Patents by Inventor Joshua Sakov

Joshua Sakov 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: 7411916
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that reduce the burden on routers by removing the aggregation and physical Wide Area Network (WAN) interface functions from the router are provided. The aggregation and physical Wide Area Network interface transparently forwards traffic and routing information to and from the WAN without becoming a router. The disclosed forwarding technique and apparatus is applicable to IP protocol as well as other protocols. As provided, the routing device is connected to a forwarding device via the Local Area Network (LAN) and the IP Multiplexer forwards data packets to one or more physical WAN links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Joshua Sakov, Mohan Dattatreya, Vasant Sahay
  • Publication number: 20020196802
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus that reduce the burden on routers by removing the aggregation and physical Wide Area Network (WAN) interface functions from the router are provided. The aggregation and physical Wide Area Network interface transparently forwards traffic and routing information to and from the WAN without becoming a router. The disclosed forwarding technique and apparatus is applicable to IP protocol as well as other protocols. As provided, the routing device is connected to a forwarding device via the Local Area Network (LAN) and the IP Multiplexer forwards data packets to one or more physical WAN links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Joshua Sakov, Mohan Dattatreva, Vasant Sahay