公开(公告)号：US08837302B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-16

申请号：US13458435

申请日：2012-04-27

申请人： Brian M. Basile ,  David B. Bowler ,  Patrick R. Congdon ,  David Dankulich ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

发明人： Brian M. Basile ,  David B. Bowler ,  Patrick R. Congdon ,  David Dankulich ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/24

CPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04L41/0618 ,  H04L41/065 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L43/00 ,  H04L43/16

摘要： A method of mapping a network fault is provided. Information is received concerning geographical coordinates of terminal network elements and their association with shared network components. A performance parameter is transmitted via upstream network communications from the terminal network elements is monitored. Terminal network elements from which the monitored performance parameter are unacceptable relative to a predetermined threshold for the performance parameter are identified, and a cluster of terminal network elements estimated to be subject to a common network fault is defined. The cluster includes terminal network elements that are identified as reporting an unacceptable performance parameter, as being within a predetermined geographic distance from each other, and as being associated with a common shared network component. A geographic map is populated with a single cluster alarm and includes an identification of the terminal network elements within the cluster. An electronic device and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了映射网络故障的方法。 收到关于终端网元的地理座标及其与共享网络组件的关联的信息。 性能参数通过上游网络通信从终端网元进行监控。 识别监测的性能参数相对于性能参数的预定阈值不能接受的终端网络元件，并且定义估计为经受公共网络故障的终端网络元件的集群。 集群包括被识别为报告不可接受的性能参数的终端网络元件，处于彼此之间的预定地理距离内，并且与公共共享网络组件相关联。 地理地图用单个群集警报填充，并包括群集内的终端网络元素的标识。 提供电子设备和非暂时性计算机可读存储介质。

公开(公告)号：US20130290791A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-31

申请号：US13458435

申请日：2012-04-27

申请人： Brian M. Basile ,  David B. Bowler ,  Patrick R. Congdon ,  David Dankulich ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

发明人： Brian M. Basile ,  David B. Bowler ,  Patrick R. Congdon ,  David Dankulich ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

IPC分类号： G06F11/30 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04L41/0618 ,  H04L41/065 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L43/00 ,  H04L43/16

摘要： A method of mapping a network fault is provided. Information is received concerning geographical coordinates of terminal network elements and their association with shared network components. A performance parameter is transmitted via upstream network communications from the terminal network elements is monitored. Terminal network elements from which the monitored performance parameter are unacceptable relative to a predetermined threshold for the performance parameter are identified, and a cluster of terminal network elements estimated to be subject to a common network fault is defined. The cluster includes terminal network elements that are identified as reporting an unacceptable performance parameter, as being within a predetermined geographic distance from each other, and as being associated with a common shared network component. A geographic map is populated with a single cluster alarm and includes an identification of the terminal network elements within the cluster. An electronic device and non-transitory computer readable storage medium are provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了映射网络故障的方法。 收到关于终端网元的地理座标及其与共享网络组件的关联的信息。 性能参数通过上游网络通信从终端网元进行监控。 识别监测的性能参数相对于性能参数的预定阈值不能接受的终端网络元件，并且定义估计为经受公共网络故障的终端网络元件的集群。 集群包括被识别为报告不可接受的性能参数的终端网络元件，处于彼此之间的预定地理距离内，并且与公共共享网络组件相关联。 地理地图用单个群集警报填充，并包括群集内的终端网络元素的标识。 提供电子设备和非暂时性计算机可读存储介质。

公开(公告)号：US20130290783A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-31

申请号：US13458472

申请日：2012-04-27

申请人： David B. Bowler ,  Brian M. Basile ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

发明人： David B. Bowler ,  Brian M. Basile ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

IPC分类号： G06F11/30

CPC分类号： H04L41/0609 ,  H04L41/0681 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L43/0823

摘要： A method of estimating a level of severity of a network fault is provided. Performance parameters are monitored on upstream and downstream links to terminal network elements on a network to detect potential network faults. An alarm is raised with respect to a potential network fault automatically if at least one of the performance parameters as monitored crosses a preset threshold. After an alarm is raised, a level of severity is assigned to the alarm based on pre and post forward error correction (FEC) bit error rates (BER). In addition, the total number of terminal network elements that are impacted by the network fault is estimated and, when multiple alarms are raised of an equal level of severity, a higher priority is placed upon an alarm that affects service to a greatest number of terminal network elements.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种估计网络故障严重程度的方法。 在网络上的终端网络元件的上游和下游链路上监控性能参数，以检测潜在的网络故障。 如果所监视的性能参数中的至少一个与预设阈值相交，就会自动发出关于潜在网络故障的警报。 警报发生后，基于前置和前向纠错（FEC）误码率（BER），将警报级别分配给警报。 另外，估计受网络故障影响的终端网络元件总数，当多个告警提升到相同的严重级别时，优先级高于影响最大数量终端的服务的告警 网络元素。

公开(公告)号：US20130286852A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-31

申请号：US13458504

申请日：2012-04-27

申请人： David B. Bowler ,  Brian M. Basile ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

发明人： David B. Bowler ,  Brian M. Basile ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： H04L1/00 ,  G01R31/08 ,  H04L41/0677 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L41/5035 ,  H04L41/507

摘要： A method of estimating a physical location of a network fault is provided. Information is received concerning the physical topology of the network by data pulls of information concerning network components and terminal network elements and geographic locations thereof. A network fault is detected by monitoring at least one performance parameter transmitted via upstream communications from the terminal network elements, and a physical location of a network fault is estimated based on the performance parameter, the physical topology of the network, and the terminal network element or elements from which the performance parameter was received that indicated the network fault. A list of network components that require inspection and that may provide a source of the network fault is generated. A signal processing electronic device for mapping the network fault and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions are also provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了估计网络故障的物理位置的方法。 通过关于网络组件和终端网络元件及其地理位置的信息的数据拉动来接收关于网络的物理拓扑的信息。 通过监视从终端网络元件经由上行通信发送的至少一个性能参数来检测网络故障，并且基于性能参数，网络的物理拓扑以及终端网元来估计网络故障的物理位置 或接收到指示网络故障的性能参数的元素。 生成需要检查并可能提供网络故障源的网络组件列表。 还提供了用于映射网络故障的信号处理电子设备和具有计算机程序指令的非暂时性计算机可读存储介质。

公开(公告)号：US08868736B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-21

申请号：US13458472

申请日：2012-04-27

申请人： David B. Bowler ,  Brian M. Basile ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

发明人： David B. Bowler ,  Brian M. Basile ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04L41/0609 ,  H04L41/0681 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L43/0823

摘要： A method of estimating a level of severity of a network fault is provided. Performance parameters are monitored on upstream and downstream links to terminal network elements on a network to detect potential network faults. An alarm is raised with respect to a potential network fault automatically if at least one of the performance parameters as monitored crosses a preset threshold. After an alarm is raised, a level of severity is assigned to the alarm based on pre and post forward error correction (FEC) bit error rates (BER). In addition, the total number of terminal network elements that are impacted by the network fault is estimated and, when multiple alarms are raised of an equal level of severity, a higher priority is placed upon an alarm that affects service to a greatest number of terminal network elements.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种估计网络故障严重程度的方法。 在网络上的终端网络元件的上游和下游链路上监控性能参数，以检测潜在的网络故障。 如果所监视的性能参数中的至少一个与预设阈值相交，就会自动发出关于潜在网络故障的警报。 警报发生后，基于前置和前向纠错（FEC）误码率（BER），将警报级别分配给警报。 另外，估计受网络故障影响的终端网元总数，当发生多个等级严重级别的警报时，会对最大数量的终端影响服务的报警优先级较高 网络元素。

公开(公告)号：US08867371B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-21

申请号：US13458504

申请日：2012-04-27

申请人： David B. Bowler ,  Brian M. Basile ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

发明人： David B. Bowler ,  Brian M. Basile ,  Clarke V. Greene ,  Xiang He

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04L1/00 ,  G01R31/08

CPC分类号： H04L1/00 ,  G01R31/08 ,  H04L41/0677 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04L41/5035 ,  H04L41/507

摘要： A method of estimating a physical location of a network fault is provided. Information is received concerning the physical topology of the network by data pulls of information concerning network components and terminal network elements and geographic locations thereof. A network fault is detected by monitoring at least one performance parameter transmitted via upstream communications from the terminal network elements, and a physical location of a network fault is estimated based on the performance parameter, the physical topology of the network, and the terminal network element or elements from which the performance parameter was received that indicated the network fault. A list of network components that require inspection and that may provide a source of the network fault is generated. A signal processing electronic device for mapping the network fault and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions are also provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了估计网络故障的物理位置的方法。 通过关于网络组件和终端网络元件及其地理位置的信息的数据拉动来接收关于网络的物理拓扑的信息。 通过监视从终端网络元件经由上行通信发送的至少一个性能参数来检测网络故障，并且基于性能参数，网络的物理拓扑以及终端网元来估计网络故障的物理位置 或接收到指示网络故障的性能参数的元素。 生成需要检查并可能提供网络故障源的网络组件列表。 还提供了用于映射网络故障的信号处理电子设备和具有计算机程序指令的非暂时性计算机可读存储介质。

公开(公告)号：US09003460B2

公开(公告)日：2015-04-07

申请号：US13458368

申请日：2012-04-27

申请人： Brian M. Basile ,  David B. Bowler ,  David Dankulich ,  Mohammad Jalaluddin Riaz

发明人： Brian M. Basile ,  David B. Bowler ,  David Dankulich ,  Mohammad Jalaluddin Riaz

IPC分类号： H04J3/14 ,  H04Q3/00 ,  H04N17/00 ,  H04N21/61

CPC分类号： H04N17/00 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04N17/004 ,  H04N21/6168

摘要： A method of mapping a network path in which a geographic path of cables of a network between a geographic location of a network component and a geographic location of a terminal network element is estimated electronically using Keyhole Markup Language (KML) data. A geographically accurate street map is populated with the geographic location of the network component, the geographic location of the terminal network element, and the estimated geographic path. The map is capable of being displayed with the use of geospatial software implementing KML encoding. A signal processing electronic device for populating a display of an interactive graphical user interface with network path mapping information and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the above referenced operations are also provided.

摘要翻译： 一种网络路径的映射方法，其中网络组件的地理位置与终端网络元件的地理位置之间的网络的电缆的地理路径使用键孔标记语言（KML）数据进行电子估计。 地理上准确的街道地图填充有网络组件的地理位置，终端网络元件的地理位置和估计的地理路径。 该地图能够使用实现KML编码的地理空间软件进行显示。 一种信号处理电子设备，用于填充具有网络路径映射信息的交互式图形用户界面的显示器，以及具有存储在其上的计算机程序指令的非暂时性计算机可读存储介质，当由处理器执行时，使处理器执行上述操作 还提供了参考操作。

公开(公告)号：US20130291034A1

公开(公告)日：2013-10-31

申请号：US13458368

申请日：2012-04-27

申请人： Brian M. Basile ,  David B. Bowler ,  David Dankulich ,  Mohammad Jalaluddin Riaz

发明人： Brian M. Basile ,  David B. Bowler ,  David Dankulich ,  Mohammad Jalaluddin Riaz

IPC分类号： H04N21/61

CPC分类号： H04N17/00 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L41/22 ,  H04N17/004 ,  H04N21/6168

摘要： A method of mapping a network path in which a geographic path of cables of a network between a geographic location of a network component and a geographic location of a terminal network element is estimated electronically using Keyhole Markup Language (KML) data. A geographically accurate street map is populated with the geographic location of the network component, the geographic location of the terminal network element, and the estimated geographic path. The map is capable of being displayed with the use of geospatial software implementing KML encoding. A signal processing electronic device for populating a display of an interactive graphical user interface with network path mapping information and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform the above referenced operations are also provided.

摘要翻译： 一种网络路径的映射方法，其中网络组件的地理位置与终端网络元件的地理位置之间的网络的电缆的地理路径使用键孔标记语言（KML）数据进行电子估计。 地理上准确的街道地图填充有网络组件的地理位置，终端网络元件的地理位置和估计的地理路径。 该地图能够使用实现KML编码的地理空间软件进行显示。 一种信号处理电子设备，用于填充具有网络路径映射信息的交互式图形用户界面的显示器，以及具有存储在其上的计算机程序指令的非暂时性计算机可读存储介质，当由处理器执行时，使处理器执行上述操作 还提供了参考操作。

公开(公告)号：US09479255B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US12112569

申请日：2008-04-30

申请人： David B. Bowler ,  James M. Aufiero ,  Francis J. Calabresi ,  Christopher J. Pekalsky

发明人： David B. Bowler ,  James M. Aufiero ,  Francis J. Calabresi ,  Christopher J. Pekalsky

IPC分类号： H04B10/27 ,  H04B10/564 ,  H04J3/16

CPC分类号： H04B10/27 ,  H04B10/564 ,  H04J3/1694

摘要： An optical network terminal is provided for use in a passive optical network (PON). The optical network terminal includes a data port for receiving data packets from an external device and a processor for converting the data packets to data link frames. In addition, the optical network terminal includes a memory configured to store a time division multiplexing scheme identifying a time slot assigned to each of a plurality of network nodes in the PON for transmission of upstream optical signals. An optical transceiver is provided for converting the data link frames to upstream optical signals and transmitting the optical signals on an upstream TDMA (time division, multiple access) channel to an Optical Line Terminal (OLT). The optical transceiver includes a burst mode laser diode for generating the optical signals and a burst mode laser driver for biasing the laser diode with a bias signal and a modulation bias signal. The laser driver includes a dual closed loop feedback control circuit. The dual closed loop feedback control circuit is configured to measure and adjust a logic zero output power level from the laser diode during a time slot identified from the time division multiplexing scheme stored in the memory.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于无源光网络（PON）的光网络终端。 光网络终端包括用于从外部设备接收数据分组的数据端口和用于将数据分组转换成数据链路帧的处理器。 此外，光网络终端包括：存储器，被配置为存储标识分配给PON中的多个网络节点中的每一个的时隙的时分复用方案，用于上行光信号的传输。 提供了一种光收发器，用于将数据链路帧转换为上行光信号，并将上行TDMA（时分多址）信道上的光信号发送到光线路终端（OLT）。 光收发器包括用于产生光信号的突发模式激光二极管和用偏置信号和调制偏置信号偏置激光二极管的脉冲串模式激光驱动器。 激光驱动器包括双闭环反馈控制电路。 双闭环反馈控制电路被配置为在从存储在存储器中的时分复用方案识别的时隙期间，测量并调整来自激光二极管的逻辑零输出功率电平。

公开(公告)号：US20130125182A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-16

申请号：US13293541

申请日：2011-11-10

申请人： David B. Bowler ,  John Holobinko

发明人： David B. Bowler ,  John Holobinko

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/6168 ,  H04H60/43 ,  H04H60/97 ,  H04L12/2801 ,  H04L27/0006 ,  H04N7/104 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/2408 ,  H04N21/437 ,  H04N21/44245

摘要： A method and computing device that provides a tunable RF filter for a two-way communication system. The method receives a downstream video signal, and filters the downstream video signal into at least one downstream bandwidth band, each downstream bandwidth band related to desired upstream/downstream bandwidth splits. The method performs an energy detection on each downstream bandwidth band, and determines a lowest frequency of said at least one downstream bandwidth band that contains downstream video content. The method sets a diplex filter upstream/downstream frequency cutoff to a maximum upstream bandwidth that does not conflict with the lowest frequency of said at least one downstream bandwidth band that contains downstream video content.

摘要翻译： 一种为双向通信系统提供可调谐RF滤波器的方法和计算设备。 该方法接收下行视频信号，并且将下游视频信号滤波成至少一个下行带宽带，每个下行带宽带与期望的上行/下行带宽分离相关。 该方法对每个下行带宽频带执行能量检测，并且确定包含下游视频内容的所述至少一个下行带宽带的最低频率。 该方法将上行/下行频率截止的双工滤波器设置为不与包含下游视频内容的所述至少一个下行带宽频带的最低频率冲突的最大上行带宽。