Inventor · disambiguated record
T. Benjamin Mack-Crane
Also filed as: MACK-CRANE T B · MACK-CRANE T BENJAMIN
36 granted patents·7 pending applications·255 citations·filing 2003–2020
97Inventor score
Technology areasH04L
Files withFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC17TELLABS OPERATIONS INC7MACK-CRANE T BENJAMIN6SULTAN ROBERT6DUNBAR LINDA2
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43 records- 0195US7889675B2Method and system for multi-layer network routingTELLABS OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 15, 2011·49 cites·22 claims
- 0293US8837281B2Use of partitions to reduce flooding and filtering database size requirements in large layer two networksSULTAN ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 16, 2014·27 cites·20 claims
- 0389US8718071B2Method to pass virtual local area network information in virtual station interface discovery and configuration protocolLI YIZHOU·Filed 2011·Granted May 6, 2014·15 cites·26 claims
- 0488US10367730B2Layer two over multiple sitesFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 30, 2019·6 cites·14 claims
- 0588US9160609B2Virtual Layer 2 and mechanism to make it scalableDUNBAR LINDA·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 13, 2015·12 cites·17 claims
- 0688US9014054B2Layer two over multiple sitesDUNBAR LINDA·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 21, 2015·9 cites·26 claims
- 0788US8477600B2Composite transport functionsYONG LUCY·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 2, 2013·18 cites·17 claims
- 0885US8885643B2Method for multicast flow routing selectionFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 11, 2014·8 cites·18 claims
- 0985US7821946B2Method and system for multi-layer network routingTELLABS OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 26, 2010·11 cites·20 claims
- 1085US7301911B2Method and system for multi-layer network routingTELLABS OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 27, 2007·37 cites·22 claims
- 1184US8665746B2Method for measuring throughput for a packet connectionMACK-CRANE T BENJAMIN·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 4, 2014·8 cites·25 claims
- 1284US8238340B2Transport multiplexer—mechanisms to force ethernet traffic from one domain to be switched in a different (external) domainMACK-CRANE T BENJAMIN·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 7, 2012·7 cites·13 claims
- 1384US8125891B2Method and system for multi-layer network routingMACK-CRANE T BENJAMIN·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 28, 2012·7 cites·22 claims
- 1481US8953621B2Specifying priority on a virtual station interface discovery and configuration protocol responseSULTAN ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 10, 2015·4 cites·28 claims
- 1580US8549178B2Using provider backbone bridged network to reduce the number of media access control addresses visible to core bridges in the data centerSULTAN ROBERT·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 1, 2013·6 cites·15 claims
- 1678US9130875B2Method and system for multi-layer network routingMACK-CRANE T BENJAMIN·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 8, 2015·4 cites·31 claims
- 1777US8345542B2Method of M:1 protectionFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 1, 2013·4 cites·13 claims
- 1874US9294395B2Media access control bridging in a mesh networkFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 22, 2016·3 cites·8 claims
- 1974US8873566B2Specifying priority on a virtual station interface discovery and configuration protocol responseHUAWEI TECH CO LTD·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 28, 2014·2 cites·29 claims
- 2071US8050270B2Transparent bypass and associated mechanismsFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 1, 2011·4 cites·20 claims
- 2170US7983182B2Methods and apparatus for exchanging network connectivity and capability informationTELLABS OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 19, 2011·4 cites·20 claims
- 2267US8140654B2Verifying management virtual local area network identifier provisioning consistencySULTAN ROBERT·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 20, 2012·3 cites·23 claims
- 2366US8451842B2Media access control bridging in a mesh networkMACK-CRANE T BENJAMIN·Filed 2010·Granted May 28, 2013·2 cites·20 claims
- 2465US9973429B2Software defined networking (SDN) controller orchestration and network virtualization for data center interconnectionFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 15, 2018·1 cites·15 claims
- 2562US9647876B2Linked identifiers for multiple domainsFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 9, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 2661US2021112005A1Software defined networking (sdn) controller orchestration and network virtualization for data center interconnectionFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2759US9331908B2Specifying priority on a virtual station interface discovery and configuration protocol responseFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 3, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 2859US8442072B2Method of preventing transport leaks in hybrid switching networks by extension of the link layer discovery protocol (LLDP)SULTAN ROBERT·Filed 2008·Granted May 14, 2013·1 cites·28 claims
- 2959US8015320B2Load distribution and redundancy using tree aggregationFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 6, 2011·1 cites·21 claims
- 3059US7502325B2Method and system for managing networks, network fragments and subnetworksTELLABS OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 10, 2009·1 cites·22 claims
- 3157US10798001B2Software defined networking (SDN) controller orchestration and network virtualization for data center interconnectionFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 6, 2020·0 cites·26 claims
- 3254US8730975B2Method to pass virtual local area network information in virtual station interface discovery and configuration protocolFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2012·Granted May 20, 2014·0 cites·21 claims
- 3351US7969888B2Data communications network for the management of an ethernet transport networkFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 28, 2011·0 cites·20 claims
- 3450US9912495B2Virtual layer 2 and mechanism to make it scalableFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 6, 2018·0 cites·12 claims
- 3549US8351348B2Value-adoption and value-translation for automatic provisioning of port parametersFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 8, 2013·0 cites·23 claims
- 3649US8315260B2Transport multiplexer-mechanisms to force ethernet traffic from one domain to be switched in a different (external) domainMACK-CRANE T BENJAMIN·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 20, 2012·0 cites·20 claims
- 3748US8427940B2Method of M:1 protectionSULTAN ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 23, 2013·0 cites·20 claims
- 3848US2010260053A1Procedures, systems, apparatuses, and computer programs for performance monitoring of a packet connectionTELLABS OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3947US2008267080A1Fault Verification for an Unpaired Unidirectional Switched-PathFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4046US2009086754A1Content Aware Connection TransportFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4144US2007280276A1Method and apparatus for managing client layer communications servicesTELLABS OPERATIONS INC·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4242US2014006585A1Providing Mobility in Overlay NetworksFUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4338US2007189294A1Methods and Apparatus for Signaling Between Independent Control NetworksSADLER JONATHAN B·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
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