Patents by Inventor Franck Quessette

Franck Quessette 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).

  • Minimum deflection routing in bufferless networks
    Publication number: 20040022240
    Abstract: A bufferless network (e.g., optical burst network) and a method for executing a routing strategy that deflects a minimum number of packets in the bufferless network are described herein. The bufferless network includes a group of nodes (e.g., routers) and a set of links (e.g., paths) that connect together the nodes. Each node executes the routing strategy that deflects a minimum number of packets to unfavorable nodes instead of to favorable nodes that are closer to their final destination nodes. Three different embodiments of the routing strategy are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: Alcatel
    Inventors: Saad Mneimneh, Gerard Damm, Dominique Verchere, Franck Quessette