Patents by Inventor John E. Dawson

John E. Dawson 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: 9640998
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media for providing AC power over a computer network (e.g., Ethernet) are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Dawson
  • Publication number: 20150115741
    Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media for providing AC power over a computer network (e.g., Ethernet) are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Avaya Inc.
    Inventor: John E Dawson
  • Patent number: 8867350
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for packet buffering measurement is presented. A plurality of packets are transmitted to a packet switching device. Packets are received from the packet switching device. A determination is made, with respect to a particular time, based on packets transmitted to the packet switching device and packets received from the packet switching device, regarding a number of packets being held in a memory of the packet switching device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Avaya Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Dawson
  • Publication number: 20140023069
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for packet buffering measurement is presented. A plurality of packets are transmitted to a packet switching device. Packets are received from the packet switching device. A determination is made, with respect to a particular time, based on packets transmitted to the packet switching device and packets received from the packet switching device, regarding a number of packets being held in a memory of the packet switching device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: AVAYA INC.
    Inventor: John E. Dawson
  • Patent number: 6782503
    Abstract: A test environment includes a test packet generator, a system under test, and a test device. The test packet generator generates test packets each containing a check value (e.g., a cyclic redundancy check value). The system under test performs a known transform of at least a portion of each test packet, and generates a new check value based on the transformed packet. The test device receives the transformed packets from the system under test. The test device performs an error check based on the check value and also compares the check value with an expected check value to validate the content of each received packet. Each test packet contains a splice or signature value so that the new check value calculated by the system under test is equal to the expected check value if the system under test is functioning properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: John E. Dawson
  • Patent number: 6775804
    Abstract: A test environment includes a test packet generator, a system under test, and a test device. The test packet generator generates test packets each containing a check value (e.g., a cyclic redundancy check value). The system under test performs a known transform of at least a portion of each test packet, and generates a new check value based on the transformed packet. The test device receives the transformed packets from the system under test. The test device performs an error check based on the check value and also compares the check value with an expected check value to validate the content of each received packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: John E. Dawson
  • Patent number: 6625764
    Abstract: A test environment includes a test packet generator, a system under test, and a test device. The test packet generator generates test packets each containing a check value. The system under test performs a known transform of at least a portion of each test packet, and generates a new check value based on the transformed packet. The test device receives the transformed packets from the system under test and performs an error check based on the check value and also compares the check value with an expected check value to validate the content of each received packet. Each test packet contains a splice or signature value so that the new check value calculated by the system under test is equal to the expected check value if the system under test is functioning properly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: John E. Dawson
  • Patent number: 6360335
    Abstract: A perfornance measurement, communication fault detection, and fault isolation system for a ring based communication network. The present invention includes mechanisms and procedures operable within each port logic device of a communication network for counting the number of message packets lost by the network versus the number of message packets lost by the particular port or it's attached communication station. The result is a generic loss metric for that particular port. Positive counts represent packets lost by the remainder (i.e., not including the particular port) of the network while negative counts represent packets lost by the port or its attached station. The present invention also includes embodiments wherein the above capabilities are provided for a group of ports but only for messages that contain a particular targeted address as the packet's origin (i.e., targeted loss metric).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventor: John E. Dawson
  • Patent number: 5390188
    Abstract: A performance measurement, communication fault detection, and fault isolation system for a ring based communication network. The present invention includes mechanisms and procedures operable within each port logic device of a communication network for counting the number of message packets lost by the network versus the number of message packets lost by the particular port or it's attached communication station. The result is a generic loss metric for that particular port. Positive counts represent packets lost by the remainder (i.e., not including the particular port) of the network while negative counts represent packets lost by the port or its attached station. The present invention also includes embodiments wherein the above capabilities are provided for a group of ports but only for messages that contain a particular targeted address as the packet's origin (i.e., targeted loss metric).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Synoptics
    Inventor: John E. Dawson
  • Patent number: 4778492
    Abstract: Apparatus designed to effect the continuous processing of gas mixtures for the selective removal of certain elements and constituents from the gases. A method is also disclosed by which the continuous process is carried out. A drum-shaped rotor unit has adsorbent carrying containers mounted about an axis. These containers rotate through a first circumferential zone in which gas processing occurs and a second circumferential zone in which regeneration occurs. This allows gas to constantly flow into the rotor unit at the first circumferential zone to undergo an adsorption process while also continuously providing regenerated adsorbent to the first circumferential zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Advanced Separation Technologies Incorporated
    Inventor: John E. Dawson