Patents by Inventor Terrence K. Barrington

Terrence K. Barrington 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 for testing a network component by selectively modifying messages received from the component and returning to a simulator
    Patent number: 5394540
    Abstract: A system for testing one or more communication network components comprising a network entity simulator for emulating message communication among network entities and the one or more network components under test, and a message processor for intercepting predefined messages between the network entity simulator and the network components to examine, change, or delete intercepted messages. A scheduler arbitrates usage of processing among the components, and a language processor provides an interface for a tester to control the simulator and message processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: AT&T Corp.
    Inventors: Terrence K. Barrington, Sandra L. Carrico, Joseph W. Davison, Randolph W. Johnson, Scott A. Mardis, Steven D. Raiman