Patents by Inventor Mehrab Syed

Mehrab Syed 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).

  • Apparatus and method for monitoring status of a network element
    Publication number: 20070280135
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring a status of a network element in a communication network is provided. The apparatus includes an interface for transmitting status requests for the network element and receiving status information from the network element, and a controller for controlling transmission of the status requests. The controller is responsive to a status report confirming reachability of the network element, or to a transition from a reachable state, in which the reachability of the network element is valid, to a probe state, to transmit a status request to the network element to reconfirm its reachability status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Applicant: Alcatel
    Inventors: Mehrab Syed, Dai Truong, Georges Chung Kam Chung, John Fischer