# US 12,003,392 B2 · Data aggregation for communications network optimization

> Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt

- Number: US 12,003,392 B2
- Document ID: US12003392B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/845,925
- Filed: 2022-06-21
- Published: 2022-12-22
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2021-06-21
- Assignees: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
- Applicants: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
- Inventors: Santhana Chari; David E. Virag; Deepak Garageswari Jagannath Rao
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12003392B2

## CPC

- H04L 41/0816: the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events
- H04L 43/065: related to network devices
- H04L 12/2869: {Operational details of access network equipments (admission control or resource allocation in access networks H04L12/5692)}
- H04L 43/022: by sampling
- H04L 43/04: Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
- H04L 43/067: using time frame reporting
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

Systems and methods for aggregating samples of Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) data representing state information of a communications network. Each sample may be associated with one of a plurality of different frequency ranges, where the samples are aggregated over a temporal range and aggregated over a frequency range. The data aggregated in this manner may then be used to configure the network.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device operatively connectable to a communications network having at least one network component that obtains sequential measurements of Proactive Network Maintenance (PNM) information, each measurement having a common associated metric, and each measurement associated with one of a plurality of different frequency ranges, the device comprising memory configured to store the measurements and at least one processor that performs temporal aggregation of the measurements and frequency aggregation of the measurements, and configures the network based on the temporally and frequency aggregated measurements, where the temporally and frequency aggregated measurements are expressed in the common associated metric.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1 where there are a plurality of network components, and the processor separately aggregates data collected from each of the network components.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2 where the processor separately temporally aggregates data collected from each of the network components and separately frequency aggregates data collected from each of the network components.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2 where the processor is configured to temporally aggregate data from each network component based on data collected according to a frequency of data collection that varies from a first network component relative to a second network component.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The device of claim 4 where the frequency of data collection associated with a device is based on topology information of the network.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1 where temporal aggregation is performed before frequency aggregation.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1 where frequency aggregation is performed before temporal aggregation.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1 where the collected PNM data varies in an unpredictable manner.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1 where the PNM data represents data collected by and/or sent from a cable modem.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The device of claim 9 where the PNM data is separately collected in an upstream direction from the cable modem and a downstream direction to the cable modem.