Patents by Inventor Martin Lea

Martin Lea 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).

  • Ethernet VLL spoke termination at an IP interface
    Patent number: 7613188
    Abstract: Ethernet VLL spoke termination at an IP interface is disclosed. A packet including an address associated with a remote host is received at an interface. A routing next hop information required to route the packet to the remote host at a far end of a pseudo-wire via which connectivity to the remote host is provided and an intermediate next hop information required to send the packet to the far end via the pseudo-wire are determined in a single forwarding stage, based at least in part on the interface and the address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Mark French, Martin Lea, Joseph M. Regan