Patents by Inventor Genichi NISHIO

Genichi NISHIO 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).

  • Network device and network test method
    Patent number: 11588720
    Abstract: [Problem] To deal with interference in cases where a plurality of business operators perform testing at the same time at different MEG levels. [Solution] A network device 2 includes a frame distinguishing unit 22a that, upon receiving a start instruction for a test from a control device 3, monitors whether or not an OAM frame of a preceding test of a different level from a MEG level of an own device has arrived at the own device, for a predetermined period, and a CPU 24 that, if the frame distinguishing unit 22a detects arrival of the OAM frame, and determination is made that its own test will affect the preceding test, notifies the result of the detection and determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Shinkai, Genichi Nishio, Katsuhiro Araya, Masafumi Ando, Hirokazu Kobayashi, Masumi Sakamoto
  • NETWORK DEVICE AND NETWORK TEST METHOD
    Publication number: 20210211370
    Abstract: [Problem] To deal with interference in cases where a plurality of business operators perform testing at the same time at different MEG levels. [Solution] A network device 2 includes a frame distinguishing unit 22a that, upon receiving a start instruction for a test from a control device 3, monitors whether or not an OAM frame of a preceding test of a different level from a MEG level of an own device has arrived at the own device, for a predetermined period, and a CPU 24 that, if the frame distinguishing unit 22a detects arrival of the OAM frame, and determination is made that its own test will affect the preceding test, notifies the result of the detection and determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Masaki SHINKAI, Genichi NISHIO, Katsuhiro ARAYA, Masafumi ANDO, Hirokazu KOBAYASHI, Masumi SAKAMOTO