US 11,695,652 B2
Coordinating cellular and cable/fiber broadband networks
Volkan Sevindik, Parker, CO (US)
Assigned to CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/214,206.
Prior Publication US 2022/0311682 A1, Sep. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 41/50 (2022.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04L 41/507 (2022.01); H04L 41/5009 (2022.01); H04L 41/5025 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/5029 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1407 (2013.01); H04L 12/1442 (2013.01); H04L 41/507 (2013.01); H04L 41/5012 (2013.01); H04L 41/5025 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
detecting, at a cable/fiber broadband network termination unit of a cable/fiber broadband multi-service operator, an interruption in service to a cable/fiber broadband network customer unit-small cell pair by:
determining that said cable/fiber broadband network customer unit—small cell pair has not consumed data for a predetermined time period;
responsive to said determining, said cable/fiber broadband network termination unit initiating a periodic ping of said cable/fiber broadband network customer unit—small cell pair; and
responsive to said periodic ping not being returned, concluding that said interruption in service has occurred;
responsive to detecting said interruption, said cable/fiber broadband network termination unit advising a charging server of said cable/fiber broadband multi-service operator of said interruption in service, a corresponding identifier of said cable/fiber broadband network customer unit—small cell pair, and a corresponding account identifier;
responsive to said cable/fiber broadband network termination unit advising said charging server, said charging server of said cable/fiber broadband multi-service operator advising a backend server of an associated cellular network of a customer identifier corresponding to said account identifier; and
responsive to said charging server advising said backend server, said backend server of said associated cellular network advising a policy control function of said associated cellular network to modify network parameters of said associated cellular network to compensate for said interruption in service.