Patents by Inventor Ross MacCharles

Ross MacCharles 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).

  • System and method for topology constrained QoS provisioning
    Patent number: 8014283
    Abstract: A system and method for topology constrained Quality of Service (QoS) provisioning between a plurality of sites in a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is disclosed. The method comprises enabling graphical definition of relationships between the plurality of sites of the VPN and enabling graphical definition of at least one QoS rule for at least one pair of sites of the plurality of sites of the VPN based at least in part on the defined relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Robert T. Gibson, James H. Buchanan, Lawrence MacFadyen, Ross MacCharles, Mark Jamensky
  • System and method for topology constrained QoS provisioning
    Publication number: 20020186664
    Abstract: A system and method for topology constrained Quality of Service (QoS) provisioning between a plurality of sites in a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is disclosed. The method comprises enabling graphical definition of relationships between the plurality of sites of the VPN and enabling graphical definition of at least one QoS rule for at least one pair of sites of the plurality of sites of the VPN based at least in part on the defined relationship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 12, 2002
    Applicant: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert T. Gibson, James H. Buchanan, Lawrence MacFadyen, Ross MacCharles, Mark Jamensky