Patents Assigned to MaxLinear, Inc.
  • Patent number: 12206519
    Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate handshake procedures for Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) communication in connection with various DSL (Direct Subscriber Line) technologies. Various embodiments can employ different methods of separation of signaling to arrange P2MP handshake procedures based on existing Point-to-Point (P2P) handshake procedures. Example embodiments can employ one of separation in frequency, separation in time, or separation in transmission power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Oksman, Dietmar Schoppmeier, Martin Fuss
  • Patent number: 12206477
    Abstract: An example method may include configuring a pattern of a sounding packet of a first wireless node in a resource space. Configuring the pattern may include assigning first precoders to a first subset of the resource space for a first antenna sector of the first wireless node; and assigning second precoders to a second subset of the resource space for a second antenna sector of the first wireless node. The method may include wirelessly transmitting the sounding packet with the configured pattern to a second wireless node. The method may include transmitting data packets from the first wireless node to the second wireless node according to one or more transmission parameters that are at least one of received from the second wireless node or determined based on channel state information (CSI) feedback received from the second wireless node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Debashis Dash, Hossein Dehghan-Fard, Reza Hoshyar
  • Publication number: 20250023579
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining, by a data transform accelerator, a first command and first source data associated with the first command. The method also includes generating, by the data transform accelerator, one or more containers using the first command. Each of the one or more containers may have a container size and may be operable to store compressed source data. The method further includes obtaining a mode of operation for a data compression operation. The method also includes performing the data compression operation to a first portion of the first source data using the mode of operation to obtain the compressed source data. The method further includes storing the compressed source data in a first container of the one or more containers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Pinaki Shankar Chanda, Michael Ray Ham
  • Publication number: 20250023584
    Abstract: A system for a fiber-optic network includes a transceiver. The transceiver includes a fiber-optic interface unit and a host unit. The host unit includes a low-complexity error correction decoder and a high-complexity error correction decoder. One or both from the low-complexity error correction decoder and the high-complexity error correction decoder are selected to decode input data from the fiber-optic interface unit, the input data including codewords.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Gert Schedelbeck, Rainer Strobel, Vladimir Oksman
  • Patent number: 12199744
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining information about a next upstream burst transmission. The method also includes determining a set of settings based on the information. The method includes adjusting a physical medium dependent (PMD) module based on the set of settings prior to receiving the next upstream burst transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Gert Schedelbeck, Thomas Heuken, Franz Josef Schäfer, Rainer Strobel
  • Publication number: 20250016104
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining an access category associated with network traffic. The network traffic includes one or more packets disposed in one or more sessions. The method also includes obtaining one or more traffic identifiers associated with the access category to assign to the one or more packets. The method further includes mapping the one or more traffic identifiers to one or more network links connecting a transmitting device and a receiving device. The method also includes assigning a first traffic identifier to first packets included in a first session of the one or more sessions and assigning a second traffic identifier to second packets included in a second session. The method further includes transmitting the first packets and the second packets to the receiving device using the one or more network links based on the mapping of the traffic identifiers to the network links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Arnon Meydav, Nimrod Kamieniecki
  • Publication number: 20250016666
    Abstract: A network device or system can operate to enable a security pass-through with a user equipment (UE) and further define various virtual functions between a physical access point (pAP) and a virtual AP (vAP) based on one or more communication link parameters (e.g., latency). The security pass-through can be an interface connection that passes through a computer premise equipment (CPE) or wireless residential gateway (GW) without the CPE or GW modifying or affecting the data traffic such as by authentication or security protocol. The SP network device can receive traffic data from a UE through or via the security pass-through from a UE of a community Wi-Fi network at a home, residence, or entity network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventor: Artur ZAKS
  • Publication number: 20250016103
    Abstract: A method includes obtaining a first session packet of multiple session packets belonging to a session, where the session may be queued to be transmitted between a first network device and a second network device. The method also includes assigning the first session packet to a first network link based on a link weight determined for the first network link between the first network device and the second network device. The method further includes queuing the first session packet to be transmitted from the first network device to the second network device via the first network link. The method also includes obtaining a second session packet of the plurality of session packets. The method further includes assigning the second session packet to the first network link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Arnon Meydav, Nimrod Kamieniecki
  • Patent number: 12191986
    Abstract: Various examples of the present disclosure relate to a transmitter apparatus, device, method, and computer program, to a receiver apparatus, device, method, and computer program, and to corresponding source and destination devices and communication devices. The transmitter apparatus comprises a plurality of ports for data to be transmitted to a destination device, with each port being associated with a transmission data rate. The transmitter apparatus comprises processing circuitry configured to obtain data to be transmitted to the destination device via the plurality of ports. The processing circuitry is configured to multiplex the data to be transmitted to the destination device according to a weighted round-robin scheme to generate a multiplexed data stream. The weights of the weighted round-robin scheme are based on the transmission data rate of the respective port the data is obtained over. The processing circuitry is configured to transmit the multiplexed data stream to the destination device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Chun Feng Hu, Ingo Volkening
  • Patent number: 12192985
    Abstract: A method includes determining traffic priority information of a first wireless network that includes a first radio configured to communicate according to a first communication protocol on multiple overlapping channels. The method includes determining an operating mode of a second radio as a power save operating mode based on the traffic priority information of the first wireless network. The second radio is included in a second wireless network and is configured to communicate according to a second communication protocol on the overlapping channels. The power save operating mode is configured to avoid interference on the overlapping channels with traffic in the first wireless network. The method includes operating the second radio in the determined power save operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Debashis Dash, Bahador Amiri
  • Publication number: 20240430134
    Abstract: Example implementations are directed to methods and systems employing a solicited sounding protocol that includes receiving, by a second access point, a sounding trigger broadcast by a first access point. The methods and systems also include receiving, by the second access point, a dedicated training signal from a first station in response to the sounding trigger broadcast by the first access point, and generating, by the second access point, channel characteristics of a channel based on the first dedicated training signal, the channel including a forward channel between the second access point and the first station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Sigurd Schelstraete, Hossein Dehghan, Debashis Dash
  • Publication number: 20240430958
    Abstract: A wireless access point includes a first sublayer and a second sublayer. The first sublayer may be operable to perform first operations in accordance with a first standard. The first standard may be associated with the wireless access point. The second sublayer may be communicatively coupled to the first sublayer and may include a protocol stack and an adaptive layer. The protocol stack may be operable to perform second operations in accordance with a second standard and may be operable to interface with a transmission medium to facilitate data transmissions between the wireless access point and a device. The adaptive layer may facilitate communications between the protocol stack and the first sublayer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Marcos Martínez Vázquez, Sigurd Schelstraete, Iñaki Val Beitia
  • Patent number: 12174650
    Abstract: A system may include a voltage regulator controller and a driver. The voltage regulator controller may be configured to maintain a phase voltage. The driver may be associated with the phase voltage. The driver may include a first signal line that may be communicatively coupled to the voltage regulator controller. The driver may be configured to transmit a multiplexed signal on the first signal line to the voltage regulator controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Omeshwar Lawange, Vinit Jayaraj
  • Patent number: 12174806
    Abstract: A system for calculating a fingerprint across a data set by identifying a data set to hash, the data set comprising a set of data blocks, identifying data within the data set to skip, generating, by a hash engine, a hash for each data block in the set of data blocks within the data set except for the data within the data set to skip, and compressing the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Mark Abrian Moran, Michael Ray Ham
  • Publication number: 20240414247
    Abstract: Methods and systems may include processes that may implement abbreviated header communications. In some implementations, a method may include generating a packet including an abbreviated header, where the abbreviated header may include a pointer corresponding to values for multiple parameters associated with a physical layer of communication rather than the values for the multiple parameters. The method may also include transmitting the packet to a client device according to the values for the multiple parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Abhishek Kumar Agrawal, Sigurd Schelstraete
  • Publication number: 20240405788
    Abstract: An example method of wireless data transmission may include determining a configuration of multiple antenna element nodes. The configuration may indicate a frequency band of operation for each of the multiple antenna element nodes and the configuration may be determined based on one or more network factors of multiple frequency bands. The method may also include selecting, based on the configuration, a signal path to couple to each of the multiple antenna element nodes from multiple signal paths. The multiple signal paths may each be configured to amplify signals carried thereon and at least two of the multiple signal paths may be coupled between each antenna element node and a common node. The method may further include directing, based on the configuration, wireless communications over the multiple antenna element nodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: MAXLINEAR, INC.
    Inventors: Bahador AMIRI, Peiman AMINI, Simon DUXBURY, Didier MARGAIRAZ, Wing Kai CHONG
  • Publication number: 20240396635
    Abstract: A network infrastructure combining data over cable service interface specification (DOCSIS) cable modem management and 10 Gb passive optical network XGPON networking technology. The DOCSIS equipment controls restrict the XGPON to physical layer (layer 1) while the DOCSIS equipment operate at a data link layer and above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerfried Krampl, Barak Hermesh, Amos Klimker, Shaul Shulman, Franz-Josef Schäfer, Guy Ray
  • Patent number: 12155459
    Abstract: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method may include assigning an activation window by an optical line terminal during a portion of an upstream transmitting window in a passive optical network (PON). The method may include performing a first modification to a first upstream transmission. The method may include performing a second modification to a second upstream transmission. The method may include receiving the first upstream transmission from a first optical network unit (ONU) during the activation window, the first ONU synchronized in the PON. The method may include receiving a second upstream transmission from a second ONU during the activation window, the second ONU requesting activation in the PON.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventor: Rainer Strobel
  • Publication number: 20240389093
    Abstract: Example methods relate to avoiding beacon collisions between a repeater and a root AP, optimizing traffic flows based on buffers queued within hardware, and/or optimizing transmissions through a trigger-based mechanism. An example method includes determining loads on buffers within a repeater configured to communicate according to a DBVC protocol. The loads on the buffers correspond to data to be transmitted within upstream and downstream networks. The method includes determining whether to adjust a DBVC duty cycle of the repeater based on the loads. The DBVC duty cycle includes: an on channel duty cycle comprising a ratio of time on an on channel to total time on both the on and off channels; or an off channel duty cycle comprising a ratio of time on the off channel to total time on both the on and off channels. The method includes adjusting the DBVC duty cycle of the repeater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Ying Lu, Richard Kinder
  • Publication number: 20240388393
    Abstract: An example method includes detecting arrival of a packet at a receiver node including detecting over the air energy using at least one of the receiver node's antenna sectors. The method includes selecting one or more RF receive parameters based on information or metrics included in or determined from a pre-payload portion of the packet, including at least one of: selecting a first subset of the antenna sectors with better metrics than a second subset of the antenna sectors to receive the payload of the packet; or selecting an antenna polarization with better metrics than another antenna polarization to receive the payload of the packet. The method includes receiving a payload of the packet at the receiver node using the selected RF receive parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2024
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: MaxLinear, Inc.
    Inventors: Hossein Dehghan-Fard, Debashis Dash