Patents by Inventor James Andrew Frodsham

James Andrew Frodsham 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).

  • Patent number: 9936047
    Abstract: A method and apparatus facilitates an enterprise to lease virtual appliances from network services provider. The method operates by deploying a converged networking and computing device at a service location, downloading a virtual network function to the converged networking and computing device, activating the virtual network function by a service in the wide area network, and connecting the virtual network function to a provisioned network path over the wide area network. Different virtual network functions can be deployed to different locations. The same virtual network function scan be deployed to different locations. Moreover, more than one virtual network function may be deployed to more than one service location. The virtual network functions can be realized through virtual machines, software containers, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Kieran Adolph, Michael Alain Gazier, Ian Hamish Duncan, James Andrew Frodsham, Denis Fluet
  • Publication number: 20170078216
    Abstract: A method and apparatus facilitates an enterprise to lease virtual appliances from network services provider. The method operates by deploying a converged networking and computing device at a service location, downloading a virtual network function to the converged networking and computing device, activating the virtual network function by a service in the wide area network, and connecting the virtual network function to a provisioned network path over the wide area network. Different virtual network functions can be deployed to different locations. The same virtual network function scan be deployed to different locations. Moreover, more than one virtual network function may be deployed to more than one service location. The virtual network functions can be realized through virtual machines, software containers, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen Kieran ADOLPH, Michael Alain GAZIER, Ian Hamish DUNCAN, James Andrew FRODSHAM, Denis FLUET
  • Patent number: 9509626
    Abstract: A method and apparatus facilitates an enterprise to lease virtual appliances from network services provider. The method operates by deploying a converged networking and computing device at a service location, downloading a virtual machine to the converged networking and computing device, activating the virtual machine by a service in the wide area network, and connecting the virtual machine to a provisioned network path over the wide area network. Different virtual machines can be deployed to different locations. The same virtual machine can be deployed to different locations. Moreover, more than one virtual machine may be deployed to more than one service location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Kieran Adolph, Michael Alain Gazier, Ian Hamish Duncan, James Andrew Frodsham, Denis Fluet
  • Publication number: 20150113142
    Abstract: A method and apparatus facilitates an enterprise to lease virtual appliances from network services provider. The method operates by deploying a converged networking and computing device at a service location, downloading a virtual machine to the converged networking and computing device, activating the virtual machine by a service in the wide area network, and connecting the virtual machine to a provisioned network path over the wide area network. Different virtual machines can be deployed to different locations. The same virtual machine can be deployed to different locations. Moreover, more than one virtual machine may be deployed to more than one service location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Kieran Adolph, Michael Alain Gazier, Ian Hamish Duncan, James Andrew Frodsham, Denis Fluet