Patents Assigned to Level 3 Communications, LLC
  • Patent number: 10255229
    Abstract: Provided are computer-implemented methods and systems for performing media resource storage and management. The computer-implemented method and system implemented as a request manager is capable of monitoring requests for media resources in a content delivery network. For each monitored request, the request manager determines whether to generate a multifile for the requested media resource. For example, the request manager can first determine whether the media resource is eligible for multifile generation. If eligible, the request manager then determines whether the media resource has reached a popularity threshold. If the media resource has reached the popularity threshold, the request manager initiates generation of the multifile for the requested media resource. Generally, the generated multifile is stored in a storage system associated with the content delivery network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: William Crowder, Jeffrey Koller, David Fullagar
  • Patent number: 10250412
    Abstract: A method for routing a call associated with a private dialing plan includes receiving a call directed to a destination endpoint associated with a private dialing plan (PDP), receiving an internal egress path identifier associated with the destination endpoint, and routing the call to an egress path identified by the egress path identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Rich Terpstra, Richard Moore
  • Publication number: 20190089694
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to apparatuses and methods for associating a first account with a second account, the first account being hosted by a first server, the second account being hosted by a second server, including but not limited to, authenticating, by the first server, first login credentials associated with the first account, wherein the first login credentials are received from a user device, receiving, by the first server from the user device, second login credentials associated with the second account, sending, by the first server, the second login credentials to the second server for authentication, in response to determining that the second login credentials are authenticated by the second server, associating, by the first server, the first account with the second account, and connecting, by the first server to the second server, to allow the user device to access services commensurate with the second account without prompting the user device for the second login credentials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Christopher NEWTON
  • Patent number: 10230686
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for correlating information associated with one networking transmission protocol, such as Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), to information associated with a different networking transmission protocol, such as Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv4). More specifically, when resolving an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with a requesting device to a network, the system may base the resolved destination on one or more attributes of a known address to build a network mapping of the received IP address. In one specific example, an IPv6 address is received and associated with a known IPv4 address to map the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Joelle T. Maslak
  • Patent number: 10225296
    Abstract: An embodiment of a method includes receiving a subscription request specifying one or more destination sites to receive a video feed and respective times at which to deliver the video feed to each of the one or more destination sites over a terrestrial network, wherein respective delivery times are within a publication time range in which the video feed will be available, and configuring available resources to deliver the requested video feed to the one or more destination sites at the respective times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communication, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Korte, Billy Hoffmann, Drew Hall, David Balda
  • Patent number: 10218931
    Abstract: A method and system for airing broadcast signals is disclosed. Preferably, the system includes a production truck interface panel receiving a broadcast signal. A transmission relay circuit relays the signal from the interface panel to a broadcast network, and preferably including a broadcast signal detection circuit, and a signal processing circuit. The detection circuit determines a signal type of the broadcast signal, and the signal processing circuit processes the determined signal type. The system preferably further includes an operations control station displaying the determined type of broadcast signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: David J. Keener, John S. Jones, Peter L. Ward
  • Patent number: 10218806
    Abstract: A content delivery network has at least a first tier of servers. A content delivery method includes, at a first server in the first tier of servers, obtaining a request from a client for a resource. If the resource is available at the first server or at a peer of the first server, then the resource is served to the client from the first server. Otherwise, it is determined whether the resource is popular, and if the resource is determined to be popular, then the first server obtains the resource and the first server serves the resource to the client. If the resource is determined not to be popular, the client is directed to a second server, not in the first tier of servers, and the second server serves the resource to the client. The second server may be in a second tier of servers or it may be an origin server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Newton, Laurence Lipstone, David Fullagar
  • Patent number: 10218720
    Abstract: A system can monitor the server for indications of an attack and adjusts server settings accordingly. In response, the system can increase server tolerance in a systematic way to deal with DDoS by adjusting server settings appropriately. Conversely, when the server is not under attack, the settings can be adjusted to those for standard operations (e.g., adjusted downward), as they are more optimal for normal, non-attack operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Smith, Shawn Marck
  • Patent number: 10212238
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for managing the distribution of content from a content distribution network (CDN). In general, the system receives a request for content from the CDN from a user of the network and determines a server within the CDN to provide the content to the user. In addition, the system of the present disclosure may determine a preferred server or group of servers from which the content is provided to the user. This preference may be based on information received from a Border Gateway Protocol feed or Interior Gateway Protocol feed and one or more business determinations, such as the cost of providing the content through the CDN and particular egress port associated with the CDN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Christopher Johns, Joseph Cajetan Lawrence, Joelle T. Maslak
  • Patent number: 10212073
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for collaboration conferencing with multiple participants over a communications network, and more specifically for a conferencing routing service for managing and routing collaboration participants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Thomas Ellison, Andrew James Broadworth
  • Publication number: 20190052561
    Abstract: Systems and methods for routing traffic through a network along Label-Switched Paths (LSPs) that may extend across multiple autonomous systems include performing Internet Protocol (IP) routing lookups as a packet is transmitted along the LSP. In one implementation, a packet having a predetermined value (which may be inserted by an upstream network device) is received at a network device after travelling along a first segment of an LSP. In response to identifying the predetermined label value of the packet, the network device may perform an IP routing lookup using IP routing information included in the packet to identify a next hop for the packet. The network device may then update a label of the packet such that the packet is routed along a second segment of the LSP and transmit the communication packet to the next hop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Osborne
  • Patent number: 10205752
    Abstract: A network provisioning system includes a computer-based set of instructions that receive, from a third party network provisioning system managed by a third party service provider, provisioning information associated with a wiretap to be setup on a customer communication device. The instructions then transmit the provisioning information to a policy server in a network domain. Thereafter, when the media gateway transmits a policy request message to the policy server to establish a call session for the customer communication device, the policy server issues instructions to establish the wiretap in the media gateway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Kenneth C. Bade
  • Patent number: 10206306
    Abstract: A rack cover assembly including a first side cover and a second side cover. The first side cover may include a first tensioner and a first flexible rectangular sheet. The first tensioner may be coupled to the first flexible rectangular sheet at or near a first lateral edge. The first tensioner may include a first tensioner height that is less than a first sheet height between the first top edge and the first bottom edge. The second cover may include a second tensioner and a second flexible rectangular sheet configured to couple with the first flexible rectangular sheet. The second tensioner may be coupled to the second flexible rectangular sheet at or near a second lateral edge. The second tensioner may include a second tensioner height that is less than a second sheet height between the second top edge and the second bottom edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Steven E. Drake, Eric R. Peake
  • Publication number: 20190045241
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing multichannel video programming or content through a terrestrial fiber network of a telecommunications network. One or more high-quality content feeds may be provided to one or more replicator devices of the telecommunications network over a communication line. The replicator devices of the network then deliver one or more replicated content streams generated from the content feeds to any number of customers or receivers of the content also connected to the network. The replicators may be configured to, among other things, provide content streams according to a specific schedule, provide alternative content streams for particular customers or in response to particular events, or operate in conjunction with data analyzers for assessing the quality of the content stream or the reliability of the telecommunications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Alexander, Ryan T. Korte
  • Publication number: 20190036733
    Abstract: Methods and systems for facilitating communication between two or more autonomous system instances include the instantiation of a bridge between the autonomous system (AS) instances. The bridge includes multiple virtual routers each of which is connected using a Layer 2 and a Layer 3 connection to a respective one of the AS instances. For example, each router may be connected to a respective AS instance by each of a virtual local area network (VLAN) connection and a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) session. To facilitate the BGP session, the bridge may be assigned an AS number (ASN) different than that of each of the AS instances and that is exchanged between the routers and the AS instances. Routing within the bridge may be facilitated by the exchange of interior gateway protocol (IGP) information between the virtual routers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Michael E. Feldpusch, Jin-Gen Wang, Austin D. Ritchie
  • Publication number: 20190036599
    Abstract: A system for monitoring health of a fiber optic cable in a telecommunications system includes an optical switch for receiving a plurality of light noise signals over the fiber optic cable and measuring the intensity of at least one of the plurality of light noise signals. The measured intensity data is transmitted to a monitoring system that then compares the measured intensity to a stored threshold intensity value. The system may also include a light signal generator for providing the plurality of light noise signals. The light signal generator may include a first amplifier for generating a light noise signal, a second amplifier for generating a corresponding amplified light noise signal, and an optical splitter for converting the amplified light noise signal into the plurality of light noise signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Steven E. Drake, Charles R. Lyman
  • Patent number: 10193922
    Abstract: Embodiments are provided for an actionable blacklist of DDoS offenders and ISPs associated offenders. The system can collect real-time attack data and perform real-time analysis, which can be fed into a centralized database for intelligent analysis to identify offenders and report to interested subscribers. The system can receive an indication that network resources are being targeted as part of one or more DDoS attacks, and then obtain the malicious IP address of devices associated with those DDoS attacks. The system can determine the Internet Service Provider (ISP) associated with malicious IP addresses. A metric can be computed that is associated with an ISP involved in the one or more DDoS attacks. If the metric exceeds a threshold, then an alert message indicating that the first ISP is involved in the one or more DDoS attacks can be sent to a list of subscribers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Smith, Shawn Marck
  • Patent number: 10193921
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems and methods computing devices to access a public network posing as a user to the network to detect one or more malware programs available for downloading through the network. More particularly, a malware detection control system utilizes a browser executed on a computing device to access a public network, such as the Internet. Through the browser, sites or nodes of the public network are accessed by the control system with the interactions with the sites of the public network designed to mimic or approximate a human user of the browser. More particularly, the control system may apply the one or more personality profiles to the browser of the computing device to access and interact with the nodes of the public network. Further, the control system may monitor the information retrieved from the network sites to detect the presence of malware within the nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Skyler J. Bingham
  • Patent number: 10193800
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products, and the like, for implementing and utilizing one or more service labels in a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network for delivery service through the network. The general, the service label acts to instantiate a service tunnel between two or more devices of the network, such as between a service or provider edge device and a metro device of the network. The service label is unique and arbitrary label per service to a network device. Once the service tunnel is established between the devices, one or more Internet Protocol (IP) or Ethernet services can be multiplex over the service tunnel to the network device. Also, one or more service labels (tunnels) can be established between any two or more network devices to allow for greater flexibility and scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Francis Ferguson
  • Publication number: 20190028392
    Abstract: An improved autonegotiation approach includes determining that a negotiated rate between a first network device and a second network device exceeds data transfer capacity over a network path downstream of the second network device. In response, a configuration message is generated and transmitted to the first network device. When received by the first network device, the configuration message causes the first network device to limit data transfer between the first network device and the second network device to no more than the downstream data transfer capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Steven E. Drake, Charles R. Lyman