Patents Assigned to Malibu Networks, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6680922
    Abstract: A packet-centric wireless point to multi-point telecommunications system includes a wireless base station coupled to a first data network; one or more host workstations coupled to the first data network; one or more subscriber customer premise equipment (CPE) stations in wireless communication with the wireless base station over a shared wireless bandwidth using a packet-centric protocol; and one or more subscriber workstations coupled to each of the subscriber CPE stations over a second network; resource allocator optimizing end-user quality of service (QoS) and allocating shared bandwidth among the subscriber CPE stations; a scheduler to schedule an internet protocol (IP) flow over the shared wireless bandwidth. The scheduler includes a prioritizer for prioritizing the IP flow based on priorities of a virtual private network (VPN). The system can include an analyzer for analyzing the virtual private network (VPN) priorities for the IP flow, or for prioritizing all VPN IP flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Malibu Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob W. Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 6640248
    Abstract: An application aware, quality of service (QoS) sensitive, media access control (MAC) layer includes an application-aware resource allocator, where the resource allocator allocates bandwidth resource to an application based on an application type. The application type can be based on input from at least one of: a packet header; and an application communication to the MAC layer. The application communication includes: a communication between the application, running on at least one of a subscriber workstation and a host workstation, and the MAC layer, running on at least one of a subscriber CPE station and a wireless base station. The bandwidth resource is wireless bandwidth. The resource allocator schedules bandwidth resource to an IP flow. The IP flow includes at least one of: a transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) IP flow; and a user datagram protocol/internet protocol (UDP/IP) IP flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Malibu Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob W. Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 6594246
    Abstract: A packet-centric wireless point to multi-point telecommunications system includes: a wireless base station coupled to a first data network; one or more host workstations coupled to the first data network; one or more subscriber customer premise equipment (CPE) stations in wireless communication with the wireless base station over a shared bandwidth using a packet-centric protocol; and one or more subscriber workstations coupled to each of the subscriber CPE stations over a second network; a resource allocation device optimizing end-user quality of service (QoS) and allocating shared bandwidth among the subscriber CPE stations; device for analyzing and scheduling an internet protocol (IP) flow over the shared wireless bandwidth, wherein the analyzing device comprises: identifying device identifying the IP flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Malibu Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob W. Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 6590885
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a packet-centric wireless point to multi-point telecommunications system, including: a wireless base station coupled to a first data network; one or more host workstations coupled to the first data network; one or more subscriber customer premise equipment (CPE) stations in wireless communication with the wireless base station over a shared bandwidth using a packet-centric protocol; and one or more subscriber workstations coupled to each of the subscriber CPE stations over a second network; a resource allocation device optimizing end-user quality of service (QoS) and allocating shared bandwidth among the subscriber CPE stations; a device for analyzing and scheduling an internet protocol (IP) flow over the shared wireless bandwidth. The analyzing device includes a characterizing device for characterizing the IP flow. The characterizing device can include a device for determining whether a packet is older than a threshold age.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Malibu Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob W. Jorgensen
  • Patent number: 6452915
    Abstract: An IP flow classification system is used in a wireless telecommunications system. The IP flow classification system groups IP flows in a packet-centric wireless point to multi-point telecommunications system. The classification system includes: a wireless base station coupled to a first data network; one or more host workstations coupled to the first data network; one or more subscriber customer premise equipment (CPE) stations in wireless communication with the wireless base station over a shared bandwidth using a packet-centric protocol; and one or more subscriber workstations coupled to each of the subscriber CPE stations over a second network; a resource allocation device optimizes end-user quality of service (QoS) and allocates shared bandwidth among the subscriber CPE stations; an analyzing and scheduling device analyzes and schedules internet protocol (IP) flow over the shared wireless bandwidth. The analyzing device includes the above IP flow classifier that classifies the IP flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2002
    Assignee: Malibu Networks, Inc.
    Inventor: Jacob W. Jorgensen