Patents by Inventor Sherif Awad

Sherif Awad 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).

  • Enhanced path selection scheme for equal cost paths in communication networks
    Patent number: 9473387
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a node in a communication network receives a label switched path (LSP) request and in response, the node determines at least two equal cost paths, each path having one or more path-nodes. The node may then further determine a total bandwidth-based transition value for each path of the at least two equal cost paths and selects the path having a lower total transition value. Once selected, the node may establish the requested LSP over the selected path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Tarek Saad, Sherif Awad, Zafar Ali, Michel Taillon
  • ENHANCED PATH SELECTION SCHEME FOR EQUAL COST PATHS IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    Publication number: 20160087883
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a node in a communication network receives a label switched path (LSP) request and in response, the node determines at least two equal cost paths, each path having one or more path-nodes. The node may then further determine a total bandwidth-based transition value for each path of the at least two equal cost paths and selects the path having a lower total transition value. Once selected, the node may establish the requested LSP over the selected path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Tarek Saad, Sherif Awad, Zafar Ali, Michel Taillon