Patents by Inventor Tom McBeath

Tom McBeath 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).

  • Patent number: 8954781
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to real-time collection and flexible reporting of test data. In particular, it is useful when collecting packet counts during tests of network devices that simulate thousands or even millions of data sessions conducted through a device under test (“DUT”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Spirent Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Silverman, Tom McBeath, Abhitesh Kastuar, Sergey Rathon
  • Publication number: 20140013158
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to real-time collection and flexible reporting of test data. In particular, it is useful when collecting packet counts during tests of network devices that simulate thousands or even millions of data sessions conducted through a device under test (“DUT”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Spirent Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: BRIAN SILVERMAN, TOM MCBEATH, ABHITESH KASTUAR, SERGEY RATHON
  • Patent number: 8533524
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to real-time collection and flexible reporting of test data. In particular, it is useful when collecting packet counts during tests of network devices that simulate thousands or even millions of data sessions conducted through a device under test (“DUT”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Spirent Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Silverman, Abhitesh Kastuar, Tom McBeath, Sergey Rathon
  • Publication number: 20110231437
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to real-time collection and flexible reporting of test data. In particular, it is useful when collecting packet counts during tests of network devices that simulate thousands or even millions of data sessions conducted through a device under test (“DUT”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: Spirent Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Silverman, Abhitesh Kastuar, Tom McBeath, Sergey Rathon
  • Patent number: 7961637
    Abstract: A system for testing a segment of a data-packet-network has a first probe connected substantially at one end of the segment; a second probe connected substantially at the opposite end of the segment from the location of the first probe; and a process application distributed to each probe. The first and second probes collect data from and time stamp data packets as they pass forming first and second records of the individual packets whereupon the second-formed records of each packet are compared with the first records of each packet for record matching, time-stamp comparison and test result processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Spirent Communications of Rockville, Inc.
    Inventor: Tom McBeath
  • Patent number: 7958387
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to real-time collection and flexible reporting of test data. In particular, it is useful when collecting packet counts during tests of network devices that simulate thousands or even millions of data sessions conducted through a device under test (“DUT”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Spirent Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Silverman, Abhitesh Kastuar, Tom McBeath, Sergey Rathon
  • Publication number: 20090300419
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to real-time collection and flexible reporting of test data. In particular, it is useful when collecting packet counts during tests of network devices that simulate thousands or even millions of data sessions conducted through a device under test (“DUT”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Spirent Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Silverman, Abhitesh Kastuar, Tom McBeath, Sergey Rathon
  • Patent number: 7434099
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing impairments in computer networking services a plurality of connector gateways for interfacing to a plurality of data sources to provide access by the system to computer network data, business-related data, and extra-enterprise environmental data in the plurality of data sources. The system includes a knowledge manager in communication with each of the plurality of connector gateways for analyzing data from the plurality of data sources to generate diagnostic conclusions for resolving the impairments in the computer networking services. The system also includes an interactor in communication with the knowledge manager for generating format information for displaying at least the diagnostic conclusions to a user. The system can include a graphical user interface for displaying at least the diagnostic conclusions associated with edges of an edge model of the computer networking services of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Spirent Communications of Rockville, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Flynn, Michael Stoos, Bill Dentinger, Tom McBeath, Dave Rennyson, Robert Gellerman, legal representative, Jason Collison, Jo Ramachandron, Dan Rowland, David Gellerman
  • Patent number: 7085238
    Abstract: A fault-testing node for a connectionless data link has at least two opposing communication ports; a soft switch for controlling port-to-port data flow through the device; and an instance of software for modifying packet header information. The node enables loop-back testing by one or more port-to-port data flow paths being switched through activation of the soft switch to loop incoming packets back to the sender of the packets through the device and wherein the instance of software reverses the order of source and destination addresses of data units to insure acceptance of looped data units at the sender station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Spirent Communications of Rockville, Inc.
    Inventor: Tom McBeath
  • Publication number: 20060156086
    Abstract: A system for diagnosing impairments in computer networking services a plurality of connector gateways for interfacing to a plurality of data sources to provide access by the system to computer network data, business-related data, and extra-enterprise environmental data in the plurality of data sources. The system includes a knowledge manager in communication with each of the plurality of connector gateways for analyzing data from the plurality of data sources to generate diagnostic conclusions for resolving the impairments in the computer networking services. The system also includes an interactor in communication with the knowledge manager for generating format information for displaying at least the diagnostic conclusions to a user. The system can include a graphical user interface for displaying at least the diagnostic conclusions associated with edges of an edge model of the computer networking services of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Flynn, Michael Stoos, Bill Dentinger, David Gellerman, Tom McBeath, Dave Rennyson, Jason Collins, Jo Ramachandran, Dan Rowland, Robert Gellerman
  • Publication number: 20050270982
    Abstract: A system for testing a segment of a data-packet-network has a first probe connected substantially at one end of the segment; a second probe connected substantially at the opposite end of the segment from the location of the first probe; and a process application distributed to each probe. The first and second probes collect data from and time stamp data packets as they pass forming first and second records of the individual packets whereupon the second-formed records of each packet are compared with the fist records of each packet for record matching, time-stamp comparison and test result processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventor: Tom McBeath
  • Publication number: 20050144328
    Abstract: A fault-testing node for a connectionless data link has at least two opposing communication ports; a soft switch for controlling port-to-port data flow through the device; and an instance of software for modifying packet header information. The node enables loop-back testing by one or more port-to-port data flow paths being switched through activation of the soft switch to loop incoming packets back to the sender of the packets through the device and wherein the instance of software reverses the order of source and destination addresses of data units to insure acceptance of looped data units at the sender station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2003
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventor: Tom McBeath