Comcast Cable Communications, LLC

Scott Moody

Edward David Monnerat

David B Leach

Nicholas Adam Pinckernell

Andy Martushev

Jonathan Alan Leech

Jasbir Rajpal

Garey Hoffman

David O'hare

Derrick Krening

Johnathan Alan Leech

Methods and systems are disclosed for leveraging user premises supplied electric power to power active components in an information delivery network. In response to one or more conditions, an active component may switch an input power path from using grid-supplied or battery power to draw power from a user premises. The decision to switch the power path may be based on a number of conditions, for example, whether power is available from the grid, the relative cost of power from the user premises and whether the power from the user premises includes power from a renewable source.

Powering an information delivery network

Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for providing service to access nodes are presented. In some embodiments, a computing device may generate a geographical coverage map comprising a plurality of wireless access nodes respectively at a plurality of geographic locations and a wireless coverage range for each wireless access node. The computing device may receive from at least one wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes an indication that the at least one wireless access node detected a first wireless access node of the plurality of wireless access nodes. The computing device may refine a first coverage range of the first wireless access node based on a respective geographic location of the at least one wireless access node. In some embodiments, a first wireless access node may receive and forward join emergency mesh (JEM) messages to establish a wireless network.

Mapping and bridging wireless networks to provide better service

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Colorado Springs, CO, United States of America

Scott Moody