Patents by Inventor Glenn D. Watson

Glenn D. Watson 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).

  • Arrangement for controlling congestion in an SS7 signaling node based on packet classification
    Patent number: 8014510
    Abstract: A signaling network node is configured for identifying a received signaling message as belonging to one of a plurality of prescribed originating node groups, based on prescribed message class selection criteria. Each originating node group has at least one originating node and is assigned at least one congestion threshold relative to a message rate (e.g., messages per unit time or number of bytes per unit time). The signaling network node determines the message rate for each corresponding originating node group; if the message rate for an originating node group exceeds the corresponding at least one congestion threshold, the signaling network node outputs a congestion signaling message to the originating node having sent the signaling message, for reduction of the corresponding message rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank G. Bordonaro, Amitava Das, Paul A. Schmidt, Glenn D. Watson
  • Arrangement for controlling congestion in an SS7 signaling node based on packet classification
    Patent number: 6996225
    Abstract: A signaling network node is configured for identifying a received signaling message as belonging to one of a plurality of prescribed originating node groups, based on prescribed message class selection criteria. Each originating node group has at least one originating node and is assigned at least one congestion threshold relative to a message rate (e.g., messages per unit time or number of bytes per unit time). The signaling network node determines the message rate for each corresponding originating node group; if the message rate for an originating node group exceeds the corresponding at least one congestion threshold, the signaling network node outputs a congestion signaling message to the originating node having sent the signaling message, for reduction of the corresponding message rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank G. Bordonaro, Amitava Das, Paul A. Schmidt, Glenn D. Watson