Thomas L Conklin

US Patent:

7599623, Oct 6, 2009

Filed:

Feb 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/352942

Inventors:

John A. Stock - Petaluma CA, US
Douglas A. Atkinson - Ashburn VA, US
Raul F. Fernandez - Miami FL, US
Thomas E. Conklin - Leesburg VA, US
Marc R. Bernard - Vienna VA, US

Assignee:

Tellabs Petaluma, Inc. - Naperville IL

International Classification:

H04J 14/00

US Classification:

398 74, 398 67, 398 68, 398 72

Abstract:

An apparatus or corresponding method of managing Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines in a Passive Optical Network (PON) to prevent an alarm system from generating an alarm during a software upgrade or maintenance of an Optical Network Terminal (ONT), Optical Line Terminal (OLT), or PON while maintaining the effectiveness of the alarm system. The ONT may store data related to a POTS line in nonvolatile memory. The ONT may activate the POTS line based on the data from the nonvolatile memory in an event of interruption in communications with an OLT prior to reestablishing communications with the OLT. The interruption in communications may be caused by an ONT reboot to complete an installation of a software upgrade. The ONT may energize the POTS line with a voltage in response to activating the POTS line to prevent the alarm system from generating the alarm.

US Patent:

20070036547, Feb 15, 2007

Filed:

Aug 10, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/201553

Inventors:

Sean Blakley - Petaluma CA, US
Pradeep Patel - Murphy TX, US
Thomas Conklin - Leesburg VA, US

Assignee:

TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC. - Naperville IL

International Classification:

H04J 14/00

US Classification:

398071000

Abstract:

A video overlay system for a Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) optical network. The video overlay is achieved by including a video router with a gigabit Ethernet interface including Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) multicasting capability in a headend. The video router transmits unidirectional Internet Protocol video to a plurality of Single Family Unit (SFU) Optical Network Terminations (ONTs) at 1550 nm. The SFU ONTs include IGMP snooping (MxU ONT with multicasting) capability and carry bi-directional control signals from Set Top Boxes (STBs) using 1490 nm downstream and 1310 nm upstream traffic to the headend via an Optical Line Termination (OLT).

US Patent:

20070101390, May 3, 2007

Filed:

Nov 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/265493

Inventors:

Marc Bernard - Vienna VA, US
Thomas Conklin - Leesburg VA, US

International Classification:

H04N 7/173

US Classification:

725129000, 725127000

Abstract:

A method of ensuring continuous receipt of video services based on certain conditions in a passive optical network (PON) is provided. The method includes (i) detecting at a PON element a condition indicating a change of states in receipt of video services, (ii) starting a timing mechanism having a default value stored in the PON element, and (iii) enabling receipt of video services at the PON element for an amount of time defined by the default value. The receipt of video services may be disabled after the amount of time defined by the default value.

US Patent:

20080019286, Jan 24, 2008

Filed:

Jul 21, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/490871

Inventors:

Michael J. Wurst - Santa Rosa CA, US
Marc R. Bernard - Miramar FL, US
Thomas E. Conklin - Leesburg VA, US
John A. Stock - Leesburg VA, US
John C. Silovich - Fox Lake IL, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/28
H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370254, 370400

Abstract:

Managing optical network alarms and events reported by multiple network nodes is described. In some embodiments, alarms or events of the same, similar, or different types are monitored and consolidated into a consolidated alarm or event. The consolidated alarms or events may be forwarded to another network node. An alarm or event storm in an optical network or other type of network can be significantly reduced, resulting in less consumption of network resources and simplified operation for a service provider. Details of the alarm storm can be retrieved on an as-needed basis.

US Patent:

20090047021, Feb 19, 2009

Filed:

Aug 13, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/889383

Inventors:

Thomas E. Conklin - Leesburg VA, US
Timothy J. Doiron - Aurora IL, US
Marc R. Bernard - Miramar FL, US
Muneer Zuhdi - Plano TX, US
Moshe Oron - San Rafael CA, US

Assignee:

TELLABS VIENNA, INC. - Naperville IL

International Classification:

H04J 14/02

US Classification:

398 79, 398 43

Abstract:

An integrated overlay card, an optical line terminal with an integrated overlay card, and a method for operating an optical network. The integrated overlay card may fit at least partially within the optical line terminal. The integrated overlay card includes a wavelength dimension multiplexer/demultiplexer that overlays first signals at a first wavelength onto second signals at a second wavelength, so as to combine signals. The combined signals may be routed to an optical network. In example embodiments, the invention may be used to provide an IP television service.

US Patent:

20090324228, Dec 31, 2009

Filed:

Jun 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/165576

Inventors:

Marc R. Bernard - Miramar CA, US
Thomas E. Conklin - Leesburg VA, US
John A. Stock - Leesburg VA, US
Joseph D. Kralowetz - Clarksville MD, US

Assignee:

Tellabs Petaluma, Inc. - Naperville IL

International Classification:

H04J 14/02

US Classification:

398 79

Abstract:

An Optical Network Terminal (ONT) simulator is provided. The ONT simulator includes one or more partially functional ONTs coupled to an Optical Line Termination (OLT) and an ONT/Optical network termination Management and Control Interface (ONT/OMCI) simulation utility. The ONTs receive test network traffic from the OLT and forward any OMCI traffic contained in the network traffic to the ONT/OMCI simulation utility. The ONT/OMCI simulation utility in turn simulates the operation of field-deployable ONT using the OMCI traffic.

US Patent:

20150058844, Feb 26, 2015

Filed:

Jul 30, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/378430

Inventors:

Thomas Eaton Conklin - Leesburg VA, US
Vinay Saxena - Richardson TX, US

Assignee:

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPEMENT COMPANY, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1

Abstract:

According to an example, a method for virtual computing resource orchestration includes receiving environmental data related to an operational characteristic of a compute resource for hosting a virtual machine (VM), receiving VM data related to an operational characteristic of the VM, and determining if the environmental data or the VM data violate predetermined threshold values respectively related to the environmental data and the VM data. The method further includes generating an event based on violation of one of the threshold values by the environmental data or the VM data, evaluating, by a processor, a rule to determine an action based on the violation of one of the threshold values, and executing the action to modify the operational characteristic of the compute resource or the operational characteristic of the VM.

US Patent:

20150046507, Feb 12, 2015

Filed:

Aug 30, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/377927

Inventors:

Vinay Saxena - Richardson TX, US
Thomas Eaton Conklin - Leesburg VA, US

Assignee:

HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
H04L 29/06

US Classification:

709201

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are a system, non-transitofy computer readable medium, and method to secure network data. It is determined whether an application can execute in a first network based on information associated with the first network. The application is transferred to a second network, if it is determined that the application cannot execute in the first network. A secure connection is established between the application transferred to the second network and the data residing in the first network.