Inventor

PITCHER DEREK H

US9 patents

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NORTEL NETWORKS LTD

5 patents

US6427185B1Jul 30, 2002

Method and apparatus for managing the flow of data within a switching device

NORTEL NETWORKS LTD66 citations94

US6279035B1Aug 21, 2001

Optimizing flow detection and reducing control plane processing in a multi-protocol over ATM (MPOA) system

NORTEL NETWORKS LTD126 citations94

US6747951B1Jun 8, 2004

Method and apparatus for providing efficient management of resources in a multi-protocol over ATM (MPOA)

NORTEL NETWORKS LTD13 citations83

USRE40467EAug 26, 2008

Method and apparatus for managing the flow of data within a switching device

NORTEL NETWORKS LTD3 citations61

US7031296B1Apr 18, 2006

Method and apparatus for managing the flow of data within a switching device

NORTEL NETWORKS LTD6 citations61

EXTREME NETWORKS INC

2 patents

US7310664B1Dec 18, 2007

Unified, configurable, adaptive, network architecture

EXTREME NETWORKS INC255 citations97

US7577996B1Aug 18, 2009

Apparatus, method and system for improving network security

EXTREME NETWORKS INC25 citations90

BAY NETWORKS INC

2 patents

US5790554AAug 4, 1998

Method and apparatus for processing data packets in a network

BAY NETWORKS INC231 citations97

US5732080AMar 24, 1998

Method and apparatus for controlling data flow within a switching device

BAY NETWORKS INC116 citations96