Patents by Inventor Tiziano Ionta

Tiziano Ionta 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).

  • Measurement on a data flow in a communication network
    Patent number: 9800487
    Abstract: A method performing a measurement on a data flow at a node of a communication network, the data flow including data units transmitted during first and second block periods marked by respective first and second marking values, the first and second block periods alternating in time. The method includes, at the node, during a current block period: a) determining a first parameter relating to the data units received at the node during a preceding block period; b) receiving from a further node of the transmission path a first data structure including a second parameter relating to data units transmitted to the node during the preceding block period; c) processing the first parameter and the second parameter for providing a result of the measurement on the data flow; and d) transmitting to a still further node of the transmission path a second data structure including the first parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tiziano Ionta, Antonio Cappadona
  • MEASUREMENT ON A DATA FLOW IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140369218
    Abstract: A method performing a measurement on a data flow at a node of a communication network, the data flow including data units transmitted during first and second block periods marked by respective first and second marking values, the first and second block periods alternating in time. The method includes, at the node, during a current block period: a) determining a first parameter relating to the data units received at the node during a preceding block period; b) receiving from a further node of the transmission path a first data structure including a second parameter relating to data units transmitted to the node during the preceding block period; c) processing the first parameter and the second parameter for providing a result of the measurement on the data flow; and d) transmitting to a still further node of the transmission path a second data structure including the first parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Tiziano Ionta, Antonio Cappadona