Bruce W Harrison

US Patent:

20040177133, Sep 9, 2004

Filed:

Nov 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/704648

Inventors:

Bruce Harrison - Fairfax Station VA, US
Xiaohui He - Reston VA, US
Martin Hannes - Washington DC, US

Assignee:

Next Generation Broadband

International Classification:

G06F015/177

US Classification:

709/220000, 709/230000

Abstract:

A computer readable medium, configuration server, and configuration system for receiving and processing a subscriber node address request is provided. A bridge service module provides a predetermined bridging criterion to a bridge extension module, the bridge extension module makes a bridging determination based on the bridging criterion and the subscriber node address request and provides a bridging message based on the subscriber node address request, when a result of the bridging determination indicates that the bridging message is to be provided. The configuration server may be a DHCP server in cable network environment, such that a cable modem receives an IP address and configuration data responsive to the subscriber node address request from a second DHCP server to which the bridging message is transmitted.

US Patent:

20060153207, Jul 13, 2006

Filed:

Jan 10, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/275501

Inventors:

Sammy HO - Reston VA, US
Bruce Harrison - Fairfax Station VA, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/56

US Classification:

370401000

Abstract:

In a computer network comprising a Central System, Internet Protocol (IP) based network, one or more parallel Application Systems and one or more End Devices wherein the End Device receives an IP address and device configuration information from IP Address Server associated with the Central System, a central computer based system identifies one or more End Devices by their unique physical address, and based on that physical address, determines how an individual End Device and other network elements and applications should be configured to ensure that traffic is routed between the end device and a specific Application System. Aspects of an Application System may include a computer system or autonomous network of computers. When an IP Address Server is configured with Physical Address Routing, the IP Address Server can dynamically identify the Application System to which an End Device belongs and provide that End Device with configuration and routing instructions.