Patents by Inventor Travis Duane Ewert
Travis Duane Ewert 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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Publication number: 20220321426Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for personalizing a network management system. For example, the method comprises receiving a user's credentials at a user device and, after validating the user's credentials, the user device receives at least one network element property describing a network element. The user device then displays the received network element property, the individual interface component functions and applications and interface display suited to that network, based on a predetermined display configuration associated with the validated user credentials based on both predetermined permissions as well as user created settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: October 6, 2022Applicant: LightRiver Software, Inc.Inventors: Travis Duane Ewert, Timothy Alan Nice, Timothy Wayne Masse, Glenn Alan Johansen
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Patent number: 11418407Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for personalizing a network management system. For example, the method comprises receiving a user's credentials at a user device and, after validating the user's credentials, the user device receives at least one network element property describing a network element. The user device then displays the received network element property, the individual interface component functions and applications and interface display suited to that network, based on a predetermined display configuration associated with the validated user credentials based on both predetermined permissions as well as user created settings.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: LightRiver Software, Inc.Inventors: Travis Duane Ewert, Timothy Alan Nice, Timothy Wayne Masse, Glenn Alan Johansen
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Patent number: 11368376Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that provision a cloud-based service together with a dedicated network connection to provision a cloud-based service element. In response to the request both the cloud-based service element and a dedicated network connection are provisioned. Provisioning the cloud-based service element together with the dedicated network connection enables the cloud-based service element to utilize the dedicated network connection.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Pete Joseph Caputo, II, Austin David Ritchie, Alan Wade Prehmus, Travis Duane Ewert, Harold Wayne Teets
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Publication number: 20220150134Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and systems for personalizing a network management system. For example, the method comprises receiving a user's credentials at a user device and, after validating the user's credentials, the user device receives at least one network element property describing a network element. The user device then displays the received network element property, the individual interface component functions and applications and interface display suited to that network, based on a predetermined display configuration associated with the validated user credentials based on both predetermined permissions as well as user created settings.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: LightRiver Software, Inc.Inventors: Travis Duane EWERT, Timothy Alan NICE, Timothy Wayne MASSE, Glenn Alan JOHANSEN
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Patent number: 11012294Abstract: A method for inline data plane monitor placement and operation for network function virtualization involves receiving, at one or more control modules of a network, a logical monitoring specification. The logical monitoring specification includes a monitoring regime abstracted from a physical topology of the network. The one or more control modules perform one or more of instantiating or identifying one or more monitor instances of the network based on the logical monitoring specification, the one or more monitor instances being or having been instantiated within one or more data plane components of the network. The one or more control modules configure the one or more monitor instances based on the logical monitoring specification.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Nefeli Networks, Inc.Inventors: Sylvia Ratnasamy, Eugenia Corrales, Travis Duane Ewert
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Publication number: 20200336369Abstract: A method for inline data plane monitor placement and operation for network function virtualization involves receiving, at one or more control modules of a network, a logical monitoring specification. The logical monitoring specification includes a monitoring regime abstracted from a physical topology of the network. The one or more control modules perform one or more of instantiating or identifying one or more monitor instances of the network based on the logical monitoring specification, the one or more monitor instances being or having been instantiated within one or more data plane components of the network. The one or more control modules configure the one or more monitor instances based on the logical monitoring specification.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2020Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Nefeli Networks, Inc.Inventors: Sylvia Ratnasamy, Eugenia Corrales, Travis Duane Ewert
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Publication number: 20200267060Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that provision a cloud-based service together with a dedicated network connection to provision a cloud-based service element. In response to the request both the cloud-based service element and a dedicated network connection are provisioned. Provisioning the cloud-based service element together with the dedicated network connection enables the cloud-based service element to utilize the dedicated network connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Pete Joseph Caputo, II, Austin David Ritchie, Alan Wade Prehmus, Travis Duane Ewert, Harold Wayne Teets
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Patent number: 10652110Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that provision a cloud-based service together with a dedicated network connection to provision a cloud-based service element. In response to the request both the cloud-based service element and a dedicated network connection are provisioned. Provisioning the cloud-based service element together with the dedicated network connection enables the cloud-based service element to utilize the dedicated network connection.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Pete Joseph Caputo, II, Austin David Ritchie, Alan Wade Prehmus, Travis Duane Ewert, Harold Wayne Teets
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Patent number: 10645469Abstract: Embodiments providing improved systems and methods deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting optical physical layer networks are needed. In one embodiment, networks are first constructed in a specialized network factory, where they are racked, provisioned, audited, and tested by relevant experts in each technology. Then the equipment is custom-crated—with all cards, patch cords, labels, and provisioning in place—before being shipped to field locations. A production network health baseline is captured that creates a set of norms that later performance data can be compared against. Once the network is operational, the network health is monitored and compared against the baseline. If there's a deviation sufficient to satisfy a user-defined rule, a remedial action can be triggered. In another embodiment, a method isolates a problem in an optical transport network.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: LIGHTRIVER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Greg Byrne, Travis Duane Ewert, Timothy Wayne Masse, Michael P. Jonas, Glenn Johansen
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Patent number: 10637599Abstract: Embodiments providing improved systems and methods deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting optical physical layer networks are needed. A baseline may be created and performance data is extracted. The performance data is compared against user-defined rules to determine an appropriate action. In one embodiment, networks are first constructed in a specialized network factory, where they are racked, provisioned, audited, and tested by relevant experts in each technology. In another embodiment, a method isolates a problem in an optical transport network. When a problem is identified, the layers are repeatedly evaluated to identify the device operating at the lowest layer where an error occurs. That device is identified as being likely faulty.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: LIGHTRIVER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Timothy Wayne Masse, John Lynn Cooper, Travis Duane Ewert, Francis Santitoro, Michael Leddy, James Faraci
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Patent number: 10637769Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for dynamically applying network functions to traffic flows based on heuristics, policy conditions and client-specified conditions. A network monitors a network traffic flow to determine whether the network traffic flow meets a first criterion of a first rule. The criterion specifies that when the first criterion is met a network function be used to analyze or process the network traffic flow. When the network traffic flow is determined to meet the first criterion, the network determines a first route through the network to a network function provider that provides the network function and configures one or more routers along the first route to forward the network traffic flow to the network function provider for analysis or processing.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: William Thomas Sella, Harold Wayne Teets, James Michael Sella, Pete Joseph Caputo, Travis Duane Ewert
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Patent number: 10560386Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for dynamically applying PPP-based network functions to traffic flows based on heuristics, policy conditions, and client-specified conditions. A network monitors a network traffic flow to determine whether the network traffic flow meets a first criterion of a first rule. The criterion specifies that when the first criterion is met, a PPP-based network function be used to analyze or process the network traffic flow. When the network traffic flow is determined to meet the first criterion, the network determines a first route through the network to a PPP-based router that provides the PPP-based network function and configures one or more routers along the first route to forward the network traffic flow to the PPP-based router for analysis or processing.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventor: Travis Duane Ewert
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Patent number: 10491754Abstract: A method for providing a predicting bandwidth utilization for a customer of a connectivity service provider is disclosed. The method includes receiving bandwidth utilization data over time for a customer of a connectivity service provider. The method further includes training a machine learning model for the bandwidth utilization data during a time period based on the received data. In an embodiment, training the machine learning model includes determining a value for a parameter. The bandwidth utilization may be substantially periodic over the time period. Relying on the periodicity of the bandwidth utilization, the method further includes predicting, using the trained model, future bandwidth utilization over time.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Sergey Yermakov, Travis Duane Ewert
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Publication number: 20190260682Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for dynamically applying PPP-based network functions to traffic flows based on heuristics, policy conditions, and client-specified conditions. A network monitors a network traffic flow to determine whether the network traffic flow meets a first criterion of a first rule. The criterion specifies that when the first criterion is met, a PPP-based network function be used to analyze or process the network traffic flow. When the network traffic flow is determined to meet the first criterion, the network determines a first route through the network to a PPP-based router that provides the PPP-based network function and configures one or more routers along the first route to forward the network traffic flow to the PPP-based router for analysis or processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventor: Travis Duane Ewert
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Publication number: 20180287896Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that provision a cloud-based service together with a dedicated network connection to provision a cloud-based service element. In response to the request both the cloud-based service element and a dedicated network connection are provisioned. Provisioning the cloud-based service element together with the dedicated network connection enables the cloud-based service element to utilize the dedicated network connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2018Publication date: October 4, 2018Inventors: Pete Joseph Caputo, II, Austin David Ritchie, Alan Wade Prehmus, Travis Duane Ewert, Harold Wayne Teets
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Patent number: 9992079Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that provision a cloud-based service together with a dedicated network connection to provision a cloud-based service element. In response to the request both the cloud-based service element and a dedicated network connection are provisioned. Provisioning the cloud-based service element together with the dedicated network connection enables the cloud-based service element to utilize the dedicated network connection.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Pete Joseph Caputo, II, Austin David Ritchie, Alan Wade Prehmus, Travis Duane Ewert, Harold Wayne Teets
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Publication number: 20180123901Abstract: In embodiments, methods and apparatus are disclosed for predicting bandwidth utilization for a customer of a connectivity service provider. A model that predicts bandwidth utilization is trained in a distributed manner at the network interface devices which connect customer networks to a connectivity service provider network, rather than in a centralized manner at a data center within the service provider network. The network interface devices leverage the storage of an aggregation server and the structure of bandwidth utilization trends to reduce the resources required to calculate the models. The distributed methodology allows for improved scalability in training bandwidth utilization models for all of the customers of the connectivity service provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Sergey YERMAKOV, Travis Duane EWERT
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Publication number: 20180069781Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for dynamically applying network functions to traffic flows based on heuristics, policy conditions and client-specified conditions. A network monitors a network traffic flow to determine whether the network traffic flow meets a first criterion of a first rule. The criterion specifies that when the first criterion is met a network function be used to analyze or process the network traffic flow. When the network traffic flow is determined to meet the first criterion, the network determines a first route through the network to a network function provider that provides the network function and configures one or more routers along the first route to forward the network traffic flow to the network function provider for analysis or processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2017Publication date: March 8, 2018Inventors: William Thomas Sella, Harold Wayne Teets, James Michael Sella, Pete Joseph Caputo, Travis Duane Ewert
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Publication number: 20180027130Abstract: A method for providing a predicting bandwidth utilization for a customer of a connectivity service provider is disclosed. The method includes receiving bandwidth utilization data over time for a customer of a connectivity service provider. The method further includes training a machine learning model for the bandwidth utilization data during a time period based on the received data. In an embodiment, training the machine learning model includes determining a value for a parameter. The bandwidth utilization may be substantially periodic over the time period. Relying on the periodicity of the bandwidth utilization, the method further includes predicting, using the trained model, future bandwidth utilization over time.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Sergey YERMAKOV, Travis Duane EWERT
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Patent number: 9819576Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for dynamically applying network functions to traffic flows based on heuristics, policy conditions and client-specified conditions. A network monitors a network traffic flow to determine whether the network traffic flow meets a first criterion of a first rule. The criterion specifies that when the first criterion is met a network function be used to analyze or process the network traffic flow. When the network traffic flow is determined to meet the first criterion, the network determines a first route through the network to a network function provider that provides the network function and configures one or more routers along the first route to forward the network traffic flow to the network function provider for analysis or processing.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: William Thomas Sella, Harold Wayne Teets, James Michael Sella, Pete Joseph Caputo, II, Travis Duane Ewert