Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Papritz

Ronald E. Papritz 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).

  • Patent number: 7991872
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that vertically integrate telecommunications network management across multiple transport domains and network layers to support E2E network management. Embodiments vertically integrate telecommunications network management across multiple transport layers such as physical layers (optical), data link layers (Ethernet), and upper layers (VLAN), and establish an inventory database for the plurality of transport layers in a network management OSS to integrate and correlate network alarms and other business applications. Embodiments provide a single platform for an E2E network management solution across and for multiple transport domains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Cho-Leung Wong, Chin-Wang Chao, Meei-Ling Chen, Hsiao-Hsien Hu, Ronald E. Papritz, Sudhakar Rajapu
  • Patent number: 7898939
    Abstract: A method is provided for monitoring devices with changing IP addresses. SNMP trap is received from a device at a first IP address to notify that a connection is up, and a SNMP poll is transmitted to the device to obtain an identifier. Predetermined consecutive SNMP GET requests are transmitted to the device in intervals. Responsive to failing to receive from the device predetermined consecutive SNMP GET responses equal to the predetermined consecutive SNMP GET requests, it is determined that there is a connection failure or a device failure and checked whether the device is in a maintenance window. If not in maintenance window, a trouble ticket is generated. Responsive to the failure, there is a predetermined waiting period for another SNMP trap from the device with a second IP address and the same identifier notifying that a connection is back up, and no trouble ticket is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Herman H. Lee, Richard A. Brotz, Chin-Wang Chao, Wenwen Ji, Drew D. Johnson, Ronald E. Papritz, Gregory S. Pedder
  • Publication number: 20100150170
    Abstract: A method is provided for monitoring devices with changing IP addresses. SNMP trap is received from a device at a first IP address to notify that a connection is up, and a SNMP poll is transmitted to the device to obtain an identifier. Predetermined consecutive SNMP GET requests are transmitted to the device in intervals. Responsive to failing to receive from the device predetermined consecutive SNMP GET responses equal to the predetermined consecutive SNMP GET requests, it is determined that there is a connection failure or a device failure and checked whether the device is in a maintenance window. If not in maintenance window, a trouble ticket is generated. Responsive to the failure, there is a predetermined waiting period for another SNMP trap from the device with a second IP address and the same identifier notifying that a connection is back up, and no trouble ticket is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 1, L.P.
    Inventors: Herman H. Lee, Richard A. Brotz, Chin-Wang Chao, Wenwen Ji, Drew D. Johnson, Ronald E. Papritz, Gregory S. Pedder
  • Publication number: 20090279551
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described that vertically integrate telecommunications network management across multiple transport domains and network layers to support E2E network management. Embodiments vertically integrate telecommunications network management across multiple transport layers such as physical layers (optical), data link layers (Ethernet), and upper layers (VLAN), and establish an inventory database for the plurality of transport layers in a network management OSS to integrate and correlate network alarms and other business applications. Embodiments provide a single platform for an E2E network management solution across and for multiple transport domains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Cho-Leung Wong, Chin-Wang Chao, Meei-Ling Chen, Hsiao-Hsien Hu, Ronald E. Papritz, Sudhakar Rajapu