Patents by Inventor Steven P. Rempe

Steven P. Rempe 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).

  • IP multicasting in mesh TDMA satellite networks
    Patent number: 6894990
    Abstract: A system and method for supporting Internet Protocol (IP) Multicast in mesh TDMA satellite networks using a centralized route server architecture, which conserves link bandwidth and minimizes delay. Individual satellite terminals perform forwarding of multicast IP traffic to destination terminals based on information provided by the route-server. Multicast routing protocols need to be supported only at the route server, thus minimizing the CPU and memory resources required at the end terminals. Channel capacity for multicast traffic can be statically or dynamically assigned and takes full advantage of the broadcast nature of the medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Viasat, Inc.
    Inventors: Anil K. Agarwal, Ashok K. Rao, Steven P. Rempe, Sreenivas Ramaswamy
  • Efficient internet service implementation for mesh satellite networks using centralized router server for distribution of destination tables
    Patent number: 6604146
    Abstract: A centralized route-server architecture permits Internet Protocol (IP) services to be offered over satellite mesh networks. Individual satellite terminals perform forwarding of IP traffic to destination terminals based on routing information provided by the route-server. External routers connecting to terminals exchange OSPF and BGP routing protocol packets only with the central route-server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Viasat, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven P. Rempe, Ashok K. Rao, Gokhale D. Shyamsundar