Patents by Inventor Russell Weeks

Russell Weeks 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 for reserving network bandwidth for versioned network services
    Patent number: 8711880
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to minimize the amount of bandwidth reserved for versioned network services are described. According to one embodiment of the invention, a bandwidth reservation component in a network service manager server receives a change to a service version in a service family. The bandwidth reservation component determines that the change would affect a reserved bandwidth on at least one of the network links of the service version. The bandwidth reservation component analyzes whether to accept the change based on how the change would affect the reserved bandwidth. The bandwidth reservation component changes on each of the network links the reserved bandwidth according to the change if the change is accepted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventor: Russell Weeks
  • Systems and methods for assigning a template to an existing network configuration
    Patent number: 8713184
    Abstract: Methods of assigning network service templates in a communication network including a plurality of network elements that are configured to implement a plurality of network services are provided. The methods include providing a plurality of network service templates for a first network service, providing a network service model for providing the first network service by at least one network element in the communication network, comparing the plurality of network service templates with the network service model, and associating at least one network service template with the network service model in response to the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventor: Russell Weeks
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSIGNING A TEMPLATE TO AN EXISTING NETWORK CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20130151674
    Abstract: Methods of assigning network service templates in a communication network including a plurality of network elements that are configured to implement a plurality of network services are provided. The methods include providing a plurality of network service templates for a first network service, providing a network service model for providing the first network service by at least one network element in the communication network, comparing the plurality of network service templates with the network service model, and associating at least one network service template with the network service model in response to the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventor: Russell Weeks
  • METHOD FOR RESERVING NETWORK BANDWIDTH FOR VERSIONED NETWORK SERVICES
    Publication number: 20120236877
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to minimize the amount of bandwidth reserved for versioned network services are described. According to one embodiment of the invention, a bandwidth reservation component in a network service manager server receives a change to a service version in a service family. The bandwidth reservation component determines that the change would affect a reserved bandwidth on at least one of the network links of the service version. The bandwidth reservation component analyzes whether to accept the change based on how the change would affect the reserved bandwidth. The bandwidth reservation component changes on each of the network links the reserved bandwidth according to the change if the change is accepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventor: Russell Weeks