Patents by Inventor Kenneth D. Franklin

Kenneth D. Franklin 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING PORTS IN DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (DSL) NETWORK ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20100091661
    Abstract: Example systems and methods for managing resources in broadband networks are disclosed. An example method for configuring a port of a digital subscriber line access multiplexor (DSLAM), the method including obtaining from a pre-defined configuration for the port a parameter indicating that a customer line termination port card is to be installed in the port, querying the DSLAM to determine a configuration state of the port, configuring the DSLAM with the parameter for the port when the port has not been configured, and reconfiguring the DSLAM with the parameter for the port when the port is incorrectly configured for a network line termination port card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Joel E. Cordsmeyer, Frederick Edwards, Robert J. Bates, James R. Miller, Kenneth D. Franklin
  • System and method for planning ports in DSL network elements
    Patent number: 7656809
    Abstract: A system for automatically planning firmware card ports on multiplexors in a DSL network is disclosed. The system is operable to query element management systems (EMS's) in a DSL network to identify the multiplexor devices that each of the EMS's is dedicated to managing. Thereafter, the system queries the multiplexor devices identified as being managed by a particular EMS for the planning status of the multiplexor's ports. Upon identifying unplanned ports, and those that are inconsistent with the prescribed plan, the system plans the ports consistent with a prescribed planning arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Joel E. Cordsmeyer, Frederick Edwards, Robert J. Bates, James R. Miller, Kenneth D. Franklin
  • System and method for monitoring DSL service provisioning
    Patent number: 7515550
    Abstract: A system for automatically monitoring provisioning in a DSL network is disclosed. The system is operable to query network elements in the DSL network for information related to the provisioning of DSL services. Thereafter, the system analyzes the information to identify points of delay and/or failure in the provisioning process. If a delay exceeds a threshold value, an administrator is notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Franklin, Robert J. Bates, Frederick Edwards, Noland Smith, Klaudio Kucelin, Joel E. Cordsmeyer, Noris C. Tsangarides, Angel Rodriguez, Steven Dominie, Jean-Pierre Zaiter, Zhao Ming Li, Michael Hebert
  • System and method for planning ports in DSL network elements
    Patent number: 7103001
    Abstract: A system for automatically planning firmware card ports on multiplexors in a DSL network is disclosed. The system is operable to query element management systems (EMS's) in a DSL network to identify the multiplexor devices that each of the EMS's is dedicated to managing. Thereafter, the system queries the multiplexor devices identified as being managed by a particular EMS for the planning status of the multiplexor's ports. Upon identifying unplanned ports, and those that are inconsistent with the prescribed plan, the system plans the ports consistent with a prescribed planning arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Bell South Intellectual Property Corp.
    Inventors: Joel E. Cordsmeyer, Frederick Edwards, Robert J. Bates, James R. Miller, Kenneth D. Franklin
  • System and method for monitoring DSL service provisioning
    Patent number: 7092364
    Abstract: A system for automatically monitoring provisioning in a DSL network is disclosed. The system is operable to query network elements in the DSL network for information related to the provisioning of DSL services. Thereafter, the system analyzes the information to identify points of delay and/or failure in the provisioning process. If a delay exceeds a threshold value, an administrator is notified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Franklin, Robert J. Bates, Frederick Edwards, Noland Smith, Klaudio Kucelin, Joel E. Cordsmeyer, Noris C. Tsangarides, Angel Rodriguez, Steven Dominie, Jean-Pierre Zaiter, Zhao Ming Li, Michael Hebert