Patents by Inventor Patrick R. Bisson

Patrick R. Bisson 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).

  • BLSR node extension
    Patent number: 6349092
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and structure for allowing more than 16 nodes to be configured in a single SONET BLSR network by utilizing unused portions of the transport overhead of an STS-N frame to expand the node identification field from 4 bits to 8 bits, thereby allowing up to 256 nodes to be present on a single ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2002
    Assignee: Cisco Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick R. Bisson, Paul M. Elliott, Kate B. Amon, Anurag Nigam, Phu S. Le