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David Allan
Also filed as: ALLAN DAVID · ALLAN DAVID I · ALLAN DAVID IAN
132 granted patents·32 pending applications·2,824 citations·filing 1996–2022
99Inventor score
Files withERICSSON TELEFON AB L M44NORTEL NETWORKS LTD29ALLAN DAVID18ROCKSTAR CONSORTIUM US LP18ALLAN DAVID IAN12
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164 records- 0198US11310846B2Local identifier locator network protocol (ILNP) breakoutERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·6 cites·16 claims
- 0298US8750820B2Method and apparatus for selecting between multiple equal cost pathsALLAN DAVID·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 10, 2014·165 cites·23 claims
- 0398US8553562B2Automated traffic engineering for multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) with link utilization as feedback into the tie-breaking mechanismALLAN DAVID IAN·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·173 cites·18 claims
- 0498US8223668B2Method 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
- 0596US7688756B2Provider link state bridgingNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 30, 2010·50 cites·32 claims
- 0695US8274989B1Point-to-multipoint (P2MP) resilience for GMPLS control of ethernetALLAN DAVID·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 25, 2012·43 cites·19 claims
- 0795US8223660B2Failure notification in a network having serially connected nodesALLAN DAVID·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 17, 2012·41 cites·14 claims
- 0895US7269132B1Method and apparatus for achieving transparent redundancy at a hierarchical boundaryNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 11, 2007·128 cites·33 claims
- 0994US11129061B1Local identifier locator network protocol (ILNP) breakoutERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 21, 2021·9 cites·20 claims
- 1094US7480253B1Ascertaining the availability of communications between devicesNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 20, 2009·75 cites·6 claims
- 1194US7453886B1Verification of communications paths between devicesNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 18, 2008·122 cites·6 claims
- 1294US5946313AMechanism for multiplexing ATM AAL5 virtual circuits over ethernetNORTHERN TELECOM LTD·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·195 cites·12 claims
- 1393US9071529B2Method and apparatus for accelerating forwarding in software-defined networksERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 30, 2015·27 cites·24 claims
- 1493US7911944B2Tie-breaking in shortest path determinationNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 22, 2011·23 cites·30 claims
- 1592US10716045B2Lossless handover for mobility with location identifier separation protocol in 3rd generation partnership project networksERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 14, 2020·8 cites·16 claims
- 1692US8867367B2802.1aq support over IETF EVPNALLAN DAVID IAN·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 21, 2014·14 cites·22 claims
- 1792US7623446B1MPLS virtual ringsNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 24, 2009·27 cites·15 claims
- 1892US7359328B1Apparatus for using a verification probe in an LDP MPLS networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 15, 2008·90 cites·8 claims
- 1992US6108420AMethod and system for networked installation of uniquely customized, authenticable, and traceable software applicationCHANNELWARE INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 22, 2000·350 cites·17 claims
- 2091US10917927B2Local identifier locator network protocol (ILNP) breakoutERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 9, 2021·6 cites·14 claims
- 2191US9954765B2Graph construction for computed spring multicastERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 24, 2018·9 cites·24 claims
- 2291US9485165B2Method and apparatus for augmenting TWAMPERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 1, 2016·16 cites·15 claims
- 2391US8923292B2Differential forwarding in address-based carrier networksFRISKNEY ROBERT·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 30, 2014·23 cites·70 claims
- 2491US8811409B2Routing VLAN tagged packets to far end addresses of virtual forwarding instances using separate administrationsALLAN DAVID IAN·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 19, 2014·15 cites·21 claims
- 2591US8711703B2Load balancing in shortest-path-bridging networksALLAN DAVID IAN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 29, 2014·17 cites·12 claims
- 2691US8005081B2Evolution of ethernet networksNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 23, 2011·17 cites·19 claims
- 2791US7283563B1Method for using a verification probe in an LDP MPLS networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 16, 2007·50 cites·11 claims
- 2891US6788696B2Transparent QoS using VC-merge capable access modulesNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 7, 2004·68 cites·27 claims
- 2989US9008088B2Multicast implementation in a link state protocol controlled ethernet networkASHWOOD-SMITH PETER·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 14, 2015·10 cites·24 claims
- 3089US7821949B2Forwarding plane data communications channel for ethernet transport networksNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 26, 2010·17 cites·25 claims
- 3188US9369549B2802.1aq support over IETF EVPNERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 14, 2016·5 cites·15 claims
- 3288US9112848B2802.1aq support over IETF EVPNERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·8 cites·15 claims
- 3388US8554901B2Verification of configuration information in BGP VPNsALLAN DAVID·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 8, 2013·8 cites·20 claims
- 3488US8045570B2Extended private LANNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 25, 2011·14 cites·22 claims
- 3587US10873524B2Optimized equal-cost multi-path (ECMP) forwarding decision in bit index explicit replication (BIER)ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 22, 2020·6 cites·20 claims
- 3687US9036641B2Provider backbone bridging—provider backbone transport internetworkingRPX CLEARINGHOUSE LLC·Filed 2013·Granted May 19, 2015·7 cites·23 claims
- 3787US8879394B2Method and system of packet based identifier locator network protocol (ILNP) load balancing and routingERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 4, 2014·10 cites·22 claims
- 3887US7894450B2Implementation of VPNs over a link state protocol controlled ethernet networkNORTEL NETWORK LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 22, 2011·14 cites·14 claims
- 3986US10904136B2Multicast distribution tree versioning for minimizing multicast group traffic disruptionERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 26, 2021·5 cites·20 claims
- 4086US10164907B2Method and system for completing loosely specified MDTsERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 25, 2018·5 cites·18 claims
- 4186US8862744B2Optimizing traffic load in a communications networkGARG VIPIN·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 14, 2014·19 cites·56 claims
- 4286US8085676B2Method 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
- 4386US8059647B2Multicast implementation in a link state protocol controlled ethernet networkASHWOOD-SMITH PETER·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 15, 2011·12 cites·17 claims
- 4486US7359404B1Apparatus using a knowledge digest to verify configuration information in a networkNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 15, 2008·33 cites·12 claims
- 4585US9319268B2Q-in-Q Ethernet ringsRPX CLEARINGHOUSE LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 19, 2016·7 cites·21 claims
- 4685US8553584B2Automated traffic engineering for 802.1AQ based upon the use of link utilization as feedback into the tie breaking mechanismALLAN DAVID IAN·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 8, 2013·10 cites·14 claims
- 4784US10673742B2Multicast state reduction via tunneling in a routed systemERICSSON TELEFON AB L M·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 2, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 4884US8194554B2Method and apparatus for providing bypass connectivity between routersBRAGG NIGEL·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 5, 2012·13 cites·18 claims
- 4984US7668949B1Verification of configuration information in BGP VPNsNORTEL NETWORKS LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 23, 2010·29 cites·6 claims
- 5083US8750121B2Addressing the large flow problem for equal cost multi-path in the datacenterALLAN DAVID IAN·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·7 cites·24 claims
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