Patents by Inventor John Quilty
John Quilty 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: 10547496Abstract: A network management architecture referred to as the Control/Orchestration/Management/Policy/Analytics (COMPA) architecture (or COMPA for short). The COMPA architecture functions to simplify and automate the operations (both management and business process) of a network. In one aspect, the COMPA architecture addresses four use case categories: (1) Resource/Service Onboarding; (2) Automated Product Offerings; (3) Automated Management; and (4) Service Exposure. COMPA enables rapid service introduction into the network and lifecycle management; dynamic network governance via policy; and controlled access to functionality provided by different responsibility domains.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Bo Åström, Jan Friman, Bulent Gecer, Jan Lemark, Christoph Meyer, Maria Belen Pancorbo Marcos, John Quilty, Stephen Terrill
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Patent number: 10367696Abstract: A network management architecture referred to as the Control/Orchestration/Management/Policy/Analytics (COMPA) architecture (or COMPA for short). The COMPA architecture functions to simplify and automate the operations (both management and business process) of a network. In one aspect, the COMPA architecture addresses four use case categories: (1) Resource/Service Onboarding; (2) Automated Product Offerings; (3) Automated Management; and (4) Service Exposure. COMPA enables rapid service introduction into the network and lifecycle management; dynamic network governance via policy; and controlled access to functionality provided by different responsibility domains.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Bo Aström, Jan Friman, Bulent Gecer, Jan Lemark, Christoph Meyer, Maria Belen Pancorbo Marcos, John Quilty, Stephen Terrill
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Patent number: 10243807Abstract: A method for predicting operational lifetime of a node in a communication network is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining an expected operational lifetime for the node (22), monitoring at least one of hardware identification data, operational data or operating environment data for the node (24), obtaining historical failure data for a subset of nodes in the communication network having monitored data corresponding to the monitored data of the node (26) and adjusting the expected operational lifetime for the node according to the obtained historical failure data (28). Also disclosed are a computer program product for carrying out the above method and a network element (500, 600) configured to carry out the above method.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Patrick Maguire, John Quilty
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Publication number: 20170339003Abstract: A network management architecture referred to as the Control/Orchestration/Management/Policy/Analytics (COMPA) architecture (or COMPA for short). The COMPA architecture functions to simplify and automate the operations (both management and business process) of a network. In one aspect, the COMPA architecture addresses four use case categories: (1) Resource/Service Onboarding; (2) Automated Product Offerings; (3) Automated Management; and (4) Service Exposure. COMPA enables rapid service introduction into the network and lifecycle management; dynamic network governance via policy; and controlled access to functionality provided by different responsibility domains.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Bo ÅSTRÖM, Jan FRIMAN, Bulent GECER, Jan LEMARK, Christoph MEYER, Maria Belen PANCORBO MARCOS, John QUILTY, Stephen TERRILL
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Publication number: 20170339023Abstract: A network management architecture referred to as the Control/Orchestration/Management/Policy/Analytics (COMPA) architecture (or COMPA for short). The COMPA architecture functions to simplify and automate the operations (both management and business process) of a network. In one aspect, the COMPA architecture addresses four use case categories: (1) Resource/Service Onboarding; (2) Automated Product Offerings; (3) Automated Management; and (4) Service Exposure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2016Publication date: November 23, 2017Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Bo Aström, Jan Friman, Bulent Gecer, Jan Lemark, Christoph Meyer, Maria Belen Pancorbo Marcos, John Quilty, Stephen Terrill
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Publication number: 20170207981Abstract: A method for predicting operational lifetime of a node in a communication network is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining an expected operational lifetime for the node (22), monitoring at least one of hardware identification data, operational data or operating environment data for the node (24), obtaining historical failure data for a subset of nodes in the communication network having monitored data corresponding to the monitored data of the node (26) and adjusting the expected operational lifetime for the node according to the obtained historical failure data (28). Also disclosed are a computer program product for carrying out the above method and a network element (500, 600) configured to carry out the above method.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2014Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Patrick MAGUIRE, John QUILTY
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Patent number: 8406146Abstract: In a cellular wireless communications network, measurements are received from a plurality of user equipments relating to the reference signal received powers from a plurality of other cells of the cellular wireless communications network For other cells of the cellular wireless communications network having a physical cell identity (such as a scrambling code) that is the same as a physical cell identity of that first cell, it is determined from the received measurements whether a mutual potential interference level with that cell exceeds a threshold If so, an alternative physical cell identity is proposed, that would cause a mutual potential interference level between the cell or the potentially interfering cell and another cell already using that alternative physical cell identity that is lower than the mutual potential interference level between the cell and the potentially interfering cell.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2007Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: John Quilty, Anna Pucar Rimhagen, Johan Moe
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Patent number: 8214470Abstract: A cluster-based, delegated software upgrade scheme facilitates software upgrade for radio base station nodes comprising a cluster of a flat radio access telecommunications network. The plural radio base stations are grouped into clusters (30), and a master radio base station (RBSM) designated for each cluster. The master radio base station (RBSM) is used to initiate software upgrade of the radio base stations comprising the cluster. The master radio base station (RBSM) can also perform a monitoring of implementation of the software upgrade at the radio base stations of the cluster, and on the basis of the monitoring, determine whether a cluster-wide software upgrade is successful. In one of its example modes, the master radio base station can further prepare a software upgrade report which confirms/summarizes implementation of the software upgrade at the radio base stations of the cluster.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2007Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventor: John Quilty
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Publication number: 20100272070Abstract: In a cellular wireless communications network, measurements are received from a plurality of user equipments relating to the reference signal received powers from a plurality of other cells of the cellular wireless communications network For other cells of the cellular wireless communications network having a physical cell identity (such as a scrambling code) that is the same as a physical cell identity of that first cell, it is determined from the received measurements whether a mutual potential interference level with that cell exceeds a threshold If so, an alternative physical cell identity is proposed, that would cause a mutual potential interference level between the cell or the potentially interfering cell and another cell already using that alternative physical cell identity that is lower than the mutual potential interference level between the cell and the potentially interfering cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2007Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: John Quilty, Anna Pucar Rimhagen, Johan Moe
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Publication number: 20100062755Abstract: The present invention relates to a network element such as a base station controller, for a cellular network comprising one or more cells being served by at least one transceiver for enabling communication sessions with a mobile cellular terminal. The element comprises communication means adapted for communicating with other network nodes. The element further comprises register software adapted for creating, configuring and/or removing information about the cell on which a communication session is running and its relationship to at least one neighbouring cell to which a running communication session can be transferred and resource management software adapted for managing the communication session between the transceiver and the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2007Publication date: March 11, 2010Inventor: John Quilty
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Publication number: 20090119655Abstract: A cluster-based, delegated software upgrade scheme facilitates software upgrade for radio base station nodes comprising a cluster of a flat radio access telecommunications network. The plural radio base stations are grouped into clusters (30), and a master radio base station (RBSM) designated for each cluster. The master radio base station (RBSM) is used to initiate software upgrade of the radio base stations comprising the cluster. The master radio base station (RBSM) can also perform a monitoring of implementation of the software upgrade at the radio base stations of the cluster, and on the basis of the monitoring, determine whether a cluster-wide software upgrade is successful. In one of its example modes, the master radio base station can further prepare a software upgrade report which confirms/summarizes implementation of the software upgrade at the radio base stations of the cluster.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicant: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventor: John Quilty
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Publication number: 20090049152Abstract: Nodes such as base stations in a mobile communication network are divided and grouped into management clusters. One of the nodes in each management cluster is selected to be a master node. The master node aggregates performance data for each of the nodes in its assigned cluster, and sends a consolidated performance management report containing the aggregated data to a management entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2008Publication date: February 19, 2009Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Anna Pucar Rimhagen, John Quilty, Erik Lars Westerberg
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Patent number: 7453890Abstract: In a communication system comprising a gateway node between a communication network 1 and a circuit-switched communication network 2 via a plurality of circuit-switched channels ch 1, . . . , chn associated with the gateway node and comprising at least two control entities to which respective groups of said channels ch 1, . . . ,chn are allocated, a method and system for reallocating the channels among the control entities, comprising an automatic monitoring of one or more sources 31, 41, 51 of communication performance information, and on the basis of data received from the sources, automatically determining whether a reallocation triggering condition is met, and if the reallocation triggering condition is met, automatically calculating a reallocation of the circuit-switched channels among the control entities.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)Inventors: John Quilty, Noel Mannion
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Publication number: 20050265361Abstract: In a communication system comprising a gateway node between a communication network 1 and a circuit-switched communication network 2 via a plurality of circuit-switched channels ch1, . . . , chn associated with the gateway node and comprising at least two control entities to which respective groups of said channels ch 1, . . . ,chn are allocated, a method and system for reallocating the channels among the control entities, comprising an automatic monitoring of one or more sources 31, 41, 51 of communication performance information, and on the basis of data received from the sources, automatically determining whether a reallocation triggering condition is met, and if the reallocation triggering condition is met, automatically calculating a reallocation of the circuit-switched channels among the control entities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2002Publication date: December 1, 2005Inventors: John Quilty, Noel Mannion