Patents by Inventor Alessandro Capurso

Alessandro Capurso 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).

  • Method for transmitting data packets with different precedence through a passive optical network
    Patent number: 8401014
    Abstract: A method of transmitting data packets through a passive optical network. The method includes: receiving a first data packet from a first interface of the passive optical network, the first data packet including precedence information; encapsulating the first data packet in a second data packet at the first interface; and transmitting the second data packet through the passive optical network toward a second interface, wherein encapsulating includes inserting in a header field of the second data packet a value indicative of the precedence information. The value indicative of the precedence information could include a priority and/or a virtual LAN identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Telecom Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Alessandro Capurso, Roberto Mercinelli, Marcello Valentini, Maurizio Valvo
  • Method for Transmitting Data Packets With Different Precedence Through a Passive Optical Network
    Publication number: 20090252494
    Abstract: A method of transmitting data packets through a passive optical network. The method includes: receiving a first data packet from a first interface of the passive optical network, the first data packet including precedence information; encapsulating the first data packet in a second data packet at the first interface; and transmitting the second data packet through the passive optical network toward a second interface, wherein encapsulating includes inserting in a header field of the second data packet a value indicative of the precedence information. The value indicative of the precedence information could include a priority and/or a virtual LAN identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Alessandro Capurso, Roberto Mercinelli, Marcello Valentini, Maurizio Valvo