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Nigel Bragg
Also filed as: BRAGG NIGEL · BRAGG NIGEL L · BRAGG NIGEL LAWRENCE
79 granted patents·25 pending applications·2,028 citations·filing 1995–2018
99Inventor score
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104 records- 0198US8750820B2Method and apparatus for selecting between multiple equal cost pathsALLAN DAVID·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·165 cites·23 claims
- 0298US8223668B2Method and apparatus for exchanging routing information and the establishment of connectivity across multiple network areasALLAN DAVID·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 17, 2012·346 cites·15 claims
- 0396US10069639B2Multicast systems and methods for segment routingCIENA CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 4, 2018·22 cites·15 claims
- 0496US7688756B2Provider link state bridgingNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 30, 2010·50 cites·32 claims
- 0596US7286479B2Routing for a communications networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 23, 2007·154 cites·24 claims
- 0695US9094337B2Source identification preservation in multiprotocol label switching networksBRAGG NIGEL LAWRENCE·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 28, 2015·41 cites·16 claims
- 0795US8274989B1Point-to-multipoint (P2MP) resilience for GMPLS control of ethernetALLAN DAVID·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 25, 2012·43 cites·19 claims
- 0895US8223660B2Failure notification in a network having serially connected nodesALLAN DAVID·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 17, 2012·41 cites·14 claims
- 0995US7522846B1Transmission power optimization apparatus and methodNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 21, 2009·62 cites·30 claims
- 1093US7911944B2Tie-breaking in shortest path determinationNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 22, 2011·23 cites·30 claims
- 1192US10686699B2Multicast systems and methods for segment routingCIENA CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 16, 2020·9 cites·19 claims
- 1292US8948055B2Resilient interworking of shortest path bridging and Ethernet virtual private networksCIENA CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 3, 2015·18 cites·17 claims
- 1392US7343399B2Apparatus and method for managing internet resource requestsNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 11, 2008·126 cites·17 claims
- 1491US8923292B2Differential forwarding in address-based carrier networksFRISKNEY ROBERT·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 30, 2014·23 cites·70 claims
- 1591US8005081B2Evolution of ethernet networksNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 23, 2011·17 cites·19 claims
- 1689US9008088B2Multicast implementation in a link state protocol controlled ethernet networkASHWOOD-SMITH PETER·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 14, 2015·10 cites·24 claims
- 1789US8504727B2Method and apparatus for interworking ethernet and MPLS networksMOHAN DINESH·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 6, 2013·15 cites·17 claims
- 1889US7249197B1System, apparatus and method for personalising web contentNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 24, 2007·99 cites·35 claims
- 1989US6704307B1Compact high-capacity switchNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 9, 2004·41 cites·44 claims
- 2088US6959149B2Power balancing in DWDM optical networksNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 25, 2005·30 cites·20 claims
- 2187US9036641B2Provider backbone bridging—provider backbone transport internetworkingRPX CLEARINGHOUSE LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 19, 2015·7 cites·23 claims
- 2287US7894450B2Implementation of VPNs over a link state protocol controlled ethernet networkNORTEL NETWORK LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 22, 2011·14 cites·14 claims
- 2387US6854013B2Method and apparatus for optimizing network serviceNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 8, 2005·51 cites·30 claims
- 2486US8085676B2Method and system for looping back traffic in QIQ ethernet rings and 1:1 protected PBT trunksSKALECKI DAREK·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 27, 2011·15 cites·14 claims
- 2586US8059647B2Multicast implementation in a link state protocol controlled ethernet networkASHWOOD-SMITH PETER·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 15, 2011·12 cites·17 claims
- 2685US9319268B2Q-in-Q Ethernet ringsRPX CLEARINGHOUSE LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 19, 2016·7 cites·21 claims
- 2784US8194554B2Method and apparatus for providing bypass connectivity between routersBRAGG NIGEL·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 5, 2012·13 cites·18 claims
- 2883US8270290B2Resilient attachment to provider link state bridging (PLSB) networksCASEY LIAM·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 18, 2012·9 cites·16 claims
- 2982US8514878B1Point-to-multipoint (P2MP) resilience for GMPLS control of ethernetALLAN DAVID·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 20, 2013·5 cites·20 claims
- 3081US8498297B2Forwarding table minimisation in ethernet switchesBRAGG NIGEL·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 30, 2013·13 cites·13 claims
- 3181US8248925B2Method and apparatus for selecting between multiple equal cost pathsALLAN DAVID·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 21, 2012·7 cites·23 claims
- 3281US6865611B1Communications system, apparatus and method thereforNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 8, 2005·32 cites·26 claims
- 3380US7924836B2Break before make forwarding information base (FIB) population for multicastNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 12, 2011·6 cites·22 claims
- 3479US9313121B2Method and system for traffic engineered MPLS ethernet switchCIENA CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 12, 2016·4 cites·17 claims
- 3579US6587469B1Telecommunications systemNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 1, 2003·106 cites·13 claims
- 3678US8675519B2Evolution of ethernet networksBRAGG NIGEL·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 18, 2014·4 cites·19 claims
- 3778US8325611B2Scaling OAM for point-to-point trunkingFRISKNEY ROBERT·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 4, 2012·6 cites·43 claims
- 3878US7756035B2Planning routes and allocating identifiers to routes in a managed frame-forwarding networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 13, 2010·7 cites·11 claims
- 3977US8270319B2Method and apparatus for exchanging routing information and establishing connectivity across multiple network areasCASEY LIAM M·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 18, 2012·8 cites·20 claims
- 4077US8194668B2Differential forwarding in address-based carrier networksFRISKNEY ROBERT·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 5, 2012·5 cites·35 claims
- 4177US6233610B1Communications network having management system architecture supporting reuseNORTHERN TELECOM LTD·Filed 1997·Granted May 15, 2001·112 cites·18 claims
- 4276US9338087B2Source identification preservation in multiprotocol label switching networksCIENA CORP·Filed 2015·Granted May 10, 2016·2 cites·17 claims
- 4376US8553697B2Provider backbone bridging—provider backbone transport internetworkingROCKSTAR CONSORTIUM US LP·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 8, 2013·3 cites·21 claims
- 4476US8369330B2Provider backbone bridging—provider backbone transport internetworkingRockstar Consortium LP·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 5, 2013·7 cites·34 claims
- 4576US6018625AManagement system architecture and design method to support reuseNORTHERN TELECOM LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 25, 2000·104 cites·6 claims
- 4675US8699329B2Tie-breaking in shortest path determinationCHIABAUT JEROME·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 15, 2014·3 cites·46 claims
- 4775US8005016B2Provider link state bridging (PLSB) computation methodNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 23, 2011·4 cites·16 claims
- 4874US8787394B2Separate ethernet forwarding and control plane systems and methods with interior gateway route reflector for a link state routing systemBRAGG NIGEL L·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 22, 2014·4 cites·10 claims
- 4974US8711863B2Virtual links in a routed ethernet mesh networkALLAN DAVID·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 29, 2014·5 cites·16 claims
- 5073US8644313B2Break before make forwarding information base (FIB) population for multicastROCKSTAR CONSORTIUM US LP·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 4, 2014·2 cites·13 claims
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