Patents by Inventor Joseph L. Boyd

Joseph L. Boyd 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).

  • Synchronous digital signal encapsulation
    Patent number: 10298725
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating synchronous digital signals through an asynchronous domain are disclosed. In one aspect a method includes receiving a first synchronous digital signal of a first domain, wherein the first synchronous digital signal is generated by a first device for communication to a second device; encapsulating the first synchronous digital signal of the first domain into a first asynchronous packet of a second domain; and transmitting the first asynchronous packet to an asynchronous network of the second domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Adtran Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Malcolm Rives, Joseph L. Boyd, Andrew T. Ruble
  • SYNCHRONOUS DIGITAL SIGNAL ENCAPSULATION
    Publication number: 20170134341
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating synchronous digital signals through an asynchronous domain are disclosed. In one aspect a method includes receiving a first synchronous digital signal of a first domain, wherein the first synchronous digital signal is generated by a first device for communication to a second device; encapsulating the first synchronous digital signal of the first domain into a first asynchronous packet of a second domain; and transmitting the first asynchronous packet to an asynchronous network of the second domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Eric Malcolm Rives, Joseph L. Boyd, Andrew T. Ruble