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Brian Branscomb
Also filed as: BRANSCOMB BRIAN · BRANSCOMB BRIAN W
22 granted patents·3 pending applications·1,671 citations·filing 1997–2025
97Inventor score
Files withCIENA CORP8EQUIPE COMM CORP5MICROCHIP TECH INC3ASCEND COMMUNICATIONS INC2MICROSEMI COMMUNICATIONS INC2
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25 records- 0198US7240364B1Network device identity authenticationCIENA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 3, 2007·602 cites·21 claims
- 0295US7263597B2Network device including dedicated resources control planeCIENA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 28, 2007·171 cites·30 claims
- 0394US6332198B1Network device for supporting multiple redundancy schemesEQUIPE COMM CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 18, 2001·152 cites·45 claims
- 0493US9426762B2Timing synchronization for networks with radio linksMICROSEMI COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 23, 2016·24 cites·10 claims
- 0593US6760339B1Multi-layer network device in one telecommunications rackEQUIPE COMM CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 6, 2004·86 cites·19 claims
- 0691US8571014B2Distributed packet-based timestamp engineJOERGENSEN THOMAS KIRKEGAARD·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 29, 2013·16 cites·27 claims
- 0791US6078595ATiming synchronization and switchover in a network switchASCEND COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 20, 2000·152 cites·3 claims
- 0890US6876652B1Network device with a distributed switch fabric timing systemCIENA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 5, 2005·107 cites·22 claims
- 0989US6639910B1Functional separation of internal and external controls in network devicesEQUIPE COMM CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 28, 2003·83 cites·20 claims
- 1084US11271712B2Daisy-chained synchronous ethernet clock recoveryMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 8, 2022·2 cites·16 claims
- 1183US6658579B1Network device with local timing systems for automatic selection between redundant, synchronous central timing systemsEQUIPE COMM CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 2, 2003·57 cites·28 claims
- 1282US7054272B1Upper layer network device including a physical layer test portCIENA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 30, 2006·44 cites·50 claims
- 1382US7039046B1Network device including central and distributed switch fabric subsystemsCIENA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 2, 2006·44 cites·27 claims
- 1482US6930890B1Network device including reverse orientated modulesCIENA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 16, 2005·31 cites·18 claims
- 1581US6868092B1Network device with embedded timing synchronizationCIENA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 15, 2005·42 cites·28 claims
- 1677US7023845B1Network device including multiple mid-planesCIENA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 4, 2006·33 cites·21 claims
- 1775US9282024B2Physical layer processing of timestamps and MAC securityMICROSEMI COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 8, 2016·4 cites·18 claims
- 1868US8681772B2Timing synchronization for networks with radio linksEHLERS KRISTIAN·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 25, 2014·3 cites·5 claims
- 1954US9094375B2WAN transport of frames with MAC securityBRANSCOMB BRIAN·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 28, 2015·1 cites·12 claims
- 2054US2025317504A1Physical layer register accessMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2151US11677727B2Low-latency MACsec authenticationMICROCHIP TECH INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 13, 2023·0 cites·17 claims
- 2243US6667959B1Switch fabric testingASCEND COMMUNICATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 23, 2003·17 cites·18 claims
- 2340US2002057018A1Network device power distribution schemeEQUIPE COMM CORP·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 2439US10887211B2Indirect packet classification timestamping system and methodMICROSEMI STORAGE SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 5, 2021·0 cites·10 claims
- 2538US2003120822A1Isolated control plane addressingFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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