Patents by Inventor Simon Zellingher

Simon Zellingher 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 and apparatus to manage bypass paths in an internet protocol (IP) network
    Patent number: 8553559
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage bypass paths in an Internet protocol (IP) network are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein includes identifying an aggregation router source bandwidth to a first Internet protocol router exceeding a source threshold value, identifying a first value of the aggregation router bandwidth directed to a first destination, identifying a second value of the aggregation router bandwidth directed to a plurality of second destinations, and bypassing the Internet protocol router with a Layer-2 Open systems Interconnection Reference device via a routerless bypass path when the first value of the aggregation router bandwidth exceeds a first threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Martin Birk, Maria Napierala, Kathleen Tse, Simon Zellingher
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MANAGE BYPASS PATHS IN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) NETWORK
    Publication number: 20120281538
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to manage bypass paths in an Internet protocol (IP) network are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein includes identifying an aggregation router source bandwidth to a first Internet protocol router exceeding a source threshold value, identifying a first value of the aggregation router bandwidth directed to a first destination, identifying a second value of the aggregation router bandwidth directed to a plurality of second destinations, and bypassing the Internet protocol router with a Layer-2 Open systems Interconnection Reference device via a routerless bypass path when the first value of the aggregation router bandwidth exceeds a first threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Martin Birk, Maria Napierala, Kathleen Tse, Simon Zellingher