest and the user consumption data of those social network contacts may be utilized to infer recommendations for the user. Other functionalities may be provided, such as manual recommendations, placing emphasis on recommendations from particular friends, email notifications of content that a friend has consumed that the user has not, an option to view what a social network contact is viewing, providing a list of programs that the user and a social network contact have both seen, and providing advertisements based on consumption data, recommendations, and/or discovered areas of interest.

Abstract: Technologies are directed to active taps and distributed gain architectures in a cable network. In some embodiments, an active tap includes multiple ports, where at least one of the multiple ports can receive radio-frequency (RF) signals from a customer premises equipment (CPE) and/or can transmit RF signals to the CPE. The active tap also can include a switch module and a controller device functionally coupled to the switch module. The controller device can monitor one or several performance metrics defining respective signal attributed. The controller device also can control the operation of the tap device based on a magnitude of a performance metric. The active tap also includes a cable modem that can report magnitudes of performance metric(s) to a network device or a user device. A distributed gain architecture can include any combination of passive taps and active taps functionally coupled to a fiber node in the cable network.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and devices related to multiplexing optical data signals. A method may be disclosed for transporting optical data signals. The method may comprise transmitting, by a master terminal center (MTC) comprising a spine switch, the optical data signal to a coherent transport chassis. The method may comprise transmitting, by the coherent transport chassis, the optical data signal to a leaf switch of a secondary terminal center (STC). The method may comprise transmitting, by the leaf switch, the optical data signal to an optical communications module link extender (OCML) in the STC. The method may comprise transmitting, by the OCML, the optical data signal to a dense wave division multiplexer (DWDM).

Abstract: This disclosure describes devices and methods related to multiplexing optical data signals. A method may be disclosed for multiplexing one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise receiving, by a dense wave division multiplexer (DWDM), one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise combining, by the DWDM, the one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise outputting, by the DWDM, the combined one or more optical data signals to one or more wave division multiplexer (WDM). The method may comprise combining, by the one or more WDM, the combined one or more optical data signals and one or more second optical data signals, and outputting an egress optical data signal comprising the combined one or more optical data signals and one or more second optical data signals.

Abstract: This disclosure describes devices related to multiplexing optical data signals. A system may be disclosed for multiplexing one or more optical data signals. The system may comprise a forty channel dense wave division multiplexer (DWDM) configured combine one or more optical data signals. The system may comprise a booster optical amplifier configured to amplify the combined one or more optical data signals and output a first amplified optical data signal. The system may comprise a variable optical amplifier (VOA) communicatively configured to receive the amplified first optical data signal, adjust the power of the amplified first optical data signal to a first level, and output a second optical data signal. The system may comprise a WDM communicatively coupled to the VOA, the WDM configured to output a combined second optical data signal and one or more third signals to a primary fiber.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to intelligent automation control of an environment based at least on intelligence associated with behavior of an operator and/or equipment.

Abstract: Adapting a user interface of a mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is in a motion state is provided. Upon detecting that a mobile computing device is in motion by utilization of a location or motion determining system, such as a GPS navigation and/or accelerometer system, a motion mode UI may be activated on the device, wherein a display of device functionalities may be simplified by modifying one or more displayed elements of the device user interface.

Abstract: Described herein include systems, methods, and apparatuses for the remote medium access control (MAC) in communication networks, for example, in cable networks. In particular, the disclosure describes a network architecture including a switch configured to communicate with remote MAC layer devices over first connections (e.g., digital fiber connections); the remote MAC layer devices configured to communicate with remote physical (PHY) layer devices over second connections (e.g., second digital fiber connections); and the remote PHY layer device configured to communicate with customer premise equipment devices over a third connection (e.g., analog coaxial connections).

Abstract: Telematics-based device troubleshooting, self-repair, and optimization are provided. A system, method, and computer readable storage device collect telemetry data associated with the health of networked CPE devices, service provider data, and service and repair data associated with CPE devices, analyze the collected information, and detect and predict issues that can affect the functioning and operation of CPE devices. Analysis of collected data can be based on self-check rules. In some implementations, troubleshooting steps or rules can be executed by a server device or communicated to a CPE device for enabling self-troubleshooting and self-correction of an issue. Self-check and troubleshooting rules can be configured according to insights derived from machine learning techniques applied to collected data (e.g.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems and devices related to multiplexing optical data signals. A method may be disclosed for transporting optical data signals. The method may comprise transmitting, by a master terminal center (MTC) comprising a spine switch, the optical data signal to a coherent transport chassis. The method may comprise transmitting, by the coherent transport chassis, the optical data signal to a leaf switch of a secondary terminal center (STC). The method may comprise transmitting, by the leaf swtich, the optical data signal to an optical communications module link extender (OCML) in the STC. The method may comprise transmitting, by the OCML, the optical data signal to a dense wave division multiplexer (DWDM).

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for facilitating communications between a plurality of devices and subsystems on a first network (for example, a first cable network) and one or more devices and subsystems on a second network (for example, a second cable network) using an integration system on the first network. In one embodiment, the integration system may allow for deployment of new systems or infrastructures that can cooperatively operate with legacy systems already deployed on the first or second networks. Particular embodiments of the subject matter may reduce the cost associated with deploying, upgrading and/or maintaining the devices and systems on the first and/or second networks.

Abstract: Edge-converged telemetry is provided. A system, method, and computer readable storage device are provided for collecting telemetry data from a plurality of telemetry sources in an edge network, determining geolocations of the telemetry, tagging the telemetry with geolocation metadata corresponding to the determined geolocations, correlating telemetry based at least in part on the geolocation, converging the telemetry, and providing the edge-converged telemetry to a client decisioning system that is enabled to use the converged telemetry for making or influencing decisions made by the system. In an example aspect, the decisioning system is configured to make decisions for controlling a device, wherein the decisions are based at least in part on telemetry data.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing video encryption. A device may receive an unencrypted content stream. The device may identify an encryption key and an entitlement control message (ECM) from an encryption package. The device may encrypt the unencrypted content stream using the encryption key to obtain encrypted data. The device may generate an encryption stream that comprises the ECM and the encrypted data.

Abstract: Virtual element management systems, methods and computer readable media are disclosed. A virtual element management system may include an orchestration layer, a control layer, and one or more adapters. The orchestration layer may receive a request formatted in accordance with a device-independent language from customer premises equipment via a first interface and may communicate the request to an appropriate adapter via the control layer. The adapter may translate the request to a device-specific request formatted in accordance with a device-specific language and may communicate the request to a network device via a second interface.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to immersive digital media. A method may include receiving, at a first device, first volumetric data, and second volumetric data including a first volumetric time slice of a first volumetric media stream. The method may include determining that the first volumetric time slice includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion representing a first object and including an amount of the second volumetric data. The method may include determining that the first volumetric data represents the first object. The method may include generating a second volumetric time slice including the first volumetric data and the second portion of the first volumetric time slice, and generating a second volumetric media stream including the second volumetric time slice. The method may include sending the second volumetric media for presentation at a third device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatus for wireless packet scheduling using a data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) medium access control (MAC) scheduler. In some embodiments, the disclosed DOCSIS MAC scheduler can be partially or fully replace a traditional wireless scheduler, for example, a WiFi scheduler defined in connection with an institute of electrical and electronics engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard. In some embodiments, a wireless network including such a DOCSIS MAC scheduler can have several improvements over conventional wireless networks, including, but not limited to, a reduction in lost packets due to collisions, a higher channel bandwidth performance by optimizing time-for-packet transmissions, and the addition of further network capabilities including, but not limited to, provisioned-bandwidth allocation to network devices using one or more scheduler algorithms.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide application layer, Medium Access Control (MAC) layer, and physical (PHY) layer functionality by discrete devices, to form a distributed MAC/PHY architecture for communications networks. An application layer (layer-3) device can communicate with a MAC layer (layer-2) device. The layer-2 device may switch IP layer (layer-3) information to MAC layer information. Further the layer-2 device can use addressing information determined or received from the layer-3 device to choose a particular PHY layer (layer-1) device. The layer-2 device can instruct the layer-1 device, to modulate information on one or more frequencies and/or wavelengths over a given physical medium. In an embodiment, the various communications between the devices can occur using a downstream external PHY interface (DEPI) protocol and an upstream external PHY interface (UEPI) protocol. In an embodiment, the monitoring of the devices can be performed using a management plane generic control plane (GCP) protocol.