NICOLAS PUJET
Pilots at Kenyon Cir, Boulder, CO

2008018, Aug 7, 2008

Feb 5, 2007

11/671274

Nicolas Pujet - Boulder CO, US
David Rodrian - Denver CO, US

LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, INC. - Broomfield CO

H04L 12/28

370254

A method for optimizing a network configuration of network resources includes receiving service attribute data associated with network resources and the traffic demand, based at least in part on the service attribute data, determining one or more network resources for providing communication between end user devices and a carrier network, i.e., one or more metro and/or backbone networks, and determining an optimal configuration of the one or more network resources within the network, wherein the optimal configuration optimizes one or more predetermined criteria. A system for optimizing a configuration of network resources includes a computer-readable medium including service attribute data descriptive of a plurality of network resources, a preprocessing module operable to receive the one or more service attributes and determine a set of one or more resources and transmission modes between the end user devices and the carrier network, and an optimization module operable to determine an optimum configuration of the resources and transmission modes within the network.

2013020, Aug 8, 2013

Nov 21, 2012

13/683903

Mark Taylor - Boulder CO, US
Kevin John Royer - Denver CO, US
Nicolas Pujet - Boulder CO, US
Michael Mooney - Arvada CO, US
John Ryan - Longmont CO, US

LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC - Broomfield CO

H04L 12/56

709226

Implementations described and claimed herein provide a system and methods for balancing network loads across distinct provider networks. In one implementation, a virtual network representative of at least a first provider network is established having at least one interconnection point where network traffic is exchanged between the first provider network and a second provider network and having at least one provider edge port and at least one potential interconnection point. A measurement of a bandwidth between the at least one provider edge port and the at least one interconnection point is obtained. A measurement of a distance between the at least one provider edge port and a geographically closest of the at least one potential interconnection point or the at least one interconnection point is obtained. A network load indication for the first provider network as a function of the bandwidth measurement and the distance measurement is obtained.

8085689, Dec 27, 2011

Apr 11, 2011

13/084547

Nicolas Pujet - Boulder CO, US
David Rodrian - Denver CO, US

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

H04L 12/28, H04L 12/16, G06F 11/00, H04J 3/00

370254, 370235, 370252, 370464

A method for optimizing a network configuration of network resources includes receiving service attribute data associated with network resources and the traffic demand, based at least in part on the service attribute data, determining one or more network resources for providing communication between end user devices and a carrier network, i. e. , one or more metro and/or backbone networks, and determining an optimal configuration of the one or more network resources within the network, wherein the optimal configuration optimizes one or more predetermined criteria. A system for optimizing a configuration of network resources includes a computer-readable medium including service attribute data descriptive of a plurality of network resources, a preprocessing module operable to receive the one or more service attributes and determine a set of one or more resources and transmission modes between the end user devices and the carrier network, and an optimization module operable to determine an optimum configuration of the resources and transmission modes within the network.

8531978, Sep 10, 2013

Sep 2, 2009

12/552983

Chris McReynolds - Boulder CO, US
Joseph Cajetan Lawrence - Boulder CO, US
Nicolas Pujet - Boulder CO, US

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

G01R 31/08, H04L 12/28

370252, 370228, 370217, 370221, 370226, 370389

Embodiments generally disclosed herein include methods and systems for calculating incremental network costs between logical city pairs in a network (each city pair being in communication across the network via one or more physical links). For example, the method includes a cost analyzer that, for each physical link in the network, determines a steady state capacity allocation associated with each city pair in the network and, in the same vein, determines a restoration capacity allocation associated with each city pair in the network. The cost analyzer is capable of calculating an incremental cost per unit of traffic for a given city pair based on: i) the steady state capacity allocation and a restoration capacity allocation associated with a given city pair, as compared to, ii) the aggregate steady state capacity allocations and restoration capacity allocations associated with each city pair in the network.

2009027, Nov 5, 2009

May 2, 2008

12/114167

Nicolas Pujet - Boulder CO, US
Chris McReynolds - Boulder CO, US

Level 3 Communications LLC - Broomfield CO

G06Q 30/00, H04L 12/28

705 1452, 370254, 705 1458, 705 1469, 705 1449

A system for distributing content includes a content distribution platform (CDP) analysis module configured to determine an optimal combination of one or more CDP components for distributing a specified content item based on at least one content item profile. A method of distributing content includes determining an optimal combination of one or more content distribution platform (CDP) components for distributing a specified content item based on at least one content profile.

2014001, Jan 9, 2014

Sep 9, 2013

14/021619

Joseph Cajetan Lawrence - Boulder CO, US
Nicolas Pujet - Boulder CO, US

Level 3 Communications, LLC - Broomfield CO

H04L 12/26

370252

Embodiments generally disclosed herein include methods and systems for calculating incremental network costs between logical city pairs in a network (each city pair being in communication across the network via one or more physical links). For example, the method includes a cost analyzer that, for each physical link in the network, determines a steady state capacity allocation associated with each city pair in the network and, in the same vein, determines a restoration capacity allocation associated with each city pair in the network. The cost analyzer is capable of calculating an incremental cost per unit of traffic for a given city pair based on: i) the steady state capacity allocation and a restoration capacity allocation associated with a given city pair, as compared to, ii) the aggregate steady state capacity allocations and restoration capacity allocations associated with each city pair in the network.