Patents by Inventor Altaf H. Ali

Altaf H. Ali 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).

  • Dynamic service activation using COPS-PR to support outsourcing and configuration models for policy control
    Patent number: 8010678
    Abstract: A device may include a service activation engine (SAE) including: a policy information base (PIB) file that defines a plurality of attachments that correspond to a plurality of network policies; and a server. The server may receive a request, using common open policy service for policy provisioning (COPS-PR), for a network service related to an interface handle associated with a subscriber device; determine which ones of the network policies correspond to the network service; and send, using COPS-PR, a provisioning instance (PRI) including a first of the attachments to implement the ones of the network policies to the interface handle based on the attachments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Wladimir Araujo, Mohammad H. Sajedi, Altaf H. Ali
  • DYNAMIC SERVICE ACTIVATION USING COPS-PR TO SUPPORT OUTSOURCING AND CONFIGURATION MODELS FOR POLICY CONTROL
    Publication number: 20100205288
    Abstract: A device may include a service activation engine (SAE) including: a policy information base (PIB) file that defines a plurality of attachments that correspond to a plurality of network policies; and a server. The server may receive a request, using common open policy service for policy provisioning (COPS-PR), for a network service related to an interface handle associated with a subscriber device; determine which ones of the network policies correspond to the network service; and send, using COPS-PR, a provisioning instance (PRI) including a first of the attachments to implement the ones of the network policies to the interface handle based on the attachments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Wladimir ARAUJO, Mohammad H. SAJEDI, Altaf H. ALI
  • Dynamic service activation using COPS-PR to support outsourcing and configuration models for policy control
    Patent number: 7734784
    Abstract: A device may include a service activation engine (SAE) including: a policy information base (PIB) file that defines a plurality of attachments that correspond to a plurality of network policies; and a server. The server may receive a request, using common open policy service for policy provisioning (COPS-PR), for a network service related to an interface handle associated with a subscriber device; determine which ones of the network policies correspond to the network service; and send, using COPS-PR, a provisioning instance (PRI) including a first of the attachments to implement the ones of the network policies to the interface handle based on the attachments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Juniper Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Wladimir Araujo, Mohammad H. Sajedi, Altaf H. Ali