Patents by Inventor Ernest Kaempfer

Ernest Kaempfer 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).

  • Techniques for transmitting and receiving traffic over advanced switching compatible switch fabrics
    Patent number: 7583664
    Abstract: Techniques for transmitting SONET/SDH traffic over an Advanced Switching compatible switch fabric. In one implementation, SONET/SDH traffic may be aggregated and encapsulated into Advanced Switching compatible packets. In one implementation, the contents of the Advanced Switching compatible packets may be configurable and directions on how to unpack the Advanced Switching compatible packets may be transmitted to end point nodes. In one implementation, SONET/SDH pointer justification generation may be divided between a source node which transmits SONET/SDH traffic to the switch fabric and an end point node which receives SONET/SDH traffic from the switch fabric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Inventors: Michael Ho, Miriam Qunell, Jason Garratt, Kevin Citterelle, Jeff Fedders, Michael Kauschke, Matthew Adiletta, Ernest Kaempfer, Douglas Carrigan
  • Half-mesh backplane connection topology
    Publication number: 20070236902
    Abstract: A backplane includes at least one central slot, a first plurality of slots on a first side of the central slot(s) and a second plurality of slots on an opposite side of the central slot(s). The backplane also includes a plurality of inter-slot connections, including a first subplurality between each of the slots of the first plurality and the central slot(s), a second subplurality between each of the slots of the second plurality and the central slot(s), and a third subplurality between each slot of the first plurality and each slot of the second plurality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Miriam Qunell, Robert Reed, Ernest Kaempfer
  • Techniques for transmitting and receiving traffic over advanced switching compatible switch fabrics
    Publication number: 20060153179
    Abstract: Techniques for transmitting SONET/SDH traffic over an Advanced Switching compatible switch fabric. In one implementation, SONET/SDH traffic may be aggregated and encapsulated into Advanced Switching compatible packets. In one implementation, the contents of the Advanced Switching compatible packets may be configurable and directions on how to unpack the Advanced Switching compatible packets may be transmitted to end point nodes. In one implementation, SONET/SDH pointer justification generation may be divided between a source node which transmits SONET/SDH traffic to the switch fabric and an end point node which receives SONET/SDH traffic from the switch fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Ho, Miriam Qunell, Jason Garratt, Kevin Citterelle, Jeff Fedders, Michael Kauschke, Matthew Adiletta, Ernest Kaempfer, Douglas Carrigan
  • Techniques for processing traffic transmitted over advanced switching compatible switch fabrics
    Publication number: 20060140226
    Abstract: Techniques for processing traffic for transmission over an Advanced Switching compatible switch fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Ho, Miriam Qunell, Jason Garratt, Kevin Citterelle, Jeff Fedders, Michael Kauschke, Matthew Adiletta, Ernest Kaempfer, Douglas Carrigan