Patents by Inventor Fred Stacey

Fred Stacey 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).

  • Patent number: 7221703
    Abstract: A system is provided for synchronizing a PSTN clock and a DSL clock. The system comprises a PSTN interface for transmitting and receiving voiceband samples, a data DSL transceiver for modulating and demodulating data to and from DSL samples, a synchronization circuit for synchronizing the voiceband samples and the data samples, and a converter for converting the synchronized voiceband and DSL samples between analog and digital formats. The synchronization circuit synchronizes the voiceband and the data samples for conversion by the same converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Fred Stacey, Dan Rivaud, Scott McClennon
  • Patent number: 7072357
    Abstract: A single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) architecture for controlling the processing of plurality of data streams in a digital subscriber line (DSL) system has a memory for storing the data from the channels, a processor operatively coupled with the memory for processing data from the data streams, and a controller for controlling the processor. Storing the data in the memory de-couples the operating rate of the processor and the operating rate of the data streams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Fred Stacey, Christian Bourget, Yatish Kumar
  • Patent number: 6845082
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing peak to average power ratio (PAR) in single and multi-carrier transmitters while accounting for the effect of the transmit filters without significantly affecting a requisite transmission Power Spectral Density (PSD) mask. To this end, in a multicarrier communication system, a DSL transmitter is provided that transmits a multicarrier symbol having a controlled peak-to-average power ratio (PAR) and which is a function of a plurality of information signals. The transmitter has a power reducer that reduces the PAR of the multicarrier symbol by modifying a selected information signal of a plurality of information signals, the modified signal including an information component, a peak reduction component, and a transmission channel response component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Christian Bourget, Fred Stacey, Francois Tremblay
  • Publication number: 20020124154
    Abstract: A single instruction, multiple data (SIMD) architecture for controlling the processing of plurality of data streams in a digital subscriber line (DSL) system has a memory for storing the data from the channels, a processor operatively coupled with the memory for processing data from the data streams, and a controller for controlling the processor. Storing the data in the memory de-couples the operating rate of the processor and the operating rate of the data streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Inventors: Fred Stacey, Christian Bourget, Yatish Kumar
  • Publication number: 20020003871
    Abstract: A system is provided for synchronizing a PSTN clock and a DSL clock. The system comprises a PSTN interface for transmitting and receiving voiceband samples, a data DSL transceiver for modulating and demodulating data to and from DSL samples, a synchronization circuit for synchronizing the voiceband samples and the data samples, and a converter for converting the synchronized voiceband and DSL samples between analog and digital formats. The synchronization circuit synchronizes the voiceband and the data samples for conversion by the same converter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Fred Stacey, Dan Rivaud, Scott McClennon
  • Publication number: 20010022777
    Abstract: A system and method for reducing peak to average power ratio (PAR) in single and multi-carrier transmitters while accounting for the effect of the transmit filters without significantly affecting a requisite transmission Power Spectral Density (PSD) mask. To this end, in a multicarrier communication system, a DSL transmitter is provided that transmits a multicarrier symbol having a controlled peak-to-average power ratio (PAR) and which is a function of a plurality of information signals. The transmitter has a power reducer that reduces the PAR of the multicarrier symbol by modifying a selected information signal of a plurality of information signals, the modified signal including an information component, a peak reduction component, and a transmission channel response component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2000
    Publication date: September 20, 2001
    Applicant: Catena Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian Bourget, Fred Stacey, Francois Tremblay