Patents by Inventor Jean-Luc Ronarc'h

Jean-Luc Ronarc'h 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).

  • Optical transmission systems, devices, and methods
    Patent number: 7986881
    Abstract: Optical communications systems including grooming, protection, restoration, and migration on a unified network platform, and using a unified control plane. The systems may include combinations of optical bypass and mesh restoration, may include combinations of shared mesh and dedicate protection, and may be combinations of long haul, extended long haul, and ultra long haul systems. The systems may also include a configurable DWDM tier to accommodate dynamic traffic patterns, thereby allowing for increased operational flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Level 3 Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Weston-Dawkes, Stefano Baroni, Marian Trnkus, Lotfi M. Benmohamed, Jean-Luc Ronarc'h
  • OPTICAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20100129078
    Abstract: Optical communications systems including grooming, protection, restoration, and migration on a unified network platform, and using a unified control plane. The systems may include combinations of optical bypass and mesh restoration, may include combinations of shared mesh and dedicate protection, and may be combinations of long haul, extended long haul, and ultra long haul systems. The systems may also include a configurable DWDM tier to accommodate dynamic traffic patterns, thereby allowing for increased operational flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: BROADWING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Weston-Dawkes, Stefano Baroni, Marian Trnkus, Lotfi M. Benmohamed, Jean-Luc Ronarc'h
  • Optical transmission systems, devices, and methods
    Patent number: 7606494
    Abstract: Optical communications systems including grooming, protection, restoration, and migration on a unified network platform, and using a unified control plane. The systems may include combinations of optical bypass and mesh restoration, may include combinations of shared mesh and dedicate protection, and may be combinations of long haul, extended long haul, and ultra long haul systems. The systems may also include a configurable DWDM tier to accommodate dynamic traffic patterns, thereby allowing for increased operational flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Broadwing Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Weston-Dawkes, Stefano Baroni, Marian Trnkus, Lotfi M. Benmohamed, Jean-Luc Ronarc'h