Patents by Inventor Rick R. Wedge

Rick R. Wedge 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).

  • Methods, devices and software for combining protection paths across a communications network
    Patent number: 7406033
    Abstract: In a mesh communications network, in which working and protection paths may be established, channels used to carry protection traffic between nodes are shared across multiple protection paths. Channels need only be shared if sharing does not adversely impact network usage. If working and protection paths become susceptible to single points of failure, channels need not be shared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: Evert E. deBoer, James A. Shields, Rick R. Wedge, Peter J. Ashwood-Smith
  • Methods, devices and software for combining protection paths across a communications network
    Publication number: 20030161304
    Abstract: In a mesh communications network, in which working and protection paths may be established, channels used to carry protection traffic between nodes are shared across multiple protection paths. Channels need only be shared if sharing does not adversely impact network usage. If working and protection paths become susceptible to single points of failure, channels need not be shared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 28, 2003
    Applicant: NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED
    Inventors: Evert E. deBoer, James A. Shields, Rick R. Wedge, Peter J. Ashwood-Smith