Patents by Inventor James William Edwards, III

James William Edwards, III 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).

  • Extended reach data network
    Patent number: 8611235
    Abstract: In one embodiment, estimating a length of a network connection, determining whether the estimated network connection length deviates from a predetermined threshold range, modifying one or more signal characteristics when it is determined that the estimated network connection length deviates from the predetermined threshold range are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James William Edwards, III, Richard L. House
  • Using a dual purpose physical layer interface for a flexible chassis-based server
    Patent number: 8014388
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for selectively routing traffic from a port in a switch for use in a chassis-based server are provided. The switch may include a flexible physical layer component, allowing traffic from a channel (e.g., an Ethernet channel) to be routed to a connector on a front panel of the switch or to switch cross-connect routing in a backplane of the server system. The routing may be selectable by a user, for example, under software control, allowing flexibility to the user to select the routing that best fits an application, while conserving resources by not requiring a dedicated channel for each routing data path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: James William Edwards, III, Thao M. Hoang
  • EXTENDED REACH DATA NETWORK
    Publication number: 20080310304
    Abstract: In one embodiment, estimating a length of a network connection, determining whether the estimated network connection length deviates from a predetermined threshold range, modifying one or more signal characteristics when it is determined that the estimated network connection length deviates from the predetermined threshold range are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: JAMES WILLIAM EDWARDS, III, Richard L. House