Patents by Inventor Jonathan L. Weston-Dawkes

Jonathan L. Weston-Dawkes 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
  • Optical transmission systems including optical protection systems, apparatuses and methods
    Patent number: 7483629
    Abstract: Optical transmission systems of the present invention include optical protection systems, apparatuses, and methods that provide increased reliability in the system. The optical system generally includes an optical switch having distinct, cooperating dedicated and shared protection sections. The shared protection sections in a plurality of nodes can be configured to provide a protection net, in which a plurality of traffic demands, or working channels, are commonly protected as protection group using one protection channels supported by the protection net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Broadwing Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Weston-Dawkes, Adel A. M. Saleh
  • Optical transmission systems including optical protection systems, apparatuses, and methods
    Patent number: 7197241
    Abstract: Optical transmission systems of the present invention include optical protection systems, apparatuses, and methods that provide increased reliability in the system. The optical system generally includes an optical switch having distinct, cooperating dedicated and shared protection sections. The shared protection sections in a plurality of nodes can be configured to provide a protection net, in which a plurality of traffic demands, or working channels, are commonly protected as protection group using one protection channels supported by the protection net.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Corvis Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Weston-Dawkes, Adel A. M. Saleh
  • Optical transmission systems including optical protection systems, apparatuses, and methods
    Publication number: 20030215231
    Abstract: Optical transmission systems of the present invention include optical protection systems, apparatuses, and methods that provide increased reliability in the system. The optical system generally includes an optical switch having distinct, cooperating dedicated and shared protection sections. The shared protection sections in a plurality of nodes can be configured to provide a protection net, in which a plurality of traffic demands, or working channels, are commonly protected as protection group using one protection channels supported by the protection net.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Corvis Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Weston-Dawkes, Adel A. M. Saleh