Patents by Inventor Markus Klumb

Markus Klumb 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).

  • Method and system to implement a demarcation point between a provider network and a customer network
    Patent number: 12207031
    Abstract: A system installed in a cross-border area between a provider network of a provider and a customer network of a customer includes: a smart optical network termination device (NT) at a site of the customer, wherein the smart optical NT is configured to implement a demarcation point between the customer network and the provider network, and wherein the smart optical NT is independent of a data rate passing through it and an optical interface connected to it; and a monitoring device located at a point of presence (POP) of the provider network. The smart optical NT is further configured to monitor a coupling of optical power by the customer into the provider network and to interact with the monitoring device via at least one traffic analysis point (TAP) for connectivity validation from the POP to the demarcation point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignees: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG, ADTRAN NETWORKS SE
    Inventors: Markus Lautenschlager, Markus Klumb, Sander Jansen, Christophe Meyer
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT A DEMARCATION POINT BETWEEN A PROVIDER NETWORK AND A CUSTOMER NETWORK
    Publication number: 20230140721
    Abstract: A system installed in a cross-border area between a provider network of a provider and a customer network of a customer includes: a smart optical network termination device (NT) at a site of the customer, wherein the smart optical NT is configured to implement a demarcation point between the customer network and the provider network, and wherein the smart optical NT is independent of a data rate passing through it and an optical interface connected to it; and a monitoring device located at a point of presence (PoP) of the provider network. The smart optical NT is further configured to monitor a coupling of optical power by the customer into the provider network and to interact with the monitoring device via at least one traffic analysis point (TAP) for connectivity validation from the PoP to the demarcation point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Markus Lautenschlager, Markus Klumb, Sander Jansen, Christophe Meyer