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John K. Oltman
Also filed as: OLTMAN JOHN · OLTMAN JOHN K · OLTMAN JOHN ROBERT
20 granted patents·1 pending application·179 citations·filing 2000–2023
95Inventor score
Files withCIENA CORP11CONNOLLY MATTHEW W3SMITH ALEXANDER A2MADRAHALLI VAGISH1MOYNIHAN JEFFREY SCOTT1
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21 records- 0197US11070286B1Opportunistic network defragmentation and optimizationCIENA CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 20, 2021·8 cites·16 claims
- 0295US11496817B2Proactively detecting failures on restoration paths in an optical network and visualizations thereofCIENA CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 8, 2022·4 cites·18 claims
- 0393US10063336B1Protected transponded services integrated with control plane switched servicesCIENA CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 28, 2018·14 cites·20 claims
- 0493US9680588B2OTN switching systems and methods using an SDN controller and match/action rulesCONNOLLY MATTHEW W·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 13, 2017·26 cites·15 claims
- 0592US11575431B2Opportunistic network defragmentation and optimizationCIENA CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 7, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 0692US9980021B2Scalable switch fabric using optical interconnectsCIENA CORP·Filed 2016·Granted May 22, 2018·12 cites·14 claims
- 0792US9143227B2Optical transport network port protection systems and methods using flexible switch criteriaMOYNIHAN JEFFREY SCOTT·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 22, 2015·21 cites·20 claims
- 0886US8559812B2Methods and systems for the hierarchical mesh restoration of connections in an automatically switched optical networkOLTMAN JOHN·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 15, 2013·18 cites·17 claims
- 0984US8089866B2Spanning tree flooding backbone systems and methods for link state routed networksSMITH ALEXANDER A·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 3, 2012·13 cites·16 claims
- 1083US9240905B2Protecting hybrid equipment in a network nodeCIENA CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 19, 2016·7 cites·18 claims
- 1183US9167318B1Bandwidth advertisement systems and methods for optical transport networkCONNOLLY MATTHEW W·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 20, 2015·8 cites·17 claims
- 1280US8619553B2Methods and systems for mesh restoration based on associated hop designated transit listsMADRAHALLI VAGISH·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 31, 2013·10 cites·12 claims
- 1380US7796501B2System and methods for redundant switch fabric and switch controllerCIENA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 14, 2010·16 cites·13 claims
- 1479US9071532B2Method for discovery and load balancing of path computation elements based on transport plane link metricsOLTMAN JOHN K·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 30, 2015·8 cites·16 claims
- 1579US8553586B2Systems and methods for automatically building and repairing a spanning tree flooding backbone in link state routed networksSMITH ALEXANDER A·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 8, 2013·6 cites·16 claims
- 1666US9148382B2Adaptive Ethernet flow control systems and methodsCONNOLLY MATTHEW W·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 29, 2015·2 cites·14 claims
- 1766US7539359B2Systems and methods for chirp control of a dual arm Z-modulator to minimize dispersion effect of fiber plantCIENA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted May 26, 2009·2 cites·8 claims
- 1863US12267102B2Prioritizing optical routes for restoration based on failure impact on an IP layerCIENA CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1962US7734126B2Systems and methods for chirp control of a dual arm z-modulator to minimize dispersion effect of fiber plantCIENA CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 8, 2010·2 cites·7 claims
- 2049US2002077893A1Real estate rebate system and methodFiled 2000·Application pending·0 cites
- 2148US9774493B2Retention of a sub-network connection home pathCIENA CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 26, 2017·0 cites·17 claims
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