Patents by Inventor Steven P. Curtis

Steven P. Curtis 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).

  • System and method for supporting virtualized links at an exterior network-to-network interface
    Patent number: 8045481
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for abstracting a network topology into virtual links and supporting both generic and instantiated virtualized links for linking a virtualized topology with actual resources within a domain, providing security over network topology information, providing control over the allocation of resources, and reducing the complexity of advertising.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Lyndon Y. Ong, Neena Aluri, Alessandro Fabbri, Steven P. Curtis, Vagish Madrahalli, Yalin Wang
  • System and method for supporting virtualized links at an exterior network-to-network interface
    Publication number: 20080095176
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for abstracting a network topology into virtual links and supporting both generic and instantiated virtualized links for linking a virtualized topology with actual resources within a domain, providing security over network topology information, providing control over the allocation of resources, and reducing the complexity of advertising.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Lyndon Y. Ong, Neena Aluri, Alessandro Fabbri, Steven P. Curtis, Vagish Madrahalli, Yalin Wang