Patents by Inventor Sheri L. Zimmel

Sheri L. Zimmel 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).

  • Apparatus and method for optimizing telecommunication network design using weighted span classification for high degree of separation demands
    Publication number: 20030055918
    Abstract: Based upon given demands, nodes, spans, speed hierarchy, equipment, weights, preferences and constraints, the apparatus and method disclosed creates an optimized network configuration by separating high degree of separation demands and employing functional analysis for equipment selection and functional analysis for demand routing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2001
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Inventors: Sheri L. Zimmel, Kristopher E. Glover, Anna A. Maravina, Mark W. Lewis, Daniel P. Schmidt
  • Apparatus and method for optimizing telecommunication network design using weighted span classification for low degree of separation demands
    Publication number: 20030051007
    Abstract: Based upon given demands, nodes, spans, speed hierarchy, equipment, weights, preferences and constraints, the apparatus and method disclosed creates an optimized network configuration by separating low degree of separation demands and employing functional analysis for equipment selection and functional analysis for demand routing. The method includes picking a cycle to place equipment on and routing demands on the cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Sheri L. Zimmel, Kristopher E. Glover, Anna A. Maravina, Mark W. Lewis
  • Apparatus and method for existing network configuration
    Publication number: 20030046378
    Abstract: An automatic router for new demands on an existing network topology with given network capacities which first transforms the existing network topology into a Capacity Network, to which mathematical techniques and heuristics techniques can be applied. Subsets of the given unrouted new demands using a min-cost flow technique are solved. Optionally, an overlay network may be built to accommodate any new demands which cannot be placed on the existing network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Sheri L. Zimmel, Kristopher E. Glover, Anna A. Maravina, Mark W. Lewis, Ronald S. Stites
  • Apparatus and method for optimizing telecommunication network design using weighted span classification
    Publication number: 20030035379
    Abstract: Based upon given demands, nodes, spans, speed hierarchy, equipment, weights, preferences, and constraints, the apparatus and method disclosed creates an optimized network configuration by (1) separating demands into groups based on their shortest path and the maximum cycle size, (2) routing each demand group, and (3) re-routing the demands on rings that exceed the Cost Threshold when cost effective. Common elements in routing demands in the groups are functional analysis for equipment selection and functional analysis for demand routing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventors: Sheri L. Zimmel, Kristopher E. Glover, Anna A. Maravina, Mark W. Lewis, Irina B. Makkaveeva, Daniel P. Schmidt
  • Apparatus and method for optimizing telecommunications network design using weighted span classification and rerouting rings that fail to pass a cost therehold
    Publication number: 20030023706
    Abstract: Based upon given demands, nodes, spans, speed hierarchy, equipment, weights, preferences, and constraints, the apparatus and method disclosed creates an optimized network configuration by re-routing demands assigned to low utilization rings based upon cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Sheri L. Zimmel, Kristopher E. Glover, Anna A. Maravina, Irina B. Makkaveeva