Patents by Inventor Richard Duwiquet

Richard Duwiquet 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 flow based load balancing
    Patent number: 8601126
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for flow based load balancing are disclosed. For example, the present method receives at least one packet from a flow. If the flow has not being previously classified, then the flow is classified based on the characteristics of the flow. Once classified, the present method matches the flow to at least one matched path from a plurality of available paths in accordance with the characteristics of the flow and characteristics of the at least one matched path. Once matched, the present method forwards the packet from the flow to the at least one matched path for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
    Inventors: Aurelien Bruno, Richard Duwiquet, Nicolas Grisi, Jean-Francois Le Pennec
  • Method and apparatus for providing flow based load balancing
    Publication number: 20080114892
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for flow based load balancing are disclosed. For example, the present method receives at least one packet from a flow. If the flow has not being previously classified, then the flow is classified based on the characteristics of the flow. Once classified, the present method matches the flow to at least one matched path from a plurality of available paths in accordance with the characteristics of the flow and characteristics of the at least one matched path. Once matched, the present method forwards the packet from the flow to the at least one matched path for processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Aurelien Bruno, Richard Duwiquet, Nicolas Grisi, Jean-Francois Le Pennec