Patents by Inventor Brad J. Bledsoe

Brad J. Bledsoe 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 routing packet traffic
    Patent number: 8023414
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for routing packet traffic. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Provider Edge (PE) router having a routing element that routes packet traffic between a plurality of autonomous systems according to one or more Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) tables each having a plurality of Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Autonomous System (AS) numbers. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Sherry Soja-Molloy, Mark A. Elias, Brad J. Bledsoe
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING PACKET TRAFFIC
    Publication number: 20100142532
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for routing packet traffic. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Provider Edge (PE) router having a routing element that routes packet traffic between a plurality of autonomous systems according to one or more Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) tables each having a plurality of Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Autonomous System (AS) numbers. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PREPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: SHERRY SOJA-MOLLOY, MARK A. ELIAS, BRAD J. BLEDSOE
  • System and method for routing packet traffic
    Patent number: 7693073
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for routing packet traffic. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Provider Edge (PE) router having a routing element that routes packet traffic between a plurality of autonomous systems according to one or more Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) tables each having a plurality of Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Autonomous System (AS) numbers. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Sherry Soja-Molloy, Mark A. Elias, Brad J. Bledsoe
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING PACKET TRAFFIC
    Publication number: 20080089334
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for routing packet traffic. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a Provider Edge (PE) router having a routing element that routes packet traffic between a plurality of autonomous systems according to one or more Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) tables each having a plurality of Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) Autonomous System (AS) numbers. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: AT&T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P.
    Inventors: SHERRY SOJA-MOLLOY, MARK A. ELIAS, BRAD J. BLEDSOE