Patents by Inventor Louis A. McKeague

Louis A. McKeague 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling network-bound traffic
    Patent number: 7876681
    Abstract: A network device controls the flow of traffic in a network, such as an Ethernet-based network. The network device detects congestion in the network and identifies at least one upstream device to which to send a flow control message, where the upstream device is a device that is transmitting above a predetermined level. The network device then transmits the flow control message to the identified upstream device. The flow control message instructs the identified upstream device to slow down transmissions to the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLC
    Inventors: Jie Pan, Scott R. Kotrla, Louis A. McKeague
  • Systems and methods for controlling network-bound traffic
    Publication number: 20030218977
    Abstract: A network device controls the flow of traffic in a network, such as an Ethernet-based network. The network device detects congestion in the network and identifies at least one upstream device to which to send a flow control message, where the upstream device is a device that is transmitting above a predetermined level. The network device then transmits the flow control message to the identified upstream device. The flow control message instructs the identified upstream device to slow down transmissions to the network device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Jie Pan, Scott R. Kotrla, Louis A. McKeague