Patents by Inventor Eric Mouque

Eric Mouque 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).

  • Methods of establishing virtual circuits and of providing a virtual private network service through a shared network, and provider edge device for such network
    Patent number: 9065680
    Abstract: A virtual private network (VPN) service is provided through a shared network infrastructure comprising interconnected provider edge (PE) devices having customer edge (CE) interfaces. Some of the CE interfaces are allocated to a VPN supporting virtual LANs. A correspondence between a CE interface and a virtual LAN is learnt on the basis of tagged frames received at this CE interface and including an identifier of this virtual LAN. The learning process permits the detection of pairs of CE interfaces which correspond to a common virtual LAN. Upon such detection, a virtual circuit is established in the shared network infrastructure between the PE devices having these CE interfaces, and subsequently used for forwarding frames including the identifier of the common virtual VLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: RPX Clearinghouse LLC
    Inventors: Francois Kermarec, Marc Lamberton, Michael Tate, Eric Mouque
  • METHODS OF ESTABLISHING VIRTUAL CIRCUITS AND OF PROVIDING A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICE THROUGH A SHARED NETWORK, AND PROVIDER EDGE DEVICE FOR SUCH NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140204942
    Abstract: A virtual private network (VPN) service is provided through a shared network infrastructure comprising interconnected provider edge (PE) devices having customer edge (CE) interfaces. Some of the CE interfaces are allocated to a VPN supporting virtual LANs. A correspondence between a CE interface and a virtual LAN is learnt on the basis of tagged frames received at this CE interface and including an identifier of this virtual LAN. The learning process permits the detection of pairs of CE interfaces which correspond to a common virtual LAN. Upon such detection, a virtual circuit is established in the shared network infrastructure between the PE devices having these CE interfaces, and subsequently used for forwarding frames including the identifier of the common virtual VLAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: ROCKSTAR CONSORTIUM US LP
    Inventors: Francois Kermarec, Marc Lamberton, Michael Tate, Eric Mouque
  • METHODS OF ESTABLISHING VIRTUAL CIRCUITS AND OF PROVIDING A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SERVICE THROUGH A SHARED NETWORK, AND PROVIDER EDGE DEVICE FOR SUCH NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140204951
    Abstract: A virtual private network (VPN) service is provided through a shared network infrastructure comprising interconnected provider edge (PE) devices having customer edge (CE) interfaces. Some of the CE interfaces are allocated to a VPN supporting virtual LANs. A correspondence between a CE interface and a virtual LAN is learnt on the basis of tagged frames received at this CE interface and including an identifier of this virtual LAN. The learning process permits the detection of pairs of CE interfaces which correspond to a common virtual LAN. Upon such detection, a virtual circuit is established in the shared network infrastructure between the PE devices having these CE interfaces, and subsequently used for forwarding frames including the identifier of the common virtual VLAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Applicant: ROCKSTAR CONSORTIUM US LP
    Inventors: Francois Kermarec, Marc Lamberton, Michael Tate, Eric Mouque
  • Methods of establishing virtual circuits and of providing a virtual private network service through a shared network, and provider edge device for such network
    Patent number: 8713185
    Abstract: A virtual private network (VPN) service is provided through a shared network infrastructure comprising interconnected provider edge (PE) devices having customer edge (CE) interfaces. Some of the CE interfaces are allocated to a VPN supporting virtual LANs. A correspondence between a CE interface and a virtual LAN is learnt on the basis of tagged frames received at this CE interface and including an identifier of this virtual LAN. The learning process permits the detection of pairs of CE interfaces which correspond to a common virtual LAN. Upon such detection, a virtual circuit is established in the shared network infrastructure between the PE devices having these CE interfaces, and subsequently used for forwarding frames including the identifier of the common virtual VLAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Rockstar Bidco, LP
    Inventors: François Kermarec, Marc Lamberton, Michael Tate, Eric Mouque
  • Method of providing a virtual private network service through a shared network, and provider edge device for such network
    Patent number: 6789121
    Abstract: A virtual private network (VPN) service is provided through a shared network infrastructure comprising a plurality of interconnected provider edge (PE) devices having customer edge (CE) interfaces. Some of the CE interfaces are allocated to a VPN supporting a plurality of virtual local area networks (VLANs) and are arranged for exchanging traffic data units with CE devices. Each traffic data unit includes a VLAN identifier. At least one virtual connection is established in the shared network infrastructure between two CE interfaces of different PE devices, allocated to said VPN, for forwarding traffic data units including a VLAN identifier. Said virtual connection (VC) has an identifier determined from said VLAN identifier and an identifier of said VPN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Marc Lamberton, Eric Mouque, François Kermarec
  • Method of providing a virtual private network service through a shared network, and provider edge device for such network
    Publication number: 20030154259
    Abstract: A virtual private network (VPN) service is provided through a shared network infrastructure comprising a plurality of interconnected provider edge (PE) devices having customer edge (CE) interfaces. Some of the CE interfaces are allocated to a VPN supporting a plurality of virtual local area networks (VLANs) and are arranged for exchanging traffic data units with CE devices. Each traffic data unit includes a VLAN identifier. At least one virtual connection is established in the shared network infrastructure between two CE interfaces of different PE devices, allocated to said VPN, for forwarding traffic data units including a VLAN identifier. Said virtual connection (VC) has an identifier determined from said VLAN identifier and an identifier of said VPN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Marc Lamberton, Eric Mouque, Francois Kermarec
  • Methods of establishing virtual circuits and of providing a virtual private network service through a shared network, and provider edge device for such network
    Publication number: 20030110268
    Abstract: A virtual private network (VPN) service is provided through a shared network infrastructure comprising interconnected provider edge (PE) devices having customer edge (CE) interfaces. Some of the CE interfaces are allocated to a VPN supporting virtual LANs. A correspondence between a CE interface and a virtual LAN is learnt on the basis of tagged frames received at this CE interface and including an identifier of this virtual LAN. The learning process permits the detection of pairs of CE interfaces which correspond to a common virtual LAN. Upon such detection, a virtual circuit is established in the shared network infrastructure between the PE devices having these CE interfaces, and subsequently used for forwarding frames including the identifier of the common virtual VLAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Francois Kermarec, Marc Lamberton, Michael Tate, Eric Mouque