Patents by Inventor Ravi Gorur

Ravi Gorur 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 providing control information in a system using distributed communication routing
    Patent number: 7068661
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing distributed communication routing includes a route computation engine operably coupled to a plurality of forwarding engines within a logically distributed router. Registration information is provided to the route computation processor by the forwarding engines, and the forwarding engines are recognized and identified by the route computation processor in response. The registration information includes information regarding interfaces or connections amongst the forwarding engines and external routers and other external destinations. The route computation processor provides control information to at least one of the plurality of forwarding engines for distributed routing maintenance and/or specific data forwarding operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Alcatel Canada Inc.
    Inventors: James Watt, Scott Brim, Ravi Gorur, Ramana V. Gollamudi, Joel M. Halpern