Patents by Inventor Christopher T. Bernard
Christopher T. Bernard 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).
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Patent number: 11258517Abstract: Techniques are described for configuring an optical network unit (ONU) in a pre-burst state prior to transitioning the ONU to a burst-on state. During the pre-burst state, a laser emitter of the ONU stabilizes to its wavelength, thereby reducing the impact of wavelength drift when the ONU transitions to the burst-on state.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Calix, Inc.Inventors: Harold A. Roberts, Nicholas A. Proite, Christopher T. Bernard, Peter O. Lee
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Publication number: 20210083777Abstract: Techniques are described for configuring an optical network unit (ONU) in a pre-burst state prior to transitioning the ONU to a burst-on state. During the pre-burst state, a laser emitter of the ONU stabilizes to its wavelength, thereby reducing the impact of wavelength drift when the ONU transitions to the burst-on state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Harold A. Roberts, Nicholas A. Proite, Christopher T. Bernard, Peter O. Lee
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Patent number: 10887021Abstract: Techniques are described for configuring an optical network unit (ONU) in a pre-burst state prior to transitioning the ONU to a burst-on state. During the pre-burst state, a laser emitter of the ONU stabilizes to its wavelength, thereby reducing the impact of wavelength drift when the ONU transitions to the burst-on state.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Calix, Inc.Inventors: Harold A. Roberts, Nicholas A. Proite, Christopher T. Bernard, Peter O. Lee
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Publication number: 20200220623Abstract: Techniques are described for configuring an optical network unit (ONU) in a pre-burst state prior to transitioning the ONU to a burst-on state. During the pre-burst state, a laser emitter of the ONU stabilizes to its wavelength, thereby reducing the impact of wavelength drift when the ONU transitions to the burst-on state.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Harold A. Roberts, Nicholas A. Proite, Christopher T. Bernard, Peter O. Lee
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Patent number: 10158421Abstract: Techniques are described for identifying a rogue network interface device whose laser is not under control of a controller of the network interface device. The techniques identify the rogue network interface device based on reception of a predefined data pattern in a timeslot that is not reserved for any of the network interface devices without needing to disable upstream data transmission from the network interface devices during their assigned timeslots. The techniques also relate to a network interface device determining whether the network interface device is transmitting optical signals at a wavelength different than the wavelength that the OLT to which the network interface device is associated receives.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Calix, Inc.Inventors: Christopher T. Bernard, Mark R. Biegert, Charles J. Eddleston, Gregg C. Heikkinnen, Curtis L. Kruse
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Patent number: 10097910Abstract: Techniques are described for obtaining, by an optical network device (OND) coupled to an optical network, physical layer data of the optical network; generating, by the OND, an encapsulated representation of the physical layer data of the optical network; and outputting the encapsulated representation of the physical layer data to a diagnostic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Calix, Inc.Inventors: Charles J. Eddleston, Christopher T. Bernard
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Patent number: 10014938Abstract: Techniques are described for indicating a wavelength at which a network interface device is configured to operate. A first controller circuit may determine a wavelength at which the network interface device is operating. The wavelength at which the network interface device is operating includes at least one of an optical wavelength at which a laser of the network interface device is transmitting optical data or an optical wavelength at which a photodiode of the network interface device is receiving optical data. A second controller circuit may cause the network interface device to output a sensory output that indicates the wavelength at which the network interface device is operating.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignee: Calix, Inc.Inventor: Christopher T. Bernard
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Publication number: 20170257163Abstract: Techniques are described for identifying a rogue network interface device whose laser is not under control of a controller of the network interface device. The techniques identify the rogue network interface device based on reception of a predefined data pattern in a timeslot that is not reserved for any of the network interface devices without needing to disable upstream data transmission from the network interface devices during their assigned timeslots. The techniques also relate to a network interface device determining whether the network interface device is transmitting optical signals at a wavelength different than the wavelength that the OLT to which the network interface device is associated receives.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Christopher T. Bernard, Mark R. Biegert, Charles J. Eddleston, Gregg C. Heikkinnen, Curtis L. Kruse
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Patent number: 9692505Abstract: Techniques are described for identifying a rogue network interface device whose laser is not under control of a controller of the network interface device. The techniques identify the rogue network interface device based on reception of a predefined data pattern in a timeslot that is not reserved for any of the network interface devices without needing to disable upstream data transmission from the network interface devices during their assigned timeslots. The techniques also relate to a network interface device determining whether the network interface device is transmitting optical signals at a wavelength different than the wavelength that the OLT to which the network interface device is associated receives.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: Calix, Inc.Inventors: Christopher T. Bernard, Mark R. Biegert, Charles J. Eddleston, Gregg C. Heikkinnen, Curtis L. Kruse
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Publication number: 20170142506Abstract: Techniques are described for obtaining, by an optical network device (OND) coupled to an optical network, physical layer data of the optical network; generating, by the OND, an encapsulated representation of the physical layer data of the optical network; and outputting the encapsulated representation of the physical layer data to a diagnostic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Charles J. Eddleston, Christopher T. Bernard
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Publication number: 20170117962Abstract: Techniques are described for indicating a wavelength at which a network interface device is configured to operate. A first controller circuit may determine a wavelength at which the network interface device is operating. The wavelength at which the network interface device is operating includes at least one of an optical wavelength at which a laser of the network interface device is transmitting optical data or an optical wavelength at which a photodiode of the network interface device is receiving optical data. A second controller circuit may cause the network interface device to output a sensory output that indicates the wavelength at which the network interface device is operating.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventor: Christopher T. Bernard
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Patent number: 9591386Abstract: Techniques are described for obtaining, by an optical network device (OND) coupled to an optical network, physical layer data of the optical network; generating, by the OND, an encapsulated representation of the physical layer data of the optical network; and outputting the encapsulated representation of the physical layer data to a diagnostic device.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Calix, Inc.Inventors: Charles J. Eddleston, Christopher T. Bernard
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Patent number: 9515725Abstract: Techniques are described for identifying a rogue network interface device whose laser is not under control of a controller of the network interface device. The techniques identify the rogue network interface device based on reception of a predefined data pattern in a timeslot that is not reserved for any of the network interface devices without needing to disable upstream data transmission from the network interface devices during their assigned timeslots. The techniques also relate to a network interface device determining whether the network interface device is transmitting optical signals at a wavelength different than the wavelength that the OLT to which the network interface device is associated receives.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Calix, Inc.Inventor: Christopher T. Bernard
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Patent number: 9496952Abstract: Techniques are described for identifying a rogue network interface device whose laser is not under control of a controller of the network interface device. The techniques identify the rogue network interface device based on reception of a predefined data pattern in a timeslot that is not reserved for any of the network interface devices without needing to disable upstream data transmission from the network interface devices during their assigned timeslots. The techniques also relate to a network interface device determining whether the network interface device is transmitting optical signals at a wavelength different than the wavelength that the OLT to which the network interface device is associated receives.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Calix, Inc.Inventors: Christopher T. Bernard, Mark R. Biegert
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Patent number: 9391768Abstract: One or more devices of a network having asymmetric delay are configured to participate in time synchronization protocol sessions in which a client device synchronizes its local clock to a master device. In one example, a system includes an optical line terminal configured to receive a time synchronization protocol packet from a grandmaster clock and an optical network unit (ONU) configured to calculate a residence time of the time synchronization protocol packet, encode the residence time into the packet, and to forward the packet to a client device. Moreover, the system may participate in a plurality of time synchronization protocol sessions with a plurality of client devices, such that the client devices become synchronized in frequency and phase.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2014Date of Patent: July 12, 2016Assignee: Calix, Inc.Inventors: Harold A. Roberts, Christopher T. Bernard, Jason W. Dove, Berkay Baykal
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Publication number: 20160066073Abstract: Techniques are described for obtaining, by an optical network device (OND) coupled to an optical network, physical layer data of the optical network; generating, by the OND, an encapsulated representation of the physical layer data of the optical network; and outputting the encapsulated representation of the physical layer data to a diagnostic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2014Publication date: March 3, 2016Inventors: Charles J. Eddleston, Christopher T. Bernard
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Publication number: 20150326311Abstract: Techniques are described for identifying a rogue network interface device whose laser is not under control of a controller of the network interface device. The techniques identify the rogue network interface device based on reception of a predefined data pattern in a timeslot that is not reserved for any of the network interface devices without needing to disable upstream data transmission from the network interface devices during their assigned timeslots. The techniques also relate to a network interface device determining whether the network interface device is transmitting optical signals at a wavelength different than the wavelength that the OLT to which the network interface device is associated receives.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Christopher T. Bernard, Mark R. Biegert
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Publication number: 20150326591Abstract: Techniques are described for identifying a rogue network interface device whose laser is not under control of a controller of the network interface device. The techniques identify the rogue network interface device based on reception of a predefined data pattern in a timeslot that is not reserved for any of the network interface devices without needing to disable upstream data transmission from the network interface devices during their assigned timeslots. The techniques also relate to a network interface device determining whether the network interface device is transmitting optical signals at a wavelength different than the wavelength that the OLT to which the network interface device is associated receives.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Christopher T. Bernard, Mark R. Biegert, Charles J. Eddleston, Gregg C. Heikkinnen, Curtis L. Kruse
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Publication number: 20150326958Abstract: Techniques are described for identifying a rogue network interface device whose laser is not under control of a controller of the network interface device. The techniques identify the rogue network interface device based on reception of a predefined data pattern in a timeslot that is not reserved for any of the network interface devices without needing to disable upstream data transmission from the network interface devices during their assigned timeslots. The techniques also relate to a network interface device determining whether the network interface device is transmitting optical signals at a wavelength different than the wavelength that the OLT to which the network interface device is associated receives.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventor: Christopher T. Bernard
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Patent number: 9178613Abstract: Techniques are disclosed that relate to synchronizing a clock on a network interface device with a clock on an optical line terminal (OLT). In one example, the technique to synchronizing the clocks may include monitoring one or more instances when the network interface device transmits information to the OLT and determining when a frame should be received by the network interface device based on the monitored one or more instances when the network interface device transmits information the OLT.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Calix, Inc.Inventors: Christopher T. Bernard, Dean M. Dunnigan