Patents by Inventor Timothy P Munro

Timothy P Munro 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).

  • Automated method for connection discovery within consolidated network elements
    Patent number: 7068608
    Abstract: An automated method of detecting, and provisioning connections between interconnected nodes in a consolidated network element involves sending messages between the nodes. The messages are inserted into data frames sent from respective transmit ports through inter-node links, to respective receive ports. The messages contain information used to provision the receive ports at which they are received, and information for identifying equipment that generated, transmitted, and conveyed the message, respectively, so that the connectivity of the interconnected nodes can be verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: James R Mattson, Dino B Fatica, LeRoy A Pick, Jose K. Kokkat, Timothy P Munro
  • Automated method for connection discovery within consolidated network elements
    Publication number: 20030117962
    Abstract: An automated method of detecting, and provisioning connections between interconnected nodes in a consolidated network element involves sending messages between the nodes. The messages are inserted into data frames sent from respective transmit ports through inter-node links, to respective receive ports. The messages contain information used to provision the receive ports at which they are received, and information for identifying equipment that generated, transmitted, and conveyed the message, respectively, so that the connectivity of the interconnected nodes can be verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: June 26, 2003
    Applicant: Nortel Networks Limited
    Inventors: James R. Mattson, Dino B. Fatica, LeRoy A. Pick, Jose K. Kokkat, Timothy P. Munro