Patents by Inventor Brian E. Stephenson

Brian E. Stephenson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11588695
    Abstract: A customer premises device may include a memory configured to store day 0 configuration instructions, a first network interface to couple to an out-of-band network, a second network interface operatively coupled to a customer network, and at least one processor configured to automatically and without user input execute the day 0 configuration instructions. The at least one processor is configured to establish and maintain a secure tunnel connection with a security gateway device via the out-of-band network and to establish a connection with a configuration platform on the provider network via the secure tunnel connection. Orchestration instructions for configuring one or more VNFs are received from the configuration platform via the tunnel connection. The at least one processor is further configured to receive VNF management instructions via the secure tunnel connection, wherein the VNF management instructions include one of: updates, reconfigurations, or patches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sivanaga Ravi Kumar Chunduru Venkata, Vinod Ramalingam, Brian E. Stephenson, Manish K. Srivastava, Ramesh Nadella
  • Publication number: 20210377119
    Abstract: A customer premises device may include a memory configured to store day 0 configuration instructions, a first network interface to couple to an out-of-band network, a second network interface operatively coupled to a customer network, and at least one processor configured to automatically and without user input execute the day 0 configuration instructions. The at least one processor is configured to establish and maintain a secure tunnel connection with a security gateway device via the out-of-band network and to establish a connection with a configuration platform on the provider network via the secure tunnel connection. Orchestration instructions for configuring one or more VNFs are received from the configuration platform via the tunnel connection. The at least one processor is further configured to receive VNF management instructions via the secure tunnel connection, wherein the VNF management instructions include one of: updates, reconfigurations, or patches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Sivanaga Ravi Kumar Chunduru Venkata, Vinod Ramalingam, Brian E. Stephenson, Manish K. Srivastava, Ramesh Nadella
  • Patent number: 11095517
    Abstract: A customer premises device may include a memory configured to store day 0 configuration instructions, a first network interface to couple to an out-of-band orchestration and management path, a second network interface operatively coupled to a customer network, and at least one processor configured to automatically and without user input execute the day 0 configuration instructions. The at least one processor is configured to establish and maintain a secure tunnel connection with a security gateway device via the out-of-band orchestration and management path and to establish a connection with a configuration platform on the provider network via the secure tunnel connection. Orchestration instructions for configuring one or more VNFs are received from the configuration platform via the tunnel connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Sivanaga Ravi Kumar Chunduru Venkata, Vinod Ramalingam, Brian E. Stephenson, Manish K. Srivastava, Ramesh Nadella
  • Publication number: 20200186427
    Abstract: A customer premises device may include a memory configured to store day 0 configuration instructions, a first network interface to couple to an out-of-band orchestration and management path, a second network interface operatively coupled to a customer network, and at least one processor configured to automatically and without user input execute the day 0 configuration instructions. The at least one processor is configured to establish and maintain a secure tunnel connection with a security gateway device via the out-of-band orchestration and management path and to establish a connection with a configuration platform on the provider network via the secure tunnel connection. Orchestration instructions for configuring one or more VNFs are received from the configuration platform via the tunnel connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Sivanaga Ravi Kumar Chunduru Venkata, Vinod Ramalingam, Brian E. Stephenson, Manish K. Srivastava, Ramesh Nadella
  • Patent number: 10003655
    Abstract: A device may receive a request to establish a connection between a first device and a second device. The request may include information identifying a network connectivity type. The device may determine one or more network devices to provision based on the network connectivity type; determine, based on the network connectivity type, provisioning parameters used to provision the one or more network devices; and provision the one or more network devices in accordance with the provisioning parameters to establish the connection between the first device and the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Anurag Kumar Mishra, Brian E. Stephenson, Chris F. Sefcik, William F. Copeland, Stephen R. Morris, Syed Ammar Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20160072894
    Abstract: A device may receive a request to establish a connection between a first device and a second device. The request may include information identifying a network connectivity type. The device may determine one or more network devices to provision based on the network connectivity type; determine, based on the network connectivity type, provisioning parameters used to provision the one or more network devices; and provision the one or more network devices in accordance with the provisioning parameters to establish the connection between the first device and the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Anurag Kumar Mishra, Brian E. Stephenson, Chris F. Sefcik, William F. Copeland, Stephen R. Morris, Syed Ammar Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20140379414
    Abstract: A method may include receiving a sales order for a customer telecommunications service associated with an enterprise customer. The sales order includes at least one location associated with the enterprise customer. The method includes determining at least one service order based on the customer telecommunications system and each at least one location, and determining a plurality of work orders to implement each of the at least one service order. The method also includes generating a task to collect customer configuration data associated with each of the plurality of work orders and collecting the customer configuration data based on the task to collect the customer configuration data. The method further includes releasing the plurality of work orders and a relationship between the plurality of work orders to a provisioning workflow management device. The provisioning workflow management device is configured to implement provisioning based on the collected customer configuration data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Mukesh Kumar, Krishnakumar N.. Iyer, Brian E. Stephenson