Patents by Inventor Christopher N. DelRegno
Christopher N. DelRegno 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).
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Patent number: 8520547Abstract: An approach is provided for monitoring interface utilization. Bandwidth data for an interface is collected during a configurable time interval, and a peak utilization of the interface over the time interval is determined using a plurality of incremented policers to measure the collected bandwidth data. An implementation of which is system that includes a monitoring module configured to collect bandwidth data for an interface over a configurable time interval, a plurality of incremented policers configured to measure the collected bandwidth data, and an analysis module configured to determine a peak utilization of the interface over the time interval using the measurements of the plurality of incremented policers.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2012Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Matthew W. Turlington
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Patent number: 8509066Abstract: A method is provided that includes setting a first oversubscription factor of a control plane for an interface, measuring forwarding plane utilization on the interface, and calculating a second oversubscription factor of the control plane for the interface using the measured forwarding plane utilization as compared with a target forwarding plane utilization on the interface. The method also includes determining whether to update the first oversubscription factor based upon the calculated second oversubscription factor.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2011Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Matthew W. Turlington
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Publication number: 20130194932Abstract: Exemplary carrier Ethernet service bandwidth allocation systems and methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes a carrier Ethernet service system 1) receiving an Ethernet layer operation, administration, and management (“OAM”) protocol based message provided by a customer premises device to a network interface device over a user network interface (“UNI”), the Ethernet layer OAM protocol based message including a request to adjust an amount of bandwidth allocated to a carrier Ethernet service provided by the Ethernet service system to the customer premises device, and 2) adjusting, in response to the request, the amount of bandwidth allocated to the carrier Ethernet service. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Michael U. Bencheck, Matthew W. Turlington, Scott R. Kotrla, William A. Bjorkman, Christopher N. DelRegno
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Patent number: 8406131Abstract: An approach is provided for monitoring and analyzing network traffic. Traffic is monitored during a configurable time interval. A number of bursts associated with the traffic are tracked. A measured traffic rate is generated based on the number of bursts occurring within the time interval. The measured traffic rate is compared with a committed rate to determine if the measured traffic rate exceeds the committed rate.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2008Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Matthew W. Turlington, Michael U. Bencheck, Richard C. Schell
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Patent number: 8340102Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a termination point for service emulation instances in an access network is provided. In an embodiment, the service emulation instances are implemented utilizing, for example, pseudowires. Communications to and from the access network are aggregated and transmitted via one or more pseudowires to a service emulation instance terminator. The service emulation instance terminator converts the traffic to its native form and, if necessary, converts the traffic to a different type of format or service. The service emulation instance terminator then frames the traffic for the appropriate type of service and transmits the traffic to the service edge. Traffic received from the service is removed prepended with a pseudowire label and aggregated with other traffic. The aggregated traffic is transmitted to the customer via the access network. If necessary, an interworking function may convert the traffic from one type of service to another type of service.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2012Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLCInventor: Christopher N. Delregno
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Publication number: 20120188872Abstract: An approach is provided for monitoring interface utilization. Bandwidth data for an interface is collected during a configurable time interval, and a peak utilization of the interface over the time interval is determined using a plurality of incremented policers to measure the collected bandwidth data. An implementation of which is system that includes a monitoring module configured to collect bandwidth data for an interface over a configurable time interval, a plurality of incremented policers configured to measure the collected bandwidth data, and an analysis module configured to determine a peak utilization of the interface over the time interval using the measurements of the plurality of incremented policers.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2012Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Matthew W. Turlington
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Patent number: 8208395Abstract: An approach is provided for monitoring interface utilization. Bandwidth data for an interface is collected during a configurable time interval, and a peak utilization of the interface over the time interval is determined using a plurality of incremented policers to measure the collected bandwidth data. An implementation of which is system that includes a monitoring module configured to collect bandwidth data for an interface over a configurable time interval, a plurality of incremented policers configured to measure the collected bandwidth data, and an analysis module configured to determine a peak utilization of the interface over the time interval using the measurements of the plurality of incremented policers.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Matthew W. Turlington
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Publication number: 20120127993Abstract: An approach is provided for auto-bandwidth adjusting bandwidth allocations for traffic-engineered tunnels used to carry traffic along a network. Traffic over the tunnel is sampled at a first interval period and at a second interval period, where the second interval period is shorter than the first interval period. A determination is made as to whether the sampled traffic taken using the second interval period is greater than the bandwidth allocation, and the bandwidth allocation is adjusted upward based upon a determination that the sampled traffic taken using the second interval period is greater than the bandwidth allocation. Also, a determination can be made as to whether the sampled traffic taken using the first interval period is less than the bandwidth allocation, and the bandwidth allocation can be adjusted downward based upon a determination that the sampled traffic taken using the first interval period is less than the bandwidth allocation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Verizon Corporate Services Group Inc.Inventors: Matthew W. Turlington, Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Michael U. Bencheck, Richard C. Schell
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Patent number: 8149706Abstract: An approach is provided for auto-bandwidth adjusting bandwidth allocations for traffic-engineered tunnels used to carry traffic along a network. Traffic over the tunnel is sampled at a first interval period and at a second interval period, where the second interval period is shorter than the first interval period. A determination is made as to whether the sampled traffic taken using the second interval period is greater than the bandwidth allocation, and the bandwidth allocation is adjusted upward based upon a determination that the sampled traffic taken using the second interval period is greater than the bandwidth allocation. Also, a determination can be made as to whether the sampled traffic taken using the first interval period is less than the bandwidth allocation, and the bandwidth allocation can be adjusted downward based upon a determination that the sampled traffic taken using the first interval period is less than the bandwidth allocation.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2008Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Matthew W. Turlington, Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Michael U. Bencheck, Richard C. Schell
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Patent number: 8140920Abstract: An approach is provided for bit error rate characterization. A test signal representing one or more Ethernet frames exhibiting a particular bit error rate is generated. The test signal is output to a device under test. Traffic is received from the device under test. A determination is made as to whether a link failure condition exists at a port on an Ethernet switch.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Michael U. Bencheck, Matthew W. Turlington, Glenn A. Wellbrock
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Publication number: 20110292948Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a termination point for service emulation instances in an access network is provided. In an embodiment, the service emulation instances are implemented utilizing, for example, pseudowires. Communications to and from the access network are aggregated and transmitted via one or more pseudowires to a service emulation instance terminator. The service emulation instance terminator converts the traffic to its native form and, if necessary, converts the traffic to a different type of format or service. The service emulation instance terminator then frames the traffic for the appropriate type of service and transmits the traffic to the service edge. Traffic received from the service is removed prepended with a pseudowire label and aggregated with other traffic. The aggregated traffic is transmitted to the customer via the access network. If necessary, an interworking function may convert the traffic from one type of service to another type of service.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLCInventor: Christopher N. Delregno
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Publication number: 20110261694Abstract: An approach is provided for auto-bandwidth adjustment of allocated bandwidth for a traffic tunnel over a network. A determination is made regarding a traffic load over the tunnel, where the tunnel meters traffic in accordance with the bandwidth allocation. A determination is made regarding whether the traffic load triggers an adjustment threshold, where the adjustment threshold is set to provide a desired headroom below the bandwidth allocation. And the bandwidth allocation is adjusted when the adjustment threshold is triggered to provide the desired headroom between the adjusted bandwidth allocation and the traffic load.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2011Publication date: October 27, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Christopher N. DelRegno, Scott R. Kotrla, Matthew W. Turlington, Michael U. Bencheck, Richard C. Schell
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Publication number: 20110255400Abstract: A method is provided that includes setting a first oversubscription factor of a control plane for an interface, measuring forwarding plane utilization on the interface, and calculating a second oversubscription factor of the control plane for the interface using the measured forwarding plane utilization as compared with a target forwarding plane utilization on the interface. The method also includes determining whether to update the first oversubscription factor based upon the calculated second oversubscription factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2011Publication date: October 20, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Matthew W. Turlington
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Patent number: 8018949Abstract: Apparatus and method for providing a termination point for service emulation instances in an access network is provided. In an embodiment, the service emulation instances are implemented utilizing, for example, pseudowires. Communications to and from the access network are aggregated and transmitted via one or more pseudowires to a service emulation instance terminator. The service emulation instance terminator converts the traffic to its native form and, if necessary, converts the traffic to a different type of format or service. The service emulation instance terminator then frames the traffic for the appropriate type of service and transmits the traffic to the service edge. Traffic received from the service is removed prepended with a pseudowire label and aggregated with other traffic. The aggregated traffic is transmitted to the customer via the access network. If necessary, an interworking function may convert the traffic from one type of service to another type of service.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2005Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Verizon Business Global LLCInventor: Christopher N. Delregno
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Patent number: 8000240Abstract: An approach is provided for auto-bandwidth adjustment of allocated bandwidth for a traffic tunnel over a network. A determination is made regarding a traffic load over the tunnel, where the tunnel meters traffic in accordance with the bandwidth allocation. A determination is made regarding whether the traffic load triggers an adjustment threshold, where the adjustment threshold is set to provide a desired headroom below the bandwidth allocation. And the bandwidth allocation is adjusted when the adjustment threshold is triggered to provide the desired headroom between the adjusted bandwidth allocation and the traffic load.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Christopher N. DelRegno, Scott R. Kotrla, Matthew W. Turlington, Michael U. Bencheck, Richard C. Schell
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Patent number: 7990856Abstract: A method is provided that includes setting a first oversubscription factor of a control plane for an interface, measuring forwarding plane utilization on the interface, and calculating a second oversubscription factor of the control plane for the interface using the measured forwarding plane utilization as compared with a target forwarding plane utilization on the interface. The method also includes determining whether to update the first oversubscription factor based upon the calculated second oversubscription factor.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2008Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Matthew W. Turlington
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Publication number: 20110149747Abstract: An approach is provided for bit error rate characterization. A test signal representing one or more Ethernet frames exhibiting a particular bit error rate is generated. The test signal is output to a device under test. Traffic is received from the device under test. A determination is made as to whether a link failure condition exists at a port on an Ethernet switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.Inventors: Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Michael U. Bencheck, Matthew W. Turlington, Glenn A. Wellbrock
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Patent number: 7962806Abstract: An approach is provided for bit error rate characterization. A test signal representing one or more Ethernet frames exhibiting a particular bit error rate is generated. The test signal is output to a device under test. Traffic is received from the device under test. A determination is made as to whether a link failure condition exists at a port on an Ethernet switch.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.Inventors: Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Michael U. Bencheck, Matthew W. Turlington, Glenn A. Wellbrock
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Publication number: 20100110907Abstract: An approach is provided for monitoring interface utilization. Bandwidth data for an interface is collected during a configurable time interval, and a peak utilization of the interface over the time interval is determined using a plurality of incremented policers to measure the collected bandwidth data. An implementation of which is system that includes a monitoring module configured to collect bandwidth data for an interface over a configurable time interval, a plurality of incremented policers configured to measure the collected bandwidth data, and an analysis module configured to determine a peak utilization of the interface over the time interval using the measurements of the plurality of incremented policers.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2008Publication date: May 6, 2010Applicant: VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP, INC.Inventors: Scott R. Kotrla, Christopher N. DelRegno, Matthew W. Turlington
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Publication number: 20100103815Abstract: A method is provided that includes setting a first oversubscription factor of a control plane for an interface, measuring forwarding plane utilization on the interface, and calculating a second oversubscription factor of the control plane for the interface using the measured forwarding plane utilization as compared with a target forwarding plane utilization on the interface. The method also includes determining whether to update the first oversubscription factor based upon the calculated second oversubscription factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC.Inventors: Scott R. KOTRLA, Christopher N. DelRegno, Matthew W. Turlington