Patents by Inventor Paul Mitalas

Paul Mitalas 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).

  • Optical power management in an optical network
    Patent number: 6701087
    Abstract: A system for managing signal power levels in an optical network. The optical network comprises a plurality of nodes having logic to receive and transmit optical signals over a plurality of network interconnections. The system includes a method wherein each of the nodes is provided configuration parameters, each of the nodes is configured based on the configuration parameters, power parameter information is exchanged between the nodes, at least some of the nodes are re-configured based on the power parameter information and the steps of exchanging power parameter information and re-configuring at least some of the nodes are repeated until the optical network is fully configured so that the optical signals have selected signal power levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Beine, Paul Mitalas, Brian Pheiffer, Denis Zaccarin, Michael E. Durling, Hon Wah Chin
  • Optical power management in an optical network
    Publication number: 20020080438
    Abstract: A system for managing signal power levels in an optical network. The optical network comprises a plurality of nodes having logic to receive and transmit optical signals over a plurality of network interconnections. The system includes a method wherein each of the nodes is provided configuration parameters, each of the nodes is configured based on the configuration parameters, power parameter information is exchanged between the nodes, at least some of the nodes are re-configured based on the power parameter information and the steps of exchanging power parameter information and re-configuring at least some of the nodes are repeated until the optical network is fully configured so that the optical signals have selected signal power levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Applicant: Optical Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Beine, Paul Mitalas, Brian Pheiffer, Denis Zaccarin, Michael E. Durling, Hon Wah Chin
  • Optical power management in an optical network
    Patent number: 6304347
    Abstract: A system for managing signal power levels in an optical network. The optical network comprises a plurality of nodes having logic to receive and transmit optical signals over a plurality of network interconnections. The system includes a method wherein each of the nodes is provided configuration parameters, each of the nodes is configured based on the configuration parameters, power parameter information is exchanged between the nodes, at least some of the nodes are re-configured based on the power parameter information and the steps of exchanging power parameter information and re-configuring at least some of the nodes are repeated until the optical network is fully configured so that the optical signals have selected signal power levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: ONI Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Todd Beine, Paul Mitalas, Brian Pheiffer, Denis Zaccarin, Michael E. Durling, Hon Wah Chin