Inventor
OLTMAN JOHN K
US15 patents
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CIENA CORP
8 patentsUS11070286B1Jul 20, 2021
Opportunistic network defragmentation and optimization
CIENA CORP8 citations84
US10063336B1Aug 28, 2018
Protected transponded services integrated with control plane switched services
CIENA CORP14 citations83
US9980021B2May 22, 2018
Scalable switch fabric using optical interconnects
CIENA CORP12 citations83
US11575431B2Feb 7, 2023
Opportunistic network defragmentation and optimization
CIENA CORP2 citations73
US11496817B2Nov 8, 2022
Proactively detecting failures on restoration paths in an optical network and visualizations thereof
CIENA CORP4 citations71
US12267102B2Apr 1, 2025
Prioritizing optical routes for restoration based on failure impact on an IP layer
CIENA CORP0 citations62
US7734126B2Jun 8, 2010
Systems and methods for chirp control of a dual arm z-modulator to minimize dispersion effect of fiber plant
CIENA CORP2 citations60
US7539359B2May 26, 2009
Systems and methods for chirp control of a dual arm Z-modulator to minimize dispersion effect of fiber plant
CIENA CORP2 citations60
CONNOLLY MATTHEW W
3 patentsUS9680588B2Jun 13, 2017
OTN switching systems and methods using an SDN controller and match/action rules
CONNOLLY MATTHEW W26 citations92
US9167318B1Oct 20, 2015
Bandwidth advertisement systems and methods for optical transport network
CONNOLLY MATTHEW W8 citations81
US9148382B2Sep 29, 2015
Adaptive Ethernet flow control systems and methods
CONNOLLY MATTHEW W2 citations60
SMITH ALEXANDER A
2 patentsUS8089866B2Jan 3, 2012
Spanning tree flooding backbone systems and methods for link state routed networks
SMITH ALEXANDER A13 citations82
US8553586B2Oct 8, 2013
Systems and methods for automatically building and repairing a spanning tree flooding backbone in link state routed networks
SMITH ALEXANDER A6 citations71