Patents by Inventor Ryan AMENTA

Ryan AMENTA 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).

  • Shared photonic mesh
    Patent number: 8750706
    Abstract: A network element of an optical communications network. The network element comprises an electronic router for forwarding traffic between a set of client access ports and a plurality of I/O ports. A respective EO interface is coupled to each one of the plurality of I/O ports. Each EO interface terminates a respective optical channel. A directionally independent access (DIA) node is configured to selectively route each optical channel between its respective EO interface and a selected one of at least two optical fiber links of the optical communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: David Boertjes, Gerard Swinkels, Serge Asselin, Ryan Amenta
  • SHARED PHOTONIC MESH
    Publication number: 20110222846
    Abstract: A network element of an optical communications network. The network element comprises an electronic router for forwarding traffic between a set of client access ports and a plurality of I/O ports. A respective EO interface is coupled to each one of the plurality of I/O ports. Each EO interface terminates a respective optical channel. A directionally independent access (DIA) node is configured to selectively route each optical channel between its respective EO interface and a selected one of at least two optical fiber links of the optical communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: CIENA CORPORATION
    Inventors: David BOERTJES, Gerard SWINKELS, Serge ASSELIN, Ryan AMENTA