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William Thomas Sella
Also filed as: SELLA WILLIAM · SELLA WILLIAM T · SELLA WILLIAM THOMAS
51 granted patents·1 pending application·357 citations·filing 2013–2024
98Inventor score
Technology areasH04L
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52 records- 0198US8989199B1Control device discovery in networks having separate control and forwarding devicesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 24, 2015·134 cites·21 claims
- 0297US8611355B1Buffer-less virtual routingTW TELECOM HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 17, 2013·68 cites·23 claims
- 0396US8811172B1Network path selection using bandwidth predictionTW TELECOM HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 19, 2014·34 cites·11 claims
- 0495US9088508B1Incremental application of resources to network traffic flows based on heuristics and business policiesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2015·21 cites·19 claims
- 0593US9088509B1Adaptive network function chainingLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 21, 2015·16 cites·21 claims
- 0692US8832321B1External injection of cloud based network functions into network servicesTW TELECOM HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 9, 2014·10 cites·21 claims
- 0791US8589524B1Adjusting network service level based on usageTW TELECOM HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 19, 2013·19 cites·21 claims
- 0890US8724626B1Redirecting network traffic based on contentTW TELECOM HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 13, 2014·9 cites·28 claims
- 0988US11616835B2External injection of cloud based network functions into network servicesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 28, 2023·1 cites·11 claims
- 1088US9124507B1Proxy of routing protocols to redundant controllersLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 1, 2015·8 cites·14 claims
- 1186US8578008B1Adjusting network service level on a scheduled basisTW TELECOM HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 5, 2013·10 cites·21 claims
- 1285US9444725B2Adaptive network function chainingLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 13, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 1385US8949949B1Network element authentication in communication networksLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 3, 2015·8 cites·28 claims
- 1484US2024380812A1External injection of cloud based network functions into network servicesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1583US9819576B2Adaptive network function chainingLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 14, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 1683US9667542B2Network path selection using bandwidth predictionLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 30, 2017·3 cites·20 claims
- 1781US12047446B2External injection of cloud based network functions into network servicesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 23, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 1878US10057158B2Control device discovery in networks having separate control and forwarding devicesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 21, 2018·2 cites·12 claims
- 1978US9954756B2Sampling packets to measure network performanceLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 24, 2018·3 cites·22 claims
- 2078US9473456B2Incremental application of resources to network traffic flows based on heuristics and business policiesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 18, 2016·2 cites·17 claims
- 2173US8699328B1Determining feasibility of a network service using a ring analysisTW TELECOM HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 15, 2014·2 cites·17 claims
- 2271US11134122B2External injection of cloud based network functions into network servicesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 28, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
- 2367US10728327B2External injection of cloud based network functions into network servicesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 28, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 2463US10778564B2Proxy of routing protocols to redundant controllersLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 15, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 2562US10666563B2Buffer-less virtual routingLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted May 26, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2662US10523564B2Redirecting network traffic based on contentLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 31, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 2762US10326839B2External injection of cloud based network functions into network servicesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 18, 2019·0 cites·12 claims
- 2861US9667718B2External injection of cloud based network functions into network servicesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted May 30, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 2960US10673741B2Control device discovery in networks having separate control and forwarding devicesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 2, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 3060US10581942B2Allocating capacity of a network connection to data streams based on typeLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 3, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3160US10164882B2Redirecting network traffic based on contentLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 25, 2018·0 cites·13 claims
- 3259US10291534B2Incremental application of resources to network traffic flows based on heuristics and business policiesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 14, 2019·0 cites·17 claims
- 3358US10091107B2Network path selection using bandwidth predictionLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 2, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3458US9923817B2Redirecting network traffic based on contentLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 20, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 3558US9621456B2Redirecting network traffic based on contentLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 11, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3658US9210077B2Network path selection using bandwidth predictionLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Dec 8, 2015·0 cites·10 claims
- 3757US10637769B2Adaptive network function chainingLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 28, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3857US10284449B2Determining feasibility of a network service using a ring analysisLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 7, 2019·0 cites·17 claims
- 3957US10277647B2Allocating capacity of a network connection to data streams based on typeLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 30, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4057US9197526B2Determining feasibility of a network service using a ring analysisLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 24, 2015·0 cites·18 claims
- 4157US9054997B2Buffer-less virtual routingLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 9, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 4256US10079758B2Buffer-less virtual routingLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 18, 2018·0 cites·26 claims
- 4356US9825868B2Incremental application of resources to network traffic flows based on heuristics and business policiesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 21, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 4455US10367715B2Proxy of routing protocols to redundant controllersLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 30, 2019·0 cites·21 claims
- 4555US9596161B2Determining feasibility of a network service using a ring analysisLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 14, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 4654US10931556B2Sampling packets to measure network performanceLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 23, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 4754US10491716B2Providing functional requirements for a network connection from a local libraryLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 26, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4854US9344361B2Buffer-less virtual routingLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted May 17, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4953US9379966B2Proxy of routing protocols to redundant controllersLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 5053US9374296B2Control device discovery in networks having separate control and forwarding devicesLEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 21, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
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