Patents by Inventor Daniel P. Lyon

Daniel P. Lyon 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).

  • Triggers to Fault Information Insertion in Optical Transport Network
    Publication number: 20120230674
    Abstract: Systems and methods for triggering fault information insertion in an optical network are disclosed. In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include detecting, by a network element, occurrence of an event. The network element may also determine whether the event comprises a triggering fault condition in which fault information is to be communicated. The network element may additionally insert fault information into a data packet. The network element may further communicate the data packet to at least one neighboring network element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Catherine Haiyan Yuan, Quang Chan Tieu, David Solomon, Vikas Mittal, Daniel P. Lyon
  • Processor device for terminating and creating synchronous transport signals
    Publication number: 20010053146
    Abstract: In the inbound direction, a tributary processor (32) includes an SPE encoder/decoder for extracting a synchronous payload envelope (SPE) from an STS-1P signal. A path terminator (62) may extract DS3 signals or a matrix payload envelope (MPE) from the STS-1P SPE. A DS1/DS3 extractor (68) generates DS1 signals from either the DS3 or MPE signals. An MPE mapper (70) creates MPE signals from the DS1 signals. A wideband stage interface (74) converts the MPE signals into matrix transport format (MTF) signals for cross-connection in a wideband center stage matrix (22). In the outbound direction, the wideband stage interface (74) receives MTF signals from the wideband center stage matrix (22) and generates MPE signals therefrom. The MPE signals are sent through the MPE mapper (70) in order to extract DS1 signals. The DS1 signals are converted to DS3 signals or another MPE mapping by the DS1/DS3 extractor (68). The path terminator receives DS3 or MPE signals for conversion into an STS-1P SPE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: Alcatel U.S.A., Inc., Delaware corporation
    Inventors: Daniel P. Lyon, Richard Schroder, Gary D. Hanson, E. Lawrence Read, Sharlene C. Lin, Michael J. Hanlon, Stephen A. Deschaine
  • Processor device for terminating and creating synchronous transport signals
    Patent number: 5850387
    Abstract: In the inbound direction, a tributary processor (32) includes an SPE encoder/decoder for extracting a synchronous payload envelope (SPE) from an STS-1P signal. A path terminator (62) may extract DS3 signals or a matrix payload envelope (MPE) from the STS-1P SPE. A DS1/DS3 extractor (68) generates DS1 signals from either the DS3 or MPE signals. An MPE mapper (70) creates MPE signals from the DS1 signals. A wideband stage interface (74) converts the MPE signals into matrix transport format (MTF) signals for cross-connection in a wideband center stage matrix (22). In the outbound direction, the wideband stage interface (74) receives MTF signals from the wideband center stage matrix (22) and generates MPE signals therefrom. The MPE signals are sent through the MPE mapper (70) in order to extract DS1 signals. The DS1 signals are converted to DS3 signals or another MPE mapping by the DS1/DS3 extractor (68). The path terminator receives DS3 or MPE signals for conversion into an STS-1P SPE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1998
    Assignee: DSC CommunicationS Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel P. Lyon, Richard Schroder, E. Lawrence Read, Sharlene C. Lin, Michael J. Hanlon, Stephen A. Deschaine
  • Processor device for terminating and creating synchronous transport signals
    Patent number: 5675580
    Abstract: In the inbound direction, a tributary processor (32) includes an SPE encoder/decoder for extracting a synchronous payload envelope (SPE) from an STS-1P signal. A path terminator (62) may extract DS3 signals or a matrix payload envelope (MPE) from the STS-1P SPE. A DS1/DS3 extractor (68) generates DS1 signals from either the DS3 or MPE signals. An MPE mapper (70) creates MPE signals from the DS1 signals. A wideband stage interface (74) converts the MPE signals into matrix transport format (MTF) signals for cross-connection in a wideband center stage matrix (22). In the outbound direction, the wideband stage interface (74) receives MTF signals from the wideband center stage matrix (22) and generates MPE signals therefrom. The MPE signals are sent through the MPE mapper (70) in order to extract DS1 signals. The DS1 signals are converted to DS3 signals or another MPE mapping by the DS1/DS3 extractor (68). The path terminator receives DS3 or MPE signals for conversion into an STS-1P SPE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: DSC Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel P. Lyon, Richard Schroder, Gary D. Hanson, E. Lawrence Read, Sharlene C. Lin, Michael J. Hanlon, Stephen A. Deschaine