Brian L Barker

Author:

Brian M. Barker

ISBN #:

0815104227

Author:

Brian J. Barker

ISBN #:

0789497239

Author:

Brian Barker

ISBN #:

0679506934

Author:

Brian Barker

ISBN #:

1932195270

Author:

Brian Johnson Barker

ISBN #:

0620226145

Author:

Brian Johnson Barker

ISBN #:

0620319380

Author:

Brian Johnson Barker

ISBN #:

0869784889

Author:

Brian Michael Barker

ISBN #:

0632095709

US Patent:

7480237, Jan 20, 2009

Filed:

Apr 19, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/827090

Inventors:

Steven P. Nolle - Naperville IL, US
Brian J. Barker - Naperville IL, US
Alan Doucette - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Arris International, Inc. - Suwanee GA

International Classification:

G01R 31/08
G06F 11/00
H04L 12/28

US Classification:

370229, 370230, 370431, 370468

Abstract:

Static balancing of cable modems across upstream channels is made based on the channel's current bandwidth demand compared to a first and/or second CAC threshold level. If both threshold levels are exceeded, the modem is assigned to the channel having the lowest bandwidth demand. After registration, predictive balancing modems according to whether an MTA is part of a given modem avoids concentration of modems having MTAs on certain channels while other channels serve only moderns without MTAs. Modems are also predictively balanced according to whether they have associated a DSA_use_history profile. Modems associated with certain subscribers may be balanced according to the time of day balancing is occurring based on the profile. Thus, light users during working hours may be balanced as heavy users at night if they typically download video content or use VoIP features during the evening.

US Patent:

7480241, Jan 20, 2009

Filed:

Sep 2, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/933065

Inventors:

William T. Hanks - Carol Stream IL, US
Tom Cloonan - Lisle IL, US
Brian Barker - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

Arris International, Inc. - Suwanee GA

International Classification:

H04L 12/26

US Classification:

370231, 37039541

Abstract:

CMTS software keeps track of the number of call requests accepted during a given monitoring period, this number being referred to as Count. As each call request is received, Count is compared to the current value stored in an overload state MIB (which can change multiple times during a monitoring period based on the actual overload state as reported by fault management). If Count exceeds the MIB value, the call request is denied. After the monitoring period ends, the Count of call requests accepted is reset to zero and the count value begins incrementing at the start of the next monitoring period as calls are accepted.

US Patent:

7974303, Jul 5, 2011

Filed:

May 16, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/130385

Inventors:

Brian J. Barker - Naperville IL, US
Greg J. Gohman - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Jeffrey J Howe - West Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

ARRIS Group, Inc. - Suwanee GA

International Classification:

H04L 12/403

US Classification:

370449

Abstract:

Different polling rates are applied to high priority BE service flows depending on whether the service flow contains, or is about to contain, traffic packets. A high priority service flow is identified upon boot-up of a user device, and defaults to a slow polling mode. A trigger causes the service flow to be serviced as a fast polling mode. The fast polling mode lasts for a predetermined period of time. If traffic continues at the end of the predetermined period of time, the predetermined period of time is reset so that the fast-polling mode continues until traffic flow on the high priority service flow ceases.

US Patent:

20020065907, May 30, 2002

Filed:

Nov 29, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/727394

Inventors:

Thomas Cloonan - Lisle IL, US
Daniel Hickey - Oswego IL, US
Todd Kessler - Naperville IL, US
William Ward - Oak Lawn IL, US
Steven Krapp - Arlington Heights IL, US
Jeffrey Shroda - Bolingbrook IL, US
Brian Barker - Naperville IL, US
Erich Arnold - Naperville IL, US

International Classification:

G06F015/173

US Classification:

709/223000, 709/228000

Abstract:

A method and system that allow subscribers to a cable Internet data service to use a Web browser and access to the Internet via their cable Internet data service to dynamically change their service level by communicating with the cable modem manager that manages their cable modem. An alternate method and system allow a content provider that has been contacted by a subscriber to dynamically implement new “on-demand” services flows for the subscriber. With both arrangements, the subscriber can begin employing the new service flows without reinitializing their cable modem or otherwise having their data service disrupted.