Patents by Inventor Terrel Morris
Terrel Morris 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).
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Patent number: 11552707Abstract: An optical transceiver module includes an optical transceiver and a controller. The optical transceiver has a ring filter configured to transmit optical signals from or receive optical signals for the optical transceiver module. The controller is configured to: detect a carrier frequency at the optical transceiver; detect a data signal frequency of data at the optical transceiver; determine a bit error rate of the data; and in response to determining that the bit error rate of the data is greater than a threshold, periodically vary a central wavelength of the ring filter at a frequency at least three orders slower than the data signal frequency.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Mir Ashkan Seyedi, Terrel Morris
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Patent number: 11553260Abstract: An optical network includes top networking ports coupled to a packet switch, first media converters, second media converters, and bottom networking ports. The first media converters are coupled to top networking ports, each of the first media converters including a first ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The second media converters are coupled to the first media converter via optical cables to receive the optical signals. Each of the second media converters includes a second ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The bottom networking ports are coupled to the second media converters. The first ASIC transceiver and the second ASIC transceiver are configured to transmit a signal from one of the top networking ports to any one of the bottom networking ports, and transmit a signal from one of the bottom networking ports to any one of the top networking ports.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Anu Mercian, Terrel Morris, Jean Tourrilhes, Derek Spock, Puneet Sharma
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Publication number: 20220210528Abstract: An optical network includes top networking ports coupled to a packet switch, first media converters, second media converters, and bottom networking ports. The first media converters are coupled to top networking ports, each of the first media converters including a first ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The second media converters are coupled to the first media converter via optical cables to receive the optical signals. Each of the second media converters includes a second ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The bottom networking ports are coupled to the second media converters. The first ASIC transceiver and the second ASIC transceiver are configured to transmit a signal from one of the top networking ports to any one of the bottom networking ports, and transmit a signal from one of the bottom networking ports to any one of the top networking ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Anu Mercian, Terrel Morris, Jean Tourrilhes, Derek Spock, Puneet Sharma
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Patent number: 11297404Abstract: An optical network includes top networking ports coupled to a packet switch, first media converters, second media converters, and bottom networking ports. The first media converters are coupled to top networking ports, each of the first media converters including a first ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The second media converters are coupled to the first media converter via optical cables to receive the optical signals. Each of the second media converters includes a second ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The bottom networking ports are coupled to the second media converters. The first ASIC transceiver and the second ASIC transceiver are configured to transmit a signal from one of the top networking ports to any one of the bottom networking ports, and transmit a signal from one of the bottom networking ports to any one of the top networking ports.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Anu Mercian, Terrel Morris, Jean Tourrilhes, Derek Spock, Puneet Sharma
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Publication number: 20220021956Abstract: An optical network includes top networking ports coupled to a packet switch, first media converters, second media converters, and bottom networking ports. The first media converters are coupled to top networking ports, each of the first media converters including a first ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The second media converters are coupled to the first media converter via optical cables to receive the optical signals. Each of the second media converters includes a second ASIC transceiver that has a circuit switch function. The bottom networking ports are coupled to the second media converters. The first ASIC transceiver and the second ASIC transceiver are configured to transmit a signal from one of the top networking ports to any one of the bottom networking ports, and transmit a signal from one of the bottom networking ports to any one of the top networking ports.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2020Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: Anu Mercian, Terrel Morris, Jean Tourrilhes, Derek Spock, Puneet Sharma
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Patent number: 11201449Abstract: Processes and apparatuses described herein provide for an efficient cyclical fiber-optic connection between a source component and multiple destination components in a computing environment. A comb laser generates a laser signal that includes laser light of a first frequency that is red-shifted from a carrier frequency. The comb laser concurrently transmits the laser signal to four ring resonators via an optical waveguide. Three of the ring resonators are initially configured for optical resonance at a second frequency that is blue-shifted from the carrier frequency, while one of the ring resonators is initially configured for optical resonance at the first frequency. The laser signal is modulated to communicate data to a first target location associated with the ring resonator that is initially configured for optical resonance at the first frequency.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Terrel Morris, Di Liang, Raymond G. Beausoleil, Ashkan Seyedi
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Publication number: 20210359760Abstract: An optical transceiver module includes an optical transceiver and a controller. The optical transceiver has a ring filter configured to transmit optical signals from or receive optical signals for the optical transceiver module. The controller is configured to: detect a carrier frequency at the optical transceiver; detect a data signal frequency of data at the optical transceiver; determine a bit error rate of the data; and in response to determining that the bit error rate of the data is greater than a threshold, periodically vary a central wavelength of the ring filter at a frequency at least three orders slower than the data signal frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Mir Ashkan Seyedi, Terrel Morris
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Patent number: 11005566Abstract: An optical transceiver module includes an optical transceiver and a controller. The optical transceiver has a ring filter configured to transmit optical signals from or receive optical signals for the optical transceiver module. The controller is configured to: detect a carrier frequency at the optical transceiver; detect a data signal frequency of data at the optical transceiver; determine a bit error rate of the data; and in response to determining that the bit error rate of the data is greater than a threshold, periodically vary a central wavelength of the ring filter at a frequency at least three orders slower than the data signal frequency.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Mir Ashkan Seyedi, Terrel Morris
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Publication number: 20210036481Abstract: Processes and apparatuses described herein provide for an efficient cyclical fiber-optic connection between a source component and multiple destination components in a computing environment. A comb laser generates a laser signal that includes laser light of a first frequency that is red-shifted from a carrier frequency. The comb laser concurrently transmits the laser signal to four ring resonators via an optical waveguide. Three of the ring resonators are initially configured for optical resonance at a second frequency that is blue-shifted from the carrier frequency, while one of the ring resonators is initially configured for optical resonance at the first frequency. The laser signal is modulated to communicate data to a first target location associated with the ring resonator that is initially configured for optical resonance at the first frequency.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2019Publication date: February 4, 2021Inventors: Terrel Morris, Di Liang, Raymond G. Beausoleil, Ashkan Seyedi
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Publication number: 20200350991Abstract: Examples herein relate to optical systems. In particular, implementations herein relate to an optical system including a bidirectional optical link such as an optical fiber. The optical system includes first and second optical modules coupled to opposing ends of the optical fiber. The first optical module is configured to transmit optical signals across the optical fiber in a first direction and the second optical module is configured to transmit optical signals across the optical fiber in a second direction opposite the first direction. Each of the first and second optical modules includes a multi-wavelength optical source configured to emit light. Respective channel spacing of the multi-wavelength optical sources of the first and second optical modules are offset from each other such that the respective wavelengths of the emitted light transmitted across the optical fiber from the first and second optical sources do not overlap.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2019Publication date: November 5, 2020Inventors: Thomas Van Vaerenbergh, Raymond G. Beausoleil, Kevin B. Leigh, Di Liang, Terrel Morris, Paolo Faraboschi
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Patent number: 10791385Abstract: A pluggable module is provided for converting an optical signal to a plurality of electrical signals. The pluggable module may include a printable circuit board (PCB) and an optical connector disposed on a first side of the PCB. The optical connector may route any received optical signal to an optical to electrical transceiver. The optical to electrical transceiver may convert the optical signal to an electrical signal and route the electrical signal to an electrical connector mounted on a second, opposite side of the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Terrel Morris, John Norton, Daniel Alan Berkram
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Patent number: 10757041Abstract: Systems and methods for providing full redundancy in a computing network using a single network interface controller (NIC) and a single NIC card within one or more computing devices (e.g., servers) are provided. Embodiments of the technology disclosed herein provide a NIC card with a processing device (e.g., a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)) having a first set of input pins associated with a primary network switch and a second set of input pins associated with a standby network switch. When a failure occurs on the primary network switch, the processing device of the NIC card is configured to perform a circuit switch action to switch the connection between a processing device output from the first set of input pins to the second set of input pins. Accordingly, the same NIC is capable of controlling the network interface of a computing device between to different network switches.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventor: Terrel Morris
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Publication number: 20200177525Abstract: Systems and methods for providing full redundancy in a computing network using a single network interface controller (NIC) and a single NIC card within one or more computing devices (e.g., servers) are provided. Embodiments of the technology disclosed herein provide a NIC card with a processing device (e.g., a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)) having a first set of input pins associated with a primary network switch and a second set of input pins associated with a standby network switch. When a failure occurs on the primary network switch, the processing device of the NIC card is configured to perform a circuit switch action to switch the connection between a processing device output from the first set of input pins to the second set of input pins. Accordingly, the same NIC is capable of controlling the network interface of a computing device between to different network switches.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventor: TERREL MORRIS
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Patent number: 10623101Abstract: The present disclosure provides an effective solution to employ hyperscale photonics connectivity using existing server connections. The solution described in the present disclosure eliminates top-of-rack switches and facilitates a manner for servers to connect directly to middle-of-row switches. An apparatus consistent with the present disclosure includes a primary transceiver device. The primary server-end transceiver device comprising a photonics transceiver and a first electrical transmitter. The apparatus further includes a first secondary server-end transceiver device, the first secondary server-end transceiver device comprising a second electrical transmitter. In addition, a first electrical cable electrically couples the primary server-end transceiver to the first secondary server-end transceiver device. The present disclosure enables the use of an input fiber connection and a photonics transceiver to effect two sets of electrical connections on different servers.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Terrel Morris, Daniel Alan Berkram
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Publication number: 20200107087Abstract: A pluggable module is provided for converting an optical signal to a plurality of electrical signals. The pluggable module may include a printable circuit board (PCB) and an optical connector disposed on a first side of the PCB. The optical connector may route any received optical signal to an optical to electrical transceiver. The optical to electrical transceiver may convert the optical signal to an electrical signal and route the electrical signal to an electrical connector mounted on a second, opposite side of the PCB.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2018Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Terrel Morris, John Norton, Daniel Alan Berkram
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Patent number: 10530481Abstract: The present disclosure provides an effective solution to employ hyperscale photonics connectivity using existing server connections. The solution described in the present disclosure eliminates top-of-rack switches and facilitates a manner for servers to connect directly to middle-of-row switches. An apparatus consistent with the present disclosure includes a primary transceiver device. The primary server-end transceiver device comprising a photonics transceiver and a first electrical transmitter. The apparatus further includes a first secondary server-end transceiver device, the first secondary server-end transceiver device comprising a second electrical transmitter. In addition, a first electrical cable electrically couples the primary server-end transceiver to the first secondary server-end transceiver device. The present disclosure enables the use of an input fiber connection and a photonics transceiver to effect two sets of electrical connections on different servers.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Terrel Morris, Daniel Alan Berkram
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Patent number: 10491302Abstract: A server-to-switch interconnection system that includes a plurality of server modules each having wired server network connection ports, the plurality of server modules being positioned in a server rack. The switch system also includes a rack-level server photonic module that has a plurality of wired network connection ports connecting to a plurality of servers from a single photonic module, an optical transceiver in communication with the wired network connection ports, and an optical port in communication with the optical transceiver.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Terrel Morris, Daniel Alan Berkram
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Patent number: 10212497Abstract: A hybrid circuit-packet switch device includes a packet switch and a circuit switch. The circuit switch selectively passes, under control of a control logic, incoming data received at an optical input of the hybrid circuit-packet switch device to the packet switch or an optical output of the hybrid circuit-packet switch device.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2013Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Terrel Morris, Charles F. Clark, Raymond G. Beausoleil
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Patent number: 10187247Abstract: A computer system has a plurality of computer servers, each including at least one central processing unit (CPU). A memory appliance is spaced remotely from the plurality of computer servers. The memory appliance includes a memory controller and random access memory (RAM). At least one photonic interconnection is between the plurality of computer servers and the memory appliance. An allocated portion of the RAM is addressable by a predetermined CPU selected during a configuration event from the plurality of computer servers.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventor: Terrel Morris
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Publication number: 20180052295Abstract: In examples provided herein, an optical fiber distribution node comprises a housing assembly that has an input port in the housing assembly and an input optical fiber cable coupled to the input port. The input port comprises multiple optical fibers. A first subset of the optical fibers is routed from the input port through a first output port in the housing assembly, and a second subset of the optical fibers is routed from the input port through a second output port.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Terrel MORRIS, Raymond G. BEAUSOLEIL