Patents by Inventor Jaye M. Sauer

Jaye M. Sauer 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).

  • Method and apparatus for facilitating compatibility between communication networks
    Patent number: 10063466
    Abstract: The described embodiments provide techniques and architectures for enabling interoperability between legacy network systems and Software Defined Networking (SDN) systems. The embodiments add functionality to an SDN system to support interworking between an SDN controlled network, and a legacy network. When upgrading a legacy system to SDN, it may not be possible to upgrade all network components at once. The described embodiments facilitate the use of legacy network components together with SDN system components, by adding new functionality to the SDN data plane elements and control plane elements. The SDN forwarding network elements (NEs) terminate the physical links carrying legacy protocols that include combined data traffic and control information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Coriant Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Jaye M. Sauer
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20150215202
    Abstract: The described embodiments provide techniques and architectures for enabling interoperability between legacy network systems and Software Defined Networking (SDN) systems. The embodiments add functionality to an SDN system to support interworking between an SDN controlled network, and a legacy network. When upgrading a legacy system to SDN, it may not be possible to upgrade all network components at once. The described embodiments facilitate the use of legacy network components together with SDN system components, by adding new functionality to the SDN data plane elements and control plane elements. The SDN forwarding network elements (NEs) terminate the physical links carrying legacy protocols that include combined data traffic and control information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Jaye M. Sauer