Patents by Inventor Etienne McCullough

Etienne McCullough has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method, system and storage medium for monitoring power control loops in optical communication networks
    Patent number: 7505683
    Abstract: A method, system and storage medium for monitoring power control loops in an optical communication network. The method includes polling network elements to obtain power management information for the network elements. A set of power management rules is selected based on the power management information along with network configuration, channel types, etc. The power management rules are applied to determine the validity of open and closed power control loop in the network elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Lemieux, Jocelyn Lefrancois, Etienne McCullough