Patents by Inventor Paul Henry Clark

Paul Henry Clark 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).

  • Multi-user LAN packet generator
    Patent number: 6075773
    Abstract: A packet generating Ethernet testing device is provided with a microprocessor for generating packets. A packet memory is provided which stores the generated Ethernet packets. A packet forwarding device is connected to the packet memory and to the microprocessor. A MAC bus is connected to the packet forwarding device for forwarding packets to the bus and receiving packets from the bus. A plurality of media access controllers (MACs) are connected to the MAC bus for controlling an output of Ethernet packets from the packet memory. A physical layer connection is provided connected to each of the media access controllers. A media interface is connected to the physical layer. The media interface is connected to a port of a device to be tested for injecting Ethernet packets into the device to be tested. The packet generating Ethernet testing device preferably also includes another MAC bus and another plurality of media access controllers connected to the another MAC bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Henry Clark, Quint Allen Paul, David Robert Sosnoski