Patents by Inventor Manie C. Steyn

Manie C. Steyn 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 Apparatus for Verifying Signaling Values in an Optical Distribution Network
    Publication number: 20090067832
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for verifying optical system performance using a signaling value test are disclosed. After instructing the first optical interface device and the second optical interface device to enter a verification mode, the first optical interface device sends first verification data to the second optical interface device via an optical communications network. In one embodiment, the first optical interface device is an optical line termination (“OLT”) and the second optical interface device is an optical network terminal (“ONT”). Upon composing the first reply message in response to content received by the second optical interface in accordance with the first verification data, the second optical interface device forwards the first reply message to the first optical interface device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Tellabs Petaluma, Inc.
    Inventors: David A DeLew, Vinita Gupta, Robert S. Larvenz, Manie C. Steyn, Ryan D. Houlgate