Patents by Inventor Gregory John Soule

Gregory John Soule 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A LOOPBACK TEST IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080304420
    Abstract: The invention is test apparatus and methods for performing loopback tests. The tests involve generating a packet-based test message having a source address and a destination address. When the test message arrives at the destination, the addresses are exchanged and the message is returned to the source. The addresses can be level 2 addresses, such as MAC addresses, and/or level 3 addresses, such as IP addresses. The returned message and the propagation properties observed for the test message can be used to determine information about the network being tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Aaron Thomas Deragon, Gregory John Soule
  • Apparatus and method for performing a loopback test in a communication system
    Patent number: 7408883
    Abstract: The invention is test apparatus and methods for performing loopback tests. The tests involve generating a packet-based test message having a source address and a destination address. When the test message arrives at the destination, the addresses are exchanged and the message is returned to the source. The addresses can be level 2 addresses, such as MAC addresses, and/or level 3 addresses, such as IP addresses. The returned message and the propagation properties observed for the test message can be used to determine information about the network being tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Nettest, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Thomas Deragon, Gregory John Soule