Patents by Inventor William Trost
William Trost 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: 20230344622Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to quantum key distribution (“QKD”) networking as a service. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a microservices controller can establish a plurality of quantum connections with a plurality of virtual quantum connection managers (“vQCMs”) deployed in association with a set of quantum user nodes (“QUNs”) in a QKD network. The microservices controller can receive a request to initialize the QKD network. The microservices controller can coordinate with the plurality of vQCMs to handle initialization of the QKD network. The microservices controller can receive a QKD service request from a QKD network operator. The microservices controller can invoke a plurality of microservices to handle the QKD service request.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2023Publication date: October 26, 2023Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, William Trost, Daniel Solero, Daniel Sheleheda
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Publication number: 20230216846Abstract: A quantum entanglement communication service can be provided by detecting a request to access data stored at a first computer. In response to detecting the data access request, a request can be generated to request that a server computer generate an entangled particle pair. Measurement data can be received, the measurement data corresponding to a measurement observed after interacting a first bit of a token stored at a second computer with a first entangled particle from the entangled particle pair. An operation to perform on a second entangled particle of the entangled particle pair at the first computer can be determined and performed. A state of the second entangled particle can be measured to obtain a value, and a bit string can be generated, where the bit string can include a number that corresponds to the value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: William Trost, Luis Albisu
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Patent number: 11689570Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to quantum security enhancement for IPsec protocol. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a quantum resource manager (“Q-RM”) can find a recommended quantum routing path for routing data from a first data center to a second data center via a pair of entangled quantum particles. The Q-RM can instruct a first quantum node (“QN”) associated with the first data center and a second QN associated with the second data center to establish a quantum channel that facilitates the recommended quantum routing path. The Q-RM can prepare an IPsec encrypted tunnel to carry a qubit associated with the pair of entangled quantum particles from the first data center to the second data center. The Q-RM can find the recommended quantum routing path responsive to an issue detected with the IPsec encrypted tunnel previously established between the first data center and the second data center.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, William Trost, Daniel Solero
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Patent number: 11683165Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to quantum key distribution (“QKD”) networking as a service. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a microservices controller can establish a plurality of quantum connections with a plurality of virtual quantum connection managers (“vQCMs”) deployed in association with a set of quantum user nodes (“QUNs”) in a QKD network. The microservices controller can receive a request to initialize the QKD network. The microservices controller can coordinate with the plurality of vQCMs to handle initialization of the QKD network. The microservices controller can receive a QKD service request from a QKD network operator. The microservices controller can invoke a plurality of microservices to handle the QKD service request.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, William Trost, Daniel Solero, Daniel Sheleheda
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Patent number: 11606356Abstract: A quantum entanglement communication service can be provided by detecting a request to access data stored at a first computer. In response to detecting the data access request, a request can be generated to request that a server computer generate an entangled particle pair. Measurement data can be received, the measurement data corresponding to a measurement observed after interacting a first bit of a token stored at a second computer with a first entangled particle from the entangled particle pair. An operation to perform on a second entangled particle of the entangled particle pair at the first computer can be determined and performed. A state of the second entangled particle can be measured to obtain a value, and a bit string can be generated, where the bit string can include a number that corresponds to the value.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: William Trost, Luis Albisu
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Publication number: 20230056683Abstract: Quantum key distribution network security survivability can be provided by receiving, at a software defined networking controller operating in a control layer of a network, a recommendation from a global analytics service operating in an application layer of the network, the recommendation for replacing a failed communication link in a quantum key distribution layer of the network, the failed communication link being detected by a quantum edge computing device operating in the quantum key distribution layer. The software defined networking controller can generate a command to cause a quantum key distribution resource to perform an action to mitigate impact from the failed communication link. The command can be sent to the quantum key distribution resource and the quantum key distribution resource can perform the action to mitigate the impact from the failed communication link.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, William Trost, Daniel Solero
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Patent number: 11476932Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to quantum tampering threat management. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a quantum security manager (“Q-SM”) can monitor a plurality of quantum channels for tampering. The Q-SM can detect tampering on a quantum channel of the plurality of quantum channels. The Q-SM can provide tampering monitoring statistics to a software-defined network (“SDN”) that, in turn, notifies a quantum security operations center (“Q-SOC”) about the tampering on the quantum channel. The Q-SM can receive threat mitigation instructions from the Q-SOC. The threat mitigation instructions can instruct the Q-SM how to counter the tampering on the quantum channel. The Q-SM can perform one or more actions in accordance with the threat mitigation instructions to counter the tampering on the quantum channel.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, Daniel Solero, William Trost
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Patent number: 11444979Abstract: The present disclosure describes event detection and management for quantum communications in a communication network. The event detection and management for quantum communications in a communication network may be provided based on event-based interaction between quantum nodes of the communication network and a network controller of the communication network, such as where the quantum nodes detect events associated with quantum communications and report the events associated with quantum communications to the network controller and where the network controller receives the events associated with quantum communications from the quantum nodes and initiates event management operations based on the events associated with quantum communications.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, William Trost
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Patent number: 11444756Abstract: Quantum key distribution network security survivability can be provided by receiving, at a software defined networking controller operating in a control layer of a network, a recommendation from a global analytics service operating in an application layer of the network, the recommendation for replacing a failed communication link in a quantum key distribution layer of the network, the failed communication link being detected by a quantum edge computing device operating in the quantum key distribution layer. The software defined networking controller can generate a command to cause a quantum key distribution resource to perform an action to mitigate impact from the failed communication link. The command can be sent to the quantum key distribution resource and the quantum key distribution resource can perform the action to mitigate the impact from the failed communication link.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, William Trost, Daniel Solero
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Publication number: 20220173896Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to quantum key distribution (“QKD”) networking as a service. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a microservices controller can establish a plurality of quantum connections with a plurality of virtual quantum connection managers (“vQCMs”) deployed in association with a set of quantum user nodes (“QUNs”) in a QKD network. The microservices controller can receive a request to initialize the QKD network. The microservices controller can coordinate with the plurality of vQCMs to handle initialization of the QKD network. The microservices controller can receive a QKD service request from a QKD network operator. The microservices controller can invoke a plurality of microservices to handle the QKD service request.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, William Trost, Daniel Solero, Daniel Sheleheda
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Publication number: 20220173805Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to quantum tampering threat management. According to one aspect of the concepts and technologies disclosed herein, a quantum security manager (“Q-SM”) can monitor a plurality of quantum channels for tampering. The Q-SM can detect tampering on a quantum channel of the plurality of quantum channels. The Q-SM can provide tampering monitoring statistics to a software-defined network (“SDN”) that, in turn, notifies a quantum security operations center (“Q-SOC”) about the tampering on the quantum channel. The Q-SM can receive threat mitigation instructions from the Q-SOC. The threat mitigation instructions can instruct the Q-SM how to counter the tampering on the quantum channel. The Q-SM can perform one or more actions in accordance with the threat mitigation instructions to counter the tampering on the quantum channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, Daniel Solero, William Trost
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Publication number: 20220174095Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to quantum security enhancement for IPsec protocol. According to one aspect disclosed herein, a quantum resource manager (“Q-RM”) can find a recommended quantum routing path for routing data from a first data center to a second data center via a pair of entangled quantum particles. The Q-RM can instruct a first quantum node (“QN”) associated with the first data center and a second QN associated with the second data center to establish a quantum channel that facilitates the recommended quantum routing path. The Q-RM can prepare an IPsec encrypted tunnel to carry a qubit associated with the pair of entangled quantum particles from the first data center to the second data center. The Q-RM can find the recommended quantum routing path responsive to an issue detected with the IPsec encrypted tunnel previously established between the first data center and the second data center.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, William Trost, Daniel Solero
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Patent number: 11349911Abstract: A system can receive a guardrail policy request that specifies a guardrail policy to assess for deployment on a server to protect at least a specific port of the server. The system can execute a fingerprint clustering machine learning model using server fingerprint data to generate cluster data that identifies a virtual machine cluster that includes a plurality of virtual machines executed by the server. The system can execute a traffic discovery machine learning model using server traffic data and the cluster data to generate a confidence score indicative of whether deployment of the guardrail policy would have an adverse impact on the server. The system can execute a risk assessment machine learning model using the application type data to generate a risk assessment score. The system can evaluate the confidence score and the risk assessment score and can determine whether the guardrail policy should be deployed on the server.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Brian Miles, Chad Hiestand, Anthony Librera, William Trost
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Publication number: 20220166610Abstract: Quantum key distribution network security survivability can be provided by receiving, at a software defined networking controller operating in a control layer of a network, a recommendation from a global analytics service operating in an application layer of the network, the recommendation for replacing a failed communication link in a quantum key distribution layer of the network, the failed communication link being detected by a quantum edge computing device operating in the quantum key distribution layer. The software defined networking controller can generate a command to cause a quantum key distribution resource to perform an action to mitigate impact from the failed communication link. The command can be sent to the quantum key distribution resource and the quantum key distribution resource can perform the action to mitigate the impact from the failed communication link.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, William Trost, Daniel Solero
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Publication number: 20220166773Abstract: A quantum entanglement communication service can be provided by detecting a request to access data stored at a first computer. In response to detecting the data access request, a request can be generated to request that a server computer generate an entangled particle pair. Measurement data can be received, the measurement data corresponding to a measurement observed after interacting a first bit of a token stored at a second computer with a first entangled particle from the entangled particle pair. An operation to perform on a second entangled particle of the entangled particle pair at the first computer can be determined and performed. A state of the second entangled particle can be measured to obtain a value, and a bit string can be generated, where the bit string can include a number that corresponds to the value.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: William Trost, Luis Albisu
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Publication number: 20210176278Abstract: The present disclosure describes event detection and management for quantum communications in a communication network. The event detection and management for quantum communications in a communication network may be provided based on event-based interaction between quantum nodes of the communication network and a network controller of the communication network, such as where the quantum nodes detect events associated with quantum communications and report the events associated with quantum communications to the network controller and where the network controller receives the events associated with quantum communications from the quantum nodes and initiates event management operations based on the events associated with quantum communications.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Moshiur Rahman, William Trost
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Patent number: 10834232Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing and using a connection management service. A connection management service can receive a connection request that requests a connection between a requestor and a distributed network. The connection management service can identify a connector to provide the connection between the requestor and the distributed network. The connection management service can provide, to the requestor, an object corresponding to the connector. The requestor can invoke the object to connect to the distributed network.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: William Trost, Craig Harvey, Harvey Cary
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Publication number: 20190281138Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing and using a connection management service. A connection management service can receive a connection request that requests a connection between a requestor and a distributed network. The connection management service can identify a connector to provide the connection between the requestor and the distributed network. The connection management service can provide, to the requestor, an object corresponding to the connector. The requestor can invoke the object to connect to the distributed network.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: September 12, 2019Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: William Trost, Craig Harvey, Harvey Cary
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Patent number: 10306018Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing and using a connection management service. A connection management service can receive a connection request that requests a connection between a requestor and a distributed network. The connection management service can identify a connector to provide the connection between the requestor and the distributed network. The connection management service can provide, to the requestor, an object corresponding to the connector. The requestor can invoke the object to connect to the distributed network.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: William Trost, Craig Harvey, Harvey Cary
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Publication number: 20180041609Abstract: Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for providing and using a connection management service. A connection management service can receive a connection request that requests a connection between a requestor and a distributed network. The connection management service can identify a connector to provide the connection between the requestor and the distributed network. The connection management service can provide, to the requestor, an object corresponding to the connector. The requestor can invoke the object to connect to the distributed network.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.Inventors: William Trost, Craig Harvey, Harvey Cary