273 results about "Customer-premises equipment" patented technology

Techniques for powering a multi-unit optical network terminal (MU-ONT) located outside of a multi-unit building include obtaining reverse power from Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) lines connecting the MU-ONT to terminal units (TUs) or customer premises equipments (CPEs) disposed inside the building. Reverse power may be injected into the PoE lines at the TUs, for example. Via an MU-ONT reverse powering device, the reverse power may be separated from services data provided via the PoE lines, and the services data may be delivered between the TUs and a Passive Optical Network (PON) via the MU-ONT. The reverse power obtained from the PoE lines may be aggregated to provide the MU-ONT with power commensurate with its power load. In some embodiments, the MU-ONT power load may be shared or distributed across PoE lines in a passive or actively controlled manner based on variations in the MU-ONT load and / or respective characteristics of the PoE lines.

Disclosed are various embodiments that extend customer premises networks onto a cloud provider network. In one embodiment, a layer-3 virtual private network is established between a tunneling agent and a virtual private network server on a cloud provider network. The tunneling agent is executed on an edge customer premises equipment (CPE) device on a customer premises network. A layer-2 virtual interface is established for an edge application on the cloud provider network using a tunnel to encapsulate layer-2 traffic between the customer premises network and the edge application over the layer-3 virtual private network.

Provided in the embodiments of the disclosure are a method for updating an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) configuration profile and a related customer premise equipment. The method includes: transmitting a Bluetooth identification signal corresponding to the customer premise equipment; in response to a Bluetooth pairing operation initiated by a mobile device, establishing a Bluetooth connection with the mobile device; visiting a subscription manager data preparation server by using a transmission control protocol / Internet protocol (TCP / IP) network provided by the mobile device through the Bluetooth connection, and obtaining a configuration profile corresponding to an eSIM chip from the subscription manager data preparation server; and updating the eSIM chip based on the configuration profile of the eSIM chip. This provides a more convenient management operation method for management personnel.

The present disclosure describes a system and method for providing dynamic remediation of a pluggable streaming device issue, such as a customer premises equipment (CPE) device. Sometimes, various features of the CPE device to begin to fail. For example, synchronization of the audio and video streams may drift, media rental purchases may time out, or playback may throttle to low quality. Such failures can be caused by device or network issues. The present disclosure describes a CPE remediation system that operates to identify a failure associated with playing media streamed by the CPE device. The CPE remediation system may further determine a solution to remediate an observed CPE device-related failure. In some examples, the CPE remediation process may further provide or perform one or more actions included in the determined solution. In some examples, the solution may include a warm or a cold reboot.

A system and method for mitigating anomalies in a network device. One or a combination of mitigation actions may be pre-programmed into a plurality of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices. The mitigation actions may be available as temporary or permanent work arounds as problems are detected that match known or discovered patterns of log events. Unsupervised machine learning techniques may be used to identify and correlate new patterns of log events with device anomalies or malfunctions. When a new pattern of log events is discovered and correlated to an anomaly or malfunction in a group of CPE devices, the discovered pattern may be written to the group of CPE devices with instructions to use particular ones of the mitigation actions. The CPE devices can then, in examples, monitor their own logs to detect the patterns and implement one or more of the mitigation actions.

A system for transmitting and receiving wireless signals through a physical barrier, such as walls or windows, to wireless computing devices that are located internal to a structure that is formed in part by the physical barrier. The wireless signals are millimeter waveforms with gigahertz frequencies that are communicated with 5G communication protocols by one or more remote base station nodes located external to the physical barrier. One or more external antennas are configured to communicate RF wireless signals with HMA waveforms to remote wireless base station. In one or more embodiments, the RF wireless signals are amplified and communicated bi-statically through the window barrier between customer premises equipment and an authorized remote wireless base station.

An improved multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) solution is disclosed for customer premises equipment (CPE) in which a set of wireless interfaces (e.g., cellular and WiFi), each with a plurality of antenna ports for MIMO operation, couple to an antenna switch fabric, which is then coupled to a set of antennas. In some examples, the antennas are distributed for maximum isolation and separation in order to improve MIMO channel separation, for example in an approximately spherical arrangement. The antenna switch fabric is instructed to select the optimal antennas based on signal parameter measurements, in order to improve overall performance. Selection of uplink (transmit) versus downlink (receive) antenna sets may be independent and based on different signal parameter measurements (e.g., for frequency division duplexing, FDD).

Systems and methods are provided for pre-caching content to customer premises equipment (CPE) such as set-top boxes, fixed wireless access devices, etc. Video streaming services are increasingly popular and can put a strain on network resources during peak hours. Wireless network peak hour capacity demand can be reduced by utilizing off-peak hour content / video caching. A cache time during off-peak hours can be determined through the interaction of wireless network and content provider servers.

Methods and systems for providing multiple techniques to a customer premises equipment to acquire network connectivity. A method for acquiring an Internet Protocol (IP) lease includes sending, by a network device at a customer premises to a service provider system, a request for a preferred acquisition posture, where the network device is provisioned with multiple acquisition postures including the preferred acquisition posture, receiving, by the network device from the service provider system, a selected acquisition posture, attempting, by the network device, to acquire the IP lease using the selected acquisition posture, and operating, by the network device, using the acquired IP lease.

The invention relates to the technical field of wireless communication and terminal network access control, and discloses a CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) signal adaptive enhancement and link switching method and a CPE signal adaptive enhancement and link switching system. According to the method, combined characteristics reflecting short-time quality drop amplitude, error code burst degree, time delay bursting degree and apparent strength level can be included, so that the shielding shadow and multipath illusion can be distinguished in a scene in which the shielding and strong reflection of the steel structure coexist, and the multi-path illusion can be distinguished on the premise of not depending on multi-source data. A small amount of key link observation data is organized into fingerprint representation with scene identification capability, and a basis is provided for subsequent enhancement and switching control. Therefore, the link shadow fingerprint is introduced, so that the link control process has the capability of identifying the special phenomenon that the apparent signal is strong but the actual error code is burst, and the switching decision and the enhanced control form collaborative management, thereby reducing the error switching, reducing the switching jitter and improving the service continuity.

A system, apparatus and method for installation of outdoor CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) for CBRS (Citizen Broadband Radio Service) for fixed wireless access is disclosed. The system comprises a database server which stores data comprising eNodeB locations and details, pathloss models and throughput prediction data. A position / orientation sensor and WiFi access point are attached to the CPE during installation. For a specified CPE height and a range of pointing angles, a smartphone app is used in scan mode to obtain KPI and evaluate nearby eNodeBs for performance based on stored parameters and link type, to provide estimated UL / DL throughput data for each eNodeB. After selecting an eNodeB, in network entry mode, a RF link between the CPE and eNodeB is established to request SAS grant. If successful in entering operational mode, actual throughput is measured to ensure the desired performance is attained, and data are reported back to the database.

In some implementations, a broadband network gateway (BNG) may receive, from a customer premises equipment, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) discover request, wherein the BNG is connected to the customer premises equipment and a fixed mobile interworking function (FMIF). The BNG may communicate with, based on the DHCP discover request, the FMIF. The BNG may provide to the customer premises equipment, and based on communicating with the FMIF, a DHCP offer that offers utilization of the BNG as a DHCP server. The BNG may receive from the customer premises equipment, and based on providing the DHCP offer, a DHCP request to request utilization of the BNG as the DHCP server. The BNG may provide to the customer premises equipment, and based on the DHCP request, a DHCP acknowledgment that acknowledges utilization of the BNG as the DHCP server.

A device may include a processor configured to collect first usage data from a first WI-FI router in a first customer premises equipment (CPE) network; collect second usage data from a second WI-FI router in a second CPE network; and determine that a collision avoidance plan between the first WI-FI router and the second WI-FI router is needed. The processor may be further configured to generate a first collision avoidance plan for the first WI-FI router and a second collision avoidance plan for the second WI-FI router based on the first usage data and the second usage data. The processor may be further configured to provide the first generated collision avoidance plan to the first WI-FI router and the second collision avoidance plan to the second WI-FI router.

Various embodiments comprise systems, methods, and apparatus for allocating resources in a 5G network comprising Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) nodes configured for communicating via granted spectrum with customer premises equipment (CPE) supporting wireless access points (WAPs) and the like, wherein an initial small bandwidth part (BWP) is assigned to each CPE, a BWP update process provides to a policy control function a list of devices / capabilities consuming CPE bandwidth so that the PCF may calculate a new bandwidth requirement for the CPE, the new requirement being used by the CPE to generate a CPE UE capability information message for the CBSD node, the CBSD node assigning an appropriately sized BWP for the CPE.

Methods and apparatus for prioritizing data traffic in small-cell wireless system. In one embodiment, the system utilizes “quasi-licensed” CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) wireless spectrum in conjunction with a wireless communication network (e.g., 3GPP 4G-LTE or 5G-NR-based). A “traffic profile” message is used to prioritize the data traffic. In one variant, the traffic profile message is generated by a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) such as a CBRS FWA, and includes data related to CPE identification, default bearer identification, number of client devices served by the CPE (e.g., via a wireless router connected to the CPE), traffic type and / or priority level associated with each client device and / or data traffic type, etc. In another variant, the base station provides data services to a plurality of fixed wireless access (FWA) apparatus installed at user or subscriber premises of a network based on prioritization according to the present disclosure.

Methods and apparatus for prioritizing data traffic in small-cell wireless system. In one embodiment, the system utilizes “quasi-licensed” CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) wireless spectrum in conjunction with a wireless communication network (e.g., 3GPP 4G-LTE or 5G-NR-based). A “traffic profile” message is used to prioritize the data traffic. In one variant, the traffic profile message is generated by a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) such as a CBRS FWA, and includes data related to CPE identification, default bearer identification, number of client devices served by the CPE (e.g., via a wireless router connected to the CPE), traffic type and / or priority level associated with each client device and / or data traffic type, etc. In another variant, the base station provides data services to a plurality of fixed wireless access (FWA) apparatus installed at user or subscriber premises of a network based on prioritization according to the present disclosure.

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless device may transmit mechanical displacement information that indicates an expected amount of time to mechanically displace at least one antenna panel in the wireless device. The wireless device may receive a configuration for a set of beam failure reference signals (BFRSs) that are associated with the mechanical displacement information. The wireless device may receive the set of BFRSs in accordance with the configuration. Numerous other aspects are described.

The present disclosure describes an autonomous mechanism for implementing a flexible image repository that includes an image retrieval service and an image repository management application. The flexible image repository performs delta processing to provide a subset of stored images to a subscriber device when the image retrieval service receives an image update request. The subscriber device thus receives updates to the image repository in a manner that reduces bandwidth requirements at both the server and the client, allowing client-side images to be updated more frequently. A content manager may update the flexible image repository via the image repository management application, which tags images according to a naming convention prior to inserting the images in the image repository. The tags allowing the image retrieval service to serve a multitude of subscriber devices across disparate platforms, which may provide different interfaces and have disparate access requirements, API calls, or functional behaviors. The flexible image repository employs a caching layer to further optimize the retrieval and display of the images and further optimize the delta processing.

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An example method for performing application recognition in the cloud to support application-aware functionality on customer premises equipment includes detecting a data flow associated with a customer premises equipment device, identifying an application associated with the data flow, generating a mapping that maps the application to an identifier, and providing the mapping to the customer premises equipment device.

Techniques for dynamically configuring a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) are described. In an example, identification parameters including at least one of a CPE identifier and a network identifier are transmitted to a Cloud Onboarding Server (COS). In response to transmission of the identification parameters, an operator specific configuration corresponding to the identification parameters is received from the COS, where the operator specific configuration is indicative of operational parameters associated with a network operator. The CPE is then configured based on the operator specific parameters.

The invention discloses a ship-shore communication method and system. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring position information of ship-borne CPE (Customer Premise Equipment), and acquiring base station information of a plurality of shore-based base stations; determining candidate shore-based base stations capable of providing communication service for the ship-borne CPE from a plurality of shore-based base stations based on the position information of the ship-borne CPE and the information of the plurality of base stations; performing signal measurement on the service cells corresponding to the candidate shore-based base stations, and determining candidate service cells meeting a preset communication service requirement from the plurality of service cells based on a signal measurement result; and sequentially trying to access each candidate service cell, and when any candidate service cell is successfully accessed, taking the successfully accessed candidate service cell as a target service cell, and providing communication service for the shipborne base station system and a terminal hung under the shipborne base station system based on the target service cell. The technical problems that a traditional ship-shore communication scheme lacks stability and reliability, and the cost is too high when satellite communication is used are solved.

A device may include a processor configured to collect first usage data from a first WI-FI router in a first customer premises equipment (CPE) network; collect second usage data from a second WI-FI router in a second CPE network; and determine that a collision avoidance plan between the first WI-FI router and the second WI-FI router is needed. The processor may be further configured to generate a first collision avoidance plan for the first WI-FI router and a second collision avoidance plan for the second WI-FI router based on the first usage data and the second usage data. The processor may be further configured to provide the first generated collision avoidance plan to the first WI-FI router and the second collision avoidance plan to the second WI-FI router.

The invention discloses an intelligent scheduling and control method for heterogeneous equipment based on cloud edge collaboration. The method comprises the following steps: S1, constructing a multi-stage redundancy control architecture and generating edge control topological structure description; s2, deploying a software-defined CPE (Customer Premise Equipment) component and loading a communication protocol template library; s3, identifying communication protocols and link states, and generating a communication protocol mapping relation table and a communication topological structure chart; s4, collecting state data of the PLC and the I / O module, and establishing a state synchronous cache; s5, executing a master control scheduling strategy and performing state mirror image synchronization to generate a master control state mapping table and a switching judgment result; s6, executing an I / O redundant channel selection and arbitration mechanism, and generating a signal channel mapping table and a control strategy; and S7, calling the CPE component to complete link lossless switching and outputting reconstruction configuration. The method has the advantages of being high in control reliability, high in protocol compatibility, flexible in link switching and the like.

A method that improves quality of service for user equipment in a mobile communication network implemented by a customer premise equipment. The method includes receiving any one of a session request from a user equipment with a destination, a quality of service change request from the user equipment, or a notification of congestion in the customer premise equipment, receiving mesh link information and tunnel configuration from an orchestrator, establishing a tunnel to a selected link in the mesh link information, and enabling mesh communication with the destination via the established tunnel.

The invention relates to the technical field of data processing in an SD-WAN network, in particular to an information processing method and device, CPE equipment and a terminal. The method is executed by CPE equipment in a service system, the CPE equipment is provided with a display screen, and the method comprises the following steps: generating a two-dimensional code based on an access address and a current target password, and displaying the two-dimensional code on the display screen; when an access request sent by a terminal is received, extracting a password to be verified from the access request, and performing consistency verification on the current target password and the password to be verified; when the consistency verification is passed, in response to the access request, obtaining the service information from the access address for display; wherein the displaying comprises the steps of feeding back the service information to the terminal for displaying, and / or displaying the service information through a display screen of the CPE equipment. By adopting the method provided by the invention, the convenience of reading the CPE equipment information can be improved.

A system (102) and a method (300) for supporting a plurality of services in a network (104) is disclosed. A user plane function (UPF) (214) receives a request message from a first network element (204) (e.g., Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU)) connected with a second network element (206) (e.g., Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)) and communicates a session report request towards a session management function (SME) (216). The SME (216) communicates an authorization request towards a policy control function (PCF) (218). Upon receiving an authorization response from the PCF (218), the SMF (216) triggers a session modification procedure based on the received authorization response. At least one tag associated with at least one service is assigned to the first network element based on the triggered session modification procedure and establishes at least one session between the first network element and the network.

The invention provides a message forwarding method and device, switching equipment, a network system and a storage medium, and relates to the technical field of networks, the method is applied to the switching equipment, the switching equipment is provided with a plurality of virtual sub-interfaces, the virtual sub-interfaces are provided with forwarding message identifiers, and the forwarding message identifiers are used for determining tunnel messages needing to be forwarded by the virtual sub-interfaces. The method comprises the following steps: receiving a tunnel message sent by a source device, and extracting an original message identifier in the tunnel message; the source equipment is access layer equipment or other switching equipment; matching the original message identifier with each forwarding message identifier, and determining a target virtual sub-interface which needs to forward the tunnel message; forwarding the tunnel message to a target device connected with the target virtual sub-interface; the target equipment is other switching equipment or customer premises equipment; receiving a tunnel reply message sent by the target equipment from the virtual sub-interface, and forwarding the tunnel reply message to the source equipment; and the tunnel message can be flexibly guided to correct target equipment.

An improved multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) solution is disclosed for customer premises equipment (CPE) in which a set of wireless interfaces (e.g., cellular and WiFi), each with a plurality of antenna ports for MIMO operation, couple to an antenna switch fabric, which is then coupled to a set of antennas. In some examples, the antennas are distributed for maximum isolation and separation in order to improve MIMO channel separation, for example in an approximately spherical arrangement. The antenna switch fabric is instructed to select the optimal antennas based on signal parameter measurements, in order to improve overall performance. Selection of uplink (transmit) versus downlink (receive) antenna sets may be independent and based on different signal parameter measurements (e.g., for frequency division duplexing, FDD).

In one aspect, a method includes determining network information for one or more network slices of a wireless network, the network information for the one or more network slices being available at a modem associated with a network appliance and interfacing with the wireless network, converting the network information into a standards-based format, determining configuration parameters for the one or more network slices using the network information, and configuring the network appliance using the configuration parameters.