Patents by Inventor Thomas Scheibe

Thomas Scheibe 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).

  • Multi-channel transceiver module card
    Patent number: 8340123
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a networking device may include a network port and be configured to receive a transceiver module card in the network port. The networking device may detect whether the transceiver module card is a single channel card or a multi-channel card, where the single channel card includes a single transceiver module and the multi-channel card includes multiple transceiver modules. The networking device may transmit data to the transceiver card either as a single channel de-multiplexed over multiple lanes or as multiple independent channels corresponding to the multiple lanes based on whether the transceiver module card is the single channel card or the multi-channel card. The networking device may transmit data over each of the lanes at one data rate regardless whether of the transceiver module card is the single channel card or the multi-channel card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Alessandro Barbieri, Adam Jonathan Carter, David C. Lai, Thomas Scheibe
  • MULTI-CHANNEL TRANSCEIVER MODULE CARD
    Publication number: 20100296559
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a networking device may include a network port and be configured to receive a transceiver module card in the network port. The networking device may detect whether the transceiver module card is a single channel card or a multi-channel card, where the single channel card includes a single transceiver module and the multi-channel card includes multiple transceiver modules. The networking device may transmit data to the transceiver card either as a single channel de-multiplexed over multiple lanes or as multiple independent channels corresponding to the multiple lanes based on whether the transceiver module card is the single channel card or the multi-channel card. The networking device may transmit data over each of the lanes at one data rate regardless whether of the transceiver module card is the single channel card or the multi-channel card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Alessandro Barbieri, Adam Jonathan Carter, David C. Lai, Thomas Scheibe
  • Pluggable transceiver module with encryption capability
    Publication number: 20070180145
    Abstract: A pluggable module for insertion into the port of a network device includes an onboard encryption engine to provide for the use of secure links in networks having legacy switches or routers not including an encryption facility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: Thomas Scheibe