Patents by Inventor Kenneth Benstead

Kenneth Benstead 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).

  • Building a hierarchy in an asynchronous transfer mode PNNI network utilizing proxy SVCC-based RCC entities
    Patent number: 6473408
    Abstract: A system of building a hierarchy in a PNNI based ATM network utilizing one or more proxy SVCC-based RCC entities. The invention separates the routing, signaling, etc. functions from the functions required to be performed by the peer group leader and the logical group node. A dedicated computing platform is connected to the network but does not perform functions related to routing, signaling, etc. Rather, it is dedicated to running peer group leader and logical group node functions, including complex node representation (summarization calculations) of the child peer group. The dedicated computer has PVCs connecting it to one or more entities that are termed ‘proxy SRCC’ nodes. The proxy SRCC nodes perform the SRCC functionality on behalf of the dedicated computer. When the border nodes in the peer group run the Hello FSM over outside links they each advertise the closest proxy SRCC entity, which is themselves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Haim Rochberger, Kenneth Benstead, Alexander Or