Patents by Inventor Thomas Angert

Thomas Angert 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).

  • Method and system for automatically provisioning an overhead byte
    Patent number: 7016378
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a communications device for use in a communications network. The communications device includes a plurality of interface ports, each of the interface ports receiving a first signal in a first format. A processor is coupled to the interface ports and receives the first signals. The processor provisions an overhead byte associated with one of the first signals and multiplexes the first signals to generate a multiplexed signal. A framer receives the multiplexed signal and the provisioned overhead byte and places the multiplexed signal in a second format to provide a second signal for transmission on the communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: CIENA Corporation
    Inventors: Prasad Dasika, Thomas Angert, Michael Brown