Inventor
BRANSCOMB BRIAN
US22 patents
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CIENA CORP
8 patentsUS7240364B1Jul 3, 2007
Network device identity authentication
CIENA CORP602 citations98
US7263597B2Aug 28, 2007
Network device including dedicated resources control plane
CIENA CORP171 citations97
US6876652B1Apr 5, 2005
Network device with a distributed switch fabric timing system
CIENA CORP107 citations96
US6930890B1Aug 16, 2005
Network device including reverse orientated modules
CIENA CORP31 citations92
US7054272B1May 30, 2006
Upper layer network device including a physical layer test port
CIENA CORP44 citations91
US6868092B1Mar 15, 2005
Network device with embedded timing synchronization
CIENA CORP42 citations91
US7039046B1May 2, 2006
Network device including central and distributed switch fabric subsystems
CIENA CORP44 citations89
US7023845B1Apr 4, 2006
Network device including multiple mid-planes
CIENA CORP33 citations89
EQUIPE COMM CORP
4 patentsUS6332198B1Dec 18, 2001
Network device for supporting multiple redundancy schemes
EQUIPE COMM CORP152 citations97
US6639910B1Oct 28, 2003
Functional separation of internal and external controls in network devices
EQUIPE COMM CORP83 citations95
US6760339B1Jul 6, 2004
Multi-layer network device in one telecommunications rack
EQUIPE COMM CORP86 citations94
US6658579B1Dec 2, 2003
Network device with local timing systems for automatic selection between redundant, synchronous central timing systems
EQUIPE COMM CORP57 citations93
MICROCHIP TECH INC
3 patentsUS11271712B2Mar 8, 2022
Daisy-chained synchronous ethernet clock recovery
MICROCHIP TECH INC2 citations71
US11677727B2Jun 13, 2023
Low-latency MACsec authentication
MICROCHIP TECH INC0 citations52
US12566891B2Mar 3, 2026
Higher-layer-processing data in time-sensitive data blocks at a physical-layer-interface device
MICROCHIP TECH INC0 citations42