Patents by Inventor Christopher Jeffery Rust

Christopher Jeffery Rust 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).

  • SONET/SDH ring aggregation
    Patent number: 7860119
    Abstract: SONET/SDH ring aggregation with distributed traffic. The system may include a packet-switched fabric adapted to switch TDM and PDU over the same fabric. The system provides logical functionality of one or more of SONET/SDH ADMs, fiber patch panels, coax patch panels, DCSs, and packet switches. Integrated management provides management of remote ADMs attached to multiple SONET/SDH rings, even of ADMs manufactured by different vendors. A management system may provide native termination of OSI over DCC and IP over DCC to provide integration of equipment from various vendors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Meriton Networks US Inc.
    Inventors: Jose L. Enciso, Richard S. Lopez, Colm O'Brien, Kevin Thomas Pope, Christopher Jeffery Rust