Patents by Inventor Peter Bujold

Peter Bujold 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).

  • Method and apparatus for efficient communication of management data in a telecommunications network
    Patent number: 7925727
    Abstract: A mediator for efficiently exchanging management data in a hierarchical management network for managing network elements of a data transport network partitions resources of the network elements among a plurality of management representations of the network elements and selectively forwards management data associated with respective management representations to a higher level of the hierarchy. The mediator modifies the management data so that the higher level (i.e. a northbound element management system or a network management system) receives the management data in a view consistent with the management representation of the network element. Client-based management representations may be created to permit clients to manage selected resources of a network element, and testing-based management representations may be created to facilitate concurrent testing of a network element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Sullivan, Peter Bujold
  • Method and apparatus for efficient communication of management data
    Publication number: 20060026272
    Abstract: A mediator for efficiently exchanging management data in a hierarchical management network for managing network elements of a data transport network partitions resources of the network elements among a plurality of management representations of the network elements and selectively forwards management data associated with respective management representations to a higher level of the hierarchy. The mediator modifies the management data so that the higher level (i.e. a northbound element management system or a network management system) receives the management data in a view consistent with the management representation of the network element. Client-based management representations may be created to permit clients to manage selected resources of a network element, and testing-based management representations may be created to facilitate concurrent testing of a network element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Applicant: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED
    Inventors: Patrick Sullivan, Peter Bujold