Patents by Inventor Joseph Berthold
Joseph Berthold 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: 10425322Abstract: A data center utilizing an architecture minimizing Internet Protocol (IP) routing therein includes one or more service edge network elements located in the data center, wherein a sub-IP network communicatively couples the one or more service edge network elements to one or more customer edge network elements located at or near demarcation points between a customer edge network and a service provider network, wherein the one or more customer edge network elements and the one or more service edge network elements are configured to provide direct user access to the data center for a plurality of users; and a control system communicatively coupled to the one or more service edge network elements and the sub-IP network, wherein the control system is configured to control resources on the sub-IP network and the data center for the plurality of users.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2015Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Loudon T. Blair, Joseph Berthold, Michael Y. Frankel, John P. Mateosky
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Patent number: 10194221Abstract: A high capacity node includes a plurality of receiver sections and a plurality of transmitter sections; and an electrical switching fabric between the plurality of receiver sections and the plurality of transmitter sections, wherein each of the plurality of receiver sections and the plurality of transmitter sections interface the electrical switching fabric at a full signal level and the electrical switching fabric is configured to perform flow switching on the full signal level between respective receiver sections and transmitter sections, and wherein the plurality of receiver sections, the plurality of transmitter sections, and one or more stages of the electrical switching fabric are implemented in one or more optoelectronic integrated circuits.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Michael Y. Frankel, John P. Mateosky, Michael H. Shahine, Joseph Berthold
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Publication number: 20180098138Abstract: A high capacity node includes a plurality of receiver sections and a plurality of transmitter sections; and an electrical switching fabric between the plurality of receiver sections and the plurality of transmitter sections, wherein each of the plurality of receiver sections and the plurality of transmitter sections interface the electrical switching fabric at a full signal level and the electrical switching fabric is configured to perform flow switching on the full signal level between respective receiver sections and transmitter sections, and wherein the plurality of receiver sections, the plurality of transmitter sections, and one or more stages of the electrical switching fabric are implemented in one or more optoelectronic integrated circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Michael Y. FRANKEL, John P. MATEOSKY, Michael H. SHAHINE, Joseph BERTHOLD
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Patent number: 9866929Abstract: A high capacity node includes a plurality of transceivers each with a transmitter configured to support a wavelength within a full transparent window of one or more optical fibers; and one or more optical amplifiers covering the full transparent window, wherein the one or more optical amplifiers comprise one of (i) a single ultra-wideband amplifier covering the full transparent window and (ii) a plurality of amplifiers each supporting a different band of the full transparent window.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Michael Y. Frankel, John P. Mateosky, Michael H. Shahine, Joseph Berthold
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Patent number: 9576329Abstract: A method, performed by a server, for supporting equipment service at a site includes receiving, from Head Mounted Equipment (HME) associated with an installer at a site, data relating to an inventory and location of equipment at the site, wherein the data is collected by the HME during equipment service, wherein the equipment includes one or more of a circuit pack, a line module, a cable and power equipment; and checking the equipment service based on the received data and at least one of plans associated with the site and configuration rules of the equipment.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2014Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Michael Y. Frankel, Joseph Berthold
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Patent number: 9551836Abstract: An optical switch fabric includes horizontal optical waveguides including a first set and a second set, the first set is configured to receive a first plurality of wavelengths from the one or more external switches and the second set is configured to send a second plurality of wavelengths to the one or more external switches; wavelength-selective drop optical switches associated with the first set, wherein the wavelength-selective drop optical switches are each configured to drop a selected wavelength from a horizontal optical waveguide of the first set to an associated vertical optical waveguide of vertical optical waveguides; and controllable optical switches associated with the vertical optical waveguides, wherein the controllable optical switches are each configured to direct a selected wavelength from a vertical optical waveguide to a horizontal optical waveguide of the second set.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Michael Y. Frankel, Michael Gazier, Joseph Berthold
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Publication number: 20160380886Abstract: A network element is configured to provide a distributed data center architecture between at least two data center locations. The network element includes a plurality of ports configured to switch packets between one another; wherein a first port of the plurality of ports is connected to an intra-data center network of a first data center location and a second port of the plurality of ports is connected to a second data center location that is remote from the first data center location over a Wide Area Network (WAN), and wherein the intra-data center network of the first data center location, the WAN, and an intra-data center network of the second data center location utilize an ordered label structure between one another to form the distributed data center architecture.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Loudon T. BLAIR, Joseph BERTHOLD, Nigel L. BRAGG, Raghuraman RANGANATHAN
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Publication number: 20160301593Abstract: A data center utilizing an architecture minimizing Internet Protocol (IP) routing therein includes one or more service edge network elements located in the data center, wherein a sub-IP network communicatively couples the one or more service edge network elements to one or more customer edge network elements located at or near demarcation points between a customer edge network and a service provider network, wherein the one or more customer edge network elements and the one or more service edge network elements are configured to provide direct user access to the data center for a plurality of users; and a control system communicatively coupled to the one or more service edge network elements and the sub-IP network, wherein the control system is configured to control resources on the sub-IP network and the data center for the plurality of users.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2015Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Loudon T. BLAIR, Joseph BERTHOLD, Michael Y. FRANKEL, John P. MATEOSKY
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Publication number: 20160034761Abstract: A method, performed by a server, for supporting equipment service at a site includes receiving, from Head Mounted Equipment (HME) associated with an installer at a site, data relating to an inventory and location of equipment at the site, wherein the data is collected by the HME during equipment service, wherein the equipment includes one or more of a circuit pack, a line module, a cable and power equipment; and checking the equipment service based on the received data and at least one of plans associated with the site and configuration rules of the equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: CIENA CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Y. FRANKEL, Joseph BERTHOLD
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Publication number: 20150372781Abstract: A high capacity node includes a plurality of transceivers each with a transmitter configured to support a wavelength within a full transparent window of one or more optical fibers; and one or more optical amplifiers covering the full transparent window, wherein the one or more optical amplifiers comprise one of (i) a single ultra-wideband amplifier covering the full transparent window and (ii) a plurality of amplifiers each supporting a different band of the full transparent window.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Michael Y. Frankel, John P. Mateosky, Michael H. Shahine, Joseph Berthold
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Patent number: 9124383Abstract: A reconfigurable electrical add/drop multiplexing node, a network, and optoelectronic integrated circuit form a novel high capacity fiber-optic integrated transmission and switching system with a baseline target capacity in excess of 1 Tbps. The node, network, and circuit can leverage optoelectronic integration of transmission and switching components along with using the full “transparency” window of modern optical fibers from about 1270 nm to about 1670 nm for a large number of relatively low-rate wavelengths. The electrical switching fabric can be part of a Reconfigurable Electrical Add/Drop Multiplexer (READM) with similar functionality as a Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) except in a highly integrated fashion with the transmission components. The electrical switching fabric can implement flow switching on a composite signal to provide comparable functionality to optical components in electrical circuitry such as in Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductors.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Michael Y. Frankel, John P. Mateosky, Michael H. Shahine, Joseph Berthold
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Publication number: 20150125112Abstract: An optical switch fabric includes horizontal optical waveguides including a first set and a second set, the first set is configured to receive a first plurality of wavelengths from the one or more external switches and the second set is configured to send a second plurality of wavelengths to the one or more external switches; wavelength-selective drop optical switches associated with the first set, wherein the wavelength-selective drop optical switches are each configured to drop a selected wavelength from a horizontal optical waveguide of the first set to an associated vertical optical waveguide of vertical optical waveguides; and controllable optical switches associated with the vertical optical waveguides, wherein the controllable optical switches are each configured to direct a selected wavelength from a vertical optical waveguide to a horizontal optical waveguide of the second set.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2015Publication date: May 7, 2015Applicant: CIENA CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Y. Frankel, Michael Gazier, Joseph Berthold
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Patent number: 8983293Abstract: An optical switch fabric, including: a first set of horizontal optical waveguides receiving a plurality of wavelengths; a plurality of wavelength-selective drop optical switches associated with the first set of horizontal optical waveguides, wherein the plurality of wavelength-selective drop optical switches are each configured to drop a selected wavelength from a horizontal optical waveguide of the first set of horizontal optical waveguides to an associated vertical optical waveguide of a plurality of vertical optical waveguides; and a plurality of controllable optical switches associated with the plurality of vertical optical waveguides, wherein the plurality of controllable optical switches are each configured to direct a selected wavelength from a vertical optical waveguide of the plurality of vertical optical waveguides to a horizontal optical waveguide of a second set of horizontal optical waveguides, and wherein the second set of horizontal optical waveguides output a plurality of wavelengths.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Michael Y. Frankel, Michael Gazier, Joseph Berthold
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Publication number: 20130287397Abstract: An optical switch fabric, including: a first set of horizontal optical waveguides receiving a plurality of wavelengths; a plurality of wavelength-selective drop optical switches associated with the first set of horizontal optical waveguides, wherein the plurality of wavelength-selective drop optical switches are each configured to drop a selected wavelength from a horizontal optical waveguide of the first set of horizontal optical waveguides to an associated vertical optical waveguide of a plurality of vertical optical waveguides; and a plurality of controllable optical switches associated with the plurality of vertical optical waveguides, wherein the plurality of controllable optical switches are each configured to direct a selected wavelength from a vertical optical waveguide of the plurality of vertical optical waveguides to a horizontal optical waveguide of a second set of horizontal optical waveguides, and wherein the second set of horizontal optical waveguides output a plurality of wavelengths.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2012Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: CIENA CORPORATIONInventors: Michael Y. FRANKEL, Michael GAZIER, Joseph BERTHOLD
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Patent number: 7174096Abstract: A method and system for providing tandem protection in a communication system. Path protection is provided using at least two redundant communication paths and selecting the communication path having a higher signal quality. Interface protection is provided through a protection transceiver. The interface protection may be delayed while the path protection attempts to restore communication.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2003Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Joseph Berthold, Loudon Blair, Roger Bakos
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Patent number: 7068873Abstract: A new architecture is proposed for making optical cross connect in wavelength division multiplexed networks. The value of optical networks incorporating all-optical cross connects is typically associated with being able to selectively route individual channel wavelengths through several network nodes without performing optical-electrical and electrical-optical conversion. From a network perspective, most work on the optical cross connect architectures have been concentrated on the highest possible capability for the cross-connect itself. The problem with considering optical cross connect architectures in isolation without attention to the rest of the network may lead to unnecessarily complicated hardware. In the proposed architecture, architecture considers the network as a whole and significant cost reductions as well as complexity reductions are realized.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2003Date of Patent: June 27, 2006Assignee: Ciena CorporationInventors: Michael Y. Frankel, Joseph Berthold
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Publication number: 20040114925Abstract: A method and system for providing tandem protection in a communication system. Path protection is provided using at least two redundant communication paths and selecting the communication path having a higher signal quality. Interface protection is provided through a protection transceiver. The interface protection may be delayed while the path protection attempts to restore communication.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2003Publication date: June 17, 2004Inventors: Joseph Berthold, Loudon Blair, Roger Bakos
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Publication number: 20040062472Abstract: A new architecture is proposed for making optical cross connect in wavelength division multiplexed networks. The value of optical networks incorporating all-optical cross connects is typically associated with being able to selectively route individual channel wavelengths through several network nodes without performing optical-electrical and electrical-optical conversion. From a network perspective, most work on the optical cross connect architectures have been concentrated on the highest possible capability for the cross-connect itself. The problem with considering optical cross connect architectures in isolation without attention to the rest of the network may lead to unnecessarily complicated hardware. In the proposed architecture, architecture considers the network as a whole and significant cost reductions as well as complexity reductions are realized.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventors: Michael Y. Frankel, Joseph Berthold