Patents by Inventor David Andrew Watkinson

David Andrew Watkinson 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).

  • System and method for mapping quality of service levels between MPLS and ATM connections in a network element
    Patent number: 7257121
    Abstract: A system and method of translating a set of transmission parameters related to a first transmission protocol from said first transmission protocol to a second transmission protocol for a data element being sent on a connection from a first communication network utilizing the first transmission protocol to a second communication network utilizing the second transmission protocol is provided. The method includes mapping a first parameter from the set of transmission parameters to a class of service value for the connection and mapping the class of service value and a second parameter from the set of transmission parameters to another parameter for the second transmission protocol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Alcatel Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Harris Kuhl, Mark Jason Thibodeau, David J. Maxwell, David Andrew Watkinson, John C. Fischer
  • System and method for mapping quality of service levels between MPLS and ATM connections in a network element
    Publication number: 20030118026
    Abstract: A system and method of translating a set of transmission parameters related to a first transmission protocol from said first transmission protocol to a second transmission protocol for a data element being sent on a connection from a first communication network utilizing the first transmission protocol to a second communication network utilizing the second transmission protocol is provided. The method includes mapping a first parameter from the set of transmission parameters to a class of service value for the connection and mapping the class of service value and a second parameter from the set of transmission parameters to another parameter for the second transmission protocol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Inventors: Timothy Harris Kuhl, Mark Jason Thibodeau, David J. Maxwell, David Andrew Watkinson, John C. Fischer