Patents by Inventor Orazio Toscano

Orazio Toscano 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).

  • Publication number: 20040240477
    Abstract: A method for generation of a clock synchronized with time reference signals derived from input signals in an apparatus of a telecommunications network comprising an input part receiving the input signals and a treatment part for treatment of the input signals. In the input part the method comprises the steps of deriving the time reference signals from the input signals, reading an edge of the reference signals, establishing the position of this edge relative to the internal data frame, inserting in the frame heading a pointer representing the established position of the edge relative to the frame and sending the frame to the treatment part. In the treatment part the method comprises the steps of receiving the frame, extracting the pointer, generating the time reference clock and synchronizing it with the position in the frame indicated by the pointer. An apparatus applying this method is also proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Sergio Lanzone, Orazio Toscano
  • Publication number: 20040233842
    Abstract: A method for protection of ST-M-n/OC-n clear channel connections calls for a protection diagram allowing protection of STM-n/OC-n clear channel signals transmitted from a source point to a destination point. This protection allows overcoming a fall along the path between source point and destination point. It can be used in different types of network structure, for example “ring” or “mesh”. The method calls for duplication of STM-n/OC-n signals at the transmitting end of the subnetwork and transmission over two different routes which can be defined as work and protection paths. To ensure success of the protection diagram the work and protection channels follow different routes. At the receiving end, the signal is selected from the work path or the protection path depending on the quality of the received signals, the protection state and the external commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Sergio Lanzone, Orazio Toscano