Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Noll
Kevin A. Noll 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: 10862963Abstract: One embodiment provides a system and method for automatic discovery and configuration of tunnel endpoints in a network. During operation, the system can broadcast, from an active tunnel endpoint, a peer-discovery-request message to the network. In response to receiving a peer-discovery-response message from a passive tunnel endpoint, the system can determine whether the passive tunnel endpoint has a tunnel based on the received peer-discovery response. In response to determining that the passive tunnel endpoint does not have a tunnel, the system creates a tunnel between the active tunnel endpoint and the passive tunnel endpoint and exchanges tunnel-configuration messages over the created tunnel.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Tibit Communications, Inc.Inventors: Edward W. Boyd, Kevin A. Noll, James A. Fletcher, Andrew P. Chagnon, Jean-Christophe B. A. Marion
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Publication number: 20200128071Abstract: One embodiment provides a system and method for automatic discovery and configuration of tunnel endpoints in a network. During operation, the system can broadcast, from an active tunnel endpoint, a peer-discovery-request message to the network. In response to receiving a peer-discovery-response message from a passive tunnel endpoint, the system can determine whether the passive tunnel endpoint has a tunnel based on the received peer-discovery response. In response to determining that the passive tunnel endpoint does not have a tunnel, the system creates a tunnel between the active tunnel endpoint and the passive tunnel endpoint and exchanges tunnel-configuration messages over the created tunnel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Applicant: Tibit Communications, Inc.Inventors: Edward W. Boyd, Kevin A. Noll, James A. Fletcher, Andrew P. Chagnon, Jean-Christophe B. A. Marion
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Patent number: 10448130Abstract: Methods and apparatus for asymmetric distribution of mixed content via a network. Current optical fiber-based access network technologies are multiplexed onto the same fiber for delivery via a common Optical Distribution Network (ODN). Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to combining (using optical multiplexing and power splitting) two or more optical user-technologies onto a single Passive Optical Network (PON) while maintaining an independent serving group size and operational independence for each of the combined user-technologies. The disclosed methods and apparatus allow the so-called “outside plant” architecture (i.e., the fiber optic infrastructure from the headend to the customer premises) to be independent of the user-technologies and network architecture that are provided via the outside plant.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCInventors: Kevin A. Noll, David J. Musser, Paul D. Brooks, Peter H. Wolff
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Patent number: 10439924Abstract: A single measurement agent installed at an aggregation point in a network is cycled through multiple network segments (or service groups) using a switching device. Detailed broadband measurement tests are performed on each network segment.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2013Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLCInventors: Kamil Ince, Howard Pfeffer, Thomas M. Gaeble, Jason Weil, Kevin A. Noll, Ronald Kevin McNuss
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Publication number: 20180376227Abstract: Methods and apparatus for asymmetric distribution of mixed content via a network. Current optical fiber-based access network technologies are multiplexed onto the same fiber for delivery via a common Optical Distribution Network (ODN). Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to combining (using optical multiplexing and power splitting) two or more optical user-technologies onto a single Passive Optical Network (PON) while maintaining an independent serving group size and operational independence for each of the combined user-technologies. The disclosed methods and apparatus allow the so-called “outside plant” architecture (i.e., the fiber optic infrastructure from the headend to the customer premises) to be independent of the user-technologies and network architecture that are provided via the outside plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2018Publication date: December 27, 2018Inventors: Kevin A. Noll, David J. Musser, Paul D. Brooks, Peter H. Wolff
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Patent number: 10045100Abstract: Methods and apparatus for asymmetric distribution of mixed content via a network. Current optical fiber-based access network technologies are multiplexed onto the same fiber for delivery via a common Optical Distribution Network (ODN). Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to combining (using optical multiplexing and power splitting) two or more optical user-technologies onto a single Passive Optical Network (PON) while maintaining an independent serving group size and operational independence for each of the combined user-technologies. The disclosed methods and apparatus allow the so-called “outside plant” architecture (i.e., the fiber optic infrastructure from the headend to the customer premises) to be independent of the user-technologies and network architecture that are provided via the outside plant.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLCInventors: Kevin A. Noll, David J. Musser, Paul D. Brooks, Peter H. Wolff
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Publication number: 20170272846Abstract: Methods and apparatus for asymmetric distribution of mixed content via a network. Current optical fiber-based access network technologies are multiplexed onto the same fiber for delivery via a common Optical Distribution Network (ODN). Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to combining (using optical multiplexing and power splitting) two or more optical user-technologies onto a single Passive Optical Network (PON) while maintaining an independent serving group size and operational independence for each of the combined user-technologies. The disclosed methods and apparatus allow the so-called “outside plant” architecture (i.e., the fiber optic infrastructure from the headend to the customer premises) to be independent of the user-technologies and network architecture that are provided via the outside plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Kevin A. Noll, David J. Musser, Paul D. Brooks, Peter H. Wolff
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Patent number: 9674591Abstract: Methods and apparatus for asymmetric distribution of mixed content via a network. Current optical fiber-based access network technologies are multiplexed onto the same fiber for delivery via a common Optical Distribution Network (ODN). Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to combining (using optical multiplexing and power splitting) two or more optical user-technologies onto a single Passive Optical Network (PON) while maintaining an independent serving group size and operational independence for each of the combined user-technologies. The disclosed methods and apparatus allow the so-called “outside plant” architecture (i.e., the fiber optic infrastructure from the headend to the customer premises) to be independent of the user-technologies and network architecture that are provided via the outside plant.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLCInventors: Kevin A. Noll, David J. Musser, Paul D. Brooks, Peter H. Wolff
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Publication number: 20160360302Abstract: Methods and apparatus for asymmetric distribution of mixed content via a network. Current optical fiber-based access network technologies are multiplexed onto the same fiber for delivery via a common Optical Distribution Network (ODN). Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to combining (using optical multiplexing and power splitting) two or more optical user-technologies onto a single Passive Optical Network (PON) while maintaining an independent serving group size and operational independence for each of the combined user-technologies. The disclosed methods and apparatus allow the so-called “outside plant” architecture (i.e., the fiber optic infrastructure from the headend to the customer premises) to be independent of the user-technologies and network architecture that are provided via the outside plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: Kevin A. Noll, DAVID J. MUSSER, PAUL D. BROOKS, PETER H. WOLFF
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Patent number: 9124928Abstract: First video material is transmitted from a video source, over a video content network, to consumer premises equipment, via a hub router. The video source has a source address and there is a first path length between the hub router and the video source. Upon occurrence of a first triggering condition, a short route metric is announced from a supplemental video material server coupled to the hub router. The short route metric causes the hub router to perceive a second path length, between the hub router and the supplemental video material server, as shorter than the first path length. The supplemental video material server has a source address identical to the source address of the video source. Thus, the consumer premises equipment obtains supplemental video material from the supplemental video material server instead of first video material from the video source.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLCInventors: Michael S. Kelsen, Kevin Noll, Howard Pfeffer
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Publication number: 20150150043Abstract: First video material is transmitted from a video source, over a video content network, to consumer premises equipment, via a hub router. The video source has a source address and there is a first path length between the hub router and the video source. Upon occurrence of a first triggering condition, a short route metric is announced from a supplemental video material server coupled to the hub router. The short route metric causes the hub router to perceive a second path length, between the hub router and the supplemental video material server, as shorter than the first path length. The supplemental video material server has a source address identical to the source address of the video source. Thus, the consumer premises equipment obtains supplemental video material from the supplemental video material server instead of first video material from the video source.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Michael S. Kelsen, Kevin Noll, Howard Pfeffer
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Publication number: 20150138996Abstract: A single measurement agent installed at an aggregation point in a network is cycled through multiple network segments (or service groups) using a switching device. Detailed broadband measurement tests are performed on each network segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: May 21, 2015Applicant: TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLCInventors: Kamil INCE, Howard Pfeffer, Thomas M. Gaeble, Jason Weil, Kevin A. Noll, Ronald Kevin McNuss
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Patent number: 8910198Abstract: First video material is transmitted from a video source, over a video content network, to consumer premises equipment, via a hub router. The video source has a source address and there is a first path length between the hub router and the video source. Upon occurrence of a first triggering condition, a short route metric is announced from a supplemental video material server coupled to the hub router. The short route metric causes the hub router to perceive a second path length, between the hub router and the supplemental video material server, as shorter than the first path length. The supplemental video material server has a source address identical to the source address of the video source. Thus, the consumer premises equipment obtains supplemental video material from the supplemental video material server instead of first video material from the video source. Aspects of a system and a supplemental video material server are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2010Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLCInventors: Michael S. Kelsen, Kevin Noll, Howard Pfeffer
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Publication number: 20110302600Abstract: First video material is transmitted from a video source, over a video content network, to consumer premises equipment, via a hub router. The video source has a source address and there is a first path length between the hub router and the video source. Upon occurrence of a first triggering condition, a short route metric is announced from a supplemental video material server coupled to the hub router. The short route metric causes the hub router to perceive a second path length, between the hub router and the supplemental video material server, as shorter than the first path length. The supplemental video material server has a source address identical to the source address of the video source. Thus, the consumer premises equipment obtains supplemental video material from the supplemental video material server instead of first video material from the video source. Aspects of a system and a supplemental video material server are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2010Publication date: December 8, 2011Applicant: Time Warner Cable Inc.Inventors: Michael S. Kelsen, Kevin Noll, Howard Pfeffer