Patents by Inventor Philip J. Santoro

Philip J. Santoro 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).

  • Wire emulation through a network for propagation of failure information
    Patent number: 7663480
    Abstract: An optical transponder, system, method, and program wherein the transponder monitors for at least one of a failure or an alarm signal. In response to detecting a failure or alarm signal (communication), the transponder performs at least one of a predetermined action and propagating an alarm communication to a network, based on a configuration property. The transponder can have a configuration property specifying a predetermined action for shutting off a laser if an alarm signal indicating a network failure is detected. As an example, some transponders can be configured to either provide an alarm communication, and/or shut off a laser, depending upon which communication interface detects a network failure or receives an alarm signal. Also, other transponders can be configured to propagate existing alarm communications, without generating new alarm communications or shutting off lasers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Tellabs Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip J. Santoro, Robert D. Gatze, Gregory V. Degnan, Eric L. Chan, Weiying Cheng
  • Wire emulation through a network for propagation of failure information
    Publication number: 20080170852
    Abstract: An optical transponder, system, method, and program wherein the transponder monitors for at least one of a failure or an alarm signal. In response to detecting a failure or alarm signal (communication), the transponder performs at least one of a predetermined action and propagating an alarm communication to a network, based on a configuration property. The transponder can have a configuration property specifying a predetermined action for shutting off a laser if an alarm signal indicating a network failure is detected. As an example, some transponders can be configured to either provide an alarm communication, and/or shut off a laser, depending upon which communication interface detects a network failure or receives an alarm signal. Also, other transponders can be configured to propagate existing alarm communications, without generating new alarm communications or shutting off lasers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Applicant: TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Philip J. Santoro, Robert D. Gatze, Gregory V. Degnan, Eric L. Chan, Weiying Cheng