John R Burch

US Patent:

20090074411, Mar 19, 2009

Filed:

Sep 19, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/857658

Inventors:

Marc R. Bernard - Miramar FL, US
John T. Burch - McLean VA, US
Joseph D. Kralowetz - Clarksville MD, US
Douglas F. Ortega - Potomac MD, US
Michael J. Wurst - Santa Rosa CA, US

Assignee:

TELLABS VIENNA, INC. - Naperville IL

International Classification:

H04J 14/00
H04B 10/20

US Classification:

398 58

Abstract:

A method, apparatus, system, and computer-readable program, for for capturing communicated information across a network that includes a plurality of nodes. The method includes providing criteria for capturing, in at least a first one of the nodes, information included in at least one communication passing through the at least one first node, capturing, from the at least one communication passing through the at least one first node, information meeting the criteria, and providing the information captured in the capturing to at least a second one of the nodes of the network. According to one embodiment of the invention, the at least one first node includes an Optical Network Terminal (ONT), the at least one second node includes an Element Management System (EMS), and the information includes Ethernet frames. The method further comprises presenting the information to an operator at the EMS, in a decomposed, interpretable format.

US Patent:

20090106406, Apr 23, 2009

Filed:

Oct 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/877189

Inventors:

Marc R. Bernard - Miramar FL, US
Jeffrey A. Noel - Leesburg VA, US
Jeffrey Rosenwald - Frederick MD, US
John A. Stock - Leesburg VA, US
John T. Burch - McLean VA, US

Assignee:

TELLABS VIENNA, INC - Naperville IL

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709223

Abstract:

A method to initiate a remote diagnostic mode in a network terminal includes determining whether a received signal corresponds to a command to initiate a remote diagnostic mode, and setting the network terminal in a remote diagnostic mode in accordance with the result of the determining. An authentication procedure may be performed prior to setting the network terminal in the remote diagnostic mode, for increased security.

US Patent:

20090148157, Jun 11, 2009

Filed:

Dec 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/953838

Inventors:

MARC R. BERNARD - Miramar FL, US
JOHN T. BURCH - McLean VA, US
DARREN J. DOWKER - Reston VA, US
DAVID H. LIU - Herndon VA, US
JOSEPH D. KRALOWETZ - Clarksville MD, US

Assignee:

TELLABS VIENNA, INC. - Naperville IL

International Classification:

H04B 17/00

US Classification:

398 25

Abstract:

A method, and an apparatus, system, and sequences of instructions that operate in accordance with the method, for identifying errors in communications in a system that provides services. In the method, control messages are generated and sent to a network device. Error information generated in response to an unsupported control message being received by the network device, from at least one controlling device, is stored in the network device. The error information stored in the network device is retrieved, and errors in communications between the network device and the controlling device are identified, based on the error information retrieved.