Patents by Inventor Jeff S. Dallacqua

Jeff S. Dallacqua 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).

  • Broadcast readiness testing in distributed content delivery networks
    Patent number: 9871716
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates content distribution. During operation, the system obtains, at a node in a content delivery network, configuration information for a test of broadcast readiness in the content delivery network from a configuration server in the distributed content delivery network. Next, the system uses the configuration information to configure the node to participate in the test, wherein the test includes using a media delivery application on the node to play content received from the content delivery network without requiring user input to perform the test. During the test, the system uses the node to periodically provide status information associated with the node to a collection server in the content delivery network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: KOLLECTIVE TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Blankenship, Jeff S. Dallacqua
  • BROADCAST READINESS TESTING IN DISTRIBUTED CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20160112295
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates content distribution. During operation, the system obtains, at a node in a content delivery network, configuration information for a test of broadcast readiness in the content delivery network from a configuration server in the distributed content delivery network. Next, the system uses the configuration information to configure the node to participate in the test, wherein the test includes using a media delivery application on the node to play content received from the content delivery network without requiring user input to perform the test. During the test, the system uses the node to periodically provide status information associated with the node to a collection server in the content delivery network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen J. Blankenship, Jeff S. Dallacqua
  • System and method for multi-chassis link aggregation
    Patent number: 8767735
    Abstract: Aggregation Switches connected to an edge node by a multi-chassis link aggregation group, wherein the Aggregation Switches are connected by a virtual fabric link that provides a connection for exchange of information between the Aggregation Switches regarding MAC addressing to synchronize MAC address tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Roberto H. Jacob Da Silva, Chung-Hua Amy Chang, Anand Vinayagam, Sindhu K. Mohandas, Jeff S. Dallacqua, Jonathan B. Wong
  • Link aggregation flood control
    Patent number: 8379522
    Abstract: A network interfaced unit includes a first data processing device, a second data processing device coupled to the first data processing device, memory coupled to the first data processing device, and instructions accessible from the memory by the first data processing device. The instructions are configured for causing the first data processing device to carry out operations for causing a copy of a frame received by the second data processing device to be received by the first data processing device in response to a destination address of the frame failing to be found in an address lookup table accessibly by the second data processing device and for causing the first data processing device to query other network interface units after receiving the copy of the frame for determining if the destination address of the frame has been learned on any one of the other network interface units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Wong, Jeff S. Dallacqua, Sindhu K. Mohandas
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-CHASSIS LINK AGGREGATION
    Publication number: 20120033665
    Abstract: Aggregation Switches connected to an edge node by a multi-chassis link aggregation group, wherein the Aggregation Switches are connected by a virtual fabric link that provides a connection for exchange of information between the Aggregation Switches regarding MAC addressing to synchronize MAC address tables.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC.
    Inventors: Roberto H. Jacob Da Silva, Chung-Hua Amy Chang, Anand Vinayagam, Sindhu K. Mohandas, Jeff S. Dallacqua, Jonathan B. Wong
  • Link aggregation flood control
    Publication number: 20110176544
    Abstract: A network interfaced unit includes a first data processing device, a second data processing device coupled to the first data processing device, memory coupled to the first data processing device, and instructions accessible from the memory by the first data processing device. The instructions are configured for causing the first data processing device to carry out operations for causing a copy of a frame received by the second data processing device to be received by the first data processing device in response to a destination address of the frame failing to be found in an address lookup table accessibly by the second data processing device and for causing the first data processing device to query other network interface units after receiving the copy of the frame for determining if the destination address of the frame has been learned on any one of the other network interface units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Jonathan B. Wong, Jeff S. Dallacqua, Sindhu K. Mohandas