Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.

Christopher J Corcimiglia

Randy Levensalor

Dan Schrimpsher

Steven M Pisarski

Luis Alberto Campos

Thomas Holtzman Williams

Lin Cheng

Belal Hamzeh

Sayandev Mukherjee

A software defined networking (SDN) controller for a communication network is provided. The SDN controller includes a northbound interface, a southbound interface, and a database as a service (DBaaS) layer. The northbound interface includes an application layer having one or more independent SDN applications. The southbound interface includes an adapter layer having one or more independent device adapters. The DBaaS layer includes a persistent DBaaS unit and a state DBaaS unit.

Systems and methods for disaggregated software defined networking control

A method for automatic discovery of a communication network including a hub, a plurality of termination devices, and a plurality of network elements. The method includes (a) associating respective geographic information with each termination device, (b) determining a respective distance of each termination device from the hub, (c) grouping, at least partially based on diagnostic information from the communication network, two or more of the plurality of termination devices sharing a common characteristic, (d) determining a topology of the communication network, and (e) determining a respective characteristic of at least one network element of the plurality of network elements.

Systems and methods for automatic discovery of a communication network

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Cumming, GA, United States of America

Christopher J Corcimiglia