公开(公告)号：US11212159B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US15915932

申请日：2018-03-08

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael J. Fargano ,  Charles I. Cook ,  Kevin M. McBride ,  William O'Brien, Jr. ,  John McManus

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/26 ,  G06F9/50 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/931 ,  G06F9/455

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing interconnection gateway and/or hub functionalities between two or more network functions virtualization (“NFV”) entities that are located in different networks. In some embodiments, a NFV interconnection gateway (“NFVIG”) might receive a set of network interconnection information from each of two or more sets of NFV entities, each set of NFV entities being located within a network separate from the networks in which the other sets of NFV entities are located. The NFVIG might be located in one of these networks. The NFVIG might abstract each set of network interconnection information, and might establish one or more links between the two or more sets of NFV entities, based at least in part on the abstracted sets of network interconnection information. The NFVIG might provide access to one or more virtualized network functions (“VNFs”) via the one or more links.

公开(公告)号：US10992734B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-27

申请号：US16289368

申请日：2019-02-28

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Charles I. Cook ,  Kevin M. McBride

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  G06F9/54

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques might provide for implementing remote application access, and, in some cases, by instantiating an application or service close to the intended recipient or user of the application or service, from a networking perspective. A network might provide connectivity between a first computer and a second computer. A file (comprising an application and data) might be transmitted, over the network, from the first computer. A node in the network, which might be on a path between the first and second computers, might determine that the file contains the application and the data, and, based on such determination, might capture the file (before the second computer can receive it). An instance of the application might be instantiated on a compute surface in the network as a service for the second computer, such that the compute surface can operate on the data with the instance of the application.

公开(公告)号：US20200336555A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

申请号：US16905355

申请日：2020-06-18

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Michael K. Bugenhagen ,  Charles I. Cook

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

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing network application programming interface (“API”), and, more particularly, implementing dual network telemetry API framework. In some embodiments, a computing system might receive first network telemetry data from a first network via a gateway API, might receive second network telemetry data from one or more second networks via a network API, and might analyze the first network telemetry data and the second network telemetry data to determine first instructions to send to the first network and to determine second instructions to send to the one or more second networks. The computing system might send the first instructions to first nodes in the first network to cause the first nodes to perform at least one first action and send the second instructions to each second network to cause the second nodes in each second networks to perform at least one second action.

公开(公告)号：US20200287986A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16882953

申请日：2020-05-26

Applicant: CenturyLInk Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Charles I. Cook ,  Michael K. Bugenhagen

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W48/00

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing network experience shifting using shared objects. In various embodiments, a network node in a first network might receive, via a first network access device (“NAD”) in a second network, a request from a first user device to establish roaming network access, a first user being associated with a second NAD in the first network and being unassociated with the first NAD. The network node might authenticate the first user, receive customer network telemetry data regarding visited LAN associated with the first NAD via a gateway API, receive service provider network telemetry data via a network API, determine whether the first user is associated with (and authorized to access services accessible by) the second NAD. If so, the network node might configure the visited LAN and/or the first NAD to simulate the interface environment of the user's home LAN and/or the second NAD.

公开(公告)号：US20200280620A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-03

申请号：US16878743

申请日：2020-05-20

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

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

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04B10/27 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/715 ,  H04L12/947 ,  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：US10666772B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US16138685

申请日：2018-09-21

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

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

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04B10/27 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/715 ,  H04L12/947 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/12

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：US10592377B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-17

申请号：US14586512

申请日：2014-12-30

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Charles I. Cook

IPC: G06F15/173 ,  G06F11/34 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/26

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for tracking website performance and providing a user with website performance data. Embodiments include systems, methods and apparatus for identifying that the user has accessed a website from a user device, obtaining one or more website performance metrics and forwarding one or more website performance metrics to a performance information generator associated with a website performance tracking server. A performance information message is then created by the performance information generator and the performance information message is transmitted to the user device. The performance information message may be displayed to the user on the user device. In selected embodiments, the performance information message is displayed to the user in real-time as the user accesses the website.

公开(公告)号：US20200007625A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-02

申请号：US16565074

申请日：2019-09-09

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Charles I. Cook

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04L12/26

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing Internet of Things (“IoT”) functionality. In some embodiments, a first IoT-capable device might receive beacon data from each of one or more other IoT-capable devices in a self-organizing network (“SON”) of IoT devices, might compare the received beacon data with stored beacon data, and might send at least one first data to a computing system to update the computing system of any changes in the SON (indicating, without limitation, new devices, failed devices, disabled devices, devices that have moved out of range, etc.). The computing system might receive and analyze the at least one first data to determine a status of each IoT-capable device in the SON, might generate control instructions, and might autonomously send the control instructions to at least one of the IoT-capable devices in the SON to improve the functionality of the SON.

公开(公告)号：US10462846B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15857274

申请日：2017-12-28

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Robert J. Morrill ,  Charles I. Cook

IPC: H04W88/10 ,  H04L12/46 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W48/18

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques that can provide wireless service for multiple service providers from a single, multi-service provider wireless access point. In an aspect, a multi-service provider wireless access point might communicate with a plurality of wireless devices, each associated with a different wireless carrier, and route communications from each device to the appropriate carrier (and/or, similarly, transmit communications from each carrier to the appropriate wireless device). In this way, for example, a single wireless access point could provide service to cellphones of subscribers of a number of different carriers. Such a wireless access point can provide enhanced efficiency and reduced cost, along with the ability to provide higher service for a number of wireless carriers.

公开(公告)号：US10425285B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-24

申请号：US14977838

申请日：2015-12-22

Applicant: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC

Inventor： Charles I. Cook ,  Paul A. Keator

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/66 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04B3/32

Abstract: A system for noise profile generation includes a customer gateway communicatively coupled to one or more end devices over a communication medium, at least one noise information node communicatively coupled to the customer gateway and programmed to extract noise information present on a communication path from the customer gateway to at least one of the one or more end devices, a noise profile database storing one or more noise profiles, and a noise profile generator. The noise profile generator includes at least one processor and non-transitory computer readable media having a set of instructions executable by the at least one processor to retrieve the extracted noise information associated with the communication path, determine whether the at least one noise characteristic of the extracted noise information matches with one or more noise profiles and identify at least one noise source on the communication path.