US Patent No: 7,042,906
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
Method to control a special class of OBS/LOBS and other burst switched network devices
Stats
-
May 9, 2006
Issued date -
Mar 13, 2002
filing date -
10/097,227
serial no -
Expired
status
Importance
Loading Importance Indicators...
Abstract
The invention is an unique control method that maintains the bandwidth efficiency of Optical Burst Switched, Labeled Optical Burst Switched, and other burst or packet switched networks. The invention also combines in a novel manner the delayed Reserve-a-Fixed-Duration (RFD) class of switching techniques and special classes of slow Switching Elements.
Loading the Abstract Image...
First Claim
Related Publications
Loading Related Publications...
International Classification(s)
- [Classification Symbol]
- [Patents Count]
Cited Art
| Patent Info | (Count) | # Cites | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|||
| 6,804,255 Hardware implementation of channel scheduling algorithms for optical routers with FDL buffers | 9 | 2000 | |
| 2002/0154,360 Discrete time sequence model for slotted and synchronous switching of optical burst signals | 20 | 2001 | |
| 2002/0054,732 Optical burst scheduling using partitioned channel groups | 11 | 2001 | |
Patent Citation Ranking
Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 Year Payment | $3600.00 | $1800.00 | $900.00 | Nov 9, 2013 |
| 11.5 Year Payment | $7400.00 | $3700.00 | $1850.00 | Nov 9, 2017 |
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surcharge - 7.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months | $160.00 | $80.00 | $40.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |