Steven Ray Reynolds

US Patent:

6832249, Dec 14, 2004

Filed:

May 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/860801

Inventors:

Larry Ciscon - Houston TX
Steven Reynolds - Houston TX
F. Scott Yeager - Sugarland TX

Assignee:

Intellectual Ventures Patent Holdings III, LLC - Bellevue WA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

709223

Abstract:

A method for providing broadband communications over a multi-layered network having a plurality of Open System Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model layers functioning therein includes monitoring at least one OSI reference model layer functioning in the multi-layered network. A quality of service event is determined whether to have occurred in the multi-layered network. The quality of service event is determined to have occurred at a layer N in the OSI reference model. Network provisioning is changed at a layer less than N in response to the quality of service event, and a signal is provided when the network provisioning at the layer less than N has been changed. A system for providing broadband communications includes a multi-layered network, a network monitor, and a network controller. The multi-layered network has a plurality of Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model layers functioning therein. The network monitor is coupled to the multi-layered network, and the network monitor is adapted to monitor at least one OSI reference model layer functioning in the multi-layered network, determine that a quality of service event has occurred in the multi-layer network, and determine that the quality of service event occurred at a layer N in the OSI reference model.

US Patent:

8423630, Apr 16, 2013

Filed:

Nov 1, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/978953

Inventors:

Larry Ciscon - Houston TX, US
Steven Reynolds - Houston TX, US
F. Scott Yeager - Sugarland TX, US

Assignee:

Corps of Discovery Patent Holding LLC - Bellevue WA

International Classification:

G06F 13/00

US Classification:

709223

Abstract:

A method for providing broadband communications over a multi-layer network having a plurality of Open System Interconnection layers. The method stores information in a memory, the information indicating for each of a plurality of communication resources within the multi-layer network, one or more layers of the network with which that communication resource is associated. The method monitors the multi-layer network to detect a quality of service event that has occurred at a first of a plurality of communication resources, and in response to the monitoring, uses the information to determine a layer of the multi-layer network that is associated with the first of the plurality of communication resources. The method responds to the quality of the service event by changing provisioning of the multi-layer network at a layer that is different from the layer of the multi-layer network that is associated with the first of the plurality of communication resources.

US Patent:

20130198378, Aug 1, 2013

Filed:

Feb 28, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/781130

Inventors:

CORPS OF DISCOVERY PATENT HOLDING LLC - Las Vegas NV, US
Steven REYNOLDS - Houston TX, US
F. Scott YEAGER - Sugarland TX, US

Assignee:

CORPS OF DISCOVERY PATENT HOLDING LLC - Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

H04L 12/26

US Classification:

709224

Abstract:

A method for providing broadband communications over a multi-layer network having a plurality of Open System Interconnection layers. The method stores information in a memory, the information indicating for each of a plurality of communication resources within the multi-layer network, one or more layers of the network with which that communication resource is associated. The method monitors the multi-layer network to detect a quality of service event that has occurred at a first of a plurality of communication resources, and in response to the monitoring, uses the information to determine a layer of the multi-layer network that is associated with the first of the plurality of communication resources. The method responds to the quality of the service event by changing provisioning of the multi-layer network at a layer that is different from the layer of the multi-layer network that is associated with the first of the plurality of communication resources.