Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Hurst

Wolfgang Hurst 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).

  • Publication number: 20240007328
    Abstract: A method for operating a broadband access network of a telecommunications network with a customer premises equipment includes the following steps: in a first step, a whole sale entity transmits an authentication request to a service provider using a first application programming interface, wherein the first application programming interface is exposed by a service provider; and in a second step and in case of the authentication request having been granted, the whole sale entity transmits a configuration command to the broadband access network using a second application programming interface, wherein the second application programming interface is exposed by the broadband access network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Thomas Haag, Fabian Schneider, Wolfgang Hurst
  • Patent number: 11456916
    Abstract: A central office point of delivery within a broadband access network of a telecommunications network includes: access network facing nodes; and a control function and/or a switching fabric and/or service edge nodes. Execution of network attachment tasks and/or further functional or configuration tasks within the central office point of delivery involves using an execution state database as well as stateless execution service functionalities being assigned to different execution stages realized within the central office point of delivery, and a message bus connecting the different execution stages, wherein the execution stages comprise at least an access stage, a processing stage, and a device stage, wherein the execution service functionalities—in order to process or execute the network attachment tasks and/or further functional or configuration tasks—generate a plurality of messages on the message bus and consume a plurality of messages from the message bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Thomas Haag, Hans-Joerg Kolbe, Wolfgang Hurst
  • Publication number: 20220094594
    Abstract: A central office point of delivery within a broadband access network of a telecommunications network includes: access network facing nodes; and a control function and/or a switching fabric and/or service edge nodes. Execution of network attachment tasks and/or further functional or configuration tasks within the central office point of delivery involves using an execution state database as well as stateless execution service functionalities being assigned to different execution stages realized within the central office point of delivery, and a message bus connecting the different execution stages, wherein the execution stages comprise at least an access stage, a processing stage, and a device stage, wherein the execution service functionalities—in order to process or execute the network attachment tasks and/or further functional or configuration tasks—generate a plurality of messages on the message bus and consume a plurality of messages from the message bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Haag, Hans-Joerg Kolbe, Wolfgang Hurst
  • Patent number: 11196583
    Abstract: A method for establishment of a service path within the central office point of delivery within a broadband access network of a telecommunications network. The method to establish the service path includes: in a first step, identity information of the at least one network termination node is transmitted to the first line termination node, in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the identity information of the at least one network termination node is transmitted to the at least one repository node, and in a third step, subsequent to the second step, a first service edge node of the plurality of service edge nodes is selected or determined, based on the identity information of the at least one network termination node, and the service path for the at least one network termination node is thereby established.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Thomas Haag, Hans-Joerg Kolbe, Carsten Michel, Wolfgang Hurst, Adam Heiland
  • Patent number: 11153369
    Abstract: A method for operation of a telecommunications network with a broadband access network includes: in a first step, a specific network termination node is connected to a specific line termination node and activated, wherein a walled garden access is provided, to the specific network termination node, to access a provider infrastructure control center of the telecommunications network; in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the walled garden access is used, by the specific network termination node or by a client device connected to the specific network termination node, to access a provider-specific server environment of the specific provider; and in a third step, subsequent to the second step, the specific network termination node is authenticated and federated with the specific provider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Hans-Joerg Kolbe, Thomas Haag, Wolfgang Hurst
  • Patent number: 11063782
    Abstract: A method includes: a controller node receiving, via a message sent on a first segment of a control session path, identity information of at least one specific network termination node, or of an access node port of a specific line termination node used by the at least one specific network termination node; upon a lookup request message being sent to at least one repository node or repository functionality by the controller node, a lookup response message being sent by the at least one repository node or repository functionality, based on the identity information, the lookup response message comprising an indication of a specific external service edge node; and based on the indication of the specific external service edge node, set up or establishment of a second segment of the control session path towards the specific external service edge node being performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG
    Inventors: Thomas Haag, Hans-Joerg Kolbe, Wolfgang Hurst
  • Publication number: 20210029195
    Abstract: A method for operation of a telecommunications network with a broadband access network includes: in a first step, a specific network termination node is connected to a specific line termination node and activated, wherein a walled garden access is provided, to the specific network termination node, to access a provider infrastructure control center of the telecommunications network; in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the walled garden access is used, by the specific network termination node or by a client device connected to the specific network termination node, to access a provider-specific server environment of the specific provider; and in a third step, subsequent to the second step, the specific network termination node is authenticated and federated with the specific provider.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Hans-Joerg Kolbe, Thomas Haag, Wolfgang Hurst
  • Publication number: 20200351115
    Abstract: A method includes: a controller node receiving, via a message sent on a first segment of a control session path, identity information of at least one specific network termination node, or of an access node port of a specific line termination node used by the at least one specific network termination node; upon a lookup request message being sent to at least one repository node or repository functionality by the controller node, a lookup response message being sent by the at least one repository node or repository functionality, based on the identity information, the lookup response message comprising an indication of a specific external service edge node; and based on the indication of the specific external service edge node, set up or establishment of a second segment of the control session path towards the specific external service edge node being performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas HAAG, Hans-Joerg Kolbe, Wolfgang Hurst
  • Publication number: 20200099546
    Abstract: A method for establishment of a service path within the central office point of delivery within a broadband access network of a telecommunications network. The method to establish the service path includes: in a first step, identity information of the at least one network termination node is transmitted to the first line termination node, in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the identity information of the at least one network termination node is transmitted to the at least one repository node, and in a third step, subsequent to the second step, a first service edge node of the plurality of service edge nodes is selected or determined, based on the identity information of the at least one network termination node, and the service path for the at least one network termination node is thereby established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Haag, Hans-Joerg Kolbe, Carsten Michel, Wolfgang Hurst, Adam Heiland