H04Q 11/00 - Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
H04L 41/40 - Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks using virtualisation of network functions or resources, e.g. SDN or NFV entities
H04B 10/80 - Optical aspects relating to the use of optical transmission for specific applications, not provided for in groups , e.g. optical power feeding or optical transmission through water
The present disclosure recites techniques for correcting errors occurring in a multicast session. Precisely, the disclosure recites periodically receiving, data packets, comprising metrics including the existence of packet error, corresponding to a single multicast session, from plurality of client devices placed across one or more zones. The disclosure further recites selectively disabling a Not-Acknowledge (NACK) setting for each of the plurality of client devices using the metrics. Additionally, the method recites selectively enabling a Forward Error Correction's (FEC) setting for each of the plurality of client devices using the metrics.
A monitoring system can be utilized to provide remote services, for example, caregiving services, to a user. The monitoring system can perform a mapping of a site and then use this information along with sensor data to determine a status of the client user. Based on the status, the monitoring system sends a notification to a contact based on a profile configuration associated with the client user. The monitoring system can use any one or more training algorithms, such as a machine learning algorithm, to determine one or more locations of a site associated with a client user. Once these locations are determined the monitoring system is able to provide to the contact accurate and reliable information about the client user so as to improve the services and quality of experience associated with the client user.
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
H04W 4/029 - Location-based management or tracking services
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/02 - Measuring pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
H04L 41/0853 - Retrieval of network configuration; Tracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information
H04L 41/022 - Multivendor or multi-standard integration
H04L 41/082 - Configuration setting characterised by the conditions triggering a change of settings the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
H04Q 11/00 - Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
A media device provides seamless transitioning between a plurality of media applications. A selection of a second media application can cause the media device to switch from a first media application to the second media application so as to cause the display of second content associated with the second media application without significant interruption in the viewing experience of a user. A silent audio buffer associated with the first content associated with the first media application can be generated while a first video output surface associated with the first content is muted and processed in the background. By writing a silent audio buffer and processing the muted first video output surface in the background, the video output stream and audio output stream are provided to an output device without causing a black screen and/or mixed audio to be presented.
H04N 21/434 - Disassembling of a multiplex stream, e.g. demultiplexing audio and video streams or extraction of additional data from a video stream; Remultiplexing of multiplex streams; Extraction or processing of SI; Disassembling of packetised elementary stream
H04N 21/438 - Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving MPEG packets from an IP network
H04N 21/439 - Processing of audio elementary streams
H04N 21/44 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to MPEG-4 scene graphs
H04N 21/443 - OS processes, e.g. booting an STB, implementing a Java virtual machine in an STB or power management in an STB
G09G 5/00 - Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators
The present disclosure relates to a cable modem termination system and its method, medium and computer program product. An electronic device, comprising: a memory having instructions stored thereon; a processor, configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the processor to perform the following processing for at least one of an upstream channel or a downstream channel, respectively: obtaining a maximum transmission rate of the cable modem; obtaining a channel capacity parameter of the cable modem; calculating the minimum number of channels required to obtain the maximum transmission rate as a first number based on the channel capacity parameter; and selecting the first number of channels based on the channel selection strategy.
Techniques for efficient content delivery in an MABR system. Precisely, the disclosure recites a method comprising receiving, at an MABR client device, a manifest request from an ABR player, wherein the manifest request is initially redirected to the MABR client device by a rendezvous service upon updating the manifest request with a channel ID and an upstream CDN base information. The method further recites translating, by the MABR client device, the manifest request with a representation ID and obtaining a stream ID from the translated manifest request. The method further discloses performing look up in a cache for media content, requested in the translated manifest request, using the obtained stream ID.
H04N 21/231 - Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers or prioritizing data for deletion
H04L 65/612 - Network streaming of media packets for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio for unicast
H04L 67/568 - Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
H04N 21/262 - Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission or generating play-lists
H04L 65/611 - Network streaming of media packets for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio for multicast or broadcast
H04L 67/02 - Protocols based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
A media device for use with a wide area network, a local area network, a local client device, a second client device, a wireless speaker, and a user of the local client device, the local client device being configured to receive the initiation communication and to transmit an alerting communication, said media device comprising: a memory; a communication system configured to receive the alerting communication from the local client device; a processor configured to execute instructions stored on said memory to cause said media device to: determine a user location of the user via the local area network; determine a client device location of the local client device via the local area network; and transmit, when the user location differs from the client device location, a speaker instruction to the wireless speaker to cause to the wireless speaker to output the warning, based on the alerting communication.
H04W 4/02 - Services making use of location information
H04M 3/42 - Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
H04W 4/90 - Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
H04W 76/50 - Connection management for emergency connections
A network controller device can be used to manage a network performance of a network by utilizing network parameters associated with the entirety of the network as well as network device parameters associated with one or more network devices in the network. As the network controller device has information about the entirety of the network as well as individual network devices, the network controller device can model a predicted network performance so as to identify one or more network devices. The identified one or more network devices can be sent a notification so as to modify, alter or change one or more operations associated with the identifier one or more network devices.
Systems and methods for measuring the amount of jitter in a network providing data to a remote device in a distributed access architecture based on a measured queue depth in a dejitter buffer relative to a plurality of different adjustable thresholds.
H04L 47/283 - Flow control; Congestion control in relation to timing considerations in response to processing delays, e.g. caused by jitter or round trip time [RTT]
H04N 21/2383 - Channel coding of digital bit-stream, e.g. modulation
H04N 21/2389 - Multiplex stream processing, e.g. multiplex stream encrypting
H04N 21/24 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. monitoring of server load, available bandwidth or upstream requests
H04N 21/242 - Synchronization processes, e.g. processing of PCR [Program Clock References]
H04N 21/43 - Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronizing decoder's clock; Client middleware
H04N 21/61 - Network physical structure; Signal processing
H04L 49/9023 - Buffering arrangements for implementing a jitter-buffer
23.
USER-FRIENDLY CELLULAR-BACKUP FOR RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY LEVERAGING A MOBILE-DEVICE
A gateway device for use with a wide area network, wireless wide area network, a local area network, a client device, a wireless device, said gateway device including a memory; a primary communication system; a wireless communication system; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the gateway device to: receive the hotspot ID and hotspot credentials from the wireless device; instruct the primary communication system to route the client device data between the client device and the wide area network and to route the wireless device data between the wireless device and the wide area network; detect a loss of connection with the wide area network; and instruct the wireless communication system to route the client device data between the client device and the wide area network via the wireless device and the wireless wide area network.
Devices, systems, and methods for amplifying full duplex signals that include a first frequency band shared between an FDX upstream signal and a downstream FDX signal, and a second frequency band having a legacy upstream signal, where the legacy upstream signal and the FDX upstream signal are amplified by a common amplifier.
A companion device for use with a server device, a media device and a display device, the server device having stored therein a metadata manifest including metadata and time data associated with content and being configured to transmit the metadata manifest, the media device being configured to provide the content and content timing information to the display device, the display device being configured to display media, the content timing information being additionally associated with the time data, the companion device comprising: a memory having instructions stored therein; and a processor configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to cause the companion device to: receive the content timing information from the media device; transmit a manifest request to the server device based on the content timing information; receive the metadata manifest from the server device; and instruct the display to display an icon based on the metadata.
H04N 21/41 - Structure of client; Structure of client peripherals
H04N 21/43 - Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronizing decoder's clock; Client middleware
H04N 21/4363 - Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a IEEE 1394 or Bluetooth® network
26.
ADAPTIVE AGGREGATION OF METRICS FOR OFDM/OFDMA PROFILE GENERATION
Devices, systems and methods for adaptively associating a percentile value to each of a plurality of subcarriers at which a cable modem communicates data, the percentiles value used to respectively determine an aggregated RxMER value for each subcarrier. The aggregated RxMER values for the subcarriers may be used to determine and assign one or more bitloading profiles to the cable modem.
Inconsequential events, such as power outages in an area or an inadvertent disconnection, can cause a network device to send an AFC request message for a power allowance even if not necessary as no change in location has occurred and the required periodic power allowance time period has not expired. An enhanced network environment is provided by a location integrity system that detects a change in location of a network device. The location integrity system determines a baseline location and one or more baseline location integrity parameters associated with the network device. The one or more baseline location integrity parameters are used to determine the change in location of the network device when a power allowance event occurs. The location integrity system only sends or issues the periodic AFC request message when required due to expiration of the periodic power allowance time period or the network device has change location.
H04W 52/28 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters using user profile, e.g. mobile speed, priority or network state, e.g. standby, idle or non-transmission
H04W 52/14 - Separate analysis of uplink or downlink
H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
A method and apparatus, and system for providing device credentials to a plurality of devices is disclosed. The system comprises a credential builder, for generating the credentials or procuring the credentials from a source external to the credential distribution system; a credential loader; a credential server, for accepting credential requests from the devices and for receiving the requested credentials from the credential loader; a first secured interface, communicatively coupling the credential loader and the credential server; a second secured interface, communicatively coupling the credential server and the device; a central credential database, communicatively coupled to the credential loader, for storing each the credentials and a provisioning history of each of the credentials; a credential server database, communicatively coupled to the credential server, for storing the credentials local to the credential server; and a cloning detection system, communicatively coupled to the central credential database and the credential server database, the cloning detection system for detecting duplicate credentials using the credentials stored in the central credential database and the credential server database.
H04W 12/126 - Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning
G06F 21/57 - Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
H04W 12/069 - Authentication using certificates or pre-shared keys
An optical network unit may include a light sensitive unit suitable for receiving NRZ and/or PAM signals effectively. The optical network unit may include a laser transmission unit for providing NRZ and/or PAM signals effectively.
A communication device that includes a tap having an optical network terminal and a termination system to provide data communication between customer premise equipment and an optical line terminal. The termination system includes limited functionality of a CMTS.
A communications network that includes an optical line terminal. The optical line terminal may determine if an ONT has degraded data communications connectivity based upon an increased error rate with the optical line terminal. In response to the determining the degraded data communications providing a control signal to the optical network terminals indicating instructing it not to send further data communications to the optical line terminal until directed to do so by the optical line terminal. In response to the determining the degraded data communications providing a failover to a cellular network.
An ONT that includes means to select a first electrical port interconnected to a coaxial cable or a second electrical port interconnected to a twisted pair electrical conductor. Also disclosed is an ONT comprising a first electrical port configured to be detachably connected to a first module for communication via a coaxial cable or to a second module for communication via a twisted pair. The ONT is configured to receive electrical power via the electrical ports.
H04J 14/02 - Wavelength-division multiplex systems
H04Q 11/00 - Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
H04B 10/80 - Optical aspects relating to the use of optical transmission for specific applications, not provided for in groups , e.g. optical power feeding or optical transmission through water
34.
METHOD AND CLIENT DEVICE POINT USING GPS AND WI-FI LOCATION INFORMATION TO REFINE A WI-FI 6 GHZ AFC REQUEST
An enhanced network environment is provided by configuring an indoor access point device in a region subject to AFC constraints to utilize the 6 GHz frequency band. The access point device requires configuration so as not to interfere with incumbent 6 GHz wireless infrastructures or systems. The configuring includes obtaining location information using Wi-Fi Location functionality to obtain one or more associated range measurements so as to determine an accurate access point device location. This location can then be sent as part of an AFC request message to an AFS management system to obtain a power allowance. Once configured, the access point device can be registered with the AFC resource and can operate at a power allowance that can be higher than the power allowance associated with the standard power or low power indoor.
H04W 52/14 - Separate analysis of uplink or downlink
H04W 52/24 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters
H04W 52/28 - TPC being performed according to specific parameters using user profile, e.g. mobile speed, priority or network state, e.g. standby, idle or non-transmission
H04W 64/00 - Locating users or terminals for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
H04W 4/02 - Services making use of location information
H04W 48/04 - Access restriction performed under specific conditions based on user or terminal location or mobility data, e.g. moving direction or speed
35.
METHOD AND MECHANISM TO ASSIGN A UNIQUE IDENTIFIER TO A STATION FROM AN ACCESS POINT
An access point can track a station throughout a network using an identifier, for example, a media access control (MAC) address. However, as MAC addresses are randomized or changing, there is a need for the access point to provide a unique identifier to a station that does not rely on a MAC address. The access point can receive a unique identifier query response action frame from the station that indicates that the station is associated with a corresponding unique identifier for the network and based on the unique identifier query response action frame, send a unique identifier set action frame to the station so as to cause the station to set as the unique identifier for the station the unique identifier of the unique identifier set action frame sent by the access point.
Devices, systems, and methods for determining adjustments used by an upstream transmitters to set the transmit power of at least one upstream OFDMA channel, where the adjustments are made using calibration values to determine constants in continuous expression of power as a function of frequency, and thereafter using the function to determine the adjustment.
H04B 10/80 - Optical aspects relating to the use of optical transmission for specific applications, not provided for in groups , e.g. optical power feeding or optical transmission through water
H04Q 11/00 - Selecting arrangements for multiplex systems
H04N 21/00 - Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD]
38.
EFFICIENT SECURING OF RIGHT OF WAYS AND PERMITTING
H04L 69/00 - Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
H04B 10/80 - Optical aspects relating to the use of optical transmission for specific applications, not provided for in groups , e.g. optical power feeding or optical transmission through water
H04B 10/079 - Arrangements for monitoring or testing transmission systems; Arrangements for fault measurement of transmission systems using an in-service signal using measurements of the data signal
41.
ASSOCIATION AND RE-ASSOCIATION REQUEST DEVICE STEERING UTILIZING CONTROLLER DIRECTION
Managing an association of a wireless device to an access point device of a wireless network is disclosed. A client device sends an association request frame to one or more access point devices that is directed to a target access point device. A network controller device receives an association request event from each access point device that received an association request frame. The network controller device can select a preferred access point device based on one or more steering parameters of the associated request events. The network controller device sends the target access point device the preferred access point device as indicated by one or more preferred access point device parameters. The target access point device sends an association response frame to the client device that indicates the preferred access point device so as to steer the client device to the preferred access point device.
An optical network terminal receives optical digital data that includes chirp. The optical network terminal processes the signal representative of the optical digital data from the optical network terminal in a manner determines changes in logic levels based upon temporary wavelength changes of the signal.
A thermal management controller can be used to alter an operation associated with a network device when a temperature associated with a radio of the network device increases beyond a temperature threshold. A threshold is associated with a state of a plurality of states of the network device. As the temperature increases the thermal management controller to determine whether a current temperature exceeds a temperature threshold associated with the current state of the network device. Based on the determination, the thermal management controller can alter an operation based on the current state and an outcome of the determination. Altering the operation can cause the current temperature to decrease so that the network device can revert to a previous state, for example, a normal or default operation.
A system and method for providing credentials device unique credentials to a chip is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving the credentials in credential provisioning server (CPS), the credentials having information encrypted according to a secure server key (SSK) securely stored in a hardware security module (HSM) communicatively coupled to the CPS, the hardware security module also securely storing a master key; receiving a credential request in the CPS, the credential request comprising a chip identifier that identifies the chip; securely decrypting the encrypted information in the HSM according to the SSK; securely computing a chip-unique key in the HSM, according to the chip identifier and the master key; re-encrypting the decrypted information according to the computed chip-unique key; and providing the credentials having the re-encrypted information to the device.
An access point device can utilize a deep packet inspection (DPI) management device for inspecting traffic associated with a session of a station for quality of service (QoS) information. The QoS information is compared to DPI application and device categories. Based on the comparison a Wi-Fi QoS Management controller of the access point device can determine a QoS policy for the session based on the comparison. The access point device can send a request to the station to assign a QoS priority to the session based on the QoS policy. The request can apply to upstream traffic, downstream traffic, or both. The QoS policy provide a priority level for the session so that the associated traffic receives a QoS appropriate or required by the associated application, device, or both so as to provide Wi-Fi QoS Management for traffic associated with the station.
A portal system provides a validation of a connection request prior to establishing a connection to a device associated with user. The connection request is received by the portal system and validated against a device model and/or a device instance list based one or more supported entitlements and an instance of the device in the device instance list. Information about the device can be found in the device model list and used by the device instance list to create a policy associated with the device. One or more provisioning requirements of the device model list provide a relationship that can be used by the device model list for the policy associated with the device.
An interface of a device can allow a resource to set a location of a PiP window that is different than the default or predetermined location of the PiP window. The device can set a Picture-in-Picture (PiP) window location. The device can receive a PiP window location request that comprises one or more location parameters that indicate a location for display of a PiP window. The device can set the PiP window location based on the one or more location parameters. The device can then send the PiP window location to a PiP control management service. The resource then is able to control the placement of information associated with the resource to provide the user with an improved user experience.
H04N 21/472 - End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification or for manipulating displayed content
H04N 21/485 - End-user interface for client configuration
49.
ALTERNATE WIRELESS WAN BACKUP ON HOME ROUTERS THROUGH DEDICATED 5GHZ BAND
A gateway device for use with a wide area network, wireless wide area network, a local area network, a client device and a wireless device, the gateway device being configured to operate in a hotspot mode so as to wirelessly transmit wireless device data and client device data to the wide area network via the wireless wide area network, said gateway device comprising: a memory; a primary communication system; a wireless communication system; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on said memory to cause said gateway device to: instruct said primary communication system to operate in a primary mode of operation so as to transpond the client device data the wireless device data; detect a loss of connection with the wide area network; and operate in a hotspot mode of operation, wherein said primary communication system and said wireless communication system comprise a radio.
The content of the present disclosure relates to a method for providing UPNP service, a gateway device, a storage medium and a program product. In the method, the gateway device acquires a device list comprising preset device type information related to a preset device type; acquires terminal device information of the terminal device based on the terminal device connecting to the gateway device, and compares the terminal device information with the preset device type information; determines that the terminal device information matches the preset device type information; and provides UPNP service to the terminal device based on the determination. Through the intelligent control of the UPNP function on the gateway device, a balance may be struck between the communication needs of devices that require UPNP service and network security.
H04L 67/125 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks involving control of end-device applications over a network
Customer premise equipment for receiving tunneled commands from a device management platform to execute. A remote management client is configured to establish a tunneled connection with a device management platform, to receive an encrypted command from the device management platform via the tunneled connection, and to decrypt the encrypted command to generate an unencrypted command. A command interface is configured to receive the unencrypted command from the remote management client, and to execute the command.
H04L 41/046 - Network management architectures or arrangements comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
H04L 67/025 - Protocols based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] for remote control or remote monitoring of applications
H04M 1/72415 - User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality by interfacing with external accessories for remote control of appliances
H04L 41/08 - Configuration management of networks or network elements
52.
VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICE WITH AMBIENT AUDIO SYNCHRONIZATION
To provide an enhanced user experience, a virtual reality device provides one or more virtual reality activities for selection based on a tempo of an audio input detected. The audio input can be ambient audio within proximity of a user of the virtual reality device. The tempo can be determined by the virtual reality device based, for example, on a beats per minute. The one or more virtual reality activities can be associated with a tempo, one or more user preferences, and/or historical data. The virtual reality device can automatically or allow a user to select a virtual reality virtual reality activity associated with the tempo. The virtual reality device can synchronize the selected virtual reality activity to the tempo.
Access points include a ground plane, an antenna that includes at least a first radiating element, the first radiating element including a first dipole arm and a second dipole arm that are mounted above the ground plane, and a feed network that is connected to the antenna. The feed network is selectively configurable to feed the first and second dipole arms either in-phase or out-of-phase.
H01Q 21/24 - Combinations of antenna units polarised in different directions for transmitting or receiving circularly and elliptically polarised waves or waves linearly polarised in any direction
H01Q 19/22 - Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using a secondary device in the form of a single substantially straight conductive element
H01Q 19/20 - Producing pencil beam by two cylindrical focusing devices with their focal lines orthogonally disposed
H01Q 5/15 - Resonant antennas for operation of centre-fed antennas comprising one or more collinear, substantially straight or elongated active elements
H01Q 1/22 - Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
In one embodiment a distribution system includes customer premise equipment that is authenticated to a network that includes a cable modem termination system based upon a DOCSIS authentication. The customer premise equipment receives data from a supplicant device that is interconnected to the network through the customer premise equipment where the supplicant device is authenticated to the network based upon an 802.1X authentication.
Systems and methods for relaying a plurality of data packets to and from a subscriber over an access network that imparts a variable latency of one packet relative to other packets. The latency of each packet is controlled so as to increase the average latency experienced by the plurality of packets and decrease the variance of the respective latencies experienced by each of the packets.
H04L 47/28 - Flow control; Congestion control in relation to timing considerations
H04L 47/283 - Flow control; Congestion control in relation to timing considerations in response to processing delays, e.g. caused by jitter or round trip time [RTT]
Systems and methods for dynamically selecting QAM modulation order in a bit loading profile of at least one cable modem. Preferred systems and methods select a modulation order using a measurement of capacity in a transmission system to the cable modem.
Systems and methods for measuring the amount of drift of a clock in a remote device relative to a clock in a core, both in a distributed access architecture, by measuring the change in fullness of a dejitter buffer in the remote device that holds data provided from the core.
H04L 47/30 - Flow control; Congestion control in combination with information about buffer occupancy at either end or at transit nodes
H04N 21/43 - Processing of content or additional data, e.g. demultiplexing additional data from a digital video stream; Elementary client operations, e.g. monitoring of home network or synchronizing decoder's clock; Client middleware
Using timing delays and values associated with plant information between a CMTS, R-PHY device or a remote MACPHY device and user devices on a network to determine the distance between a head end device, for example a CMTS, R-PHY device or a remote MACPHY device and an end-user device such as cable modem in order to alert to a stolen, outdated, misplaced or otherwise at-risk end-user device.
H04L 41/5009 - Determining service level performance parameters or violations of service level contracts, e.g. violations of agreed response time or mean time between failures [MTBF]
H04L 12/28 - Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
Systems and methods for dynamically adjusting a MAP advance time for a MAP message sent from a CCAP core to an RPD, based on a comparison of at least one measured latency value against at least one threshold.
Devices, systems and methods that determine both the existence of, and location where, packets were dropped in transit between a sending device and a receiving device. A network monitoring unit is located between the sending and receiving devices, and monitors packets exchanged between the two to determine the location where packets were dropped.
Devices, systems and methods that measure at least one of the latency and the jitter experienced over a defined portion of a path between a sending device and a receiving device. A network monitoring unit is located between the sending and receiving devices, and monitors packets exchanged between the two to measure the latency and/or jitter.
Devices, systems, and methods for minimizing distortion of power amplifiers by reducing peaks in an input signal to be amplified. The peaks are extracted from the signal and in some embodiments the peaks in the input signal are reduced by using a cancellation signal derived from the extracted peaks.
A method and apparatus for revoking and replacing digital certificates issued by distributed servers is disclosed. An architecture in which issued certificates from distributed factory and field provisioning servers are gathered into a centrally managed certificate authority which manages the full certificate lifecycle. Revocation and rekey approvals are performed through this central certificate authority, while the resulting revocation status and rekey approvals are made available for consumption by those same distributed servers.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
Customer premise equipment (CPE) device may include a power supply failure detector that includes an input to receive an input supply voltage from the power supply, a filter to receive the input supply voltage and produce a filtered input ripple voltage having a predetermined frequency range, a peak detector to process the filtered input ripple voltage from the filter to generate a peak value signal having an amplitude indicative of the peak value of the filtered input ripple voltage, and a level detector to process the peak value signal to generate a signal indicative of a fault condition of the power supply based on the filtered input ripple voltage being determined to be greater than the predetermined peak input ripple voltage. AC coupling may be provided at the input remove DC components from the input supply voltage. An amplifier may amplify the input supply voltage.
A system and method for provisioning confidential data such as unique credentials is described. The technique initializes a whitebox cryptographic software module to a particular PKI client to soft-lock whitebox cryptographic operations to the particular PKI client and uniquely encrypting the credentials with a node-locking key (NLK) derivable from a digital certificate.
Systems and methods for providing DOCSIS services and at least one additional services to a cable modem by a Remote MACPHY device (RMD). The additional service is provided using a core configured to have an associated timing lock to the RMD, where the RMD is configured to receive information indicating the absence of the timing lock and use the information to disable the additional service while selectively maintaining the DOCSIS services.
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and its execution method and a computer-readable medium. An electronic device, comprising: a memory having instructions stored thereon; a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to perform the following operations: analyzing an original video stream being played to determine start time and duration of a first video stream part to be replaced in the original video stream; retrieving a second video stream part with the same duration; playing the second video stream part in a front end at the determined start time to play the original video stream in a backend; and playing the original video stream in the front end after finishing playing the second video stream part.
H04N 21/44 - Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to MPEG-4 scene graphs
H04N 21/438 - Interfacing the downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. retrieving MPEG packets from an IP network
H04N 21/845 - Structuring of content, e.g. decomposing content into time segments
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate an exchange of messages between an access point and a station, wherein the access point requests a unique identifier that meet certain requirements of a unique identifier configuration from the station. The station initiates a secure connection with the access point prior to associating with the access point. The station may either respond with a message declining to provide a unique identifier or respond with a message including a unique identifier, along with a response unique identifier configuration, to be used by the access point for the station via the secure connection. The response from the station may include additional limitations on the use of the unique identifier by the access point. The access point may enforce different policies against the station depending upon how the station responds to the unique identifier request.
A wireless network extender device for use with a wireless access point device being connected to a wireless network, and being configured to transmit an onboarding communication on a current operating channel, said wireless network extender device comprising: a radio; a memory having instructions and country code data; and a processor configured to execute the instructions stored on said memory to cause said wireless network extender device to: receive the onboarding communication on the current operating channel; identify the determined maximum broadcasting power based on the onboarding communication and the country code data; and initiate the onboarding process with the wireless access point device at the determined maximum broadcasting power on the current operating channel.
A client device is provided for use with a user, a network extender device and a gateway device. The client device includes: a memory; a graphic user interface configured to provide an instruction to the user to place the client device within a predetermined distance from the network extender device; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the client device to: obtain the backhaul credentials from the wireless network; obtain the extender identification data from the network extender device; instruct the graphic user interface to provide the instruction to the user to place the client device within a predetermined distance from the network extender device; communicate with the network extender device based on the extender identification data; and provide the backhaul credentials to the network extender device to enable the network extender device to join the wireless network.
A client device for use with a wireless network controller device, a connected wireless APD and a second wireless APD, the client device including: a memory; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the client device to: associate with the wireless network; and transmit an onboard new APD instruction to the wireless network controller device to cause the wireless network controller device to: transmit a restricted mode instruction to instruct the connected wireless APD and to instruct the connected wireless APD to transmit a beacon; receive a notification of the probe request; transmit the onboarding instruction to instruct the connected wireless APD; and transmit the primary mode instruction to instruct the connected wireless APD, wherein the onboarding instruction causes one of: the connected wireless APD to transmit the beacon; and the connected wireless APD to not transmit the beacon only on the assigned channel.
A method and apparatus for securely generating an output is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises generating a white-box implementation having unlocked white-box look up table (LUTs) for node-encoded secrets, the node-encoded secrets to be encoded for operation solely on a node of a network and globally encoded white-box LUTs for globally-encoded secrets to be encoded for operation on the node and at least another node; generating, from the white box implementation, a soft-locked white-box implementation having a plurality of node-specific locked white-box LUTs and modified globally encoded LUTs. The method further comprises receiving a global secret encoded according to the base file; generating the node-encoded secrets by applying node-specific locking transformations to the global secret; and generating, by the node, the output according to at least one of the globally-encoded secrets or the node-encoded secrets.
H04L 9/00 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols
H04L 9/06 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols the encryption apparatus using shift registers or memories for blockwise coding, e.g. D.E.S. systems
74.
ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY-DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (OFDMA) SCHEDULE ALIGNMENT FOR MESH NETWORKING
A network device for aligning Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) schedules across nodes in a multi-hop network. An observed OFDMA repetitive schedule associated with a client device that repeatedly requests a grant to transmit traffic is obtained. A derived OFDMA repetitive schedule is determined for transmission of traffic by the client device. The derived OFDMA repetitive schedule may be determined by a network node coupled to the client device, a neighbor network device, an edge gateway, a system controller, etc. The network device may use the derived OFDMA repetitive schedule when it determines the derived OFDMA repetitive schedule itself, or it may receive the derived OFDMA repetitive schedule from another network device, such as a neighboring network device, an edge gateway, or a system controller.
A network access device, such as an extender or a multi-AP device, includes one or more backhaul stations providing one of a wireless backhaul connection and a wired backhaul connection to communicate with a root device, one or more of Fronthaul Basic Service Set (fBSS) radios initially configured in a downstate, a memory storing computer-readable instructions and includes a factory default or non-operative country code, and a processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to initiate an onboarding process through the root device using the one or more backhaul stations, during the onboarding process, receive a country code in a predetermined type of message, store the country code received in the predetermined type of message in the memory, and configure the one or more fBSS radios using the country code received in the predetermined type of message.
A system and method for authenticating a user device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: transmitting a request for credentials from the user device, wherein the request comprises a user device identifier and the credentials comprise an asymmetric key pair having a public key and an associated private key, the private key being encrypted; receiving the credentials in the user device, the credentials comprising the encrypted private key and the public key; retrieving quick response (QR) code data associated with the user device identifier from a QR code data directory, the QR code data generated from the public key and stored in the QR code data directory according to the user device identifier by a secure online service; extracting the public key from the QR code data; and establishing an authenticated and encrypted communication session with the user device according to the extracted public key.
A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server includes a memory storing computer-readable instructions, and a processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to determine a media access control (MAC) address associated with a client, determine the MAC address associated with the client is a randomized MAC address, and assign an IP address the client from a DHCP IP server pool. The processor assigns an IP address to the client from a DHCP IP server pool using one of identifying, in a DHCP server table, at least one host name of the client and assigning a previously assigned IP address to the at least one host name of the client, and when the host name of the client is not available, assigning the IP address using a first lease with a first duration shorter than a default lease duration used for non-randomized MAC addresses.
An exchange of messages between an access point and a station can be facilitated, wherein the access point requests a unique identifier from the station. The station initiates a secure connection with the access point prior to associating with the access point. The station may either respond with a message declining to provide a unique identifier or respond with a message including a unique identifier to be used by the access point for the station via the secure connection. The response from the station may include additional limitations on the use of the unique identifier by the access point. The access point may enforce different policies against the station depending upon how the station responds to the unique identifier request. A station can provide a user interface for the configuration of the unique identifier based on one or more configuration parameters including a unique identifier requirement message.
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate an exchange of messages between an access point and a station, wherein the access point requests a unique identifier from the station. The station initiates a secure connection with the access point prior to associating with the access point. The station may either respond with a message declining to provide a unique identifier or respond with a message including a unique identifier to be used by the access point for the station via the secure connection. The response from the station may include additional limitations on the use of the unique identifier by the access point. The access point may enforce different policies against the station depending upon how the station responds to the unique identifier request. A station can provide a user interface for the configuration of the unique identifier based on one or more configuration parameters.
Systems and methods that adaptively grant amounts of bandwidth to a remote device for upstream transmissions. The systems and methods may adaptively grant a first amount of bandwidth during a first interval, and vary the amount of bandwidth proactively granted over subsequent intervals using a metric of usage of the proactive bandwidth granted.
H04N 21/262 - Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission or generating play-lists
H04N 21/266 - Channel or content management, e.g. generation and management of keys and entitlement messages in a conditional access system or merging a VOD unicast channel into a multicast channel
H04N 21/24 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. monitoring of server load, available bandwidth or upstream requests
H04N 21/239 - Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. prioritizing client requests
H04N 21/61 - Network physical structure; Signal processing
H04L 12/28 - Data switching networks characterised by path configuration, e.g. LAN [Local Area Networks] or WAN [Wide Area Networks]
H04N 21/437 - Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. for transmitting client requests to a VOD server
H04L 67/60 - Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources
81.
ALTERNATE WIRELESS WAN CONNECTIVITY OVER 2.4 GHZ/5GHZ IN HOME ROUTERS
A gateway device is disclosed for use with a WAN, wireless WAN, a LAN, a client device and a wireless device. The client device includes: a memory; a primary communication system; a wireless communication system; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the network device to: instruct the primary communication system to transpond the client device data between the client device and the WAN and to transpond the wireless device data between the wireless device and the WAN; detect a loss of connection with the WAN; and instruct the wireless communication system to transpond the client device data between the client device and the WAN via the wireless device and the wireless WAN.
Devices, systems, and methods that identify and mark traffic intended to pass through a network with low latency relative to other traffic through the network. The devices, systems, and methods may include a first low latency DOCSIS (LLD) agent that identifies characteristics of low latency packets and/or a second LLD agent that uses the characteristics to identify low latency traffic and mark it for low latency treatment in the network.
Adaptable and/or adjustable securing devices are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the securing device includes a base and at least one elongate connector having opposed first and second longitudinal end portions. The first longitudinal end portion is pivotably connected to the base. The securing device additionally includes a coupler attached to, or formed with, the second longitudinal end portion, the coupler adapted to receive a fastener.
according to one or more encoded secretsSs11 , s22 ,..., snn s11 s22 ,..., snn n to compute the output according to each secret in the white-box implementation, the white-box implementation having at least one further data structure operating on the randomly encoded of the secrets.
H04L 9/32 - Arrangements for secret or secure communications; Network security protocols including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system
85.
LEAP FROG TECHNIQUES FOR TRANSMITTING BACKHAUL DATA IN A MESH WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK AND RELATED ACCESS POINTS
A method of transmitting mesh backhaul data in a WiFi network comprises transmitting the mesh backhaul data between a root node and a first intervening mesh access point via a wireless communication in a first frequency band and transmitting the mesh backhaul data between the first mesh access point and a second mesh access point via a wireless communication in a second frequency band.
Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate an exchange of messages between an access point and a station, wherein the access point requests a unique identifier from the station. The request can include a network requirements field that indicates that a unique identifier is required for access to the network. The station initiates a secure connection with the access point prior to associating with the access point. The station may either respond with a message declining to provide a unique identifier or respond with a message including a unique identifier to be used by the access point for the station via the secure connection. The response from the station may include additional limitations on the use of the unique identifier by the access point. The access point may enforce different policies against the station depending upon how the station responds to the unique identifier request.
A computer network device that performs key matching is described. While attempting to establish a secure connection with an electronic device, the computer network device may receive a connection-request message associated with the electronic device. In response, the computer network device may provide a context message addressed to a computer, where the context message requests stored passphrase information associated with the electronic device. Then, the computer network device may receive, associated with the computer, a context response. When the context response indicates that there is no stored passphrase information associated with the electronic device, the computer network device may perform the key matching to identify the passphrase associated with the electronic device. Next, the computer network device may provide, addressed to the computer, the identified passphrase associated with the electronic device or an encryption key corresponding to the identified passphrase for storage by the computer.
A method, a non-transitory computer readable medium, and set-top box with Android with fast channel change on a set-top box with Android are disclosed. The method includes: playing, on the set-top box, a first channel with android. media. tv. tvView. tune; and prefetching and dropping, from a memory of the set-top box, one or more additional channels with an appPrivateCommand with bundle parameters.
A client device is provided for use with a user, a network extender device and a gateway device. The client device includes: a memory; a graphic user interface configured to provide an instruction to the user to place the client device within a predetermined distance from the network extender device; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the client device to: obtain the backhaul credentials from the wireless network; obtain the extender identification data from the network extender device; instruct the graphic user interface to provide the instruction to the user to place the client device within a predetermined distance from the network extender device; communicate with the network extender device based on the extender identification data; and provide the backhaul credentials to the network extender device to enable the network extender device to join the wireless network.
Systems and methods that receive noise measurements associated with a network device in a communications network, and for each of the plurality of subcarriers, and use the noise measurements to characterize the severity of noise ingress into the network device specifically due to interference from wireless communications in proximity to the network device.
A network device for use with a first client device and a second client device, said client device comprising: a memory; a radio; a control interface; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on said memory to cause said network device to: determine a portion of time for a first channel state; determine a portion of time for a second channel state; instruct said radio system to operate in the first channel state; monitor a first client device parameter; instruct said radio system to operate in the second channel state; monitor a second client device parameter; modify the initial first portion of time; generate the control signal to place said radio system in the first channel state based on the modified initial first portion of time; and transmit the control signal to said radio system via said control interface to place said radio system in the first channel state.
An access point device and a cellular communications system can support one or more location identifier features such that the cellular communications system can provide the access point device with one or more location parameters. The location parameters are indicative of a location of the access point device. The access point device can use the one or more location parameters to determine a location of the access point device. By knowing a location of the access point device, the access point device can determine a location for each client device connected to the access point device. In this way, a more accurate location can be determined by the access point device such that the location of any one or more client devices connected to the access point device can be provided so as to, for example, conserve resources and improve quality of service.
A method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable medium are disclosed for controlling Internet of Thing (loT) devices using voice command requestor authentication. The method includes receiving, on a smart assistant device, a voice command from a first user; identifying, on the smart assistant device, the first user from the voice command; determining, on the smart assistant device, an authentication status of the first user to a perform one or more requests to one or more loT devices based on the identity of the first user; and sending, from the smart assistant device, one or more instructions to the one or more loT devices when the first user has been authorized to execute a function of the one or more loT devices.
H04L 67/125 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks involving control of end-device applications over a network
H04L 67/52 - Network services specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
G06F 21/32 - User authentication using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
G10L 15/22 - Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialog
A system for determining a location and an orientation of a remote control unit within a mesh network. A remote control unit (RCU) includes a top wireless orientation beacon at a first end and a bottom wireless orientation beacon at a second end. The top wireless orientation beacon and the bottom wireless orientation beacon provide location information to a controller device. A plurality of wireless mesh beacons are disposed in a predetermined area to form a mesh network, and the controller device uses the plurality of mesh beacons to generate a map of the predetermined area. The controller device processes location information obtained from the RCU to determine a position and orientation of the RCU relative to the controller device in the map of the predetermined area.
H04N 21/422 - Input-only peripherals, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
H04W 4/02 - Services making use of location information
H04W 4/33 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
H04W 4/021 - Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
96.
HIGH-AVAILABILITY CONNECTIONS USING DYNAMIC TRANSPARENT BRIDGING
An electronic device may establish a standby network having a service set identifier (SSID). Moreover, the electronic device may receive, from a controller, information specifying neighbors of the electronic device, where the neighbors are within wireless communication range of the electronic device and include a second electronic device. When the electronic device is unable to communicate with the controller, the electronic device may select the second electronic device from the neighbors, where the second electronic device implements a second instance of the standby network having the SSID. Then, the electronic device may provide a message to the second electronic device. Moreover, the electronic device may receive a response to the message from the second electronic device. Next, the electronic device may providing a transparent bridge with the second electronic device using the standby network, where the transparent bridge provides communication of management traffic between the electronic device and the controller.
A media device includes: a microphone for recording a television; a memory having the important content; and a processor to: instruct the microphone to record audio data while the television is operating in a primary mode and store in the memory; instruct the television to switch operation from the primary mode to an important content mode; provide the important content to the television; subsequently instruct the television to switch from the important content mode to the primary mode using a primary protocol; instruct the microphone to record subsequent audio data; determine whether the television switched from the important content mode to the primary mode based on the initial audio data and the subsequent audio data; and instruct the television to switch from the important content mode to the primary mode using a secondary protocol when it is determined that the television has not switched.
H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
H04N 21/422 - Input-only peripherals, e.g. global positioning system [GPS]
H04N 21/4363 - Adapting the video stream to a specific local network, e.g. a IEEE 1394 or Bluetooth® network
H04N 21/6543 - Transmission by server directed to the client for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording
To protect and ensure security and/or privacy, an access point and a wireless network device can exchange capabilities information. The capabilities information can indicate that each of the access point and the wireless network device support generation of an association identifier association media access control (A-AMAC) identifier. The A-AMAC identifier is based on an association identifier (AID) (that is assigned by the access point and associated with the wireless network device) and any other information exchanged between the access point and the wireless network device. The A-AMAC identifier once generated can be stored by the access point. The A-AMAC identifier is then used for post association communications between the access point and the wireless network device. As the A-AMAC identifier is a unique identifier for the association of the access point and the wireless network device, tracking of the wireless network device is thwarted or inhibited.
A head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network includes a remote fiber node that converts received data to analog data suitable to be provided on a coaxial cable for the plurality of customer devices. The head end includes vCore instantiated on one of the servers that includes file handling.
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