公开(公告)号：US20230421561A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18243838

申请日：2023-09-08

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael K. Bugenhagen

IPC: H04L9/40 ,  G06Q30/01 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/51

CPC classification number: H04L63/101 ,  G06Q30/01 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/51

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing customer resource telemetry and use as a service. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, from a user, a request to access at least one network-accessible resource associated with a customer of a service provider, the user being unassociated and unrelated with the customer; might identify at least one of a user identification, a company, or a class of user associated with the user; might determine whether at least one resource record associated with the customer indicates that the user has permission to access the at least one network-accessible resource, based on the identification. If so, the computing system might provide the user with access to the at least one network-accessible resource associated with the customer. If not, the computing system might deny, to the user, access to the at least one network-accessible resource associated with the customer.

公开(公告)号：US20220337679A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-20

申请号：US17810496

申请日：2022-07-01

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Charles I. Cook ,  Michael K. Bugenhagen ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  Andrew V. Cook

IPC: H04L69/16 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04B10/27 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L45/64 ,  H04L49/25 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/66

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing extension of customer local area networks (“LANs”) and/or implementing isolated service overlays over a network. In some embodiments, a network service point that is located external to a demarcation point at each of a plurality of customer premises might establish a connection between a service provider network and a customer LAN, which has already been established within a customer premises. The system subsequently extends the customer LAN, via this connection, to span between the network service point and the customer premises. Alternatively, or additionally, the system might establish two or more isolated service overlays across the customer LAN between the network service point and the customer premises, each of the two or more isolated service overlays having network traffic that is isolated from network traffic transmitted along another of the two or more isolated service overlays.

公开(公告)号：US10972543B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-06

申请号：US16531985

申请日：2019-08-05

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael K. Bugenhagen ,  Charles I. Cook

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing customer-based Internet of Things (“IoT”)—transparent privacy functionality. Various methods, systems, and apparatuses might provide connectivity between a network interface device (“NID”) and each of one or more first user devices of a plurality of user devices associated with the customer premises and/or a user who is associated with the customer premises. In some cases, at least one virtual network function (“VNF”) might be sent to each of the one or more first user devices. The NID might restrict, in some cases using the VNF, access by a third party to the information regarding the at least one portion of the at least one of one or more first user devices connected to the network or one or more applications running on one or more first user devices connected to the network.

公开(公告)号：US10893006B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-12

申请号：US16180814

申请日：2018-11-05

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael K. Bugenhagen ,  William R. Walker ,  Kevin M. McBride

IPC: H04L12/931 ,  H04L12/715 ,  H04L12/717 ,  H04L12/721 ,  H04L12/741 ,  H04L12/947 ,  H04L29/06

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing virtual platform media access control (“MAC”) address-based layer 2 and layer 3 network switching. In some embodiments, a method might comprise receiving, at a network node in a network, a data packet having a header comprising a MAC destination address, and routing, with the network node, the data packet over open systems interconnection (“OSI”) model layer 3 or network layer of the network, based at least in part on the MAC destination address in the header of the data packet. The MAC destination address comprises a first portion comprising an organizationally unique identifier (“OUI”) and a second portion comprising an identifier for a destination network interface controller (“NIC”) and/or virtual NIC (“VNIC”), which might be associated either with the same service provider associated with the network node or the network or with a different service provider, content provider, and/or application provider.

公开(公告)号：US10698569B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US15222623

申请日：2016-07-28

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael K. Bugenhagen ,  Charles I. Cook ,  Kevin M. McBride

IPC: G06F3/0482 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0486 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04B10/27 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/24

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques provide for implementing network configuration, and, in particular embodiments, to methods, systems, apparatus, and computer software for implementing customer control point or customer portal for enabling customer-based virtualized platform and network configuration. In some embodiments, a network node might receive, via a user portal (e.g., an app-based or web-based customer portal), a request from a user to change a network configuration of a network. In response to receiving the request, the network node might determine one or more network configuration changes to make to effect the request to change the network configuration of the network, and might reconfigure the network by effecting the determined one or more network configuration changes. In some cases, the user portal might be represented by a graphical user interface that allows the user to manipulate or interact with icons of devices, apps, VNFs, etc., as a form of making the request.

公开(公告)号：US20200067848A1

公开(公告)日：2020-02-27

申请号：US16670634

申请日：2019-10-31

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael K. Bugenhagen ,  Kevin M. McBride

IPC: H04L12/927 ,  H04L12/923 ,  H04L12/875

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing intent-based service configuration, conformance, and auditing. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive a request for network services from a customer, the request for network services comprising desired characteristics and performance parameters for the requested network services, without information regarding specific hardware, hardware type, or network for providing the requested services. The computing system might analyze first metadata regarding resource attributes and characteristics of unassigned network resources to identify network resources among unassigned network resources for providing the requested network services, the first metadata having been striped to entries of the unassigned network resources in resource database(s). Based on the analysis, the computing system might allocate identified network resource(s) for providing the requested network services, and updating a service database by adding or updating an entry in the service database with information indicating that the identified network resource(s) have been allocated.

公开(公告)号：US20190342430A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-07

申请号：US16511805

申请日：2019-07-15

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Charles I. Cook ,  Michael K. Bugenhagen ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  Andrew V. Cook ,  Michael J. Fargano

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04B10/27 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/715 ,  H04L12/947 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L12/46

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing extension of customer local area networks (“LANs”) and/or implementing isolated service overlays over a network. In some embodiments, a network service point that is located external to a demarcation point at each of a plurality of customer premises might establish a connection between a service provider network and a customer LAN, which has already been established within a customer premises. The system subsequently extends the customer LAN, via this connection, to span between the network service point and the customer premises. Alternatively, or additionally, the system might establish two or more isolated service overlays across the customer LAN between the network service point and the customer premises, each of the two or more isolated service overlays having network traffic that is isolated from network traffic transmitted along another of the two or more isolated service overlays.

公开(公告)号：US10425491B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US15793515

申请日：2017-10-25

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael K. Bugenhagen ,  Charles I. Cook

IPC: G06F15/173 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04Q9/02 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/927 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04Q3/00 ,  H04Q9/00 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W88/16

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing network application programming interface (“API”), and, more particularly, API to provide network metrics and network resource control to users. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive customer network telemetry data from a first network via a gateway API, might receive service provider network telemetry data from a second network(s) via a network API, might compile the customer network telemetry data and the service provider network telemetry data, might receive a request from a user to access information regarding network services associated with the user, might filter the compiled customer network telemetry data and the compiled service provider network telemetry data to isolate first telemetry data and second telemetry data, respectively, might provide the user with access to at least one of the first telemetry data or the second telemetry data, and might provide the user with options to control network resources.

公开(公告)号：US10230788B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US15670799

申请日：2017-08-07

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Robert J. Morrill ,  Michael K. Bugenhagen

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/707 ,  H04L12/703 ,  H04L12/725 ,  H04M7/00 ,  H04W48/00 ,  H04L12/54 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04M3/22 ,  H04M3/42

Abstract: A system and method for selecting a data delivery network. A determination is made of user information associated with a communication from a user. A determination is made of performance information for multiple data delivery networks. The data delivery network is selected for the communication from the multiple data delivery networks.

公开(公告)号：US20180322419A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15974228

申请日：2018-05-08

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael K. Bugenhagen

IPC: G06N99/00 ,  G06N5/04

CPC classification number: G06N99/005 ,  G06N5/043

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques for a model-driven AI learning framework are provided. A system includes a user device and an artificial intelligence engine. The artificial intelligence engine may include a processor, and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executable by the processor to perform an action responsive to a trigger, based at least in part on one or more data, allow one or more functions of the artificial intelligence engine to be accessed by the user device, and allow the one or more user inputs of the trigger to be defined, allow the one or more data inputs to be defined, and allow the action responsive to the trigger to be defined.