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James Shields
Also filed as: SHIELDS JAMES · SHIELDS JAMES A · SHIELDS JAMES ALEXANDER
27 granted patents·6 pending applications·577 citations·filing 1976–2014
97Inventor score
Files withNORTEL NETWORKS LTD21NORTHERN TELECOM LTD2SHIELDS JAMES A2INTUNE NETWORKS LTD1NOTEL NETWORKS LTD1
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33 records- 0195US6917759B2Shared mesh signaling algorithm and apparatusNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 12, 2005·62 cites·50 claims
- 0288US7023942B1Method and apparatus for digital data synchronizationNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 4, 2006·26 cites·27 claims
- 0387US6940808B1Adaptive rate traffic recovery mechanism for communication networksNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 6, 2005·42 cites·20 claims
- 0486US7450497B2Shared mesh signaling method and apparatusNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 11, 2008·20 cites·29 claims
- 0586US6496519B1Frame based data transmission over synchronous digital hierarchy networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 17, 2002·64 cites·24 claims
- 0684US7477843B1Method of and system for routing in a photonic networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 13, 2009·40 cites·18 claims
- 0784US6584118B1Payload mapping in synchronous networksNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 24, 2003·63 cites·21 claims
- 0882US6704326B2Payload mapping in synchronous networksNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 9, 2004·38 cites·19 claims
- 0979US6891862B1Multiplex hierarchy for high capacity transport systemsNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted May 10, 2005·19 cites·11 claims
- 1078US8116196B2Shared mesh signaling method and apparatusTRUDEL RICHARD·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 14, 2012·7 cites·11 claims
- 1178US7738381B2Flow control of frame based data over a synchronous digital networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 15, 2010·7 cites·20 claims
- 1271US6816496B2Frame based data transmission over synchronous digital hierarchy networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 9, 2004·8 cites·30 claims
- 1369US6570868B1System and method for establishing a communication connectionNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·13 cites·19 claims
- 1467US8295700B2Distributed packet switch for use in a networkSHIELDS JAMES A·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 23, 2012·4 cites·11 claims
- 1565USRE41417EConcatenation of containers in synchronous digital hierarchy networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 6, 2010·2 cites·68 claims
- 1664US6373826B1Spanning tree algorithmNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 16, 2002·54 cites·19 claims
- 1760US7372803B2Apparatus and method for establishment and protection of connections within mesh networksNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted May 13, 2008·7 cites·36 claims
- 1859US6633584B1Payload translation between frame options in synchronous digital hierarchy networksNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 14, 2003·23 cites·34 claims
- 1958US7369496B1Flow control of frame based data over a synchronous digital networkNOTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 1998·Granted May 6, 2008·42 cites·56 claims
- 2054US2008165808A1Payload mapping in synchronous networksNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 2152US7406033B2Methods, devices and software for combining protection paths across a communications networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 29, 2008·4 cites·12 claims
- 2251US7545800B2System and method for establishing a communication connectionNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 9, 2009·1 cites·20 claims
- 2346US2005175004A1Concatenation of containers in synchronous digital hierarchy networkFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2446US2004174902A1Payload mapping in synchronous networksFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2546US2005068993A1Frame based data transmission over synchronous digital hierarchy networkFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2644US5386311AClock recoveryNORTHERN TELECOM LTD·Filed 1993·Granted Jan 31, 1995·14 cites·7 claims
- 2743US2004153496A1Method for computing a backup path for protecting a working path in a data transport networkFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2839US8971320B2Control layer for multistage optical burst switching system and methodSHIELDS JAMES ALEXANDER·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 3, 2015·0 cites·16 claims
- 2938US5781596ADesynchronising video information from synchronous network to a plesiochronous tributary with constant rate of change in the leak rateNORTHERN TELECOM LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 14, 1998·6 cites·4 claims
- 3038US2014355982A1Optical Network as a Single Managed EntityINTUNE NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3134US7933279B1Voice over packet network arrangement and methodNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 26, 2011·7 cites·18 claims
- 3232US6133958ABroadcast video desynchronizerNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 17, 2000·2 cites·6 claims
- 3329US4055013AIdentification device for vehiclesSHIELDS JAMES A·Filed 1976·Granted Oct 25, 1977·2 cites·1 claims
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