Patents by Inventor Guy M. Benhaim

Guy M. Benhaim 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 a method for allocating upstream bandwidth of a shared upstream channel of an optical network
    Patent number: 8837510
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and a method for allocating upstream bandwidth of a shared upstream channel of an optical network, the optical network interconnecting an apparatus with at least a first network unit and a second network unit, the method includes the stages of: (i) receiving requests for transmitting information towards the apparatus; and (ii) issuing data grants in response to at least the requests; wherein at least one data grant authorizes a first network unit to transmit data at a first bit-rate during at least one time-slot and at least one other data grant authorizes a second network unit to transmit data at a second bit-rate during at least one other time-slot, whereas the second bit-rate differs from the first bit-rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L) Ltd.
    Inventors: Guy M. Benhaim, Erez Izenberg
  • Apparatus and a method for allocating upstream bandwidth of a shared upstream channel of an optical network
    Patent number: 8014417
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and a method for allocating upstream bandwidth of a shared upstream channel of an optical network, the optical network interconnecting an apparatus with at least a first network unit and a second network unit, the method includes the stages of: (i) receiving requests for transmitting information towards the apparatus; and (ii) issuing data grants in response to at least the requests; wherein at least one data grant authorizes a first network unit to transmit data at a first bit-rate during at least one time-slot and at least one other data grant authorizes a second network unit to transmit data at a second bit-rate during at least one other time-slot, whereas the second bit-rate differs from the first bit-rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L.) Ltd.
    Inventors: Guy M. Benhaim, Erez Izenberg
  • Apparatus and a method for allocating upstream bandwidth of a shared upstream channel of an optical network
    Patent number: 7593418
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and a method for allocating upstream bandwidth of a shared upstream channel of an optical network, the optical network interconnecting an apparatus with at least a first network unit and a second network unit, the method includes the stages of: (i) receiving requests for transmitting information towards the apparatus; and (ii) issuing data grants in response to at least the requests; wherein at least one data grant authorizes a first network unit to transmit data at a first bit-rate during at least one time-slot and at least one other data grant authorizes a second network unit to transmit data at a second bit-rate during at least one other time-slot, whereas the second bit-rate differs from the first bit-rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L.) Ltd.
    Inventors: Guy M. Benhaim, Erez Izenberg