公开(公告)号：US12052167B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17961846

申请日：2022-10-07

Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC

Inventor： David Sutton ,  Steve Toms ,  Shelley Goldner ,  Shelli L. Hurd

IPC: H04L45/42 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L41/0604 ,  H04L41/0631 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L45/302

CPC classification number: H04L45/42 ,  H04L41/0627 ,  H04L41/0631 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L45/306 ,  H04L45/54 ,  H04L63/0236

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing name-based routing through networks. In various embodiments, a broker manager in each of a plurality of networks may receive a subscription request for a network device from a client device, each device being locally accessible or disposed in an upstream or downstream network. The broker manager uses its client broker to communicate with a locally accessible client device, and uses its mediator broker (and, sometimes, an intermediate device(s)) to communicate with a locally accessible network device. The broker manager otherwise uses its messaging brokers to communicate with control channels of one or more networks. Once subscription with the network device has been established, any commands and responses between the client device and the network device may be routed over pub/sub channels via the broker managers and their brokers using name-based routing, without routing based on IP address of the network device.

公开(公告)号：US20240070005A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US17987316

申请日：2022-11-15

Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC

Inventor： Steve Toms ,  Michael McClintock ,  David Sutton ,  Steven Burrell ,  Shelley Goldner ,  Shelli L. Hurd

IPC: G06F11/07

CPC classification number: G06F11/0769 ,  G06F11/0709 ,  G06F2201/805

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing real-time fault management or real-time fault management system (“RFM”). In various embodiments, RFM may receive alerts from or associated with network devices (e.g., layer 2, 3, and/or 4 devices, or the like) that are disposed in a plurality of disparate networks that may utilize different alert management protocols and/or different fault management protocols. RFM may collect, enrich, normalize, aggregate, and display the alerts in a user interface to facilitate addressing of the alerts by a user. To enable continuous and real-time functionality, RFM may be implemented in a plurality of siloed platforms in a primary data center, with processing of alerts being load balanced across the siloed platforms, with mirrored group of siloed platforms in a secondary data center located geographically distant from the primary data center and configured to be on “hot standby” and to completely take over RFM processing operations.

公开(公告)号：US20240372802A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-07

申请号：US18771611

申请日：2024-07-12

Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC

Inventor： David Sutton ,  Steve Toms ,  Shelley Goldner ,  Shelli L. Hurd

IPC: H04L45/42 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L41/0604 ,  H04L41/0631 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L45/302

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing name-based routing through networks. In various embodiments, a broker manager in each of a plurality of networks may receive a subscription request for a network device from a client device, each device being locally accessible or disposed in an upstream or downstream network. The broker manager uses its client broker to communicate with a locally accessible client device, and uses its mediator broker (and, sometimes, an intermediate device(s)) to communicate with a locally accessible network device. The broker manager otherwise uses its messaging brokers to communicate with control channels of one or more networks. Once subscription with the network device has been established, any commands and responses between the client device and the network device may be routed over pub/sub channels via the broker managers and their brokers using name-based routing, without routing based on IP address of the network device.

公开(公告)号：US12117889B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-15

申请号：US17987316

申请日：2022-11-15

Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC

Inventor： Steve Toms ,  Michael McClintock ,  David Sutton ,  Steven Burrell ,  Shelley Goldner ,  Shelli L Hurd

IPC: G06F11/07 ,  H04L41/06

CPC classification number: G06F11/0769 ,  G06F11/0709 ,  H04L41/06 ,  G06F2201/805

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing real-time fault management or real-time fault management system (“RFM”). In various embodiments, RFM may receive alerts from or associated with network devices (e.g., layer 2, 3, and/or 4 devices, or the like) that are disposed in a plurality of disparate networks that may utilize different alert management protocols and/or different fault management protocols. RFM may collect, enrich, normalize, aggregate, and display the alerts in a user interface to facilitate addressing of the alerts by a user. To enable continuous and real-time functionality, RFM may be implemented in a plurality of siloed platforms in a primary data center, with processing of alerts being load balanced across the siloed platforms, with mirrored group of siloed platforms in a secondary data center located geographically distant from the primary data center and configured to be on “hot standby” and to completely take over RFM processing operations.

公开(公告)号：US20240113964A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18382240

申请日：2023-10-20

Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC

Inventor： David Sutton ,  Steve Toms ,  Shelley Goldner ,  Shelli L. Hurd

IPC: H04L45/42 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L45/02

CPC classification number: H04L45/42 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L63/0236

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing name-based routing through networks. In various embodiments, a broker manager in each of a plurality of networks may receive a subscription request for a network device from a client device, each device being locally accessible or disposed in an upstream or downstream network. The broker manager uses its client broker to communicate with a locally accessible client device, and uses its mediator broker (and, sometimes, an intermediate device(s)) to communicate with a locally accessible network device. The broker manager otherwise uses its messaging brokers to communicate with control channels of one or more networks. Once subscription with the network device has been established, any commands and responses between the client device and the network device may be routed over pub/sub channels via the broker managers and their brokers using name-based routing, without routing based on IP address of the network device.

公开(公告)号：US20240103962A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18358771

申请日：2023-07-25

Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC

Inventor： Steve Toms ,  David Sutton ,  Wayne L. Williams ,  Binu Baby ,  Nashat Saqqa ,  Amer Khan ,  Pranit Ambardekar ,  Ranjith Kumar Nooka ,  Mark Chase ,  Keith Sebesta ,  Tim W. Kimpton ,  Shelley Goldner ,  Shelli L. Hurd

IPC: G06F11/07

CPC classification number: G06F11/0793 ,  G06F11/0709

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing software-based network probes for monitoring network devices for fault management. In various embodiments, a computing system may receive, from at least one software-based network probe, a first alert associated with a first device among layer 4 devices disposed in a plurality of networks; may parse and store first alert data from the received first alert in a database, in a standardized format; may perform, using an enrichment system, enrichment of the first alert data, by retrieving first enrichment data from one or more second databases and adding the first enrichment data to the parsed and formatted first alert data in the first database to form first consolidated alert data; and may send the first consolidated alert data to a fault management system for display to a user to facilitate addressing of the first alert by the user.

公开(公告)号：US12132651B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17961819

申请日：2022-10-07

Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC

Inventor： David Sutton ,  Steve Toms ,  Shelley Goldner ,  Shelli L Hurd

IPC: H04L45/42 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L41/0604 ,  H04L41/0631 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L45/302

CPC classification number: H04L45/42 ,  H04L41/0627 ,  H04L41/0631 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L45/306 ,  H04L45/54 ,  H04L63/0236

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing name-based routing through networks. In various embodiments, a broker manager in each of a plurality of networks may receive a subscription request for a network device from a client device, each device being locally accessible or disposed in an upstream or downstream network. The broker manager uses its client broker to communicate with a locally accessible client device, and uses its mediator broker (and, sometimes, an intermediate device(s)) to communicate with a locally accessible network device. The broker manager otherwise uses its messaging brokers to communicate with control channels of one or more networks. Once subscription with the network device has been established, any commands and responses between the client device and the network device may be routed over pub/sub channels via the broker managers and their brokers using name-based routing, without routing based on IP address of the network device.

公开(公告)号：US12040971B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US18382240

申请日：2023-10-20

Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC

Inventor： David Sutton ,  Steve Toms ,  Shelley Goldner ,  Shelli L. Hurd

IPC: H04L45/42 ,  H04L9/40 ,  H04L41/0604 ,  H04L41/0631 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L45/302

CPC classification number: H04L45/42 ,  H04L41/0627 ,  H04L41/0631 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L45/306 ,  H04L45/54 ,  H04L63/0236

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing name-based routing through networks. In various embodiments, a broker manager in each of a plurality of networks may receive a subscription request for a network device from a client device, each device being locally accessible or disposed in an upstream or downstream network. The broker manager uses its client broker to communicate with a locally accessible client device, and uses its mediator broker (and, sometimes, an intermediate device(s)) to communicate with a locally accessible network device. The broker manager otherwise uses its messaging brokers to communicate with control channels of one or more networks. Once subscription with the network device has been established, any commands and responses between the client device and the network device may be routed over pub/sub channels via the broker managers and their brokers using name-based routing, without routing based on IP address of the network device.

公开(公告)号：US20240106746A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US17961819

申请日：2022-10-07

Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC

Inventor： David Sutton ,  Steve Toms ,  Shelley Goldner ,  Shelli L. Hurd

IPC: H04L45/00 ,  H04L45/302

CPC classification number: H04L45/54 ,  H04L45/306

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing name-based routing through networks. In various embodiments, a broker manager in each of a plurality of networks may receive a subscription request for a network device from a client device, each device being locally accessible or disposed in an upstream or downstream network. The broker manager uses its client broker to communicate with a locally accessible client device, and uses its mediator broker (and, sometimes, an intermediate device(s)) to communicate with a locally accessible network device. The broker manager otherwise uses its messaging brokers to communicate with control channels of one or more networks. Once subscription with the network device has been established, any commands and responses between the client device and the network device may be routed over pub/sub channels via the broker managers and their brokers using name-based routing, without routing based on IP address of the network device.

公开(公告)号：US20240106693A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18358756

申请日：2023-07-25

Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLC

Inventor： Steve Toms ,  David Sutton ,  William E. Curd, II ,  Wayne L. Williams ,  Binu Baby ,  Michael Ogden ,  David Ho ,  Nashat Saqqa ,  Amer Khan ,  Ranjith Kumar Nooka ,  Keith Sebesta ,  Tim W. Kimpton ,  Shelley Goldner ,  Shelli L. Hurd

IPC: H04L41/0213 ,  H04L43/04

CPC classification number: H04L41/0213 ,  H04L43/04

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing global Internet Protocol management system (“GIMS”) for monitoring network devices for fault management. In various embodiments, a computing system may receive a first alert associated with a first device among layer 2 and/or layer 3 devices disposed in a plurality of networks; may collect first alert data and/or first device data; may store the first alert together with the collected first alert data and/or first device data as first consolidated alert data in a first database; may perform, using an enrichment system, enrichment of the first alert, by retrieving first enrichment data from one or more second databases and adding the first enrichment data to the first consolidated alert data in the first database; and may send the first consolidated alert data to a fault management system for display to a user to facilitate addressing of the first alert by the user.