AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP

Richard Rhoades

Jon Paden

Scott Newman

Billy Garcia

John-Paul Roadman

Ryan Holomshek

Jiaqing Wang

James Essary

Michael Gooch

A systems and methods for video transmission scheduling are provided. A method of video transmission scheduling may include selecting a first video transmission event associated with first content to be blacked out based on a first geographic access restriction. The method may also include selecting a second video transmission event associated with second content to be blacked out based on a second geographic access restriction. The method may further include linking the first video transmission event to the second transmission event to control a blackout of the second content based at least partially on a trigger related to the first content.

System and method for video transmission scheduling

A controller () for managing operations of a communication network has a communication element () for monitoring data traffic of an IP address in the communication network and for controlling operations of the communication network, a memory for storage (), and a processor () for controlling operations of the communication element, and the memory. The processor is programmed to select () an IP (Internet Protocol) address to analyze, monitor () for the effects of malicious software originating from the IP address utilized by one or more customers, detect () a suspected malicious event, and restrict () Internet access to one or more customers suspected of interrupting service of the communication network.

Method and apparatus for diagnosing and mitigating malicious events in a communication network

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