William F Berg

US Patent:

6449660, Sep 10, 2002

Filed:

Jul 31, 1995

Appl. No.:

08/509619

Inventors:

William Frederick Berg - Rochester MN
John David Dietel - Rochester MN
Edward John Rowlance - New Philadelphia OH

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 300

US Classification:

710 1, 709321, 717100

Abstract:

At the most general level, the I/O framework mechanism of the present invention is made up of three interdependent controllers. These controllers are referred to herein as the hardware resource administrator, the information controller, and the device controller. The hardware resource administrator is responsible for organizing information about I/O devices and for making the organized information available to the other controllers. The information controller is responsible for gathering information about I/O devices and for changing and/or updating certain I/O device information. Accordingly, the information controller is made up of individual objects that each represent the characteristics of a particular I/O device. The device controller is responsible for controlling the actual operation of the individual devices, and for performing statistical and diagnostic analysis on the individual I/O devices.

US Patent:

8479271, Jul 2, 2013

Filed:

Dec 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/332327

Inventors:

William F. Berg - Rochester MN, US
Jeremiah D. Carlin - Rochester MN, US
Michael T. Kalmbach - Elgin MN, US
Mark D. Schroeder - Rochester MN, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 7/04

US Classification:

726 4, 726 3, 726 5, 726 6, 726 7, 713151, 713152, 713153

Abstract:

Mobile network services are performed in a mobile data network in a way that is transparent to most of the existing equipment in the mobile data network. The mobile data network includes a radio access network and a core network. A breakout component in the radio access network breaks out data coming from a basestation, and hosts edge applications, including third party edge applications, that perform one or more mobile network services at the edge of the mobile data network based on the broken out data.

US Patent:

8611208, Dec 17, 2013

Filed:

Dec 19, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/329563

Inventors:

William F. Berg - Rochester MN, US
Michael T. Kalmbach - Elgin MN, US
Mark D. Schroeder - Rochester MN, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G01R 31/08
G06F 11/07
H04L 1/00
H04W 4/00

US Classification:

370221, 370242, 370328

Abstract:

A mechanism provides autonomic recovery for a breakout appliance at the edge of a mobile data network from a variety of errors using a combination of hardware, software and network recovery actions. The recovery actions proceed upon a sliding scale depending on the severity of the problem to achieve the goals of minimizing disruption to traffic flowing through the NodeB while also maintaining an acceptable cost of ownership/maintenance of the system by automatically recovering from as many problems as possible. The error recovery functions within the breakout system hide the error recovery complexities from the management system upstream in the mobile data network. For critical, non-recoverable errors, the autonomic recovery mechanism works in conjunction with a fail-to-wire module to remove the breakout system in the event of a failure in such a way that the mobile data network functions as if the breakout system is no longer present.

US Patent:

20130121166, May 16, 2013

Filed:

Nov 16, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/297807

Inventors:

William F. Berg - Rochester MN, US
Jeremiah D. Carlin - Rochester MN, US
Michael T. Kalmbach - Elgin MN, US
Mark D. Schroeder - Rochester MN, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04W 24/00
H04W 12/00
H04L 12/26
H04L 12/28
H04W 40/00

US Classification:

370242, 370254

Abstract:

Mobile network services are performed in an appliance in a mobile data network in a way that is transparent to most of the existing equipment in the mobile data network. The mobile data network includes a radio access network and a core network. The appliance in the radio access network breaks out data coming from a basestation, and performs one or more mobile network services at the edge of the mobile data network based on the broken out data. The appliance has defined interfaces and defined commands on each interface that allow performing all needed functions on the appliance without revealing details regarding the hardware and software used to implement the appliance. This appliance architecture allows performing new mobile network services at the edge of a mobile data network within the infrastructure of an existing mobile data network.

US Patent:

20130157616, Jun 20, 2013

Filed:

Dec 19, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/329773

Inventors:

William F. Berg - Rochester MN, US
Michael T. Kalmbach - Elgin MN, US
Mark D. Schroeder - Rochester MN, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04W 40/00
H04W 12/00
H04W 24/00

US Classification:

455410, 455446, 455423

Abstract:

Mobile network services are performed in an appliance in a mobile data network in a way that is transparent to most of the existing equipment in the mobile data network. The mobile data network includes a radio access network and a core network. The appliance in the radio access network breaks out data coming from a basestation, and performs one or more mobile network services at the edge of the mobile data network based on the broken out data. The appliance has defined interfaces and defined commands on each interface that allow performing all needed functions on the appliance without revealing details regarding the hardware and software used to implement the appliance. This appliance architecture allows performing new mobile network services at the edge of a mobile data network within the infrastructure of an existing mobile data network.

US Patent:

20130165177, Jun 27, 2013

Filed:

Dec 21, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/332487

Inventors:

William F. Berg - Rochester MN, US
Michael T. Kalmbach - Elgin MN, US
Scott A. Liebl - Oronoco MN, US
Mark D. Schroeder - Rochester MN, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04W 24/00

US Classification:

455524

Abstract:

Mobile network services are performed in a mobile data network in a way that is transparent to most of the existing equipment in the mobile data network. The mobile data network includes a radio access network and a core network. A breakout component in the radio access network breaks out data coming from a basestation, and performs one or more mobile network services at the edge of the mobile data network based on the broken out data. The breakout component includes a service interface that performs primary control by one system, and backup control by a different system.

US Patent:

20130173898, Jul 4, 2013

Filed:

Dec 31, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/341991

Inventors:

William F. Berg - Rochester MN, US
Ronald L. Billau - Rochester MN, US
Jeremiah D. Carlin - Rochester MN, US
Vincenzo V. Di Luoffo - Sandy Hook CT, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 21/00
G06F 9/24
G06F 15/177

US Classification:

713 2

Abstract:

A secure boot is provided for a breakout system having multiple subsystems at the edge of a mobile data network. The secure boot utilizes two trusted platform modules (TPM) to secure multiple subsystems. Further described is utilizing a first TPM to boot a service processor and then utilizing a second TPM to secure boot two additional subsystems. Booting of the final subsystem is accomplished in a two step process which first loads a boot loader and verifies the boot loader, and then second loads an operating system load image and verifies the operating system code.

US Patent:

20130188477, Jul 25, 2013

Filed:

Jan 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/355250

Inventors:

William F. Berg - Rochester MN, US
Jeremiah D. Carlin - Rochester MN, US
Scott A. Liebl - Oronoco MN, US
George W. Van Leeuwen - , US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H04W 28/00

US Classification:

370228

Abstract:

A fail-to-wire (FTW) module preserves a primary data path connection from an upstream computer to a downstream computer if there is any kind of failure in a breakout data path to a breakout system. The FTW module provides switches between the incoming data network data and the breakout system such that when the breakout system encounters a failure, the switches are de-activated to bypass the breakout system. The switches in the FTW module are activated by a system health signal controlled by a health monitor in the breakout system. The health monitor provides intelligent switch control based on alerts from a variety of control points. These control points include firmware, hardware, thermal sensors, subsystem operating systems, subsystem software applications, and appliance tamper logic in order to determine if the FTW module switches should be in an active or inactive state.

Author:

William M. Berg

ISBN #:

0131538187

Author:

William M. Berg

ISBN #:

0819116572

Author:

William M. Berg

ISBN #:

0819116580

Author:

William J. Berg

ISBN #:

0030207975

Author:

William J. Berg

ISBN #:

0030212448

Author:

William J. Berg

ISBN #:

0271008261

Author:

William J. Berg

ISBN #:

0470000791

Author:

William J. Berg

ISBN #:

0470000805