Patents by Inventor Michael Zelnick

Michael Zelnick 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).

  • Packet tag for support of remote network function/ packet classification
    Publication number: 20070091901
    Abstract: A method and system for creating an ethernet-formatted packet from an upstream DOCSIS packet. The upstream packet is first received along with packet characteristic data that is contained in physical layer prepend data and in the packet header. A packet tag is then created, based on the packet characteristic data. The packet characteristic data includes identifiers for the transmitting remote device and the channel over which the transmission is sent. Packet characteristic data also includes information about the physical characteristics of the transmission signal, such as the power level and time offset. The packet characteristic data also includes administrative information, such as the minislot count at which the packet is received and whether the packet was received in contention. The packet tag is appended to the payload of the upstream packet. Also appended to the payload is an encapsulation tag, and source and destination address headers. The result is a packet in an ethernet format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Grand, Niki Pantelias, R. Lee, Michael Zelnick, Francisco Gomez
  • Packet tag for support of remote network function/packet classification
    Patent number: 7110398
    Abstract: A method and system for creating an ethernet-formatted packet from an upstream DOCSIS packet. The upstream packet is first received along with packet characteristic data that is contained in physical layer prepend data and in the packet header. A packet tag is then created, based on the packet characteristic data. The packet characteristic data includes identifiers for the transmitting remote device and the channel over which the transmission is sent. Packet characteristic data also includes information about the physical characteristics of the transmission signal, such as the power level and time offset. The packet characteristic data also includes administrative information, such as the minislot count at which the packet is received and whether the packet was received in contention. The packet tag is appended to the payload of the upstream packet. Also appended to the payload is an encapsulation tag, and source and destination address headers. The result is a packet in an ethernet format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Grand, Niki R Pantelias, R. Jeff Lee, Michael Zelnick, Francisco J Gomez
  • Packet tag for support of remote network function/packet classification
    Publication number: 20020093955
    Abstract: A method and system for creating an ethernet-formatted packet from an upstream DOCSIS packet. The upstream packet is first received along with packet characteristic data that is contained in physical layer prepend data and in the packet header. A packet tag is then created, based on the packet characteristic data. The packet characteristic data includes identifiers for the transmitting remote device and the channel over which the transmission is sent. Packet characteristic data also includes information about the physical characteristics of the transmission signal, such as the power level and time offset. The packet characteristic data also includes administrative information, such as the minislot count at which the packet is received and whether the packet was received in contention. The packet tag is appended to the payload of the upstream packet. Also appended to the payload is an encapsulation tag, and source and destination address headers. The result is a packet in an ethernet format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Grand, Niki R. Pantelias, R. J. Lee, Michael Zelnick, Francisco J. Gomez