Patents by Inventor Craig Alan Waldrop

Craig Alan Waldrop 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).

  • Patent number: 8756344
    Abstract: An Ethernet exchanger connected to private Ethernet networks of participating carriers to enable the private Ethernet networks to be interconnected at a common point. The Ethernet exchanger not biased to any participating carrier and is configured to receive, translate and transmit frames from one private Ethernet network to another private Ethernet network. The frame translation is performed by the Ethernet exchanger is based on the profiles of the participating carriers. The profiles are created based on information provided by the participating carriers using templates presented by an online web portal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Equinix, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson
  • Patent number: 8751323
    Abstract: A web-enabled user interface is provided to enable the carriers of private networks to interact and to offer services to one another. The web-enabled user interface is integrated to a switch fabric configured to provide interconnection services for the carriers. The web-enabled user interface is configured to enable the carriers to assign different roles to different representatives. Each of the representatives is granted certain rights and permissions by an administrator representative based on the representative's role. The web-enabled user interface is configured to present to each representative a unique interface based on their roles thus providing each representative a unique experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Equinix, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson, Kirk Felbinger
  • Patent number: 8583503
    Abstract: A web-enabled user interface is provided to enable the carriers of private networks to interact and to offer services to one another. The web-enabled user interface is integrated to a switch fabric configured to provide interconnection services for the carriers. The web-enabled user interface is configured to enable the carriers to assign different roles to different representatives. Each of the representatives is granted certain rights and permissions by an administrator representative based on the representative's role. The web-enabled user interface is configured to present to each representative a unique interface based on their roles thus providing each representative a unique experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Equinix, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson, Kirk Felbinger
  • Patent number: 8537845
    Abstract: An Ethernet switch platform is configured to receive and process a provisioning order to establish a logical virtual circuit interconnecting a physical port associated with a buying carrier and a physical port associated with a selling carrier to set up a private network to private network connection between the buying and selling carriers. The virtual circuit is established with parameters called for in a request for quote (RFQ) initiated by the buying carrier and in a response to the RFQ submitted by the selling carrier. Information from the RFQ and from the response together with information previously stored in a relational database is extracted and used to fill out the provisioning order. The information extracted from the database include profile information and network service information associated with the buying and selling carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Equnix, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson
  • Patent number: 8509249
    Abstract: An Ethernet exchanger is coupled to two or more Ethernet networks to exchange information among the two or more Ethernet networks using virtual circuits. A first Ethernet network is associated with a first carrier and a first port of the Ethernet exchanger. A second Ethernet network is associated with a second carrier and a second port of the Ethernet exchanger. Network information of the first Ethernet network and network information of the second Ethernet network are provided by the respective first carrier and the second carrier and stored in a database. A virtual circuit is provisioned to interconnect the first Ethernet network and the second Ethernet network based on a partnership between the first carrier and the second carrier and based on the stored information about the first network and the second network. The virtual circuit is associated with the first port and the second port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Equinix, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson, Kirk Felbinger
  • Patent number: 8379656
    Abstract: An Ethernet switch platform is configured to receive and process a provisioning order to establish a logical virtual circuit interconnecting a physical port associated with a buying carrier and a physical port associated with a selling carrier to set up a private network to private network connection between the buying and selling carriers. The virtual circuit is established with parameters called for in a request for quote (RFQ) initiated by the buying carrier and in a response to the RFQ submitted by the selling carrier. Information from the RFQ and from the response together with information previously stored in a relational database is extracted and used to fill out the provisioning order. The information extracted from the database include profile information and network service information associated with the buying and selling carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Equinix, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Alan Waldrop, Sukwan Youn, Lane Gordon Patterson
  • Publication number: 20130018753
    Abstract: A web-enabled user interface is provided to enable the carriers of private networks to interact and to offer services to one another. The web-enabled user interface is integrated to a switch fabric configured to provide interconnection services for the carriers. The web-enabled user interface is configured to enable the carriers to assign different roles to different representatives. Each of the representatives is granted certain rights and permissions by an administrator representative based on the representative's role. The web-enabled user interface is configured to present to each representative a unique interface based on their roles thus providing each representative a unique experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.
    Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON, KIRK FELBINGER
  • Publication number: 20130013442
    Abstract: An Ethernet switch platform is configured to receive and process a provisioning order to establish a logical virtual circuit interconnecting a physical port associated with a buying carrier and a physical port associated with a selling carrier to set up a private network to private network connection between the buying and selling carriers. The virtual circuit is established with parameters called for in a request for quote (RFQ) initiated by the buying carrier and in a response to the RFQ submitted by the selling carrier. Information from the RFQ and from the response together with information previously stored in a relational database is extracted and used to fill out the provisioning order. The information extracted from the database include profile information and network service information associated with the buying and selling carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.
    Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON
  • Publication number: 20110060657
    Abstract: A web-enabled user interface is provided to enable the carriers of private networks to interact and to offer services to one another. The web-enabled user interface is integrated to a switch fabric configured to provide interconnection services for the carriers. The web-enabled user interface is configured to enable the carriers to assign different roles to different representatives. Each of the representatives is granted certain rights and permissions by an administrator representative based on the representative's role. The web-enabled user interface is configured to present to each representative a unique interface based on their roles thus providing each representative a unique experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.
    Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON, KIRK FELBINGER
  • Publication number: 20110058547
    Abstract: An Ethernet exchanger is coupled to two or more Ethernet networks to exchange information among the two or more Ethernet networks using virtual circuits. A first Ethernet network is associated with a first carrier and a first port of the Ethernet exchanger. A second Ethernet network is associated with a second carrier and a second port of the Ethernet exchanger. Network information of the first Ethernet network and network information of the second Ethernet network are provided by the respective first carrier and the second carrier and stored in a database. A virtual circuit is provisioned to interconnect the first Ethernet network and the second Ethernet network based on a partnership between the first carrier and the second carrier and based on the stored information about the first network and the second network. The virtual circuit is associated with the first port and the second port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.
    Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON, KIRK FELBINGER
  • Publication number: 20110058565
    Abstract: An Ethernet switch platform is configured to receive and process a provisioning order to establish a logical virtual circuit interconnecting a physical port associated with a buying carrier and a physical port associated with a selling carrier to set up a private network to private network connection between the buying and selling carriers. The virtual circuit is established with parameters called for in a request for quote (RFQ) initiated by the buying carrier and in a response to the RFQ submitted by the selling carrier. Information from the RFQ and from the response together with information previously stored in a relational database is extracted and used to fill out the provisioning order. The information extracted from the database include profile information and network service information associated with the buying and selling carriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.
    Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON
  • Publication number: 20110060846
    Abstract: An Ethernet exchanger connected to private Ethernet networks of participating carriers to enable the private Ethernet networks to be interconnected at a common point. The Ethernet exchanger not biased to any participating carrier and is configured to receive, translate and transmit frames from one private Ethernet network to another private Ethernet network. The frame translation is performed by the Ethernet exchanger is based on the profiles of the participating carriers. The profiles are created based on information provided by the participating carriers using templates presented by an online web portal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: EQUINIX, INC.
    Inventors: CRAIG ALAN WALDROP, SUKWAN YOUN, LANE GORDON PATTERSON