Patents by Inventor Linda W. Dunbar

Linda W. Dunbar 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).

  • Method and system for transporting packet-switched control traffic in an optical network
    Patent number: 6856620
    Abstract: A method for transporting packet-switched control traffic in an optical network includes receiving a packet-switched datagram comprising a destination address. The method also includes identifying a destination Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) address of a destination network element in the optical network based on the destination address of the datagram. In addition, the method includes generating an OSI packet comprising the datagram and the destination OSI address, and transmitting the OSI packet on the optical network in an OSI channel of a Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Dunsmore, Man W. Fong, Linda W. Dunbar