Patents by Inventor Daniel Semrad

Daniel Semrad 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).

  • Credit-based rate control for high-speed interfaces
    Patent number: 7898956
    Abstract: In accordance with at least one embodiment, credit-based flow control for high-speed interfaces is provided. Decoupling (separation) of high speed interface reference clocks from the interface data rates is enabled. Such decoupling allows consolidation of reference clocks used for high speed interfaces, thereby enabling one reference clock to be used for multiple interfaces having different data rates. It also results in reduced buffer resource (memory) requirements, and reduced system latency. In redundant systems it also simplifies the direct vs. spare selection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Daniel Semrad, Steve Driediger
  • Credit-based rate control for high-speed interfaces
    Publication number: 20080062873
    Abstract: In accordance with at least one embodiment, credit-based flow control for high-speed interfaces is provided. Decoupling (separation) of high speed interface reference clocks from the interface data rates is enabled. Such decoupling allows consolidation of reference clocks used for high speed interfaces, thereby enabling one reference clock to be used for multiple interfaces having different data rates. It also results in reduced buffer resource (memory) requirements, and reduced system latency. In redundant systems it also simplifies the direct vs. spare selection mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Daniel Semrad, Steve Driediger