Patents Examined by Donald L Mills
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Patent number: 11451481Abstract: A data collection unit of an NW controller (6) collects, from an L2SW (5) constituting an L2NW (4), uplink observation data indicating traffic volume of a session request packet addressed to an application server 2 and downlink observation data indicating traffic volume of a session response packet transmitted from the application server 2, which are acquired by observing packets input to the L2SW (5). A control unit changes shaping rate of the packets addressed to the application server (2) through the L2SW (5) included in the L2NW (4) based on a ratio between the traffic volume indicated by the uplink observation data and the traffic volume indicated by the downlink observation data, or a ratio between an increment of the traffic volume acquired from the uplink observation data and an increment of the traffic volume acquired from the downlink observation data.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Takahiro Kubo, Yu Nakayama, Hiroyuki Uzawa, Daisuke Hisano, Yoichi Fukada
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Patent number: 11451479Abstract: A network load balancing apparatus has a data buffer provided to each communication path of transfer destinations of a received packet and being associated with a virtual function, determines a destination virtual function based on a field value of the received packet, determines a communication path of a transfer destination of a packet to be subject to priority control based on a first hash value calculated using the field value, determines a communication path of a transfer destination of a packet to be subject to load balancing control, to match a preset load balancing situation of the data buffer, based on a second hash value based on the first hash value, and transmits the packet to a data buffer corresponding to the destination virtual function and the communication path of the transfer destination.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATIONInventors: Saki Hatta, Shoko Oteru, Tomoaki Kawamura, Koji Yamazaki, Takahiro Hatano
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Patent number: 11444822Abstract: In an aspect, a wireless device with a plurality of transmitter chains that can be selectively used to transmit a beam-formed signal determines a targeted receive power for the beam-formed signal, with respect to a target receiving device. The wireless device selects a number of the plurality of transmitter chains for forming the beam-formed signal, based on the targeted receive power and based on an estimated power consumption for each of the plurality of transmitter chains. The selection is performed so as to minimize a total power consumption, given the estimated power consumptions. The wireless device transmits a beam-formed signal, using the selected number of the plurality of transmitter chains.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Torgny Palenius, Robert Baldemair, Martin Hessler, Eleftherios Karipidis, Bo Lincoln, Eliane Semaan
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Patent number: 11444807Abstract: A network element configured to implement an Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) Virtual Private Wire Service (VPWS) Flexible Cross-Connect (FXC) local switching service includes a plurality of ports; and a switching fabric configured to switch traffic between the plurality of ports; wherein a set of ports is configured in a distributed Link Aggregation Group (LAG) with two nodes, and an inter-chassis link configured with a second network element, and wherein, responsive to a failure of the inter-chassis link, a distribution state of members in the distributed LAG is coordinated.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventor: Marc Holness
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Patent number: 11432314Abstract: A method for scheduling resources in a network where the scheduling activity is split across two nodes in the network is disclosed, comprising: receiving, from a local scheduler in a first radio access network, access network information at a global scheduler; accessing information regarding a second radio access network allocating, at the global scheduler, resources for secondary allocation by the local scheduler; applying a hash function to map the allocated resources for secondary allocation to a set of hash values; and sending, from the global scheduler, the set of hash values to the local scheduler.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Parallel Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Steven Paul Papa, Kaitki Agarwal, Sridhar Donepudi
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Patent number: 11425045Abstract: A method and system identify a congestion parameter for multiple ports of a cell site router (CSR) and determine a characteristic of a wireless device communicating using the CSR. The method and system further assign the wireless device to a port of the CSR based on the characteristic of the wireless device and the congestion parameter. The method and system have the effect of assigning wireless devices having more capabilities to ports having the most congestion as the more capable devices are more likely to have sufficient retransmission power in the event of congestion.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: T-MOBILE INNOVATIONS LLCInventor: Sreekar Marupaduga
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Patent number: 11411872Abstract: The centralized control capability of Software Defined Networking (SDN) presents a unique opportunity for enabling Quality of Service (QoS) routing. For delay sensitive traffic flows, a QoS mechanism efficiently computes path latency and minimizes a controller's response time. At the core of the challenges is how to handle short term network state fluctuations in terms of congestion and latency while guaranteeing the end-to-end latency performance of networking services. The disclosed technology provides a systematic framework that considers active link latency measurements, efficient statistic estimate of network states, and fast adaptive path computation. The disclosed technology can be implemented, for example, as an SDN controller application, and can find optimal end-to-end paths with minimum latency and significantly reduce the control overhead.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: University of South FloridaInventors: Mohamed Rahouti, Kaiqi Xiong, Yufeng Xin, Nasir Ghani
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Patent number: 11412481Abstract: Presented is a method by which a first device performs wireless communication. The method comprises the steps of: determining a reference point related to a resource pool; and performing sidelink transmission to a second device on the basis of the reference point related to the resource pool.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Daesung Hwang, Seungmin Lee, Hanbyul Seo
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Patent number: 11405320Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for a scalable process for validating multiple paths used for routing network traffic in a network using segment routing. In one aspect, a method includes identifying, by a first network hop, one or more second network hops, for each of the one or more second network hops, determining a corresponding flow label, the corresponding flow label including a corresponding test packet for validating packet forwarding between the first network hop and a corresponding second network hop, and performing a validation process for validating packet forwarding from the first network hop to the corresponding second network hop using at least the corresponding flow label. The method further includes determining a queue of additional network hops to be validated based on a result of the validation process, and iteratively validating packet forwarding for each additional network hop in the queue.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Amila Pradeep Kumara Tharaperiya Gamage, Michel Dean Taillon, Darren Russell Dukes
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Patent number: 11398888Abstract: First aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration information of a serving cell can be transmitted. Second aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration information of the serving cell can be transmitted. Downlink control information can be transmitted on a physical control channel in a subframe of the serving cell. The downlink control information can include an aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal indicator bit field that indicates a selection of one of at least the first aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration, the second aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal configuration, and no aperiodic zero power channel state information reference signal in the subframe.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Ajit Nimbalker, Vijay Nangia, Murali Narasimha, Ravikiran Nory
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Patent number: 11388087Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing path protection modes are provided. In one embodiment, a processor is configured to create a traffic policy that defines a Label Switched Path (LSP) configured to route data traffic in a unitary direction in a data plane of a telecommunications network. The LSP is configured to route the data traffic from a source router of an initial network domain to a destination router of a final network domain. The processor also creates a protection policy that defines one or more backup protection paths for routing the data traffic around one or more faulty nodes or links in a Segment Routing (SR) architecture of the telecommunications network. Furthermore, the processor distributes the traffic policy and protection policy in the telecommunication network via the Path Computation Element Protocol (PCEP).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventor: Atul Vadera
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Patent number: 11368406Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for path computation for a service in a telecommunications network. In one aspect, a method comprises receiving a request to schedule the service utilizing the network in a time period determining that a path for the service is not available for the whole of the time period, and determining a plurality of paths for the service, each of the plurality of paths being available during a respective portion of the time period, such that at least one of the plurality of paths is available for the service at any time during the time period.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)Inventors: Daniele Ceccarelli, Gianmarco Bruno, Francesco Lazzeri, Jeroen Nijhof
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Patent number: 11368397Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a method comprising receiving at a first gateway a data packet from a first host in destination to a second host. A first portion of a header information of the data packet may be replaced by the first gateway by information comprising an identity information of at least one of the first host and the second host. The data packet may be transmitted by the first gateway in accordance with a second portion of the header information to a second gateway serving the second host.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OYInventor: Hans-Jochen Morper
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Patent number: 11368399Abstract: An apparatus comprises a host device comprising a processor coupled to memory. The host device is configured to obtain a network congestion notification from a portion of a network that is utilized by the host device for submitting IO operations to a storage system. The network congestion notification comprises an indication that the portion of the network is experiencing network congestion. The host device is further configured to identify a first path of a plurality of paths as a path that utilizes the portion of the network and to adjust a dispatch weight of the first path based at least in part on the network congestion notification. The host device is further configured to submit an IO operation to the storage system along a second path instead of the first path based at least in part on the adjusted dispatch weight of the first path.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Venkatesh Doddamane Nagaraj, Peniel Charles, Kurumurthy Gokam
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Patent number: 11363406Abstract: A radio access network system is described that determines a signal metric associated with a user equipment or device. The user equipment device can implement an altered transmission policy. The altered transmission policy can alter a strength of transmissions by increasing power consumption per transmission, increasing a length of timer per transmission, and altering other parameters of transmissions. The altered transmission policy can also alter an error correction policy. The error correction policy can indicate that error correction transmissions are to be decreased. The altered transmission policy can be implemented until the signal metric changes to a more desirable level.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignees: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., AT&T MOBILITY II LLCInventors: Jeffrey Krinsky, Bahman Khosravi-Sichani
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Patent number: 11362953Abstract: A method, performed by a receiver, for controlling congestion, including receiving packets from a transmitter, determining a maximum transmission rate of the received packets; determining a minimum packet delay of the received packets; determining characteristics of a congestion window of next packets to be received from the transmitter based on the maximum transmission rate and the minimum packet delay; and transmitting information on the determined characteristics of the congestion window to the transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Ulsan National Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Kyunghan Lee, Shinik Park
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Patent number: 11343175Abstract: The present disclosure relates to packet forwarding including: determining, according to a forwarding table, an outgoing interface aggregation group corresponding to an incoming interface having received a packet, wherein the forwarding table indicating a relationship between the incoming interface and the outgoing interface aggregation group; selecting, when the outgoing interface aggregation group includes at least one outgoing interface which belongs to the same NUMA node as the incoming interface, a first outgoing interface for sending the packet from the at least one outgoing interface, wherein the NUMA node being non-uniform memory access architecture node; and sending the packet through the first outgoing interface.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: NEW H3C TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Wenyu Liu, Jiajia Liu
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Patent number: 11343701Abstract: A method of transmitting data by a communications device, the method comprising receiving a plurality of service data units including a first service data unit and a second service data unit at a Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP), service access point (SAP) according to one or more quality of service (QoS) flows, each of the QoS flows defining a quality of service for the data received from the service data units, mapping the service data units received according to the one or more QoS flows on to one or more radio bearers, each of the one or more radio bearers being defined by a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity within a PDCP layer, forming the service data units into protocol data units for transmission via the radio bearer to which the corresponding QoS flow has been mapped, and transmitting the protocol data units via the corresponding radio bearer.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Vivek Sharma, Samuel Asangbeng Atungsiri, Shin Horng Wong, Kazuyuki Shimezawa, Hideji Wakabayashi
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Patent number: 11337106Abstract: A method, a network device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which an application-aware scheduling service is provided. The application-aware scheduling service may be configured with bandwidth values and usability values for traffic of applications. The application-aware scheduling service may manage air interface scheduling based on the bandwidth and usability values. The application-aware scheduling service may perform packet inspection to identify an application relating to traffic. The application-aware scheduling service may be configured with a maximum bandwidth for traffic of applications.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Lalit R. Kotecha, Violeta Cakulev, Hossein M. Ahmadi, Sudhakar Reddy Patil
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Patent number: 11329926Abstract: An example technique for communicating transmission delay includes receiving, at a first communication node, delay information from a second communication node for data packets transmitted from the second communication node to the first communication node, determining, by the first communication node, a transmission delay of the data packets based on the delay information, receiving, at the first communication node, a first message from a third communication node requesting the transmission delay of the data packets; and transmitting, from the first communication node in response to the first message, a second message to the third communication node, the second message including the transmission delay for the data packets.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: ZTE CorporationInventors: Yang Liu, Zhuang Liu, He Huang