Patents by Inventor Roman Balashevych

Roman Balashevych 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).

  • High availability and software upgrades in network software
    Patent number: 11775402
    Abstract: Ensuring the high availability of a Passive Optical Network (PON). A broadband network architecture comprises (a) at least a portion of optical fiber in a communication path to individual subscriber premises, (b) one or more software-implemented Optical Line Terminal (OLT) Controllers, (c) one or more software-implemented Service Provisioning Applications (SPAs), and (d) one or more software-implemented Broadband Network Gateways (BNGs). Each of the one or more OLT Controllers, one or more SPAs, and one or more BNGs execute on Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) computer systems and entirely upon a plurality of protection groups. Each of the plurality of protection groups consists of a plurality of pods. The pods in a particular protection group which are active are dynamically adjusted to ensure the high availability of the broadband network architecture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Harmonic, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrey Ter-Zakhariants, Ihor Kopieichyk, Nagesh Nandiraju, Robert Gaydos, Howard Abramson, Roman Balashevych, Jason Combs
  • High Availability and Software Upgrades in Network Software
    Publication number: 20220391295
    Abstract: Ensuring the high availability of a Passive Optical Network (PON). A broadband network architecture comprises (a) at least a portion of optical fiber in a communication path to individual subscriber premises, (b) one or more software-implemented Optical Line Terminal (OLT) Controllers, (c) one or more software-implemented Service Provisioning Applications (SPAs), and (d) one or more software-implemented Broadband Network Gateways (BNGs). Each of the one or more OLT Controllers, one or more SPAs, and one or more BNGs execute on Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) computer systems and entirely upon a plurality of protection groups. Each of the plurality of protection groups consists of a plurality of pods. The pods in a particular protection group which are active are dynamically adjusted to ensure the high availability of the broadband network architecture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Andrey Ter-Zakhariants, Ihor Kopieichyk, Nagesh Nandiraju, Robert Gaydos, Howard Abramson, Roman Balashevych, Jason Combs