Patents by Inventor Randy J. Paul

Randy J. Paul 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 establishing and managing diameter associations
    Patent number: 8155128
    Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for establishing DIAMETER associations between nodes of a network. The invention uses a DIAMETER application server disposed between DIAMETER nodes in order to establish DIAMETER associations between nodes and, further, to provide DIAMETER traffic load balancing using established associations. A method includes receiving a DIAMETER connection establishment request from an originating node requesting an association with a destination node, terminating the DIAMETER connection establishment request, obtaining respective DIAMETER associations for the originating node and the destination node, linking the obtained DIAMETER associations, and storing the linked DIAMETER associations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Avneesh Singh Balyan, Randy J. Paul, Satish Polakampalli, Khalid H. Sheta, Pranil P. Vaidya
  • Method and Apparatus for Establishing and Managing Diameter Associations
    Publication number: 20090080440
    Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for establishing DIAMETER associations between nodes of a network. The invention uses a DIAMETER application server disposed between DIAMETER nodes in order to establish DIAMETER associations between nodes and, further, to provide DIAMETER traffic load balancing using established associations. A method includes receiving a DIAMETER connection establishment request from an originating node requesting an association with a destination node, terminating the DIAMETER connection establishment request, obtaining respective DIAMETER associations for the originating node and the destination node, linking the obtained DIAMETER associations, and storing the linked DIAMETER associations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Avneesh Singh Balyan, Randy J. Paul, Satish Polakampalli, Khalid H. Sheta, Pranil P. Vaidya