Patents by Inventor Ashley W. Brimmage

Ashley W. Brimmage 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).

  • Telecommunications network distributed restoration method and system
    Patent number: 6512740
    Abstract: A network wherein a plurality of links connects a plurality of nodes such as cross-connects in a communication circuit network with paths interconnecting the nodes, and with there being spare capacity between a sufficient number of nodes to accommodate at least some rerouting of traffic immediately upon detection of a break in a traffic span in the network so as to restore circuit continuity within a predetermined maximum time using an improved failure detection, isolation, and recovery
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventors: Paul T. Baniewicz, Ashley W. Brimmage, Sridhar Alagar, S. Hal Badt, Sr., Frederick R. Ellefson, Bryan J. McGlade
  • Telecommunications network distributed restoration method and system
    Patent number: 6507561
    Abstract: A network wherein a plurality of links connects a plurality of nodes such as cross-connects in a communication circuit network with paths interconnecting the nodes, and with there being spare capacity between a sufficient number of nodes to accommodate at least some rerouting of traffic immediately upon detection of a break in a traffic span in the network so as to restore circuit continuity within a predetermined maximum time using an improved failure detection, isolation, and recovery scheme.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: WorldCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul T. Baniewicz, Ashley W. Brimmage, Sridhar Alagar, S. Hal Badt, Frederick R. Ellefson, Bryan J. McGlade