公开(公告)号：US20220166459A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17536875

申请日：2021-11-29

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Umamaheswar Kakinada ,  Don Gunasekara ,  Ahmed Bencheikh ,  Shane Newberg

IPC: H04B1/7136 ,  H04B1/7176 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W16/14

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing quasi-licensed spectrum access within a prescribed area or venue, including to users or subscribers of one or more Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). In one embodiment, the quasi-licensed spectrum utilizes 3.5 GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) spectrum allocated by a Federal or commercial SAS (Spectrum Access System) to a managed content delivery network that includes one or more wireless access nodes (e.g., CBSDs) in data communication with a controller, and the core(s) of the MNO network(s). In one variant, the controller dynamically allocates (i) spectrum within the area or venue within CBRS bands, and (ii) MNO “roaming” users or subscribers to CBRS bands (e.g., via extant LTE-TD technology). In one particular implementation, the managed network comprises a Multiple Systems Operator (MSO) network such as a cable or satellite network, and the MSO and MNO coordinate to implement user-specific and/or data-specific policies for the roaming MNO subscribers.

公开(公告)号：US20220149984A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17585928

申请日：2022-01-27

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Nathan Gleason

IPC: H04L1/00 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for determining conditions for non-terminated service provider network connections. The method includes receiving, at a service provider headend, upstream signals from premises. An uncorrectable metric and a correctable metric are determined from a portion of the upstream signals upon application of signal correction to the upstream signals, where the portion is related to an operating frequency range of a networking device and an operating frequency range of Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) devices. An alert is generated when the determined uncorrectable metric meets an uncorrectable threshold and the determined correctable metric is less than a correctable threshold for a persistent period of time, where the non-termination alert indicates a non-terminated pathway to a service provider central office from the premises when service is provided to the premises from a different service provider central office.

公开(公告)号：US11330448B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16897878

申请日：2020-06-10

Applicant: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC

Inventor： Saran Khalid

IPC: H04W24/02 ,  H04W28/24 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W8/24

Abstract: Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, architectures, mechanisms and apparatus for dynamically adapting category-specific radio coverage area of a mobile network using information received from corresponding common-category user equipment (UE) active within the mobile network indicative of UE capability, UE location, and UE quality of service (QoS) such that category-specific service edge locations and corresponding category-specific coverage gaps therebetween may be determined and automatically mitigated by optimizing or augmenting deployed network equipment.

公开(公告)号：US11330421B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16807054

申请日：2020-03-02

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Volkan Sevindik ,  Haider Syed

IPC: H04W8/18 ,  H04W8/20 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W60/00

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for monitoring a network. A customer premise equipment device is registered with a spectrum access system. The spectrum access system is informed of a count of subscriber identification module (SIM) cards and a count of radios in the customer premise equipment device and is informed of a frequency and an identity of the network to monitor. One or more measurements are performed by the customer premise equipment device based on the frequency and the identity of the network and the one or more measurements are sent to a managing server.

公开(公告)号：US20220141844A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17084476

申请日：2020-10-29

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Volkan Sevindik ,  Haider Syed

IPC: H04W72/12 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W76/12

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for prioritizing data traffic in small-cell wireless system. In one embodiment, the system utilizes “quasi-licensed” CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) wireless spectrum in conjunction with a wireless communication network (e.g., 3GPP 4G-LTE or 5G-NR-based). A “traffic profile” message is used to prioritize the data traffic. In one variant, the traffic profile message is generated by a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) such as a CBRS FWA, and includes data related to CPE identification, default bearer identification, number of client devices served by the CPE (e.g., via a wireless router connected to the CPE), traffic type and/or priority level associated with each client device and/or data traffic type, etc. In another variant, the base station provides data services to a plurality of fixed wireless access (FWA) apparatus installed at user or subscriber premises of a network based on prioritization according to the present disclosure.

公开(公告)号：US20220141179A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-05

申请号：US17089687

申请日：2020-11-04

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Micah Labbee ,  Tyson Vinson ,  Chris Turner

IPC: H04L29/12 ,  H04L12/46

Abstract: A VPN tunnel interface is instantiated within a router based on a tunnel network namespace. One or more virtual peers corresponding to the VPN tunnel interface and one or more virtual ethernet interfaces corresponding to the one or more virtual peers are instantiated. The tunnel network namespace is configured to route, based on a source address, network traffic from a specified client device to a specified virtual peer of the one or more virtual peers via the VPN tunnel interface. A connection is established between a client device and a VPN process of the router and a traffic flow is transported to and from the client device through a VPN tunnel via the VPN tunnel interface, the one or more virtual peers, and the one or more virtual ethernet interfaces.

公开(公告)号：US11323178B1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-03

申请号：US17152232

申请日：2021-01-19

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Thomas Dudley ,  Ognian Mitev

IPC: H04B10/079 ,  H04B10/2507

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a communication (comm) network has a plurality of interconnected comm systems and a transport controller, each comm system having one or more Layer 1 (L1) components connected to one or more Layer 3 (L3) components, wherein at least one L1 component is connected to an L1 component of a different comm system by a link. The transport controller queries L1 components in the comm network for channel characteristics (e.g., optical signal-to-noise ratios (OSNRs)) for links in the comm network and modifies a metric value for a link in the comm network based on the channel characteristic for the link, such that an L3 component transitions from (i) transmitting signals via a first comm path that includes the link to (ii) transmitting signals via a different, second comm path that does not include the link. In this way, system outages due to degraded links can be avoided.

公开(公告)号：US11316826B1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US17089687

申请日：2020-11-04

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Micah Labbee ,  Tyson Vinson ,  Chris Turner

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L61/2592 ,  H04L12/46

Abstract: A VPN tunnel interface is instantiated within a router based on a tunnel network namespace. One or more virtual peers corresponding to the VPN tunnel interface and one or more virtual ethernet interfaces corresponding to the one or more virtual peers are instantiated. The tunnel network namespace is configured to route, based on a source address, network traffic from a specified client device to a specified virtual peer of the one or more virtual peers via the VPN tunnel interface. A connection is established between a client device and a VPN process of the router and a traffic flow is transported to and from the client device through a VPN tunnel via the VPN tunnel interface, the one or more virtual peers, and the one or more virtual ethernet interfaces.

公开(公告)号：US11316776B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16892576

申请日：2020-06-04

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Lanny Jason Godsey ,  Glen Hardin ,  John Valiquette ,  Kreig DuBose

IPC: H04L45/16 ,  H04L67/10

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for delivering content (e.g., multimedia streams, video files, documents, images, text, operating system updates, app store downloads, etc.) from a content source to one or more receiver devices over an internet protocol (IP) network. Network devices may be configured to bypass a content delivery network (CDN) to deliver a bulk of the content via IP multicast, and to utilize the CDN and multipath connectivity between the content source and the receiver devices to deliver the remaining portions of the content via unicast.

公开(公告)号：US11316745B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16741811

申请日：2020-01-14

Applicant: Charter Communications Operating, LLC

Inventor： Ryan M. Harter

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L45/74

Abstract: A modular communication system includes gateway hardware and swappable versions of communication port hardware. Each different version of the swappable communication port hardware includes a first connector and corresponding one or more communication ports configured to provide connectivity to one or more communication devices. The gateway hardware includes a second connector selectively matable with the first connector. Coupling of the first connector and the second connector creates a communication link between the corresponding communication port hardware and the gateway hardware. A communication manager is disposed in the gateway hardware. When first (original) communication port hardware coupled to the gateway hardware is replaced with second communication port hardware, the communication manager discovers presence of the multiple communication ports associated with the second communication port hardware via communications through the communication link. The gateway hardware then and provides connectivity of the multiple ports to a remote network.