Patents by Inventor James A. Loukatos
James A. Loukatos 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).
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Patent number: 8750137Abstract: A communication line is installed in a network by automating a design phase and a configuration phase for the service and by automating failure recovery in either of the phases. In the design phase, an optimal route for the communication line is found, and the network components are provisioned and assigned. If the assigned network components are not available or can not be validated, the components causing the failure are marked, and the design phase is retried without the marked components. After the design phase, the configuration phase begins. The circuit design is tested against actual network components. If the test is passed, the actual network is configured according to the circuit design and the circuit is activated. If there is a network component failure during the configuration phase, the good route elements in the design are released while the failed network components are marked. The design phase is retried.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Richard L. Wall, Gary L. Ryczek, James A. Loukatos, Alex J. Henes, Jeffrey L. Martin, Brett P. Hollman, Thomas G. Hoople, George T. Joseph, Troy Kau
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Publication number: 20120324105Abstract: A communication line is installed in a network by automating a design phase and a configuration phase for the service and by automating failure recovery in either of the phases. In the design phase, an optimal route for the communication line is found, and the network components are provisioned and assigned. If the assigned network components are not available or can not be validated, the components causing the failure are marked, and the design phase is retried without the marked components. After the design phase, the configuration phase begins. The circuit design is tested against actual network components. If the test is passed, the actual network is configured according to the circuit design and the circuit is activated. If there is a network component failure during the configuration phase, the good route elements in the design are released while the failed network components are marked. The design phase is retried.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Richard L. Wall, Gary L. Ryczek, James A. Loukatos, Alex J. Henes, Jeffrey L. Martin, Brett P. Hollman, Thomas G. Hoople, George T. Joseph, Troy Kau
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Patent number: 8254275Abstract: A communication line is installed in a network by automating a design phase and a configuration phase for the service and by automating failure recovery in either of the phases. In the design phase, an optimal route for the communication line is found, and the network components are provisioned and assigned. If the assigned network components are not available or can not be validated, the components causing the failure are marked, and the design phase is retried without the marked components. After the design phase, the configuration phase begins. The circuit design is tested against actual network components. If the test is passed, the actual network is configured according to the circuit design and the circuit is activated. If there is a network component failure during the configuration phase, the good route elements in the design are released while the failed network components are marked. The design phase is retried.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Richard L. Wall, Gary L. Ryczek, James A. Loukatos, Alex J. Henes, Jeffrey L. Martin, Brett P. Hollman, Thomas G. Hoople, George T. Joseph, Troy Kau
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Publication number: 20100284307Abstract: A communication line is installed in a network by automating a design phase and a configuration phase for the service and by automating failure recovery in either of the phases. In the design phase, an optimal route for the communication line is found, and the network components are provisioned and assigned. If the assigned network components are not available or can not be validated, the components causing the failure are marked, and the design phase is retried without the marked components. After the design phase, the configuration phase begins. The circuit design is tested against actual network components. If the test is passed, the actual network is configured according to the circuit design and the circuit is activated. If there is a network component failure during the configuration phase, the good route elements in the design are released while the failed network components are marked. The design phase is retried.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2010Publication date: November 11, 2010Applicant: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Richard L. Wall, Gary L. Ryczek, James A. Loukatos, Alex J. Henes, Jeffrey L. Martin, Brett P. Hollman, Thomas G. Hoople, George T. Joseph, Troy Kau
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Patent number: 7760658Abstract: A communication line is installed in a network by automating a design phase and a configuration phase for the service and by automating failure recovery in either of the phases. In the design phase, an optimal route for the communication line is found, and the network components are provisioned and assigned. If the assigned network components are not available or can not be validated, the components causing the failure are marked, and the design phase is retried without the marked components. After the design phase, the configuration phase begins. The circuit design is tested against actual network components. If the test is passed, the actual network is configured according to the circuit design and the circuit is activated. If there is a network component failure during the configuration phase, the good route elements in the design are released while the failed network components are marked. The design phase is retried.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: July 20, 2010Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Richard L. Wall, Gary L. Ryczek, James A. Loukatos, Alex J. Henes, Jeffrey L. Martin, Brett P. Hollman, Thomas G. Hoople, George T. Joseph, Troy Kau
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Publication number: 20070206516Abstract: A communication line is installed in a network by automating a design phase and a configuration phase for the service and by automating failure recovery in either of the phases. In the design phase, an optimal route for the communication line is found, and the network components are provisioned and assigned. If the assigned network components are not available or can not be validated, the components causing the failure are marked, and the design phase is retried without the marked components. After the design phase, the configuration phase begins. The circuit design is tested against actual network components. If the test is passed, the actual network is configured according to the circuit design and the circuit is activated. If there is a network component failure during the configuration phase, the good route elements in the design are released while the failed network components are marked. The design phase is retried.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2007Publication date: September 6, 2007Applicant: LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLCInventors: Richard Wall, Gary Ryczek, James Loukatos, Alex Henes, Jeffrey Martin, Brett Hollman, Thomas Hoople, George Joseph, Troy Kau
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Patent number: 7251221Abstract: A communication line is installed in a network by automating a design phase and a configuration phase for the service and by automating failure recovery in either of the phases. In the design phase, an optimal route for the communication line is found, and the network components are provisioned and assigned. If the assigned network components are not available or can not be validated, the components causing the failure are marked, and the design phase is retried without the marked components. After the design phase, the configuration phase begins. The circuit design is tested against actual network components. If the test is passed, the actual network is configured according to the circuit design and the circuit is activated. If there is a network component failure during the configuration phase, the good route elements in the design are released while the failed network components are marked. The design phase is retried.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2002Date of Patent: July 31, 2007Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLCInventors: Richard L. Wall, Gary L. Ryczek, James A. Loukatos, Alex J. Henes, Jeffrey L. Martin, Brett P. Hollman, Thomas G. Hoople, George T. Joseph
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Publication number: 20030142633Abstract: Network service request for a communication line is installed in a network by automating a design phase and a configuration phase for the service and further by automating the recovery from a failure in either of the phases. In the design phase, an optimal route for the communication line to satisfy the required capacity is found, and the network components are provisioned and assigned. If the assigned network components are not available or can not be validated so that the design fails, the components causing the failure are marked, and the operation flow reverts back to retry the design phase without the marked components. After the design phase is successfully completed, the configuration phase begins. In the first part of configuration phase, the circuit design is tested against actual network components. If the test is passed, the actual network is configured according to the circuit design and the circuit is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2002Publication date: July 31, 2003Applicant: Level (3) CommunicationsInventors: Richard L. Wall, Gary L. Ryczek, James A. Loukatos, Alex J. Henes, Jeffrey L. Martin, Brett P. Hollman, Thomas G. Hoople, George T. Joseph