Thomas B Kee

US Patent:

20180278972, Sep 27, 2018

Filed:

May 29, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/992015

Inventors:

- Louisville CO, US
KARTHIK SUNDARESAN - Boulder CO, US
THOMAS KEE - Louisville CO, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/231
H04N 21/61
H04N 21/24
H04N 21/238

Abstract:

Systems and methods presented herein provide for a software defined network (SDN) controller in a cable television system that virtualizes network elements in the cable television system to provide content delivery and data services through the virtualized network elements. In one embodiment, the SDN controller is operable in a cloud computing environment to balance data traffic through the virtualized network elements. For example, the SDN controller may abstract Layer 2 Control Protocol (L2CP) frame processing of the network elements into the cloud computing environment to relieve the network elements from the burdens of Ethernet frame processing. In this regard, the SDN controller comprises a L2CP decision module that determines how L2CP should be processed for the network elements in the cable television system.

US Patent:

20160191955, Jun 30, 2016

Filed:

Dec 15, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/970004

Inventors:

- Louisville CO, US
Karthik Sundaresan - Louisville CO, US
Thomas Kee - Louisville CO, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/231
H04N 21/2385
H04N 21/241

Abstract:

Systems and methods presented herein provide for a software defined network (SDN) controller in a cable television system that virtualizes network elements in the cable television system to provide content delivery and data services through the virtualized network elements. In one embodiment, the SDN controller is operable in a cloud computing environment to balance data traffic through the virtualized network elements. For example, the SDN controller may process a request for content from a user equipment (UE), determine a bandwidth capability of the UE, determine that bandwidth of the requested content exceeds the bandwidth capability of the UE, analyze the bandwidth capacity of the network elements, generate a virtual channel through the network elements based on the bandwidth capacity of the network elements, and to deliver the content to the UE through the virtualized channel.

US Patent:

20160191956, Jun 30, 2016

Filed:

Dec 15, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/970024

Inventors:

- Louisville CO, US
Karthik Sundaresan - Louisville CO, US
Thomas Kee - Louisville CO, US

International Classification:

H04N 21/231
H04N 21/241
H04N 21/643

Abstract:

Systems and methods presented herein provide for a software defined network (SDN) controller in a cable television system that virtualizes network elements in the cable television system to provide content delivery and data services through the virtualized network elements. In one embodiment, the SDN controller is operable in a cloud computing environment to balance data traffic through the virtualized network elements. For example, the SDN controller may abstract Layer 2 Control Protocol (L2CP) frame processing of the network elements into the cloud computing environment to relieve the network elements from the burdens of Ethernet frame processing. In this regard, the SDN controller comprises a L2CP decision module that determines how L2CP should be processed for the network elements in the cable television system.